BONDQ
Premium Member
Hi folks,
Here’s my 300 gallon Reef Tank. It measures 96â€Âx 24â€Âx 30â€Â.
Total water volume is 360g with the sump.
I’ve had it running for about 8 months, but haven’t found the time to take all the pictures and get it posted.
I ordered in in March 06, it arrived June 4th. I added water to it on July 4th after getting it plumbed and installing all of the equipment.
I’m not a very good photographer, I did what I could:
Full Tank
It’s mainly a reef tank. My family and I enjoy the corals but I haven’t spent much time collecting them yet. This will be the focus of my efforts going forward.
It is made of 3/4†acrylic and I had it custom made by Chris at Midwest Custom Aquariums.
He made the tank, sump, steel frame, oak stand, and oak canopy to my specific requirements and did a great job. The stand is powder-coated steel. It weighs 1,000 pounds dry. (Thank you to all my friends and neighbors who helped me move it into the house)
Here are some photos of the tank just before he shipped it to me:
Setup after production
Tank, just prior to shipment
I had some very specific requirements for the canopy.
I wanted a “false wall†built at the top of the canopy to house and hide the lighting ballasts for my Metal Halides. The tank sits against a room in my family room and I didn’t want to see any wiring or unsightly components. I also needed sufficient space from the bulbs to the water and space to work on the tank.
Top of Canopy
1,600 Watts of Metal Halide Loving
The return plumbing is 1-1/2†and the drains are 2†PVC. I have two overflows with Durso stand-pipes.
Equipment:
4 Each-400W 14K Metal Halide SE Bulbs on Dual 400W PFO Magnetic Ballasts
8 Each Blue Moonlights
2 Each Eheim 1262 Return Pumps
AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer (custom height) w/ MAG24 Pump
900W Finnex Heater
JBJ 1/2HP Chiller with Eheim 1260 Chiller Pump (closed loop to sump)
Neptune Aquacontroller III
2 Each Tunze 6100 Streams with Multicontroller
1 Each Tunze Wavebox with Wave controller
Left Side Plumbing
Right Side Plumbing
Electronics (Salt Dust included)
Controllers
Living Things (that aren’t coral):
440 Pounds of Tonga Kaelani Live Rock
About 300 pounds Fiji Pink Live Sandbed (mixed 1mm-7mm)
1 Each Desjardini Sailfin Tang
1 Each Blue Tang
1 Each Yellow Tang
1 Each True Percula Clown
1 Each Valentini Saddle Puffer
1 Each Six-line Wrasse
1 Each Medium Derasa Clam
1 Each Small Derasa Clam
1 Each Blue Crocea Clam
Bubble Tip Anemone
Corals (Some pictured, some not):
Orange Monipora Cap
Green Hammer Coral
Green Branching Frogspawn with Purple tips
Cream Frogspawn Frag
Cream Hammer Coral
2 Each Orange/Purple Ricordas
Red Blastomussa
Candy Canes
Green Slime Frisbee
Green Brain
Red Lobo
Brown Toadstool Leather
Torch Coral with Yellow tips
Ridge Coral
Green/Yellow Millepora
Pocillopora
Bubble Tip Anenome
Ridge Coral
Kenya Tree Coral
Xenia
Orange Sponge
Green Hydnaphora
Red Sponge
Purple Gorgonia w/ Purple Polyps
Several different Acro Frags
Several Zoanthids (Various colors)
Tell me what you guys think and any questions are welcome.
-Eric
Here’s my 300 gallon Reef Tank. It measures 96â€Âx 24â€Âx 30â€Â.
Total water volume is 360g with the sump.
I’ve had it running for about 8 months, but haven’t found the time to take all the pictures and get it posted.
I ordered in in March 06, it arrived June 4th. I added water to it on July 4th after getting it plumbed and installing all of the equipment.
I’m not a very good photographer, I did what I could:
Full Tank
It’s mainly a reef tank. My family and I enjoy the corals but I haven’t spent much time collecting them yet. This will be the focus of my efforts going forward.
It is made of 3/4†acrylic and I had it custom made by Chris at Midwest Custom Aquariums.
He made the tank, sump, steel frame, oak stand, and oak canopy to my specific requirements and did a great job. The stand is powder-coated steel. It weighs 1,000 pounds dry. (Thank you to all my friends and neighbors who helped me move it into the house)
Here are some photos of the tank just before he shipped it to me:
Setup after production
Tank, just prior to shipment
I had some very specific requirements for the canopy.
I wanted a “false wall†built at the top of the canopy to house and hide the lighting ballasts for my Metal Halides. The tank sits against a room in my family room and I didn’t want to see any wiring or unsightly components. I also needed sufficient space from the bulbs to the water and space to work on the tank.
Top of Canopy
1,600 Watts of Metal Halide Loving
The return plumbing is 1-1/2†and the drains are 2†PVC. I have two overflows with Durso stand-pipes.
Equipment:
4 Each-400W 14K Metal Halide SE Bulbs on Dual 400W PFO Magnetic Ballasts
8 Each Blue Moonlights
2 Each Eheim 1262 Return Pumps
AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer (custom height) w/ MAG24 Pump
900W Finnex Heater
JBJ 1/2HP Chiller with Eheim 1260 Chiller Pump (closed loop to sump)
Neptune Aquacontroller III
2 Each Tunze 6100 Streams with Multicontroller
1 Each Tunze Wavebox with Wave controller
Left Side Plumbing
Right Side Plumbing
Electronics (Salt Dust included)
Controllers
Living Things (that aren’t coral):
440 Pounds of Tonga Kaelani Live Rock
About 300 pounds Fiji Pink Live Sandbed (mixed 1mm-7mm)
1 Each Desjardini Sailfin Tang
1 Each Blue Tang
1 Each Yellow Tang
1 Each True Percula Clown
1 Each Valentini Saddle Puffer
1 Each Six-line Wrasse
1 Each Medium Derasa Clam
1 Each Small Derasa Clam
1 Each Blue Crocea Clam
Bubble Tip Anemone
Corals (Some pictured, some not):
Orange Monipora Cap
Green Hammer Coral
Green Branching Frogspawn with Purple tips
Cream Frogspawn Frag
Cream Hammer Coral
2 Each Orange/Purple Ricordas
Red Blastomussa
Candy Canes
Green Slime Frisbee
Green Brain
Red Lobo
Brown Toadstool Leather
Torch Coral with Yellow tips
Ridge Coral
Green/Yellow Millepora
Pocillopora
Bubble Tip Anenome
Ridge Coral
Kenya Tree Coral
Xenia
Orange Sponge
Green Hydnaphora
Red Sponge
Purple Gorgonia w/ Purple Polyps
Several different Acro Frags
Several Zoanthids (Various colors)
Tell me what you guys think and any questions are welcome.
-Eric
good way to get noticed! LOL
