100gal Reef Build (Pics Inside)

brandan

brandan

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So I got a 100gal (48x24x20) tank for free about 3 months ago. There was only one catch, the bottom had a crack in it. I ripped the black trim off of the bottom, and broke the rest of the glass in it, to put a new piece in. Well a friend of mine owns a glass shop, so I traded a few corals for a new piece of glass, and then called Perfecto and got a new trim for the bottom. They are only a half hour away from me, so I just went and picked it up. My dad and I have built the stand and canopy from scratch, and I think it has turned out pretty nice. Also I used "Great Stuff" insulation foam for the back, with Tropic Eden Reef Flakes for the back. Now to the Specs.
Tank
Perfecto 100gal tank (48"x24"x20")
Custom build Oak Stand (36" Tall)
Custom build Oak Canopy (14" Tall)
Quiet One 4000 Closed loop on a SCWD
Loc Line on the Return and Closed loop
2x150 MHs havent decided on bulbs
2x110 VHOs 46.5"
2 Purple Moonlights
Sump
75gal AGA with skimmer and refuge
Fuge is 20" long, Skimmer is 14" long
Quiet One 2200 Return pump
Octopus 150 Recirc Skimmer (highly modded lol)
Rio 600 for skimmer feed
Via Aqua Phosban Reactor
I am sure there is somethign I have forgot and I will get to it later, but for now, here are the pics.




 
ifirefight

ifirefight

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Looks really nice... Im not sure how I feel about the "Great Stuff" insulation foam ... I know alot of people are going with that now though,
 
brandan

brandan

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Originally Posted by ifirefight
Looks really nice... Im not sure how I feel about the "Great Stuff" insulation foam ... I know alot of people are going with that now though,

I think I will like it. At first I wasnt sure, but I think once it colors up it should like good. The Tank of the month on "that other reef site" has it, and that made me feel a lot better about doing it.
 
bronco300

bronco300

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love the great foam!!! i have a 10gallon with it and so far i love it...some brown/green is on it making it blend in better, not the color i want but it'll come!
looks great!
 
coral keeper

coral keeper

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Originally Posted by Bronco300
love the great foam!!! i have a 10gallon with it and so far i love it...some brown/green is on it making it blend in better, not the color i want but it'll come!
looks great!
Hey, can you PM me the link to your 10 gallon tank plz?
 
brandan

brandan

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Originally Posted by fishfinder
Where did you find that "water ripple" pattern that your refugium sits on?
Go to your local ***** and look at the floor in aquatics. . . .lol
I went dumpster diving one night. . . lol
 
azfishgal

azfishgal

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Originally Posted by fishfinder
Where did you find that "water ripple" pattern that your refugium sits on?
I've seen it as a fish tank "background" that is sold in any of the large pet shops.
Brandan, your tank looks awesome!!! I'm wanting to redo my aquascaping and I'm thinking of using some of that "Great Stuff" to spray some pvc pipe that I might be using. I know once the coraline covers it you won't be able to tell.
 
X

xoxox

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Looks like you did a great job

I can't tell from the pic but I'd make the sides of the stand able to pop out. With the size of the sump almost the same dimenison as the stand you want to be able to get the sump out if need be. Believe me, I've rearranged the 55 sump I have many times and thank the fact that both ends open on my stand.
 
brandan

brandan

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Originally Posted by azfishgal
I've seen it as a fish tank "background" that is sold in any of the large pet shops.
Brandan, your tank looks awesome!!! I'm wanting to redo my aquascaping and I'm thinking of using some of that "Great Stuff" to spray some pvc pipe that I might be using. I know once the coraline covers it you won't be able to tell.
The bottom of the stand is just 18"x18" linoleum??? tile. I just glued it down with regular tile glue and trowel.
I think I am going to like the foam. Fishgal, I was inspired by the thread you started, I think I am going to have a very open reef, with just 2 or maybe 3 caves in the back. The cube tank shot you had looked awesome. Thanks for the nice words!! I am really excited to get this set up this weekend!
 
brandan

brandan

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Originally Posted by XoXoX
Looks like you did a great job

I can't tell from the pic but I'd make the sides of the stand able to pop out. With the size of the sump almost the same dimenison as the stand you want to be able to get the sump out if need be. Believe me, I've rearranged the 55 sump I have many times and thank the fact that both ends open on my stand.
I hate to say it, but I did in fact build the stand around the sump. My dad really didn't understand what the big deal about my worrying building the stand. That is, until I told him the DT and sump had almost the same dimensions lol. My LFS had a dollar per gallon sale up to 75gals, so thats why I got the sump so large. This way also, I can use it if I upgrade in the coming years. I spent a good amount of time on the sump, so I'd like to make it work on a DT to at least 220, but I may go even bigger on my next tank, so we'll see. . . . Thank you!
 
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