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Coral reefer
Past President
Damn hadn’t heard about this. Bummer!
@nlopedota any news? Sorry I'm not on Instagram or Facebook to see the updates
Update:
We have found a new location to be announced once we have ironed out the Lease details. This past Friday the 23rd we were given permission to dispose of and or keep any of the salvageable equipment at our discretion. Over the next week we will be sorting through what we want to hold onto and what we will be parting with. We plan to be 100% out of our current location by the end of the month. The majority of the livestock that survived was given to local enthusiast. We had very little fish loss but the majority of the coral is no longer with us.
I’m expecting the new location to take 4-6 months with permits, etc. to reopen. We are all very excited to be designing the store from the ground up. We plan to incorporate a fish & Coral quarantining area into the new layout. We would also like to combine multiple systems into one for efficiency reasons. I have only just touched the surface of these topics and would be happy to hear your suggestions on how to implement these ideas into the new store.
We still plan to continue to house fresh water plants, fish and invertebrate as well as marine fish, invertebrate, and coral.
The new space is roughly 2000 ft.² and has four designated spaces one the Retail floor, two an Office, three Storage and Four filtration and Qt. We would
like the store to have a clean and modern look mostly white with an epoxy ocean floor and display cases that sit on sandbars. Attached are a couple of inspo pics.
Thank you everybody for taking the time to reach out and for your concerns. We look forward to creating a new space where we can house happier healthier animals To share with enthusiast near and far.
We have found a new location to be announced once we have ironed out the Lease details. This past Friday the 23rd we were given permission to dispose of and or keep any of the salvageable equipment at our discretion. Over the next week we will be sorting through what we want to hold onto and what we will be parting with. We plan to be 100% out of our current location by the end of the month. The majority of the livestock that survived was given to local enthusiast. We had very little fish loss but the majority of the coral is no longer with us.
I’m expecting the new location to take 4-6 months with permits, etc. to reopen. We are all very excited to be designing the store from the ground up. We plan to incorporate a fish & Coral quarantining area into the new layout. We would also like to combine multiple systems into one for efficiency reasons. I have only just touched the surface of these topics and would be happy to hear your suggestions on how to implement these ideas into the new store.
We still plan to continue to house fresh water plants, fish and invertebrate as well as marine fish, invertebrate, and coral.
The new space is roughly 2000 ft.² and has four designated spaces one the Retail floor, two an Office, three Storage and Four filtration and Qt. We would
Thank you everybody for taking the time to reach out and for your concerns. We look forward to creating a new space where we can house happier healthier animals To share with enthusiast near and far.
Coral reefer
Past President
Are you plumbing yourself?
PhotoSniper
Supporting Member
Nicely done. Can hardly wait.
I’m going to do my best, hopefully with a little help.
We have 8 systems back to back the systems are 4’ wide each and house 3 50g tanks that are plumbed together and run to one sump underneath the 3 display tanks. I would like to plumb the 2 separate 4 bank systems together and run them both to one central sump rather than have 8 separate sumps, pumps, heaters, skimmers. You get the idea. After the drain pipe reaches the sump from the furthest system drain 15’ away it will be close to 8” off the ground when it reaches the sump. The total water volume for the 8 systems, 24 tanks is 1200 gallons.
We are adopting the same fish display design for our fresh water friends as well.
We are attempting to house the filtration systems in the adjacent room next to the water mixing station.
I’m not sure the best approach to make this a reality or the best equipment for the job. Most importantly I want to design a system that will be more than adequate for our livestock. 2nd efficiency 3rd ease of maintenance.
Attached is a photo of the Mode brand aquarium rack systems that I have
Thank you for all the continued support.
Nick
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More noob questions than anything. As you mentioned I can see how having every system tied together via a single sump could save on equipment maintenance, cleaning, and cost over multiple sumps.
1.) Do you have a plan in place to be able isolate tanks or towers easily in the future in the event of a unwanted pest or disease out break?
** I see the diagram mentions the ability to isolate a individual tank.
2.) How effective is that option?
3.) Would you need to add individual filters of some type for the isolated tanks or is it already built into the different tanks?
4.) Also is there a separate system for like quarantine/observation of new arrivals, and medication/treatment of fish?
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Mr. Seahorse
Supporting Member
When are you guys going to start selling livestock? Awesome looking store! 
Hello, sorry for the delayed response. Yes we have the ability to isolate the tanks in the case of a breakout. We will use individual canister filters with UV installed in them as well as sponge filters.
We have a dedicated 150 ft.² room for quarantine of new arrivals of livestock and or treatment.
No worries thanks, for taking the time to entertain my curiosity. Hopefully I get to check the shop out at some point when you all get things opened up.
We’re hoping to finish the plumbing next week and start cycling the tanks. I’m guessing that it will take us 6 to 8 weeks before we’re able to start selling livestock. So probably early April for that. In the meantime, we are hoping to complete our inspections with the city and start selling dry goods by the end of the month. Attached are a few videos of the progressWhen are you guys going to start selling livestock? Awesome looking store!
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SupraSaltyReefer
Supporting Member
Nice looking glass frag tanks. What are the dimensions? Who were they made by?