Custom Lagoon Book End Tank Design with Waterfall

[omar jawad]

Long List of equipment
Center Tank RedSea Reefer 450
Left and Right Tank 36"x12"x19 5/8" custom made, low iron tank
2 Ecotech Vectra m1 return pumps
1 Ecotech Vectra l1 return pump
2 Ecotech MP 40 Center tank
1 Maxspect Gyre XF350 Center tank
2 Eshops M Overflow box Outer tanks
5 Kessil A360WE Tuna Blue
2 48" T5 Retrofit kit
4 36" T5 Retrofit kit
T5 bulbs (undecided)
Tunze ATO 3155
Custom Made 54" x 17" x 19" sump (made for another system)
Thieling Rollermat
Apex Controller -
-1" Flow Monitors qty 4
-Break out box
-Lunar Module with seven led's
-4 EB8 ENERGY BAR
-2 EB4 ENERGY BAR
-2 VDM to control all Kessil Lights
-1 WXM module to control Ecotech
- 2 PH Probes-one for calcium reactor
-Breakout box- many functions- control Skimmer from overflowing
-AFS feeder
-Neptune Trident- A soon as one becomes available on the many waiting lists that I am on
Vertex Omega 150 Skimmer
Skimz CM122 calcium reactor
Milwaukie Regulator (not sure on part number)
BRS Carbon Reactor
BRS C02 Scrubber
8 dosing pumps
-4 for redsea color program
-1 for TwoLittleFishies Acropower
-1 for emergency ALK dosing
-2 for back up or future dosing- I used to dose NoPox- Not sure if I will this time-
Par38 Led for fuge with arm
2 heaters- undecided
Pentair Aquatics Smart UV40
Black Live sand for outer tanks
Center tank will be barebottom
120 pounds of Rock-80lbs of STAX, 40lbs of reef saver
Custom Waterfall
Custom Steel Frame
Custom Cabinet
Custom Floating canopy
This list is long and I may be leaving stuff out.
Hours of back wrenching labor
1 empty bank account

 

[vector824]

I love this concept! Following!

 

[omar jawad]

So I finally got the frame back from the paint shop. They did exactly what I needed to seal and rust proof the frame. I am beginning the equipment layout. Unfortunately, my custom lagoon tanks are still not shipped. It keeps getting pushed back by a week. So at this point, I can't really say when I'll have them and do the dry plumbing. My workshop is 45 minutes away from the house. I'm hoping to dry fit all the plumbing and then install all the electronics. I had to purchase a new sump this week because I accidentally cracked the first one I planned on using. I think the build quality was a little nicer on the first sump but the new Trigger Triton 44v2 has more flexibility and will be more suitable for the build.

 

[omar jawad]

Still waiting on the outer tanks. I can’t really do much more until they arrive. Vendor now says August 12th. 3 weeks turned into 8 weeks. Hopefully they come through this time.

 

[omar jawad]

Prepping the electronic cabinet

 

[omar jawad]

This took a couple of hours. I still have a few stubborn spots. I'm wondering if I should use citric acid or maybe barkeepers friend. The white line across the top of the tank where the waterline was is what I'm trying to get rid of. If anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate it.

 

[crusso1993]

This took a couple of hours. I still have a few stubborn spots. I'm wondering if I should use citric acid or maybe barkeepers friend. The white line across the top of the tank where the waterline was is what I'm trying to get rid of. If anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate it.

What have you used, so far, to try to remove the line?

 

[omar jawad]

What have you used, so far, to try to remove the line?

Just vinegar, water and a scraper.

 

[crusso1993]

Just vinegar, water and a scraper.

That's what I thought but didn't want to make any assumptions. Straight vinegar should do the trick but the problem is with contact time as I'm sure it simply runs down the glass when you spray/wipe it on.

Many people have had great results using Barkeeper's Friend. However, I have never used it so I cannot speak about it personally. I do believe the active ingredient will not absorb into glass or silicone but would check if it has inactive ingredients that might he harmful.

 

[omar jawad]

The electronic section is being framed now.

 

[00sevenless]

I really hope this works well! Very cool idea, it will be neat to see it become reality.

 

[omar jawad]

I really hope this works well! Very cool idea, it will be neat to see it become reality.

I hope so too. There are a lot of unknowns and I am trying to work it out before I add any water to the system.

 

[omar jawad]

Still waiting on my custom tanks but in the meantime, I can prep the wiring cabinet

 

[omar jawad]

Looks like these will be delivered early next week. The wait has been agonizing.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Coming along great!

 

[omar jawad]

I’ll be picking up the tanks today and bringing this stand home tomorrow. Hoping to get a ton of work done before going to MACNA Saturday.

 

[1Tlew0]

This is coming along quite nicely!

Question - What are you doing for cable management behind the panel? Are you using an expandable sleeving or a plastic fold over type, that you may see on a vehicle wiring harness?

 

[Dolelo96]

Can’t wait to see it completed!

 

[omar jawad]

This is coming along quite nicely!

Question - What are you doing for cable management behind the panel? Are you using an expandable sleeving or a plastic fold over type, that you may see on a vehicle wiring harness?

I’m still deciding. Behind the panel will most likely be neatly zip tied and that’s it. Similar to how it looks on the controller panel. The wires in the sump area will be hidden in pvc plumbing. I’ve done it that way on my last build. It was really neat and easy to manage. To me, the look If the wiring is as important as the look of the tank, even if you never see it. That being said, I’m not sure how this will turn out but I hope it works out. I own a Car Stereo business so I have a lot of experience with clean wiring.

 

[motortrendz]

Looks amazing so far. Following along.