240 Galón Start

[Abraham]

Hey guys I'm starting my tank it's a funny and horror story.

Everything begun wit a great deal, a guy selling his new tank on internet of course I had the idea to start a new project so... Why not... Haha first pictures when I pick up the tank was late night and couldn't see it properly.

The base was hand made not the best, the tank wasnt sealed properly some parts was touched glass with glass and some edges was damaged with small cracks due to the wood bolts.

So I decided to remove all the glass ( I broke one on the process) and send them to repair. Meanwhile I decided ok.... if I use the same glass probably I won't be able to sleep again. I order all new with the edge polished.

Hands to work.... Primary anticorrosive paint to the iron base, hired a carpenter to work with the furniture. the tank is 67x24x24inch designed the sump the overflow bean animal. I used 1.1/2 " for overflows and 3/4 for return pump. the return pump is 3200 gal ( currently I will be runing about 240 gal but with a possible expansion to 315 gal). In case of reactors or more equipment needed.

Plumbing is under construction, RO/DI ready to start with BRS resin. Almost done the plumbing

The tank will be mix sps dominated I'm planning to add mp40 for circulation, lighting 2 radion 30, Skimmer probably bubble magus curve 9 elite (open for options). Or SRO3000

I'm open for opinions regards from Mexico.

Sorry if the pictures aren't in order.

 

[Fourstars]

looks like a great start! Looks like a lot of work building from scratch.

 

[Abraham]

Update.
Plumbing it's finished and glued, background of the tank painted black and return lines added, now it's ready to leak test for a week tank and sump.

After that runing the system to check any posible leak on the overflow, pipes or return lines.

Meanwhile acuascape will be started. Not sure yet to use Marco rocks, aqua forest or staxx

 

[Abraham]

Hey guys small update, I have been busy to post.

Plumbing it's finished, I left a future connection for a manifold in case of I require reactors or uv use and skip a pump.

Watter leak successfully witout any problem, just got a bowing deflection in the centers of the tank my wish was tu run the tank rimless but that wasn't an option anymore, 2 braces added & Rock, sand added filled the tank WITH 100% RO/DI water and AquaForest salt and here we go cycling.

Added gyre 350 for Watter movement (works pretty good) possible to add a second in future, and radion xr30 pro G4 just 1 for the moment. Since I'm start to growth the sps population 2nd will be added

2 clowns added to star feeding the bacteria, dossed 2 bottles of DrTim.

 

[Abraham]

And finally behind the tank small auto fill station and salt preparation has built. To keep the RO/DI Watter wit flow to maintain the pH

 

[jrlg]

Hey guys I'm starting my tank it's a funny and horror story.

Everything begun wit a great deal, a guy selling his new tank on internet of course I had the idea to start a new project so... Why not... Haha first pictures when I pick up the tank was late night and couldn't see it properly.

The base was hand made not the best

Same story for me, online used tank purchase with a hand made stand, the tank is in great shape but new fiberglass tank and just redid the storage area, only thing I got from the purchase was the tank and sump......

 

[Abraham]

And how are you doing rite now?

 

[Abraham]

Same story for me, online used tank purchase with a hand made stand, the tank is in great shape but new fiberglass tank and just redid the storage area, only thing I got from the purchase was the tank and sump......

And how are you doing rite now?

 

[Arricefe]

Looks great! I'll have to follow along.

 

[Abraham]

Looks great! I'll have to follow along.

Hope things goes well.

I will keep updating the progress

 

[jrlg]

still a work in progress but went from this

no access to the side panels, just there for looks and countertop

stand at the shop it was $$$$$$$

the old stand and boxes were made of 2x4 and 4x4s, the new are a fiberglass stand and side boxes made out off plywood and added 6 inches to both sides, will install a cabinet door on the front to hide the ATO container and shelves

my control side, it will have an exterior cabinet door like the other side to hide the controls but added the hinge to have access to the wires behind, its this weekends project to clean it up.
So behind schedule but coming along