My 50 Gal Tank.

[DA23]

50 Gallon Tall Aquarium with 20 Gallon Sump.
Mag 12 Water Pump.
CPR CS102 Overflow Box.
65 Gallon Coralife Protein Skimmer
36 inch Coralife Aqualight Pro Metal Halide aquarium light for reef aquariums. 20K 150W HQI.
56 pounds of Live Rock.
40 Pounds of Live Sand.

Hi everyone, im new to the hobby. My tank has been running a little over 2 months, this is my first reef aquarium. This hobby is very addicting.

 

[ruha456]

Nice setup

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Nice set up how did you do the plumping on the tank any pictures of that?

 

[DA23]

Theres 2 - 1 inch flex pvc lines going down to the sump from the overflow.
3/4 inch flex pvc from the Mag 12 going into a T as the return, return then converts into 1/2 inch in the tank. I have to regulate the flow with a ball valve, can't open it all the way the overflow goes crazy, and i put in an extra ball valve for quick water changes.

 

[dubs]

nice setup i like that u can go around the aquascpacing

 

[DA23]

Thanks ... i wanted something different with a lot of room for swimming and corals all around.

 

[twan]

Very nice how does one attach flexible PVC to abs bulkheads?

 

[DA23]

Oatey All Purpose Cement for ABS, CPVC, & PVC & Oatey Clear Cleaner aka Primer for ABS, CPVC, & PVC, use the cleaner/ primer on both the pvc and bulkhead first then apply the all purpose cement on both then jam that sucker in, you can find it at the home depot, it sets in mins.

 

[Reefer Dude]

Nice setup! If you dont mind me asking do you find the Mag 12 to be too much for a return pump? I have a 65g reef and my Quiet One 3000 just died on me and I have a mag 12 and I am am nervous that it may be too much power for a 65g tank. I can always split the feed and have and have some of it just circulate in the sump, but was curious.

 

[KathyC]

Looking good, I like he aquascaping as well.

A thought...you might want to consider attaching that power bar to the inside of the cabinet and get it off the floor of the cabinet as that is the first place thatwill get wet if you have a an overflow issue at some point.

I also agree that a Mag 12 might be too strong for the tank and a waste of energy. Are you using the return flow as the main source of flow in your DT? I bet the tank evaporates a good deal of wter for it's size.

 

[kenconnect]

Nice tank very clean set up good luck with it

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i agree with kathy 100%. tank looks nice

 

[DA23]

Thanks everyone!!!!, i try my best to keep it clean, thanks Kathy i will rearrange my plug strips, my mag 12 is super quiet, flow is great i dont need powerheads at all, i have a ball valve to limit the total power of the mag 12 and its probably 3/4 of the way open it makes the overflow too noisey if i crack it all the way, it definitly circulated the water very well, i do recommend the mag 12

 

[DA23]

it probably evaporates around 1-2 gallons a week and the power consumption with my lights and skimmer really dont waste too much at all im very happy about it

 

[Tonyscoots84]

how is your mag 12 super quiet. everyone says mags are loud...

 

[DA23]

When i first setup my mag 12 it was loud then it broke in during the cycle and i adjusted the sump water level and its been really quiet.

 

[piranhapat]

I agree a Mag 5 will do or 7 Mag, 12 Mag is too much...... nice Set up...

 

[DA23]

Ive invested for the future when i planned out my reef tank thats why i got a mag 12 and its keeps everything circulating really well and clean

 

[DA23]

A few new additions.

 

[DA23]

and another.