Turbovr3six
Colored Sticks addict
Time to start a thread to log the progress, and gather advise for my new tank set up. The tank is a 190G Eurobraced top and bottom GC tank. Dimensions are 48"L x 36"W x 25"H. I got the tank used for a great deal. I was skeptical at first with the tank maker due to lots of horror stories, but after checking it out it looked good. It passed the 2 week leak test with no issues at all, so now im ready to add equiptment and start the cycle.
First a little backround about me. My name is Justin and i've been in the hobby for a short 3 years. Im still a youngin' at 24 years old, and I now live in the insanely hot city of Phoenix(115 today! :furious: ). I grew up on Long Island, New York and miss it terribly. I kept very simple FW aquariums as a kid, but not many. My reefing hobby started when i moved to AZ. I think what got me into this hobby was my love for the beach. I started SW with a 29G FOWLR tank that i kept in my apartment. After i moved into a house, i set up my first big reef tank. It was a 125G mixed reef. As my intrest grew, so did the amount of money thrown at it. More corals were added while others grew and i found myself with not much room. I upgraded to a 200G display tank with its own room. This setup has been running for a little bit now, but is costing a fortune to run. While the DT is only 200G, the sump is a 180 that holds about 90G while system is running. Also there is a 100G and 27G tanks connected as well.
I wanted this new 190G to replace the system i have set up now.
Heres the tank on a pallet after some buddies and I got it to my house.
The stand is DIY and made of wood. I have the sump on a slide out tray but i think im going to ditch the idea. I thought it would make things ALOT easier and it only made things a little easier.
I plan on just putting a normal floor in it and keep the third door. Being able to access the sump from the side will come in handy i would think. Heres some pictures of how it sits now with the sump tray. I also installed towel hooks inside and a switch that will turn on lights in the stand once the doors open. Still needs trim, paint, sealant, and stain.
So the basic rundown...
System specs:
Tank- 190G Wide made by Glass Cages. 2x 2" drains, 1" return, 1" CL intake, 2x 3/4" CL output. Drilled for SCH80 Bulkheads.
Sump- 40G Breeder. Scored it new during the $1/gal sale. Kept it very simple.
Return Pump-Water Blaster 5000.
Closed Loop Pump- Sedra KSP-20000.
Stand dimensions-48"L x 38"W x 36"H.
Canopy- not finished. Im horrible at fancy woodworking.
Water flow- 2x 6105 Tunze Streams 1x 6212 Tunze. Hoping for a couple Vortec's in the future.
Lighting- 2x Lumenarc III reflectors, 2x Lumatek 400W Selectable ballasts, 2x 400W Radium 20K's. Planing on some LED's for color.
Skimmer- SRO-5000-EXT Octopus External.
Reactors- 2x Phosban 550's. 1 for carbon, and 1 for GFO.
Controllers- 7096 Tunze. RK L2. Hoping for an Apex instead.
I'll probally ask alot of questions so feel free to comment along the way. For now I need to finish up the stand and get some sand and rocks in the tank. Ill post lots of pictures along the way in hopes that this gets done right.
:beer:
First a little backround about me. My name is Justin and i've been in the hobby for a short 3 years. Im still a youngin' at 24 years old, and I now live in the insanely hot city of Phoenix(115 today! :furious: ). I grew up on Long Island, New York and miss it terribly. I kept very simple FW aquariums as a kid, but not many. My reefing hobby started when i moved to AZ. I think what got me into this hobby was my love for the beach. I started SW with a 29G FOWLR tank that i kept in my apartment. After i moved into a house, i set up my first big reef tank. It was a 125G mixed reef. As my intrest grew, so did the amount of money thrown at it. More corals were added while others grew and i found myself with not much room. I upgraded to a 200G display tank with its own room. This setup has been running for a little bit now, but is costing a fortune to run. While the DT is only 200G, the sump is a 180 that holds about 90G while system is running. Also there is a 100G and 27G tanks connected as well.
I wanted this new 190G to replace the system i have set up now.
Heres the tank on a pallet after some buddies and I got it to my house.
The stand is DIY and made of wood. I have the sump on a slide out tray but i think im going to ditch the idea. I thought it would make things ALOT easier and it only made things a little easier.
I plan on just putting a normal floor in it and keep the third door. Being able to access the sump from the side will come in handy i would think. Heres some pictures of how it sits now with the sump tray. I also installed towel hooks inside and a switch that will turn on lights in the stand once the doors open. Still needs trim, paint, sealant, and stain.
So the basic rundown...
System specs:
Tank- 190G Wide made by Glass Cages. 2x 2" drains, 1" return, 1" CL intake, 2x 3/4" CL output. Drilled for SCH80 Bulkheads.
Sump- 40G Breeder. Scored it new during the $1/gal sale. Kept it very simple.
Return Pump-Water Blaster 5000.
Closed Loop Pump- Sedra KSP-20000.
Stand dimensions-48"L x 38"W x 36"H.
Canopy- not finished. Im horrible at fancy woodworking.
Water flow- 2x 6105 Tunze Streams 1x 6212 Tunze. Hoping for a couple Vortec's in the future.
Lighting- 2x Lumenarc III reflectors, 2x Lumatek 400W Selectable ballasts, 2x 400W Radium 20K's. Planing on some LED's for color.
Skimmer- SRO-5000-EXT Octopus External.
Reactors- 2x Phosban 550's. 1 for carbon, and 1 for GFO.
Controllers- 7096 Tunze. RK L2. Hoping for an Apex instead.
I'll probally ask alot of questions so feel free to comment along the way. For now I need to finish up the stand and get some sand and rocks in the tank. Ill post lots of pictures along the way in hopes that this gets done right.
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... but I'm looking forward to following your build.
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