Covey's 150G Photo Journal

Covey · 03-10-2006, 05:11 PM

Heaven help me I'm upgrading again.

Thing is when you set up your 1st. reef you have to start making choices an unfortunately you don't know jack when you start out. I am looking to undo some of my mistakes. I want the jaw dropping acro tank and now I now how to get it.

Things that need to change:
1) I want to move the tank.
2) Kalk glued my sandbed into one solid clump an I am not a fan of removing a DSB with living things still in the tank.
3) My rocks are overgrown with every imaginable type of algae. I started to win against the hair algae only to find out that I had a dozen different algae underneath it:mad:.
4) Fuge is overgrown and it's DSB is glued too.
5) My sump needs to be remodeled. I have bulkheads and holes drilled for equipment I no longer have.
6) I am ending my equipment sprawl. My sump isn't set up right and I can't fit anything in my sump so. My skimmer and calcium reactor sit outside the stand in my living room. Eyesore. I have a cool idea for this.

A pile of small and not so small things have made me decide to get a new tank. While I am at it I might as well upgrade. I want the new tank to look clean in and out. My PVC overflow is very functional but a tad fugly. So I am going Reef Ready this time. I wasn't going to go this big but I when to the LFS to price tanks and the 150gRR were on sale for $50 cheaper than the 125g not reef ready. $420 for 150G RR drilled with the overflow panels and no Mega flows. I am getting the tank in a week and a half. This is the fun part I am building almost everything. The stand, the canopy, and a new sump. Lucky most of my equipment is over-sized and modular so I don't need a skimmer, a calcium reactor, and 75% of my lighting will be reused.

This is going to be my long running central thread that I will spin the other related thread off of.

P.S.=>Before I get "pretty long winded for a photo journal. No pics

" anyone that is use to my threads knows your going to need high speed by the time this thread is over.

Tank will be here in a week and a half

RAVEN · 03-10-2006, 05:50 PM

Cool! Looking foward to seeing the pictures.

Blade_Runner · 03-10-2006, 06:15 PM

Congrats Covey!

Too bad about your disease.
Can you say 300?

BTW, I was just looking at another 210 to replace the 72.

So, what is the cure?

Bruce · 03-10-2006, 06:31 PM

Cool!

Covey · 03-10-2006, 07:26 PM

When I buy a house Blade I'm building a HUGE tank I guess this will have to tied me over.

Covey · 03-10-2006, 07:38 PM

The real shocker is that I am going Bare Bottomed

stonepilot · 03-10-2006, 08:23 PM

looking forward to it. Ive decided to do some changes also not that size but will be watching to see what you do. will it be a closed system?

Covey · 03-10-2006, 09:38 PM

What do you mean stone? closed system?

Reef Lover · 03-11-2006, 05:03 AM

Once you go reef you always want bigger and better. My husband says its like a drug once you get addicted to it you cant stop and always want more.
Well for me it's like a drug. Good luck, looking forward to some pictures.

stonepilot · 03-11-2006, 08:06 AM

Im not sure Im the best person to explain a closed system I understand it theoritically, explain why kalk made your dsb glued together. here goes closed system-I drilled hole in bottom with no over flow so water could come in and over flow is at top also pump pumps to top to make a cilcle so if power should quit water goes stagnat instead of revese flowing back to sump. best I can do.

03-10-2006, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Covey Scooter Blennie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA Posts: 1,219 Skin: Mint Karma: 531	Covey's 150G Photo Journal Heaven help me I'm upgrading again. Thing is when you set up your 1st. reef you have to start making choices an unfortunately you don't know jack when you start out. I am looking to undo some of my mistakes. I want the jaw dropping acro tank and now I now how to get it. Things that need to change: 1) I want to move the tank. 2) Kalk glued my sandbed into one solid clump an I am not a fan of removing a DSB with living things still in the tank. 3) My rocks are overgrown with every imaginable type of algae. I started to win against the hair algae only to find out that I had a dozen different algae underneath it:mad:. 4) Fuge is overgrown and it's DSB is glued too. 5) My sump needs to be remodeled. I have bulkheads and holes drilled for equipment I no longer have. 6) I am ending my equipment sprawl. My sump isn't set up right and I can't fit anything in my sump so. My skimmer and calcium reactor sit outside the stand in my living room. Eyesore. I have a cool idea for this. A pile of small and not so small things have made me decide to get a new tank. While I am at it I might as well upgrade. I want the new tank to look clean in and out. My PVC overflow is very functional but a tad fugly. So I am going Reef Ready this time. I wasn't going to go this big but I when to the LFS to price tanks and the 150gRR were on sale for $50 cheaper than the 125g not reef ready. $420 for 150G RR drilled with the overflow panels and no Mega flows. I am getting the tank in a week and a half. This is the fun part I am building almost everything. The stand, the canopy, and a new sump. Lucky most of my equipment is over-sized and modular so I don't need a skimmer, a calcium reactor, and 75% of my lighting will be reused. This is going to be my long running central thread that I will spin the other related thread off of. P.S.=>Before I get "pretty long winded for a photo journal. No pics " anyone that is use to my threads knows your going to need high speed by the time this thread is over. Tank will be here in a week and a half _________ My 150G http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-...nal-35612.html Member the Greater Iowa Reef Society http://www.greateriowareefsociety.com/

03-10-2006, 05:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
RAVEN Torch Coral Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 51 Posts: 1,178 Skin: Mint Karma: 200	Cool! Looking foward to seeing the pictures. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam 120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol

03-10-2006, 06:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blade_Runner Gigas Clam Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 53 Posts: 851 Skin: Mint Karma: 137	Congrats Covey! Too bad about your disease. Can you say 300? BTW, I was just looking at another 210 to replace the 72. So, what is the cure? _________ 300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital.

03-10-2006, 06:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bruce Giant Squid Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 22 Posts: 3,511 Skin: Classic Karma: 1365	Cool! _________ Tank Specs: 55 Gallon Mixed Reef 48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents Bulbs: 1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent 1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent 1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent 1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent Hard Stuff: 100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock 65+ lb. Live sand

03-11-2006, 05:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
Reef Lover Sea Dragon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 506 Skin: Mint Karma: 104	Once you go reef you always want bigger and better. My husband says its like a drug once you get addicted to it you cant stop and always want more. Well for me it's like a drug. Good luck, looking forward to some pictures. _________ 55 gallon. PC lights 12K/Actinic/Moon, Chiller, Powerhead, Prizm Skimmer, Fluval, Eheim Pro2

03-10-2006, 07:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Covey Scooter Blennie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA Posts: 1,219 Skin: Mint Karma: 531	When I buy a house Blade I'm building a HUGE tank I guess this will have to tied me over.

03-10-2006, 07:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Covey Scooter Blennie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA Posts: 1,219 Skin: Mint Karma: 531	The real shocker is that I am going Bare Bottomed

03-10-2006, 08:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
stonepilot Astrea Snail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: florida Posts: 47 Skin: Mint Karma: 2	looking forward to it. Ive decided to do some changes also not that size but will be watching to see what you do. will it be a closed system?

03-10-2006, 09:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Covey Scooter Blennie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA Posts: 1,219 Skin: Mint Karma: 531	What do you mean stone? closed system?

03-11-2006, 08:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
stonepilot Astrea Snail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: florida Posts: 47 Skin: Mint Karma: 2	Im not sure Im the best person to explain a closed system I understand it theoritically, explain why kalk made your dsb glued together. here goes closed system-I drilled hole in bottom with no over flow so water could come in and over flow is at top also pump pumps to top to make a cilcle so if power should quit water goes stagnat instead of revese flowing back to sump. best I can do.

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