BlazinJacks big tank build discussion!

[Haulin Oates]

Well, I couldn't hold out any longer... I got the rock bleached and drying and snapped a few pics and decided to do a build thread!

So the rock has been sun dried, then simmered in bleach water for 48 hours, and is going to dry about another week then it's going in the 100g sump to start cooking!
-Display is a 210g (72"x24"x29")
Basement sump will probably include a 75g "filtration equipment" tank, and a 40 gal frag tank. Possibly a separated fuge as well. And a 100g Rubbermaid stock tank ran by a reeflo wahoo pump. DT flow is going to be a WP-40 and a few koralias.
-Lighting, at least at this point, is going to be 3x 20k LED panels and 2x 10000k halides, although that changes daily in my mind.
-Light skimming (I'm thinking 2 cheaper ~150g capable skimmers)
-Heavy biological filtration (macros galore, mangroves, tons of live rock and bio-available items)
-carbon and GFO

I'm still really unsure about how I'll keep up with calcium and alk.

So feel free to discuss my ideas! How you'd do it, what you'd do differently, ect... The build will be long as I'm pretty budget limited (I've set a Christmas cycling date) but I figure that'll only help get a stable system that's easy to manage and keep!

 

[CRW Reef]

Right on anxious to watch your progress!

 

[Haulin Oates]

Right on anxious to watch your progress!

Thanks! I'm really anxious too, but I gotta clean the basement and garage, lay hardwood floor in the front room (which I got the official wifey ok to make a pure tank viewing room!) and move the office upstairs for the wife's new work from home job before I can set it up! so needless to say, I'm a busy man!!

 

[ReefCheif]

Thats a good kinda busy!!

 

[FinsUp]

Did you Prime the rock after bleaching it?

 

[jda123]

What are you going to keep? It might help with the comments and suggestions.

 

[Haulin Oates]

What are you going to keep? It might help with the comments and suggestions.

Full reef. Pretty much same as I'm doing now.

 

[Haulin Oates]

Did you Prime the rock after bleaching it?

I was contemplating. Do I prime in RO water?

 

[FinsUp]

I don't think it matters if you use tapwater. Prime will counteract the chlorine in both tapwater and the bleach you just used.

 

[Mav]

I miss that tank lol. Kinda bummed but glad to see it going!

 

[asn-naso]

I still want that long rock you have on the top right.......

Looking forward to seeing the build.

 

[Haulin Oates]

Spent the entire weekend cleaning the basement. I got the area under where the DT will sit and put all fish tank related stuff over there. Now I must organize and plumb!

 

[cdrewferd]

Awesome that you're doing this big build Jack. Let me look at what plumbing stuff I have left and I'll shoot you a text. All you'll have to do is come get it.

 

[Haulin Oates]

Awesome that you're doing this big build Jack. Let me look at what plumbing stuff I have left and I'll shoot you a text. All you'll have to do is come get it.

Awesome! Thank you!

 

[cdrewferd]

No problem. Text me what size plumbing your running and I'll see what I have this weekend.

 

[Haulin Oates]

Ok, I'll talk to you this weekend!

 

[Walter White]

I got some nice plumbing stuff you can go through as well gate vales, ball valves, etc

 

[FinsUp]

Same here. Huge tub of plumbing stuff.

 

[Haulin Oates]

Well I still can't post pics with the new tapatalk but the rock is in the 100 in primed tap water. Can I just add salt to that and heat it to start the cycle? Or should I dump it and use RO water to cycle?

 

[Haulin Oates]

Also, I haven't forgotten about any of the generous plumbing donations and will make my rounds as soon as I get a free weekend to collect and check out some systems!!