600 gallon build in Knoxville Tn

[Monster Reef]

Hello to everyone. I'm new to here been kind of lurking around reading some threads on here mainly tank builds. There's a lot of great tanks on here. So I figured I would start my build thread so here we go I'll start with the tank. The dimension's are 6ftx6ftx2ft tank is made by Ten-Cor. For a return pump I'm using a sequence primer alpha 7800 this will turn my display tank over 13 times an hour. Sump I'm using is a 125 gallon Tru-Vue acrylic aquarium. I'll be using two Reef Octopus DDNW250 Dual 10†Recirculating Protein Skimmers, I'm using two BRS dual GFO/Carbon reactors, Two current gamma 45w inline uv sterilizers, I'll be using Reef Keeper lite for a aquarium controller and for my probs. For circulation im going to use 6 Ecotech mp40. For lighting I'm using 6 Ecotech G2 Radions with rail kits and the hanging kits. (I may buy three more de3pending on what kind of par I get after setup) My stand is going to be built by me it will be a sliding wrap around. ( stayed tuned you may like this stand I'm going to be interested in hearing your all's in put). I know what's a thread with no pics well we'll start with a few now then.

 

[orthokardia]

Wow!

 

[kschweer]

Can't wait to see this come together!

 

[FishLipz]

^What he said^ Welcome, BTW. Can't wait to see this thing develop.

 

[RUGDOG]

That is unfreakiinbelievable!

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[Monster Reef]

Here's a few more pics to move it along some more. I am also going to have 600lbs live sand and 1200 pounds of live rock. which I have been collecting for some time now. Those lights are two outer orbit fixtures that came with this another tank I had bought along time ago I was thinking of using them but a good friend of mine at Hoods Corals corral here local hook me up with a killer deal on my Radions so I'm just going to sell these I think or save them for a frag tank. I think I got about a pallet of live rock in Styrofoam crates lol.

 

[kschweer]

Did you have this tank made?

 

[Monster Reef]

How cool already have some members looking at the build. Thanks a lot. Heres a picture of the radions and two of the mp40s.

 

[Monster Reef]

No I got it from a friend in Virginia. I'm going to do a barrier reef look alike.

 

[Monster Reef]

I had a 375 gallon that I'm moving over it is a fish only but just want to get back into reefing.

 

[kschweer]

Very cool man. Tenecor made some pretty nice tanks when the were in business that's why I was asking. Like I said before cant wait to see the progress

 

[D_Reep1106]

definitely following along from your neighbor state nc

 

[Rob.D]

Looks like your off to a great start. Welcome to R2R!

 

[Edzo]

Wow! I would LOVE to have the resources and the space for a build like this, good luck! I will be watching closely. It looks like you have put a lot of thought into this.

 

[Monster Reef]

Here's some pics of my fish in my fish only tank. ( I have a three and a half foot Tessa eel she is my favorite) I have a lot of big fish but I have a clown trigger he's about 6 inchs long HE will let you hold him and feed him, and I have a leopard grouper he's about 9 inch's long I have a stars and strips puffers he's 8 inch's I have had these fish a long time. I also have a dogface puffer, a sweetlips, a soap fish grouper, a black perc (nemo),

 

[Monster Reef]

Heres a few more....... And a pic of my 375 gallon fish only. That pic is about 2 yrs old. ill get a better one tomorrow. Hope you enjoy.

 

[FishLipz]

How has that clown not ended up inside of someone else? Hahahaha

 

[Monster Reef]

Hey d-reep you know a john reep?

 

[Monster Reef]

That clown as soon as I can locate the pictures I have of him I can literally reach in tank and hold him in my hand and pet him he loves it he swims right up to top of tank and like waits for me to pet him its the funniest thing I have ever seen in all my years in this hobby.

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