rob's 215 gallon build

[rob1991]

i am upgrading from a 135 to a 215, and i am making the transfer all in one day when the stand and canopy are finished for the large tank! pics and further explainations to come!

 

[rob1991]

here is my current tank i took the video a couple months ago

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[rob1991]

maybe this will work better.....


http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm261/kickasskaratemaster/?action=view&current=MVI_1387.flv

 

[rob1991]

just picked up the tank, pics should be on there way!

 

[rob1991]

aqua controller jr. picked this up brand new 2-3 months ago, and now i finally am going to use it!

 

[rob1991]

i am going to use 2 luminarc mini's, i dont need a ton of light, because i will only be keeping Lps and softies, and teh occational monticap.

 

[rob1991]

here they are:

these have been sitting for a couple months also.

 

[rob1991]

and my reef octopus extreme 250...

 

[rob1991]

i decided that i didnt want alot of flow through the sump, so i bought an eheim 1260 return pump, so i am only going to utilize one of the interal overflows.

 

[rob1991]

 

[drdoug]

I think it is silly not to use both overflows but it is your tank. Have fun with your new tank.

 

[Bamm Bamm]

Rob I think you bought that tank from my neighbor Paul...=) It's a beautiful tank I debated getting it for awhile... Get some pics up.. Also I would use both overflows as well...I wish I had dual overflows on my 180..

 

[rob1991]

ok, but will the eheim still work for it then??? its a 1260, and i really want to us it.

 

[Bamm Bamm]

probably.. remember you don't need alot of flow goign through your sump it's actually better to have lower flow through there.. I've found this out through the years.. I use to have a mag18for a return on my old 90g.. that was just rediculous i have a mag 9.5 right now on my 180 and kinda wish I was running a mag7

 

[serpentman]

Although high turnover isn't necessary, I think failure to adequately turn over a display sufficiently can lead to problems as well. Personally, I aim for 5-7x the display volume. Based on your pump, sounds like you fall in the sweet spot.

 

[rob1991]

sweet deal thanks!

 

[rob1991]

hoping to get some pics of the tank up soon! and i went to home depot today and i am starting the stand!

 

[rob1991]

so i made about 3/5's of the cuts for the wood last night, being highly accurate is extremely time consuming, but i am hopeing by the end of the night tonight that the stand will have some structure to it.

 

[rafael13]

:thumbsup:

 

[rob1991]

ok so the stand isnt going as fast as i hoped, i didnt have enough clamps twice which pushed me back two days, becuase i had to glue in sections and it took up alot of time, but this is what i have for the frame, i am planning on building the "skin" of the stand and the 2x4 section of the stand in 2 segments, then slipping the "skin" of it over the 2x4 part then securing the two together, then i am going to put veneer over it so that it will paint much better.