My Wide Rimless build!

[808jaymakoa]

Figured I'd do it right this time. My first tank was a standard narrow 55 gallon with cannister filter and all components in the tank. So I figured I'd do it right. Bought a rimless 48 by 24 by 21. I needed to give the two baby tangs I had some room to swim and be happy.

I put the 55 in my room ( pain in the a$# to move )

 

[Breakthecycle2]

What brand of tank is that?

 

[StevenBell]

It will be exciting to watch this tank mature!!!Are those Radions hanging or Vertex?

 

[808jaymakoa]

What brand of tank is that?

I know this sounds bad but I can't remember the name of the builder. I got it from my lfs. I'll find out and let you know. Very good quality from what I can tell.

 

[808jaymakoa]

It will be exciting to watch this tank mature!!!Are those Radions hanging or Vertex?

They are actually the Reef Radience fixtures. They were awesome on my 55.

 

[Flameback Pair]

What are your stocking plans?

 

[robbrouse]

Can't wait to see more.

 

[808jaymakoa]

What are your stocking plans?

A Zebra morey is gonna be the main attraction. Other than coral. I'm gonna build lay out a real nice cave for him to call home. I'm gonna transfer over my baby blue hippo, yellow tang, purple lobster, fire shrimp and emerald crab. As for tangs that's it I think. Don't want to over crowd. Maybe a couple other smaller fish but I haven't decided yet. Rock scape will be a little lighter than usual on the rock and have two islands. Tons of swimming room and sand bed but just enough rock for the morey and fish to feel safe.

 

[808jaymakoa]

Working on plumbing now.

And started making water

Slowly I must say

 

[808jaymakoa]

Return pump

 

[808jaymakoa]

Slowly getting it filled and adding sand.

Fuge light installed

 

[Flameback Pair]

I would be afraid the moray would get out.

 

[808jaymakoa]

I would be afraid the moray would get out.

I'm going to put a mesh screen over the tank to avoid the situation.

 

[808jaymakoa]

Almost filled up. Hopefully water will clear up quick once it starts circulating the water.

 

[JMMJ13902]

Nice tank. It looks like the tank from deep sea aquatic.

Does the overflow box has build in glass on the inside? If it does, then it's definitely from DSA. They do quality tank.

 

[808jaymakoa]

Nice tank. It looks like the tank from deep sea aquatic.

Does the overflow box has build in glass on the inside? If it does, then it's definitely from DSA. They do quality tank.

Yes it does. I got it for a great price to and got it within 5 days.

 

[JMMJ13902]

Awesome. This one should be 105 gal then....I used to have exactly same one.

 

[808jaymakoa]

Finished my scape tonight. 95% dead rock and 1 live rock to seed. Built a huge cave for the eel and tons of swimming room

 

[Zoacoral]

The overflow box on the tank makes me think its a Planet Aquariums tank. I had the 105, and the overflow had 5 sides instead of 3.

 

[808jaymakoa]

Update. Finally transferred over most of the fish and corals from my last tank. Ammonia nitrite and nitrates are zero. Diatoms have been showing up the last week. Not nearly as heavy of a diatom bloom as my last tank. Phosphates are zero. Lost one fish last night right after I transferred it. :( but everything else seems happy.