my 48x30x15 shallow peninsula style tank

[luisse25]

heres the tank matt@cfi made for methanks matt
my husband just done hanging the fixture tonight...as u can see the stand is not done yet...the tank is in our room..yup in our room..thats where the tank is(my choice eversince)
heres some pics i took..

front of tank

the side

the hanging fixture...its outer orbit 2x250w mh with 4x54w t5's and lunars
the my husband put a piece of wood just to secure it...the color will match the color of the stand dark cherry red

heres the polished edge...i like it

 

[luisse25]

i wanted to make it look like kinda rimless so i ask matt if he can do a very thin euro brace and he did

he drilled 2 holes on each side of the overflow as we are planning to put loclines in there for the return

 

[luisse25]

the overflow...

and he even made us a cover for the overflow too,matt youre the best

 

[luisse25]

and the finishing part,he gave us a view box so we can view and take pics of corals on top

 

[luisse25]

we will be filling up the tank hopefully this week so we can start cycling it..
as for the sump,i will be putting this sump that i got from jnarowe,thanks jonathan
http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50921
i will use it as a frag tank too that way i can just have 1 system to maintain

thats it for now..i will be updating later on...hopefully i can fill this up this week..

 

[estoniangirl]

WOW,,, its gonna look soooo amazing!!!! cant wait to see it in person!!!

 

[reedman]

can't wait to see this develop. That is a great looking tank. And with all that great livestock you have....this tank is going to rock!

 

[luisse25]

thank umy plan is not to put frags in the sandbed..no more clutter in the sandbed...

 

[MrGone]

Wow that looks sweet, can't wait to see more!

 

[Chichas01]

nice setup! can't go wrong with CFI.

 

[iroll253]

Awesome! Im glad someone grabbed that sump! I wanted to grab it but couldn't find a truck. Thats going to be perfect! Good luck with everything! That overflow cover is a great idea too and definitely needed on my system. I have all sorts of life already in my overflow box already lol

 

[Matt@CFI]

I am happy to see this tank in the works! it will be a great look down tank! and with all those sweet corals you have im sure there will be some lookin down!!!

CHeers!
Matt

 

[Skimmy]

and of course the burning question on my mind...
what skimmer is going on that awesome tank???

looks beautiful so far!

and so much for sleeping in on the weekend....lol

 

[noworries]

I LOVE the layout of this tank! Looking forward to it filled.

 

[luisse25]

and of course the burning question on my mind...
what skimmer is going on that awesome tank???

looks beautiful so far!

and so much for sleeping in on the weekend....lol

i am gonna use my current skimmer AE ETSS tech sump buddy 40 series...
is this gonna be fine or do i need to upgrade?what skimmer can u recommend?something affordable but works like a champ

 

[Matt@CFI]

i am gonna use my current skimmer AE ETSS tech sump buddy 40 series...
is this gonna be fine or do i need to upgrade?what skimmer can u recommend?something affordable but works like a champ

Go with a Cone!!! I have a ATB medium cone with a Eheim 1262 pump and it is the most productive/efficient/silent skimmer I have ever used. they are spendy but worth the money. (this skimmer retails at $1400)

Matt

 

[Skimmy]

I too, love that skimmer, but it is far from affordable.

first off, the sump buddy, not a bad little skimmer, and there is some tweaking there...if you modified the bio ball type and and amount, as well as putting a valve on the air inlet, and put a 900-1000gph pump on it, it would probably make some good foam/skimmate, and be enough skimming for a med stocked tank that size, but as with any injection skimmer, it's the watts your using with a 900-1000gph pump (probably 85-110watts) to produce that foam.

you want a skimmer that will provide you with 500-700lph of air injection,
most likely a cone shaped body, low energy consumption, and affordable, so the first ones that comes to mind are these:
http://www.shop.reeffiltration.com/product.sc?productId=39&categoryId=2
http://saltwaterconnection.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=77

 

[luisse25]

hmmm...my bro in law has a cone shape skimmer that we borrowed before when i had to cycle my other tank...it doesnt have a name(came off) but its big...it was skimming really good..what i hate is u have to adjust it,theres a button where u adjust it..though my water level in the sump was unstable because i top off water manually..so sometimes it always overflow thats why i never use it anymore..i will get it from my bro in law again and take pic of it and could u let me know what skimmer that is and if it will do the work...if not i guess i will habe to buy either one of the links u recommend me

 

[cali_reef]

You should use external skimmers if you can't keep the sump water level stable.

 

[veralteaquatics]

They have some really nice little units that would rock that tank for about $200