TGIF... Tank came in!

[Yinger]

Just moved it home from Jeff's.... wow this thing was heavy. I think 215 lbs. I have no idea how some of those big tank guys move theirs. Anways, we got it sitting on the stand at its temporary home since I won't be moving out of here for another 20 days. Here's some pics for now...

Here's another one... pic taken by my lovely gf as you can see her reflection.

[IMG]http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h177/ying9680/tank%20stand%20and%20canopy/Fulltank002.jpg

A shot of the staphire front panel.

Here's profile shot...

 

[andiruleu]

is that the stand and canopy that KC built?

 

[g0tmc]

looks clean. what are your plans for this bad boy?

 

[stryker]

very nice, what are the dimensions?

 

[Yinger]

yup, its the stand and canopy that KC built, we just stained it ebony with a polyurethane finish. The tank is a 120 gallon measuring 48x24x24 and we're planning on it being sps dominant and some LPS since my girlfriend loves LPS.

 

[otterpop510]

wow.. looks great, nice tank. and yeah, my girlfriend loves lps too for some reason..

 

[mr.bear]

awesome

 

[dznuts007]

Awesome! And you were thinking the other day that your tank was never going to be delivered!

 

[Yinger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7534568#post7534568 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dznuts007
Awesome! And you were thinking the other day that your tank was never going to be delivered!

haha, seriously... but i was talking to Rich about it and when it comes to reefing... you just can't wait for some stuff haha. Like if the plumbing is off, you gotta go to Home Depot to fix it ya know. I think Jeff's was just playing with my emotions.

Thanks everyone. I was thinking of starting a photo progression of it once I move out of this place and get everything ready to go.

 

[Yinger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7533886#post7533886 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by otterpop510
wow.. looks great, nice tank. and yeah, my girlfriend loves lps too for some reason..

I think its the wavy motion that they like. But my gf loves zoos and ricordias... so i dunno, haha, i should just ask her.

 

[Wilafur]

looking good. i like the color of the canopy and stand. looks like an espresso finish. :thumbsup:

 

[duwlski]

awesome!.. :thumbsup:
what kind of lighting system you're going to use?

 

[Yinger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7535728#post7535728 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Wilafur
looking good. i like the color of the canopy and stand. looks like an espresso finish. :thumbsup:

Thanks! We used an ebony stain on it.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7537278#post7537278 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by duwlski
awesome!.. :thumbsup:
what kind of lighting system you're going to use?

gonna use 2x250 14k phoenix bulbs with PFO mini pendants and Icecap electronic ballasts. 2x110 VHO actinics with an Icecap 430

 

[ezcompany]

Yinger
i think i saw you today at Jeff's lol
i remember seeing your tank as well you live in Irvine? came a long ways up have you!

 

[Yinger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7538581#post7538581 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ezcompany
Yinger
i think i saw you today at Jeff's lol
i remember seeing your tank as well you live in Irvine? came a long ways up have you!

Which Jeff's did you see the tank at? The one in costa mesa right? It was first at Gardena, then dropped off in Costa Mesa and I picked it up from there which is only 10 min from my house.

 

[NicoleC]

I think its the wavy motion that they like. But my gf loves zoos and ricordias... so i dunno, haha, i should just ask her.

I think also everyone loves the wavy motion. But when it comes to mushrooms, ricordia and many of the LPS corals, you can get a wide variety of colors -- colors that show up even if you aren't running gobs of blue light. There are some colorful SPS out there, but for most of them you don't get a large area of intense color, and the good ones are major $$$.

SeaCrop had some amazing colors and patterns of rhodactis shrooms yesterday. I didn't see people snapping them up, which I thought was strange. Too bad they don't belong in my new tank config. They will go for major amounts of cash at whatever store they end up in.