DIY Concrete Aquarium 5,000 gallon - Anderson Family Reef

[dca22anderson]

Well after 10 months my skimmer recirculating pump seized up...

ordered new bearings and a seal!

 

[dca22anderson]

Gave me a chance to clean out the skimmer

All ready for the new rebuilt pump

 

[dca22anderson]

 

[MaverickFalcon4]

The time has come to build out another sweet large reef.

Here is my last one: Anderson Family Reef - 1200 Gallon Reef


This time I will build out an in wall 720 (8'x3'x4') and a 740 (9'x4'x33") in the fish room.

nice tank bro

 

[dca22anderson]

nice tank bro

Thanks for checking it out!

 

[dca22anderson]

all blue reef brites before MH kick on

 

[dca22anderson]

ended up buying a new skimmer pump while I wait for the parts to fix the other pump (only 10 months running) to arrive.

 

[dca22anderson]

some XHO blue pictures

 

[dca22anderson]

CuTie brewing up a sweet Achilles

 

[cmaxwell39]

Tank is looking great. Those colonies have really taken off. Love the achilles. Such a gorgeous fish.

 

[dca22anderson]

Tank is looking great. Those colonies have really taken off. Love the achilles. Such a gorgeous fish.

Your tank is coming along nicely!! Thanks buddy!

 

[Nick063]

Looks incredible! Great job by you planning the whole thing out! Made it look easy!

 

[cmaxwell39]

Your tank is coming along nicely!! Thanks buddy!

I'll have some new photos on my build thread later today....


Now we just have to get Don to update his thread. ;Hilarious

 

[MartinWaite]

Wow I've just read all 30 pages of this thread and your tank is awesome and you have the patience of a Saint as I would have lost the plot, no way would I pay for something and then wait 14 months for it all. But you have planned the system well and overcome the problems and made most of them better. You have some lovely livestock that you should be proud of your success, thank you for sharing it with us and I look forward to your plans for the second fish tank.

 

[Don Lidtke]

I'll have some new photos on my build thread later today....


Now we just have to get Don to update his thread. ;Hilarious

I just posted some pictures and movies...a bit late.

 

[cmaxwell39]

I just posted some pictures and movies...a bit late.

Sorry, I didn't mean to call you out, especially since I don't know you. That comment was actually meant for another Don, who has been very late on updating his thread. I am going to check your build out now...

 

[Don Lidtke]

Sorry, I didn't mean to call you out, especially since I don't know you. That comment was actually meant for another Don, who has been very late on updating his thread. I am going to check your build out now...

No worries...Dave reminds me and I appreciate the reminders. I have the best of intentions but manage to get sidetracked or forget.

 

[cmaxwell39]

No worries...Dave reminds me and I appreciate the reminders. I have the best of intentions but manage to get sidetracked or forget.

I really enjoyed reading though your thread. Keep updating. You have an impressive build especially for your first full blown reef tank and first tank of any kind in a long time.

 

[Don Lidtke]

I really enjoyed reading though your thread. Keep updating. You have an impressive build especially for your first full blown reef tank and first tank of any kind in a long time.

Thank you. Dave has been a great influence and it’s reassuring to have him so close.

It’s been fascinating to see how far technology and understanding of reef tanks has come. Now if I can just get those couple of parameters to behave.

 

[dca22anderson]

Wow I've just read all 30 pages of this thread and your tank is awesome and you have the patience of a Saint as I would have lost the plot, no way would I pay for something and then wait 14 months for it all. But you have planned the system well and overcome the problems and made most of them better. You have some lovely livestock that you should be proud of your success, thank you for sharing it with us and I look forward to your plans for the second fish tank.

Thanks so much for checking it out!! I appreciate your words of encouragement!! I have some new plans brewing...