My new 210 gallon reef tank

[mildcustom2]

This will be a step by step story of the contruction and developement of my new 210 gallon reef tank. I have literally just started this project and will constantly add updates as I make progress. The goal is to have the tank up and running with water in it by Dec 16/07.

First things first I will give a description of the massive amounts of wonderful little gadgets and gizmos I have accumilated over the past couple of weeks to start the project. Everything was purchased brand new.


210 gallon reef ready all glass tank
Cherry oak stand ( Very nice )
72" coralife aqualight pro 250 watt HQI x 3 + 4 power compacts + moon lights
75 gallon custom sump (glass)
3600 gph Dart return pump
ATI bubble master 200
2 phosban 150 reactors ( one for phosban, one for chemi pure/carbon )
2 Life guard FB900 fluidized bed filters
10 gallon refugium
20" 96 watt coralife power compact ( refugium )
500 watt titanium heater
1 hp coralife aquachill
Red Sea wave master pro + 4 maxijet 1200 (one upgraded to 1600 gph)
2 Koralia 3 850 gph powerheads
Lots of fittings for plumbing
90 lbs of Caribsea sugar sized oolite
20 lbs Caribsea arag alive sugar sized oolite
10 lbs Caribsea refugium mud

I am currently just waiting for the sump to be delivered and then I can start plumbing.

Looking forward to hearing lots advice and or coments on my setup.

Pictures to follow shortly.

Thanks for looking

[Reefhawk1]

welcome to Canreef.

Sounds like a good project. I will definitely be following along.

[danny zubot]

The 16th in creeping up soon, any progress?

[michika]

Welcome to the board.
Sounds like you have an interesting build on your hands!

[NateL]

Welcome to the board! If you need a hand with anything there are lots of great people around willing to help out.

Nate

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I have exact same tank & light. I think you'll be very happy with these choices. Be prepared though for wet armpits unless you have extremely long arms .

Anthony

[mildcustom2]

I have been making slow progress up until this point due to the fact that I have been waiting for the 75 gallon sump and 14 gallon refugium. I just picked them up late last night so I plan to start plumbing Saturday morning and hopefully have water in it Sunday. I want to post pictures but am having trouble figuring it out. Anyone who can help me with this would be greatly appreciated. In the mean time while I have been waiting for the sump I built a stand to house the chiller below. In the middle is the refugium and on top is the electrical ( power bars, timers, temperature controller etc... ). I have already ordered live rock (premium Jakarta) that is arriving tonight and being tanked at the store I got it from. Hope to have the live rock in the tank next week.

Thanx

Sean

[michika]

What kind of help do you need for posting your photos?

[mildcustom2]

The problem I have with posting picks is that it asks for an HTML address to retrieve pictures from. Does this mean I have to down load the pictures onto a webpage then I can post. If anyone can let me know the process for posting pictures it would be greatly appreciated. HELP !!!!!!!!!!!! I finished plumbing my tank yesterday and when I put water in it today and fired up the pump ( Sequence Reeflo Dart ) the darn thing leaks really badly out the back seal. Please let me know if anyone else has had this problem and or solutions. The pump is brand new.


Thank you

[Doug]

Perhaps this thread will help.

http://216.187.96.54/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=8129