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Ok, my build has been going on for a year, still more to due, I'll post what's done and the things to do, then the pics etc. still a fair bit to complete, fingers crossed I'll be up and running by June.

The background, I emigrated from England around 9 years ago, I did have a 16,000 litres Koi pond which I built and fibreglassed myself, I had kept the water to a very high level, I actually made a profit on the livestock when I sold up, I actually broke even with all the equipment and livestock.

So why marine, firstly I don't have the space to build a koi pond and secondly I've not seen any koi of the quality that I was buying via Japan from the top breeders. Thirdly growing up I was intrigued by a lfs that had a couple of marine tanks in the eighties, so this has become a father and daughter project, she wanted a dog, honestly I don't have the time or patience for a dog, plus the house ends up stinking.

So Christmas eve 2015 I bring the tank home, the Mrs is livid, she's finding it way to big for the house, so anyway I build the sump and test the system with a sunsun jtp5800 pump. One night after a few extra beers, I get the tape measure out and quickly figure it'll fit perfectly on the balcony, plus being on the ground floor I can install the sump in the garden. The decision was made, chapter two to follow....

Chapter two,

I already had a steel stand made, I then installed a bean animal drain system, made a housing for the sump, all working great, I order the LED's for the lighting, then the liquor ban hits my catering business, so everything on hold.

So after struggling for 9 months things are catching up, I've got my lights running with a diy version of the coralux storm x controller, I have also made diy rocks and finished my scape, right now running well water, I will be running NSW (natural sea water) probably soon. I also knocked up a cover for the tank to keep predators out and fish in, we get plenty of birds, cats, mongoose and snakes etc.

So what's left, I need a battery backup, heater, for the chiller I'll be fitting a second hand window A.C. I'll be using kapelan's controller for heating, chilling, PH monitoring and dosing, I have the controller working, just need to install the probes etc. Other things I'm pretty much going to run an ATS, need to get a wavemaker, I'm also going to add another 100 litres to the sump, I'll be making some filter socks, not sure if I'll use them long term though, I've got a skimmer bubble magus c6, intending to run it part time only, I got it second hand from the U.K. Had a friend carry it. Also got to sort the electrics out, make a cover for the sump and clad the stand, sump lighting and a quarantine set up, the list seems endless lol...
The lights
https://youtu.be/QXnFikclHPw

More to follow, need to reduce the picture sizes.

Pics coming up, so far a year in the making......

More......

And some more...

The last for now...
Not in any particular order, I did try though, lol

nice diy build. i like the liverock placement as well. waiting to see the final tank:)

Thanks, currently working on installing the lights, 50 more wires to solder, hopefully within the next few days, lot of work and not much time...

Great build, liking forward to see this project completed and stocked.

Would love to know more about the Less.

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