Chea!!!! It Is Here the New Beast

Reefer831 · Apr 3, 2011

I am supper excited right now...I got my new Le Mar tank delivered to my door step last night from my buddy Justin at Reef Tech...it is a custom 54x24x21 rimless 3 sided starfire glass tank, it should be around 120 gallons...I am going to start a build thread with all my progress from my other tank and show the process of swamping tanks. Let the fun begin. :bigsmile:

all this will be going in the new tank.....

btkrausen · Apr 3, 2011

Nice man, new build threads are fun, currently doing my own, and first, one right now. Looks like a great tank with some nice stuff to go in it.

Troylee · Apr 3, 2011

man you gotta stop buying and let that tank grow in!!!!! im in the same boat ahahahahahah lol....no need for a upgrade i would leave that one alone and set the second one up....

fab1971 · Apr 3, 2011

I so love the colors of that tank. You have some amazing pieces in there! Good luck with the new build.

KLR · Apr 3, 2011

Awsome new tank,awsome old tank,awsome corals,awsome everything!!!!!!!

Greatwork,cant wait to watch the new tank come together!

skinz78 · Apr 3, 2011

Right on! I've been waiting to see this bad boy! How come the custom length?

HomeSlizzice · Apr 3, 2011

The new tank is beautiful, can't wait to see it up and running! What equipment are you gonna run?

DML08 · Apr 3, 2011

High Five Andy.. Leemar tank = SEXY!..

SunnyX · Apr 3, 2011

Congrats! This is going to be a great build to watch.

Reefer831 · Apr 3, 2011

btkrausen said:
Nice man, new build threads are fun, currently doing my own, and first, one right now. Looks like a great tank with some nice stuff to go in it.

I agree...this tank has been in the works for over a year now and cant wait to finally start my build thread.

Troylee said:
man you gotta stop buying and let that tank grow in!!!!! im in the same boat ahahahahahah lol....no need for a upgrade i would leave that one alone and set the second one up....

LOL you just want me to stop buying so there is more for you lol...I have had the other tank up for over 8 years and I am SICK of looking at it, it's time to go....plus I have been over the bow front for about 3or 4 years now.

fab1971 said:
I so love the colors of that tank. You have some amazing pieces in there! Good luck with the new build.

Thank you Fab....

KLR said:
Awsome new tank,awsome old tank,awsome corals,awsome everything!!!!!!!

Greatwork,cant wait to watch the new tank come together!

Thanks..

skinz78 said:
Right on! I've been waiting to see this bad boy! How come the custom length?

LOL Thanks Skins...I just wanted somthing different. and wanted the tank to be as long as it could but still fit in my lil apartment LOL..

HomeSlizzice said:
The new tank is beautiful, can't wait to see it up and running! What equipment are you gonna run?

Thanks...I have all the equipment ATB 1050v2 skimmer, 5 bars of reef bright LED's but will soon be changed to a MH'S/t5/led combo, tunze ATO, bubble magus dosser, 2 MP40's, 2 mp10's, and BRS reactors.

DML08 said:
High Five Andy.. Leemar tank = SEXY!..

Reefer831 · Apr 3, 2011

SunnyX said:
Congrats! This is going to be a great build to watch.

Thanks Sunny...I follow your build as well.

skinz78 · Apr 3, 2011

Right on, how soon do you expect to make it wet? Are you going to just do the quick switcheroo or do a full cycle and then add the goodies?

Reefer831 · Apr 3, 2011

skinz78 said:
Right on, how soon do you expect to make it wet? Are you going to just do the quick switcheroo or do a full cycle and then add the goodies?

LOL It will be wet soon hoping by next weekend....I will let it cycle next to my current tank for at least a month and be using water change water to help speed it up, then once I feel it is ready I will do the full swap at once...scary...using a lot of my current tank water....around 70 gallons....since the tanks are similar in size I don't think it will that bad, I am just going to take the swap slow. I dont think it will be to hard to move all the live stock cause me and Kraylen welded the rock together and designed them to break down in 3 pilars for easy moving. A few months down the road I will do a new scape , just not until I feel the tank is ready for another swing.

sexycorals · Apr 3, 2011

Chea!! Nice bro!!

VelasCorals · Apr 3, 2011

Why don't you just do it all at once? Are you adding a bunch of new rock or new sand? I think the easiest swap is going to a BB and then adding sand after a few months.

Also, what is the trick to keeping your scolys so happy? They looks so fat/plump in that picture!

fsu1dolfan · Apr 3, 2011

Sweet looking old tank. Lots of great looking colors!! Nice looking new tank...enjoy setting it up and moving over your corals. Can't wait to get a new tank myself.

Reefer831 · Apr 3, 2011

sexycorals said:
Chea!! Nice bro!!

Thanks Mike....keep it sexy!

fsu1dolfan said:
Sweet looking old tank. Lots of great looking colors!! Nice looking new tank...enjoy setting it up and moving over your corals. Can't wait to get a new tank myself.

Thanks...I don't think I will be enjoying moving this much livestock over more like scared...lol..and worried..

Reefer831 · Apr 3, 2011

forrealb50 said:
Why don't you just do it all at once? Are you adding a bunch of new rock or new sand? I think the easiest swap is going to a BB and then adding sand after a few months.
Also, what is the trick to keeping your scolys so happy? They looks so fat/plump in that picture!

I don't understand...I am moving it all at once, just letting the tank cycle with new sand first for about a month, and during it's cycle I will be using tank water from my current tank to do water changes in my new tank with...then I am going to move all the corals at once over to the new system and shut down the old tank...as everything settle's in to the new tank I am going to slowly introduce live rock into the sump and cycle it...after it is cycled I will re scape my whole tank with the all new cycled rock...reason for changing the rock out is because I want to change the scape to something new designed for this tank and I also bought over $500 worth of pukani rock and want to have only that type in the tank.