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[thetedinator]

Hello all,

After some scrimping, saving and planning, I've started my new tank project. As things progress, I'll post and update. Before I get into this I want acknowledge the help I have received and continue to receive from fellow SoCal Reefers o2manyfish, cmagallon, algaeguy and pucci. They have been full of answers, questions and criticism of this project.

The tank is acrylic with a powder coated steel frame on the top. This allows the tank to be completely open. It measures 48" wide X 60" deep X 26" tall. It has a black back panel. The overflow is offset right center and has 3 X 2" holes for plumbing.

 

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I converted my office into a fish room. I have installed tile for when the inevitable spill occurs.

The stand for the tank is under construction. It is made of steel. Under the tank is mostly open. The legs will be covered by a facade that will match the tile. Here are a couple of drawings.

 

[cmagallon]

SWEET! tank Ted,

You look high in the picture! LOL...

 

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With the exception of lighting, all equipment will be outside. The exact size of the sump and refugium is still being decided. One outside configuration has a 240g refugium and 120g sump. I have installed two circuits for the outside for power. Here is a photo of the corner area underneath the office window where the sump, refugium, etc. will go.

I have some of the equipment on hand and some is on order.

Outside goes a Deltec FR509

Also outside will go a Deltec PF600S Calcium Reactor and a Deltec AP702 Protein Skimmer.

In the tank goes 6 Tunze Streams (damn back order!)

 

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For lighting, I have 4 Lumenarcs

I am undecided on bulbs and ballasts. I am leaning toward Ice Cap 400w and Ushio 10K. We shall see....

Also a little up in the air is the recirculating pump. I will probably go with a Sequence Dart.

cya,

Ted

 

[Julio]

sweet tank, can't wait to see it setup.

 

[thetedinator]

Con, We need to talk about the lighting! That damn Carlos gave me a way cool idea and you're just the guy to help pull it off!!

Julio, Thanks!

 

[Nanook]

Beautiful tank!!! Have fun setting it all up!!

Dave:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[thetedinator]

Beautiful tank!!! Have fun setting it all up!!

Dave:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Thanks Dave! I'm looking forward to getting all the gear and setting it up.

Ted

 

[Nanook]

Looks like you have great components too!! I am going to be using a combo of 6200s and 6100s in my 375g and 470g tanks as well. I have all SLS RO3 pendants, but those Diamond LA 3s are SWEET!!

Dave

 

[thetedinator]

Looks like you have great components too!! I am going to be using a combo of 6200s and 6100s in my 375g and 470g tanks as well. I have all SLS RO3 pendants, but those Diamond LA 3s are SWEET!!

Dave

Yes the L3s ARE sweet! Pucci has two L3s with 1000w bulbs over his tank. I think it's 6' long. They light the whole thing up!

 

[dogstar74]

I must say that I am very impressed with the stand. I would really like to see more people get out of the rectangle mentality when designing their tanks. That stand is something straight out of star trek man. keep up the good work!

 

[thetedinator]

I must say that I am very impressed with the stand. I would really like to see more people get out of the rectangle mentality when designing their tanks. That stand is something straight out of star trek man. keep up the good work!

Thanks!

 

[sfsuphysics]

Wow neat.. out of curiosity is there a reason the "legs" of your stand are like they are? seems a strange configuration, hope you don't crack the tile with the pressure.

 

[dogstar74]

No bad Karma man! I love the leg shape and config! But weight may be an issue. One solution is to cut out the tiles to fit around the legs eh?

 

[reefboy1]

Awesome - very inspiring. I love the steel frame top. Who built it for you.

Six Streams - that's kicking flow. Do you plan to hide them in anyway?

Art

 

[thetedinator]

Wow neat.. out of curiosity is there a reason the "legs" of your stand are like they are? seems a strange configuration, hope you don't crack the tile with the pressure.

In the tank will be three rock islands. The legs will be (approximately) underneath each island. Each leg will be skinned and painted to match the tile so that the legs will seem to be part of the tile.

No bad Karma man! I love the leg shape and config! But weight may be an issue. One solution is to cut out the tiles to fit around the legs eh?

I'm not worried about the tile. There are 5 legs. Each leg with a footing to spread pressure. My floor guy said it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[thetedinator]

Awesome - very inspiring. I love the steel frame top. Who built it for you.

Six Streams - that's kicking flow. Do you plan to hide them in anyway?

Art

Art,

o2manyfish hooked me up with the tank. Custom size, custom overflow box to accomodate the steel stand, custom steel frame top. algaeguy ordered a tank at the same time. His top frame is powder coated white and looked awesome!

Lots of flow and yes, the streams will all be hidden. One possibility is to place them inside pvc tubes and put the tubes inside the rock work. Slide them out of the tubes when it's time to clean them.

I'm thinking about adding a wavebox. Not sure yet. I'm waiting to see one in person again. I saw the wavebox at IMAC. It's pretty cool.

cya,

Ted

 

[cali_reef]

Ted, WOW!!!! keep the pictures coming, but try to leave o2manyfish out, kinda scary..

 

[thetedinator]

Ted, WOW!!!! keep the pictures coming, but try to leave o2manyfish out, kinda scary..

Hey Pierce! Dave is good for some things! When you want to know what NOT to do when setting up a new system, ask Dave 'cause, as Dave says, if there is a wrong way to go, he has probably tried it!

Seriously, Dave was the logical guy to ask when I decided I wanted to plumb hundreds of gallons of water inside the house to hundreds of gallons of water outside the house.

cya,

Ted