New tank underway

[Gobie74]

As I told some of you, I had plans for a wider tank because the 18" width of my 150 was really starting to bother me. Well as of yesterday things are really started to move.

The stand arrived on Saturday and hopefully the tank will be ready in the next few days.

I hope to start a proper build thread soon, but for now here's a preview.

 

[argi]

Very nice...can't wait to see the build.

 

[erbgo]

what size is the foot print and how many gallons

 

[mylifeismyown66]

real nice stand. Im assuming that is where it is going to go because of the side shelving? If so I really like that location. Good luck!

 

[Gobie74]

erbgo, it'll have outside dimensions of 72" x 36" (width) x 22" (height). About 6" of the length will be reserved for overflow and pumps etc, so should be 200 gallons or so before sand, rocks, and coral.

 

[pecan2phat]

Gobie,
Who's building or built the tank & are you plumbing down to the basement or under the tank sump?

 

[Gobie74]

No basement here unfortunately, so its all going in the stand. The tank is being built by a firm called Merchandising Partners ( odd name for what they do ) located in Bloomfield.

Been researching skimmers all morning, I think I'm going with the ATB 840 v1.5 in white from Reef Specialty.

 

[erbgo]

erbgo, it'll have outside dimensions of 72" x 36" (width) x 22" (height). About 6" of the length will be reserved for overflow and pumps etc, so should be 200 gallons or so before sand, rocks, and coral.

mine is 72x30x24 and is 220 so you have more than that is it 36" wide or tall

 

[erbgo]

sorry saw it is 36 wide that is great
hate that mine is 30" deep

 

[fitch4]

LED or halides?

 

[pecan2phat]

Did you need to sister the floor joice under the tank or is that a concrete floor?

 

[RUBBAGAGOW]

LED or halides?

I think you know that answer

 

[pecan2phat]

Joe,
Ahh, so gobie is the customer that you were referring to when we were discussing LEDs :thumbsup:

 

[RUBBAGAGOW]

Joe,
Ahh, so gobie is the customer that you were referring to when we were discussing LEDs :thumbsup:

Hey Warren. Customer yes but not who we were talking about. Gobie is the original AI LED man. He's done really well with them.

 

[pecan2phat]

Hey Warren. Customer yes but not who we were talking about. Gobie is the original AI LED man. He's done really well with them.

So Gobie,
Do you think that your AI modules will be sufficient for the 36" depth?

 

[Gobie74]

36" wide, not deep. I don't want deep. My other tank is deep and I can't get to the bottom anymore with some of the coral growth

I'll be using the AIs on the new tank. If you look at the picture again, you can see the ceiling mounts already in place. Also, that shelf and socket high up on the wall are there for plugging in the AIs and placing the power supply blocks up high and out of sight. There is also a blank receptacle in place for the control cord for the AI. I didn't want to see the cords running up the wall so did a little pre-work to get them into the wall.

I plan to have the AIs high enough that they should spread to the 36" width. I hung them there as a test run and was getting some good spread. However, if I miss the outer 6" or so of width, I'd be ok with that because I don't want the corals growing to the sides of the tank anyway ( another thing i don't like about my current tank ).

Oh, and yes, its on a concrete floor. If it falls through that, I have bigger problems

 

[cato]

Bout time you set up a real tank.

 

[hazmat319]

Sweet! I always said someday I'm going to build a house around my dream fishtank. Looks like it's going to be in a perfect place. Right by the front door.

 

[reefman13]

PM'ed you.

 

[Gobie74]

Started a build thread with more pictures.