New office custom peninsula 185 gallon build thread

Ortho281 · Sep 3, 2016

I was not able to get any work done on the build today due to crews floating the floor in preparation for laying down the tiles. Also another crew was hanging Raco door frames and priming the walls. The good news is that the crews will be off tomorrow and Monday and so I should hopefully get a lot done. I don't anticipate having water in the tank this weekend at they did not finish the fish room and turn on the water as promised. This means I only have one weekend left to get the aquascaping done and fish in the tank before we open on the 15th.

Ortho281 · Sep 4, 2016

I decided to go with the new MP40QD's instead of reusing my older original MP40's. I will be giving away the MP40's with my old tank complete with live rocks, corals, some fish, lights, sump, skimmer, reactors, pumps etc. to one of the subs that has been very helpful on this project. He had a saltwater tank prior and is excited to be getting my tank. My old 110 gal. will make a great start for him getting back into the hobby.

Agamerce · Sep 4, 2016

Oh, wow! Jealous and excited for him too. That is really nice of you and looks like good progress. What a short cycle.

Ortho281 · Sep 6, 2016

Agamerce said:
Oh, wow! Jealous and excited for him too. That is really nice of you and looks like good progress. What a short cycle.

Thanks! Yes, it will be a very short cycle, I have been curing Marco dry rocks for the past 3 months and will be using live sand and adding water from the curing process.

Ortho281 · Sep 6, 2016

Plumbing is done! Still need to fabricate a few supporting brackets for some of the plumbing. Still waiting on the fish room to be completed so I can get in there and do some work. I ended up purchasing 50 gallons of saltwater, in addition to 55 gallons I have at home to start cycling the tank and do the aquascaping. Hoping to get this done by Thursday. We are suppose to be moving in on Friday but I don't see how this will happen.

Fudsey · Sep 6, 2016

That is some excellent plumbing

Love the return setup ! !

Ortho281 · Sep 6, 2016

Fudsey said:
That is some excellent plumbing Love the return setup ! !

Thank you! What was suppose to take me only 1 day ended up taking me 3 days. Lol!

tj w · Sep 7, 2016

Great job on the plumbing. Looks great.

revhtree · Sep 7, 2016

Amazing job!

jsker · Sep 7, 2016

It is really coming together, tank and office

Ortho281 · Sep 8, 2016

tj w said:
Great job on the plumbing. Looks great.

revhtree said:
Amazing job!

jsker said:
It is really coming together, tank and office

Thanks! Aquascaping is also done but I still have to post the pics!

jsker · Sep 9, 2016

Ortho281 said:
Thanks! Aquascaping is also done but I still have to post the pics!

Well what the hold up

It must feel good to really have some progression in the last week.

Burcu · Sep 9, 2016

Very nice set up. I always wanted a backspace or a equipment room to use for the tank.

Why didnt you put the sump in the opposite direction?

Ortho281 · Sep 9, 2016

jsker said:
Well what the hold up
It must feel good to really have some progression in the last week.

Lol! I will post pics soon!

Ortho281 · Sep 9, 2016

Burcu said:
Very nice set up. I always wanted a backspace or a equipment room to use for the tank. Why didnt you put the sump in the opposite direction?

Thanks! I tried it the other direction but main pump and probe cables would not reach with 10 gallon ATO at the fish room also. The stand panels are removable on both sides so servicing will not be an issue.

Ortho281 · Sep 10, 2016

The aquascaping was pretty simple and only took me about 3 hours. I added 60lbs of live sand and only used about 2/3 of the cured dry rock I purchased. The fish room is still not finished, so I have not begun plumbing the RODI/Saltwater containers or mounting the electrical.