Rod's Gyre flow, Natural light, SPS dominated Reef

[Rod the Reefer]

Thanks guys.

Yep, more photos to come.

So far so good with the heat. Have had the A/C cranking for days. Tank is stable at 27-29.

We had a power out today, got the generator going only to run for about 3 minutes and then run out of fuel. By the time I went and got some the power was back on.

Rod. :thumbsup:

 

[crazzy]

:beer:

Brilliant!
:thumbsup:

Thanx for going the extra mile posting links, drawings and models!!

 

[EnderG60]

two things.

1. out of curiosity why didnt you just get a marineland 300g(72x36x27)? I would think even with the custom overflow and holes it would have been cheaper then a custom made tank.

2. dont powdercoat the stand. it will still chip and then patching it is a PINA. Just get some rustolium paint, and paint it. that way if it chips or scratches, you can just sand a bit down and respray it...(experiance from when I worked at a LFS)

 

[stunreefer]

Looks fantastic, congrats! :thumbsup:

Love the drawings and the "move" video too.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14269128#post14269128 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by majesticangelfish
Havnt been on RC in so long...

Right! Your tank in your room is one of my favs... you should update

BTW, Rod I have a powder coated stand and love it

 

[Chrisrush]

He's in Australia. Marineland may not sell tanks down there. Plus, he may not want or need the 36" depth.

 

[~sp0ok~]

WOW...................

 

[Eel-byte]

Nice!

 

[Jhardain]

Wow VERY nice sump and tank!!

 

[Rod the Reefer]

Thanks crazzy, no worries.

EnderG60 & Chrisrush, I haven't seen Marineland tanks here and yep, didn't want the 36" depth.

EnderG60 & stunreefer, the stand is made and I had it sand blasted, zinc coated and then powder coated. I love mine too!

Thanks ~sp0ok~, Eel-byte, Jhardain.

Rod. :thumbsup:

 

[Rod the Reefer]

OK, it was an exciting day when I got home from work to find my pumps etc. had arrived.......

Now, what were all these holes for again????

More to come.....

Rod. :thumbsup:

 

[Rod the Reefer]

Ok, we have some more progress! With thanks to Chris, aka Triplesided (RTAW) the vinyl was applied to the back & end of the tank.

Being cleaned by my dutiful wife,

Peeling off the backing,

Squeegee out the bubbles,

OH NO, there's a dog hair!!!

He's happy with it!

 

[Rod the Reefer]

Finished!

My grandson Seth likes it!

Can I be a fish??

Thanks Chris. A very professional job!

Alright, next is the stand!

Rod. :thumbsup:

 

[Rod the Reefer]

With many thanks to my son in law, Luke the stand was welded up!

The material,

Laying out the front,

Getting it perfectly square,

Starting to take shape,

Weld the back to the front,

A bit of bracing to cope with all those holes,

 

[Rod the Reefer]

I've got to get this perfect (He'll kill me if I don't)

Nearly there,

There, I reckon you could park a car on it!

Just got to drill a few holes to mount the pumps and then off to the powder coaters.

Rod. :thumbsup:

 

[Rod the Reefer]

The Ply

What a lot of holes,

Wow, they all line up!

This is how the pumps are mounted,

And the base,

Rod. :thumbsup:

 

[Rod the Reefer]

Well, my baby arrived home!

It came up a million bucks!

Rod. :thumbsup:

 

[Rod the Reefer]

Ok, here's most of my plumbing; (Plus pipe and bulkheads of course) Thanks Spides!! (RTAW)

Who is this kid? He seems to want to help all the time!

Rod. :thumbsup:

 

[ssamick]

I cannot wait to see this through! This is like my dream tank on crack. Please, Please keep the info rolling. Thanks again for sharing.

 

[Rod the Reefer]

Ok, some more progress;

The tank is finally on the stand and the bulkheads are in!

The bund is made and in place

 

[Rod the Reefer]

The open top hood is made

The sump is in place

The beginnings of my auto water change system and emergency overflow

Rod. :thumbsup: