Hey everyone. Hope all is well in your reefing world.
I'm James Pergamo from 5th Alarm Corals in Long Island NY. I've gotten to know so many of you over the years from shows and forums and social media, I felt this new project deserves a true catalog build thread.
I'll try to document the best I can, the steps along a much awaited project for me, a 270 peninsula build as a true display in the living space next to my shop that holds all of my work tanks and growouts.
This new system will be replacing my 20 year old 180 that has had about 6 generations of acropora colonies grown out of it, along with 3 different systems it has housed Needless to say if any of you happen to follow me on Instagram, you know I am utterly and completely addicted to the tiny polyped guys. I have been for quite a very long time. So I will pepper in some stickhead drool pics through the build.
So, on to the build. The first few posts over the next few days will get us up to speed because I finally got around to beginning work on it. The tank itself is a 270 eurobraced peninsula with dimensions of 72x36x24h. It was not the easiest tank move ive ever been a part of Needless to say.
The peninsula will be dividing and enclosing my office eventually. Can't hurt to have that view from an office chair.
Even as a Fireman here in NYC, I like to pretend i need an office occasionally like a real adult.
2 great friends of mine, Ryan and Jay from Island fish & scale here on long island saved my behind by helping get the tank into place. We really do have one of the best old school reef communities around still. With many of us serious long-term hobbyist/ vendors that have ridden wave after wave of fly-by-night comings and goings. And that's such an awesome blessing to have around us all this time.
Solid intro, going forward in the next few days, I will get into detail about stand, sump, scape, plumbing, and overall layout of undercarriage, since that is what I'm physically up to at this point.
As always, Happy reefing
I'm James Pergamo from 5th Alarm Corals in Long Island NY. I've gotten to know so many of you over the years from shows and forums and social media, I felt this new project deserves a true catalog build thread.
I'll try to document the best I can, the steps along a much awaited project for me, a 270 peninsula build as a true display in the living space next to my shop that holds all of my work tanks and growouts.
This new system will be replacing my 20 year old 180 that has had about 6 generations of acropora colonies grown out of it, along with 3 different systems it has housed Needless to say if any of you happen to follow me on Instagram, you know I am utterly and completely addicted to the tiny polyped guys. I have been for quite a very long time. So I will pepper in some stickhead drool pics through the build.
So, on to the build. The first few posts over the next few days will get us up to speed because I finally got around to beginning work on it. The tank itself is a 270 eurobraced peninsula with dimensions of 72x36x24h. It was not the easiest tank move ive ever been a part of Needless to say.
The peninsula will be dividing and enclosing my office eventually. Can't hurt to have that view from an office chair.
Even as a Fireman here in NYC, I like to pretend i need an office occasionally like a real adult.
2 great friends of mine, Ryan and Jay from Island fish & scale here on long island saved my behind by helping get the tank into place. We really do have one of the best old school reef communities around still. With many of us serious long-term hobbyist/ vendors that have ridden wave after wave of fly-by-night comings and goings. And that's such an awesome blessing to have around us all this time.
Solid intro, going forward in the next few days, I will get into detail about stand, sump, scape, plumbing, and overall layout of undercarriage, since that is what I'm physically up to at this point.
As always, Happy reefing
