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Unread 02/02/2007, 09:42 PM   #1
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my 240

i did a build thread on my local reef site, but not here, so i thought i would document my tank build and show where it is now

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240 long from glasscages with overflows in the ends since it is a room divider

6.5' long sump/fuge i made with 4 compartments - LR rubble, skimmer compartment, fuge with deep sand bed and mangroves, and return pump area

mag12 and mag18 for return pumps

single beckett skimmer that i made supplied by a mag12

dual chamber calcium reactor and a kalk reactor that i built

3 SE 250 watt MH with luminarc copies that i made
2 DE 250 watt MH with upgraded reflectors in pendants
8 @ 65 watt PC true actinic
75 blue LED moonlights

four seio 2600's on two controllers and a tunze powerhead on single controller.

October of 2005

framed out stand after removing back half of the wall


skinned with pecan and cherry wood


tank sitting in place the day we brought it home



unfinished canopy on dining room side


woodwork on living room side


painting, staining and sealing done




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Unread 02/02/2007, 09:50 PM   #2
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some of the various things i built for the tank

sump/fuge


skimmer

running


reactors

running


SE reflector



DE reflector
before

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Unread 02/02/2007, 09:51 PM   #3
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the seio setup


filtration running (left to right)








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Unread 02/02/2007, 09:54 PM   #4
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Nice setup. I like the different apperances on either side. Did you make your own overflow covers or did they come from GC? I'd like to see some pictures of the tank if you have it up and running. I just picked up my 240 wide from GC last sunday.

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Unread 02/02/2007, 09:55 PM   #5
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also added a side table that houses a 50 gallon clam tank - plumbed into the sump thru the wall



here is the display tank in november of 2005


here it is in november of 2006 1 year old



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Unread 02/02/2007, 10:01 PM   #6
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here it is around new year's day - after beginning treatment of all acros for AEFW.



here is the redisigned aquascaping


and here it is currently - two weeks after finishing AEFW treatment and placement of corals back in the tank - they are really starting to color back up

full front

left end

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Unread 02/02/2007, 10:01 PM   #7
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Nice setup. I like the different apperances on either side. Did you make your own overflow covers or did they come from GC? I'd like to see some pictures of the tank if you have it up and running. I just picked up my 240 wide from GC last sunday.

Angelo
thanks, i made the covers out of 1/4" black acrylic.


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Unread 02/03/2007, 01:32 AM   #8
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Simply stunning. A beautiful example of how a mixed reef should be. Killer idea for the clam tank too


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Unread 02/03/2007, 07:22 AM   #9
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Amazing tank! Thanks for the pics as I am hoping to do something along the same idea. Always wanted a room divider tank!


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Unread 02/03/2007, 03:51 PM   #10
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very nice well done...


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Unread 02/03/2007, 04:03 PM   #11
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Very nice setup.

How did you upgrade the DE reflectors?
I have the reefoptix pendants and would like to increase the reflectivity. Did you polish them or buy special reflectors?

Thanks
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Unread 02/03/2007, 04:45 PM   #12
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i took out the old reflector, flattened it out and used it as a template to cut out an identical piece of solartube material (the stuff they use for skylights that i bought at lowe's). bent the newly cut reflector into the shape of the old and it was done. actually very simple. mine had three pieces, and the two end pieces fit into the main parabolic piece with a tab/slot configuration, so i cut those slots with a dremmel tool cut off disk.


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Unread 02/03/2007, 05:39 PM   #13
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Really nice tank. Hope your AEFW issues are well behind you now


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Unread 02/04/2007, 01:56 PM   #14
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very nice job, keep up the good work!


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Unread 02/04/2007, 04:20 PM   #15
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those full tank shots are gorgeous! i really like how you somewhat gave the tank an island design


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Unread 02/04/2007, 04:41 PM   #16
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thanks for the compliments the rockwork actually has three separate islands and a couple of bridges, here is a crude topographical drawing.




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Unread 02/05/2007, 08:54 AM   #17
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Looking good Ace! Can't wait to see things grow in.


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Unread 02/05/2007, 11:33 AM   #18
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nice tank, great clam idea. nice job


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Unread 02/18/2007, 12:15 PM   #19
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little update

been a bit lax on this, nobody wants to see the january pic - trust me

here's february:
full tank front

left side front

right side front

full tank back

left side back

right side back

side shot



clam tank



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Unread 02/18/2007, 12:16 PM   #20
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and a few miscellaneous pics











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Unread 02/18/2007, 09:35 PM   #21
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Very nice tank..........well done!


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Unread 02/18/2007, 09:50 PM   #22
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nice setup

Love the clam tank


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Unread 02/18/2007, 11:04 PM   #23
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I love the aquascape. It's the way I envision my 125g to be.


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Unread 02/19/2007, 12:09 AM   #24
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That orange clam is very nice


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Unread 02/19/2007, 08:25 AM   #25
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thanks for the comments everyone

here is the last change i made to the tank - i have upgraded just about everything possible in the last few months, so now it is time to watch it grow

well, i have been holding on to my pc actinics for long enough, and finally decided to switch over to T5 for actinic suppliment instead. i was running eight 65 watt actinic retro kits on my tank, and decided to switch over to eight 24" and four 36" high output T5 bulbs. i went to workhorse 7 ballasts for this - three of em. the bulbs i chose are the URI super actinic that supposedly put out 40 watts on a 24" and 65 watts on a 36" if you have the ballast power to do it. so if that is true, i am now running 580 watts of T5 lights. here are a few pics.

i used solartube material to make the reflectors.

tank with PC actinics


acrylic shells i built to house the T5s


the two configurations i used

2 X 24"

a 24" with a 36"


one side installed (looks the same on the other side of the tank) they BARELY fit!


cruddy full tank shot with the T5s - with the PC lights, my camera wouldnt go faster than 1/6 of a second exposure, where with the T5s, it was set at 1/30 of a second - translation, the T5s are WAY brighter



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