JBJ 65 Build Thread

[Dr4gula.f32]

This whole aquarium journey started for me about 4 years ago. I was in Petco with my wife getting things for the cats. She asked if we could get a fish and I immediately told her no because she would never take care of it. She left for work that night and I went back to Petco and bought a 2 gallon tank and supplies.
She came home the next day and she was ecstatic! I took her back to Petco to return that tank for a proper 20 gallon. My first tank upgrade before I ever filled it with water!
I did freshwater for 2 years swearing I'd never touch salt water, not wanting to put an ocean fish in a glass box.
Anyway I got bored and ended up filling that first upgrade 20 gallon tank with saltwater! That 20 gallon tank lasted about 45 days before I got a 30 gallon frag tank and sump.
That tank lasted about 60 days before I found this brand new JBJ 65 on craigslist for $500. Never filled with water, still in the box.

I put this tank together Septempber of 2022. I got the tank new on craigslist for $500 minus the stand. A friend of mine built me a stand out of 2x4 and since then it's sat like this in my living room. It kind of just blended in after a while.

Well today the stand gets finalized. My other friend is building the facade for the stand and so far it looks amazing!

Neptune Apex EL
Neptune ATO
Neptune Auto Feeder
2x Neptune eb4
1x Neptune eb832
Neptune leak detectors
Neptune fluid level sensors
2x AI Nero 3 wavemakers
2x AI Hydra 32 HD
Aquamax HOB 1.5 refugium
Amazon refugium grow light
Fluval planted tank grow light in back glass
Jaboa 4x dosing pump
IM 5 gallon ATO resevoir
Inkbird heating/cooling controller
Eheim 200w heater
Hydor return pump

Video of the tank as of last month - https://photos.app.goo.gl/ktt3NksjhsUWueu46

 

[magallonbuckinbulls]

Sweet rig brother. What sand did you use. Do you have high Flo?

 

[magallonbuckinbulls]

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[Dr4gula.f32]

Sweet rig brother. What sand did you use. Do you have high Flo?

I re-used the same sand between all 3 salt tanks because they were so new when I went to a bigger tank. I did add sand as the tanks got bigger though. I have 3 or 4 bags of caribsea live sand. I forget which "model" sand it was, but it is pretty fine grain. Pistol shrimp is devious about it!

I planned for him though. The base rocks are all held up by pedestal rocks and then backfilled with sand. They have a great system of caves going under there.

I recently watched a video from WWC on YT about flow, and just turned the flow down. I had both Nero 3's set to about 75% with varying flow patterns, with a small amazing wavemaker in the center. After watching the video I turned the Nero's down to 60% max.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

This whole aquarium journey started for me about 4 years ago. I was in Petco with my wife getting things for the cats. She asked if we could get a fish and I immediately told her no because she would never take care of it. She left for work that night and I went back to Petco and bought a 2 gallon tank and supplies.
She came home the next day and she was ecstatic! I took her back to Petco to return that tank for a proper 20 gallon. My first tank upgrade before I ever filled it with water!
I did freshwater for 2 years swearing I'd never touch salt water, not wanting to put an ocean fish in a glass box.
Anyway I got bored and ended up filling that first upgrade 20 gallon tank with saltwater! That 20 gallon tank lasted about 45 days before I got a 30 gallon frag tank and sump.
That tank lasted about 60 days before I found this brand new JBJ 65 on craigslist for $500. Never filled with water, still in the box.

I put this tank together Septempber of 2022. I got the tank new on craigslist for $500 minus the stand. A friend of mine built me a stand out of 2x4 and since then it's sat like this in my living room. It kind of just blended in after a while.

Well today the stand gets finalized. My other friend is building the facade for the stand and so far it looks amazing!

Neptune Apex EL
Neptune ATO
Neptune Auto Feeder
2x Neptune eb4
1x Neptune eb832
Neptune leak detectors
Neptune fluid level sensors
2x AI Nero 3 wavemakers
2x AI Hydra 32 HD
Aquamax HOB 1.5 refugium
Amazon refugium grow light
Fluval planted tank grow light in back glass
Jaboa 4x dosing pump
IM 5 gallon ATO resevoir
Inkbird heating/cooling controller
Eheim 200w heater
Hydor return pump

Video of the tank as of last month - https://photos.app.goo.gl/ktt3NksjhsUWueu46

Tank looks great!

 

[kevgib67]

Very nice, following!

 

[Dr4gula.f32]

Sunday we finished the doors! Got my anchor door pulls, soft close hinges and these 2 matching shades for the Hydra 32's! Jeff is going to build a canopy soon but for now the hoods work really well

 

[Jmcdaniel0]

What skimmer did y’all decide on?

 

[Dr4gula.f32]

I'm using the aquamax HOB skimmer. Intake is in the 2nd chamber from the right, outlet is in the pump chamber. Works great but sometimes it overflows. I made a diaper out of paper towel and masking tape. It hangs from the bottom of the skimmer. I put a leak detector inside the diaper that shuts the skimmer off it the paper towel gets wet.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I'm using the aquamax HOB skimmer. Intake is in the 2nd chamber from the right, outlet is in the pump chamber. Works great but sometimes it overflows. I made a diaper out of paper towel and masking tape. It hangs from the bottom of the skimmer. I put a leak detector inside the diaper that shuts the skimmer off it the paper towel gets wet.

Any recent pictures of your tank?

 

[Dr4gula.f32]

Any recent pictures of your tank?

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[Jmcdaniel0]

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Is that a lion fish???

I'm using the aquamax HOB skimmer. Intake is in the 2nd chamber from the right, outlet is in the pump chamber. Works great but sometimes it overflows. I made a diaper out of paper towel and masking tape. It hangs from the bottom of the skimmer. I put a leak detector inside the diaper that shuts the skimmer off it the paper towel gets wet.

That is smart!!!

Your tank is fantastic! I really like the looks of these tanks.

 

[Dr4gula.f32]

Is that a lion fish???

That is smart!!!

Your tank is fantastic! I really like the looks of these tanks.

Yes. I had 2 in this tank. The dwarf fuzzy in this video, and a Fu-Man Chu.

I gave the dwarf away to a friend because it was too predatory. He would actively hunt my other fish and eat them. The Fu seems content with his weekly live fish that I get for him.

I have a guppy tank and 1 day I just took a scoop of them out and tossed them into the reef. Immediately felt like a piece of **** and have never done that since.

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