65gal tank journal

hershey99

hey everyone, well i decided to start a tank journal. The tank i found is a 65 gal its 36x18x24 enough room for what i want to do. the will be a reef not sure if i will do a predominately sps, or perhaps a mixed reef, or just a lps and softy tank. anyways the sump/fuge is made out of a 27 gal, the skimmer is a twin beckett (i know overkill) and a mak 5 pump will run the skimmer and returns well heres some pics




the tank will be getting a fresh coat or black paint and a new canopy. thats all for now, but i'll keep you posted

gm333

Looks good so far, man your not kidding on the overkill on the skimmer.

hershey99

well I did a little more to the tank today, I finished painting the back flat black, and just about have the plumbing done (just have to hook up the skimmer) . heres a couple more pics

gm333

Did you drill the tank for the return or was it already drilled for one?
Man you used up every inch of space you had. Looks good cant wait to see the test run.

hershey99

yeah the tank was already drilled for a return

Tbx

That is a nice set up there and like gary said no kidding on the over kill part :0 that is a huge skimmer for such a small tank. If you have the lighting for it I think you should go sps. In my opinion nothing looks better than a reef full of different color sps's , The tank appears to be pretty tall though you would have to have a mh or a strong vho to penetrate that much water.

hershey99

yeah i was also leaning to sps as i do have a calcium reactor. for the lights i'll be going with 2-250w mh and i might also put some t-5 ho for some actinics not sure tho as i just use a halide on my 33 gal reef

gm333

Trust me with sps the t-5's will bring out the color.

hershey99

well i did a test run and everything seems good with exception of the skimmer its not bubbling enough i'am not sure if its because its just tap water or if it has to break-in yet

heres some pics

gm333

Looks good, dont worry once its saltwater that puppie will definitly bubble.