Myzislow's Custom 95 Gallon Rimless

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After browsing the forums and being inspired by all of the great tanks and corals that people are working with these days, I've decided to create a thread for my new tank that I've been working on for awhile now. I hope to share my experience throughout the entire process; from the welding of rock work to transferring my livestock, and of course as many worth while updates as I can.

The tank itself is a rimless/braceless design, made by Leemar. The stand was a custom job done by a couple local buddy's of mine. Here is a quick rundown of specs and equipment:

Tank: Rimless Leemar 40"x26"x21" Starfire front panel. Corner triangular overflow
Lighting: 24" Sifiligoi XR4 250wSE 4x24w T5HO fixture, M80 magnetic ballast, 250w Radium, 4x24w blue plus
Skimmer: ATB 840 v2.
Circulation: 2x MP-40w on opposing sides, Mag 9.5 for return
Controller: Neptune Systems ACJr.
Top off: Tunzee osmolator
Dosing: 2x Drew's Dosers, B-ionic 2 part
Sump: 40 gallon breeder; baffle-less
2x Two little fishes reactors(gfo & carbon)

After ~8 years of maintaining my old 29 gallon it became apparent that I was in dire need of an upgrade. I had no more room for corals and was beginning to form a general sense of apathy towards the tank; it just wasn't fun anymore. After all most of my enjoyment in this hobby stem from growing coral out, and watching things mature and color up as best I an get them to; something I just couldn't do in my 29 anymore.

Old shot of my standard sumpless 29 gallon:
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I had been planning this build in my head for as long as I can remember. After scouring the internet for many late nights I began to form a very good idea of what I wanted in my next tank. My goal was to have an all around aesthetically pleasing setup, utilizing a 'minimalist' type of scape with a select number of coral. The tank will be a mixed reef, but I'm a stickhead at heart and I'm sure it will end up being SPS dominated. I pondered different lighting setups over and over, and I basically came to the conclusion I cannot run a tank without the shimmer of a metal halide bulb. I went with the sifiligoi fixture because not only is the quality amazing, but they are one of the few companies to offer SE fixtures with a large reflector in an appealing design. This light is very bright and the spread is good corner to corner, I couldn't be happier with my decision.

I just recently began transferring what livestock I have left and so far most everything has responded pretty well.

Here are a few teaser shots:

Scape welded together years in advance haha:
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Livestock waiting in a holding tank:
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New tank back at my house after a long drive:
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skimmer arrived after quite the wait, but well worth it!
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Got her plumbed thanks to the resident plumbing expert:
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All of the electronics mounted and skimmer in place:
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First corals added after the test corals passed:
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Since then I've added pretty much most all of my SPS that I had left. I'll try and get some shots of how it looks these days on here pretty soon. Hope you enjoyed so far and I look forward to sharing my experiences throughout this process.
 
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Thanks guys!

Sang, let me know when you are in town and you can swing by and check it out if you'd like.
 
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Yeah I think me and Andy are rollin, what about you?
 

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Yeah I'm going but I'll be there a little later on in the day.
 

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am loving the dimensions and the great stocking options. very nicely done.
 
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am loving the dimensions and the great stocking options. very nicely done.
Thanks a lot!

Awesome awesome awesome :)
Thanks dude, gl with your sale!

Looking good Josh, stop hiding those sticks though:xd:See you guys at BAYMAC.
Thanks Tim. I only have a few sticks left that have some size and the rest are mini colonies/frags. I just snapped some terrible phone pics tho so I'll throw some up, better than nothing I guess.

Nice looking tank man. Like the scape.
Thanks dude, I hope I have enough room for enough coral!

Looking good so far!
Thanks!
 
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Few updated shots of how it currently looks; sorry about the terrible quality, they are with my phone. Still have a lot of things to mount and transfer over, but it's coming along slowly.

Right side:
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Left side:
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FTS:
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Light:
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30k colony, my favorite mount so far:
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