petplanet Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 This is a photo of my old tank in November last year. Tank measured 140x45x45 280 litres. Looking very uncrowded. We have now moved to our new house and moved the contents of the old tank into a 120x60x60 430 litre tank. I half filled the new tank with ASW and ran it for two days then began moving everything else. It took five and a half hours to empty the other tank and I was old moving 2 minutes down the road. This tank will eventually become one of my sump tanks in my sump room. The house has an old deck that has been built into the house and the space underneath will be a perfect sump room. The room is about 5 metres long and just over 1.2 metres wide. Has concrete walls on two sides, a drain just outside and a water conection. The plan so far is to remove the windows and line two walls with insulation and put gib aqualine panels up. The new tanks inside will be directly above the far end of the sump room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Nice Micheal, keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazymranch Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Lie to us and tell us you didn't buy that house just for the sump room :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifty Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 looks very promising i brought a house a year ago, one of the deciding factors was the vacant wall that suited a decent sized tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 FINALLY making some progress. Installed my RO/DI unit about three weeks ago. Mainly to supply the icemaker and as an added bonus supply the tank. I have ripped out the windows and the wall they were in. Just in time for the storm that hit Auckland. Did the final demolition today and this resulted in the water pipe being damaged. I new I would have to move it eventually but I was not planning on it being today. The old pipe had 14 elbows. This has now been reduced to 7 and the pipe runs across the ceiling so it is out of the way. Next job is to start framing up the new walls on one side and one end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 pics!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted April 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 The start of wall construction. I am no builder but I will give it a go. I will be able to fit a total of 6 4ft tanks in. 5 as part of the filtration system and a sixth for mixing water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 you have an RO/DI unit "mainly for your icemaker" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Making a little progress. I have laid the concrete pad for the first tank and I am starting to pack the walls with polystyrene. The first tank will be ordered in the next week or two. The room still needs 1/2 of one wall to be completed to weather proof it and the doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted July 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 We are having other house renovations done and the builders informed me last week that a large steel beam was going right above where one of my tanks in the basement is. It was a great motivator for working on my fishroom. The first tank has been ordered, and touch wood, it should arrive Thursday and hopefully I will move the contents of the other tank this weekend or next week. Gib Aqualine up after packing the walls with polysterene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted August 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 This is my first sump tank. Measures 118 x 60 x 80cm. 12mm glass. It will hold around 500 litres when full. Sump tank in position. There was less than 1cm clearance but it went in a lot easier than expected. There are two holes drilled in the overflow to take 50mm male Hansen bulkhead fittings and a hole drilled at the bottom right side to take a 32mm fitting. I have put all the wiring conduit in at that end of the fish room so I should not need to do anymore drilling. The plan is to move the contents of one of my other tanks into it on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Moved the contents of one tank into the new sump tank and finally tracked this big fella down. Must owe me about $500 in livestock!!! Very partial to polys, mushrooms, leather corals, finger corals and I suspect one chromis. I think if I had left it much longer it would have killed my anemone. About a month ago the anemone started moving and would not stop. Lost a massive amount of size and had a hole in its side. Lucky it healed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 I really doubt it would be doing any damage. Its a baby. i have ones twice that size in my tank. never cause any problems except move coral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 And eat Moorish Idols? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Not these. , its the red pocillopora craps that kill morrish idols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 We will see. If the remaining polyps recover then he will remain suspect number one. The only common denominator between the two other tanks were Mr Crab, a bi-colour blenny and two fire shrimps. I don't think the shrimps or the bi-colour could remove chunks out of solf corals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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