My 400g room divider system (photo essay)

[gregt]

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[Gerard Alba]

10/10

 

[gregt]

I've finally been split. LOL

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
<ul><li>General Information</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2743009#post2743009 target=_blank>General description</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2743036#post2743036 target=_blank>Movie and wide angle pictures of tank</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2750021#post2750021 target=_blank>Canopy and stand access. Doors everywhere</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2759717#post2759717 target=_blank>Old room layout and why I placed the tank where I did</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2759988#post2759988 target=_blank>Access into the tank from the wet room</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2765953#post2765953 target=_blank>Living room with furnitue and wet room walls painted / Water finally in tank!</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2770402#post2770402 target=_blank>Do you have a generator?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2770770#post2770770 target=_blank>Why only 20" high?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2772685#post2772685 target=_blank>Rock in the tank!</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2784019#post2784019 target=_blank>Why no sand?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2807019#post2807019 target=_blank>Animated view of all sides of tank</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2850927#post2850927 target=_blank>How much water do you evaporate? Do you have humidity problems?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2920292#post2920292 target=_blank>Do you have a calcium reactor?</a></li></ul><li>Aquascaping</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2778661#post2778661 target=_blank>Original Aquascaping</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2780677#post2780677 target=_blank>Final aquascaping</a></li></ul><li>Construction</li><ul><li>General</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2751556#post2751556 target=_blank>Room layout. (Deciding where to place the tank)</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2755650#post2755650 target=_blank>Transporting a 300 gallon glass tank in excess of 600 lbs</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2757388#post2757388 target=_blank>Framing of walls and canopy</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2759575#post2759575 target=_blank>Cabinet doors hung</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2760731#post2760731 target=_blank>Wet room (empty)</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2761122#post2761122 target=_blank>One coat of paint (tank still empty)</a></li></ul><li>Canopy / Stand</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2753560#post2753560 target=_blank>Stand construction</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2756053#post2756053 target=_blank>Tank on bare stand</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2761573#post2761573 target=_blank>Construction pics (roof and ceiling of canopy)</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2765356#post2765356 target=_blank>Canopy roof with vent (replaced with fan) & wet room with shelves and table</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2773593#post2773593 target=_blank>Inside of canopy with box fan (eventually replaced by chiller)</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2797250#post2797250 target=_blank>What about the weight of the canopy resting on the sides of the tank?</a></li></ul></ul><li>Cooling</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2766476#post2766476 target=_blank>Box fan used for cooling before chiller was installed</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2843198#post2843198 target=_blank>Chiller plumbing (chiller is remote)</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2926295#post2926295 target=_blank>DIY chiller info</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2938290#post2938290 target=_blank>More chiller</a></li></ul><li>Electrical</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2770512#post2770512 target=_blank>Electrical</a></li></ul><li>Eye Candy</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2775534#post2775534 target=_blank>Rock Anemone macro</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2776235#post2776235 target=_blank>Clam and coral macro</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2781093#post2781093 target=_blank>What camera do you use for your tank pics?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2785322#post2785322 target=_blank>New corals</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2788867#post2788867 target=_blank>More new frags</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2807019#post2807019 target=_blank>Animated view of all sides of tank</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2868132#post2868132 target=_blank>Critter pics</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2869115#post2869115 target=_blank>Coral macro</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2916864#post2916864 target=_blank>More coral pics</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2918407#post2918407 target=_blank>Corals</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2922017#post2922017 target=_blank>Corals</a></li></ul><li>Lighting</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2749913#post2749913 target=_blank>Lighting</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2774395#post2774395 target=_blank>Lighting - MH installed only no VHO yet</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2777972#post2777972 target=_blank>Lighting Q & A</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2784630#post2784630 target=_blank>Final lighting - some corals</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2874620#post2874620 target=_blank>Lighting discussion</a></li></ul>
<li>Plumbing</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2953442#post2953442 target=_blank>Auto top-off system</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2819804#post2819804 target=_blank>Duct tape plumbing</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2843198#post2843198 target=_blank>Chiller plumbing (chiller is remote)</a></li><li>Eductors</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2813286#post2813286 target=_blank>Eductors installed</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2815378#post2815378 target=_blank>Do eductors make a difference?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2819295#post2819295 target=_blank>eductors...</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2902930#post2902930 target=_blank>Eductor performance testing and demonstration</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2926183#post2926183 target=_blank>More eductor discussion</a></li></ul><li>Hook plumbing for pumps</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2798156#post2798156 target=_blank>Hook plumbing discussions</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2798595#post2798595 target=_blank>Hook plumbing discussions 2</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2798615#post2798615 target=_blank>Hook plumbing discussions 3</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2800663#post2800663 target=_blank>Hook plumbing discussions 4</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2801194#post2801194 target=_blank>Hook plumbing discussions 5</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2814214#post2814214 target=_blank>Hook plumbing discussions 6</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2815378#post2815378 target=_blank>Return plumbing (More hook pictures)</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2834482#post2834482 target=_blank>How do you prime a hook?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2849634#post2849634 target=_blank>More hook priming discussion</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2852310#post2852310 target=_blank>More hook discussion</a></li></ul><li>Overflow</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2744838#post2744838 target=_blank>Overflow design</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2765192#post2765192 target=_blank>Overflow height discussion</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2771259#post2771259 target=_blank>Overflow</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2790605#post2790605 target=_blank>Overflow (details on fish barrier)</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2807782#post2807782 target=_blank>Silencing the overflow</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2808990#post2808990 target=_blank>Why didn't you need a durso or stockman to quiet the drains?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2809053#post2809053 target=_blank>More overflow pics</a></li></ul><li>Return / Drain</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2770208#post2770208 target=_blank>Test version of return plumbing & final drain plumbing</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2771020#post2771020 target=_blank>Sump and tank with test plumbing running</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2781391#post2781391 target=_blank>Saltwater tap using spare drain <b>You GOTTA see this one!</b></a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2784374#post2784374 target=_blank>Why 2 2" drains?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2813286#post2813286 target=_blank>Eductors installed</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2815378#post2815378 target=_blank>Return plumbing (More hook pictures)</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2857108#post2857108 target=_blank>Drain plumbing</a></li></ul><li>Skimmer</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2767024#post2767024 target=_blank>Skimmer installation layout</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2783541#post2783541 target=_blank>Temporary installation of MR-3 skimmer until MR-6 arrives</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2792341#post2792341 target=_blank>New MR-6 skimmer next to the MR-3</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2792689#post2792689 target=_blank>One or two injectors on skimmer?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2795012#post2795012 target=_blank>"GregT's ultimate skum bucket" skimmer collection cup</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2819727#post2819727 target=_blank>MR-6 Skimmer plumbing</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2824100#post2824100 target=_blank>Skimmer tuned for wet skimmate</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2832305#post2832305 target=_blank>quieting a large beckett skimmer</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2836302#post2836302 target=_blank>Another reason to use a muffler on a beckett skimmer</a></li></ul><li>Sump</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2766746#post2766746 target=_blank>Sump design and construction</a></li></ul></ul><li>Starboard</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3012660#post3012660 target=_blank>What is starboard?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2783376#post2783376 target=_blank>Why the white plastic (starboard) on the bottom?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2784019#post2784019 target=_blank>Why no sand?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2781391#post2781391 target=_blank>Starboard corner lifting</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2888572#post2888572 target=_blank>Coralline on starboard</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3002656#post3002656 target=_blank>Where can I get starboard locally?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3004449#post3004449 target=_blank>Where can I get starboard mail order?</a></li></ul><li>Stocking Plan</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2788711#post2788711 target=_blank>Stocking plan for fish</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2792600#post2792600 target=_blank>It's an 8' tank. Are you going to put tangs in it?</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2888392#post2888392 target=_blank>Stocking ehtics</a></li></ul><li>Web Cam</li><ul><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2827454#post2827454 target=_blank>Web cam</a></li><li><a href=http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2895128#post2895128 target=_blank>Webcam shelf</a></li></ul></ul>

 

[TheCoralReef731]

wow, 65 pages. Good job greg. Looks really cool, my tank is in my bedroom, so not many people see it, but yours is right near your front door??, cool.

 

[gregt]

Yeah, I wanted it to be the centerpiece of the living room. I think I succeeded. :lol2:

 

[owskkibibles]

wow, that is a really cool tank, and you had a bunch of cool ideas for DIY stuff. Probably going to use some of those. thanks

 

[NewMariner]

I've finally been split. LOL

LOL What did you do split it yourself...must be nice to be a mod.

 

[Bomber]

I've finally been split. LOL

Around here the word is "fragged" mister!

 

[gregt]

Ok, I finally added another fish.

I've always wanted an angel, but I just haven't been able to bring myself to put one in a tank. After he followed me all around the reef, I just could not resist. He's the most beautiful french angel I ever saw.

He followed me around the reef and let me take dozens of pictures of him. So I decided to bring him home.

Here he is on the 16th on the reef:

And here he is the 17th in my reef tank:

 

[gregt]

He is now eating and is still in perfect condition. So now I have 6 fish in the tank. Getting crowded. LOL

 

[luminary]

He is now eating and is still in perfect condition. So now I have 6 fish in the tank. Getting crowded. LOL

That angel counts for about 4 fish though .

 

[gregt]

You're right about that. I think he's eating my trumpet coral too. Oh well, the sacrifices you make for a fish.

 

[gregt]

Actually it's a lot smaller than it looks in the photos. It's only about 6" long. Get's around 10" tall when it fully expands it's dorsal though. Very pretty fish.

 

[melev]

Wow, you brought home a wild-caught fish? Do you do that with all your livestock?

 

[gregt]

I've caught almost all the fish in that tank. 150 watt UV. Haven't lost one yet.

 

[melev]

No way! How did that fish fit through such a tiny UV? I'd figure you'd have to get the 1000w UV at least.

 

[gregt]

Har har. Actually, the UV has 2" unions so the fish propbably could fit if it really wanted too.

 

[luminary]

I've caught almost all the fish in that tank. 150 watt UV. Haven't lost one yet.

Doesn't the UV have to be plugged in to work? Or did you finally get it setup?

 

[gregt]

Doesn't the UV have to be plugged in to work? Or did you finally get it setup?

Oh you guys are so funny. Yes, it does have to be plugged in.

 

[jeffbrig]

Wow, beautiful angel greg, should be a nice addition to that giant tank of yours.