Hey Boomboy

Right now my tank is rimless but the euro bracing is on its way. So not going to be like this for long I hope. Can't wait to get water in it.

Thanks Chris C

Hey lastlight

I don't think the intake needs to be right over the tank. I think as long as it is near by it should work fine.

Chris

Sweet, looks like it will be a beauty. Hard to tell from the pictures....is there no bracing on the display? What is the glass thicknes?

Yeah I was thinking the same but he stated above that the glass for the euro brace hasn't been installed yet. But what is the glass thickness out of curiosity?

Hook the HRV up to your furnace vents and then you probably don't need an intake right next to the tank. It will work to keep the whole house circulated that way.

I guess I read all the posts but that one.:redface:

The glass is 5/8'' on the sides and 3/4'' on the bottom there is internal bracing in all corners for strength. It also has double euro bracing on top with a 3' center brace.

Thanks Chris

Beautiful tank. tagging along

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Anything new on this tank?

So the tank is finally full of water and live rock. It has been a very long build so far and still so much to do. So far I have installed my skimmer, heaters, 1 of the return pumps and my reefkeeper elite. I have just picked up my lighting it is 4 250w lummax reflectors and galaxy ballest. Just need to build a rack to hold them. My other big problem is a very large gorilla crab that I can't catch. So that is all of the latest info on the tank pics to come soon.

Thanks Chris C

So here are the new tank pics.


http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...iumpics724.jpg


Thanks chris

Sorry here are the rest.

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Thanks chris

Your tank is awsome! I hope I can have a tank like yours.

That's a serious investment in rock right there! I was and still am so jealous of that wide open stand. Glad you're back and we're going to see the journey continue!

Dude...thats a lot of water:biggrin:.....looks good all lit up

Thanks guys I am hopeing things will move faster now that I have more time to work on the tank. Right now I am working on the water change system and fresh water topoff I will post pics tonight.

Thanks Chris

Looking great Chris! You weren't kidding that is alot of rock! Awesome tank!

Now I am jealous... I have a big tank, but yours makes me want to upgrade again.

wanna trade?? hahah very nice.

Looks fantastic!!:biggrin:

:thumb:

Awesome set up man :biggrin:

Yep, tagging along for this one!

There's some pooh even a bubble king can't skim out.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...iumpics728.jpg

Just sayin'.

:rofl: Man I didn't even notice that the first time I looked at the photo. The "Somebody Else's Problem Field" (* Hitchhiker's reference) completely blocked it from my view.

Ok Chris, what's the story with the Pooh glass??? :lol:

yeah i was wondering the same thing ? pooh

maybe to catch unwanted crabs

Looks like some shrimp in there...

I want to know why Pooh is grabbing himself ?!?

Poor Chris.

Quite a respectable thread until now haha.

I think Pooh has to Pee!

:lol:

nice looking tank, only thing that jumped out of me is you need another light or two :mrgreen: to get rid of your dark spot.

Steve

Was just lookin at the recent pics again and noticed something.....who did the concrete in your basement???? Man that floor is "out":lol:

Hey guys the pooh glass is to try to catch a very large crab. No luck so far.
It was the only glass my wife would give me. If you guys have a better trap that could help I would love to hear about it.
I have been trying to catch this thing for weeks now.

Thanks Chris

Hey Chris... Awesome to see you are back working on this monster.
Will definitely be following along for the ride.

You could try a baited inverted pop bottle trap like in this link for the crab.

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/fish_trap.php

Hey guys here are some new pics of the tank.
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...c232009001.jpg

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Thanks Chris C

Wow man this looks awesome! Great great great job on it!

I love the 'stand'... my uncle did that as a stand for his 180g, cinder blocks and 3 I-beams, haha.

About the HRV's.... looks like there is another customer for the identical HRV in here, we also have a LifeBreath unit in our house! Haha. it is actually also tied in as the 'bathroom fans'. It works wonders. I have 8 tanks running in the house, about to set up number 9... even in my 'fish room', I have 0 condensation on the windows! They work amazing and I agree about the fresh air comment, its very 'refreshing' in the house... never feels stale.

Thanks for sharing this build Chris!

Cheers,

Chris