Steve's Tank Build

[Scubasteve23]

haha, yep sure is... i think that thing is like 10 years+ old. i dont even know why its still here..haha..oh well its kinda cool i guess..LOL

[Scubasteve23]

ok, so i have made some progress this weekend on the tank. I have the tank in full of water and live rock.. skimmer is running powerheads in ,although im going to need more . carbon is in and all the plumbing is in and working great..totally quiet gotta love herbie overflows :P.... thanks Rod
well here are some pics of the progress

i put pond liner in the stand because its going to get wet in there..haha

adding the sand

mixing 120 gallons of saltwater in a 20 gallon bin takes about 2.5 days to do it properly..haha..fyi

skimmer running

overflow line and emergency line

the tank with rock in before aquascaping


and then after aquascaping..hahaha



My light hasnt came in yet so i hope it shows up soon..well thats all for now.. hope everyone is enjoying the pics

not allot of replies yet...what u guys want to see???

[Youngster Dan]

Looks pretty good so far, my apologies if I missed it but what are you goint to use for lighting on that bad boy?

[Scubasteve23]

i will be using a 48" aquamedic oceanlight dual 250W metal halide with dual T5HO actinics

[lastlight]

Really impressed with your overflow job. I know for a fact my skills decline to damn near zero when I have a flowing tube of silicone in my hand!

How do you plan to skin the stand? Are you doing a canopy I don't recall reading about that.

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Really impressed with your overflow job. I know for a fact my skills decline to damn near zero when I have a flowing tube of silicone in my hand!

I thought the same thing. Good job. What is the Aquaclear Filter on the side of your sump for?

[Scubasteve23]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

I thought the same thing. Good job. What is the Aquaclear Filter on the side of your sump for?

well because i havent been able to get any reactors quite yet im using the aquaclear filter for carbon at the moment..i cant wait to get some bio-pellets running and a proper carbon reactor aswell

[Trabby]

Looking great!! What are your stocking plans?

[Scubasteve23]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Really impressed with your overflow job. I know for a fact my skills decline to damn near zero when I have a flowing tube of silicone in my hand!

How do you plan to skin the stand? Are you doing a canopy I don't recall reading about that.

no canopy but the stand will be getting finished with oak panels and details with a granite inlayed top.. hopefully my shop will finish my panels this week or im gonna be pist..haha..they were due like 2 weeks ago..not so impressed with my guys at the moment..haha..and the granite that i originally went with kept breaking so i have chose another kind and hopefully i can harras the granite guys tomorrow and get it soon aswell... any more questions??..if so just ask thanks for the questions and replies..oh anyone have any koralia 4's or media reactors for sale that are willing to ship??