Project 70

GEAR:

70 gallon Oceanic Reef Ready aquarium,
Euro Reef RS5-2 Protein Skimmer,
Custom Sea Life Chiller,
Blueline 30 (closed loop pump 600gph),
Eheim 1262 (return pump 900gph),
Giesemann Nova II 250w MH Pendant with 20000k bulb,
2 75w URI actinic VHO bulbs powered by URI ballast,
Tunze Turbelle Stream 6100 (3175gph),
Tunze Osmolator,
Phosban Reactor,
AGA 29 gallon sump/refugium with 6" sand bed and Chaetomorpha algae (made by Rick at Rick's Reef)
18w Coralife mini-PC light for 'fuge
Loc-Line return pipes (closed loop and from sump)
 

THE SUMP

THE FOOD

(Click here to see the old 29 gallon)

Here are some pictures from the building process:

7.7  New 70 Gallon Oceanic Reef Ready

7.7  Compare to 29 Gallon

7.8  The Box:  Giesemann Nova II MH Pendant

7.8  250w Metal Halide Pendant with 20000k bulb

7.11  Shelf I built to hang the pendant from. 
*As you can see, the studs didn't happen to be centered where the 29 is now, so I can't hang the light to try it out yet.

7.12  Oops, bulkhead is too big!

7.13  Black paint applied to back of tank.

7.14  The right bulkhead!

7.14  Overflow DURSO pipe.

7.14  Closed-Loop layout.

7.15  The Plan

7.16  Getting closer to water in the tank!

7.17  The cuts I had to make to the stand.

7.17  Overflow system.

7.20  Loc-Line returns for closed loop

7.19  The Sump

7.19  Parts!

7.20  Euro Reef RS5-2

7.20  Valves

7.20  Overflow Plumbing

7.20  Eheim 1262 Return Pump  ~ 900gph

7.20  Initial Skimmer Height

7.21  FW Leak Test

7.21  Overflow

7.21  Reflections

7.26  Critters Installed

7.29  Loc-Line

7.29  Full Tank

8.6  The Sump

8.6  The chiller

FIVE WEEKS POST-KATRINA