Carolina Fish House 1000 gallon build

[VelasCorals]

 

[VelasCorals]

 

[VelasCorals]

Some other gems arrived today!!!! So excited. The farm will have a nice stock of corals to get things started.

 

[VelasCorals]

I <3 zoas


Here's a new one to add to the collection.

 

[VelasCorals]

These shrooms are rockstars! Under blue LEDs it's mind blowing.

More zoas

 

[VelasCorals]

Few more samples of what will be growing out.

 

[PeanutButterCoral]

What is the orange, black and white coral? Those multi colored mushrooms are amazing.

 

[VelasCorals]

What is the orange, black and white coral? Those multi colored mushrooms are amazing.

That would be a Tiger Sponge but it's actually a Tunicate not a sponge.

 

[VelasCorals]

The tank is finally in the house!!!! Need to get it in place along with a little plumbing and we will be in bizzness!

 

[wowkingjames]

Enjoyed this thread, love your corals and fish.

 

[VelasCorals]

Enjoyed this thread, love your corals and fish.

Thanks


Also here's the tank in its place ready for plumbing.

 

[Dom]

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1 x 150 gallon stock tank. Will be housing the skimmer, heaters and all that other fun stuff that we don't like to look at.

I don't know about that; I just finished a new sump build using a 40 gallon long. I find myself looking at THAT more than my display! LOL

 

[Dom]

Also here's the tank in its place ready for plumbing.

Did you need to reinforce your floor?

 

[Adam113]

Did you need to reinforce your floor?

Looks like a first floor style room, hopefully on a slab.

 

[Ryana4d]

Welcome to NC! I grew up in that area and moved to Wilmington 10 years ago and never left. I'm setting up a 180 myself right now. Shoot me a line when you got some corals for sale or if your in my area!

Hey I grew up in Raleigh and relocated to Wilmington a couple years ago. I have gotten Hooked quickly and have had my tank for about a year. Always looking to learn from others, would love to check out your tank. You could check mine out, but not much to look at yet...

 

[Ryana4d]

Thanks


Also here's the tank in its place ready for plumbing.

Pretty Awesome you found a house in NC with a basement. Work in flooring, not many houses have them. Where did you catch those fish? I moved from Raleigh to Wilmington. Hard to find many real knowledgeable people at lfs' around here. Are you going to open a shop in NC?

 

[Adam113]

Pretty Awesome you found a house in NC with a basement. Work in flooring, not many houses have them. Where did you catch those fish? I moved from Raleigh to Wilmington. Hard to find many real knowledgeable people at lfs' around here. Are you going to open a shop in NC?

We have a house in Asheville with a basement built in the 1930's. definitely few and far between. I'm a home builder and we are actually building a line of 4 basement houses right now in Mebane, NC. They've sold almost instantly.

 

[VelasCorals]

Now I have to find the way into the basement. Maybe through here?

 

[Dom]

Now I have to find the way into the basement. Maybe through here?

Can you get a picture inside the hole and down? There is probably a double header ( two 2x8's) that will be difficult to get through. If you were pulling a piece of RG6 coax, a 1/2 inch installer bit would get you through. But you're talking about plumbing, so it is going to be a bit more complex. You may have to run your plumbing in front of the wall and through the floor, behind the stand. Waiting on pics.

 

[want2bsleepy]

Very cool! Are you going to be open to visitors or just shipments only?