Our Marineland 300 DD
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Tigé21v
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WOW. All I can say is WOW. Thanks for posting the pics!!
In the planning stages of setting up the exact same tank.
Is the tank sitting on an I-beam, or did you have to reinforce the floor underneath?
When you talk of the overflow returns issue, how much bigger did you make the spacing between the teeth?
Is your closed loop drilled through the bottom, or come in over the back side?
Given the width of the tank, do you feel you get even coverage with 3 MH's sitting so close to the water's surface? Would you be happier if you could have the lights mounted higher?
In the planning stages of setting up the exact same tank.
Is the tank sitting on an I-beam, or did you have to reinforce the floor underneath?
When you talk of the overflow returns issue, how much bigger did you make the spacing between the teeth?
Is your closed loop drilled through the bottom, or come in over the back side?
Given the width of the tank, do you feel you get even coverage with 3 MH's sitting so close to the water's surface? Would you be happier if you could have the lights mounted higher?
John&Steph
Member
Simply amazing tank. Love to see all those tangs.
emilio c
Member
Glad to hear you got the same tank! Okay the overflow boxes on my tank could not keep up with a Iwaki RL70T the 2 top bands of the tank were submerged in the water, when you looked up it looked like crap, there is two black braces in the water! I cut the teeth down 2" and I cut out every other tooth on the straining plate. The problem was fixed and the water level is under the bands by aprx 1/2". I really dislike these overflows on this tank but.... I got a deal on the tank, that is what it had and I was too chicken to drill the tank! I have a friend who cut his out and drilled the back with 1" 1/2 bulkheads. AWSOME it really shows the depth on his tank. My tank sits on a concrete slab we dont have a basement so I got off cheap. The lights are 4" off the water I use single ended bulbs, 20k radiums 250w. The reflectors are lummenMax 2 with uv shields. I put the glass shields on to avoid water stains on the reflective finish on the reflectors, when the fish splash around. The spread is perfect with these reflectors. Closed loop is a up and over using another Iwaki RL70T. I am taking pic's of all the light stuff today I will get them posted today. Again Thank You to everyone for the nice complements!
mikescubareef
New member
hello,
Do you have a chiller with that set up 3x 250 MH
Do you have a chiller with that set up 3x 250 MH
The tank has been set up now for 8 months. The Livestock has been established for well over 13 years. The tank is packed and we are now looking to upgrade to a larger tank. I thought I would share some of the pics we have from start to current date.
I love the aquascaping here!
KCMO Reefer
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I have to agree. The aquascaping is fantastic. I live on the edge of Liberty so if you ever need assistance of any kind, feel free to get ahold of me.
emilio c
Member
Thank you my friend Feel free to stop by anytime! The stand and canopy are marineland. One thing I like is the sides are removable on the stand to get a sump in and out or get to your pumps. Also to answer mikesubareef I do not use a chiller the large surface area is great for evaporation cooling. The tank evaporates 7 gallons a day and gets topped off using a Reefanatics ATO and the reserve tank is a 30 gallon tank. I went with a small reserve do to the event somthing goes wrong and say all 30 gallons get pumped into the tank, it will change my salinity from 25 to 23. 2=4in Fans blow in on one side and 2=4in fans blow out on the other side. The tank stay 80 degrees all year round so far! Thanks for the nice comments fellas!
Blinding Reef
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I hope it's not asking too much but I'm sure MANY of us would love to see a short video of this incredible tank..any chance of that happening? Much appreciated in advance..
I'm warning you right now, I subscribed to this thread, with the sole intent of stealing some our your ideas for my own upgrade! Love the rock work, but your fish population, really has me thinking (I need more tangs). Hope to see a video soon.
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/tank-threads/63397-hundreds-corals-fish-free.html
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/tank-threads/63397-hundreds-corals-fish-free.html
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A very nice reef you got there! Kudos. Your planned upgrade will be much better I am sure.
I hate the overflows myself & would like to take it out, do you know how your friend go about doing it. Was it as simple as taking a razor & cutting the silicone & at the same time making sure the bottom silicone holding the glass is not cut. Thanks for your time on this.
I hate the overflows myself & would like to take it out, do you know how your friend go about doing it. Was it as simple as taking a razor & cutting the silicone & at the same time making sure the bottom silicone holding the glass is not cut. Thanks for your time on this.
emilio c
Member
Calu, That is exactly what my friend did then the holes on the bottom he simply put the bulkheads in and capped them off. Then his sand bed in the back totaly hide the raised bulkheads. He toyed with the Idea of using the bottom holes for a closed loop. But I suggested that if he was to do that he may as well leave the boxes in cuz now your gonna have 2 pipes in each corner to hide. The upgrade tank we are saving for going to break the bank we are wanting Glass 12'x36"x24".
KCMO Reefer
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When you wind up buying that beast, I'll be glad to assist carrying it in. I'm sure you'll have it looking as awesome as your 300. Heck, I hope I can get the 120 I'm in the process of setting up looking half as good as your 300! Sorry if I missed it but where did you get your live rock from?
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