"Seriak is back" Build

[fishmanty]

Originally Posted by MinPhase

Looks great so far. Is that glass or acrylic and how much did the stand, tank, and sump cost with setup? Take pictures of everything and throw them up on here.

+1, as I too am just getting back into the hobby and would love to see your progress as I'm looking at a similar size (or 150g, 5'x2'x2'). I however am still months away as I'm still hanging drywall.

I also think you should have gotten a bigger tank. That "local wildlife" is going to outgrow that tank pretty quickly. Something more like a 2000gal would have been more accommodating for them. :P

[Delphinus]

An awesome start. Can't wait to see where this build goes! Welcome back to the fray Chris.

[Seriak]

Thanks guys,

The tank is all glass with 3 sides being starphire and the top has the standard euro bracing. It has a large external overflow where I will be using a bean animal setup.

I am not too concerned about the size of the local wildlife as I have already rehomed them into a much larger enclosure.

[Bblinks]

Nice, I have always wanna tank by concept, one day...
love the re-location program.

[Reefie]

Looks great so far! Looking forward to updates and LOTS of pics!

Not to hi-jack your build, but where did you buy this castle? Is that a bed inside it as well? My daughter's would love this setup!

Originally Posted by Seriak

Thanks guys,

The tank is all glass with 3 sides being starphire and the top has the standard euro bracing. It has a large external overflow where I will be using a bean animal setup.

I am not too concerned about the size of the local wildlife as I have already rehomed them into a much larger enclosure.

[christyf5]

Nice looking tank. That radion puts out a lot of light for such a small unit

[Seriak]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Nice looking tank. That radion puts out a lot of light for such a small unit

The Radions are amazing. I think that light was only at 30 or 40% at the time. You do need two for my setup to get full coverage though for optimal coral growth. I actually managed to bung up the lenses on the lights (Not following directions) and Ecotech is sending me brand new ones for free even though I explained to them that I made the mistake and it was my fault. Their service is amazing.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by Seriak

The Radions are amazing. I think that light was only at 30 or 40% at the time. You do need two for my setup to get full coverage though for optimal coral growth. I actually managed to bung up the lenses on the lights (Not following directions) and Ecotech is sending me brand new ones for free even though I explained to them that I made the mistake and it was my fault. Their service is amazing.

Do you know if they have a rule for the number of units per foot of tank (ie. like MH reflectors cover 2 feet etc)?

[Seriak]

Originally Posted by Reefie

Looks great so far! Looking forward to updates and LOTS of pics!

Not to hi-jack your build, but where did you buy this castle? Is that a bed inside it as well? My daughter's would love this setup!

Hmm the castle bed was built by my brother for his daughter and we got it as a hand me down. He did quite a job on it. There are secret compartments hidden away in it. My daughter was so excited when she got it. That is actually an old picture. There is a ladder that goes to the top where she sleeps now. She actually has a mattress on the top and bottom just in case she wants a friend to sleep over.

[Aysha]

Originally Posted by fishmanty

I also think you should have gotten a bigger tank. That "local wildlife" is going to outgrow that tank pretty quickly. Something more like a 2000gal would have been more accommodating for them. :P

now now those things only get as big as their tank! I saw it on television!