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10-16-2006, 10:03 PM
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New reef in the works, 225g
I'm in the process of putting a new reef together. It's all been ordered and is starting to arrive. With any luck I'll have the complete setup by the end of the month. Here's a list of what is coming.
225g tank, 72Lx30Wx24H, starphire front & sides, center internal overflow 97g sump/refugium, acrylic, 48Lx26Wx18H Steel stand, 72Lx30Wx40T Infinity XR4 HQI 3x250w MH, 8x39 T5 lights with ACLS controller Deltec AP851 Protein Skimmer Deltec PF600 Calcium Reactor Deltec KM500 Kalk Mixer Tunze TS48 - 4 x 6100 stream, 7095 controller Tonga live rock - 320lbs Aquatronica controller Ozotech Poseidon MTC Ozone reactor Aqua UV 114w The tank and much of the equipment is coming from Aquarium Obsessed. I'll start posting some pics of what I've got or have built so far. 
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10-16-2006, 10:05 PM
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Sounds like one sweet setup
  .... looking forward to more.
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20g BB Mixed Reef // Coralife 150w HQI // AquaC Nano // Koralia 1 & Seio 820 // Jager 200w // AC50 Last edited by OCDP; 10-16-2006 at 10:08 PM.
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10-16-2006, 10:09 PM
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It will be bb, so I got some starboard to protect the glass and I think it will look nicer. I come from a Discus background so cleanliness is a requirement and bb tanks look fine to me. I got the starboard in two pieces for easier shipping. It came from the Cutting Board Company.
 Last edited by christyf5; 10-24-2006 at 09:56 PM.
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10-16-2006, 10:11 PM
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A week and a half ago I got a batch 160lbs of Tonga LR from J&L. It's curing now and this week I should get another batch. Since the tank will be bb I decided not to go with any base rock. Here's a pic of some of the pieces. That carpet tile is 18"x18".
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10-16-2006, 10:15 PM
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The stand is made of 1.5" tubular steel. I was hoping to have it powdercoated but it looks like I'll be spraypainting it instead. In order to fit it through my office door I had to have it made in 3 sections, 24Lx30Wx40H. They will be bolted together and the entire stand will sit in an aluminum tray with a 4" apron on it. That should keep any leaks/spills from hitting the carpet.
All of the equipment for this tank must fit under the stand. Here's a preliminary plan of how that should fit.  Here's how the stand looks so far. 
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10-16-2006, 10:20 PM
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Under the stand, and above the sump there will be a shelf, 48"x30". It will sit on rebar that will fit in holes drilled in the legs of the stand. I plan to put all of the electrical / power center up there. It will be isolated from water & salt and should be relatively safe there. I have built a power center for most of the equipment. This will be wired to a DJ power center so I can easily turn equipment off & on. Another DJ power center will be wired to my Aquatronica powerbars so I can override the controller. That will make more sense when that equipment arrives. Here's the power center that I built. It will sit on the shelf to the left facing the length of the tank...
 Yesterday & today I have been priming this unit & painting it with black paint to make it more water resistant. The tank stand will also be painted black as will all of the electrical housings. I will build a skin for the stand and attach it with strong magnets to cover up all of this wonderful gadgetry.
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