Fishfreak's 75RR upgrade

fishfreak1242

fishfreak1242

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So I just bought a 75 RR tank today from another reefer who got out of the hobby a little while ago. It sure was a PITA to load everything up and then put it in the position I wanted. 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 (its a bit dirty)

30 or 40 gal sump (forgot how big it is)

The Octopus Skimmer I'm gonna use for it

FTS with sump

Current 55 gal tank

Some misc plumbing parts the guy gave me

Sorry that the pics are blurry. I'll try to take some more this weekend after I get everything cleaned up.
 
flricordia

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looks like you have the makings for an awesome setup. What are you planning on doing with it? FOWLR or reef?
 
fishfreak1242

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Originally Posted by Flricordia
http:///forum/post/2842897
looks like you have the makings for an awesome setup. What are you planning on doing with it? FOWLR or reef?
Reef all the way. I already have a few small frags of Zoos in my 55 that I'm gonna transfer over.
 
fishfreak1242

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So heres a lil update. I got the sump and DT all cleaned up I just got to tank the DT outside and hose down all of the excess water on the bottom. Its gonna be fun in this 30 degree weather
. This weekend I'm going to paint the stand to match the canopy. Heres a pic of the DT all clean:
 
fishfreak1242

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Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2845201
dude, u definitely need a new camera LOL the pics are all blurry, cant make anything out :(
Yeh I know. My camera sucks. It takes like 20 mins to focus and it gets reallly frustrating
so I use what I have. It takes pretty good pics of my 55 when the lights are on so Ill try the flash. Its better than nothing.
 
fishfreak1242

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Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2845232
sweetness, much bette rman :p im sure its gonna turn out great when u get finished with it
Thanks. I felt so happy about the pics I just took that I took some more of the all clean sump. Here they are:
Front of the sump

The Octopus Skimmer fits perfectly in the drain section of the sump

Top of the Sump

I already got all of the plumbing parts in position, just gotta glue it all together and hook up the return pump.
 
fishfreak1242

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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

fishfreak1242

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I finished polyurethaning the stand and painting the brim of the tank and I set the tank up on the stand. Next I just gotta fill with water! Heres a pic:
 
fishfreak1242

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So after about 2 hours of making RO/DI water, the tank is now about 2/3 full. I should be able to finish filling it by tommorow and then transfer everything over during thanksgiving break.
 
fishfreak1242

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THE TANK IS FILLED!!!!!!!
I also started to fill the sump and started up the Octopus Skimmer. Everything is going perfect!
 
fishfreak1242

fishfreak1242

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Originally Posted by chris17
http:///forum/post/2850794
Sweet deal! Pics are always nice...Hope everything keeps going well
Thanks Ill try to get some pics up later. So heres a little update:
The tank and sump are filled but now I have a problem. The return pump isn't working. I just posted a thread about it in the lighting, equipment, DIY section. If anyone has any advice about how fix it, it would be greatly appreciated, just post it in the new thread. thanks.
 
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