245 Gallon Custom new build with basement "fish room"

[Black Pearl]

Nice and cozy

 

[Dreadnaught]

I made some progress on the electrical this evening. I still need to clean it up and make sure I have proper drip loops.

 

[Dreadnaught]

I was having some Dino problems. I started dosing Bakers Yeast. (1/4 tsp/400G/day for several days). In day 3 it's starting to melt away.

 

[Black Pearl]

Dino or diatoms? I"ve heard that works for diatoms but didn't know it affected dinos too

 

[Dreadnaught]

Your correct Diatoms.

 

[TylerS]

Awesome build. I was surprised at how similar a lot of the build is to my plan. Great read, I really like the tank shelves and water storage tanks.

I'm starting late fall or early winter if the rest of the house Reno goes well. 7 or 8' long x 30 wide x 27 or 30 deep (acrylic). 5 x 15 Basement fish room. I'm in Northville by the way.

 

[Dreadnaught]

Great to here and good luck. It took 2x as long to build than I originally planned. (And 2x the cost.) I could have gotten away with smaller water storage tanks and used that space for more QT space.

 

[revhtree]

I made some progress on the electrical this evening. I still need to clean it up and make sure I have proper drip loops.

Ooh really like those blue panel boxes!

 

[Dreadnaught]

Medicine cabinet Rev. I just painted it blue.

 

[Dreadnaught]

I added some clams to QT. I fashioned little stands from some dry rock, a saw and a grinder.

 

[Dreadnaught]

Mangroves starting leave.

 

[moreef]

I added some clams to QT. I fashioned little stands from some dry rock, a saw and a grinder.

You are so good with DIY you could probably give MacGyver a run for his money LOL I REALLY love this build and especially your fish room, well done sir

 

[Dreadnaught]

Time for a cleaning.

 

[Dreadnaught]

~10 weeks from adding water.

 

[Dreadnaught]

Added automation to RODI.

 

[Black Pearl]

Very impressive

 

[Dreadnaught]

Added some more Acros and Gargonia's this week. Seeing good growth/encrusting of corals. AT is doing great although bullies MFF some. He also goes after his own reflection every time I clean the glass. Maxima clam worried me early in the week when he released from the rock he was attached too (and leaving a chunk of flesh). He moved about an inch and seemed to settle back in.

 

[Dreadnaught]

Look I see after a couple weeks.

 

[Black Pearl]

Nice looking AT, gonna wait awhile and try another later lost mine to some strange injury that got infected fine one day gone the next. Good luck with him.

 

[revhtree]

Great job man!