jlnielsen13
New member
Hey CMAS,
I posted this in the main forum but thought I would share with my local reefers as well:
As everyone does in this hobby, I decided it was time for an upgrade and needed more space to house my addiction to the reef. I was happy with my standard 90 gallon tank but wanted a more custom, one of a kind look for my reef. With the help from my local LFS, Reefwise, I was able to have a custom cabinet, tank, and canopy built that fit my needs and space. First, the finished product:
The move from my 90 to my 140 started at 5:00am and ended around midnight and went pretty smoothly. Here is the last pic of my 90 pre-swap.
Really the only problem with the whole move was leveling the tank. I really struggled with that and also the stand had some "wobbling" issues. After 300$ of reinforcement including extra 2x4's and plywood across the back, as well as numerous shims I finally got the stand solid. It made for many sleepless nights though and didn't allow me to enjoy my tank till a couple weeks after the move.
Today, I can finally enjoy the tank and thought I would share some pics with Reef Central:
The tank itself is a 140 Deep Sea Aquatics custom pro glass aquarium. They do a nice job as the tank is built solid! I attempted a DIY sump but after breaking many sheets of glass I bought an Aqueon proflex 4 sump and really like it. I run a reef octopus skimmer and dose calcium and alk with BRS dosing pumps. The lights on this tank are a dimmable t5 fixture from ATI with 8 bulbs. This is my first t5 fixture as this tank started with halides, went two years with AI LED's and now is finally happy again with t5's. My parameters have all "calmed" down after the move and settled in well.
Quick thank you's need to go out to my wife for "tolerating" my obsession-Both from a financial perspective and time (since we have two kids). Lastly I want to thank my LFS- Reefwise in Lisle, Illinois. ALthough there are a dozen LFS's in the chicagoland area, and I used to frequent them all, I am happy to say that I get 110% of my needs at just one LFS. Customer service and the quality of organisms is really top notch. 90% of this current reef is from Brian's store! If you live in the area or are visiting the chicagoland area-this is one place you need to check out!
Hope you enjoyed and happy reefing!
JIM
I posted this in the main forum but thought I would share with my local reefers as well:
As everyone does in this hobby, I decided it was time for an upgrade and needed more space to house my addiction to the reef. I was happy with my standard 90 gallon tank but wanted a more custom, one of a kind look for my reef. With the help from my local LFS, Reefwise, I was able to have a custom cabinet, tank, and canopy built that fit my needs and space. First, the finished product:
The move from my 90 to my 140 started at 5:00am and ended around midnight and went pretty smoothly. Here is the last pic of my 90 pre-swap.
Really the only problem with the whole move was leveling the tank. I really struggled with that and also the stand had some "wobbling" issues. After 300$ of reinforcement including extra 2x4's and plywood across the back, as well as numerous shims I finally got the stand solid. It made for many sleepless nights though and didn't allow me to enjoy my tank till a couple weeks after the move.
Today, I can finally enjoy the tank and thought I would share some pics with Reef Central:
The tank itself is a 140 Deep Sea Aquatics custom pro glass aquarium. They do a nice job as the tank is built solid! I attempted a DIY sump but after breaking many sheets of glass I bought an Aqueon proflex 4 sump and really like it. I run a reef octopus skimmer and dose calcium and alk with BRS dosing pumps. The lights on this tank are a dimmable t5 fixture from ATI with 8 bulbs. This is my first t5 fixture as this tank started with halides, went two years with AI LED's and now is finally happy again with t5's. My parameters have all "calmed" down after the move and settled in well.
Quick thank you's need to go out to my wife for "tolerating" my obsession-Both from a financial perspective and time (since we have two kids). Lastly I want to thank my LFS- Reefwise in Lisle, Illinois. ALthough there are a dozen LFS's in the chicagoland area, and I used to frequent them all, I am happy to say that I get 110% of my needs at just one LFS. Customer service and the quality of organisms is really top notch. 90% of this current reef is from Brian's store! If you live in the area or are visiting the chicagoland area-this is one place you need to check out!
Hope you enjoyed and happy reefing!
JIM
