Ian's 400 Gallon System

[Ian Eisenberg]

Hey everyone.
I have been involved in marine aquariums since I had a 20 long back in 1979 with a Catalina Goby, Pink Skunk Clown and a long tentacle anemone. And white sand and coral... so very white!

I got back into the hobby a few years ago thanks to my youngest daughters interest in the hobby. She started with a 14 and I upgraded her to a Red Sea Max 39 gallon tank. Shortly after that I picked up a used RSM 650. But of course you all know, that wasn't big enough.

I started looking for used tanks online and things just kept rolling.

Here is the old tank and the closet in my office I decided would house the new tank.

 

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So I started planning what I wanted the system to look like.

And I started planning the stand. I like to "overbuild"

 

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The build begins!

 

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This was the first tank I got, a 135 that needed some scratches polished out. Shortly after that I got my hands on a 220, so instant upgrade.

 

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These were part of my original water changing system. I ditched them and built a better system.

 

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Some plumbing shots

 

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[RiverRat]

so cool! Following along.

 

[JMMJ13902]

Crazy plumbing there. What's a great build.

 

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Some of my livestock choices. I took these from a friends tank.

 

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Some video from my RSM 650

[video=vimeo;60224775]https://vimeo.com/60224775[/video]

 

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250... it was an RSM250. ****.

 

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This is my friends tank... and my inspiration!
[video=vimeo;61074194]https://vimeo.com/61074194[/video]

 

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I got the go ahead from my wife to build a full fish room in the garage so I started changing my plans. This is the humidistat that will control an exchange fan for the wall.

 

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A quick video tour of the system up to this point.

[video=youtube;hwpK1l3NOL8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hwpK1l3NOL8[/video]

 

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So for my live rock I decided to use TBSaltwater out of Tampa. You just can't beat all the life that comes on this rock. And that is both good and bad!

 

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