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03-31-2006, 09:04 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator |  Jason's 370G Tank
Well the tank arrived March 30th.
So I thought now would be the time to start my thread on the construction of this beast.
I will try to document each step of my progress in during this set up. My goal is to have my the tank up and running by mid June.
So I'll start with the room. it was an "L" shaped den and I have taken over the "L" part. Fortunate the laundry room is right next to it. Great water and drain access. 
you will also notice I have removed a lot of the crappy laminate floor.
I also needed to level the concrete underneath. 
angle from the laundry room
I then tiled what will be the front of the tank  
The stand was build from plans from a fellow reefer. TomR. Out of 2x4 and 2x6. Hey did you know 2x4s aren't actually 2inches wide. Who the hell came up with that.
here it is painted 
OK so it was tank day. And you all want to see the tank  
The gang from Hidden Reef who delivered the tank were amazing. Mike the owner, Dan the muscles and logistics, and Marc the driller and overflow builder. John AKA Willow was also a great help getting the tank in the house. Showing up just in time to ensure it was all perfect was Ivy and Callum. With there reassurances all was good. 
It actually was a lot less painful than first anticipated. Once we decided to use a dolly C brought from work.. Thanks again all, I own you big time  
This is the point we realized this thing isn't light. Fortunately we stole a dolly from work and were able to slip it over the tank.  
And here it is getting it's first cleaning 
The Tank looks great Hidden Reef did a great job. Marc drilled all the holes in the thing and it was an amazing job.
So next will be to pretty up the stand and build a false wall.
J
Last edited by Jason McKenzie : 05-12-2007 at 07:22 PM.
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03-31-2006, 09:44 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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O MAN! that looks awsome! Im getting the Tank Envy now  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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03-31-2006, 10:32 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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Dang, is there a "jealousy" smiley on this thing? 
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04-01-2006, 04:45 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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Are you guys wearing winter jackets??
Weather Today: Mostly sunny, with a high around 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
It's ok, because your tank is bigger than mine
Enjoy! I know you are 
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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04-01-2006, 06:13 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 23
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*sigh* someday maybe I can afford a beast like that. It would be freakin awesome! Well I cant wait to see how this thing progresses. _________ 72 Gallon Bowfront Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, 2 Chromis Damsels CORALS: Green Striped Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, Hammer, Leather, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Red Mushrooms, Torch, Purple Clam  | 
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04-01-2006, 06:34 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
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Great looking tank!!  Quote: |
Originally Posted by Jason McKenzie Hey did you know 2x4s aren't actually 2inches wide. Who the hell came up with that. | Well here you go, from a carpenter's son. Originally 2x4's were 2 x 4 inches. They were cut wet at 2x4 and then kiln dried which shrank them to 1 7/8 x 3 3/4. Different woods shrank at different rates so to standardize, the industry decided to cut after drying and cut to today's 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 dimension. Quote: |
Originally Posted by christyf5 Dang, is there a "jealousy" smiley on this thing? | I like this one 
Have fun Jason!! 
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
2 Percula Clowns, Scissortail Goby, Black Birdwrasse, Keyhole angel, Lawnmower Blenny, | |
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04-01-2006, 09:57 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the valley, CA Age: 23
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dude that thing makes the 150 i am prepping to start look like a nano. beautiful man cant wait to see it loaded
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50 gallon reef tank. coralife 36 in 96w 10,000 k/96w actinic/ lunar lights, 40lr, 4inches ls, RemoraAquaC skimmer, closed loop flow, refugium, oscellaris clown, bluegreen reef chromis, green mandarin,turbo snails/reef crabs, sand sifting stars, corals: blue striped mushrooms, toadstool mushroom,yellowgreen cup, purple gorgonian, greenblue pipe organ, favites brain, torch, frogspawn, sebae anemone.
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04-01-2006, 10:20 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MAPLE ONT CANADA
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looks good cant wait till u have it up and running ! lots and lots of pics | |
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04-01-2006, 01:43 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 52
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Very nice Jason.
Enjoy!
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300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital. | |
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04-01-2006, 03:39 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Campbell River, B.C. Canada
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Very nice Jason...sent you a PM regarding your overflow...
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