my new 62

[NYreefNoob]

ok after a few months of never having time to finish and making sure i got verything and yada yada. here is a few picture's. tank is 36x24x17 with a center overflow, 1 1\2 drain and 1" return 24g ref, built oddly cause of dimensions running a etts reef devil deluxe with a mag 7. using a mag 9.5 for return, lighting is 3 tek t5 retro's with indiviual reflector's. bulbs are 2 10k's 2 65k's and 2 antic's. i have 2 3" fans blowing across bulbs but plan to get 2 more before i am finished. as well as a phos reactor. here is a few picture's

 

[DEEPWATER]

Looks great ,cant wiat

How much for a frag of the red wire :lol2:

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 62

lol free, as much as my 2 yr old tries to help she maakes a 2 day project take months. only thing i am unsure of is my return and tunze placement. thinking of getting a sea swirl for return. or leave it coming out the one side and put tunze on same side to push water from one side to the other, which in return will push the end water back into over flow. hopefully this coming weekend it will be fill with water and rock. just enough time for me to get more frags at the meeting :wink1: and ty rick

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 62

ok a few more pic's with most of the water in and rock just put in, still have to arrange it

 

[steveo32]

Looking good. I like the tank size. The looks nice too do you plan on staining or just poly ?

 

[NYreefNoob]

62g

not sure, wife is pestering me to stain it, but i bought black paint already. i think the black stand and canopy would make the tank stand out more. she wants it stained, so what do you think will happen. and ty the dimensions is what i love about it, wish it had more height but i love the base size 36x24

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 62

ok a few more picture's, only bad thing is i have my other tank that i am going to be using the rock from it as well. so driving myself nuts trying to figure a rock formation, i know the main piece's i want thats in new tank and piece's from other tank, guess ill just have to wait till i do switch over to stack rock. last pic is of all stuff going to new tank

 

[inline6]

Nice tank, I especially like the dimensions.
Was it custom made?

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 62

yes it was, someone else had it built and i bought it from them. wish it had more height but i love the depth, and with where i have the tank it allows a great side view which is kinda how i will build rock formation for view from front and right side, and ty

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 62

ok now that i have the light's hooked up, still have to move rock around and slowly add old tank to new tank. dont like the 10k bulbs though, makes it too white

 

[scarf_ace1981]

schweet.
btw were you inside the crib when you took the first pic?

 

[1UCKY]

Your tank looks nice!

 

[deelucky]

man the tank looks great.keep up the good work.and i know what you mean about a 2 year turning things into a long project,my 2 year old daughter is my shadow and will not let me do a thing.lol

 

[deelucky]

schweet.
btw were you inside the crib when you took the first pic?

LMAO:biglaugh:

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 62

lol yes i was inside scarf. and ty guys. i figure 2 more weeks before i start adding stuff to tank. i got 0 across the board, but want to bring calc up a little more. i put some tiger pods in the other day, and they have just multiplied like crazy. i got a ton of them on glass now. just not happy with color of light's, but ill wait a few month's before i change them. wife will kill me if i buy more and i got new one's now

 

[nanchil]

This tank look great in person. These photos doesn't do any justice. cant wait to see the tank in action. Good luck.

 

[House of Laughter]

Rick,

Nice job, looks awesome - just an observation - are you 100% comfortable with the power test - I could be wrong, but it seeems like the return is prettty far down and the siphon might be too much - just trying to help you avert disaster not making any commentary - looks awesome. Great job.

House

 

[cali_reef]

I think you'll find lots of snails and fish in your overflow box and sump..

 

[crox99]

Nice setup. Good job. Is the tank made by Glass Cages?

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 62

the drain is 1/2 below overflow..ive shut power down and i have about 10g extra i could hold in sump. as well as 5g more in bottom of stand. built it with a bottom and sealed it. i can run is full wide open or 3/4 open and run return same way. so i figure i can run between 400 gph to around 750. really not much noise. the duraso style help's alot. cross it is a GC tank. as for snails going in over flow thats fine, they wont go up tube, it has a screen on it.. i still got to tinker with it all, just fired lights up, and thinking of getting the 11k's or the 22k's for more bluish tint