Anderson Family Reef - 1200 Gallon System

[mrbee2828]

I'm new to the whole large tank scene but I wanted to ask about the stand. So I assume you have no worries about sheering at all? I've seen much more overkill for tanks a fraction of this size. Again, I'm not new to all this but it concerns me personally. Amazing job on the sump and other plumbing portions. I can't wait to see this come alive.

 

[Floowid]

tagging along. Love it!

I almost had the wife talked into letting me buy your other tank, such beautiful woodwork.

 

[NEPTHEA]

tagging along. can't wait to see final product

 

[muskiewade]

Love those pics of your kids in the tank. I think there are more than a few of us here who are jealous of this build, you must have a very understanding spouse!

 

[mkbtank]

Yeah! Glad I found this early enough to join the ride!

VERY EXCITING! Congrats on the fun. Great shots of the kids in the tank. Really shosw the size.

 

[dca22anderson]

Thanks for all the kind words! This stuff is way fun and each step is very rewarding.

mrbee2828 - Interesting point...Lucky for us we live in Utah and not too many earthquakes in these parts. So far so good, it has a wide base and its very sturdy.

Floowid - Thanks for your interest in the 210... It was a fun tank to build as well.

muskiewade - My spouse is AWESOME! She agreed that I could have a mistress as long as she weighed two tons! So I took that as the green light to buy the biggest tank I could get my hands on.

mkbtank - Thanks! We love our kiddos and they love our fish and corals.

 

[dca22anderson]

My 7 year old rocking a quick swim in the tank

My 7 year old rocking a quick swim in the tank

 

[dca22anderson]

Ok so the real story is that we just finished filling the tank and the water was way cold. Our 7 year old was game to jump in and take a swim until he felt the water. We had to bribe him with a $50 bill and he finally put his head under.

 

[dca22anderson]

That 300 watt ebo-Jager heater was working hard but could not keep up with the large volume of water recently added...

 

[bikeboss11]

Very huge in intensive build, I am sure little man wld of found his way in there eventually... Keep it up I can't wait to c the finish product

 

[sfsuphysics]

That 300 watt ebo-Jager heater was working hard but could not keep up with the large volume of water recently added...

FYI, I use about 1000 watts worth of heaters for my 200+ gallon system

 

[muskiewade]

Just wondering - what company did you buy the tank from?

If you keep letting your kids swim in it you might get some flak from them when you start adding the livestock!

 

[iced98lx]

I was going to say, his toes are going to start getting nipped on!

 

[Euler Kernighan]

Hi Anderson,

after you posted a kind of strainer on my building thread I started looking for your build thread and I got here!!!

that's amazing work you're doing!!!

i got a question for you: what is this "alien PVC thing" and where can I buy it??? :bounce3:

 

[muttley000]

Great build, I'll be following along

I think I have seen fittings like that at flexpvc.com

 

[Brandon2122]

Ok so the real story is that we just finished filling the tank and the water was way cold. Our 7 year old was game to jump in and take a swim until he felt the water. We had to bribe him with a $50 bill and he finally put his head under.

where can you get a fish like that at??? like the tank:uzi:

 

[andyvalk]

Looking forward to seeing this come to fruition.

 

[dca22anderson]

sfsuphysics - Thanks for the heads up...I had that 300 watter in there just for starters

muskiewade - I originally posted the name of the tank maker but it was edited out ... hint they are no longer in business and start with a Ten...:spin1:

Euler Kernighan - it is a spaflex fitting... 1-1/2" x 4 - 1" outlet...one of my favorite finds

 

[dca22anderson]

Water change station in place

Water change station in place

 

[dca22anderson]

Each barrel is 100 gallons, one of salt water (left) and the other of RO/DI (right). The salt water one is a flow through from the main display and connected to the house drain. I can take the tank offline with the closing of a valve then open another valve on the bottom and drain 100 gallons of old salt water in just a few minutes. I then transfer the RO/DI water to the tank on the left for mixing the new salt water. After the water is mixed I then open the valve and flow the display water back through flushing the new salt water through the system.