Nature Boy's 270 gallon

[nature boy]

So I thought I should post my final reef endeavor. I am graduating from a 75 gallon in wall reef pictured here at tear down last October 2012. I will allow 3 pictures of the old tank. To a 270 gallon, 6 foot by 3 foot by 2 foot acrylic tank by Midwest custom aquariums.

 

[Poriferan]

Nice large colonies. That will make the new tank look at least a little filled :jester:

 

[nature boy]

Here is the new construction. Once again, 270 gallon tank (6' x 3' x 2')

Old 75 gallon


Here is the new tank and sump in the truck. I drove up to northern Minnesota to pickup from manufacturer

 

[nature boy]

more construction shots

here is the fish room behind the scenes



here is the new tank and sump sitting in the kitchen area

 

[nature boy]

Here is my 90 gallon custom built sump with a SRO 2000 from my old system looking entirely too small. Going to need an upgrade.





Here is some major wall reconstruction with my assistant





Ready for a tank

 

[WeeJ]

Nice progress - tagging along

 

[Badkarma88]

Tagging along as well...Im a sucker for these build threads

 

[maddmaxx]

aren't those dimension a 300DD? and talk about an upgrade pfff. well done sir

 

[Kroamium]

So how do you like the tank? IMO Midwest does outstanding work on his tanks. The best acrylic work I have seen so far. A hell of a lot better than the work from last tank, which came from those overpriced guys in Veags. I just picked up my tank a few months back, still sitting the garage awaiting on me to finish the fish room Tagging along for the ride. Good Luck.

 

[brizhound]

Ok I'm hooked, as far a skimmers I have a SRO 5000 and it's nice. Should be perfect for your tank.

 

[tigershark4]

No the 300 g is 72 x 36 x 27

Great start. I am just setting up a 240 in wall. Only difference is my tank is 30 deep and external overflow.

 

[nature boy]

So how do you like the tank? IMO Midwest does outstanding work on his tanks. The best acrylic work I have seen so far. A hell of a lot better than the work from last tank, which came from those overpriced guys in Veags. I just picked up my tank a few months back, still sitting the garage awaiting on me to finish the fish room Tagging along for the ride. Good Luck.

I would have to agree. I did quite a bit of research and they were often described as having great quality. Plus it was only a 3 hour drive from my house to pickup the tank. Which was a nice little road trip.

The dimensions are exactly 72" by 36" by 24" tall

My sump is basically a 90 gallon tank laid on the side. 48" by 24" by 18" tall. Midwest customs made this as well. Overall very pleased with their work.

 

[nature boy]

Nice large colonies. That will make the new tank look at least a little filled :jester:

I actually broke this tank down last fall. I sold all my livestock locally. I didn't want to have the hassle of keeping stuff going during the build. Wanted a small break too. The only thing that I kept going was my live rock in a trash can, with a heater, aerator, and powerhead.

Here are some pictures of that

 

[FishyFishy69]

Holy brittle stars batman!

Is the yellow just sponge on the live rock?

Your build is coming along nicely!

 

[nature boy]

Holy brittle stars batman!

Is the yellow just sponge on the live rock?

Your build is coming along nicely!

Yes, it is yellow sponge and I am considering removing a lot of it before I put the rock in the new tank. It really exploded the last several months with no light. A little would be nice but am worried that too much will die off once in the tank and hurt water qualitity.

I also have about 100 lbs of additional dry rock coming from reefrocks.net

 

[nature boy]

Okay, more construction photos. Everybody likes those.

 

[Sagz70]

Nice build so far.. Excited to see more pictures of the build!


Any idea of what you are going to use to light this bad boy?

 

[nature boy]

Nice build so far.. Excited to see more pictures of the build!

Any idea of what you are going to use to light this bad boy?

Yes, in fact I have three of these new in box, ready to go. I have to buy bulbs yet. I think I am going with 250 watt 14k ushios to start with. Not sure 400 watt is worth it.

 

[nature boy]

Here are more progress pictures.

Plumbing, Plumbing, Plumbing

 

[nature boy]

Ok, here are the "mermaid" shots that are required in the large tank forum. We need to get these out of the way before we fill with water.





somehow I ended up in there