6000 gallon system - Project.

Jamesurq

New member
Here's what I've been up to lately. Working on this project here locally that's going in a restaurant.

First tank is approximately 4000 gallons
2nd tank is approximately 1000 gallons
and 2 200 gallon pentagons.

The sump is 4ftX4ftX6ft. There are 2 sand filters, 1 bio filter, Ozone, UV, enough carbon to encase Han Solo, and a HUGE RK2 skimmer.

Here's some pictures of the big tank coming together:
351_tank_bottom%5B1%5D.JPG

351_tank_top%5B1%5D.JPG

351_tank_top_polishing%5B1%5D.JPG

fin1.jpg

fin2.jpg


Here's a shot of the sump at delivery:
sump.jpg


And a shot of the self cleaning bio tower.
selfcl%5B1%5D.bio.jpg
 
Last edited:
Here's a nice shot of the finished BIG tank:
FINISHED_TANK.jpg

Here's a shot of one of the 2 - 200 gallon tanks:
IRREG_TANK_ON_STEEL_STAND.jpg

Here's the main tank and the stand loaded on a flatbed. The tank itself weighed approximately 7200 lbs empty. The stand was built in 2 15 foot sections that were bolted together onsite.
TANK___STANDS_ON_TRUCK.jpg


Here it is all covered up and ready to go.
READY_TO_ROLL__.jpg


The tanks all arrived yesterday and we spent all day unloading (with a crane) moving them with forklifts, winches and LOTS of inginuity and manpower.

I'll have pictures of the unloading and initial install process later. Then onto the plumbing...
 
WOW!
this is going to be an amazing project...

just curious what resauraunt?
and OMG how thick is that acrilic! :O
 
The restaurant is Silver Bay Seafood.

Yeah - it's pretty amazing. The pictures do not do it justice. I hadn't seen the tank until yesterday - it's truely HUGE....

The acrylic is 2" thick. The weight of the tank is 7200 lbs.
 
What are the dimensions? My guess is 30-feet long, 6-feet front
to back, and 36" tall. How close am I?

I gotta see this in person. Where is this restaurant located?

Oh, one more question: What is a "self-cleaning bio tower"?
 
you're exactly right on the dimensions.

Restaurant is located in Simpsonville, SC. It's scheduled to open in September. Hold off on the road trip quite yet :)

The bio tower... Think bioballs in a container with SUCH high flow that no particulate matter accumulates. The balls (smaller than standard) are tumbled and spun. Effectively takes the place of liverock, since the majority of this system will be lacking rock.
 
Not really. But if you want one, I'll have a quote written up. :)

Put it this way, it's worth every penny.

Here's some more pictures.

Here we are lifting it off the truck with the crane:
james1.jpg


Here's a HUGE timeframe later - when we had it set on the stand inside... LOTS of work getting it in there, 7200 lbs of acrylic is very hard to move. And once you have it set... It's not going anywhere.
james2.jpg


Here's a good shot that gives you an idea of the height of the stand.
james3.jpg


And here's me in the "pit" unhooking the sump. That was an adventure on it's own. The pit is 8 feet deep and has a 20 foot ceiling. The room is about 8 feet wide and the sump is 6 feet long by 4 feet wide. We had to use a winch/pully system and straps to lower it into the pit. I was standing underneath that thing as it was dangling above me.... Felt a little bit nervous :)
james4.jpg


More later.. :)
 
Holy cow! Last time I saw acrylic that thick I was looking at a bank teller on the other side! (Ok not entirely true, I believe the acrylic at the monterey bay aquarium is over a foot thick).

I'm curious though how effective side overflowers are on a tank that's 30 feet wide.
 
What type of tanks will these be? FO, mixed reef, LPS, SPS, softies?

how are you going to light it?

Nick
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7537461#post7537461 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sfsuphysics
Holy cow! Last time I saw acrylic that thick I was looking at a bank teller on the other side! (Ok not entirely true, I believe the acrylic at the monterey bay aquarium is over a foot thick).

I'm curious though how effective side overflowers are on a tank that's 30 feet wide.

there is going to be a LOT of flow through that tank. No worries about stagnant water.. trust me :)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7537570#post7537570 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nbd13
What type of tanks will these be? FO, mixed reef, LPS, SPS, softies?

how are you going to light it?

Nick

The 4k and 1k gallon tanks will be fish only. The 2 200 gallon tanks will be softies/LPS.

All tanks will be lit by MH lighting.
 
Only 3 1/2 hours away from me, I can see a road trip in the near future. Do you do smaller projects like 400 gallon tanks? ; )
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7537824#post7537824 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Chihuahua6
Only 3 1/2 hours away from me, I can see a road trip in the near future. Do you do smaller projects like 400 gallon tanks? ; )

sure. Getting bogged down setting it up huh? :)
 
Yes I am a very busy person indeed. Luckily I have tons of energy even with 4 kids, 7 dogs and my little cube tank. My gardening has suffered a bit lately though ; )
 
Back
Top