My 135G build

 










 










I am off and running on the 135G I bought from Irishstock. I am looking for comments and suggestions on what and how to go about this. I currently have a 55G (8 months) that is going just OK.
I would like to start with the sump. It os a 30G box. I Will be putting a Vertex In-sump IN100 skimmer in it. Beyond that ???? I tend to overfeed so... I think I want a sock, water "polisher", LR, sand-mud, macro algae, carbon????
I put an ad on buy/sell/trade for wtb LR and substrate.
This was posted on DSM group by mistake.
Here are some pics.
135G

tank

sump

overflow

more over flow

My 55G
whole tank

pair 'o clowns and tang hiding

Clarki and his Nem,

Scooter

 

Any thoughts? I got the sand today and added the salt(reef crystals).

 

1 stop over feeding. #2 sump LR is good. #3 nix the sock. If you need a filter ONCE in a while, go to the fabric store and get some quilt batting and cut it to what you need...cheap. #4 either make seperate sections of the sump or get a cheap conatiner and put your rock/sand/mud/macro in it. #5 get a shower "stuff' holder. It has holes in it, get a net bag from petco/petsmart and put your carbon in it. Put it in the shower "stuff holder" where your flow comes into the sump. #6 chaeto is good in the sump..light I used was a cheapo strip plant light from Lowes...call me when you are ready for some.
None of this may be what you want to do but that tank for 11 yrs without a skimmer and very lax water changes...once it was established which was maybe 6ish months. Right now I have both my 55 and nano 29 running without a skimmer and both look pretty good...so far anyway. I put in some quilt batting when I clean the glass to collect gunk, run carbon and that's about it.

 

Thanks, sounds like a plan. If it worked for you,.... I will be needing some cheato on wed, was going to order but would rather buy from yoiu.

 

I got the sand (thaks Sean) and some live rock (thanks Irishstock) in. I added a damesl and cardinal to help cycling. Also, my nem in my 55G was not happy so I moved him to the 135G and he seems to be doing better. Am working on moving the sump to the basement today. Here are some pics.
Tank

Cardinal

Damsel

Nem

LR and chaeto

Sump

Skimmer

 

Only suggestion I have, right now, is move that power strip from the edge of the sump...LOL yikes.. That will be nice once it's all set up and running how you want it. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

 

I know... I thought about that after I posted it.  I am mounting it on the wall behind the tank. The sump is also going away, I got a 75G tank I am going to use as a sump. Needs a little cleaning. 
 pic below. I need a better job and a bigger house LOL