225 gal walk-around starphire from Miracles

I love this tank and will be doing something very close to this


Is there any problem of putting a large tank like this on an oak floor since oak floors expand and contract? someone told me to put it on plywood instead with a cutout?

any issues w the dual overflows?
 
I've had no issues with my oak floor. The base flooring is plywood. I figure that "wood is wood" and will expand and contract no matter what type it is.
The most important thing to do is reinforce the floor below the tank. Since this tank was going into a new house, we had the engineer figure out what needed to be done to reinforce the area and it was done ahead of time since the house is modular.
No problems with the dual overflows. Actually I think it's safer to have 2.
 
summer6 said:
I've had no issues with my oak floor. The base flooring is plywood. I figure that "wood is wood" and will expand and contract no matter what type it is.
The most important thing to do is reinforce the floor below the tank. Since this tank was going into a new house, we had the engineer figure out what needed to be done to reinforce the area and it was done ahead of time since the house is modular.
No problems with the dual overflows. Actually I think it's safer to have 2.
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thanx Summer! anymore info on floor support? or a number for the guy u used? I will be doing the 7ft tank and i need to support 6,000 lbs.... i hope this is doable.. the tank will be sitting on a steal beam, but i know more support will prob be needed
 
Sorry to say I can't recommend anyone regarding floor support - as our house is a custom modular design, and the company's engineering dept configured the correct load/support for the tank's location.
The tank sits along a major house beam and the cross beams are doubled beyond the length and width of the tank.
I think if you do a search on tank support or floor reinforcement here on RC you will get some great ideas of what people do.
 
That's a great looking system you've set up there.
Congratulations on your efforts.

I have to chuckle at your pics. Your fish, particularly the Tangs are real attention seekers, being determined to get into every tank angle picture.
 
Wow, this is a gorgeous tank! I'm on board for this build. Sry to hear about your sailfin, I just lost my Powder Blue yest its hard, u really become attached. :( I have the xp-3000 on my 125g n man is it a beast! Great purchase ur corals n fish will appreciate it! I'm thinking about getting a carbon/phosphate reactor, do u think they're worth it n what brand media do u use? Have u noticed phos/nitrate levels decrease? Keep those pics coming! :bounce1::bounce3:
 
AfricaOffroad said:
That's a great looking system you've set up there.
Congratulations on your efforts.

I have to chuckle at your pics. Your fish, particularly the Tangs are real attention seekers, being determined to get into every tank angle picture.
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Thanks for the kind words.
Definitely....the tangs follow and beg for food like little puppies!

SaltwaterAdict said:
Wow, this is a gorgeous tank! I'm on board for this build. Sry to hear about your sailfin, I just lost my Powder Blue yest its hard, u really become attached. :( I have the xp-3000 on my 125g n man is it a beast! Great purchase ur corals n fish will appreciate it! I'm thinking about getting a carbon/phosphate reactor, do u think they're worth it n what brand media do u use? Have u noticed phos/nitrate levels decrease? Keep those pics coming! :bounce1::bounce3:
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Thanks. I use BRS (bulk reef supply a sponser on RC) reactors and media - buying in bulk is the way to go. Yes, noticeable decrease in algae (especially needed w/4 panels showing) and my nitrate level has lowered over the past 10 mos or so since i've been running carbon and GFO.
 
summer6 said:
Sorry to say I can't recommend anyone regarding floor support - as our house is a custom modular design, and the company's engineering dept configured the correct load/support for the tank's location.
The tank sits along a major house beam and the cross beams are doubled beyond the length and width of the tank.
I think if you do a search on tank support or floor reinforcement here on RC you will get some great ideas of what people do.
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thank you!!! and mine is very similar as far as the beam and construction that you are explaining goes! awesome!
 
sro xp3000/update

sro xp3000/update

Thanks msp2673 and coraltastic.:fish2:

I finally got my new skimmer into the sump (i was away a lot on the weekends, and wanted to be around incase of flooding) and it's been up and running over 2 weeks now.
I don't have a picture of the skimmer in action, but I am very satisfied with the way it's been performing thus far.
The skimmer's standing in 6 1/4" of water, and the gate valve is mostly open (for now) and is producing good skimmate. I do not want to tinker with the skimmer while it's still breaking-in.
Am very impressed with the bubble blaster pump - and the fact that it's reliable to re-start (rather than the sicce pumps I had on my old BM)

Other news.
My perfectly beautiful naso tang "disappeared" about a month ago. The naso was my favorite fish, and was very kind.
It didn't jump out of the tank, and my lfs guy thinks he probably had a heart attack and just died. The fish probably died on one of the weekends that I was away.....and it's nearly impossible to see into all of the available spots between the live rock islands in searching for the fish. The tank basically absorbed/ate the body, and then I started to notice bones within the sand.

So I felt it was time to add some fish to my tank, it was looking pretty sparse, with just my 2 tangs getting most of the action.We just introduced 3 wimple fish (that's the name I can remember best), and 2 spotted mandarins that have settled-in after about 5 days. They are schooling, and they look so pretty....very lively fish.
I have a powder blue tang that is the new king of the tank, and we were very worried the first few hours....he went after them, and was ticked-0ff that new fish were added to his domain. Put up an acrylic sheet to cut off the tang's favorite escape routes, and fed them heavily to keep them happy.
Glad that they are all getting along well, and the new gang is following me around as usual.

Will post some pictures when i get the chance.
 
Believe it or not a mirror actually work really good at distracting the most dominant fishes in the tank. I tried this with my purple/yellow tang n it worked like a charm. Sit in front of the tank for a few hours n flash the mirror at the most aggressive fish. It will be more worried about his own reflection(thinking it's one of his own) n keep him busy while the other fish settles in. Try it! It works!!:lol2:
 
That is an absolutely astounding tank. I'm just looking at starting my first budget tank, but this is definitely a setup I'll remember for that dream tank later on in life. Thanks for the inspiration!
 
BEEEEAAAAAUUUUTTTTIIIIFFUUUULLLL!!!

Many good ideas as well. My only complaint: you are too humble.

Thanks for the thread!!
 
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