J.R.'s 360g shallow tank build!!!!!

[JRChristiansen]

Ok to start off for the last 2 months I have been saving up for a custom 360g tank from my LFS 8'longx2'tallx3' wide. They wanted $2700 for the tank and to bring it down in my basement! so last week I was looking around online and found a 360g 8'longx18''tallx4'wide with 2 center overflows for a grand. Sunday I went and looked at the tank great shape! So this saturday I will be picking it up! I started building a stand out of treated wood then later that night go on RC and found out that was a big no no. So back to homedepot I went. This time with normal 2x6s and 2x8 and 2x10s. Now i have the stand about half way done what do u all think so far?
this is the tank that i will be picking up on saturday.

This is the stand im building.

 

[JRChristiansen]

Here is my curent 150g tank to give u all something to look at when im workin. Note that it is in front of the stairs so it will have to come down so I can get the 360 in the basement! it is all diy 3w LEDs so will my new tank.

 

[JRChristiansen]

Well I got the new tank down in the basement and up on the stand. It took 9 ppl! The tank has been filling up for over 3 days now. I just put some of my live rock and sand from my 150g tank in it last night I will post some pics when I get off work 2 night.

 

[Atela]

She's a beauty! I'll look forward to seeing your progress. I'm very intrigued about 'water change day' on a tank this size.

 

[JRChristiansen]

ok time for updates pics i did this week.

water is still not clear yet

 

[pgr11]

Thats a big boy, and a lonely clown. Looking good. How about an equipment list

 

[JRChristiansen]

just my swc 250 ex with a mod skimmer for now. 2 vortech mp 40s for now. about 200 diy 3w fedy LEDs till i make new lights with about 400 LEDs.

 

[JRChristiansen]

updates!

 

[JRChristiansen]

built my rock pillars out of dry marco rocks.

 

[JRChristiansen]

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[JRChristiansen]

updates

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[michael_in_nc]

I haven't looked at a tank with these dimensions (shallow and wide). Looks really sweet! The bar around it is a nice touch. Are you planning a canopy of some sort?

 

[bioreef29]

Thanks you for all the great pics

 

[JRChristiansen]

Thank you! Yes I will be putting a canopy on it. The tank has only been set up for about 12 weeks so I have been busy with the bar that still is not done yet.

 

[GrampaDon]

Great looking tank.
How are you doing with the scrubber.?

 

[bmullikin1]

nice tank, how about some more pics of the scrubber, like the box design, w drains in the bottom, is it fairly quiet.

 

[Lpabsolute]

Cool looking tank. I like the shelf around the tank.

 

[JRChristiansen]

Great looking tank.
How are you doing with the scrubber.?

thanks! im on week 2 day 6 with it so far cyno going away.:dance:

 

[JRChristiansen]

nice tank, how about some more pics of the scrubber, like the box design, w drains in the bottom, is it fairly quiet.

thank you! yes i can post some more pics 2night. yes it is quiet my vortechs are the loudest thing on my tank.:headwally:

 

[JRChristiansen]

Cool looking tank. I like the shelf around the tank.

Thank you still getting over the cyno stage in a new tank. Yes the shelf you speak of will be a bar/walk way to access the top of the tank :beer: