Another New Project

[CWD]

Well I thought it was about time I posted up my present project on UR so here goes. :D
After running several reefs over the years I shut down my present 60x18x24 in mid April as the new tank would be going in the same area. :unsure: This time around the tank would be 87.5x24x24, with a 48x20x18 partitioned sump. The idea was to resolve a lot of the design issues I had with my present setup and include as many labour saving devices as possible or that I could afford <_< . The tank will hopefully be predominantly SPS, or that’s the plan anyway.

It all started with a pile of wood, as most stands seem to do, however I wanted something a bit different, so it would be painted and have glass doors, all DIY.

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After a couple of days it had progressed to something resembling a stand, as it turns out this was the easy bit, painting it was going to be a bit of an adventure

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I had decided that this stand would be silver to match the rest of the room and furniture, it would also have glass doors, OK Deltec inspired but still different. So the first coat of primer went on it was then I realized that the painting was going to take more time and effort than I had expected

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[CWD]

After a few coats of the primer I started on the silver coats, not having a compressor it was all done with tins of spray paint, lots :wacko:

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Finally got the silver to an acceptable finish on most of the tank, :D however due to the sump needing to be slipped in from one end this had to be left until the sump was built. :(

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Sump was built up over another weekend, went mad with the silicon, and glass cutting for beginners, :rolleyes: original tank was from my friends at UDA.

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The sump is designed with a good sized skimmer compartment, which will house two temp skimmers until I can rustle up the money for an AP 701, :) the temp set-up will be my Turboflotor 1000 and a red sea berlin, the red sea has had its venturi removed and replaced with a Aquamedic ocean runner needle wheel pump, this worked well when tested, but is only a temp measure

Sump slipped in from the open end, funny how no ones about when you need a hand. :angry:

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[CWD]

Finally got the rest of the silver painted, the inside was just given a coat of oil based primer and hammerite :D

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In my spare time I also ripped up the old laminate floor <_< and ran 2x 16mm pipes out to the garage, these were so I could relocate my TECO 680 into the garage, I also ran in a waste pipe for water changes and two ro tubes for water top up and water changes. I also ran a command wire for the peri pump which would also go in the garage and pump top-up from the ro butt.
Also took the opportunity to prop the floor and then had to lay a new laminate floor :wacko:

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I managed to convince a couple of colleagues from work that it would be a good idea to help me move the stand in from the garage one Sunday, :ph34r: it was seriously heavy and having the sump installed didn’t make it any easier, but with the help of a couple of skate board trolleys we managed.

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This is the garage end of the chiller piping, which will be boxed in eventually

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[CWD]

And the RO butt and peri pump setup

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Mounted up the IKS the idea is to have a window through the misted glass doors so that the display can be seen, and so that for once it is easy to get at and program

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A bit more of the internals sorted out

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And the a wider view of the stand, the sump also has a home made carbon fludizer fitted, a shoran pod converted for phosphate removal, and a deltec stirrer lurking behind the IKS panel

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[CWD]

Finally got the doors sorted out, you wouldn’t believe how difficult it was to source hinges, the doors were made at my local glazier and a toughened. The colour is an advertising exterior quality film on the inside of the doors, if this doesn’t last then I will get the doors sand blasted

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And I also got around to hanging my additional Giesemann unit to fill up the gap

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Tank arrived today so hopefully more to follow shortly :D

hope you like :D

[millermilla]

:D WOW looking good mate! Cant wait to see this one progress. Good luck

[Gubs]

I love these types of posts...keep 'em coming!

[kneival]

Looks great! Perhaps you should move the picture before it gets roasted? :-D

[Publican]

This looks the dogs dangly doo-dars B)

Theese megabuilds are great to watch.

Chris

[damaclean]

First class Colin, The pleasure of building your own set-up must be significant - looking forward to seeing the tank in place. Are you planning central or corner weirs for the water?

[jobr]

Superb looking set up, must have taken a lot of planning (and aan understanding Mrs).

Looking forward to seeing more already.

[Supermoto]

Hi,

Tank stands looking good, great idea using glass doors. :thumbsup:
Where did you source the glass door hinges in the end?

Matt

[5061litres]

i can't get over the amount of quipment some people use on thier tanks.. the less the better i say, less to go wrong then, but i'm a pessimist?.. or is that optimist.. i'm not to sure.. :wacko:

should be a ...cracking tank... though. :thumbsup:

tony.

[mariusz621]

Originally posted by Supermoto@Sep 23 2005, 08:10
Hi,

Tank stands looking good, great idea using glass doors. :thumbsup:
Where did you source the glass door hinges in the end?

Matt
The glass looks superb. I love it :thumbsup:

[SuperBlades]

That is fantastic :thumbsup:

Nice work :bow:

[bluem00n0]

Looking really exciting - just wait while there is a tank there!

Love the cabinet doors, very cool.

Any idea what the stock is along with the SPS?

:thumbsup:

Scott

[SCOOB]

love that finish you've got their with the silver, ver very nice.

looking forward to seeing the finished article.

[sharktale]

:thumbsup: looking very good,well planned and layed out,cant wait to see the finished picture :bow:
well done

[lukmek]

keep the pics coming :wub:
:thanx:

[narthur]

Love those doors and you can't go wrong with a well planned sump cabinet. I wish i had more room in mine.. :unsure:

[CWD]

Thanks for the kind comments guys,

To answer a couple of questions, the tank will have two corner weirs with 40mm durso's.

I got the hinges online from issac lord, unlike most kitchen cabinet hinges they snap into place and there is a lever to release them, so taking the doors of is a doddle, bit on the pricey side though, think they worked out at about a £10 a hinge as you buy the hinge and base and glass fitting as seperate items :angry:

Tanks now on the stand and i have been busy putting the trim around the top, will post a picture when i get it pushed back into place. :D also got to wait 12 days before it see's water :wacko:

[CWD]

Just a quick picture, tank in place :)

[BlankFrank]

Looks excellent Colin

You make it look easy from all those perfect photos where everything fits.

I suspect you really bashed your thumb almost as often as I did :thumbsup: or did it really went that smoothly? :P

Considering how good the last tank looked (sorry to hear it's gone :() I'm sure this will be amazing. :D :D

[~Tony~]

So well planned. Gonna be good. :thumbsup:
Will enjoy watching this develop.

Tony

[Publican]

Too clean,too tidy...Damn you...
looking great :)

Chris

[CoralCulture]

Very tidy, good work :thumbsup:

[fuzed]

wow thats an awesome looking tank mate...

[lukmek]

want one :wub:
cant wait to see it full up :thumbsup:

[bluem00n0]

wow looks top and there isn't even any water in yet!!

Scott

[matt_b]

Real nice tank CWD :thumbsup:

I really hope you dont mind me saying this but why go for the green glass doors?

Don't seem to match the decor in your house?

I bet i get flamed for my comment but we all post for a reaction ;)

Matt

[arena432]

simply awesome

keep the pics flowing :D

Your house too, looks mighty fine

cheers Ian

[Johnymajors]

Love the look of the cabinet :thumbsup: should look good once its all up and running.

Keep em coming

[CWD]

Thanks again for the kind comments :D
Matt b the reason i picked green doors was to match the TV and stereo, it makes sense when the tank is viewed from the other direction ;)

Got my sump feed plumbing finished and decided not to go with the two temp skimmers so have ordered an Aquamedic shorty 2

[CWD]

The other side :D

[CWD]

Made up some acrylic weir covers from a sheet of blue 5mm acrylic, cut them out with my router, then cut a 3mm 90 degree line down the fold line. Heated them up with an industrial grade heat shrink gun and bent them to 90 degrees, not bad for £14.99 for two weirs :thumbsup:

[CWD]

fitted :D

[CWD]

and the other end, hopefully i might get some water in it at the weekend :rolleyes:

[CWD]

Turboflotor shorty 2, inplace :D , fitted perfectly into the skimmer chamber, thanks UDA for getting it for me so quickly :thumbsup:

[markey]

hi could you tell me where you got the blue acrilic from

:thumbsup: :thanx:

[CWD]

Markey got it from here, www.hindleys.co.uk
dont think it will upset anyone as they are really a schools art equipment supplier :D

[Lavajava]

:bow: Simply Outstanding, excellent set up with great attention to detail and some great ideas, a real credit to you. Will keep a close eye on this one. :thumbsup:

[CWD]

Been very busy so here's a little update

Tank full of salty water at last :D

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The other veiw :rolleyes:

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My modified durso’s, fitted some top brackets made from acrylic to stabilize the pipe, ;) after some initial pump leaks :( on both return pumps all returns are up and running and its all very quiet

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[CWD]

Window in door so that I can see the IKS without opening doors, not quite up to temperature yet :D

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First of my living rock which has been in the garage for more time than I expected :unsure:

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Shorty up and running :D

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Shorty return slope to stop splashing noises, :) it works, :thumbsup: also feed pump to the chiller in the garage about a 20 meter round trip under the floor, all insulated :lol:

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[CWD]

Rowa reactor, converted schuran pod, and my home made carbon fluidizer behind it, both work better than I had expected :D

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Deltec stirrer up and running feeds from 120 litre ro container in the garage via a peri pump and the IKS topup :D

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All the rock in at last :D

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Plenty space for corals loads of flat space and gaps to fill up

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added some reinforcement to the cleanup crew 40 snails and 40 of these little fellows, great little crabs never sit still on the go all day and all night and only 99p a go

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[SuperBlades]

Stunning!

:bow:

[wayne g]

cracking set up there!
:wub:

[RDH]

Looks fantastic mate :thumbsup:

Rich.

[CWD]

Little update now things have settled down a bit, must be doing something right my maroon clowns have started laying eggs again, after a break while in the temp setup :)

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Thanks to GaryM for some of the frags :thumbsup:

[CWD]

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same coral from above starting to show some colour pictures bad but gives an idea

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[Daza]

Absolutely stunning mate. What a DIY wizz aswell. Looks great in your lounge.
Daza :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[carco88]

Nice setup CWD
Can i ask i see you have a calcium reactor on your system, and kalkwasser reactor
what time scale do you rum them ie is the kalk added when the lights go out
or all the time.

[JasandJules]

That looks fantastic !

A real credit to you.

[CWD]

Thanks everyone, :D

carco88
I run autotop-up through the kalk stirrer 24/7, and have the calcium reactor on 24/7 as well, although at present its not running that hard as i dont have a huge demand at the moment, all associated measurements are very stable so far, and i have never had an issue doing it this way in the past. Hope that helps

[Stevielad]

:bow: :cheers: :dance:

Absolutely fantastic!

What size overflow(s) and returns do you have?

And what return pump?

[CWD]

Stevielad, it has 2 x 40mm Durso's one in each corner weir,(very pleased as they are silent) returns are 1 OR6500 and an eheim 1060(this was originaly meant for draining the system during water changes but i thought i would use it as a second return so function changes depending on a couple of taps) ;)

[Spaniel]

like the standpipes...where does the end of the air line go? I'm have problems with noise from my set-up.

Fnatastic set-up mate.

Keep the pics coming... :thumbsup:

[CWD]

Air lines stop just over the rim of the tank they have adjustable air valves on the end to fine tune the air getting into the pipes ;)

[CWD]

Been a while so heres some updated pictures of how things are progressing ;)
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[CWD]

And some more :)
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[xxmattyxx]

Lovely, wonderful thread.

Tank looks well built and well put together, nice to see it maturing since the last lot of pics. Keep 'em coming.

Matt

[Cudders]

Totally superb set-up mate :thumbsup:

Top planning and the end result is outstanding. Gonna be a bute when those frags take off!

Nice one. ;)

Mark

[Cudders]

Oh and what does CWD stand for?

Mark.

[CWD]

Been a while, so i thought i would add some up to date pictures of my inmates

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[CWD]

somemore:rolleyes:
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[Psycho_Eddie]

Corals look lovely, but i want a full tank shot! :laugh:

[CWD]

and lastly
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[CWD]

ooops missed this one:wub:
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[joni3979]

WOW, I don't see any calp beds or DSB - is it mainly LR doing the N Cycle???

JOn

[gareth4778]

Truely ispiring, wish i had the time money and knowledge to do something like this:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[jobr]

Superb, it's come on leaps and bounds :worship::worship::thumbsup:

[baden187]

Thats Stunning CWD well done m8 hats off to you:worship:

[jayessess]

Lovely reef and not that far away from me!! I'm just about to start up my reef after 4 years "off". Your set up is what I am hoping to achieve. Where did you source the corals?

Respect:applause:

John

[MaidstoneMarine]

very nice. very nice indeed. any chance of a full tank shot?

[CWD]

Thanks for the kind remarks, full tank shots that are any good are difficult due to the position of the tank in my old dining room, i cant get far enough back to get a decent picture, and as you can see any from an angle get realy bad reflections from the conservatory, here is the best i can do at the moment which shows the tank as a whole. Corals came from local supply and from many of the site sponsors;)

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[SCOOB]

blimey, i'd forgotten about this one, looks awesome, well done :)

[CWD]

Well its been a while since I updated this thread so here goes, the setup will be 2 years old in a couple of months and this is how it looks today.
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Equipment has changed only slightly, I have just changed out the ballasts in my lights for nice new remote electronic units this was both to reduce electrical consumption and to give a more stable lamp output.Thanks Rob:thumbsup:
I have also added a degassing module to the calcium reactor, so the system now holds two full jars of ARM, the DKH at the output is now easily kept in the mid 50’s and the addition of a large fire extinguisher means I am not wasting money on non refillable C02 bottles.

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I have also built a new phosphate reactor to overcome the issues I had with the old DIY one, the new one is running 1 litre of Ultiphos with a relatively high through put, it could easily hold 5 times this amount. All the rest of the equipment is pretty much unchanged, however I do have plans to replace my skimmer when finances allow.

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The system was designed to be pretty much SPS only, and its stayed that way apart from the odd hitchhiker, I am now trying to use up space on the left hand side of the tank around Clown land, however this depends totally on whether my female Clown likes the look of a coral or not, if it get the thumbs down she evicts it forthwith.:annoyed:

[CWD]

I am pretty please with my SPS colours especially from above.

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[CWD]

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[CWD]

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[CWD]

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[jimblonduk]

WOW :thumbsup: I can dream

[Johnymajors]

Tis looking awsome :worship:

Some lurvely piccies too

[jaggy]

simply outstanding , and we scots always moan we cant get hold of good corals lol :worship: :applause: :applause:

[jobr]

Superb mate
:)

[muzzy]

thats looking awesome, stunning growth and colours.
This IS a TOTM sometime soon i reckon :worship:

[SCOOB]

No Fair, I Can't See Any Pics!

[disco_dave]

absolutely stunning, excellent pictures mate :applause:

[pauljohno]

outstanding setup give me a lot of ideas for my new cabinet :thumbsup:

[daddio2003]

Very nice tank, something to aspire too. BTW who built the tank for you, as im planning a bigger tank next year.

[labido]

Your tank is awesome, I particularly like the DIY silver stand :worship:

[jonny72]

look what 2yrs alot of patience hard work and devoted time can acheive absolutely brilliant highly commended tank

best regards
jon

[abyss]

tank is stunning

very methodical and tidy,

wha else can i say

regards

rupert:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[CWD]

Playing with cameras, as I was on holiday and bored

Above the water:)

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/IMG_1432%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/IMG_1433%20%28Medium%29.JPG

Below the water:D

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3114%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3174%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3175%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3119%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3121%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3124%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3127%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3130%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3131%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3133%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3138%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3139%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3141%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3144%20%28Medium%29.JPG

[CWD]

Two new frags to fill the space my green monti used to take up:rolleyes:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3148%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3149%20%28Medium%29.JPG
Liked this one:wub:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3150%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3151%20%28Medium%29.JPG
Milli growing slow and thick and turning a nice purple colour


http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3152%20%28Medium%29.JPG
Monti cant decide what colour it wants to be:whistling:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3157%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3158%20%28Medium%29.JPG
competing for space:cool:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/DSCN3159%20%28Medium%29.JPG

[CWD]

And I do have the odd fish
The Boss:rolleyes:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/IMG_1409%20%28Medium%29.JPG

First new fish in two years was one of a pair but the other jumped out the back of the tank, first jumper I have ever had
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/IMG_1369%20%28Medium%29.JPG

The real boss no one messes with her:eek:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/IMG_1391%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/IMG_1442%20%28Medium%29.JPG

And some weeds:whistling:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/IMG_1449%20%28Medium%29.JPG
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2007Q2/IMG_9999%28Medium%29.JPG

[jobr]

Colin absolutely stunning, the tank goes from strength to strength:)

[Pauly]

Amazing, very nice indeed :D

[philf]

What some stunning pics. :thumbsup:

[martinr82]

Absolutely stunning, stuff I can only dream of.

Loving the idea of the fire extinguisher for the co2 supply..... one idea i may steal :)

[dazzeling]

Stunning tank mate

[slash-halen]

Beautiful tank, excellent work mate

[CWD]

Well its been some time since I updated this thread, in 2008 the Tank was really growing out but unfortunately while i was on a diving holiday someone NOT left in charge of the tank thought they would lend a helping hand when a level alarm went of, switching of my IKS for 48 hrs, no chiller+ lights on permanently = 90% loss of all SPS :( I spent a couple of months hacking out dead coral, until the tank settled down with loads of flat worms and manjo's, the tank then ticked over for a couple of years with very little but fish and a few surviving corals. October 2010 I decided after working away for 8 months that it was about time i sorted the tank out and got it back to where it should be. Upgraded quite a bit of kit and its finally turning around, present state in the video below :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85pHQRkuDnY

[urchin pj]

Great tank one to be proud of!

[SCOOB]

lovely colours! :)

How many plug sockets do you have in use :laugh:

[dougn7110]

great looking tank

[CWD]

Thanks Guys, Scoob dont know what you can possibly mean sockets:whistling: theres only 3 IKS plugbars plus 3 extension leads and oh another one you cant see running the skimmer and bio pearls :rolleyes: think theres about 31 plugs in total :eek:

Oh and the chiller and top up feed pumps in the garage...........

I did attend power usage anonymous for a while but obviously the treatment failed miserably