215 Gallon DSA Build!

[quicksilverz]

So I was lucky enough to get a 215 gallon (About 1 inch Thick Glass) tank and boy its huge. I wanted to share some of the pictures I have so far and get input on some of my ideas. My current plan is to have 2 Vegas on the left and right of my Hydra 52 off set by T5s. Should be enough light.

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First day moving.

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Just set into place

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Just hung canopy by the way that was difficult couldn't find supports lol swiss cheese the drywall lol.

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First fish!

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Sump concept

[Justin]

That thing is a beast but seeing it lit up after messing with those ceiling hooks, made it sort of worth it! Don't forget to add a manifold from the exhaust of the return to power your reactors or create a water change port. Post some pics of the lights on man!

[quicksilverz]

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My pluming! i might change it up but this is what i have at the moment. 2x 1 inch drian into a 1 1/2 main and one back up emergency 1 inch in the center with two 3/4 returns

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I was a half inch off

[ikishk]

oh man, now I want to make a topology of my plumbing... the electrical one was bad enough!

[quicksilverz]

Would love to see.it

[ikishk]

http://www.maast.org/album.php?albumid=483&attachmentid=26745 working on the plumbing one now.. i hate you *lol*

[quicksilverz]

Mine went from concept to reality in 3 days lol

[ikishk]

plumbing one http://www.maast.org/album.php?albumid=483&attachmentid=26818 I plumbed both overflows separately, less chance of both clogging, than just one.

[quicksilverz]

I have 3 overflows 2 x 1 inch that drain into a 1 1/2 inch main line that splits to my refugium and sump. I also have a 3/4 nack up that is independent and runs straight to the sump. By the way yoy got a ton going on omg.

[ikishk]

i love to experiment. the coil de-nitrator actually works! I made it in like 2008. when i broke down my old tank, i took the rock and water and put it in a trashcan w/ a powerhead, and ran the denitrator off that. it and the rocks survived well for 2yrs in that clean trashcan. sulfur smell = its working good! granted, it was built for a 75g, not a 250g system.... so thats why i started up the fluidized bucket.... waiting to see how that pans out.

Its definitely a quiet tank having all the pumps and crap in the garage though!

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Has the plumer but and all no offeces dean lol.

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Were moving along.

[ikishk]

is the "control board" gonna hide away someday?

[quicksilverz]

Possibly i dont know how to use it yet and its just plugged in.

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26880 the new reef breeder in the 40 refugium

[Dkray944]

Looking good

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Fish in new home

[Dkray944]

Looking good....

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Getting there

[Zack]

That's one sexy canopy

[Dean]

Quick cycle huh?

[quicksilverz]

Yeah head it read.over 2 weeks

[quicksilverz]

Water quality was better than the 90. Also was using water from the 90 to cycle it faster i have never seen my corals so big.