New Tank - 265g Build

[wiszmaster]

As some of you might know - We tore down out 150g.
While the 150 was down, we decided to upgrade ... Sold the 150g & picked up a 265g.

Below is a picture of the 150 .. pic is about 3 months old.

[Hendersonracing]

good luck with the new tank!

[wiszmaster]

Stocking list of the 150g:

Fish:
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2 x Regal Tangs
1 x Sailfin Tang
1 x Naso Tang
1 x Powder Blue Tang
1 x Vlamingii Tang

1 x Lawnmower Blenny
1 x Scooter Blenny

1 x Diamond Goby
1 x Highfin Shrimp Goby - comes paired with Pistol Shrimp
1 x Clown Goby

4 x Disbar Anthias (1 Male/3 Female)

1 x Mandrin (green spotted)

1 x Yellow Wrasse

1 x Clown Fish

1 x Rusty Angel




Inverts:
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4-5 Cleaner Shrimp
3-5 Pepermint Shrimp
1 x Blood Shrimp

10-20 Nassarius Snails
10-20 Mexican Turbo Snails (med size)
10-20 red scarlet crabs

2 x Orange Fromia Stars (1")
1 x Blue Linkia (6")
1 x starfish (3")
1 x serpant star (6-8")


Coral:
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Pulsing Xenia
Zoanthids
Palys
Kenya Trees
Spaghetti Finger Leather Coral (8-10" Tall)
Toadstool Leather
Mushrooms (BLUE, Green,Striped)

Frags:
Orange Cap
Green Cap
Brown Cap

Oregon Blue Tort
ORA Blue Tort
Pink Stylophora

Few other assorted Acro Frags


Green Goniopora (long)
Pink Goniopora (short)

Green Open Brain (6-8")
large Favia (10" across)

[wiszmaster]

Thank You! You have a nice tank, btw. I've kept up with a few of yoru threads ... looks like you're getting there now

[wiszmaster]

This is the new tank - picture was taken @ the sellers house, thats my little sister standing next to it.




The canopy & Stand are NOT finished ... seller never got around to it, as he was also remodelling his house.


Got the tank into our garage, and filled a little water for cleaning




Tank finally inside the house, working on the plumbing - i'm using 1.5" spaflex



another shot of it




fish corner in the garage - Sump/fuge, pump, skimmer (not yet), CA reactor, water change containers.... etc..etc..





filling with RO water for leak test:



almost full:



2 drains in each overflow



pumps are running ... no leaks.

sump:




ran the pumps for about 34 hours .. NO LEAKS.....

drained the tank down to about 1" of water, and started filling with RO/DI


after 22 hours of RO/DI water:

[Hendersonracing]

Yeah It took me like 2 days to fill mine up with ro water.....congrats looks great...great project! keep us updated

[wiszmaster]

I have a typhoon III from Air Water Ice - it makes about 70 GPD ....

10" after 34 hours

this morning -
13" after 46 hours of filling

its a 30" tall tank....

[wiszmaster]

Equipment list:

Return Pump: Sequence Dart 2" IN, 1.5" out to 2 x 1" returns - soon to be 3 x 3/4" returns

Skimmer: D.A.S. EX-3

Calcium Reactor: ALS: CR-250 + Cal Mate

Lighting: T5 2 x IC660 / 3 5' Bulbs each + 2 x 4' Bulbs

Controller: NeptuneSys ACIII w/ 2 x DC8

ATO: Oceanus Systems - Atlas

[Hendersonracing]

30" DEEP TANK? thats a pain I cant hardley reach the bottom in mine...lol

[AdamG]

will look great when all set up

[wiszmaster]

Originally Posted by Hendersonracing

30" DEEP TANK? thats a pain ...lol

I Know ... i wish it was 30" deep, rather than tall - but it is what it is ... it'll be fine. I'll come out alright.

[Tim224DT]

we need more

[wiszmaster]

i'll take one of the tank water level tonight.

[wiszmaster]

15" ... after 55 hours.

[wiszmaster]