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I am in the early stages of a custom 235 gallon aquarium. This will be my first aquarium since the (neglected) 10 gallon tank that my parents had when I was growing up.
I intend to do a mixed reef, with an initial focus on some SPS corals. I am drooling over and Ultimate Efflo and a Birds of Paradise. I'm not certain all that I intend to put in the tank, but I probably won't have any zoas.
I am going to place the tank in the entry way to my house. Whenever anyone comes in they will be unable to avoid seeing it. Below are pictures of the location for the tank; my daughter is in the pictures to give some perspective on size.
As you can see, the tank will be visible to everyone entering my home.
The tank will be 89"x24"x25.5", which is about a 235 gallon volume. The outermost recess is 89" wide and the tank will be in it. The two further back recesses give a gap of about 3.5" behind the tank, which will be enough for a Reef Savvy Ghost Overflow.
I intend to build a 36" high stand with enough support in the front so that I won't need to have verticals in the front. This will make it easy to move any size of equipment in and out without having to squirm it around.
Unfortunately, the floor in that location isn't strong enough for this size of a tank. I have had a structural engineer review it, and he said that the floor does need to be reinforced. I hope to have a quote on reinforcing the floor in the next week or two. After that, the next big step to prepare for the tank is to run a 20A circuit directly behind where my daughter is.
I have received a quote on a custom tank and am waiting on a second quote.
While all the infrastructure is being put in place I am slowly accumulating equipment. So far I have ordered the protein skimmer and the RO/DI filter. I ordered a Skimz Monzter SM252 skimmer and the BRS 6 stage RO/DI filter. I will keep ordering pieces as I find them on sale.
My plan of attack is to set up a quarantine system as soon as I order a tank. I will quarantine chaeto in it until the tank comes. Then I will move the chaeto to the sump while the tank cycles. Then I will be able to quarantine the initial batch of fish (3-4 clowns) and maybe a few other things while the tank cycles.
I am excited to get moving forward with this. I will update as there are updates to update with.
I intend to do a mixed reef, with an initial focus on some SPS corals. I am drooling over and Ultimate Efflo and a Birds of Paradise. I'm not certain all that I intend to put in the tank, but I probably won't have any zoas.
I am going to place the tank in the entry way to my house. Whenever anyone comes in they will be unable to avoid seeing it. Below are pictures of the location for the tank; my daughter is in the pictures to give some perspective on size.
As you can see, the tank will be visible to everyone entering my home.
The tank will be 89"x24"x25.5", which is about a 235 gallon volume. The outermost recess is 89" wide and the tank will be in it. The two further back recesses give a gap of about 3.5" behind the tank, which will be enough for a Reef Savvy Ghost Overflow.
I intend to build a 36" high stand with enough support in the front so that I won't need to have verticals in the front. This will make it easy to move any size of equipment in and out without having to squirm it around.
Unfortunately, the floor in that location isn't strong enough for this size of a tank. I have had a structural engineer review it, and he said that the floor does need to be reinforced. I hope to have a quote on reinforcing the floor in the next week or two. After that, the next big step to prepare for the tank is to run a 20A circuit directly behind where my daughter is.
I have received a quote on a custom tank and am waiting on a second quote.
While all the infrastructure is being put in place I am slowly accumulating equipment. So far I have ordered the protein skimmer and the RO/DI filter. I ordered a Skimz Monzter SM252 skimmer and the BRS 6 stage RO/DI filter. I will keep ordering pieces as I find them on sale.
My plan of attack is to set up a quarantine system as soon as I order a tank. I will quarantine chaeto in it until the tank comes. Then I will move the chaeto to the sump while the tank cycles. Then I will be able to quarantine the initial batch of fish (3-4 clowns) and maybe a few other things while the tank cycles.
I am excited to get moving forward with this. I will update as there are updates to update with.