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I filled the tank up last week for a leak test and ran the system for about 4 days. A lot of water is moving through the UV with the valve wide open but unlikely the recommended general reef tank use of 800-1200 gph. My guess is that its closer to 500 gph. I have a flow meter hooked up to it...

The stand is currently just resting on the on the ends of the 2x4's. I've been dragging it around my Pergo with the tank on it with no issues. 2x4's are relatively soft...probably why it's not leaving any marks. As far as potential water damage? I never had any issues with that on my old setups...

Here are some pics of the aquascape when I was working on it in my garage. I marked off the dimensions of my tank on my work surface...helps with visualizing the layout. Keep a tape measure handy to measure the height...make sure you account the growth of your corals. It's good to have an idea...

Rewind a bit from the last pic...here is the completed plumbing. This was my first time hard plumbing a tank.. I experienced some serious sticker shock when it came to the cost of the parts...not cheap. I strongly suggest using some big box store PVC pipes to do the test fitting. It's cheap and...

Nice! I thought about setting one up at the office but I'll never get work done...seriously...no joke.

Supporting member taken care of . The SN Nanoguy has been with me since the very beginning...not sure if I can let it go...lol

Ok...on with the build documentary. So the next day after a bit of gawking at the setup, I noticed that the front left corner and the rear right corner of the tank was not touching the top of the stand! Called up my buddy again to help move the tank off the stand...not fun...it's heavy. After...

Thanks Ian...glad to see you're still in the game.

Thanks everyone...feels great to be back in the hobby. V...no leveling feet needed and you'll see why with my next post.

Ok...I think i fixed the issue. Let me know if the pics are still not showing up.

Hello all! I'm just getting back into the hobby after a very long break and wanted to share my build journey with all my fellow local reefer nuts! The decision was made to get back into the hobby a few months back when I came across a used 150 gallon Crystal Dynamics Tank on CL and decided to...

The week I got back into the hobby after close to a 3 year hiatus Chris closes shop. Good luck with your future ventures Chris. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you will be back up and running sometime soon.

Caught my peppermint shrimps grubbing on my acans before.......ate it down to the skeleton overnight.

My tank is pretty empty now but still running.......I lost pretty much everything. I am located about 3 blocks from the epicenter. I'm going to move the setup to my office in about a month or so and re-start it there.

I had an entire tank of super rare albino corals 5 months back courtesy of PG&E blowing up my neighborhood and burning up my neighbors :| . The tank is looking good Ian.

You should contact Oceanic and ask for a replacement.

Sweet! Nice work Jon.

Ian....that fixture lifting setup you have is awesome!!! I'm going to have to do that one of these days for my suspended canopy. How does the actuator work? Does it roll up the suspension wires like a winch?

Congrats on the upcoming baby Brian.........first dibs on the equipment when you downsize ;).

You're the man Ian! New house, new setup, and work........you definitely have your hands full. Your efforts are paying off........the setup is coming together nicely. I can't wait to see pics of it up and running. Any concerns with the sump being under the house? I just took my garage sump off...