My 65 Gallon Upgrade!!

[ep3n3wp]

Hi so i have been on the forums for a while now and never introduced myself or did a welcome thread so i figure now is the time since I'm upgrading my tank!!

Hi, I'm Nik and I currently have a 24 Nano Cube, I'm from Tustin/Santa Ana Area.
Now I'm Upgrading my Nano Cube To my new 65 Gallon Starphire Tank(Thanks Chad & Coral Gazers for great deal on The Tank!!)

Tank Details:
36w X 18d X 24t = Roughly 65 Gallons
CPR Aquafuge Pro Sump Refugium 32 Small
Mag 7 Return Pump
2 Korailas
150w Mh with 2 14w T5 Actinic Bulbs and 4 Night LeDs(fixture is Odyssea)
Might be Upgrading the light(maybe LeDs)
Check Valve
70Lbs Of Sand(20lbs Live)


So Here is the tank when i first saw it and SAID it shall be MINE!!!!
:man_in_love::man_in_love::man_in_love::man_in_love::man_in_love::man_in_love::man_in_love:



This is the tank and old sump)which I'm ditching!



Here is the new sump/fuge I'm going to be using with new tank
(Its A CPR Aquafuge Pro Sump Refugium 32 Small)


(But the only thing is that the Skimmer is no longer in sump)

Here is the tank with old sand...



This is the Overflow and Durso pipe(also you can see the sand after I Cleaned out all the ruble rock,snail and crab shells, and dead coral pieces)



I Went by Coral Gazers earlier this week and took all the dead sand out of the tank and put it in a bucket and now the tank and stand with no sand!
(thanks John @GC for washing the sand!:washing::washing::washing::washing



Also put my new sump under the stand



Cant upload that one for some reason???

Will be picking up the tank today or tomorrow.:a01::a01::a01::a01::a01::a01::a01:
More pics will be coming(plumbing, location, with sand, some rock, and water!!!

So for now thats all....
I would like to thank Chad and John at Coral Gazers AGAIN for all their help and answering all my questions!!!

 

[El Dude]

Hi Nik! Looks good. Your boy will love this new tank...

 

[ep3n3wp]

Hi Nik! Looks good. Your boy will love this new tank...

Thanks.... Yeah I think he is going to love it! More Fishies!!!

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[ep3n3wp]

Just went and picked up the stand and sump and put some live sand and some water in the sump...
going to get tank in the morning...

 

[ep3n3wp]

Put some sand in fuge area and some live rock and ruble and a heater and powerhead unroll I get the tank in the morning...

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[ep3n3wp]

So I brought the tank home this morning....

Then added the and and some rock and started filling up with water...

And now I'm 5 gallons short of being done ahhhhh

So back to coral gazers I go....

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[MikeGilliland]

nice is that the oceanic 70? man its gonna be awesome. i did the same thing graduating from a nanocube. you are gonna love it.

 

[ep3n3wp]

nice is that the oceanic 70? man its gonna be awesome. i did the same thing graduating from a nanocube. you are gonna love it.

Yeah its chads old tank that was in coral gazers... I thought it was a 65 based on dimensions...
I think I saw you this morning at CG...


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[ep3n3wp]

Ok so finally filled and up and running...
Will update with some pictures tomorrow... Maybe even a video

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[ReeferChick85]

Nice setup! Looking forward to seeing the progress What kind of fishes are you planning on having?

 

[ep3n3wp]

Quick pic with my light from my nano... Def need a lot more live rock!! Hopefully tank will fully clear up by tomorrow...
Also not sure if I got enough light..

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[ep3n3wp]

Nice setup! Looking forward to seeing the progress What kind of fishes are you planning on having?

Not sure yet what fish I'm going to add... But my pair of clown fish and 6 line wrasse will be transfered from my nano...

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[newe70]

Are you still cycling? Definately need more lr...

 

[ep3n3wp]

Are you still cycling? Definately need more lr...

Today I got like 40-50lbs dry rock from my boss
I also have like 20-25lbs in my nano...
Only thing is that my water hasn't fully cleared up and looks cloudy.. wish it would clear up already!!! Gonna add a carbon bag tomorrow or Thursday...


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[BeanMachine]

U might want to try to lift the fixture up to give u better spread. Even tho still cloudy it may look to spotty for your liking.

 

[ep3n3wp]

Ok so I had an extra half hour this morning and tested my water...

Ph: 8.2
Ammonia: 0.25ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 10ppm

Threw a couple crabs and a snail in the tank the other and they are looking good..



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[ep3n3wp]

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[ep3n3wp]

Update...
Tank is still cloudy... Any one have any ideas of why and how to get rid of it?
Also I put my light on the tank and going to let it run all day today..(first running lights)
Also I added like 10-15 pounds of Live Rock.
Pic time
Lights on!

Cloudy water... Sad face...

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[GoReef165]

Looking good. Give it some time to settle down.... the water will most likely clear up by itself.

 

[ep3n3wp]

Looking good. Give it some time to settle down.... the water will most likely clear up by itself.

Thanks....

Can't wait till it clears up....
How do I know when my tank has cycled?
Enough to transfer my rock fish and corals from my nano.

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