58 gallon peninsula build

[hobogato]

my dad is upgrading from his 30 cube to a 58 gallon tank. we got the stand and canopy built today along with drilling the drain hole and installing the round overflow. should be ready to pass it on to him tomorrow evening so he can stain it and set it up later this week.

it will have a 29 gallon tank for a sump (still have to add the baffles), a moderately large nw skimmer (dont know the brand - no markings), a pc light fixture with moonlights, mag 9.5 for a return pump and a sicce circulation pump in the tank.

here the lumber we used - 1.5 sheets of plywood not pictured

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all of the equipment/tanks

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/DSC07031.jpg

here it is just before stopping for the day

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still have to hang the cabinet doors, sand, stain/finish, add baffles to the sump, do the plumbing, and paint the end that will face the wall.

[Europhyllia]

looks wonderful (of course)
(and wow you look a lot like your dad!)

Looking forward to the update tomorrow after breakfast when I am sure all of this will be finished:

hang the cabinet doors, sand, stain/finish, add baffles to the sump, do the plumbing, and paint the end that will face the wall

[Mr Cob]

Dang Ace, that's nice. I love the wood work....especially the lip/ledge...I'm sure your Dad is a happy camper!

[RayAllen]

Looks Great!

[ErikH]

I like the cylindrical overflow. I wish I had your woodworking skills, it sure would make it easy to build a stand for my 110!

[Pennies2Cents]

Nice Job Ace! :) Looking forward to seeing the final product.. I am sure your dad is proud of you! :)

[hobogato]

thanks for all of the comments

added the last bit of molding yesterday and got the rough sanding done

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/DSC07034.jpg

dad took it home to do the finish sanding and the stain/finish

i will be adding the baffles to the sump today - hopefully we will be ready to set it up by friday or saturday...

[txav8r]

Nice!!

[alton]

Looks great Ace, I wish I could get my Mother into having an aquarium. The only thing she has had in the last two years was a betta bowl, which is said because we grew up as a kid always having an aquarium in the home.

[hobogato]

yeah, it is nice to have my dad interested in the hobby. my mom, on the other hand, would rather he didnt spend the money :)

here is a pic of the 30 cube just before starting the transfer this evening

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/DSC07036.jpg

here, we have moved everything to the new sump so we can switch out the tanks since the new one is going in the same place as the other

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/DSC07038.jpg

here is the sump running at its maximum level - dropped the level a bit and now it is nearly silent

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got everything in the new tank - just waiting for the water to clear overnight

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the overflow works very well and the diy silencer is nearly silent

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here it is from the other side

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/DSC07048.jpg

will go back over in the morning to help him get everything else situated

one more pic to share

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/DSC070391024x768.jpg

[hobogato]

got it all finished, and the water is almost cleared up

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/DSC07054.jpg

also covered the overflow with black acrylic to keep fish and light out

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/DSC07065.jpg

the fish and corals already look pretty happy

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[Triggerman]

Nice build...is that a mini carpet anemone in the pic. after the zoos? where did you stumble upon it?

Thanks

[BIGBIRD123]

Ray, I believe it's a Rhodactis mushroom.

[2Quills]

Nice build, looks real clean! Did you do a urethan or lacquer finish on it?

[Gseclipse02]

the eel looks funny lol he was a good eater hope he is doing well for you

[hobogato]

steve is right, it is a shroom that came from felipe a long time ago (when i tore down the 240 i gave it to dad)

[z28pwr]

Looks great Ace. Good idea on the round overflow.

[alton]

Looks great Ace, but I have a question on (also covered the overflow with black acrylic to keep fish and light out) In my tank pods love the overflows to reproduce. If you cut out the light does that stop them from reproducing there?

[hobogato]

i dont see why it would alton, i used to have lots of pods in my cryptic fuge that had no light on it.

[Europhyllia]

that overflow looks great!

[hobogato]

Nice build, looks real clean! Did you do a urethan or lacquer finish on it?
my dad did the finish on it, i think he just used that stain/seal in one stuff. i think it is called polyshades


that overflow looks great!

Looks great Ace. Good idea on the round overflow.

thanks, it just seemed to fit well with the orientation of the tank.


the eel looks funny lol he was a good eater hope he is doing well for you

yea, he eats like an eel :D tried to bite me a few time when moving him from the smaller tank to this one

[RayAllen]

Ace that setup looks top notch. Love that you made a 58 into a peninsula.

[Squiers007]

Is there any added benefit to the circular overflow other than aesthetics? BTW, the tank and stand look great!

[hobogato]

thanks

it is the smallest footprint to volume ratio possible with a bottom drille drain overflow, but mostly we just thought it would look nice :)

[hobogato]

the tank has settled in and everything is looking happy. cyano/diatom bloom has already come and gone, now it is on to the bright green stuff. here are a few pics

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[wolff809]

What is the seventh pic of??

[hobogato]

it is just a feather duster randy.

took a couple of pics with my phone on friday - his tank is really growing in nicely

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/2011-03-04_19-17-42_394.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/2011-03-04_19-18-17_49.jpg

here is a quick video - also using my phone. pardon the background noise, it is amazing how loud four kids can get :)

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[lakers10]

how does that eel do with everyone?

[hobogato]

he keeps it well fed, so no issues so far. i have had snowflakes before, and they are usually pretty safe with fish - they do like to eat shrimp tho.

[lakers10]

cool, I am thinking about putting a eel in my 40 idk yet. That is a awesome tank btw..

[hobogato]

thanks, he has done a great job with it, and he is almost finished with the algae so it should really take off now.

[hobogato]

took some pics today, this tank has really filled in nicely

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[wolff809]

Tank looks amazing the sea hare went to work ha

[hobogato]

wow, it has been a long time since i have updated this thread. added some blue leds to the tank for dad, and thought i would take some new pics. he really has done an awesome job with this tank. i took these pics with my phone, and they really dont capture the colors of the corals well.

all lights on: 6 @ 3W blue led, 1 @ 96 watt dual blue pc, 1 @ 96 watt 50/50 pc

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/2013-02-01_16-48-23_12_zps853dc15f.jpg

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here it is with the blue leds and the blue pc

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/2013-02-01_19-46-41_559_zps26b467f3.jpg

here it is with just the blue leds

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/2013-02-01_20-04-47_490_zps6a3f9a13.jpg

[RayAllen]

the tank looks awesome!

[Paul28]

Love your tanks thay have that natural look :)

[hobogato]

Love your tanks thay have that natural look :)

thanks, but this one is my dad's at his house. he is the master of his tank with the occasional bit of advice from me :)

[Paul28]

thanks, but this one is my dad's at his house. he is the master of his tank with the occasional bit of advice from me :)

its your style you set it up for him i bet :)

[reefreak]

Nice! Didnt know lunare wrasses were reef safe?

[hobogato]

took some new pics of dad's tank today with my phone and thought i would share. tank is running smoothly for him except his rabbit fish has bloat that just wont go away.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/IMG_20130705_163059_zpsbd8496ba.jpg

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[sdunn90fowlr]

Your Dad's tank looks great!

[Paul28]

Very nice looks great , o no GSP on the main rocks

[footballdude2k3]

I love the stand and canopy, top notch

[ramsey]

I guess good reef keeping runs in the family. Nice looking tank!

[Scutterborn]

I wish I could keep a balance that would allow SPS and gorgonians. Awesome tank.

[hobogato]

just snapped some new pics today - dad's tank is really doing well

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/IMG_20131012_112447_343_zpsd3a920ad.jpg

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[hobogato]

and his newest addition, a crocodile pipefish

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/IMG_20131012_143120_473_zps45a310b6.jpg

[CoryDude]

Apple didn't fall far from the tree. Looking good.

[hobogato]

long time no talk everyone! hope everything is going well. i just thought i would pop in to post some update pics of my dad's tank.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dads%2058/20140412_110150_zpszpxgj1v4.jpg

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[ramsey]

Looking good. Very nice tank. Good to hear from you. I finally got that monster sump up and running and it's been running like a champ!

[TPinner@saltyfishaquariums]

Your Dad's tank looks great Ace. Glad to see you back on here!

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Great to hear from ya Ace.I still have those bubblegum monster chalices and growing fast. Trying to cover a monster flat LR. Good day to you.

[Flyride95]

Ace that aquarium looks awesome. My 180gal is up and running! I don't know what this live rock and sand has in it other then Ace juice but my aquarium is looking awesome!


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[Dean]

That's a beautiful tank!

- Dean

[hobogato]

thanks guys, i will pass on the compliments to him.

[CPLHESS]

Beautiful