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cheech
12/15/2008, 12:57 PM
So here's my tank progress.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2/carlo2478/tank/Picture001.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2/carlo2478/tank/Picture004.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2/carlo2478/tank/Picture006.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2/carlo2478/tank/Picture005.jpg



Tank's an all glass custom size. Initially I wanted to go with a 24" cube, but then decided on this, since there wasn't a price difference between the two .

Tank size is 36w X 24d X 24h. gives me about 90 g. I went with this size cause I like the added height and depth the tank has. There is about 120 lbs of live rock in the tank, (Doesn't look like it, but the tank is bigger in person than it looks on the pic)..

Sand I used has a grain of .5 - 1.5


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2/carlo2478/tank/DSC02312.jpg
The sump/fuge is a 37 gallons, 24w x 20d x 18h.
center area is being used as a fuge with a DSB, I put about 7" of sand, waiting for the order of cheato to come in.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2/carlo2478/tank/IMG_0059.jpg
The lighting, (which was installed this weekend) is a custom build I did, which has 2X 250 watt MHs, and 2 39w T5 atinics. I gotta change the fans around cause it gets quite hot under there, and I can only keep the hood open so it doesn't overheat.


Right now everything is running very smoothly, I've got tons of copepods running around. I left the tank running for about 5 months before putting a single fish in it.

Parameters are all at zero. Last week I started stocking the tank, finally (pics to come) .

So far, in there, I got

1X foxface 2"
1X yellow Wrasse 1 1/2"
1X six line wrasse 1 1/2"
1X dragonette (often confused for a scooter blenny) red.

Updates to come.

Comments are welcome.

Thank you,

SirToppemHat
12/15/2008, 01:55 PM
Truely an awesome tank. Love the dimensions.

Slakker
12/15/2008, 01:56 PM
absolutely beautiful!

It does look like a smaller tank in the photos, i think the sense of scale is thrown off by how enormous the Koralia pumps are :D

Brandon M
12/15/2008, 02:10 PM
Look great!

Wgluther
12/15/2008, 02:48 PM
Looks very good but I'm kind of biased due to the fact that my recent build is the exact same dimensions. Love the depth it gives you.

screwtape
12/15/2008, 02:50 PM
I'm looking at a tank with these dimensions too as a future upgrade. Looks good, I like the rockwork too, nice caves.

I also love the stand, is it custom or where did you get it from? I like the idea of having some horizontal "countertop" space around the tank like that.

One thing I noticed is that your water level seems a little low, is it possible to get it up to the level of your canopy, or is there a reason it's lower?

Wgluther
12/15/2008, 02:56 PM
By the way I ende up having to use 3 Koralia 3's to get enough flow.

cheech
12/15/2008, 03:15 PM
Thank you for the comments.

Slakker, those koralias are huge. i almost regret having purchased them . They're koralia 4s, and I still haven't found the adequate place to put them, as they seem to be sifting the sand around a lot.

Screwtape, the tank was a custom build. I work in a woodworking shop so I made the plans for it and the guys built it. (for whoever needs help with plans, send me a PM I'll do my best to draw something out for you if you like)

I would have liked the water level to be a little higher, but the overflow is setup that way.. I do agree though, the water level division would have probably been nicer had it been an inch higher.

WGluther, Really? I was almost thinking of removing one of the koralias because there seems to be so much flow in there... We'll see what happens in the future.


Thanks again for the comments. It is a nice size, the depth is great. The only thing that bothers me is the fact that I'm hesitant to add a tang in the tank because it's only 3' wide.


I'll keep you updated on the progress

SirToppemHat
12/15/2008, 03:24 PM
Rockwork looks great too. BTW my sand blew around alot when I first set up the tank. I think it will calm down once it gets some age on it, maybe a couple of months.

Wgluther
12/15/2008, 03:25 PM
My flow problems was primarily due to the way my lr is arranged. I have a large mountain onn the right rear and a slightly smaller one toward the left front causing me to have "dead" spots on the botoom sb.

screwtape
12/15/2008, 03:46 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13948614#post13948614 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cheech
Screwtape, the tank was a custom build. I work in a woodworking shop so I made the plans for it and the guys built it. (for whoever needs help with plans, send me a PM I'll do my best to draw something out for you if you like)

I would have liked the water level to be a little higher, but the overflow is setup that way.. I do agree though, the water level division would have probably been nicer had it been an inch higher.

I've heard of people raising the height of their overflow using pieces of acrylic attached to the inside of the existing overflow, it doesn't sound too hard to do, although of course it depends if the water level actually bothers you enough for the effort involved in doing something like that. :)

Opes
12/15/2008, 04:04 PM
Awesome! I just set up the same tank over the last two weeks. I'll tag along. Here's mine.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1522628