maxalmon
Active Member
We finally have the home situation figured out, we're not moving and so I can finalize my new display tank and fragging operation. For several months I was in limbo as I had no idea where we were going to be living, kinda hard to have a frag tank..LOL
This is going to be a major project as we've decided to redo our formal living room and make it into a "tank viewing" room, we've always kinda hated this room as it was usless, not anymore...I'm such a reef weasel....
First project is that we're ripping up all the carpet and installing engineered hardwood (installing myself saving -2k) I ordered the wood yesterday, it'll take about 7 days to arrive and maybe a day to install, I just purchased a rotozip so that I can cut the baseboards and have the wood flooring fit underneath the baseboards as it will also have to match up with the tile in the hallways. I also have to paint the wall that the tank is going to sit against. All the furniture in the room is being donated to goodwill and we're buying 2 really huge wingbacked chairs to put in front of the tank.
This is going to be a mixed softie & heavy LPS tank, much like my 125g that I have now, a lot more zoas and micros...
Oceanic 215 ultimate starfire tank
Still trying to figure out which stand to purchase, I really like the All-Glass Classic mission, just not sure about the colors
lighting is 3x250 phoenix with 4x96 actinics
MRC reactor and kalk stirrer
Neptune JR controller
Still thinking about protein skimmers
Autotop off from my existing 75g
I'm going to build the fuge myself
500lb of LR that I just ordered. it's going to take me some time to configure the LR, as I'm going to drill it and use plexiglas rods to create interesting cave and ledges.
I'll post pics of the room before construction a little later
This is going to be a major project as we've decided to redo our formal living room and make it into a "tank viewing" room, we've always kinda hated this room as it was usless, not anymore...I'm such a reef weasel....
First project is that we're ripping up all the carpet and installing engineered hardwood (installing myself saving -2k) I ordered the wood yesterday, it'll take about 7 days to arrive and maybe a day to install, I just purchased a rotozip so that I can cut the baseboards and have the wood flooring fit underneath the baseboards as it will also have to match up with the tile in the hallways. I also have to paint the wall that the tank is going to sit against. All the furniture in the room is being donated to goodwill and we're buying 2 really huge wingbacked chairs to put in front of the tank.
This is going to be a mixed softie & heavy LPS tank, much like my 125g that I have now, a lot more zoas and micros...
Oceanic 215 ultimate starfire tank
Still trying to figure out which stand to purchase, I really like the All-Glass Classic mission, just not sure about the colors
lighting is 3x250 phoenix with 4x96 actinics
MRC reactor and kalk stirrer
Neptune JR controller
Still thinking about protein skimmers
Autotop off from my existing 75g
I'm going to build the fuge myself
500lb of LR that I just ordered. it's going to take me some time to configure the LR, as I'm going to drill it and use plexiglas rods to create interesting cave and ledges.
I'll post pics of the room before construction a little later
