55g Saltwater build

[Geral]

Hi I as you can tell I have been asking around about saltwater stuff , and finally decide to build a nice setup

here i will record the progress for future people that is looking for options in saltwater , i am new to saltwater but have been in the hobby for a few years.

and wanna give thanks to a few people here

1- my Wife she is a member here and she help me a lot

2-Justin for help me all the way withe build

3- Donnie (City pets)

4-Miggy (Miguel)Gracias a lot for your time and the knowledge you share and the RKL lol

5-kh19148 thanks to you too (dont remember the name sorry )

6-Mistahoo

[Geral]

have to remove the middle board in the stand and move it few inches to be able to fit the sump


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[Geral]

Thanks to Jhenry (Justin) the tank is drilled and have a custom made overflow

I chage the color of the background to one more that look more blue (ocean blue) the fist one was like baby blue



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[Geral]

Here is some of the plumbing , return is clear hose with a mag 7 and the overflow have a flex hose



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[raleigh19]

nice work...
What kind of light are you planning to use???
My advice is don't be scared to fail on this hobby. I used to have LPS dominated tank, but it crashed because of the bio-pellets (I lost 2 Aussie orange hammer, and other stuffs). After that 70% water change and change brand of bio pellets, I went on full SPS dominated tank. Ever since I took huge risk on SPS route, I never regret it. My tank is look way better than before.

[mistahoo]

Good luck! Looks like you're off to a good start!

[Geral]

put the sump today and ready for a test run for leaks

install coralife uv with maxi jet

mag 7

sump light (jbj macro grow)

ball valve in the return

reef octopus skimmer rated for 125g really really tight fit

media in the sump




TesT run was a success no leak i let it run all day now i will put the sand and live rock tomorrow





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[Geral]

thanks for the kind words


The light of the tank is going to be inside a canopy Jhenry is fixing the canopy to hold the light since the light is really heavy cause is water proof need support to hold it .


is this light Lumen aqua ultra brite 24">> http://www.oceanus-light.com/oceanusled.html

[Geral]

nice work...
What kind of light are you planning to use???
My advice is don't be scared to fail on this hobby. I used to have LPS dominated tank, but it crashed because of the bio-pellets (I lost 2 Aussie orange hammer, and other stuffs). After that 70% water change and change brand of bio pellets, I went on full SPS dominated tank. Ever since I took huge risk on SPS route, I never regret it. My tank is look way better than before.

I will start with softies , maybeeee later would like to try a carpet anemone and keep going , in that way if i crash i wont be that broke lol

[Geral]

Canopy was fixed , and now light sit on it , light is like 20 pounds lol good thing is water proof with that weight , i have seen it submerged in water in one vid, scape took few tries still dont know if i am gonna leave it like that



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[BrAin]

Looking good. Keep the updates coming.

[mgarrido]

55g Saltwater build

Nice Geral and welcome to the dark side!

[myjohnson]

Good start, brah.

Now the hardest part begins.

Cycle wait times.

Whatcha gonna keep?

[Geral]

Gracias Miguel

Thai thanks, the tank is cycle with live rock from ek
And the bacteria the sell to help cycle

I wanna keep softies, 1 pair of nemos, yellow tang , one goby and a clean up crew

[johnnymisty]

Looking good bro its a nice start cant wait to see it packed with corals