400g project.

[MAthU]

i recently bought a 400g acrlic tank, 96*36*26.5 high.theres a center island over flow. ive been working on the stand for the past week, and today i plan on putting the tank on the stand. the tank will be mostly sps, with a few softies. im going barebottom, because ive been having trouble with sand in my current 155, and 72.
the skimmer will be an asm G6, i will have 3 closed loops, my return pump will be a mag 3600.
lighting will be 3 250w,1 400w mh,and 2 4' vhos.

here are some pics of the stand, its not fully done, the corners need to be attached. i made it my self, with no help from anyone:)

let me know what you think.http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1569.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/okkkkk.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/ok.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/o.jpg

here is a pic of my current 155http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/okkk.jpg

[ruiny]

looking good
will the g6 fit in that stand?
are you going with closed loop?
Waiting for more pics

[ruiny]

sorry
I ment what are you going with for closed loops.

[WahooOne]

Looks Great! Nice wood work. Doe sthe stain match the rest of your furniture?

[MAthU]

the sump will be in the basement, i have a few pumps laying around, i will use them for the closed loop, i have a calcuim retractor aswell..
does anyone know where i can get a big rubbermaid sump?, i cant find them anywhere. im looking for 100-150g.

and i made pvc racks for the rock work, and now i need that crate to finish it off,(so the rocks can sit on it).does anyone know where i can get that???
thanks in advance.
mat

[MAthU]

no it does not match, my mom wanted golden oak, and i wanted dark, i won!!hehe.

[zaireguy]

very nice

[MAthU]

im 16.
just to let everyone know.

[MAthU]

here are some pics of the tank on the stand.http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/tankm.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/tankk.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/tannk.jpg

[Bax]

That's a great tank!

Nice work on the stand too!

Good luck with the start up

[Znut Reefer]

You can find the rubbermaid containers at a farm supply.
We just picked up a 190 gal.

[FishyBiz]

wow.... you did all that staining on the carpet uh? :rolleyes:

[MAthU]

yea..i put newspaper down!LOl, i didnt get more then 2 drops on the carpet.

[MAthU]

the live stocks been in it for about a month, still lots of work to do, canopy not done, i still need a few new bulbs..ex.

[MAthU]

here are some pics, there not the best.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1766.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1764.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1763.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1761.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1760.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1755.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1751.jpg

my mandrians spawned, that was neat!

[NexDog]

I remember this fromn a few months ago. Great to see it with life in it. I see your fish don't like the left side of your tank. :p

What is your current fish stock list and wish list?

[MAthU]

stock list

3 hippo' tangs
2 yellow tangs
1 purple tang
1 naso blonde
2 manderians
1 flame angel
4 damsels
20 somthing clowns
1 sixline wrasse
i think thats it..

wish list
emperor angel!!!

[NexDog]

You have 20 clownfish in there?

[waynesworld]

I like your rock work with the pvc I may try some of that in my new tanks.

[Chihuahua6]

First off the stand looks terrific. My husband does woodwork as a hobby and he built my stand and cabinet when I had my 90 gal going. I love the trim on yours.
My question is, do you have a picture of the back view of the tank? I would like to see how the framework is holding up your rock. I would like to do something similar when I get my 400.
Your tank looks awesome. The only thing I would do is try to hide the overflow. The rest of the rockwork looks great. I started this hobby at age 15 so it's nice to see someone so young doing such a great job, very impressive.

[MAthU]

hi
i will try to get a pic of the back, i like the pvc racks, i have no dead spots, and everything is doing great.
i just covered the overflow, im going to get some corals tommorow and im planning on putting a 16"+ cap there its going to be sweet.

i like my stand to but it would of been alot better if i had the right equiptment to work with, the only thing i used was a table saw..the trim took hours, the hardest part was matching up the corners,but every thing turned out ok.

[15nano]

Wow I really like that tank the depth is awsome.

[Aidos]

Im not sure if u realise that the number of clown fish u have in there means ur gonna have alot of deaths due to the clown fish fighting. u could probably get away with 4 in a tank that size and if they have there own territory but 1 pair is probably the safest.

otherwise nice tank, very jelouse!

[Scott444]

Great tank. I like the pvc rock rack.

[jjmatti]

Nice tank, I would also love to see how that PVC rack was put together.

[MAthU]

hi, its been awhile since i checked this thread, i took the pics of the racks awhile back and posted them on the wrong forum.

this is the best i could do
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1809.jpg

and here are some newer pics there about 2 weeks old.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1831.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1825.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1842.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/100_1848.jpg

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...al&media=image

[MAthU]

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/MathuV/

[bill9999992]

Great looking tank,

Where do you get your live stock, live rock and other equipmen in Brantford? I'm not far from there and looking for a good place to shop.

Any pics of your fish room.

[MAthU]

thanks.

i got all my equipment/ live rock, off different people in the toronto area. i got alot of my corals from reef raft. theres a site for people in our area aquariumpros.ca, im not sure if your on there or not.. but there are alot of great deals...on livestock/equipment.

i will have some pics of my fish room soon.
thanks for the replys..