Dinning Room Table Tank from old blighty!

[chriskirby101]

Had the Deltec system for 6 months now, but we felt it was a little too run of the mill...

After seeing the GHL profilux system in action on our shop display tank we decided to use this system for a new home tank.

We decided that we should build a dining room table tank... So we fired up SketchUp and the plans were laid down..


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Tank will be 1520mm x 700mm x 600mm

Sump iwill be 1000mm x 380mm x 380mm


Tanks gonna be using the Miracle Mud system for filtration.. Im going to use the true MM system .. I.E. no skimmer though one will be installed as a standby system. I've been chatting to Tim Hayes about this system and it should work a treat for my LPS & clams.


Lighting will be 6 x T5 39watt Dimmable units and the LED system from GHL..

Water movement will be two Seio's or possibly two or even three Koralia pumps..

Water top up and control will be done via the GHL..



Stand was built today:



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Cat is my Maine Coon called "rum" he's only 9 months old and already 13+Kg in weight...Maine coons are BIG...



Chris

[chriskirby101]

14th june Update:

Stand is almost finished (wish i was a better carpenter!) just the 3 doors to go on and all the trim work, plus the carriers for the glass table top.

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Mud sump getting filled with miracle mud, sand in tub is for main tank. Shelf on right is for the GHL computer and to the right of that the electrics area. I will be fitting a skimmer but not running it, plus a calcium reactor & phos reactor.
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Bulkheads, 2x40mm for overflow, 1 x32mm dry for wiring, 1x20mm return.
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[chriskirby101]

14th july update..

The System is really settling down now, one of the two glass table tops have been installed, and most of the GHL stuff is in..

The Mud system is simply amazing!
No3 down to 2.5ppm now from a high of 5ppm. I've harvested the algea twice now..

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[chriskirby101]

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Some of my fish, pair of bellus angels and the cheveron tang.
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The lighting at around 5pm
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A few hours later sunsett is starting. The GHL system is simply amazing and this is with only one twin T5 unit and the LED bar!
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[purebullet417]

WOW i love it

[alpine]

Very nice,great work.So do people eat at the dr tables,or are the tables there to sit and view the tank?

[ReefingBuddha]

an original idea? don't see those coming along often. Nice execution as well, I really like the rockwork. Please keep us updated on your mud system results.

btw.. i really like the bellus angels, can't wait to get my own.

[clamdigr]

Beautiful and unique...I'd put on a lot of weight for sure sitting there eating all the time ;)

[sadsak]

Very Nice!!!!!!!!!!

[chriskirby101]

Yeah we eat while looking at the aquarium. As theres only me and my wife theres no fuss, and if guests come round we use the table as a buffet table.

[lunker]

love this idea, kind of what ive been kicking around for my 300 gallon bar

[Genin]

that looks great. I used to have a maine coon named Fuzzy that was 27lbs and solid muscle. That cat brought me so many headless animals it was ridiculous.

[NYCREEF69]

nice setup dude

[jmaneyapanda]

cleaning and servicing that thing has to be a beyotch!

[chriskirby101]

I have 8 cats in total 4 of em maine coon. Biggest so far is rum at 14kg (28lbs i think) and he's only just gone one year old!!!!

More piccys of tank comming in the next day or so.. still waiting for the rest of the GHL light bars to come.


Chris

[chriskirby101]

Cleaning is fine.. the glass tables are removable and the hood comes off ..

Plus the MM system gives such good water quality that i only clean the glass once per week!.


Chris

[drifty]

nice tank