300g Starphire Room Divider

[hdtvguy]

Well after loosing my 240g tank from an accident. More info on what happened can be viewed HERE



I have been planning my new tank a 300g 96" X 24" X 30" room divider viewed from 2 sides separating the dinning room and living room. Both 8' viewing panes of glass will be Starphire glass. Tank will have no overflow box going with 2 2" bulkheads for surface skimming same idea as this picture.

Tank will have a closed loop ran from a GenX PC55 with 2 educators for the returns. Sump and all pumps will be in basement. Return pump from sump will still be my old pump Gen X 18000 4750Gph.


I will be updating this thread as the build comes together.

 

[moggyhill]

oooh, I'm jealous

 

[Andrew]

Im comming to your house to live. You can have a son.

 

[sixxer]

Sorry to hear about the 240!!!!!

300 room divider should be sweet!!!!

 

[pondfrog]

sounds like a fun project-- why no box?
Is there an advantage to the pipes?
I would think they might be loud.
Steve

 

[hdtvguy]

The box takes up to much space in the tank. Since my tank will be viewable from both sides I don't want a ugly overflow box on one side. I don't loose the durso stand pipes they are just moved to the outside of the tank like this picture.

Or Like this

Noise will not be a problem its the same idea as having it in a overflow box.

 

[pondfrog]

Great! very nice.
Steve

 

[pritchett]

Who is building the tank?

 

[hdtvguy]

I'm having the glass ordered and sent to my house. Me and another guy from my LFS will assemble. He has made allot of tanks.

 

[hdtvguy]

Just a update. My Starphire glass came in today. Glass moving and tank building will start Thursday. I will have lots of pictures in my next update.

 

[zemuron114]

after the incident with glass before why did you go with glass again? i would be skeptical with glass!! Good luck! and keep the pics coming.

 

[spamin76]

Yeah, HD - I remember reading the thread with you telling us about the 240 - I wanted to cry - for a 240 to go like that.... good to hear the 300 is comming along.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Just a update. My Starphire glass came in today. Glass moving and tank building will start Thursday. I will have lots of pictures in my next update.

Looking forward to the updates - that starphire stuff is really, really nice and well worth the big bucks!

 

[hdtvguy]

after the incident with glass before why did you go with glass again? i would be skeptical with glass!! Good luck! and keep the pics coming.

I guess I'm a sucker for punishment LOL! No really I like glass for its properties. The accident with my 240g was a freak accident I will never no what caused the tank to crack that way. Others did what I did and had no problems.



spamin76,

Thanks...

Mad Scientist,

I hope it will be worth the extra expense

 

[hdtvguy]

Little bit of a set back today. The glass could not be delivered today. So Monday night will be the big build day.

 

[retin78]

how much did you pay for your 300 gallon starphire tank? Is all three side side starphire or just the front panel?

 

[hdtvguy]

Not sure the cost yet of the Starphire yet. It will run in the $$$ thousands. I went with 2 96" X 30" panels. This will be a room divider so I got the front and back panels Starphire.

 

[JDM130]

Hey Rob sorry to read about the 240, your a better man then me, I would have flipped! Best of luck with the new tank and please post lots of pics

Jeff

 

[hdtvguy]

Thanks.... The worst thing is I had insurance on the tank. I'm fighting with the insurance company now regarding the tank. This is what really ****es me off that I was paying for insurance on the whole setup and now they will not pay:mad2:


But that is a whole new thread...........

 

[hdtvguy]

The build of my tank can be found here in the Large tank forum. I did not want to have 2 threads going on the build. Got the glass in today pictures have been updated see them Here