New 240 setup

[hobogato]

Well, we got the tank in today, so i thought id post a couple of shots of what im doing. everything from my 125 will be going into the 240. i also made a 7' long sump/fuge that will fit under the tank (thanks for the help pete). when finished, it will be the divider between our living room and dining room.

[hobogato]

the cabinet, still needs to be finished.

[don-n-sa]

very nice...I see that you got your tank from glasscages. Heavy sucker isn't it?

BTW maybe I missed something, but how are you going to get that sump underneath the tank?

[NaCl_H2O]

Very nice :D

and, same question as Don's :unsure

[hobogato]

its in there. the pic with the 2X4 frame, it wasn't in yet because i was leak testing. each vertical 2x4 and covering vertical facing can be removed.

[LoneStar]

Pretty cool. Are you going to use pendants for lights or will there be a canopy installed on top?

[hobogato]

on the living room side, a flat door with decorative molding to match the window molding. on the dining rm side, where the cabinet is, a canopy to match that covers the opening. all the lights i have are retro kits, so i will be building a 2X4 frame over the tank for those.

[hobogato]

heres the sump.

[bigdscobra]

wish i had the room to put a big tank :mellow . very nice!!

[LoneStar]

Pendants would look nice but since you already have the retro fit kits.......

[hobogato]

yep. trying not to spend too much more.

[JeffCo]

Nice Job! Keep us updated with pics.

[NaCl_H2O]

yep. trying not to spend too much more.

:lol :lol That's a funny one :lol :lol

I remember that stage of the Hobby :P

[hobogato]

yeah, the other funny thing, i told a friend of mine that today should be the last trip to Lowe's for this project :wacko :lol :lol :w00t

[killerbee]

Man, thats going to be sweet. I want to do something similiar to that when i get my house. Very nice room divider.

[sunvsat]

Hey Hobo,
Are you raising the dreaded stringed forest behind your couch? I see the tips of them in the pic. I think they are too close to the tank.........Nice looking tank by the way. If I only had the room and green frags to do it too. 8)

[MikeyBoy]

"""yep. trying not to spend too much more.""""



yup, Thats a belly slapper!!!!

[cpreefguy]

I always knew I saw an upgrade in the future!!!:lol2 That is awesome Ace!!!

Killerbee, your avatar is giving me a seizure lol

[killerbee]

/\ i'g glad i can make you laugh, Animaniacs were awesome back in the day. I miss them cartoons.

[hobogato]

Are you raising the dreaded stringed forest behind your couch? I see the tips of them in the pic. I think they are too close to the tank.........

they wont be anywhere close to it when it has water in it.

[hobogato]

a little paint, and this side is done!

[killerbee]

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!! Keep up the phenominal work

[hobogato]

the cabinet just needs a little stain and tunge oil, and its done too

[NaCl_H2O]

Very, VERY, nice!!

What are those marks on the lower right door panel :lol

[hobogato]

:wacko :D :lol :roll

[LoneStar]

What are those marks on the lower right door panel


I'm sure its something a little bit of sandpaper could fix....

[hobogato]

What are those marks on the lower right door panel :lol

yes, as steve already knows, my 2.5 yr old son decided to help me measure and mark with a marker. a little sandpaper and its nothing more than another funny story to tell him when he gets older.

[Darth-Tater]

You assume that you will let him get older. :lol That is very pretty Ace. It was nice talking with again the other night. Good luck with the tank. Sorry I did not have more sand for ya.

David

[hobogato]

thanks for what you did have!

[hobogato]

well, i got the first 110 lbs of sand wrinsed and in the fuge, and the first 60 gallons of water mixed and in the sump too. only 230 lbs more sand to wrinse and 120 gallons more of water to mix. i never thought i would have to wait long for water with a 100 gpd RO/DI. i guess after this, barring something drastic, i wont.

[Alamo]

looking mighty sharp .

[hobogato]

thanks! got the drain and return plumbing done in the tank tonight. four more days until i can move everything in!

[Ross]

Looks good, i spent all of yesterday doing exact what your gonna do, moving a 125 into a 240, its quite a job....

[hobogato]

well, i am doing it in stages, so hopefully it wont be as bad (i know - dillusion)

[hobogato]

stained the cabinet and painted the other side today. just have to seal the outside of the cabinet with tunge oil and the outside is done.

[gjuarez]

Wow, very nice Hobo. Cant wait to see it with everything inside. Keep up the good work.

[NaCl_H2O]

WOW, very nice :D I like the two different finishes on each side - its like having two different tanks 8)

[hobogato]

funny how it seems like that-huh?

[markgsa]

Wow!! :w00t That tank is already amazing! GREAT JOB!

mark

[cpreefguy]

**** Ace, that is amazing!!!

[Ross]

Got enough guitars?

[hobogato]

they are not all guitars. but no, never enough! kinda like corals :skeezy

[hobogato]

got everything in, but not placed. this is with the MH lights only

[fishypets]

WOW!!! I'd be hard to move from that chair sitting there in fron of the tank!!! Very nice....Show more pics.

[ansonluna]

show some pics of your lighting and circulation setup.

[gjuarez]

Looks amazing. I just have one question. WHen you do a waterchange, how many gallons do you usually change? It would probably take me a whole day, but you probably have an RO unit right?

[taldrich13]

Today I learned that Rabbitfish shouldn't be caught by hand. Thanks, Ace! :lol

[hobogato]

30 gallons would be about a 15% water change. yes, i do have an RO/DI filter that i just got on the group order from purelyh2o.

todd- hows the hand?

more pics tomorrow - im going to bed.

[RobertG]

This setup is looking great. Making me itch!!!!

[hobogato]

8) :)

[JeffCo]

Nice Job! It looks great from both sides.

[ansonluna]

Today I learned that Rabbitfish shouldn't be caught by hand. Thanks, Ace!


You shouldn't have skipped that day of class. FOS 101 (Fishes of the Sea) is one of those classes you have to attend every day :P :lol

[hobogato]

got the other fans in today and fixed the slight overflow problem in the sump. ill take some filter and lighting pictures in a bit.

[taldrich13]

todd- hows the hand?


It's fine, only stung for a couple hours. I don't think he got me very well. The bigger sting was from the salt water bug. I gotta get a reef tank now! :D

[hobogato]

thats a powerful bug!

here are some pics today with all the lights, and one of the lighting configuration.

3 @ 55W PC actinic
3 @ 65W PC 50/50
2 @ 55W PC 10,000k
3 @ 250W SE 15,000k XM MH

I have not had a chance to put in the moonlights yet.

[hobogato]

that hole in the second pic is now covered with a fan.

[hobogato]

here's the sump/fuge

four compartments:
live rock rubble
macroalgae and skimmer
DSB and mangroves
return pumps (mag 12 and mag 18 ) and skimmer pump (mag 12)

[taldrich13]

your seperate island idea looks great. I bet the fish like the extra acreage also. I'll place my bet on February TOTM for this one. Any takers? 8)

[fishypets]

I see you decided to go with a very shallow sand bed in the fuge!

[hobogato]

lucky side benefit of the tall cabinet, the tank, with no fans at night, 2 most of the day and 3 for the high light cycle is staying between 77 and 78.5 degrees. i had to run two fans all night and four for most of the day on the 125 to keep it from hitting 82 degrees. and, our inside the house temp is set 2 degrees higher now than when we had the 125. :)

[killerbee]

looking fantastic, we need more pics

[hobogato]

hooray! i finally got the moonlights on and the auto top off finished. corals are starting to color back up and open up nice - pics soon.

[hobogato]

took a few new pics today, so im just gonna post em in no particular order

one show the amount of skimmate i got in 4 days (still skimming on the wet side, but getting dark liquid.

the tank is having a minor cyano problem, but with frequent water changes and cleaning, its not bad. hopefully it will only last a little while longer.

[hobogato]

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and im spent!

[blueboy]

wow, i haven't been keeping up with this. that tank looks great! i think i need to go re-do my rockwork now. i really dig the islands. what are those crazy aboriginal looking patterns on your overflows?

[hobogato]

those are reflections of my stained glass windows - past projects.

[NaCl_H2O]

Very nice Ace! My experience is the best defense against Cyano is good flow down, around, and under rock work.

[Flobex]

wow that is absoloutly gorgeous!!!!!!! truly a work of art!!! now i wanna win the lottery, so i can set up a tank like that :P

[hobogato]

speaking of flow, i just spent 50 bucks and 30 minutes changing the outlets of my return lines to locline so i could direct it more. the skimmer is finally starting to slow down a bit, so i think things are really settling in.

thanks for the compliment flo.

[hobogato]

well, the moonlights needed a little work, so i added a few more. now have 70 blue LEDs on two power supplies.

[cpreefguy]

pics dont do it justice, it's beauuuuuuuutiful!!!