Gucci's 120 Gallon Custom Rimless Starphire

[gucci17]

Originally Posted by Skimmer King

Looks good man , your off to a great start. the tank under your controller is that for a top off or are you splitting that up into 4 arts and using that as your baling tank.

Thanks Skimmer King! The controller and doser were just there for looks. lol

That little tank is my ATO but I did consider splitting it up for dosing. Then I realized how much work it would be to keep it clean lol. I think I'll stick to some empty 4L plastic vinegar jugs until I can scrape up some cash to have a few acrylic containers made. There's no rush since I don't plan on dosing for some time.

Originally Posted by lastlight

Looks great so far. Very nice tank was that built by Miracles?

With your return manifold like that you'll find that the vast majority of your flow will exit the far left and far right outlets. I suppose you're not going to want to compromise the clean look up top but perhaps you can incorporate valves into the design to tune each.

Looking forward to more. And my vote is for the XR6!

Edit: Oops looks like you cut out the previous owner's sch80 manifold and are only using the corners. Good call.

Thanks lastlight! The original owner had the tank built by Aquarium Obsessed several years back before they went under.

I did hack off the return manifold ontop of the tank...I felt that it detracted from the 'clean' look I was aiming for. I do have the option of the returns either in both corners or the two other holes closer towards the centre. Still deciding on that one.

I decided to go with the XR6 for now and see how the coverage works out for this tank. I didn't have a stud finder and my buddy and I tried to wing it but no luck. Just a bunch of holes in the ceiling now . I may just gamble and pray my drywall holds up with these -


These anchors are supposed to be able to hold in excess of 100+lbs. Now the tedious task of positioning the fixture perfectly . Any tips?

[gucci17]

A quick update before I hit the sack....

Thanks to Michael from Aqua Digital, I have in my possession one of the very few first models of the Skimz KONE E-Series in Canada!

Skimz KONE SK181 Protein Skimmer


I don't know if it comes pre-assembled like that because I think Tom from ORG actually put it together before I got there.
I have to say, it looks SWEET and I can't wait to fire this baby up.
I'll post a few more pictures so you guys get a better idea of it's actual size.



I will be following up with a more formal review once I have it up and running.

[mseepman]

Very cool skimmer. I'm looking forward to seeing more on this build. AO always seemed to make very nice looking tanks.

[lastlight]

Those anchor bolts always scare me. They hold x number of pounds but raising and lowering a light how many times...when you bring it down you're putting more than the light's weight on the ceiling each time I'd imagine. Those make me nervous and you've got a lot of money floating over an open top tank. I'd invest in that stud finder, install a wood strip and mount to it!

[gucci17]

Originally Posted by mseepman

Very cool skimmer. I'm looking forward to seeing more on this build. AO always seemed to make very nice looking tanks.

Thanks for tagging along! I'm not too sure why AO went under but I hope it wasn't because they had problems with their tanks lol.

Originally Posted by lastlight

Those anchor bolts always scare me. They hold x number of pounds but raising and lowering a light how many times...when you bring it down you're putting more than the light's weight on the ceiling each time I'd imagine. Those make me nervous and you've got a lot of money floating over an open top tank. I'd invest in that stud finder, install a wood strip and mount to it!

Funny you say that. My buddy came by today and that's what we came up with. He's got a stud finder for me. I figured the wood strip is the best way to centre the light since I can't count on the studs to work out perfectly even for me. Just need to make it look half decent so the wife doesn't give me an earfull.

[lastlight]

length of thick decorative wood trim from home depot perhaps? Trouble would be finishing the ends tho.

[chris121277]

Great start on your build.....definitely unique dimensions.

Looks great so far