ReeferChris's Starphire Build thread

[ReeferChris]

Ok so I have a build thread on the Florida Marine Aquarium Society reef club forum on here and want to also have one going on here. I should be able to update both so they both have the same things going on.

here is the link to that build thread
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1796384

Well I just ordered the aquarium from Felix at ReefSavvy. Originally I was just going to upgrade my 36 bow front to a oceanic tech 120 and had begun to order some stuff, but when my dad brought up the idea of putting a bigger aquarium it in the wall in our family room I decided this was a much better idea, lol.

Specs:
Tank- 84x28x28, front glass starphire with the glass-holes 1500 overflow kit.
Skimmer- ATB 840 v1.5 (I had ordered this for the 120).
Sump- I'm planning on using a 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank.
Lights- I still haven't decided, but I am probably going to run 3 250 mh, and maybe some t5 for supplemental lighting if I see that I need them.

I've had my 36 gallon running for the last 2 years, so I'm still new and always learning. Any help you guys can give me would be great. I plan on having a lot of questions. Still looking at lights, and return pumps, so any suggestions would be great.

Still looking at lights, and return pump, so any suggestions would be great.

Here are some pics of the skimmer and of my current set up

 

[ReeferChris]

Ok I know its been a while since I've updated anything but not a lot has happened because of school and other stuff. Ok here are some pics of the stand and the rock scape which is still not done. The stand is pretty much done except that the plywood is not cut to size yet (the saw burned out as my dad and I were cutting it, so my dad is off to buy a replacement. Felix said the tank should be done in the next couple of day so i'll put up pictures of that when it is here. For whatever reason I can't upload pics from my mac so I created a Flicker account lets see if this works. Oh yea let me know what you guys think of the rockscape.

Thanks
Chris
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48958930@N07/

 

[ReeferChris]

Ok I haven't really updated this thread at all been posting on the local thread on here instead. Don't think anybody was really looking at this one anyways but here's a big update to were it's at now.

So the aquarium went in and fill her up and put the rocks and sand in. let it cycle for almost a month and half maybe two, using the raw shrimps method. Also added mb7 towards the end. Also set up the shelving unit to hold the quarantine and refugium, but the refugium. Got the protein skimmer set up in the sump. Just got the the panworld pump the other day but still need to get some plumping parts to set it up. Only thing missing is the lights and then it good to go.

 

[ReeferChris]

some pics of the shelving unit.

Let me know what you all think of it so far