New house, new tank. 290 Gallon Build

[reefwithareefer]

Is all the gear have its own room too?

[dusty16]

Originally Posted by reefwithareefer

Is all the gear have its own room too?

Unfortunately not. All equipment goes under the tank. I thought about using some space in the laundry room but I don't think the rest of the family would be pleased.

[dusty16]

Eli over at fijireefrock hooked up the rock that came with the tank.
Heres all the big pieces I got. Also have another box full of rubble.
Gave this rock a bleach bath and soaked in regular water for a couple weeks. Probably shouldnt have done that when it was below freezing outside as the water in the garbage bins froze.

[dusty16]

I guess I should have done a full equipment list to begin with but oh well. Here's everything that I have as of right now.

Tank: 90 x 24 x 31 tall (Starphire front and back, Eurobrace)
Stand: 90 x 24 x 35 tall
Sump: 60 x 18 x 18
Powerheads: 2 x Jebao WP-60
Return Pump: Aquaeon 6000
Heaters: 2 x Jager 300 Watt
Controller: Neptune Apex Standard
Skimmer: Vertex Alpha 250
Lights: 4 x Ecotech Radio XR30W Gen 3 Pro
ATO: Tunze Osmolator Auto Top-Off
RODI: Vertex Puratex Deluxe RODI - 100GPD (might test my patience)

Have 80lbs of sand and enough rock to do some cool aquascapes.
I think this covers everything.

[dusty16]

Once drywall was installed.





On the left there is a line for freshwater as well as a pipe that runs into the laundry room. The plan for that is to mix water downstairs and then pump it up into the tank. Other than that all equipment will be underneath the tank.

Also, there are 8 wall outlets on top of the tank as well as 6 underneath which should be sufficient (2 separate breakers).

You can see a hole in the ceiling for the ceiling fan (same as the washroom fans) which is to be controlled by a humidity sensor.

[dusty16]

Once first coat of paint was done the custom cabinets came in.

[dusty16]

Didn't like the fact that the cabinets had pieces of wood coming down which would hinder my access to the tank so I had them cut those out. RODI is set up temporarily beside the tank for the first fill up. After that it goes to the laundry room.



Giving the tank a nice scrub down. Over months of sitting around spiders and other insects decided to die inside the tank as well as the occasional nail dropped by the one of the many workers.



What it now looks like from the other side.



What it looks like from the bottom (entry/front door)




How it sits right now. Tile installers decided the best place for them to mix their cement would be right beside the tank. Grabbed some plastic and wrapped it up before they could get it dirty again.

[dusty16]

Currently having an issue with the amount of sound/vibration the return pump and one of my WP-60s are making. You can hear the tank throughout the entire house when its running. I was told to run the WP-60 for a little while to break in. Hopefully that solves that issue.

[Wretch]

Originally Posted by dusty16

Currently having an issue with the amount of sound/vibration the return pump and one of my WP-60s are making. You can hear the tank throughout the entire house when its running. I was told to run the WP-60 for a little while to break in. Hopefully that solves that issue.

Looks great so far. As for how loud the pump is the whole house is empty and everything will seem loud until furniture, carpet and what not are in. Give them a little break in time and see if that helps.

[mseepman]

It's looking awesome! This reminds me so much of my own build (I even did a 290 as well) and built the house around it. I like the design. You will love Starfire as long as you take care of it.