1,000 gallon tank build

[kickingfish3]

Started off with a 240 gallon reef tank in my basement here in Atlanta. Fell in love with the hobby and so I decided to put a 1000 gallon in my next house currently being built. The tank is on the second level so the architect and engineer designed the floor trusses 24"under and around the tank. He overdid it a bit making it able to handle 25,000 pounds but I guess its better to be safe than sorry. MRC built my tank and I had it shipped to my house in Orange Beach, AL. I wasn't there to get pictures of the crane raising it up to second level but my builder face timed me while it was going in. The series of this blog may take a while. Since I won't be living in this house until I retire, all the fish, plumbing, lights, and etc won't come till later. I would like to get opinions though of what other people have used with equipment on a tank this size. The tank is 118"x 44"x 48" and viewable on three sides and from 2 different rooms. There is three feet from top of tank to the housing for the lights. There will be angels so I will have to adjust my preferences for corals.

 

[kickingfish3]

pictures to follow

 

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[kickingfish3]

tank stand

tank stand

 

[kickingfish3]

peninsula tank stand

peninsula tank stand

 

[kickingfish3]

MRC tank at finished stages

MRC tank at finished stages


This is my 7 year old and 12 year old standing inside the tank when we went to inspect it before it was shipped.

 

[kickingfish3]

3 sided view from my office living room and kitchen

3 sided view from my office living room and kitchen

 

[kickingfish3]

Tank was craned into the house last week

Tank was craned into the house last week

.I didn't get to see it put in , but it took 12 men to set her down. The house is in the final stages .

 

[FuzzyZipperbaum]

Its going to be GREAT to look at and a pain in the rear to clean!!! Have fun with the build...

 

[laredo300c]

Wow, congratulations on living your Dream

 

[ca1ore]

Maybe its an illusion, but the tank looks like it overhangs the stand?

 

[kickingfish3]

It is hanging off. The tank wasn't squared up at the time of the picture.

 

[SS_Sean]

wow!

 

[Jason G]

Just awesome.

 

[Fish lover]

Awesome !!!!

 

[OzATL]

Fellow ATL 1000g display, nice! I just posted my equipment list in a build thread tonight if you wanted to see. What are you planning on putting in it?

 

[DavidinGA]

That's 1k gallons? What are the dimensions?

 

[kickingfish3]

118"x48"x44" No real plans set in stone. This tank is in my living room so its one of the focal points of the house along with the other wall being the Gulf of Mexico. I won't get a chance to start the process until after I retire, which hopefully is a few more years.

 

[muttley000]

Nice, tagging along!

 

[FuzzyZipperbaum]

118"x48"x44" No real plans set in stone. This tank is in my living room so its one of the focal points of the house along with the other wall being the Gulf of Mexico. I won't get a chance to start the process until after I retire, which hopefully is a few more years.

I have 2 500 gallon tanks side by side (thread is on here somewhere under Lunatic Fringe). I planned for 3 years....I joined RC in 08 and started the build after reading every valuable thread on here...TWICE.

PS...I also live off the Gulf....plan HEAVY for the humidity....