240 Gallon Cube build

[Zobp]

Starting a new tank build it will be my first acrylic tank as my last 3 tanks were all glass. Came across a good deal for an Acrylic tank 48 x 30 x 38 so I jumped on it I was always curious to do a cube build.

Equipment List:

Reeflo Gold Hammerhead External pump ~6000gph
Reef Octopus SRO-5000 with HY-5000 Bubble Blaster pump
Ecotech MP40 x2
Apex Lite Module with PM2, WXM, LSM
GEO 618 Calcium Reactor
Standard Ebay Dimmable LED setup 3x (upgrade in the near future)
Acrylic Sump 48 x 16 x 18


Current Tank:

Current Stock List:

Yellow Tang
Naso Tang
Yellow Eye Kole Tang
Salfin Tang
Blue Hippo Tang
Panther Grouper
Picasso Triggerfish
Clarkii Clownfish x2
False Percula Clownfish x2
Chromis
Yellow Coris Wrasse
Royal Gramma


Stand Progress:

Tank progress First Picked up:

Tank all cleaned up:

 

[Zobp]

Going to be building the Coast to coast this week and I will be using a beananimal type overflow.

Question about finishing off the acrylic before setting it in place I wanted to sand down the acrylic does anyone have a recommendation of sanding by hand or using a sander. I will be re sanding the whole tank so I am leaning towards a sander..recommendations welcome.

 

[dave.m]

I'll bet you're single.

Dave.M

 

[Zobp]

Couldn't be further from it..lol Wife and soon to be 3 kids.

 

[Handil]

I'll bet you're single.

Dave.M

Ha! I showed my wife the first pic, she said i would be single lol. :lol:

 

[dave.m]

Yep. Many's the man who has had them forcibly removed for far lesser transgressions.

Dave.M

 

[Throttle]

Not sure how precise or little sanding needs to be done to acrylic but that is the factor I would consider because by hand you can be more precise where the sander will just get the job faster. Sorry I cant help much more than that lol but nice bath tub tank! haha

 

[larcomak11]

i wish my bathtub looked that good lol

 

[Mark...]

I'll bet you're single.

Dave.M

First thing I thought of when I saw the bath tub. :lol2:

 

[Zobp]

Well whenever the wife begins to get upset I just lay the pipe. That could potentially explain why I have 3 kids at the age of 28.