brandan
Member
Well I had to go out of town last week for business and ended up racking up almost 60 hours. 20hours of overtime paid for my new project easily. . . So since the girlfriend got her Diamond Necklace when we were on vacation last month, I decided to get myself something.
The tank measures 96x48x20 on the outside. It is made of 1/2" acrylic and is braced at the top with 4" strips. First off, it will need to be cleaned of all the coraline, then washed, then buffed and polished with Novus inside and out. One 48" side has a Coast to Coast overflow that will be covered with a 1/8" sheet of black acrylic to prevent sight into the huge overflow. The Durso Stand Pipes that were included with the tank were 2" each!
NOW FOR THE SURPRISE!!!
LIGHTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The deciding factor in buying the tank was the lighting. For just a few dollars more he threw in the lighting with the tank.
2-2bulb 6' Ice Cap VHO retro kits
3-250watt Ice Cap MH retro kits with Reeflux bulbs
If I were to buy the lighting new right now it would equal over $1400, I didn't even pay half that for the whole setup including the tank.
The tank will be a full reef with many small pairs of fish and maybe a few larger fish. This will be a very, very slow project due to not having ANY room for the tank inside the house. The final setup will have to wait until we move into a house with more space for a tank of this footprint. I would like to do the tank inwall but will be decided on weather or not the house has a decent wall/room for the configuration to work. If not it will be a 3 sided tank with the 48" overflow section being the only end not viewable.
Now for the pics. The acyrlic is in very good condition, the bottom just looks bad because of all the sand that had scratched it on removal. (Don't mind the retro Sarah Fisher look alike in the background either).
Coast to Coast Overflow
Canopy
Ballasts
Let me know what you think!!!!!
The tank measures 96x48x20 on the outside. It is made of 1/2" acrylic and is braced at the top with 4" strips. First off, it will need to be cleaned of all the coraline, then washed, then buffed and polished with Novus inside and out. One 48" side has a Coast to Coast overflow that will be covered with a 1/8" sheet of black acrylic to prevent sight into the huge overflow. The Durso Stand Pipes that were included with the tank were 2" each!
NOW FOR THE SURPRISE!!!
LIGHTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The deciding factor in buying the tank was the lighting. For just a few dollars more he threw in the lighting with the tank.
2-2bulb 6' Ice Cap VHO retro kits
3-250watt Ice Cap MH retro kits with Reeflux bulbs
If I were to buy the lighting new right now it would equal over $1400, I didn't even pay half that for the whole setup including the tank.
The tank will be a full reef with many small pairs of fish and maybe a few larger fish. This will be a very, very slow project due to not having ANY room for the tank inside the house. The final setup will have to wait until we move into a house with more space for a tank of this footprint. I would like to do the tank inwall but will be decided on weather or not the house has a decent wall/room for the configuration to work. If not it will be a 3 sided tank with the 48" overflow section being the only end not viewable.
Now for the pics. The acyrlic is in very good condition, the bottom just looks bad because of all the sand that had scratched it on removal. (Don't mind the retro Sarah Fisher look alike in the background either).
Coast to Coast Overflow
Canopy
Ballasts
Let me know what you think!!!!!
