Reef Tank On A Shoe String

[seffieuk]

Was there much blood, sweat and tears?

Seffie x

 

[Uriel]

Was there much blood, sweat and tears?

Seffie x

Had my brother on the drill while i worked the squirty bottle. so not from me.

 

[seffieuk]

Had my brother on the drill while i worked the squirty bottle. so not from me.

I like your style

Seffie x

 

[Uriel]

Images of new frame kindly provided by my brother.

1. Freshly Painted

2. In situ without top

3. With wood top and tank. Taken from back

 

[Uriel]

Tank painted and plumbed. Just got to wait for it all to dry now to see if it holds water.

 

[woody88]

Tank painted and plumbed. Just got to wait for it all to dry now to see if it holds water.

Looking good my friend!.......Nice'n'neat!

Bet you can't wait to fill it!..

 

[Uriel]

Your right i couldn't

Filling tank

My wier with temporary Reef rack cover

Filling with tap water to test and everything seems water tight so far

 

[Uriel]

and it only took me 3 weeks *sigh* and multiple minor lacerations to build myself a sump. What have i learnt from this experience.

1. I couldn't put in a straight baffle if my life depended on it.
2. Buy a pre-built sump or buy a fish tank and add baffles to make a sump.

She ain't pretty but she's water tight.

 

[Uriel]

My tank fully plumbed and in-situ. Feels like it's going to take 10 years to fill with water though. Curse you RO Unit !!!!! Sorry for the rubbish picture will take a better one once my pet rocks are stacked.

 

[weezawoo]

Looks good
I am on the verge of being able to fill mine but with around 550l to fill it may take a few days to produce enough RO for it! Even more so as I have to work and so much other bits to run around doing!
Lookig at an empty tank is agony haha! Waiting for my tank for the sump before I can baffle it up!

Can't wait to see your tank with the LR in

 

[Uriel]

If i where doing it again i would leave it to run over night or set it going in the morning before leaving for work. 8 hours has produced about 200l of water for me so leaving it run while your in work or asleep should be perfectly safe. I got a 100gpd unit with about 120bar of pressure.

 

[weezawoo]

I don't know the gpd or pressure on mine as it was second hand and have no pressure gauge lol!
I only have a 80l bin for it to fill in to also before I can move it to the main tank! Not that it would matter it over filling just feels like a waste haha

Im very jealous of the height of your tank,think the slightly taller tanks look nicer!!

 

[Uriel]

I think 20l an hour is about max you can expect from a standard RO unit under good pressure. I'm lucky cause we got massive water pressure which helps speed of RO a lot. I'm running my Ro on end of hose. Carrying 500l of water upstairs 25l at a time would make me

 

[Uriel]

My tank is now fully operational and has 2 clown fish in it Berta and ernie. Had a look around at some corals decided i loved blue, green and purple acorapora to get home and google them and find out they are super hard to keep and need a 1+ year old tank. Curse you acrorapora !!!

 

[seffieuk]

My tank is now fully operational and has 2 clown fish in it Berta and ernie.

Cough, cough.........have you forgotten something?