GOSKN5’s 260 - 84”x30”x24

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First, I really wanted to take photos and document the whole process of getting this tank up and running… but I am horrible at doing so. I have a tendency to just jump in and go whenever I have time and don’t waste it on photos!

Anyway, we just bought our new home in April and I had a great space in our finished basement for a large tank. I have always wanted something bigger than 6’ as I love watching fish swim horizontally.

I started pricing and looking at various options and made a post on as well.

Ended up grabbing an acrylic 260 gallon. It was made by Artfully Acrylic and measures 84”x30”x24”.

I sanded and buffed it, polished it up (which is a chore). Also sanded the metal stand and painted it.

Moved on to the plumbing and all the other misc jobs of getting a tank going! (Again, photos would be great, but I’m impatient!)

Anyway, it’s been up and running for about 3-4 weeks now and is completely cycled.

I will add some additional posts with equipment and the few photos I have as well as my plans for stocking etc.

Here are some of my previous tanks, I typically am heavy softie/LPS and gorgonians are my favorite corals!

 

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As I said, this tank will be similar to my previous ones with heavy emphasis on soft coral, LPS, gorgonians.

Right now I have 2 G6 XR15 for lighting and I know I will need another 2. Also two MP40s for flow, which I know won’t be enough.

The tank is barebottom, but I painted the underside white for reflection and also illusion of sand.

I plan to have a large number of small active fish, and one or two large fish (Blonde Naso for sure).

Here are only a couple of the only photos I took during the process: (ignore the socks and the messy garage!)

 

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And…. Here it is today up and running… much more to come as I add fish and corals etc!

 

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Added some fish and corals, along with a 3rd Radion G6 and a ReefMat 1200 filter roller. You can probably tell from the photos who the star of the tank is!