Thanks rich.
Would have liked to come as well. Work schedule didn't allow for it this time around..

Don't eat to much sushi. Lol..

Too late, we ate way too much. Lol and got **** faced too. :mrgreen: next time you have to come. You owe now! Lol

Jon, stay on course! Your tank is turning for the better! :biggrin:

well , no year , time for a new tank . :mrgreen:

The last tank was my first real foray in the salt water world. I learned alot , had some good times and some bad..
I learned that there are alot of things about my current tank that i definitely do not like . I need to make things easier to clean .. I AM DONE lugging 5 gal pails around .. My wife is tired of wet socks . So its time to pick up my game. So sick of my giant internal overflow box etc etc .
sooooooooooooo:biggrin:

I Picked up a beautiful 3 sided starfire tank. I am really excited!! . dimensions are 48Lx28x24T. Eeroubraced .I will be placing it on an 8 foot long 38" tall stand.
Underneath will hold 45 gallon water change drum . sump and all equipment.

Also building a new sump . I want this to be very simple and easy to clean.. I am ditching the filter socks. And will be using filter floss in a bubble trap baffle setup.
Sump dimensions are 36x20x14T

http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...209_152301.jpg
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...212_202949.jpg
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...213_223625.jpg
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...213_224717.jpg

Congrats! I hear that's Jesse's old tank and it's a beauty! Can't wait to see it set up!

Thanks.
Yes you heard right.I can't wait either lol. Will have to finally have you over for a visit. It's been a long while since I have seen your tank too. I hear you have made some big changes.


Another thing.
No more sugar sand.. what a terrible mistake that was!

Last change I'd like to make is move it to the driveway -lol

Partially due to the aforementioned sugar sand :) As soon as I find a wee bit of motivation, I'm probably removing mine for something a bit heavier :)

Hurry up and build it! :lol::lol::lol:

Looking good Jon!

stand is now in the final stages.
2 coats of paint down . 1 more to go .. man o man does bare wood sure suck up the paint.

i devised an built in system to hide all power bars and wiring . will try and get some pics of it .

I am going to install a new breaker and wall GFI dedicated to just the tank.. Breaker box is so close , i figured why not.

I got the tank a cleaned up . Will start the plumbing lay out when i get the stand in the house.

pics
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...217_204025.jpg
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...217_204016.jpg
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/...216_215040.jpg

Nice. Except now your thread title is false advertising. :biggrin: