400 Gallon Hurricane Katrina Rebuild

[aquawolf]

Originally Posted by Nemeth21

It reminded me of the scene from ET.

I wonder how many TRT members have no idea what that even means due to their age?

[Loverotties]

Looking good!

[Nemeth21]

The next task that I accomplished was to get all my lighting in.

I made an aluminum rack which holds all lighting. Lighting was one of the more complicated tasks. Being under the stairs I had minimal clearance and could not move the rack vertical to gain access to the tank.
I ended up hinging the end closest to the stairs and suspending the opposite end from a stainless steel pulley system to raise and lower the rack. When down the light rack sits 6 inches from the water surface. Alittle closed than I had in mine, when up I have enough room to do anything I want. Even get into the tank.
The rack holds the following.
- (2) Matal Halides 400 Watts
- (3) 4 Foot 10 K VHO
- (2) 4 Foot Atinic Blue
- (10) Coralview Moonlights

[Nemeth21]

In that last picture I was cleaning up after installing the returns on the closed loop. I have three returns comming through the back wall of the tank all 3/4" and they drop down into the sand bed. These three returns then run the perimeter of the tank to 12 outlets.

[rerun151]

Awesome set-up....looking forward to seeing the rest!

[YLChik]

very sweet set up! I am enjoying reading, so thanks for posting.

I got to ask... are you a Ann McCafery fan? or does the handle come from someplace else?

[Hendersonracing]

looking good!

[marineduud]

OK I have to ask what is the fly reel for ? Opening the doors or raising the lights LOL Great build !!

[Nemeth21]

Robert you guessed it, it's for raising the light rack. If you look at the picture of the rack you can see the stainless steel 3/32" cable. It goes through a pulley system to the fly reel.

The wife did not like it, but it works great.

[Nemeth21]

Also in the top right corner of that same picture you can see an old hemp rope going through an antique snatch block. That's something else she did not approve of. I'll go into details when I submit the next photo.

[aquawolf]

Originally Posted by Nemeth21

Also in the top right corner of that same picture you can see an old hemp rope going through an antique snatch block. That's something else she did not approve of. I'll go into details when I submit the next photo.

I saw that in some of the first pictures you posted and meant to ask what that was all about, but got carried away with looking at all of the photos and forgot to.

[Notturnia]

great tank.. awesome setup.. perfect realization.. but kill the photographer too much bad photos and so nice job

many compliment yuo did a little miracle

[aquasalt]

I disagree, I liked the photos! Just need some more of the tank itself!!!

Great job!

[crvz]

Originally Posted by aquasalt

I disagree, I liked the photos! Just need some more of the tank itself!!!

Great job!

No doubt, I like the pictures as well. Keep them coming!!

[Notturnia]

hehe was just speaking about the picture not focused and the view angle :-D not about what you can see in the photo.. that job is great.. and i would like to have something like he did :-|