BILLYO382
Member
Its been a while, I last had a 450 Gallon that I sold to get my Mustang and to keep the wife happy with having to many things going on, lol. But I was able to sneak by a smaller tank; a six foot 160 Gallon 29" tall All Glass tank I picked-up for a good price. My goal will be to have a full functioning always expanding reef tank up and running by the end of the month or two or three...lol... To get started I wanted the tank to be front and back viewable in my living room so I had to scape the paint off the back and sides of the tank as well as scape the coraline buildup on the indside of the tank. I was able to get her pretty clean but there are some small (probably insignifcant buildups to the average reefer) I was unable to scrape so will do a vinegar bath before setup. I will provide a bunch of pictures below to show my progress thus far. As far as my equipment I plan to purchase and run will be as follows:
72" - 3 x 250watt 10k halides with 4 x 96watt actinic's
Bubble Magness - NAC7 -Meshwheel cone protein skimmer or a BM-180
2 x 20long Sumps - one with wet/dry and one with refugium and skimmer
Mag 24 return pump
power heads- ??? qty of 2 dont know what brand yet
5 gal auto top off setup
diy alk & calcium doising setup
controller - ??? last pruchase item for me
150lbs of live rock
100lbs live sand
with a ever growing list....lol
As Far as the tank stand and canopy I will/have just built on my own. The tank is constructed out of 2 x 4's with a total of 6 main support beams/legs. 3 in the front and 3 in the back. Each of which has a footprint of 6.5" wide x 3.5" deep... pretty well braced i think, maybe even overkill..lol. The stand is 42" tall...lol (im 6'5") the canopy is 14" tall with 3 access doors. I have pretty much finished building the stand and canopy and just need to sand and put 2 coats or so of red mahagondy stain on it, and slap on the handles and door locks to finish it off. I am wondering about the weight I can have on the top of the tank being the canopy and lights, so advice would be nice hear on the max weight load you have run or would recommend. I apologize if it seems like Im running sentences together or rambling on, just wanted to catch you guys up with everything I have done so far, I will do my best to update with progress and pictures the rest of the way. Thanks for looking and please chime in with advice and questions...its great to be back.
The old 450
"THE 160"
72" - 3 x 250watt 10k halides with 4 x 96watt actinic's
Bubble Magness - NAC7 -Meshwheel cone protein skimmer or a BM-180
2 x 20long Sumps - one with wet/dry and one with refugium and skimmer
Mag 24 return pump
power heads- ??? qty of 2 dont know what brand yet
5 gal auto top off setup
diy alk & calcium doising setup
controller - ??? last pruchase item for me
150lbs of live rock
100lbs live sand
with a ever growing list....lol
As Far as the tank stand and canopy I will/have just built on my own. The tank is constructed out of 2 x 4's with a total of 6 main support beams/legs. 3 in the front and 3 in the back. Each of which has a footprint of 6.5" wide x 3.5" deep... pretty well braced i think, maybe even overkill..lol. The stand is 42" tall...lol (im 6'5") the canopy is 14" tall with 3 access doors. I have pretty much finished building the stand and canopy and just need to sand and put 2 coats or so of red mahagondy stain on it, and slap on the handles and door locks to finish it off. I am wondering about the weight I can have on the top of the tank being the canopy and lights, so advice would be nice hear on the max weight load you have run or would recommend. I apologize if it seems like Im running sentences together or rambling on, just wanted to catch you guys up with everything I have done so far, I will do my best to update with progress and pictures the rest of the way. Thanks for looking and please chime in with advice and questions...its great to be back.
The old 450
"THE 160"
