Final Upgrade

[mandarinman]

looks like you are doing it in style! looking really exciting so far!

 

[Tobes]

Awesome, very nice - can't wait for this one to be completed

 

[Michael B]

Thanks so much all, yea am so stoked, can hardly wait to go home every evening to see the progress. Have played around with some scaping ideas already

 

[dallasg]

some inspiration with similar sized tanks

 

[Michael B]

Thanks for that dallasg - those are bloody awesome (if mine can look half as good, I will be stoked)

 

[leslie hempel]

man this thing is soooooo stylish.. mike you a superpimp when it comes to tanks boet...

 

[Reefhead]

@dallasg Do you have a link to a thread for that tank in the first pic?

 

[dallasg]

what pumps are you using for the returns?
how is the tank going to drain to the sump? pump as well? what about failure and flooding?
i am just curious to see how you got around this

 

[toppdogg]

tagging
looking good so far mike
awsome size lots of space for scaping
good luck

 

[Michael B]

what pumps are you using for the returns?
how is the tank going to drain to the sump? pump as well? what about failure and flooding?
i am just curious to see how you got around this

Will be using Eheim pumps (one pump is 3,000lph & one is 5,000lph)
Slimline overflow with airhole in return line incase of power failure - so hopefully no flooding

Will try and take some more pics tonight

 

[dallasg]

so are you pumping from the tank to the sumps? and then pumping back? since the piping is through the roof

 

[Michael B]

Hi dallas, know I understand the question. Pipes from water room in the ceiling are for water changes & r/o top up only. Sump is under the tank, gravity fed through slime line overflow - hope that makes sense?

 

[dallasg]

cool, its does

 

[Michael B]

Thanks all for tagging along - some progress pictures (once again just some quick pic's please excuse - will take some serious shots once she is up & running fully)

Water Test

Wiring nearly done

Sump pic

Back area of sump & where the profilux dosing unit must still be installed

 

[SCOOBY]

Nice...

 

[Nemos Janitor]

Are you going to run two computer systems on this tank? In the pic's I see two Aquatronica power bars and then you say "place for profilux dosing pumps".

 

[Michael B]

Hi Mathew, Aquatronic to control / run everything except the dosing (already had the Profilux dosing pump with built-in controler, so will still use that for dosing).

Tank should be all up and running tonight - let the cycle begin

 

[toppdogg]

Looking stunning Michael
keep the pics coming

 

[Evo R]

WOW cant wait to see this beauty fully stocked!!

 

[Helga]

Looks really great Michael B. Cannot wait to see your scaping. Your tank size is exactly the same as mine! Enjoy!!