Here my new set-up as you can see in pics I have to cut the side of the stand to make it fit the sump/skimmer/pump.
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TANK: 65G RR Tank
STAND: 65G Black Stand & Canopy
LIGHTING: (Main Tank) 8 x 54w Tek light T5
LIGHTING: (Sump) 2 x 24w Power compact Coralife 12 inch fixture
COOLING: I use a fan in my hood right no[center][/center]w, let see how the heat doing before I plug in the chiller.
SKIMMER: E.T.S.S Evolution 500 Skimmer
RETURN PUMP: Iwaki MD 30 RLT Pump, Iwaki WMD 30 RLXT Pump
WAVE: Ocean Motion 4 way
SUMP: AE Tech UHF 48 Sump Tank (24 x 14 x 16)
HEATER: 300w Titanium heater
Not done yet just order RODI and Reefkeeper 2 with 3 Expansion Sockets hopefully it will be here shortly, might be driving to pick up some liverock today. LMK what you guys thinks any suggestion to make it better?
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Here are couple of pics, putting livestock in today hopefully will get some picture later.
Looks good. Not a fan of those returns, anyway to cover them up? And why are you running a 4ft light on a 3ft tank? I love the 8 bulb setup though, I have a 6x54 tek over my 120g. I would look to trade that light for something 3ft. Where you getting liverock? I might have some for sale, might also have a 4x39w light, but doubt you could use that.
only concern i would have is the distance from the light to the bottom of the tank. i know the 65’s r pretty tall and adding over a foot of separation will prolly greatly reduce the amount of light that reaches the bottom. otherwise, looks like the eggs r in order. GolfC
The reason why I have the 48’’ light was because I planning to sale of the 65g to get the 90g but some how I cant sale the 65g so end up keeping it. Another thing was most of the stuff I buy was for 90g big problem so I have to do lot of custom work to fit, I’m going to be move back to MA soon so I just set it up for my sister.
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Looks good. Not a fan of those returns, anyway to cover them up? And why are you running a 4ft light on a 3ft tank? I love the 8 bulb setup though, I have a 6x54 tek over my 120g. I would look to trade that light for something 3ft. Where you getting liverock? I might have some for sale, might also have a 4x39w light, but doubt you could use that.[/quote]
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only concern i would have is the distance from the light to the bottom of the tank. i know the 65’s r pretty tall and adding over a foot of separation will prolly greatly reduce the amount of light that reaches the bottom. otherwise, looks like the eggs r in order. GolfC[/quote]
still working on the VHO for now just the 48’’
Nice hardware set up. all pretty good stuff. now all you need to do, is add the right biological balance to get it living and growing together. That’s the fun part!
Just pick up Aqualight Advanced Light Fixture with 2 x 150W HQI Lamps going to take it apart tonight and try to custom it into the hood with 2bulbs VHO. Hopefully everything going well
I would not hang this pump and only have it supported by the tank. Pumps vibrate and not right away but soon it will break the tank glass. Add a pedestal to the pump that is attached to the stand to reduce vibrations.
Nice job on the hood and lighting. The setup is looking great. I use the RK2 and you will like it allot. The R/O D/I unit should work very good. Looks like it has the auto stop valve hooked up to it and the stop float, and dual D/I filters on it. Sweet! Good luck with your new setup.
