Well after 6 mths it is coming together
6 mths ago I had a few sheets of glass and some timber
Today I have the below in my home work office in the basement
It is not the prettiest, especially my siliconing and plumbing, and it has taken a long time - lots of leaks to overcome and still one I can not get to the bottom off
But for now it is cycling
I have used left over artificial coral I had and to start I am going to go fish only - like puffer, lion etc
My other 75g reef will remain
I designed the stand so I can remove the entire front panel and have unobstructed access
My salt water mixing station is 100ft away, outside the house and piped into the sump - this provides drain to do water changes and supply of top-up and salt water for the water change - yeah no bucket carrying
The sump I built myself from some acrylic sheets I got from ebay, it is around 40 x 24 x 16
The tank itself has a coast-to-coast overflow consisting of 3 1.5" drains, the tank is 48 x 24 x 31 - 1/2" glass
I would like to add some 1" wye valves on the return lines - but they are so expensive
My outstanding leak is an issue - I can not locate it. The entire outside of the tank is dry and all bulk heads are dry. It is small. underneath the tank and above the sump I am seeing 1 drop of water every few mins. It is seeping along a beam of wood and eventually dripping above the sump - so on one hand great no water loss, but given it is running along some beam and the outsides of the tank are dry I can only assume it is in the worst possible place and that being from the bottom glass - the only way I see of fixing it is to completely strip everything down and remove all sand. - Something I very much do not want to perform
Given how slow the leak is, my thought is the leave it and hope the salt water will eventually build up and self-block it
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6 mths ago I had a few sheets of glass and some timber
Today I have the below in my home work office in the basement
It is not the prettiest, especially my siliconing and plumbing, and it has taken a long time - lots of leaks to overcome and still one I can not get to the bottom off
But for now it is cycling
I have used left over artificial coral I had and to start I am going to go fish only - like puffer, lion etc
My other 75g reef will remain
I designed the stand so I can remove the entire front panel and have unobstructed access
My salt water mixing station is 100ft away, outside the house and piped into the sump - this provides drain to do water changes and supply of top-up and salt water for the water change - yeah no bucket carrying
The sump I built myself from some acrylic sheets I got from ebay, it is around 40 x 24 x 16
The tank itself has a coast-to-coast overflow consisting of 3 1.5" drains, the tank is 48 x 24 x 31 - 1/2" glass
I would like to add some 1" wye valves on the return lines - but they are so expensive
My outstanding leak is an issue - I can not locate it. The entire outside of the tank is dry and all bulk heads are dry. It is small. underneath the tank and above the sump I am seeing 1 drop of water every few mins. It is seeping along a beam of wood and eventually dripping above the sump - so on one hand great no water loss, but given it is running along some beam and the outsides of the tank are dry I can only assume it is in the worst possible place and that being from the bottom glass - the only way I see of fixing it is to completely strip everything down and remove all sand. - Something I very much do not want to perform
Given how slow the leak is, my thought is the leave it and hope the salt water will eventually build up and self-block it
