my 1000 gal upgrade build

installed the counter top around the 250 agressive tank.

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shot of counter top, stand, canopy, 250 aggressive, and future nps tank

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full tank shot of the 250

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full tank shot of the 75 gal SPS tank with DIY led 48RB and 24CW

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full tank shot of the 110 gal mixed reef with anemones

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i know this isnt a salt water tank but its still pretty cool 180 gal fresh water stingray tank. also notice that the bottwm is lined with the same material as my counter top which is 100% acrylic this way i get the sand look with a bare bottom tank i plan on doing the same thing with the 34ogal arylic tank im working on buying it will be a mixed reef with mostly SPS and LPS corals

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well thats it for now probably wont be any more pictures until i get the 340 but i still need to save up some more money yet

 

Wow! You have come along way sence I was at your place a year or so ago. Looking at your progress is realy making me want to get my tank back up and running soon. Keep up the good work!

 

More info on the counter top material!!!

 

i had my new 340 gal aquarium delivered today

its 76" long 37" deep and 29" tall with an external overflow tank is made out of 3/4" acrylic

here is a picture of me and my girls sitting in it

 

Lol, you crack me up Matt! Was Char's tank part of your original plan? What's your current est TSV? My guess is you will be well over 1000 gallons after you get this tank up and running. I need to come over sometime to check out your tanks again!

 

BTW, adorable mermaids! You, not so much.

 

I would hate to see that elec bill every month. Lol.

 

This thread is like sugar for us fish geeks. Curious, what do 'non-fish' people say when they come to your house and see that fish tank room with all the reactors/water storage containers?

 

wow

 

Very nice Matt! Who built the 340 Matt? Love the dimensions :=0)

 

This is awesome. Is there any room left for the family in the house. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

 

Thanks for letting me come over today and look at your setup! Everything is awesome! I know that you say that you have a long way to go, but things look nice! Look forward to seeing everything as they continue to progress!!!

 

well i have all the plumbing done for the new tank. I am going to run two closed loops one being powered by a reflo baracuda with four out puts on the back wall i will have 1" educators (flow accelerators) hooked up to all four outputs. the second closed loop is powered by a reeflo sequence pump and a oceans motions 4 way with the outputs on the sides of the tank the oceans omtions will shift back and forth between the sides so left side only then right side only.

here is a picture of the back of the tank with all the plumbing hooked up

i also installed the acrylic countertop material that looks like sand so i can have the look of sand but will be bare bottom
here is a picture of it

 

Very nice Matt, keep the pictures coming.

 

That setup looks like a full time job

 

I'm in awe of your set up. So cool!!!

 

since its been awhile i thought i would post some more update pictures


here is my new skimmer i bought its a 4' tall volcano skimmer





i hooked up a geo calcium reactor








i converted the 40 breeder grow out tank to a frag tank with a 32" photon led light fixture from reefbreeders.com

 

built a light rack out of stainless stell its on wheels and travels along all thread so i can move the whole rack and lights out of the way for easy access to the tank. i haven't decided yet what lights i will hang from it. it will be either 2 66" makers led kits or 4 32" reefbreeders photon led fixtures