lmsmith Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Here's some info on my new tank setup Tank is 1500 x 600 D x 500 H, made by Pete at Port Nicholson Glass in Petone. I was originally going to get it made and shipped, but Pete matched the price and worked with me to get exactly what I wanted. My partner and I made the stand and it is braced both longways and sideways - here's a pic in the making of it: And the finished product - well, it's not actually finished, the front is going to be divided into thirds and the middle section is going to be black acrylic to match our TV stand I have a full syphon overflow, and a back up pipe: Here's the tank after it was first filled with water, with about 1/4 of the LR in it. And here it is this morning: LHS Middle RHS The lights on the top are currently t5s (approximately 300w) - these will be replaced with 3x 150w MH and 2x 54w t5s, and there will be a hood on top to match the stand. Current inhabitants: Pair of black clowns, Teddy and Boy Clown and their BTA nem 1 x damsel, Zippy 1 x cleaner shrimp, Barry + some corals - finger leathers, a toadstool leather, some other leathers, a hammer coral, some SPSs also. I currently have 1 powerhead in there but will be adding 1 or 2 more to keep the detritus suspended - I don't need too much flow at the inlet end because the tank has 16x turnover an hour, so detritus tends to settle just in front of the overflow box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally J Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Wow that looks great!!! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Reef Reef Reef!!! good going, it will look awesome in a few months time. well worth the effort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodle Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Hi new reefer here first post , tank looks awesome ,looking at a 180g build this year ,don't mean to be rube but how much was the tank to build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Hi new reefer here first post , tank looks awesome ,looking at a 180g build this year ,don't mean to be rube but how much was the tank to build? There is a sticky in the commercial section that lists tank builders, several ship nationwide. viewtopic.php?f=24&t=42159 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 The tank was $550 including overflow and holes and lids. I thought that was pretty good, he worked with me to design the bracing so I was happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 is that coral rock? some of it looks differant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 is that coral rock? some of it looks differant? yup it's all coral rock, just from different parts of the world. I need to get some more rock, it's looking a bit bare. I've also added a blue tang, he's doubled in size in the last month, and eats so much!! He gets along well with everything in the tank, so I'm happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Kwel! It gets me all excited seeing new tanks in progress! More pics soon please :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmxmatt Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Great design! Man I miss my setup, seeing that really gets the juices flowing haha, I could set one up again no probs if I had the $$ Will be keeping an eye on this post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted February 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 My hammer is splitting it's stem. It's quite exciting! I took the pic a couple of days ago, and now inside the bubble has turned white and it appears to be hardening. No idea how long this process will take though, but I'll keep you updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 No updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativelover Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 over a year ago, hence someone asking for any updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 They said they would keep us posted lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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