Any progress in this project?
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It’s been progressing slowly ever since the holidays then ended up getting sick after New Years which also set me back some on the build. Since my last update I’ve bought a second Maxspect mj-dc12k return pump to run (2) returns and have been working on finishing up the doors to my stand which I’ll have put on this weekend and just the other day I pulled (2) new 20amp circuits from my panel down to my sump area for dedicated circuits for everything, along with a 3rd circuit that was existing that I’ll use for stuff that doesn’t draw much since other stuff in my basement is tied to it.Any progress in this project?
Yeah I figured keep them high, but then I’ll have my surge protector mounted just below them, and then my hydros controller mounted just below the surge protectors, and then the actual pump controllers and what not right below that. So everything will be at least 2 or 3 feet above the sump at the lowest point on that wall and go in a bit of an order from top to bottom of what’s mountedVery nice! I put the outlets in my fish room about 6' off the ground to, gfci also just incase.
Thanks! Yeah I can’t wait to finally have everything up and running to get to really see the stuff at work. Progress has slowed down a bit the last couple months, trying to get the funds saved up to finish off buying the last few things I need/want before I get around to finally putting water into the tank. But making a little bit of progress one way or another every week or so. Just not always much worthy of posting aboutExcellent choice of skimmer, I used that same one on my last system and should have not parted with it. Good idea on the circuit, I did the same with mine to keep it isolated. Following along, looks to be a good build.
Well I’m finally starting to get back into the build again after having a couple weeks of downtime. Today I finally can say my DIY stand is 100% finished as I finally finished the doors and got them put on. Now onto finishing my sump room and doing the plumbing of the tank.
I’m still deciding on lights, trying to decide between (3) Red Sea 160s or Philips Coral Care Gen 2’s or the new Orphek Atlantik Icon lights. Still need to buy a Pentair 80w UV and a small Sicce pump to feed it and another 275-300lbs of rock as well as sand which I’m leaning towards going with Ocean Direct live sand and having a 2 to 2.5” sand bed.
They are hinged using piano style hinges. Although I could have also done it using some type of magnets to just pop them on and off. But this worked for me just as well. I really will have very little need to be getting inside the stand for anything. Mostly just storage for things like pellet foods, glass scraper, spare pumps/heaters, random things like that mostly.the stand came out amazing!
I have been looking at the 310 for a year + I relly want a FOWLR tank.
anyway do the doors just pop in and out or are they hinged? guess with the fish room you dont need to get under the stand much .
Thanks dude! That was my project a couple summers ago, redoing my garage into more of a mancave/toy garage. Got my ‘03 50th anniversary vette in there, “little” bit of work done to it , and a rzr xp1000. Definitely excited to get started on building the scape. Probably start playing around with it at some point this upcoming week.man that is a nice garage. what car you got in there?
and of course the scape is gonna look great too.