Upgrade Build- 120 gal Oceanic Tech Tank DSPS

quick update

The tank soaking in Vinegar


The stand set in place


Time to clean


The tank has to be cleaned up and ready by Saturday morning as all the contents from the 85 will be moved over this weekend...Its getting real!

 

I just recently moved and did an upgrade my self. That tank is gonna look awesome, can't wait to see it.

 

wow! You should be congratulated for all that you've accomplished in the last two weeks or so! GREAT JOB!

 

Not done yet! But I'm getting there!;D

 

Finally have a minute to update the thread here. I had a team from MTRC come and help me break down the tanks at my old place and haul them to the new house yesterday. It took us about 3 hours to break down 3 setups and get them loaded. The night before I had a friend help me get the stand and tank in place as well as the lights hung. Then I filled the tank about 3/4th's full and got it to the right salinity and temp.

When we arrived to the house we still had to set the sump in place and plumb the tank. It was madness as my garage is in utter disarray and you couldnt find anything right after you set it down. I have been stressed out over this move knowing the lack of timing to really have a true plan for the setup so I did a simple drawing of the plumbing and ran to Lowes to get everything. I had to get new bulkheads and a couple of ball valves shipped overnight from BRS just to have everything I needed. I will say given all of the craziness I only had to make one extra run to Lowes for a 3/4 barbed 'T' and some brackets to hold the manifold. I am amazed that we got everything done in under 12 hours. The corals and fish had a bit too long to wait but everything seems really happy so far, other than 2 small chromis that were in my 30 gal frag tank. I have plans for a minimal scape but just didnt feel confident to lose all of biological filtration from the old rock. So I literally dumped 90 lbs of sand in the tank and just started dropping rocks in given the time frame and wanting to get the corals in the tank. So the pics below is not what the tank will look like in a couple of months.


Now on with the PICS!

Breaking down




Steel stand in place


Lights hung and the tank filling up



Plumbing and manifold




And almost complete

 

I was a little scared there for a second until I saw you were standing on a ladder, you're standing on a ladder right? I can not believe how spread out your corals are now, room to grow. How much do you love the light?
Looks like all the effort paid off.
How many gallons is the sump and there is another tank right next to it?

 

LOL, yes I am standing on a ladder.

I sold the pink hyacinth and green Birdsnest. Kinda sad, but I grew them and am just kinda over them. On to bigger and better acros!

This is the green birdsnest 16"x14" colony


The sump is a 40B and that other tank is a 15 tall. I use it for my ATO water.

I am really pleased with the setup so far.

 

And OMG is all I can say so far about the lights. Unbelievable crispness of blue and amazing shimmer.

 

Corals seem happy in their new home

 

Yes, they do indeed look happy That is some good PE you have going on there!