jlnielsen13
New member
Hello CMAS,
Living in Illinois and loving coral reefs is a tough combo to swallow sometimes. Because of this, I have attempted to bring the ocean to me on a daily basis. Teaching Biology I discuss with my students all the time how our reefs might be gone by 2050 and how important it is to make sustainable choices when purchasing seafood or even choosing a coral to buy for your tank. Currently, I have a 140 gallon mixed reef seen below:
I really like this tank but as you can see I have run out of room! :twitch:
I also have this tank set up currently:
As you can see in the picture it houses a really large queen angel and a large Sohal Tang. I feel bad for the fish as they need a bigger home (currently a 135) and the tank is constantly dirty. Because of this and my desire to have a larger reef tank I purchased this:
It is a 300 gallon, 8 foot long glass aquarium. Wow was this thing heavy, we had 6 guys attempt to pick this thing up and the best we could do was slide it on moving blankets! ( NO idea how I will eventually get this up on the stand.)
I started this build thread because I will be leaning on the community for a couple of questions as I slowly make the switch over from 135-300. Things like:
Plumbing the sump
reinforcing the floor
cabinetry/stand and canopy work/stain/water proofing come to mind.
Can't wait for the journey and appreciate all the help in advance- questions to come!
Thanks,
Jim
Living in Illinois and loving coral reefs is a tough combo to swallow sometimes. Because of this, I have attempted to bring the ocean to me on a daily basis. Teaching Biology I discuss with my students all the time how our reefs might be gone by 2050 and how important it is to make sustainable choices when purchasing seafood or even choosing a coral to buy for your tank. Currently, I have a 140 gallon mixed reef seen below:
I really like this tank but as you can see I have run out of room! :twitch:
I also have this tank set up currently:
As you can see in the picture it houses a really large queen angel and a large Sohal Tang. I feel bad for the fish as they need a bigger home (currently a 135) and the tank is constantly dirty. Because of this and my desire to have a larger reef tank I purchased this:
It is a 300 gallon, 8 foot long glass aquarium. Wow was this thing heavy, we had 6 guys attempt to pick this thing up and the best we could do was slide it on moving blankets! ( NO idea how I will eventually get this up on the stand.)
I started this build thread because I will be leaning on the community for a couple of questions as I slowly make the switch over from 135-300. Things like:
Plumbing the sump
reinforcing the floor
cabinetry/stand and canopy work/stain/water proofing come to mind.
Can't wait for the journey and appreciate all the help in advance- questions to come!
Thanks,
Jim
