jkhchris 105 gallon tank build

[Chowder]

Well got the tank today. I moved the stand and tank into the place and put it where I want it to be.


Now the fun begins. I plan on starting to fill it tomorrow with some water . I believe I will try and get it alll swapped by Sunday if it is possible.

Chris

[Jason McK]

Oh good you got it in the house.

Looks Great. I guess you can get a few Tangs now LOL

J

[Chowder]

Already have three . Don't need no more.

[tang daddy]

havent been around for awhile and stumbled on this build, finally eh!

were all dreaming but for some of us dreams come true. Happy to see that you got the new set up in what are you gonna be using for the lighting?

[Tom R]

Looks great Chris.

Tom R

[Chowder]

Thanks Chris and Tom. I will be using the same lights that are on the old setup. The hamilton reefstars 400w DE and 250w DE.
Chris

[Chowder]

Well Have the tank about half full now with fresh salt water and the new sand. Here's a shot of the tanks cloudy water and you can see the cap on it.


I guess I can tell you guys about the equipment I am going to use. I have a Allglass Model 4 sump. Which will have A Eheim 1262 pump in it. It will be teed off to be my return going threw a Current 1/4 horse chiller and back to the tank. The pump will also run 2 to 3 phosban reactors and a feed line to my calcium reactor. I have a knock off skimmer as well rated for 250 gallons run by a sedra 7000 as well.



For flow in the tank I will be using 2 MJ 1200's with the sure flow 2100 mods and a Tunze wavebox. On my return I added a Pacific Coast flow accelerator and am not sure what I will get out of that. Lighting I will be using 2 Hamilton Reefstar Pendents. One is a 250w DE and the other is a 400w DE. I will hang the lights to a shelf above the tank and put them on drawer tracks so I can move them out off my way when I need to work in the tank. I have 2 heaters a won bros 250W and a stealth 250W. My top off is going to be gravity fed . I added a shelf in the stand that sits higher then the sump and accomidates a smaller rubbermade tub with a 1/4" bulkhead union in it. This will be controlled by a kent float valve in the sump.

Chris

[Chowder]

I also ended up putting a piece of foam under the tank. Was having a leveling problem. I will be putting a piece of 1/4 round on the front of the tank to hide it. On the sides that you can see I might just use a brown jiffy to colour it.
Chris

[pastout]

do you like the mega overflow kit ? is it worth the money?

[Chin_Lee]

Nice Chris. Have you decided on a transfer plan?