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new 70g tank build
Hi everyone,
haven't been on here in ages!!
moved 3 times over the last 1-1/2 years and for some reason could not access the site for the last 8-10months easy.. thinking my ip range is blocked.. lol
anyways... new place, new tank.. starting small for now, got other house projects to complete first.
so got a 70g 30x30x18. with an oak stand from bigals on boxing day. ( wasn't on sale.. lol ) i can't win.
then picked up a 24x24x16 for a sump.
I laminated a piece of 1/2" glass in the 70g before I drilled it to make sure it would hold the 4-1/2" hole ( crator sized lol ) I drilled on the back left corner. I then installed a 3" sched80 bulkhead and built a standpipe with intergrated return and overflow and used a cnc to convert an endcap into a strainer.
then used a mag 9.5, hooked up to a 1" check valve and a true union ball valve and installed a few baffles in the sump.
also isntalled an led strip in the sump with a tactile switch set on the door.. so door opens, trips the led on.
for lighting the tank, I used a 70w 20k bulb from IJO ( that bulb must now be like 7 years old from the date of my purchase ) but still runs strong. I added a reefbrite led strip from my buddy NjoyRid and that helped get some actinics in it.
got a few started frags ( zoos, hammer, candycane etc ) to try out and see if the mh is good enough.. so far everything seems happy.
Got a few blue/green chromis and a twospot bristletooth over the weekend.. they were eating within 2h of acclimation.
Went ahead and made another one of my famous batches of food. ( see my old threads on this ) ( spirulina, cyclopeese, zooplankton, mysiis, fresh garlic ) mixed it all together and let sit for 1h. then freeze into sticks using the ikea ice molds. then chop daily into slices to serve.
here's a few pics of the build:



moving.. so temporarily out of SW :b8:
planning next tank, possibly 60x30x20 on 2x plasma.
updated: 2011/05/30
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Former Moderator
moving.. so temporarily out of SW :b8:
planning next tank, possibly 60x30x20 on 2x plasma.
updated: 2011/05/30
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Former Moderator
moving.. so temporarily out of SW :b8:
planning next tank, possibly 60x30x20 on 2x plasma.
updated: 2011/05/30
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Former Moderator
and the sump.. what it looked like when it was started:
moving.. so temporarily out of SW :b8:
planning next tank, possibly 60x30x20 on 2x plasma.
updated: 2011/05/30
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Moderator
Tanks looking good, you combo overflow/return is a very interesting idea. Glad to see you back.
Rob
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Upgrade in the works! Keep looking for an update.

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Moderator
Hey Liv:
Any more recent shots of your tank?
I'm looking at getting a cube going, and, if it has to be custom, I'm going to consider your style of overflow.
Any "year later" perspective?
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Senior Member
This a new post or old... Im confused...
225g SSB display, World Fish Custom Sump/Fuge/Filter, H&S A250-2X1260, h&S sulphur reactor, Reeflo Dart 3600g return on a wavy sea plus, 4X Tunze 6101, Deltec PF600, Octopus 3000, Aquazone Ozone 100,
Lights: 2X250W 10K XM’s, 1X400W10K XM, 6XT5s Al lights controlled by AC Jr.
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