My 300 Gallons system build thread....

[kidney514]

So I finally decided to go ahead and spend all the kids college funds on a tank, but since they are only 4 and 6 years old I might have time to refund their college funds by the time they need it

The system:
All glass aquarium.
Display tank: 84"L x 22"W x 24"H 192 Gallons
Sump: 48"L x 16"W x 14"H 65 Gallons
Fuge: 30"L x 20"W x 12"H 37 Gallons

Hardware so far:
3 Lumen Bright mini
3 coral vue Ballast 250W
3 Reeflux 12K
1 Reeflo Orca 200 Skimmer
1 PM 22"H x 4 Dia fluidizer reactor (for charcoal)
1 Phosban 150 (for phosphate)
1 DIY Coil denitrator.
1 100 G/Day 5 stage RO/DI from the Filters Guys Ocean reef + 1
1 Reeflo Snapper pump for the entire system.
1 Profilux controler with PH and temp probe
1 3 station dosing pump for automatic water change (2 gallons per day)
2 500 watts titanium heater


The profilux controller will be taking care of the ATO, water change, light and heating.
Here are some picts of this weekend efforts.

 

[kidney514]

 

[kidney514]

This coming Wednesday, the plumbing and the next weekend the canopy.....

Will keep posting progress, as it goes.

 

[Ed Reef]

Looking good kidney514. I'm also using a Profilux Plus...how do you plan to used yours for WC?? Using the dosing pump?? I'm still thinking what's best method to used my ATO...Ed

 

[kidney514]

I will use my dosing pump 1 and 2 to do the water change. For the ATO I have normally closed selenoid valve on the my RO/DI feed to my sump
As you can see in this picture:

as you can see on the 2 x 6 on the right side

 

[kar93]

Looks Gurds, I suspect this is going to make a very nice tank!

 

[kidney514]

Will try

 

[FishyBiz]

Looks great so far.
I never understood why people finish the stand in place. Seems like more work to me and not all the edges get sealed.
Oh well.... I still think its turning out fantastic.

 

[acropora nut]

Lorin,
It is all finally coming together .... I love the stand and all the detail in the wood. Keep up the good work and keep giving us new pic's.

Mike

 

[kidney514]

Thanks mike, can't wait to build the canopy with those lumen kits

 

[kidney514]

Plumbing is all in today, will do that tomorrow, will be posting pictures later on.

 

[FlaGuy]

Looking good. Can't wait for updates and new pics.

 

[kidney514]

OK plumbing day went well!

Here is a few picts:

 

[kidney514]

 

[kidney514]

Ok so this weekend was time to start work on the canopy. Also my skimmer has already started to show some skimming action.....

Here are come picts:

 

[kidney514]

Maybe tomorrow i'll finish the staining or will take the bike out a for a spin if the weather permits it!!!! ye

 

[bullitr]

very nice. :eek1:

i will be doing the same thing soon transter my in wall tank to my new house and i need to built a stand and cabinetry

 

[kidney514]

OK the canopy is finished, time for more pictures, hopefully someone is enjoying to picts, cuz these alot of them

 

[kar93]

Stand and Canopy looks good. Nice colour.

 

[i2ik]

someone is working very good and fast here! Great system!

how do you like your prolifux controller? What about the dosing consol? Are you going to feed your Ca reactor through that or you are going with the balling method?