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08/11/2012, 07:48 AM | #1 |
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300 Gallon Tank Build - Most likely my last upgrade
With what is intended to be my last move, I will also be upgrading to what might be my last tank upgrade. ( A lottery win would change that )
The new tank will be an Acrylic 300 gallon ( 96" x 30" x24" ) with a center overflow and black background. My current tank which is 72" x 20" x 22" and was started in 1999 has survived 4 moves during that time period. The top photo is from about 5 years ago. The bottom photo show that tank's current condition including the custom light mounting stand I built. I switched over from Power Compacts to LED's about 2 months ago. The cup coral which is more than 10 years old has become so thick, I'm not sure if I can get it out without have to break it. The new tank will have one over sized opening to allow me to place the cup coral inside hopefully in one piece. |
08/11/2012, 08:16 AM | #2 |
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Instead of wood, for the stand, I decided to go with steel this time.
The steel stand only weighed about 160 lbs. It was much lighter than the wood tank stand I had for my previous tank. The stand is made from 1.5" steel tubing that is .125 thick. The stand itself is 96" x 30" x 32". This photo shows the tank passing it's stress test with about 2500-3000 lbs of water on it in pool. I got to "enjoy" the new stand for about 1.5 hours, as right after I picked it up, I drove it over to the powder coater to have that work done. I went with Black for the coloring. |
08/12/2012, 08:56 AM | #3 |
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Following. This is the exact size I want in a couple years.
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08/17/2012, 09:06 AM | #4 |
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Picked up the stand last week, and then it was off to have it powder coated. That's paint on the stand now. It will be sand blasted off.
The extra steel. Loaded up, and ready to go. |
08/17/2012, 05:39 PM | #5 | |
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How much was the steel cost for your stand? How much for the powder coat? |
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08/18/2012, 09:28 AM | #6 | |
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You might post the question on the steel tank stand thread. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1330053 The tank as shown weighs about 160 lbs. The steel was about $200 to $250. The powder coating was $335 at a family owned shop in Livermore, CA. |
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08/24/2012, 09:39 PM | #7 |
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The tank has arrived.
Will pick it up tomorrow or Sunday. A lot of transferring from the old tank to the new tank to be done in a very few days. |
08/25/2012, 05:45 PM | #8 |
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Along for the ride..planning my own 96" long tank, but I'm thinking 96x24x24...where did you get your tank?
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08/25/2012, 11:05 PM | #9 |
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08/26/2012, 07:16 AM | #11 | |
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Having now lifted the tank, I'd say it weighs more, but not more than 2 people can lift and move. |
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09/04/2012, 09:10 AM | #12 |
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The tank loaded and ready to go home.
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09/04/2012, 09:30 AM | #13 |
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Wow, that's going to be a great tank.
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09/04/2012, 10:07 AM | #14 |
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I was wondering that If transferring the tank uncovered left any scratches on the tank? Just curious as I am looking into an acrylic tank upgrade as well.
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09/05/2012, 06:03 AM | #15 | |
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Where I really tightened the tie ropes, I put a towel over the tank. My truck bed has a carpet, so the bottom had no chance of being scratched. The carpet also made putting the tank in, and taking it out much easier. |
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10/21/2012, 11:00 AM | #16 |
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Finally have some time to post photos.
Here's the tank in the fish room/office. That's the temporary 40 gallon sump under the tank. The tank is sitting on 3/4 plywood, and 1/2 foam insulation. |
10/21/2012, 01:13 PM | #17 |
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That is a beautiful tank and its gonna make an awesome reef.
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10/21/2012, 04:04 PM | #18 |
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Beautiful.
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10/23/2012, 08:46 AM | #19 |
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Time for the water test. ( the tank passed )
That's what will be the permanent sump on the left. Had to make sure I would be able to get it under the tank once the water was in. I had to stand it up, and then tilt in in under the stand on the left side. ( It was a tight fit ) Why not put the permanent sump under the main tank before it was filled? Because the permanent sump will be temp home of all the corals from the old tank, and then I was going to make some modifications to it. |
02/12/2013, 09:25 PM | #20 |
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It's been a while since I've posted any updates, so with my 100 post on reefcentral.com I will post an update.
Oh the fun of moving into a new home AND putting together a new larger fish tank. Here all the old rock and corals are sitting in the 80 gallon tank that will become the sump. |
02/12/2013, 09:30 PM | #21 |
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All the rock moved to the new tank with the temp 50 gallon sump under the tank.
The large empty area on the left side of the tank is for the cup coral. The cup coral is so large I had them cut one larger hole in the top of the tank so it would fit. |
02/13/2013, 08:54 AM | #22 |
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Looks good so far.
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02/13/2013, 09:50 AM | #23 |
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Excellent progress. Tank and stand looks good.
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02/13/2013, 10:08 AM | #24 |
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I see someone goes to Aquarium Concepts
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02/13/2013, 10:50 AM | #25 |
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Looks great keep us posted on the build!!
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