The start of a 120"L X 30"W X 36"T Tank

[z28pwr]

This is a journal for my New Tank. The tank is a little shy of 600 gallons and will be a FOWLR tank that will replace my 380 gallon aquarium. I've learned alot throughout the years from many diferent places and want to share my experiences and what I've done so others can learn or find better ways of setting up large tanks and it's always good to hear your guys feedback. I know you guys like pictures therefore I will try to post as many as time allows.


Tank Info:
The tank was made by Tenecor and measures 120"L X 30"W X 36"T and is made out of 1" acrylic. The tank has two 24" trapezoid overflows with four 1.5" drains and four 3/4" returns.


Here are some pictures from the tank move:

For Referece the tank on the Left is a 380 gallon aquarium.

 

[z28pwr]

The Stand:
I had some issues with the wood stand and had a new steel stand built. The stand measures 121"L X 31"W X 43"T and is made out of 2" X 2" X 1/4" thick square tubing and was made by a local Fabrication Shop called Oval Components (Thanks Jared).

The stand was picked up today and dropped off to get Lynex coated. I only had my cell phone therefore the pictures aren't that great:

I got the following hardware in for the tank so far:

Hammerhead Pump
PVC Fittings
An Additional 125 LBS Of Liverock to be combined with my current 400 LBS.
An Additional 130 LBS of Crushed Coral
Dan's AquaPlex 130 Gallon Sump
(4) 160 Watt 5' SuperAtinic URI VHO Bulbs
(2) 160 Watt 5' 10K URI VHO Bulbs

Unfortunately I could not Fit a G6 under my stand therefore I settled for a G5 but I think it will get the Job Done.

Got some fish in aswell that are in the QT tank:

(3) Yellow Tangs
(1) Lavender Tang
(1) Powder Blue Tang
(1) Scopas Tang
(1) Orange Shoulder Tang

To add to my other fish.

 

[clekchau]

wow nice, what is your proposed stocking list? how are you going to deal with nitrates? what about the flow inside the tank?

 

[makoJ]

looking good Jose, I will be following this one!! that is one awesome tank.

 

[jmccown]

Nice, I just upgraded from a 90, to a 380g. I know what my tank weighs, I couldn't imagine what that thing weighs. Nice stand. I'll follow your progress. BTW, mine is FOWLR also. How bout some pics of the 380 you currently have up and going.

 

[clekchau]

wow alot more large fowlrs than i expected lol

jmccown, more information on your setup? stocking list?

 

[alien9168]

nice looking tank! cant wait to see it filled!

Thats alot of help you got there

 

[Alphabet]

Looking Awesome! Will be watching this one!! :bum:

 

[mflamb]

SWEET!!!

 

[rayman45]

DROOLLLLLLL

 

[z28pwr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8693827#post8693827 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clekchau
wow nice, what is your proposed stocking list? how are you going to deal with nitrates? what about the flow inside the tank?

These are the fish I already have:
7" Vlamingi Tang
7" Palani Tang
3" Scopas Tang
Pair Of Maroon Clowns
5" Powder Blue Tang
4" Orange Shoulder Tang
3" Lavender Tang
(3) Yellow Tangs


This is what I would like to add:
(3)Atlantic Blue Tangs
Naso Tang
Sohal Tang
Small Clown Trigger
Harlequin Tusk

Regarding Nitrates they should take care of themselves with all the LiveRock and filtration I don't think they will be a problem. On my 380 I did water changes once every blue moon and they were never a problem. Regarding flow inside the tank I will have the Hammerhead pump coming into four 3/4" returns with Penductors attached to them which will create alot of current througout the tank. I will also have two Tunze 6080 streams inside the tank mounted in the overflows. That should be more then enough flow for a FOWLR setup.

looking good Jose, I will be following this one!! that is one awesome tank.

Thanks Brian.

Nice, I just upgraded from a 90, to a 380g. I know what my tank weighs, I couldn't imagine what that thing weighs. Nice stand. I'll follow your progress. BTW, mine is FOWLR also. How bout some pics of the 380 you currently have up and going.

The tank is made out of acrylic therefore the tank itself is 850 lbs dry, the stand weighs around 800 lbs, then add 525 lbs of live rock, 400 lbs of crushed coral and then the water weight of the entire system and I'm probably looking at 8,000 lbs if not more.

wow alot more large fowlrs than i expected lol

jmccown, more information on your setup? stocking list?

Stocking list above.

Tank Info:
Heating: (2) 800 Watt Titanium Finnex Heaters
Lights: 960 Watts of VHO
Control: Aquacontroller Jr. With DC8 Attached to PC For Log/Mods & Web Access
Circulation: Hammerhead Pump, (4) Penductors, (2) 6080 Streams
Filtration: ASM G5 Skimmer, In Sump Floss Filter, 525 Lbs of LR
Cooling: (2) 5" Fans and home AC Unit Cooling House


Thanks all.

 

[drummereef]

This is going to be great! Nice tank. Tagging.

 

[LoneStarSA]

Nice Jose!

That Line X place looks familiar. Say hi to Dan and Josh for me.

 

[JazzMan]

I gotta follow this one!

 

[z28pwr]

Got the stand back from the LineX shop.

Those guys did some good work:

The stand may look small, but look at the wall outlet on the lower right and you can get an idea of it's actual size.

The stand is HEAVY my friend and I brought it down from the truck with an engine hoist by ourselves and we broke a 1,000 lb Home Depot furniture dolly while rolling it into the house, but it looks great. Now I just need to get some 3/4" Plywood for the top and bottom.


I also picked up the Sump From Dan's Aquaplex

Now that I think about it I should probably add a buble trap even though the sump is 7FT long and the water will have 5FT for the bubles to escape I should probably put a trap to be on the safe side.


It was a good day today, hopefully I can get the plywood tomorrow and get the tank on the stand by the weekend.

 

[Bono]

Looks good. What skimmer do you use on the 380?

 

[nyvp]

its looks like you may need a few more people to move the tank. I dont think you had enough.

Very nice job. Enjoy it

 

[xinumaster]

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They might have thought the tank came with a mermaid. Gorgeous tank..

 

[i2ik]

Very nice! How high is your stand? How thick is your acrylic sump?
What are those small hole in the tank like a hooker for?

 

[saltwater4life1]

Holy crap that is going to be sweet cant imagine the weight of it full

Good luck and want some more pictures of the tank when you get done with moving the tank and sump