Bananaboats 225 custom

[BananaBoat]

the display is a custom 225gal all sides ultrawhite low iron glass 96Lx30Wx18T custom 1/2" glass bracing built by me/lil brother/redneck reef clear mesh screens ( thanks to jimflies) room divider style stand viewable from 3sides hanging pendent/canopy for lights

Skimmer---ATI Bubblemaster 250
Lighting--- 4- 36" T-5 aquablue geismann bulbs on workhorse 5 ballast
2-250watt MH HQI phoneix bulbs in lumenmax pendents with icecap ballast
powerheads-- 2- Tunze 6100s

100gallon sump/fuge 72Lx18Wx18T

return pump--Mag 12

Fish List ( Living in my 120 coral tank 96Lx24Wx12T for now)
13" Unicorn Tang
9" Vlamingi Tang
8" Yellow Belly Hippo Tang
4" Yellow Tang
4" Mimic Tang
6" Stars & Stripes Puffer
4-5" Harlquin Tusk
2-green chromis

im thinking Fish only for now gonna do coral in a smaller tank for now will post pics latter jim

[BananaBoat]

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well i decided it time to start building my new display after amost a year of just a fragtank here are a few pics of the start the tank will be finished with 1/2in euro brace custom cut and design its 96Lx30Wx18T ive built alot of people tanks now i built one ive always wanted





drilled to holes for 1.5" Bulkheads

[BananaBoat]

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[BananaBoat]

kitchen view



living room view


inside the stand

[BananaBoat]

the braces are all 1/2in ultrawhite glass 29"x6" both ends and middle inside 3"x30" both ends and middle top 3"x43" all around spent all day hand sanding to get a good fit




still have to finish the screens

[BananaBoat]

stand is finished and stained natraul







well i got the t-5 wired up lastnight thanks to rusty found out that the wires i ordered were not the ones i ordered the with male ends for my Ballast i recieved female ends witch are worthless so i had to cut up a grounded extension cord got the dry rock in the tank now cleaning all the dead crap off it







water test one week full

[ryeguy28]

may I be the first to say

WOW THIS TANK IS SWEET

[BananaBoat]

Originally Posted by ryeguy28

may I be the first to say

WOW THIS TANK IS SWEET

Thanks alot


Well i finally found a 100gallon (72Lx18Wx18T)for my sump/fuge been looking for over 2 months will hopefully get the baffles cut and siliconed tommorow along with starting the plumbing picked up 400gallons of instant ocean salt from the Trop today would like to say thanks to the guys that helped me out

[Sir Patrick]

The natural finish on the stand/canopy look great on that wood!

[Fishgeek88]

Lookin good!