Fishfreak's 75RR gal Upgrade

[fishfreak1242]

So I just bought a 75 RR tank today from another reefer who got out of the hobby a little while ago, BluSi. It sure was a PITA to load everything up and then set it up. Everything is a little dirty but it's gonna be awesome once I get everything up and running. My current tank is a 55 gal, which I don't really like because it isn't very wide. So I decided to take some pics along the way.

Main Tank

30 gal Sump and Return Pump

Some Misc plumbing and things

The Octopus Skimmer I'm gonna use

Front tank shot of tank and stand

My current 55 gal

Sorry about the pics being so blurry. I'll try to get some more pics up this weekend after I clean everything.

 

[nanchil]

Good luck with the upgrade... I went from 55G to 75G too...

 

[fishfreak1242]

Good luck with the upgrade... I went from 55G to 75G too...

Thanks. Its gonna take a little while though to get everything ready. Probably around a month or so.

 

[BlueSi4]

Happy that the tank went into good hands, now you just need to know how to take better pictures haha.

I'm still feeling the pain of loading and unloading the tank. Can't wait to see it come to life...

 

[fishfreak1242]

Heres a lil update. Got the tank and sump cleaned just got to tank the DT outside and gonna dump out all of the excess water on the bottom and hose it down. In this 30 degree weather it gonna be fun. Heres a pic of the tank all clean.

This weekend Im going to paint the stand to match the canopy.

 

[nanchil]

now you just need to know how to take better pictures haha.

You have to read that again...:tongue1:

 

[fishfreak1242]

You have to read that again...:tongue1:

Yeh I'm not sure whats up with my camera. It never lets me take any good pics and it take like 20 mins just to get in focus. Its really frustrating so I just go with what I can get. Its better than nothing.

 

[DrCooper]

great upgrade! Can i get the old 55 ? haha
good luck with it
look forward to seeing the progress

 

[fishfreak1242]

great upgrade! Can i get the old 55 ? haha
good luck with it
look forward to seeing the progress

Sure. After I do the switch and your interested just pm me.

 

[fishfreak1242]

So I fiddled with my camera settings and got a MUCH better pic. Here ya go:

 

[BlueSi4]

Nice job Julien, told you it wouldn't take you long to clean it and get it ready. When you're ready for the move, let me know I'll come help.

Get that RO/DI working!!

 

[fishfreak1242]

Nice job Julien, told you it wouldn't take you long to clean it and get it ready. When you're ready for the move, let me know I'll come help.

Get that RO/DI working!!

Its already working and I have been filling up a big 25 gal tote and mixing SW with the return pump and heater and salt you sold me.

 

[fishfreak1242]

So now I'm really stoked about how great this camera is so I took a few pics of the sump all cleaned. Here ya go:
Front of Sump

The Octopus Skimmer fits perfectly in intake section of sump

Pic of the top

I already got all of the plumbing pieces in the position I want just gotta glue it all together and get the return pump in there.

 

[fishfreak1242]

So heres a lil update:
I got about 3/4 the way though of painting the stand just gotta pothyurethane it to water-proof it and the stand will be done. Then after that Im gonna paint the brim of the tank to match the stand. So far its looking pretty good. Heres some pics:

Stand after primer and base coat

The polyurethane Im gonna use

The grey primer that i used

And finally the black paint

Hopefully I'll be able to get the tank up and have water in it by the end of today!!

 

[fishfreak1242]

C'mon guys! Theres almost 200 views and only like 6 posts

 

[Lenny718]

nice job so far, I will be tagging along to see it when its stocked with corals

 

[fishfreak1242]

nice job so far, I will be tagging along to see it when its stocked with corals

thanks. I just finished polyurethaning the stand and painting the trim around the tank and its all in place. Unfortunately, I left my camera on while I was painting and the battery died, so I'm not gonna be able to get any pics until maybe later on tonight. Next step is filling with some water!

 

[fishfreak1242]

Good news! Just found my dad's camera and used to take some pics of the tank. Here ya go:

 

[Lenny718]

stand looks good

 

[fishfreak1242]

I just started to fill up the tank. There's about 20 gals of water in there now with a little pump and some sand.