>>>My 75 Gallon RR tank build<<<

[bigdeeezy]

Originally Posted by aquasalt

looks like you're making a lot of progress. Interesting background for a SW aquarium.

lol its gonna look like houses underwater when i fill it up with water...anyone want to play basketball under water?

[bigdeeezy]

the past two weeks has been nothing but hell raising and finally i am done with finals and done wit SCHOOL!!!! SJSU ALUMNI BABY!!! LoL so now that i have so much time on my hands...i just built my canopy and threw on some molding for the canopy and stand today...here are some pics (not finished):





what do you guys think???

[bigdeeezy]

its been awhile since i posted some progress of my build...this is starting to become one slowwww build...lol anywho i was able to finish up the stand and canopy and primered/sanded it with 2 coats and now just needs some paint...i really wanted to stain the finished product but i guess it wasnt possible to do it with majority of the mouldings being MDF so its just going to see some high gloss black paint...and here it is:

[bigdeeezy]

also forgot to mention that for these past couple of months...ive been saving up and purchasing some new toys for my setup...how i looooveeeee EBAY!!! LOL product and prices from left to right:
Coralife Pure-Flo II RO/DI 50gpd with Float and automatic shutoff valve kit- my buddy who owns a fish store hooked it up for 160
Pinpoint PH meter w/probe - 30 (ebay)
Brand new salifert calcium, KH/ALK and Magnesium test kits - 55 shipped from reefcritters on ebay
IceCap 660 ballast - free (taken from my parent's 100g tank b/c they didnt know what it was used for...LoL)
IceCap harness, 3 prong cord, and 2 sets of waterproof VHO endcaps and standoffs - 25 (ebay)
Brand New Refractometer - 30 (ebay)
Brand New Hydor Koralia 4 - 30 (ebay)
Hamilton Dual 250w halide ballast - 72 shipped (ebay)

[kwdelre]

looking great man. Keep up the good work. Congrats on finishing school. I know how much relief it is. Now get that tank up and running!

[OneDummHikk]

Congrats on the new equipment and the great deals you got. And like kw said, now its time to get the tank up and running

[Dancing4raiin]

Congrats. Now lets see your car. I've seen the rims in alot of the pictures makes me wonder what it is.

[Dancing4raiin]

Nevermind, i skipped over page 2. Nice car.

[bigdeeezy]

haha thanks for the congrats kw and hikk and thanks for the comment raiin...im hoping the weather cools down a bit so i can paint the stand and canopy and start on the plumbing

[bigdeeezy]

wow its been a while since i havent updated...been very busy with work and never had anytime to do anything. but anywho i brought the tank into the house after getting rid of the 100g FW tank and just finished the plumbing..here are some updated pics:

[Seamore]

Very nice job bigdeeezy, building it right from the start, lights in the canopy?

[crvz]

Well it looks like you're ready for water! Any timeline for getting it up and running?

[bigdeeezy]

yes there are lights in the canopy i am running (2) 250w halides and 2 110w VHO for actinics...it is actually ready for water as i might be doing that later on today. Some local reefers suggested that i move the valve on the skimmer parallel the skimmer and maybe raising the skimmer up a couple of inches so its not submerged too deep into the water? but hopefully i will have some pictures up when i fill it up with water...i will keep you guys updated...

[bigdeeezy]

heres an update on the tank...its up and running but i cant seem to get my skimmer to work properly...tried lowering the tee and tried to restrict air from coming in but it keeps on overflowing...can anyone spot anything that i might have did wrong??? here are some pics:

[camaroracer214]

the stand and canopy are nice. good work.