blown65 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Well, found a great deal thanks to Jody at Tidalzone. So had the tank cleaned up by ReefTech here locally and its all ready to start to put together. Out with the 90 gallon and in with the 300. Old tank New 300 Getting the stand and canopy later today, then the work begins. Still torn between going bare bottom or sand bed. I'm leaning torwards a sand bed though. Just dunno if I can get used to no sand on the bottom or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Looks great! Wish I had room for a 300g... I say go with a shallow sand bed. I think bare bottom tanks look dark because their is no light reflecting off of the sand bed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 Looks great! Wish I had room for a 300g... I say go with a shallow sand bed. I think bare bottom tanks look dark because their is no light reflecting off of the sand bed... Ya, I agree. Plus it holds your rock from sliding and causing a big problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 300g Holy ShIzZy :eek: You might wanna talk to Clay, he just set up his 240 and did a transfer/move , but lost a bunch of stuff! he might have a couple heads up on going to the BIG TIME (rock2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 I've done it once before, but I sold my old tank and regretted it terribly. It should go pretty smooth I think, I really dont have much of a load with fish (only 4 of them) so it should be ok. Mostly just a huge amount of plumbing and wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 what are your dimensions on the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Ya' date=' I agree. Plus it holds your rock from sliding and causing a big problem. [/quote'] Build yourself some simply rock supports out of scrap acrylic and acrylic rod. I did and it helps a lot. No rock movement and water can circulate around better sincethe rock isn't sitting in the sand. Plus if you have sand burrows you don't have to worry about them either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 what are your dimensions on the tank? 8'x2' and I think it was 30" tall. Would have to double check on the 30" tall part though. Going to be a room divider of my living room and dining room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 Got it set in place, started with the bulkheads, missing 2 so gotta make a run tomorrow for a couple. Ran 2 20amp circuits. Did my loads and really only need 22 amps, but this gives me plenty of headroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 nice is that where you are going to set it up at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 do you have overflows on both sides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanareef Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Actually if you use the pond foam, it holds better, cheaper to use than a lots of aquamend sticks, eaiser than drilling for acrylic rods IMO. Nice looking tank, overflow/return on sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 Yup, thats where its going. Let all the plumbing begin tomorrow. DOH! Yes, it has overflows on both ends. I have 3 blueline mag pumps that are getting plumbed in with a wavemaker hooked up to it. Should be right about 70gpm from those, plumbed in closed loop. The sump will have its own pump with a small return. Didn't want that much water flowing open in the sump, would probably end up too noisey. Not sure the return pump, its sitting in my garage, only goes to the sump for my skimmer anyways. As for under the rock, I think we are going to use egg crate with pvc attached to space it. Thats how I did my 90 gallon and it worked pretty good too. The canopy is open also, but I gotta put egg crate up there or something, otherwise my curious cat will have a swim. Probably not the best thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikep503 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Nice looking tank! As far as plumbing.... just one piece of advice..... true union shut off valves everywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 Nice looking tank! As far as plumbing.... just one piece of advice..... true union shut off valves everywhere! Agreed, got about 12 of them in my truck. (clap) Got a picture with the canopy on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 i cant see any access holes in the canopy, how will you feed the fish? with a step stool(scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 i cant see any access holes in the canopy' date=' how will you feed the fish? with a step stool(scratch)[/quote'] LOL, Ill take a picture of that tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnewhouse Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I love peninsulas! It's looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 The light wood really looks nice. I prefer lighter wood and paint stands/canopies. To me a peninsula tank is like getting an extra tank for free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwcoralfarm Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 B E A U Tiful, keep the pics coming please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Very nice. Keep the updates coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 K, so ran into a couple snags. 1-They sent the wrong type of ball valves. Dont really care for these, so gotta look for some different ones. Luckily my larger plumbing can get done since those are correct. Got time though since.... 2-They only put doors on one side of the Canopy, which would just suck big time trying to clean the tank. Lifting this off after all the lighting is up there would be a huge pita so back it goes. Here is how the Doors look though. Should be a pretty easy fix. Plus not sure why he used such different wood grain, going to try and have that part fixed also. The panels just slide up, much better than swing out doors IMO. Tons of access that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I like that sliding door idea, makes it look sleek and very clean. That would be nice to get same type of access on the other side, because if you have to take down your lights to clean the other side you will not have enough light to see what your cleaning. Who build you canopy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 Guy here locally does them. Builds them for the shop Reef-Tech in Medford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Looks great. I have a very similar set up with my 180. I highly suggest you get doors on both sides of that canopy. Much easier access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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