Erik and Rachaels 295 gallon tank build
my reef build i have a 55 thats ben runing for ten years i wanted to step it up...... so idid, i bout a 220 tank with a 75 gallon refuigium. the tank is 8 feet long 2 feet wide 2 feet high. i hand built everything but the tanks. down below first week or to or set up above is how it looks now 4 weeks in
Last edited by saltwater addict420; 05-07-2014 at 10:56 AM.
first week of running no fish just all tank
Last edited by saltwater addict420; 04-25-2014 at 05:08 PM.
this is befor i got everything set up just the stages i went to to get were its at to day hand built everything even the stand and all the plugs i ran all my own pipes. i built the stand out of 2x8 wallmenzed legs age 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 with 3/4 wallminzed ply wood. ran condoit with 10 gage wire to all gfi plugs with and 15 amp circuit breaker. Added 10 boxs total 4 on the front under the main tank. andthe plumbing is two 4 gallon over flow boxs that have 1 inch pvc sch 40 running to the rufugium and a d mag 9.5 pumping bck in to the tank and the pipe is 1 1/2 and im throwing it up 3 and half feet. got four bulb t5 on bottom tank and six on on top. the flow that i get in my tank is sick i pump ruffly 24 thousand gallons a day. to big monster power heads that push water 5 ft across the tank. and 300 lbs of live rock in it.
Last edited by saltwater addict420; 04-25-2014 at 05:00 PM.
day two of start up the first 2 pics down are from the second day i filled it up up at the very top of the thread page is how it looks.. and the last two pics are my 55 gallon i had to show offthe two above are my 55 gallon thats in the living room its been running for ten years
Last edited by saltwater addict420; 04-25-2014 at 05:03 PM.
It's crazy how small the 75 gallon looks compared to the DT!
This is going to be a fun one to watch fill up.
Please keep us posted!
Tom
yea it will be i had the floor renforced to take the wight. its been runing for a month has one coral cat shark in it thought he would have a blast and would b cool to watch swim around the tank but i did not realize she only comes out wen its pitch black no fun never see her but wen i turn the lights on and catch her swimming around for a min then she hides from the light
What else could you add in there? That won't get eaten that is
Yeah...that's a big one! It'll be awesome when it fills in.
Refreshing to see a long, shallow tank...please post up more pictures soon, would love to see how it looks with whatever livestock you plan to put in it :]
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