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iTzJu's 80 Gallon Lagoon Display Tank Build
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Judeo, are you sure the stand will hold the ~800 lbs. of tank and SW? I have never used IKEA furniture as an aquarium stand, but I have used it for other things. I had a piece once that I placed near a window, and it got wet a couple times, when I left the window open and it got wet from rain storms. It was made of a particle board covered with a melamine laminate, which, once wet began to swell, and crumble.
Hey Jim,
haha, trust me Ikea wasn't the first thing to pop in my head but, I think you're mistaking the ADA for the DeepBlue 80 Gallon Display i currently have running. You're definitely correct on when you said there is no way an ikea cabinet will hold all that weight!! haha
The ADA is only a 8 gallon tank which i will plumb a long side the 80 to use as a frag tank. Roughly less than 100lbs will be placed on top of the ikea cabinet. I also got the suggestion for the stand on several other ADA 60p builds and they have used them with success!
+1. One if the quietest pumps I have used. Would not have know it was running if I didn't see the water moving.
When I first turned it on, I got worried because I didn't hear or see any water movement. I'm not used to a gradual start pump. Lol
Lol. At first I was thinking to myself "I thought this thing would move more water" as it was coming up to speed. Once it was up to speed I had to slow it to the second setting. Should be able to turn it up when I put my skimmer and reactors online.
I have mine on the lowest setting and this thing moves water like no ones business. I will be plumbing a chilller, smaller frag tank, and some reactors to this so i expect to use a higher setting.
For the brief moment I did have the pump on the highest setting, my display was going nuts. lol
Can anyone tell me how to program some float switches with the Apex? I installed the breakout box, spliced some wires to the float switches, attached it to breakout box, and program outlet #8 with a basic switch command and nothing happens.
I've been trying to figure this out for the better part of the evening.
I've been trying to figure this out for the better part of the evening.
Figure out the breakout box. my idiot self had the outlet on the ON setting instead of auto. DUHH
Well here some pics of the lower half of the tank..
These wires needs some help, going to get some zipties and organize these.... one day...
my ATO dosing pump.. cheap fishstreet.com doser. does the job. wouldn't expect anything more.. and my NAC7
The Jebao DC6000 workhorse. I am loving this thing so much. for $115 DC Pump, it is a bargain.
Murky Waters.... Coral Snow & MB7 Dose.
Oh, I also tried Probidio BioClean. I did my first dose Friday. going to see how well it works. I got a 30 Vial kit for $30 so it was worth a shot.
Well here some pics of the lower half of the tank..
These wires needs some help, going to get some zipties and organize these.... one day...
my ATO dosing pump.. cheap fishstreet.com doser. does the job. wouldn't expect anything more.. and my NAC7
The Jebao DC6000 workhorse. I am loving this thing so much. for $115 DC Pump, it is a bargain.
Murky Waters.... Coral Snow & MB7 Dose.
Oh, I also tried Probidio BioClean. I did my first dose Friday. going to see how well it works. I got a 30 Vial kit for $30 so it was worth a shot.
with a heavy heart I must say that I will most likely be breaking this tank down.
as much as I love this tank and set up, their is a high probability that I will be moving within this year and most likely be sooner than later.
I will start a thread soon, most likely this weekend to start selling off my fish and then shortly afterwards a ton of equipment that i would like to sell to clear out before I move.
I won't completely be out as I plan to keep a smaller tank going to keep some of my favorite corals. I just don't want the hassle of moving a large tank when the day comes.
although the tank is young and was short lived, it was an awesome journey haha.
as much as I love this tank and set up, their is a high probability that I will be moving within this year and most likely be sooner than later.
I will start a thread soon, most likely this weekend to start selling off my fish and then shortly afterwards a ton of equipment that i would like to sell to clear out before I move.
I won't completely be out as I plan to keep a smaller tank going to keep some of my favorite corals. I just don't want the hassle of moving a large tank when the day comes.
although the tank is young and was short lived, it was an awesome journey haha.
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