my 1000 gal upgrade build

as some of you know i have been slowly upgrading my system now for close to a year and i'm making some good progress so i have decided to start a build thread 
general specs of the system
250 gal plywood reef tank
250 gal aggressive  tank
75 gal sps tank
60 gal plywood frag tank
110 gal softie/nem tank
300 gal sump/frag tank
40 gal breeder fish grow out tank
29 gal fuge
25 gal NPS cube tank
40 gal breedder qurauntine tank
comes out to roughly 1000 gal TWV
first off here is the room that will be my fish room

i installed 3/4" pink foam to insilate the bare cinder blocks

then coverd it with 3/4" plywood

then my little helper helped me paint it white
next i had to remove a floor suport pole for where the tank will be sandwiched the joist with2 1/4"x6"x10' galvinized steel plates bolted together

 

here is the 250 gallon plywood tank i built its 72"x36"x29" with an external overflow and dual closed loop system

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here is the plywood frag tank

here is the 250 gal aggerssive tank its 67"x30"x36"

 

bud and i converted my old 300 gal acrylic tank into my sump/frag tank
before

and now  you can also see the build thread for it here http://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/Community/DiscussionForums/tabid/78/aft/24264/Default.aspx

stand for the plywood tank  will be bult into the wall when done

tank is in the house

we did some damage to the stairway wall moving it in but nothing i cant fix

 

stand for 250 gal aggressive and 25 gal NPS tank

it took 2 men and a truck 5 guys to move this in but its in the house

i had to remove the basement door frame to get it in

my first fish

 

here is how i ran the plumbing from the 250 aggressive, 25 gal NPS, and 110 gal softie/ nem tank to the sump

and then coverd

plumbing for the plywood tank

more plumbing

more plumbing

still more plumbing  i now hate PVC

 

how much did it cost you for two men and a truck to bring in that tank?

 

closed loop #1 for the plywood tank  has a reeflow sequence pump and a 4way oceans motion


 







closed loop #2 on plywood tank  has a reeflo baracuda pump with a oceans motion 4 way

closed loop on the aggressive tank  has a reeflo dart gold   
i would also like to thank Tim (marco) and Nick (nik) for helping with the plunbing  it took 4 full days and over 300' feet of pvc

 

$330 dollars to have them move it from the garage to the basement and i gave them a $160 tip well worth it

 

i plan on using my new hot water heater and a titanium heat exchanger i built to heat this tank
new hot water heater  thanks joe for helping me hook it up

here is the titanium heat exchanger i made out of 10' of 3/8" thin walled titanium  and i can tell you this its not easy bending this stuff

here it is in the sump along with the secondary skimmer


here is the recerculating pump, emergency shut off soliniod, and stainless flow control ball valves

 

WOW Matt, that is quite a build. Very impressive.

 

here is the 110 sofite/nem tank with DIY led lighting  that is already up and running



here is the 75 gal SPS tank with DIY led lighting thats already up and running



here is the plywood frag tank with DIY led lighting and 75 gall grow out tank that will be replaced with the 40 breeder grow out tank

and my current sump

well thats all i have for now i will update this as i go but its going to take a long time yet cause i have along way to go yet

 

Geez Matt! I didn't realize you were doing all that! I thought you were going to set up two big tanks and maybe a frag tank but I didn't think you would reach 1000 gallons in total. Keep up the good work!

 

Damn, that's a sweet pluming job. Who's your plummer? /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/tongue.gif I can't wait to get the rock work done and fill it with water!

 

looks real nice and clean

 

Jesus Christ!

Nice build!

 

Looking good Matt! How in the heck have you had time for doing all that plumbing plus the taxidermy business plus your 'day job'? Very impressive!

 

Looking good Matt! How in the heck have you had time for doing all that plumbing plus the taxidermy business plus your 'day job'? Very impressive!

 

WOW Thats just amazing.. Very nice...

 

I forgot to ask earlier, what are you doing to combat humidity issues? You almost need a separate HVAC system for your basement.

 

Wow...that's a lot of moving water...and a bunch of big pumps. I'm sure the PVC cost a small fortune...along with the monthly electricity bill. Nice setup! Would love to see it in person some time.

--AJ