ReefBum's 225G Peninsula Tank Build

[t5Nitro]

Looks great! Following closely as I'm loooking to build a 66x36x20-24 not too long from now.

 

[Ironwill723]

What brand of lights are you using?

 

[ReefBum]

What brand of lights are you using?

GHL Mitras LX 7206

 

[Foothill Corals]

Nice! Very clean installation...it looks good in the room.

 

[Devaji]

heck yeah! not only good tastes in Reefing but music too!
I look forward to seeing your scape I am doing mine and its deff. harder than normal wall tanks, but lots of fun too!

 

[Reefanatik]

Beautiful tank and great dimensions. I'm currently building a 72x36x24. Love the 36" wide. Makes aquascaping allot easier.

 

[Greg Gdowski]

Love it. I'm just starting my next build (220G peninsula) and I'll be watching your thread carefully! I'm well behind you! I don't have tanks linked to a central sump room like you have. I will be plumbing down into my basement. Are you going to put a powerhead on the far side or are you going to run an internal closed loop system to provide more flow? I know there are a lot of different ways of doing that.

 

[hfx987]

looks amazing... i think im going to have to do a peninsula next :)

 

[ReefBum]

What brand of lights are you using?

GHL Mitras LX 7206

 

[ReefBum]

heck yeah! not only good tastes in Reefing but music too!
I look forward to seeing your scape I am doing mine and its deff. harder than normal wall tanks, but lots of fun too!

Yep, I am a Dead Head ;) Have fun with your scape.

 

[ReefBum]

Beautiful tank and great dimensions. I'm currently building a 72x36x24. Love the 36" wide. Makes aquascaping allot easier.

Many thanks. Yes, width is so important when it comes to aquascaping.

 

[ReefBum]

Love it. I'm just starting my next build (220G peninsula) and I'll be watching your thread carefully! I'm well behind you! I don't have tanks linked to a central sump room like you have. I will be plumbing down into my basement. Are you going to put a powerhead on the far side or are you going to run an internal closed loop system to provide more flow? I know there are a lot of different ways of doing that.

Thank you. I do not want any re-circulating pumps on any of the viewing panels. There will many Ecotech pumps on the end panel :)

 

[Greg Gdowski]

Do you think having them all on the end panel will work? I agree that looks nicer.

 

[ReefBum]

Do you think having them all on the end panel will work? I agree that looks nicer.

The tank will be bare bottom so that will allow me to really crank it up on that end :)

 

[ReefBum]

So the sump, a Royal Exclusiv Dreambox, arrived from Germany via FedEx.

Here it is being offloaded and in the crate.

Time to un-crate it.

There was a bunch of styrofoam blocks to help protect it during the trip. My dog Wilson was diggin' them :)

 

[ReefBum]

Time to wheel it on the hand truck around the side of the house, to the backyard and then the finished basement. Wilson is a blur as he ran alongside.

Inside all safe and sound.

 

[Greg Gdowski]

The tank will be bare bottom so that will allow me to really crank it up on that end :)

I saw that you were doing that. It has made me contemplate the same thing.

 

[Devaji]

Time to wheel it on the hand truck around the side of the house, to the backyard and then the finished basement. Wilson is a blur as he ran alongside.

Inside all safe and sound.

dang that is one heck of a sump!

 

[panic]

Looks great and I love the size. I'm with you on the rimless tanks. I have always loved the clean look so I got a rimless frag tank. I can't even clean the glass without splashing water over the edge. I'm always cleaning the outside of that thing. What's the plan with the rocks, and are you going barebottom?

 

[reeferwayne]

I’ve been watching your YouTube series on the tank and I enjoy seeing it come together. It looks great!