jayR

thanks for sharing.

pm sent on the zoas

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Looking for some scrap pcs of thin (1/8 - 1/4) acrylic. Does not need to be new.

Minimum sizes in the range of 2'X2' would be great.

PM me with what you got and price.

TIA!

What spectrum HQI bulb is included?

Very nice! What equipment are you using?

Meet Mr Pinky and Mr ToeMato

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I notice that the front vertical center brace for the stand was added after the rest of the stand was built (since it's a different color). Were you hoping that you wouldn't need that brace - that the top support would be strong enough, or were you always intending to add it?

 

It's a detailed question, I know, but I'm getting ready to build a stand myself (though only 48") so was just wondering.

 

Thanks. It's looking very nice - I can't wait to see the granite added.

 

You're very brave to drill holes through the exterior. I was thinking of cutting a hole for a fan / heat vent, but I think my wife would kill me.

Hey Jason - Every question is welcomed.

Yes, I was always going to add the center brace. It probably didn't need it but peace of mind won the battle. It also would never get in my way as I'm hardly working in that area anyway.

My wife felt the same way when I told her about drilling holes in the wall, but she liked that fact that it would not be noisy and chances of wet spills are least likely.

I will also be drilling a 4" hole for a duct line in the canopy > outside to prevent heat and importantly moisture issues.

PS. Granite was ordered today and should have it installed during the weekend.

awesome tank' date=' where did you buy it? im looking to upgrade to a 240g on day.[/quote']

 

I got the tank from James @ Envision Acrylics - He is sponsor on these boards.

I've had 2 custom tanks with him and his craftsmanship is first class.

Best thing about this thread.............

your sign!!

Yeah, that sign is classic. It's been with me through 2 builds and every time I'm working on the tank... I seem to work in slow motion! DOH!

Thanks for the compliments guys!

Once I get the granite ledge installed, I'm planning on adding some trim to the stand to give it a little more style.

FYI: the whole front stand cover easily pops in/out.

I still have to:

Wait for the granite and install

Design, Install Lights and stain canopy

Setup RO/DI Unit

Clean up some wiring

Yes, it is outside. I might be putting some type of tubing insulation for the winter though. I'll wait and see if the outside temps affects the water temp.

Finally got settled into a new home and decided to start a thread on my new tank.

Tank:

96”x24”x24” by Envision Acrylics

Overflow: Center back w/ 1.5” drain, 1” return & 1.5” dry line

Filtration/Equipment:

40 Gallon Sump

Octopus RPS-3000 Skimmer (Rated up to 400G)

Quite One 4000 return (approx. 500-600GPH after Head Loss)

6” socks for mechanical

100-150 lbs of LR for biological

150 lbs white sand

3-4 300 watt heaters

2 Koralia K4’s

75 Gallon Water Mixing Station

6 Stage RO/DI system

20 Gallon Q-Tank

Lighting:

4x54watt T5’s

2x250 Metal Halides

All on timers to simulate a dawn/dusk affect

Stand/Canopy:

DIY 44” Stand/Canopy skinned with ¼” mahogany stained to a dark brown

My goal is to have a higher then normal stand (as I hate stooping down to look at tanks) and while browsing the web for stand ideas I ran across this:

A bar-top style stand and boom! I was sold. I didn’t like how the granite rounded to the sides of the tank… So mine will be just have the front ledge and will be 9”-10” deep.

In addition, I did not want the sump and equipment under the stand as the space is limited and access is sometimes harder, making it difficult to maintain the thing. It also lessens the chance of the floors to possibly get wet and possibly ruined if disaster strikes. So I decided to do a remote location for all the equipment into my garage. I also always liked the KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid!) method and this was also one of my goals.

Below are pictures of progress over the last month and a half:

As usual comments/suggestions/tips are greatly appreciated!

I'll take the 55 gallon. PM sent.

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sweet looking!! what are the dimensions? and what equipment are you using to run it?

I agree with all. I was there for the first time last week and it's a very nice shop with a great service. The fish he stocks are fat and healthy!

Welcome to the family!! I also moved from so cal and love it here... hopefully you'll feel the same way.

jay our water here in vancouver is about 165ppm going into the membrane.

mine runs about 4ppm out the RO and 0-1 out the DI.

ditto for me as well and I'm in north Vancouver

Thanks for the LR and Heaters Steve! And it was pleasure to meet you.

I'll take 2 of the 300 watt heaters. I'll pick them up when I pick up the LR.

fish

Hi,

Interested in the fish. Where are you located? And how long have they had hlle?

Jay

I'll take one of the misc pumps (the one blue one on the far left of the pix) Do you know what model it it?

Misc pumps 15.00ea #3347

And do you know the wattage of the heaters?

Getting back into the salt game and starting up a FOWLR 240 gallon in the great/family room with 75 gallon sump in the garage. One of my main concerns is humidity in the house. (Size of house is approx. 3000sq and the tank will be in a big room next to the kitchen)

My plan is to keep tank lids on the tops of the tank and a fully enclosed canopy with an exhaust fan directly to blow outside.

Can anyone with large tanks (kept inside) chime in with any experiences?

TIA for any tips and suggestions.