300 gallon AGE build

[jschultzbass]

Tank shipped on Friday! Should be here by the end of the coming week. Will take a lot of pics for anyone interested.

 

[trickedout900]

Congrats, can't wait to see the build underway

 

[ethridge78]

I will be watching for the pictures

 

[jschultzbass]

It was a big pain in the butt to get off the semi and in my garage but we got it. I'm going to try to get it into the house this weekend but we'll see. Here are a couple pics, including the sump.

 

[robbous]

Nice can't wait to watch you ( pics anyway) put this thing together, your going to love your Pacific Sun lamp i have one of there lamps as well.

 

[ethridge78]

Love the sump who made it again?

 

[jschultzbass]

The same guys who made the tank made the sump, AGE.

 

[arnel0387]

Is that a ghost overflow? It is glued or removable? What's the protein skimmer, refugium, and return section dimensions?

 

[ethridge78]

looking good

 

[Daddio]

Jealous...

 

[gtbarsi]

Skimmer has arrived! It was packaged very well, wrapped in bubble wrap and in a big box filled with packing peanuts.

It's nice to see someone else who recognizes the quality of the Reef Dynamics skimmers.

 

[jschultzbass]

Is that a ghost overflow? It is glued or removable? What's the protein skimmer, refugium, and return section dimensions?

It is similar to a ghost overflow but not removable, glued in. Protein skimmer section is 19", refugium is 15" and return is 10". The sump is 20" wide. The refugium is mainly there to hold more water and as a fish "time out" area. I'll put some pieces of live rock but that's it.

 

[jschultzbass]

Thanks guys for the comments!

 

[jschultzbass]

It's nice to see someone else who recognizes the quality of the Reef Dynamics skimmers.

I did a lot of research and really liked what I saw with them. I have an INS135E on my frag tank and can't wait to fire the big boy up.

 

[jschultzbass]

Still trying to decided if I should go bare bottom or not. I know there are a lot of fans for each....thoughts?

 

[trickedout900]

I have both. For cleaning bare bottom is a breeze, but I still prefer the looks of sand. I think it makes the tank look more natural.

 

[ethridge78]

I have both. For cleaning bare bottom is a breeze, but I still prefer the looks of sand. I think it makes the tank look more natural.

+1 same here

 

[jschultzbass]

Oh man, what a decision. I like the look of sand better as well but am very tempted with the benefits of bare bottom....

 

[trickedout900]

It all boils down to personal preference. Will you have fish that need sand? That could help the decision. I do like bare bottom much better when it comes to cleaning the glass. No worries of sand getting picked up by the pad and scratching it.

 

[robbous]

I so envy you!