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195 build

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have been really busy lately working and working on my new build. I have a 195 gallon starphire 3 sided tank covered by solid figured cherry.

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The steel stand I built from 2" steel with 6 3" leveling feet. Each foot will hold up to 15,000 lbs.

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The tank is sitting ontop of a 1.5 inch cherry butcher block top. After reading marcs write up on his leak on his previous tank, I built this top with a groove circling the tank with deeper grooves to direct any leakfrom the tank into 2 1.5"drains which will be plumbed directly into my main sewer.

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The tank and the stand are now complete. I am working in the basement building a 9 x 10 filter room for everything needed for this tank. I still have more to purchace but as of now I have 2 out of 3 ecotech radions, 2 vortech mp40's, reeflo dart hybird return pump, blueline 70hd pump to push water around for water changes and mixing salt water, phosban 550 reactor and a reefkeeper elite. Still to buy is a reef octopus 6000 ext skimmer, the last ecotech light, heater, rock, dosing pump, calcium reactor and few more odds and ends. Building the filter room and new 48" x 32" x 18" sump next. Looking for some suggestions on what else would be needed...

I have also changed my 90 Gallon corner tank out with a 60 Gallon cube with about 90lbs LR, 1 mp40 which will be replaced with 2 mp10w's, 1 ecotech radion G2 with a reefkeeper elite. custon made 40 gallon sump with refugium.

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I drilled the back of the tank for an bean animal overflow drain. The pump will be replaced with a blueline 30hdx external pump.

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Going to my first frag show on the 27th and looking to start filing this tank up.
Hope everyone has a great new year.

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Updated 01-02-2013 at 02:34 AM by melev

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  1. melev's Avatar
    I love your new setups. That was an interesting idea about the groves to direct water into your drain if something happens. Thanks for sharing.
  2. Midnight's Avatar
    Wow, that is amazing
  3. Articfox32's Avatar
    Sorry pictures seem to be split in half after I posted them.
  4. melev's Avatar
    No, they are fine. The original post had all little thumbnails, so I increased them to something enjoyable. None are missing.