So, here is my long overdue build thread. A very active 2 year old and the birth of our second daughter has been limiting my time on these forums. I was hoping to document everything from the stand build to the LC treating of my dry pukani rock, so this is the condensed version.
Tank: 75 gallon rimless peninsula 36x24x20
Sump: 20long
Lighting: DIY T5/LED in progress(4x39 T5 currently)
Skimmer: SRO1000
Powerhead: Tunze 6095
Return: Water Blaster 3000
I built the stand myself and I'm very happy with the outcome. This was my first time really building anything with wood. I used 3/4" plywood to build a box and routered out the openings. Secured everything with pockethole screws and glue. This thing is rock solid. I did a vintage finish on it and made a faux drawer front. This is how it turned out.
Here is the tank and stand
I got everything wet this past weekend. This is the initial scape I came up with. I ordered 75lbs of dry pukani and only used 2/3rd's. This rock is great but leached phosphates like crazy. I dosed a lil phos-free after 6 weeks of water changes and it took care of the phosphates immediately.
So, I had my rock in a brute cans for the past 3 months and started the cycle there with a shrimp about 8 weeks ago. I never tested for ammonia but did test for nitrate and got a reading of greater than 4ppm (red sea test kits) at which point i did a water change. Ammonia has been 0ppm and nitrates have been around 0.25ppm. Do you guys think I'm good to start stocking? I bought a chromis yesterday and put him in QT, so I still have at least 4 more weeks before anything goes in.
Let me know what you guys think. Thanks for looking
Tank: 75 gallon rimless peninsula 36x24x20
Sump: 20long
Lighting: DIY T5/LED in progress(4x39 T5 currently)
Skimmer: SRO1000
Powerhead: Tunze 6095
Return: Water Blaster 3000
I built the stand myself and I'm very happy with the outcome. This was my first time really building anything with wood. I used 3/4" plywood to build a box and routered out the openings. Secured everything with pockethole screws and glue. This thing is rock solid. I did a vintage finish on it and made a faux drawer front. This is how it turned out.
Here is the tank and stand
I got everything wet this past weekend. This is the initial scape I came up with. I ordered 75lbs of dry pukani and only used 2/3rd's. This rock is great but leached phosphates like crazy. I dosed a lil phos-free after 6 weeks of water changes and it took care of the phosphates immediately.
So, I had my rock in a brute cans for the past 3 months and started the cycle there with a shrimp about 8 weeks ago. I never tested for ammonia but did test for nitrate and got a reading of greater than 4ppm (red sea test kits) at which point i did a water change. Ammonia has been 0ppm and nitrates have been around 0.25ppm. Do you guys think I'm good to start stocking? I bought a chromis yesterday and put him in QT, so I still have at least 4 more weeks before anything goes in.
Let me know what you guys think. Thanks for looking
