Rimless 57g Build! - SPS Dominant

KoleTang · Mar 24, 2012

This tank is going to be SPS dominant with a few LPS/Zs/Ps.

I will post updates as frequently as necessary.

So far I have put together the sump, cleaned the tank, repainted the back (I missed a spot though), and Aquascaped (Mostly).

Equipment:

Tank - Oceanic Illuminata 57g (Jonty's old tank)
Stand - Tech Stand
Sump - 20g High with baffles siliconed in
Controller - APEX Jr. or RKL... still deciding
Skimmer - SRO XP1000SSS
Lighting - ATI 6 Bulb x 36" Fixture (Sunpower)
Flow - 2x Koralia Evolution 1400 (About 50x Turnover in display) Probably will upgrade sometime, but this will work for now
Filter Sock - ..... well.... a filter sock LOL
Reactors - x2 BRS Reactors - Carbon and GFO
Heater - 200w Finnex
Frag Rack - Black Rock Reef MR3.L
Return Pump - Tunze Silence (not the adjustable one, the other one. Can't ever remember all of these numbers that tunzes gives)
Rock - BRS Reef Saver
Sand - Reef Flakes
Dosing - Arm dosing until I can afford dosing pumps

Pics:

Here is the aquascape. You can't really see the shelves that I added in there, but they will be great for growing coral on top, and maybe sun corals below. :tongue: Built with fiberglass rods and epoxy

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I have yet to add my 2lbs. of Tonga Branch Dry rock for character. I am going to boil the though, just to be on the safe side.

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Reef Breeders · Mar 24, 2012

Looks great, I love the rimless look, and nice rock-work

feh · Mar 25, 2012

Very nice rock work...

Reefer831 · Mar 25, 2012

nice...I will be following.

revhtree · Mar 25, 2012

Very nice! Keep this updated!

KoleTang · Mar 25, 2012

Thanks everyone! :tongue:

Today I made the screen top (I have a tilefish LOL), cleaned the stand, added the tonga branch rock, and spray painted some stuff in the sump area to blend in better.

I'll post pics tomorrow or Tuesday

KoleTang · Mar 26, 2012

OK Update. :bigsmile:

So here is the rockwork with the tonga branch rock.

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Here is the sump all cleaned up. I have a tile (like for a tile floor) on top of the sump to hold the ATO reservoir up. Both the tile and reservoir are spray painted black.

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Here is the screen top I made from BRS Clear mesh and Home depot supplies.

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The screen is actually smaller than the lip of the tank. It is being held up by these acrylic tabs that i made. This way it keeps the rimless look while keeping in the fish. This idea came from the previous owner.

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2 Part Storage.

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And here is the full shot.

revhtree · Mar 26, 2012

Looks awesome! Very clean and well thought out.

NU2REEFIN · Mar 26, 2012

Dude, love it.

Thizz · Mar 28, 2012

Wow this will be a great tank!

KoleTang · Jun 7, 2012

revhtree said:
Looks awesome! Very clean and well thought out.

NU2REEFIN said:
Dude, love it.

Thizz said:
Wow this will be a great tank!

Thank you all for the kind words.

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I have been doing much money hoarding :tongue:.

The bulk of the stuff will be ordered soon. I will be off to Texas this Saturday and gone for a week or two. After that it is off to the races! :llama

Llama race I guess???

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Sahin · Jun 8, 2012

A Nice setup. Good luck with it subscribed.

wysiwyg · Jun 8, 2012

wow looking good nice to fits the tank nicely

revsgirl · Jun 8, 2012

Looks great!

BarbH · Jun 8, 2012

Looking good, love the rockscape look foward to seeing this come together.

KoleTang · Sep 28, 2012

Thanks for the comments.

So far I got the Dr Tims bacteria/sand from DFS. And got an awesome deal on koralia power heads from Big Al's Online. (They were like half price. Paid $75 for two 1400's!)

Also got an order from BRS. I am now the "proud owner" of over 1000 BRS points :tongue:

I just need to order the skimmer, pump, and a gate valve from marinedepot. Also the lights from Reefgeek.

I decided to switch to TEK instead of ATI. Just more cost effective. Besides I don't need no fancy European stuff. :tongue:

I'll probably plumb this weekend. And get that marine depot order in.

KoleTang · Oct 7, 2012

everything is now purchased. ended up going with LEDs. Should have water by next week. Just waiting on the lights, a piece of plumbing, and the electrician to install an outlet.

Worked a bit on friday and saturday then put in a 10 hour day today

The after effects of today's 10+ hours of work, accidental fume inhalation, and a few mistakes possibly due to the fumes.... I am tired :neutral:

I'll post some more detailed pics and descriptions when I have cleaned up.