My 75 Gallon, Start to Finish....

[masterswimmer]

kris the only one thing im scared about doing this tank is gettin the right aquascape... thats the one and only thing thats driving me nuts right now...

Tony, it's something you should be very affraid of. You should lose sleep over it. Battle :Starwars: it in your mind for months and months. :tongue1:

Hey dude, there is no 'right' or 'wrong' way to do it. It's just the way you feel. It is a reflection of your 'inner tank' you are expressing.

Enjoy, don't sweat the little things (and they're all little things),

Russ

 

[Tonyscoots84]

masta i understand i just want the aquascape to look simply amazing.... i cant wait (actually i dont want to do it) to the aquascape... its gonna drive me up the wall... lolz i guess ill get ova it..

 

[Tonyscoots84]

ok heres the list of upgraded equipment for the 75 gallon...

1 inch drain (overflow)
1 inch return
1 new heater 300 watts
Asm G3 skimmer with sedra 7000 pump and gate valve mod.
Tunze 6060
2 maxi jet 1200 for lifting off crapola on the floor.
mag 9.5 return pump
29 gallon sump

2 250 watt metal halides 14k hamiltons (comming soon)

going to keep the lights i have right now the pc's and run the 2 NO outputs for more lighting till i get the Metal halides. (one actinic and one Daylight)

im forgeting something but thats it for now.....

 

[nanoreefer22]

Tony the ASM's run with a Sedra 5000 .

 

[Tonyscoots84]

ummmm the box says sedra 7000

unless im crazy

 

[nanoreefer22]

Mine said the same thing :teeth:..its a 5000 tho

 

[Tonyscoots84]

hahahaha thats funny...

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Maxi Jet 1200 MOD....

here ya go guys. i did the 2 MJ 1200 modifications. they will be used to for the bottom of the tank to lift up the crapola... the mod makes the flow disperse better. more open flow... and MORE FLOW...:Yikes: :type: :lol:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

:bump:

 

[masterswimmer]

:bump: what? You post a few pix of some MJ1200 you busted up and want to make sure every MR member see's it? Shhhhheeeeeeessssshhhhhhhh :scratchch

Wow Tony, beautiful MJ. Very cool. Can't wait to see it grow out :grouphug:

Now go get your camera and post some more pix. lol

Great job so far buddy. Lets see the moulding your father mitered for you.

master

 

[jackson6745]

:biggrinpa :biggrinpa

 

[Tonyscoots84]

will be up tom. nite.. .u, u, your good you... lolz masta funny stuff.. the maxi jet will grow out and be a multi jet.... lolz.. Pics are comming tom. nite..
thanks masta...

jackson why the party smilies... we having a party woooohoooooooooooo.

 

[DevIouS]

:bump: what? You post a few pix of some MJ1200 you busted up and want to make sure every MR member see's it? Shhhhheeeeeeessssshhhhhhhh :scratchch

Wow Tony, beautiful MJ. Very cool. Can't wait to see it grow out :grouphug:

Now go get your camera and post some more pix. lol

Great job so far buddy. Lets see the moulding your father mitered for you.

master

LMAO!!!!!!
:lol2:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

all the plumbing is finished and i have freshwater running to make sure no leaks so far so good... the 1.5 inch bulkhead is leaking very little from the threads so teflon tape is gonna be put when i empty the tank.. and then i start making saltwater....

 

[nanoreefer22]

Do you have all the rock ready for the new tank? And have a hose ready to siphon crap off the bottom every few days .

 

[Tonyscoots84]

yea kris i got about another 20lbs in my 10 gallon tank which i will be using and i have the siphon... i will be buying alot more cured rock from the store... at least i no its safe and no chemicals were used...

well here are some pics..

 

[nanoreefer22]

Looks good. You have a "real" sump? OR is the rubbermaid permanent? You might want to consider cooking all the new rock you bring in, so shedding will be a lot less.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Tony is that 1/2 inch PVC on the mag? Thats gonna cut flow a lot to, if you do the calculations on RC with .75inch PVC with all the 90 degree angles and the valve its only pushing about 600gph. Up the pipe size IMO, helped me out a lot going from .5 to 1inch.

 

[Manny]

looks good dude...... congrats:teeth:

 

[masterswimmer]

Tony, looks great man. Never thought I'd see the day :cool3:

Kris is right about the return line being only .5". Not sure what size Mag you're using but if it's the 9.5 then they recommend 1.5" return pipe to attain their max flow rate. So .5" is extremely restrictive. I'm using .75" and I'm very sorry about that. I just can't get to the bulkhead to change it.

Saltwater next and more pix with some aquascaping.

'grats Tony,
Russ