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03-31-2006, 10:04 PM
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| 3reef Moderator  Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC,Canada
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         |  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 _________  started 8/7/02 370G 3x400W MH + 8X36W T5. 30G Refugium, Bubble king 300Ext, Profilux with 3x Doser, 2x Wavy Seas for return. OM 4-Way Closed loop. My Tank Thread Try a Search to see if your question has already been posted My Tank Blog Last edited by Jason McKenzie; 02-09-2009 at 08:32 PM. |
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03-31-2006, 10:44 PM
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| Giant Squid  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 22
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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: 1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent 1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent 1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent 1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent Hard Stuff: 100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock 65+ lb. Live sand |
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03-31-2006, 11:32 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?  Can't wait to see more pics!!  |
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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 _________ 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, 07:13 AM
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| Eyelash Blennie  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 25
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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 Gal Bowfront Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: GSM Clown, Hippo Tang, Sand Star, 3 Chromis, Fire Shrimp, Purple Pseudochromis, Coral Beauty Angel CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, Hammer, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Rose LTA  |
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| Coral Banded Shrimp  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 57
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| Great looking tank!!  Quote:
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 Have fun Jason!!  _________ 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, 10:57 AM
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| Bristle Worm  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the valley, CA Age: 25
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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 _________ Zissou |
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04-01-2006, 11:20 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, 02:43 PM
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| Gigas Clam  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 53
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 | Very nice Jason. Enjoy! _________ 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, 04:39 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... _________ Tanks; 150g SPS reef 120g Anemones and softie/LPS 65g hexagon softie/LPS reef 40g frag and Q tank 34g Red Sea Max with Blue Spot Jawfish |
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