270 Gallon SPS tank for JBNY

[symbiosis]

Joe, just popped in, first time in a while, the new tank should be great! Sad to see the other one go, it really was amazing.
Things my way are going well, the new tank still hasnt been setup... Hopefully sometime this winter, you were right about the new house thing..zero time left over!
Take care

 

[crescent1]

good luck Joe, cant wait to see it plumbed and running.

 

[rombouts]

Joe where did you order the tank?

 

[drummereef]

Definitely tagging on this one. The other tanks look amazing.

 

[kevinpo]

Hi Joe,
Got here a little late But I think it looks Good but I would recommend 30" height if you haven't ordered already. At 24" it will look a bit odd with a 36" width. Single corner overflows don't work well with a wave box because of the drain noise generated by the sudden changes in water flow. I like to run my overflow boxes only 9" down then out the back. It gives you a nice space under them which increases tank space. The downside is you need to have some space behind the tank for the piping (I can email you some pictures of my 450).

Are you using an extension on your SK4200? If not I would strongly recommend one (12") for your new tank. I'm running 2 of the SK4200's and a SK5200 all with the 12" extension and they perform outstanding with increased capacity and stability.

Regards,
Kevin

 

[RGibson]

What is a sk4200?

 

[RedEyeReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8210948#post8210948 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RGibson
What is a sk4200?

Barr Aquatic skimmer.

http://www.barraquatic.com/super_skimmers.php

 

[SERVO]

Joe,

Nice meeting you at MACNA! I've been running one wave box on my 8 foot long tank and I just purchased the extension at the trade show. You'll need one if you want any considerable wave.

 

[NickP123]

hey joe,
nice to see a fellow islander on here. your previous tank looked amazing! how's the new tank coming along? just out of curiousity where are you on the island? I live in stony brook right near the university. What local stores do you go to? I usually buy supplies online but for fish and corals I usually go to suffolk county fish and reef in ronkonkoma.

 

[Michael Mota]

I too am tagging along, but I am also wondering JB NY is there any new progress to report?

 

[Alphabet]

NICE!

 

[Wiskey]

You were going to order the tank a couple months ago,... Any updates?

Thanks,
Whiskey

 

[JB NY]

Yeah everything got delayed due to some work in the house that needed to get finished. So now with the holidays coming up, I am planning to re-do the sump room in the basement and get the tank sometime in the Feb/March timeframe.

Hopefully in a few weeks I'll be able to get things moving again.

 

[cali_reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8598966#post8598966 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JB NY
Yeah everything got delayed due to some work in the house that needed to get finished. So now with the holidays coming up, I am planning to re-do the sump room in the basement and get the tank sometime in the Feb/March timeframe.

What you gona do will all the spare time between now to Feb?

 

[MrPike]

Any updates?

Excited to follow along, your 180 has been inspirational to many.

-Garrett

 

[maxxII]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8598966#post8598966 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JB NY
Yeah everything got delayed due to some work in the house that needed to get finished. So now with the holidays coming up, I am planning to re-do the sump room in the basement and get the tank sometime in the Feb/March timeframe.

Hopefully in a few weeks I'll be able to get things moving again.

JB said he got stuck with some holiday planning and work to do around the house.

He'll give a heads up when he's got some progress made.
IME, half the fun in setting up a reeftank is posting up the progress so others can join in.



Nick

 

[Michael Mota]

Nick I totally agree with you
I am anxious though to see how this build will go. His 180 tank was a work of reef art.

 

[Justjoe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8598966#post8598966 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JB NY
Yeah everything got delayed due to some work in the house that needed to get finished. So now with the holidays coming up, I am planning to re-do the sump room in the basement and get the tank sometime in the Feb/March timeframe.

Hopefully in a few weeks I'll be able to get things moving again.

The rock holding contract runs out Dec 31, 2006 so I guess I get to keep the rock afterall, gotta love that small print

 

[onehundred20]

glad to see you are starting your new tank up finally, your 180 was deff. my favorite on RC....Have you ordered the tank yet!

 

[servicky]

Awesome im am joining along .... As for overflows i had derek at Miracles build my my 150 starphire with an external overflow and CNC cut the back glass so you cant really tell i have an overflow.. Not sure if you can se im my gallery....