Hello!
My name is Zach and I am an accountant in Central Illinois. I just thought I would introduce myself and see if there is any demand for another build thread. It will be a long, drawn out build, but I could definitely use a lot of advice and suggestions. I just bought a condo recently, which is more like a duplex, and will be finishing the basement with the fish tank in mind.
I had a small tank (29 gallon) a few years back while I was still in college and just loved the hobby. I did not have all of the time or money that this hobby requires to set up a system that was truly beautiful. However, the smaller tank did prepare me for a large tank. I learned a ton and will understand how to minimize/avoid the hair algae and aiptasia that plagued my first tank. Enough about me… lets get a few pictures! (I will have to get more detailed pictures eventually, but these should at least wet your appetite hopefully)
The tank is 300 gallons and measures 8’ X 30†X 24†Tall. It is an acrylic tank with the back piece being a blue piece of acrylic. The canopy and stand are furniture grade oak. Also in this picture is the skimmer. It is a Lifereef skimmer that stands 72†tall. I put an “Ice Mountain†bottle of water in the picture, along with a CO2 tank, for a size reference.
Lifereef also made the sump and it measures 60†X 18†X 18â€Â. I will get better detail shots of this later.
Here is a picture of the proposed design for the basement which has passed the fiancés approval.
Here is an actual picture of this half of the basement. I have several questions about this part of the build, but I will wait to ask until a couple people at least show interest.
I purchased this tank on Craigslist and the tank has never been setup. With the purchase, the fellow hobbyist through in a little giant 3x and 4x pump, 7-8 bags of mixed aragonite sand, a bucket and half of IO salt, CO2 tank, tons of plumbing, and all the float switches and canisters for the sump/refugium. I am pretty sure I got a sweet deal.
I know these pictures are not the greatest, but they give you an idea of the setup and future plans. The pictures were take with a Nikon D60 which I am still working out all the functionality on. The fish room will probably end up being slightly smaller than the plan depicts per the fiancés request. At least the entire area under the stairs can be incorporated into the setup.
Anyways, just a start! Thanks for looking and I look forward to documenting this and getting some great feedback and suggestions.
Regards,
-Zach
My name is Zach and I am an accountant in Central Illinois. I just thought I would introduce myself and see if there is any demand for another build thread. It will be a long, drawn out build, but I could definitely use a lot of advice and suggestions. I just bought a condo recently, which is more like a duplex, and will be finishing the basement with the fish tank in mind.
I had a small tank (29 gallon) a few years back while I was still in college and just loved the hobby. I did not have all of the time or money that this hobby requires to set up a system that was truly beautiful. However, the smaller tank did prepare me for a large tank. I learned a ton and will understand how to minimize/avoid the hair algae and aiptasia that plagued my first tank. Enough about me… lets get a few pictures! (I will have to get more detailed pictures eventually, but these should at least wet your appetite hopefully)
The tank is 300 gallons and measures 8’ X 30†X 24†Tall. It is an acrylic tank with the back piece being a blue piece of acrylic. The canopy and stand are furniture grade oak. Also in this picture is the skimmer. It is a Lifereef skimmer that stands 72†tall. I put an “Ice Mountain†bottle of water in the picture, along with a CO2 tank, for a size reference.
Lifereef also made the sump and it measures 60†X 18†X 18â€Â. I will get better detail shots of this later.
Here is a picture of the proposed design for the basement which has passed the fiancés approval.
Here is an actual picture of this half of the basement. I have several questions about this part of the build, but I will wait to ask until a couple people at least show interest.
I purchased this tank on Craigslist and the tank has never been setup. With the purchase, the fellow hobbyist through in a little giant 3x and 4x pump, 7-8 bags of mixed aragonite sand, a bucket and half of IO salt, CO2 tank, tons of plumbing, and all the float switches and canisters for the sump/refugium. I am pretty sure I got a sweet deal.
I know these pictures are not the greatest, but they give you an idea of the setup and future plans. The pictures were take with a Nikon D60 which I am still working out all the functionality on. The fish room will probably end up being slightly smaller than the plan depicts per the fiancés request. At least the entire area under the stairs can be incorporated into the setup.
Anyways, just a start! Thanks for looking and I look forward to documenting this and getting some great feedback and suggestions.
Regards,
-Zach
