kilmca

200 gallon TruVu with the dimensions of 96" long x 24" wide x 20" deep and wood stand.

Tank is 1/2" thick acrylic and stand is made of 2x4's and 3/4" plywood.

Asking $650, obo.

Lots of work to move post!

I've looked into moving the post. I'm a structural engineer and i've looked into moving the post to the edges of a 10' tank centered on that space. The problem with doing all of that is I would also have cost in renovating the house on top of the tank itself so it's not really an option. James(Envision) gave me an estimate on the (2) 225 gallon tanks and it's looking like it's more affordable to go with the (2) tanks rather than (1) 10' tank.

I also like the idea of going with two tanks cause it allows me to setup the tanks differently but the pipe connecting them gives the fish additional space.

reef165, thanks for the offer of the 4" bulkhead but I really want to go with a 6" diameter bulkhead cause i'm worried anything smaller would stop the larger tangs from being able to go through.

The other reason for putting the tank up against the wall in the recessed area is because my laundry/utlitity room is behind that wall and that room has plenty of space for my sump and other equipement.

I've attached another picture of the space. Kind of the same pic as before but a little better.

Ronjunior, i appreciate the offer for the help. I may take you up on that help since I will be taking down my 200 gallon tank and setting up these tanks all at the same time. It will be quite the undertaking and i'll need all the help I can get.

JG fitting?

I've been running a EV180 for about 7 months now and i'm very happy with the skimmate it produces.

Mine did take almost a week to start producing any skimmate and that started to worry me. It was hard not to play with it everyday that it didn't produce anything. I'm running a Mag7.

I was wondering if anyone was using there EV180 with a calcium reactor? It says in the manual that if you have the JG fitting you can run your calcium reactor effluent through the skimmer so to remove any excess CO2.

Just wondering if anyone was utilizing this feature and if they are how does it work?

120 Gallon Reef and 180 Gallon Reef

First 2 pics are of my 120 Gallon Reef from when I lived in Maryland.

Third pic is of my father's 180 Gallon Reef.

200 Gallon Reef

Here are two pics of my tank taken about 3 months ago. I don't have any current full tanks pics on the computer.

Looking at my options

Well i'm looking into both glass and acrylic. I have two estimates back so far.

Miracles Aquariums with starfire glass on the front panel estimate is $5000.

I talked to them about a 8" diameter hole in the side panel of the tank and they said they would drill the hole in the side panels and then temper the side panels to make sure they were structurally sound.

Cal Aquaria estimate is $6685 for the two tanks, in acrylic.

I also have the option of going with one 10' tank or a 12' tank.

Cal Aquaria also gave me estimates on those tanks and they are $5685 for the 10' tank and $6555 for the 12' tank.

The 10' and 12' tank would have a notch in the front to go around a structural column in my house. See picture of tank location. The tv unit that is in the picture isn't actually there, it's just there from when we moving in. If you can't tell but there is a column behind the tv unit.

Also see picture of current tank which is a TruVu 96" long x 24" wide x 20" deep tank which will have to be tore down before new tanks are placed. The picture was taken when it was first setup, it's not a recent picture. I don't have a current pic of my tank on my work computer but i'll post one when I get home.

The problem with the 10' or 12' tank is getting the tank in place. I'm going to have to cut wood studs and drywall just to get the tank in place. That's another reason i'm looking at doing 2 tanks, that and I thought it might be less expensive.

I'm waiting on a few more estimates. I'm thinking that the estimate from Envision Acrylics(in Portland) is going to be the most affordable since i won't have to pay for shipping, but we'll see.

The 6" diamter bulkheads are $300 a piece and of course I need 2 of them so I have to add that into the cost of the setup too.

Very close!

That's amazing I live in that same area.

I'm looking to setup (2) 225 gallon 72" x 30" x 24" reef tanks side by side and I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on this plan. The tanks will be separated by about 10" because of a structural column that would be too expensive to move. I was looking into doing (1) 12' or 10' tank but the cost of the tank is very high and I would have to modify the house to get it in place.

So the next best thing would be to connect (2) tanks with a 6" diameter pipe and bulkheads. My only concern is if large tangs would be willing to swim through a 6" diameter pipe? Anyone else have any experience connecting (2) tanks in this manner?

Thanks