65gal tank journal

[caleigh05]

hey everyone, well i decided to start a tank journal. The tank i found is a 65 gal its 36x18x24 enough room for what i want to do. the will be a reef not sure if i will do a predominately sps, or perhaps a mixed reef, or just a lps and softy tank. anyways the sump/fuge is made out of a 27 gal, the skimmer is a twin beckett (i know overkill) and a mak 5 pump will run the skimmer and returns well heres some pics

the tank will be getting a fresh coat of black paint for the background
and the skimmer

 

[wangotango]

Sounds cool, keep us posted.
-Justin

 

[azul1994]

Sounds like a nice setup.

 

[gatorwpb]

65s are great. I love mine!!
What type of lighting are you planning? That will determine a lot about what type of corals, etc.
I have a 20L for my fuge, what are the dimensions of a 27?
Good luck!

 

[caleigh05]

hey thanks of the complements guys. For lights i will be running 2-250w halids, with perhaps some t-5's for actinic

 

[caleigh05]

well I did a little more to the tank today, I finished painting the back flat black, and just about have the plumbing done (just have to hook up the skimmer) . heres a couple more pics

 

[triga22]

Looks awsome man, keep up the good work.

 

[caleigh05]

well i did a test run and everything seems good with exception of the skimmer its not bubbling enough i'am not sure if its because its just tap water or if it has to break-in yet
heres some pics
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...l/IMG_0384.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...l/IMG_0385.jpg
photobucket wouldn't resize my pics so heres the link

 

[zanoshanox]

sweet project man i have the tank it's really nice.

 

[nemo_66]

looks nice, cant wait to see it with some water going. oh, and are you going to make a canopy?

 

[bjoe23]

cant wait to see fish in there

 

[caleigh05]

yeah the canopy is built i just have to take a pic of it on the tank. I drained the fresh water out and I'am starting to fill with saltwater so the fish will be in soon

 

[caleigh05]

well i have the tank about half full of water so i figured i would put some lr (I've had cycling in a 10 gal for the last 5 months) in the tank
heres some more pics

 

[caleigh05]

well I got a little more done in the last couple days. I now have the tank full of saltwater, and just about full of rock with the exception of a few pieces with corals attached. tomorrow, as i will have to wait a couple weeks for a ballast, I'am going to install my halide from my 33 in the canopy. I also don't have the skimmer running yet as i decided to dedicate the mag 18 to the returns and run the mak 5 for the skimmer
heres some pics feel free to comment on the aquascape

 

[caleigh05]

and heres the sump/refugium working

 

[nemo_66]

are you going to add sand?

 

[caleigh05]

no it will be sandless

 

[caleigh05]

well i finished transferring everything from my 33 to the 65
heres some pictures don't mind that shadow from the brace, i have a 2x250w electronic
ballast comming