New office custom peninsula 185 gallon build thread

[Ortho281]

Update pic showing temporary fake corals added for color. Hoping to replace SPS/LPS corals in about 4 months. Still removing copper with Poly filters. Copper is now testing below 0.25 ppm.

 

[jsker]

Update pic showing temporary fake corals added for color. Hoping to replace SPS/LPS corals in about 4 months. Still removing copper with Poly filters. Copper is now testing below 0.25 ppm.

Wow the tank really look great. I alway enjoy update for your build

 

[Clayton Jessup]

Beautiful looking aquarium ? How are you liking the ATI PowerModule as your light choice ?

 

[Ortho281]

Wow the tank really look great. I alway enjoy update for your build

Thank you! It's taking a lot longer than I had anticipated because of the setbacks, but I guess I'm in no rush!

 

[Ortho281]

Beautiful looking aquarium ? How are you liking the ATI PowerModule as your light choice ?

Thank you! I really like the ATI PowerModule. I am still running the default settings for now, but will change out t-5 bulbs and adjust lighting once I start adding SPS corals. The mounting kit allows for easy raising and lowering of lights for maintainance.

 

[jsker]

Thank you! It's taking a lot longer than I had anticipated because of the setbacks, but I guess I'm in no rush!

We all know what happens with reefing when we rush it. I alway like seeing the system progress

 

[Clayton Jessup]

Thank you! I really like the ATI PowerModule. I am still running the default settings for now, but will change out t-5 bulbs and adjust lighting once I start adding SPS corals. The mounting kit allows for easy raising and lowering of lights for maintainance.

That's great to know I have been strongly considering one of theses fixtures , or a Dimmable SunPower for my build . So that's very good to know thank you

 

[Ortho281]

Update: Yellow tang and Orange shoulder tang are now back in the display and behaving themselves. I am continuing to remove copper from my system but have switched from using Poly-filters to Seachem's CupriSorb. I will be testing and leaving the CupriSorb in for addn 2 weeks after copper tests zero. I will use two more Poly-filters following the CupriSorb as these are color changing filters and will tell me if there is still undetectable amounts of copper still in my system.

 

[Fudsey]

Looking good Doc... Hopefully copper will be removed soon

 

[Ortho281]

 

[Clayton Jessup]

Hat a beautiful tank Ortho281 , I absolutely love the live stock in the tank absolutely beautiful

 

[kilgoretrout]

Wow. I am super impressed with your office and tank. Sorry for all your troubles. It seems some tanks are just plagued no matter what. I read somewhere that ich can get airborne. I am not sure I believe it, but then there may be some truth to it.

Beautiful office as well.

 

[Ortho281]

Hat a beautiful tank Ortho281 , I absolutely love the live stock in the tank absolutely beautiful

Thank you! I'm very happy that everyone is now getting along!

 

[Ortho281]

Wow. I am super impressed with your office and tank. Sorry for all your troubles. It seems some tanks are just plagued no matter what. I read somewhere that ich can get airborne. I am not sure I believe it, but then there may be some truth to it.

Beautiful office as well.

Thank you! I have not heard that but some fish are definitely more prone to ick and the added stress from aggression certainly does not help.

 

[Ortho281]

Update: I hooked up the chiller last week in anticipation of adding corals soon! We have centralized HVAC here at the office and the AC is turned off every weekend from Saturday afternoon to Sunday evening. Over the summer I have seen temps raise as much as 4 degrees to over 84 degrees. I have the chiller set to kick on above 82 degrees but the AC duct and vent hood located above the fish room and tank is able to maintain temps between 80-81 degrees except on weekends when it is turned off. I am currently leaving the fish room door open on weekends to vent hot air from chiller.

 

[Clayton Jessup]

Very nice chiller install

 

[Ortho281]

Very nice chiller install

Thanks, I have also had the 1/10 and 1/5 hp versions and they have proven to be quite reliable.

 

[FLSharkvictim]

The plumbing of both RODI and Mixing tanks are complete! I still have to hook up and program the DOS to do auto water changes.

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@Ortho281 - 1st, is this mixing station in a closet and if so, can you step back a few feet and tke a couple of pixs b/c I would like to see how you built it or if you're just using a closet?

I am getting ready to set up my saltwater mixing station next to my new SC Rimless 150 but instead of installing it in my garage, I am going to build a closet for my Saltwater mixing station to hold my two 25 gallon Ace Moto containers. I want to do it like your how you have it Vertical instead of the storage barrels sitting next to each other. Here is a shot of mine but I haven't glued anything together since I might want to build the cabinet over the stand with the barrels sitting vertically.

 

[jsker]

I still like coming here and seeing the progress and new gadgets.

 

[Bob Escher]

Update: Yellow tang and Orange shoulder tang are now back in the display and behaving themselves. I am continuing to remove copper from my system but have switched from using Poly-filters to Seachem's CupriSorb. I will be testing and leaving the CupriSorb in for addn 2 weeks after copper tests zero. I will use two more Poly-filters following the CupriSorb as these are color changing filters and will tell me if there is still undetectable amounts of copper still in my system.

Aren’t you worried about the copper leeching into the rock? Or are going to remove the rock and sand