300 g mixed reef tank

[Cac986]

New to reef central but have been in the hobby for 20 years. Just thought I would introduce myself and my reef tank. If anyone is interested I would be happy to post my build.

Tank Spec's:
Custom 300 gallon LeeMar 96" long 25" high 30" wide
Custom LeeMar Stand 36" high
Custom LeeMar hood 18" high

Lighting:
2 x 400W hqi PFO metal halide pendants (14K hamilton bulbs)
3 ecoxotic panorama light strips

Circulation:
closed loop ran by a little giant external pump
2 x sicce 10s power heads (4000 gph/pump)
Little giant return pump (4 returns)

Filtration:
50 g Trigger Systems sump + refugium (light aquan LEDs)
Vertex external protein skimmer
Vertex GFO reactor
Custum carbon reactor

A.T.O top off system from fish room
RX calcium reactor

 

[maroun.c]

Impressive tank you got there.
Way to go for a 1st post

 

[Larry Waughon]

Nice tank! How long has it been running?

 

[paul_111]

Looks nice. I'm looking into a similar size tank. Do you like the dimensions? Would you change anything about it if starting over?

If you don't mind, how much did the tank/stand/canopy cost? Feel free to pm if you don't want to say publicly.

THanks!

 

[paul_111]

Looks nice. I'm looking into a similar size tank. Do you like the dimensions? Would you change anything about it if starting over?

If you don't mind, how much did the tank/stand/canopy cost? Feel free to pm if you don't want to say publicly.

THanks!

 

[Cac986]

Thanks, the tank has only been up and running for 7 months. I upgraded from a 250 g acrylic tank so most of the corals were already mature.

I love the dimensions and the fact that is glass not acrylic. I had a very difficult time cleaning the acrylic tank.

I chose these dimensions mostly because of the 30 inch depth. The price of the aquarium goes up significantly when the hight of the tank exceeds 25 inches or so (you need thicker glass ). So I pushed the limits as much as I could without breaking the bank. Expect to pay around $1400 for a tank this size. I don't remember the exact price for the stand and canopy. Including delivery expect to pay around $4500. They really get you with stand and canopy!

 

[Cac986]

Thanks, the tank has only been up and running for 7 months. I upgraded from a 250 g acrylic tank so most of the corals were already mature.

I love the dimensions and the fact that is glass not acrylic. I had a very difficult time cleaning the acrylic tank.

I chose these dimensions mostly because of the 30 inch depth. The price of the aquarium goes up significantly when the hight of the tank exceeds 25 inches or so (you need thicker glass ). So I pushed the limits as much as I could without breaking the bank. Expect to pay around $1400 for a tank this size. I don't remember the exact price for the stand and canopy. Including delivery expect to pay around $4500. They really get you with stand and canopy!

 

[Cac986]

pictures of my filtration system

pictures of my filtration system

Just a few pics of my filtration system

 

[Cac986]

more pics

more pics

just a few more pics of the tank including my frag tank

 

[biecacka]

Do you have a link to leemar tank building site?
Corey

 

[Cac986]

No sorry I don't. LeeMar doesn't have a website either.

 

[Reef Reactor]

Do you still have the same lighting? How do you put the mh to spread over 96"?