New reef in the works, 225g

[Dave C]

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.

[Dave C]

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.

[Dave C]

That's pretty much where I'm at as of today. This week I hope to be finishing the stand, getting the Tunze, Calcium reactor, ozone reactor, sump, aquatronica gear and the rest of the live rock. The rest of the equipment & tank should arrive by the end of the month.

[niloc16]

looks awesome so far buddy, i've definitely taggin along for the ride. those pieces of live rock look nice. i like the dimensions of the tank. i wish mine was 30 wide and 24 deep. mine is 30 deep and 24 wide it makes it a little difficult to reach the bottom of the tank. the power center looks really clean and tidy, i like that. definitely keep us posted

[Johnny Reefer]

Just curious....why are you going with black starboard?

Thanx much,

[zulu_principle]

Saw Aquarium Obsessed's work at MACNA, very impressive.

Your system is coming along nicely, keep us updated.

All the best.


Wendell

[untamed]

How many circuits do you have there?

[Dave C]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

Just curious....why are you going with black starboard?

Thanx much,

I went with starboard to protect the tank bottom. And I didn't want white because I thought it would be too bright. I figured whatever I put down there would be covered in algae quickly anyways and I've never seen black, but I have seen black sand & liked it. So what the heck, give it a try.

[Ruth]

I went with the black starboard also on my 190g - actually exactly the same as you did, cut in 2 pieces and from the cutting board factory. Like you say it soon gets covered in coraline and IMO looks better that say white which would also look dirty with live rock shedding etc.