smokn351
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I will be chronicling my new tank build here over the coming months. I have been in the Hobby for 3 years and this is my second Marine tank. This tank will mainly be Fish-Only with roughly 70kg of Live rock and some Soft Corals including a massive half metre wide sarcophyton. Its inhabitants will include 1 x Clown Trigger 1 x Emperor Angel 1 x Foxface Rabbitfish 1 x Blue tang and 1 x bluestreak cleaner wrasse which have all been with me from the start. Future inhabitants will include a Blue Ribbon Eel.
the specs are as follows:
Display Tank - 1290mm Length, 690mm Height, 820mm Deep. The 3 Viewing panels will consist of starphire glass, while the rest of the tank will be standard glass.
Stand - Custom built out of 18mm Ply, 2 x 4 timber, Gorilla glue and lots of screws. The hood will be completely open with alloy strips running accross to attach lighting. It will open like a Piano lid Hinged into the wall using heavy duty hinges.
Lighting - 2 x 150W 20K Metal Halides inside 2 x Lumenarc Diamond reflectors(44cm x 24.5cm x 17cm), Powered by 2 x Nelson 150w MH electronic Ballasts.
2 x 54w Arcadia T5 Actinic tubes attached to two 1200mm Juwel reflectors, Ice-Cap lamp-holders running into 1 x electronic Ballast. 1 x Blue LED moon-light with 28day lunar moon cycle function
Plumbing - 1 x Eheim 1262 return pump running into a 1" SCWD, splitting into two 1" PVC pipes then into two 1" pipes splitting again into four 3/4" Loc-Line flare nozzles. Pondmaster 11392 pump to run chiller and UV sterilizer. 2" overflow bulkhead with Strainer.
Sump - 600mm x 600mm x 600mm
RO Tank - 400mm x 600mm x 300mm powered by a pondmaster 11388(located through-wall outside of house)
Additional Plumbing - Tunze stream 6065
Protein Skimmer - Reef Octopus NW200
Controllers - Custom Auto top-off courtesy of "smash", Weipro Temp controller running 2 x 500W heaters
Chiller - Resun CL-650(located through-wall outside of house)
UV Sterilizer - Pondmaster 11W
Thanks to the following Suppliers for there Fantastic service and sharp pricing: http://www.reefshops.com, http://www.reefdepot.com.sg, http://www.aqua.net.nz, http://www.barkingbuddies.co.nz/index.php?pr=Salt_Mix, http://www.philpwrights.com, http://stores.ebay.com/Island-Time-Aquatics, www.craftstone.co.nz
Wanganui Glass, Beadles Panel Products Wanganui, My Plumbing Depot Wanganui, Bunnings, Stewarts Electrical Wanganui, Animania Wanganui, Wonderworld Pets Rotorua.
Also a Big thank you to "Smash" and Kirk
I may have left some things out? will edit and add as they come to mind.
anyways enjoy the pics, there will be more to come over the following weeks/months
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More tank progress. Starphire panel on left.
the specs are as follows:
Display Tank - 1290mm Length, 690mm Height, 820mm Deep. The 3 Viewing panels will consist of starphire glass, while the rest of the tank will be standard glass.
Stand - Custom built out of 18mm Ply, 2 x 4 timber, Gorilla glue and lots of screws. The hood will be completely open with alloy strips running accross to attach lighting. It will open like a Piano lid Hinged into the wall using heavy duty hinges.
Lighting - 2 x 150W 20K Metal Halides inside 2 x Lumenarc Diamond reflectors(44cm x 24.5cm x 17cm), Powered by 2 x Nelson 150w MH electronic Ballasts.
2 x 54w Arcadia T5 Actinic tubes attached to two 1200mm Juwel reflectors, Ice-Cap lamp-holders running into 1 x electronic Ballast. 1 x Blue LED moon-light with 28day lunar moon cycle function
Plumbing - 1 x Eheim 1262 return pump running into a 1" SCWD, splitting into two 1" PVC pipes then into two 1" pipes splitting again into four 3/4" Loc-Line flare nozzles. Pondmaster 11392 pump to run chiller and UV sterilizer. 2" overflow bulkhead with Strainer.
Sump - 600mm x 600mm x 600mm
RO Tank - 400mm x 600mm x 300mm powered by a pondmaster 11388(located through-wall outside of house)
Additional Plumbing - Tunze stream 6065
Protein Skimmer - Reef Octopus NW200
Controllers - Custom Auto top-off courtesy of "smash", Weipro Temp controller running 2 x 500W heaters
Chiller - Resun CL-650(located through-wall outside of house)
UV Sterilizer - Pondmaster 11W
Thanks to the following Suppliers for there Fantastic service and sharp pricing: http://www.reefshops.com, http://www.reefdepot.com.sg, http://www.aqua.net.nz, http://www.barkingbuddies.co.nz/index.php?pr=Salt_Mix, http://www.philpwrights.com, http://stores.ebay.com/Island-Time-Aquatics, www.craftstone.co.nz
Wanganui Glass, Beadles Panel Products Wanganui, My Plumbing Depot Wanganui, Bunnings, Stewarts Electrical Wanganui, Animania Wanganui, Wonderworld Pets Rotorua.
Also a Big thank you to "Smash" and Kirk
I may have left some things out? will edit and add as they come to mind.
anyways enjoy the pics, there will be more to come over the following weeks/months
More tank progress. Starphire panel on left.
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