Dmmz's 65b tank

[Dmmz]

I picked up a 65b to replace my 55g tank and putting the sump in the basement.
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[Dmmz]

After I emptied the 55g so I could use the same stand I piped in the supply and return pipes then made a terrible mistake of leveling it after I made the connections.
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Didn't notice it until I filled the tank halfway so now it's time to go buy a new tank and try again :mad:

[MizTanks]

Awww man that sucks :(

[Poseidon]

Bummer! It doesn't take much...

[Sir Patrick]

Sorry to hear the bad luck man

[Dmmz]

I get to pickup a 75g tomorrow hope I don't screw it up

[tcp316]

That's tough

[Dmmz]

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On my way home with new tank will be really careful with this one :D

[Dmmz]

I painted the back of the tank tonight tomorrow I will be switching the tanks and piping the 75g in hopefully it all goes better this time

[Dmmz]

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[Dmmz]

Don't know where that pic came from was a pic of my tank lol
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[tcp316]

Thought maybe you were relaxing while the paint was drying.

[Up2no6ood]

Looks good man. Don't crack this one!

[Dmmz]

Have it hooked up and half filled with no problems yet :)
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[Up2no6ood]

We need more pics!

[Dmmz]

This weekend when I finish the sump and hook up the diy ato some guy made for me I will take more pics

[Up2no6ood]

Wow what an awesome guy :)

[Dmmz]

We will see how awesome after it is hooked up

[larryandlaura]

Looking good so far.

[Dmmz]

Put the bulkhead in and will finish the piping should have it up and running tomorrow
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[schminksbro]

Lookin good!

[Dmmz]

Lookin good!
Thanks Andy

[Dmmz]

System is up and running it is nice to have everything out of the dt and in the sump just have to work on the bubbles then I will be happy
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[Dmmz]

Still a work in progress
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I need to put the ato on and strap the pipe and pickup a skimmer but getting things done also need to pipe the return to the other side of the sump

[Dmmz]

I have the ato ready to go installed the floats in the sump.
I am using my home made heater control using a thermostat with a sensor put in the sump that will turn off and on the heater so if the heater sticks in the on position the thermostat will cut off power to it and not allow it to over heat. Will use it until I get an apex control
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[Dmmz]

Hooked up the ato and did some organizing of all the wiring
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[larryandlaura]

Your aquascape is awesome. I can't wait to see some livestock in it.

[Dmmz]

Thanks Larry I can't wait to move my Coral back just giving it a couple weeks before I do

[Dmmz]

I have had my ato made by U2no6ood on for 3 days now and it is working great thanks Jason. The tank went through a small cycle but is ready for some coral this weekend cant wait to have some color back in it

[Up2no6ood]

No problem man. Glad it's working well for ya. Having an ato took away alot of head aches for me. Can't wait to see some color in that tank!

[Dmmz]

Today I hooked up my new sump I picked up from Vicki. This setup is a lot better than using only the 100g rubbermaid
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[creefer]

Things are looking good, Dennis. I wish I had a basement so I could do a basement sump. It's got to me nice to have the business end of the reef hidden like that.

[Poseidon]

Do you have something under that tub? I had a basement sump and having that rubbermaid tub on the floor really cooled the tank a LOT. I ended up adding some 2x4's under the tub to create an air gap between the tub and cold concrete.

Looks like you are off to a great start!

[tcp316]

Looking great. I am glad the sump worked out for you. Looks like you have lots of space to work with.

[binford4000]

Do you have something under that tub? I had a basement sump and having that rubbermaid tub on the floor really cooled the tank a LOT. I ended up adding some 2x4's under the tub to create an air gap between the tub and cold concrete.

Looks like you are off to a great start!

+1. I have a friend who did the same with his Rubbermaid. In the winter months his heaters hardly never turned off.Even with a finished heated basement. We put some two inch hard foam under it(home depot sells it for insulating crawl spaces) and it made all the difference! We then wrapped the the outside with the hot water tank insulation. Reduced the electric bill by a lot. System looks great! Nice job

I agree with creefer,must be great to have a basement sump. I know if I had one I would do the hot water tank heater mod for sure!! Very easy to do,all ya need is a selanoid valve ,small inline circulation pump and some plastic tube. You can control it with an Apex or pin point heater controller. No more heater issues and cost a tenth of what electric heaters cost to run!

[Dmmz]

I will be adding pex tubing in the rubbermaid and a pump to heat the water and next water change I will put the foam under it thanks for the information just wish I did it before filling the system

[larryandlaura]

Looking good, I too wish I could have a basement sump.

[Poseidon]

I knocked on my downstairs neighbors door and asked if I could put my aquarium filtration in his dining room, surprisingly, he said NO! ;)

The good thing about those tubs, you can lift them from the lip pretty easy, and have a friend slide the foam under. Easy peasy. :P

Oh, if that is a PAR 38 LED bulb in that sump light, take off the reflector. If that is an LED in there, the reflector is holding in heat and will shorten bulb life.

[Dmmz]

Yes it is a led going downstairs now to take it off thanks

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[Dmmz]

I moved some coral over to my tank pics are bad will take more after they have been in for awhile
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[MizTanks]

Total awesomeness!! Great job Dmmz!
Getting some great pointers too :)

[Dmmz]

Thanks that is the great thing about cr people always willing to help each other out I know I have learned a lot thanks to all of you on here

[Dmmz]

Tank is doing good still taking things slow but now I have an appointment with a surgeon to find out if back surgery number two is gonna happen if so my son will have to take care of the tank my fish and coral are going to be in trouble hope it doesn't come to that will find out more Nov 6

[Tom@HaslettMI]

I hope you get good news from the surgeon. In the meantime I, for one, would like to see some reef pics!

Tom

[Dmmz]

Couple of pics using phone
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[schminksbro]

Tank is doing good still taking things slow but now I have an appointment with a surgeon to find out if back surgery number two is gonna happen if so my son will have to take care of the tank my fish and coral are going to be in trouble hope it doesn't come to that will find out more Nov 6

Whatever price the surgeon charges I will do it for half. I have a fragging saw, some bone cutters, razor blades, and super glue. I do coral surgery all the time. Back surgery can't be that difficult.

Seriously though I hope you get sorted out without surgery. Keep in mind that surgeons always think you need surgery. That's what they do. Be careful and good luck!

[Up2no6ood]

Man that sucks! Hope it doesn't come down to surgery. That frogspawn is looking happy )

[Dmmz]

Whatever price the surgeon charges I will do it for half. I have a fragging saw, some bone cutters, razor blades, and super glue. I do coral surgery all the time. Back surgery can't be that difficult.

Seriously though I hope you get sorted out without surgery. Keep in mind that surgeons always think you need surgery. That's what they do. Be careful and good luck!

You could use a :buzzsaw: that would do the job but I would probably be :doomed: thanks for the offer. Is this what sparty students will be doing this weekend :couchfire:

[Dmmz]

Man that sucks! Hope it doesn't come down to surgery. That frogspawn is looking happy )

Yes the frogspawn is doing great don't remember where I picked it up from but I think the guy has a sps frag I need to get from him