DEW'S NEW BUILD

[DEWreefing]

Join me on this new adventure 220g build. Built stand and sump 2 years ago never got to set up after I moved to Texas. Moved back to Cali 1 week after we bought our house. Tank is getting set up again got the bug again. Tank is plumbed ready for salt. New pumps are coming tomorrow.


180g I had before

 

[jimmy007]

Nice setup.

 

[mrdanielface]

dang that sump with the florescent really pops under the light. pretty dope!

 

[dontavo27]

Beautiful set up. Is that acrylic DT?

 

[Smite]

Nice setup. Welcome back to Cali, looking forward to the build. What do you plan to keep?

 

[drexel]

This looks like a nice system. Welcome back!

 

[DEWreefing]

Beautiful set up. Is that acrylic DT?

It's glass

 

[DEWreefing]

Nice setup. Welcome back to Cali, looking forward to the build. What do you plan to keep?

Sps some lps

 

[DEWreefing]

Need opinions aquascape tons of caves and swim through

 

[DEWreefing]

Tank is in process of cycling. Electrical will be tomorrow. APEX, NYOS SKIMMER, CAL REACTOR, 6 WAVE PUMPS, 2 GYRE PUMPS, need to be clean wond have any doors on this stand. Might create a false backer have all cords behind and only leave controls and apex mounted???? What to do what to do.

 

[drexel]

Looks good! I have a few suggestions on the rock work, but you can completely ignore them. I would remove the joining pieces that connects each island/bommie and offset each end a little, either a little forward or back, which creates a little more depth of field. The top piece on the left could go in the front bottom left, which will leave room for some corals to grow up, maybe a nice stag? You can also rotate the end bommies a little too? These offset bommies create channels that will have different flow around them, plus is gives your fish room to swim around. If you're happy with your rock, then completely ignore me, as this is all personal preference. Should be fun system. What fish are you planning?

 

[DEWreefing]

Looks good! I have a few suggestions on the rock work, but you can completely ignore them. I would remove the joining pieces that connects each island/bommie and offset each end a little, either a little forward or back, which creates a little more depth of field. The top piece on the left could go in the front bottom left, which will leave room for some corals to grow up, maybe a nice stag? You can also rotate the end bommies a little too? These offset bommies create channels that will have different flow around them, plus is gives your fish room to swim around. If you're happy with your rock, then completely ignore me, as this is all personal preference. Should be fun system. What fish are you planning?

Utility have have all my fish at my buisness partners house I had 20 different tangs, angels, foxface, but unfortunately he had some life issues lost half of them, Including alot of the sps. I could never be upset about it with what he is having to go through. We will rebuild.

 

[DEWreefing]

Should have painted the back before I filled lesson learned had to becare wife would kill me if I hit the wall with black paint.

 

[DEWreefing]

Looks good! I have a few suggestions on the rock work, but you can completely ignore them. I would remove the joining pieces that connects each island/bommie and offset each end a little, either a little forward or back, which creates a little more depth of field. The top piece on the left could go in the front bottom left, which will leave room for some corals to grow up, maybe a nice stag? You can also rotate the end bommies a little too? These offset bommies create channels that will have different flow around them, plus is gives your fish room to swim around. If you're happy with your rock, then completely ignore me, as this is all personal preference. Should be fun system. What fish are you planning?

Like push the left and right back a bit? Give it a little more depth.

 

[drexel]

Like push the left and right back a bit? Give it a little more depth.

Yes and you can angle them a little too. Maybe face them more towards the front corner or sides a little, so not everything is facing forward. That should open up the channels between each bommie. Offsetting the center bommie a little will help create depth too. If your center bommie is the highest, then make of the side bommies shorter than the other side. Allow space above the rock work for corals to grow and spread out.

 

[DEWreefing]

Great so the moving company broke my Nyos 220 protien skimmer. Wife felt bad for me and she bought me the Nyos 300. I fixed it with acrylic 16 and works just fin but it is just to ugly for an open sump show tank. I broke the collection cup before looks like a frankenCup. Works just fine might keep for a frag grown out quarantine tank.

 

[DEWreefing]

Already collecting

 

[DEWreefing]

If you can't keep digitata alive I got some indestructible species. Threw in an 8 inch piece to add biome and bacteria to my tank. No heaters no lights coral has been in take for about 5 hours. Tanks between 60 to 65 degrees. Polyps are out and happy. Pieces was heavily shaded at business partners house. We have 2 more basketball size pieces. Broke the piece up put all over the rocks.

 

[DEWreefing]

Lot change from the last 3 years

 

[DEWreefing]

Got my pumps in now on to the wiring. 2 pp20, 2 sow 20, 2 cp 55 gyre, 2 neptune wav. It can really move some water. Hopefully once i am done no wires will show.