250 Gallon Starphire tank

[littlesilvermax]

I will start down the road of explaingin my system, for any who wish to see.

It all started with wanting to make good use of the space in my house. I had built the floor a little stronger then spec, and wanted a nice size reef tank in my house.

Here is the old tank

[littlesilvermax]

[bassman]

What are the dimensions?

[bassman]

I am also planning on building a 250-300 gal tank in my house. I would love to hear what you did to "beef up" the floor and what type of stand you plan to use.

I am planning on building my stand with an open bottom. This way people can sit in on both sides of the tank it on bar stools with their legs under the it. I will also include a padded arm rest all the way around, just like a bar.

[littlesilvermax]

Dimensions are 84x26x26 two sided starphire, with two starphire braces and a 1.5 inch euro/splash brace.

The tank sits on the basement wall. It sits on a part of the house that is built over the foundation (sticks out) by 18 inches. The floor has 3 times the blocking in it, and doubled floor joists. After 3+ years it seems pretty solid.

[littlesilvermax]

Whole bunch of construction pics:

[littlesilvermax]

Selling a lot of my stuff (corals only right now) here:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=56127

[steve fedyk]

In the time you used the light mover did you have any problems with it? In your appinion was the light mover wearth the time and money?

[littlesilvermax]

Originally Posted by steve fedyk

In the time you used the light mover did you have any problems with it? In your appinion was the light mover wearth the time and money?

I had some creaking noises, and I had to apply a small amount of lubricant. (but who doesn't need lubricant now and again.)

Other then that it has worked flawlessly for years.

FWIW it will be for sale in a few months.