TRe's 300g build!

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Elite Fish
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Feb 20, 2005
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TRe's 300g Reef build!

this is guna be a slow slow build so bare with me :p but ive taken the first step which was to actually get this tank in my possession *SUPERSMIL im getting ready to put an addition on my house and thats where the tank is guna go so itll be a few months before this thing see's water other than a test run.... everything from my 125g will go in the new tank, the new tank dimensions are 96X30X25 (8feet long, 2 1/2feet wide and 25inches tall)
things to do:
build or have stand built - im not so comfortable with just 2X4's o a tank this size so i may go with welded steel
build canopy
plumbing
sump - i think ima just reconfigure my 55g that im using now
paint back of tank black
things to buy:
lighting - not sure if im guna go with 4X250w mh or 3X400w
liverock -i have about 180lbs need atleast 200 more
get new skimmer -i have it ordered but it hasnt arrived yet ;)
flow -im thinking about going with sum maxijet1200's with the sureflo/suregrip mods, or a closed loop
dj power strip
calcium reactor - thinking about going with the MRC CR-1
controler - prolly a reefkeeper
ATO - the tunze is nice but who knows

theres alot of other things needed to be done but this should be a good start!
 

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Lorna

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Elite Fish
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Tre have you considered a closed loop with a manifold driven by an external pump for flow? This could reduce the heat and take some of the equipment out of your tank......especially as you are building this now.....just a thought?
 

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Elite Fish
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Feb 20, 2005
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its definitly up in the air right now! lol i was just talking about that with one of the guys that helped me move this beast (btw it took 5 of us and was even heavy as hell than)
 

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Cichlid-Man

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Come on TRe hurry lets go. Come on times a wasting, this should be setup by tomorrow! ;) Ok ok at least you've started on an upgrade. :(

Looks good, thats one heck of a tank. 30", very nice. Look at the space! All that space between the Overflows AND infront of them. Monster. I'll be tagging along here.
 

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Elite Fish
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Feb 20, 2005
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Lorna said:
very nice. I just wish I had room for a beast like that.
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lol i dont have room for this beast either, im putting an addition on my house just to fit it :p

MOsborne05 said:
Are you putting it in the wall or just on a gigantic stand? .
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not in wall but im not sure exactly what im doing for the stand...either 2X4's which ill build myself or welded steel
 

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Elite Fish
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Feb 20, 2005
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thats some nice rock but unfortunatly between this new tank and the new skimmer im broke for a little while, i spent almost $1500 in the past few days :p which IMO isnt too bad considering this is a brand new tank which retails for $2000 alone... add in the fact i have a $500 skimmer on the way and i dont mind starving for the next week! lmao
 

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Elite Fish
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Feb 20, 2005
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id hate to see the light bill for 4X 400w mh's :eek: not to mention the size chiller id need to keep things stable! the height of the tank is only 25" so i dont see why 4 X 250w wouldnt work.... over the next few months im just guna research as much as possible cause i dont really wanna cut any corners but at the same time im not rich and dont wanna go broke over this tank if ya kno what i mean
btw ill prolly still use T5's to supplement actinics but the tank wont really benifit other than the fact ill be able to run 10k mh's ;)
 

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Elite Fish
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Feb 20, 2005
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im actually starting to consider going in wall just cause i think it may be easier doing a little drywall work than building a stand/canopy that looks presentable :p i think i may have the tank like 3 feet off the wall so theres room to go behind the tank to do all my maintenance and than just putting up a wall infront of the tank with a door to get into the mini fish room (it would be 3'X11').... 3 feet is the most i can convince my girl to let me sacrifice but i think it may work! if i do that the stand wont have to look pretty and i can just hang the mh's from the ceiling and eliminate the canopy, i could also setup a nice size resivor for water changes, a frag area, and a descent sized topoff container.... we'll see how it goes though i dont wanna get too carried away in the whole build but it sure would be nice!
 

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