225 starphire with DIY stand/sump and Canopy

[mseepman]

Very nicely done. What kind of tank is that? You don't often hear of the pre-made tanks having starfire other than the new Marinelands.

[johncody]

it is an Oceanic tank

[Chowder]

Looks great so far.

Chris

[brizzo]

Looks great so far; I like the wood working

Two things though:

1.) What kind of drain system are you running in the overflows? You might have a tough time controlling your overflow water height with those ball valves..

2.) Are you going to run ATO ? One thing to remember for building a sump: the chamber for your return pump is going to be where the water line goes up and down.

[johncody]

thanks for the input Nazerine,the gate valves seem to be working very well i might just have gotten lucky but no noise and good drainage.I think im gonna have to upgrade the return pumps i originally got Rio2500+ doesn't seem to be just enough.but perhaps after i finish getting some more goodies

ok where was i.....ah right Lighting. So i figured i might as well get some MH so i could go SPS down the road after tank is more established. So here they are 3 icecap 250 watt Ballast's 3 250 watt 10k bulbs and pendants here is a picture.



OK so i built a decent canopy to try and match the stand and house the lighting system. here is a picture of that..



so to help with the heat from the lights i added 2 4" fans on the left and right side of the canopy.





Then i think i got carried away and put 3 more fans on the front lid of the canopy and 3 LED switch's to independently control them.(Don't think I'm gonna keep this setup)?? might make another plain lid/door. Anyway here it is... Don't laugh my wife thinks I'm gonna turn into a Star-trekker or something.(all the red lights).Nothing against them though



Now it just needs some more stain back to the HD..

Cheers JC

[bassman]

Looks great!, keep the pics comin.

Where did you purchase the tank?

[johncody]

I got the tank from King Ed's in burnaby. Got a real sweet deal on it too..

[BlueAbyss]

Hmm looks good, what's the time period between starting to the last pic posted?

[johncody]

it was a total of about 3 weeks just complied everything then added it all to forms, i still have to add update photo's of new canopy..

Cheers JC