REEF-DADDY
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Ok heres the first set of pics from the 280 upgrade. The tank will be in wall, and bare bottom with Starphire(actually generic low iron). I will be housing mostly SPS with a few LPS mixed in. First the specs:
Tank
72"x36"x25" Starphire front corner overflows.
9 total holes drilled for closed loop and return pump.
125G sump
30 gallon auto topoff with kalk
Lighting
3x250 xm 10k in lumenarcs
4x160 actinic VHO
Flow
Tunze wavebox
Iwaki 70 rlt pushing 2 eductors
mag 1800 return
Misc. equipment
Aquacontroller Jr
ASM G6
Aqua 114w UV
1 800 watt heater
1 400 watt heater
Here is a shot of the old 125 set up. Not a great pic, but it will at least give you perspective. That's me and my dog btw. What you can't see is the big MH ballast's behind the dogs head. I found that going from a 55 to a 125 really warrant either a large cabinet or a fish room......
A couple of shots of the stand being built. It has a total of 6 4x6 legs plus the front 2x4's 12" on center. I also ran 2x8's and blocked them every 2'.
It's here! thank god for large suction cups and good friends. We got it in without issue!
On the stand
Thoughts so far:
It's too early to tell if the low iron glass makes a difference as the tank is still dirty. It's alot less green on the edges thats for sure. I don't think I'll be able to tell until its filled and lighted.
I am very happy with Glasscages. Service was A+, and the tank is built well like a tank! There are some gobs of silicone here and there but no big deal.
Next for me is to move the drain pipes you see over the tank, and install the bulks heads, then lay out the electrical for the fish room.
Tank
72"x36"x25" Starphire front corner overflows.
9 total holes drilled for closed loop and return pump.
125G sump
30 gallon auto topoff with kalk
Lighting
3x250 xm 10k in lumenarcs
4x160 actinic VHO
Flow
Tunze wavebox
Iwaki 70 rlt pushing 2 eductors
mag 1800 return
Misc. equipment
Aquacontroller Jr
ASM G6
Aqua 114w UV
1 800 watt heater
1 400 watt heater
Here is a shot of the old 125 set up. Not a great pic, but it will at least give you perspective. That's me and my dog btw. What you can't see is the big MH ballast's behind the dogs head. I found that going from a 55 to a 125 really warrant either a large cabinet or a fish room......
A couple of shots of the stand being built. It has a total of 6 4x6 legs plus the front 2x4's 12" on center. I also ran 2x8's and blocked them every 2'.
It's here! thank god for large suction cups and good friends. We got it in without issue!
On the stand
Thoughts so far:
It's too early to tell if the low iron glass makes a difference as the tank is still dirty. It's alot less green on the edges thats for sure. I don't think I'll be able to tell until its filled and lighted.
I am very happy with Glasscages. Service was A+, and the tank is built well like a tank! There are some gobs of silicone here and there but no big deal.
Next for me is to move the drain pipes you see over the tank, and install the bulks heads, then lay out the electrical for the fish room.
