400g project.

[MAthU]

i recently bought a 400g acrlic tank, 96*36*26.5 high.theres a center island over flow. ive been working on the stand for the past week, and today i plan on putting the tank on the stand. the tank will be mostly sps, with a few softies. im going barebottom, because ive been having trouble with sand in my current 155, and 72.
the skimmer will be an asm G6, i will have 3 closed loops, my return pump will be a mag 3600.
lighting will be 3 250w,1 400w mh,and 2 4' vhos.

here are some pics of the stand, its not fully done, the corners need to be attached. i made it my self, with no help from anyone

let me know what you think.

here is a pic of my current 155

 

[ruiny]

looking good
will the g6 fit in that stand?
are you going with closed loop?
Waiting for more pics

 

[ruiny]

sorry
I ment what are you going with for closed loops.

 

[WahooOne]

Looks Great! Nice wood work. Doe sthe stain match the rest of your furniture?

 

[MAthU]

the sump will be in the basement, i have a few pumps laying around, i will use them for the closed loop, i have a calcuim retractor aswell..
does anyone know where i can get a big rubbermaid sump?, i cant find them anywhere. im looking for 100-150g.

and i made pvc racks for the rock work, and now i need that crate to finish it off,(so the rocks can sit on it).does anyone know where i can get that???
thanks in advance.
mat

 

[MAthU]

no it does not match, my mom wanted golden oak, and i wanted dark, i won!!hehe.

 

[zaireguy]

very nice

 

[MAthU]

im 16.
just to let everyone know.

 

[MAthU]

here are some pics of the tank on the stand.

 

[Bax]

That's a great tank!

Nice work on the stand too!

Good luck with the start up

 

[Znut Reefer]

You can find the rubbermaid containers at a farm supply.
We just picked up a 190 gal.

 

[FishyBiz]

wow.... you did all that staining on the carpet uh?

 

[MAthU]

yea..i put newspaper down!LOl, i didnt get more then 2 drops on the carpet.

 

[MAthU]

UPADATE

UPADATE

the live stocks been in it for about a month, still lots of work to do, canopy not done, i still need a few new bulbs..ex.

 

[MAthU]

here are some pics, there not the best.

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my mandrians spawned, that was neat!

 

[NexDog]

I remember this fromn a few months ago. Great to see it with life in it. I see your fish don't like the left side of your tank.

What is your current fish stock list and wish list?

 

[MAthU]

stock list

3 hippo' tangs
2 yellow tangs
1 purple tang
1 naso blonde
2 manderians
1 flame angel
4 damsels
20 somthing clowns
1 sixline wrasse
i think thats it..

wish list
emperor angel!!!

 

[NexDog]

You have 20 clownfish in there?

 

[waynesworld]

I like your rock work with the pvc I may try some of that in my new tanks.

 

[Chihuahua6]

First off the stand looks terrific. My husband does woodwork as a hobby and he built my stand and cabinet when I had my 90 gal going. I love the trim on yours.
My question is, do you have a picture of the back view of the tank? I would like to see how the framework is holding up your rock. I would like to do something similar when I get my 400.
Your tank looks awesome. The only thing I would do is try to hide the overflow. The rest of the rockwork looks great. I started this hobby at age 15 so it's nice to see someone so young doing such a great job, very impressive.