Es355lucille & KissMyWrasse 365g Tank Journal

[Ross]

10'-10" Long...
Thats not a tank, but a lap pool!

Great build!

[sphelps]

Very nice!

Not sure if you considered it but you can use an enhancer on that stone to darken it up a little, you can test the effect with water before you commit.

[es355lucille]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Holy mackerel what a beast! That is some awesome finishing work too. Can't wait to see what goes IN the tank!

Thanks for the assistance in allowing me access to finish my journal. I am done now. Thanks for the comments!

Originally Posted by Foxface

That is a great looking tank!!! Can't wait to see it when it is finished!

Quite a bit more work now behind the wall......but I am looking forward to it.

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Beautiful job so far, can't wait to see it finished

Hi Laurie, thanks!

[es355lucille]

Originally Posted by soaptray

Are you freaking kidding me? This is gorgeous!! I might "borrow" some ideas here when I do my basement tank.

By all means......Thanks for the nice comments!

Originally Posted by lastlight

Holy crap that looks incredible I love it! Your choice of finishes and colors look amazing together.

Thanks!......I have been thinking about this build for a year now....it took a while to get the combinations together that I wanted.

Originally Posted by Doc_Polit

Amazing project thus far.
Can't wait to see fish in it.

Me either Doc.....but I want to take my time with the fish room and see if I can get that right. No clue at this point what I am doing completely. Thanks for the comments.

[padrino]

Originally Posted by es355lucille

Ok, I was not very good at taking pictures to document all the changes.....so here we go. We decided the tank would be well accented with: wood and stone. The contractor we used was beyond excellent and he did a great job!
The contractor is "Revision Construction" out of Cochrane. The guys name is Derek Kennedy and he is by far the best contractor we have ever used.

Sweet job! Your build and my build on RC share a lot of the same designs and practices. Good to see others thinking the the same drift. I was planning on using the darker cultured stone from the same manufacturer.

Keep up the good work!
Rob

[es355lucille]

Originally Posted by padrino

Sweet job! Your build and my build on RC share a lot of the same designs and practices. Good to see others thinking the the same drift. I was planning on using the darker cultured stone from the same manufacturer.

Keep up the good work!
Rob

Thanks Rob! I will be checking our your build on the RC.

[sharkbait]

This is an incredible build! I love the incorporation of the stone. Can't wait to see it filled and running!

[es355lucille]

I used the actual inside measurements of the tank for this calculation.

[es355lucille]

Something that I have learned from my 140g system is that I don't have enough sump space for water changes, so I have to move a small pump from one side of the sump to the other to do a proper water change on my old system. So I was thinking about having the overflows from the new tank go into a reservoir tank (RT) and then dump into the sump from one end run to the other end and then return to the main tank. (Skimmer hooked to RT) So I went out looking on all the reef sites to see what other people were doing and I found this setup.(**pic below is not my system**) This is the same concept that I have thinking about except I would have my skimmer hooked into the overflow or this RT. The water would then dump into the main sump and travel through baffling/live rock/sand/return. The fuge may be the first section of the main sump with variable flow control, or a section in the RT....internal glass box with circulating holes?/1 led light........too much to think about at this point.

If anyone has this type of setup or if you have any ideas please throw them out here as this is a perfect time as I am designing this as you read this. The main thing is that I would like a RT that is large enough to do a quick water change. 1.5" valve on side/bottom of the tank to the sewer for dropping the water.....well you get what I mean. Thanks!