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Old 03-18-2010, 02:36 PM
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Hahah,

The tanks empty weigh is 537lbs.

there were 4 of us.
Palster, who has a 180G tank and expierence moving them.
Jay, who moves large appliances all day long for a job. ( and had the dolly, and blankets requierd)
O'niel, just a friend who helped.

and myself.

We got the tank down to the basment from the garage in about 15 mins.

Tank is now 1/8th full. I emptied my entire 125G, rock, fish and corals last night. i had to add 50G of new water as there was bareley enough for all the tangs to swim.

Still need to plumb the bottom of the tank. at least with a tank this size, i can crawl right under the tank, into the stand to do it all. haha
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Old 03-19-2010, 10:10 AM
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man that tank is big and heavy haha... sooo with that depth what are you leaning towards for lighting.
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:01 PM
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Well, heres some photos of the tanks progress up to full...








the underside is still in the works.

Currently running a Profilux II Plus controller
Sequence Dart for the Return.
Coralife 12X UV Steralizer

Skimmer is undersized but will work for now. Its a euro reef 135.
Comming shortly, Bubble Magus BM220Cs

The Precision Marine Skimmer in the photos wont fit under the stand, so I will have to find another use for it.

Lighting is also Temporary, as its currently a coralife 3 x 150W HQI with 2 x 96W PCs, and 4 x 39W T5HO

Unknown what light i will end up going with.

Calcium Reactor is a AquaCare Turbo Chalk Reactor II.

Cant think of any other details right now. Will post more as i finish the sump area.
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is this going to be a reef or fowlr tank?
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Old 03-31-2010, 03:46 AM
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Looks like things are on a pause. My return pump shat the bed.

Keeps on shutting off after being on for a few mins, also has hard times starting to spin up.
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Old 04-18-2010, 03:45 AM
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So how is this build coming along?
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Old 04-18-2010, 06:18 AM
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Subscribed! I really like the marineland tanks. This one looks like an awesome size. Interested to see the result as so far looks good. Do the marineland tanks this size get pretty pricey?
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Old 04-18-2010, 03:45 PM
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Sorry for the lack of updates.

heres the story.

after the pump died, i had to get a replacement asap. got a new snapper, installed and all is flowing.

So far the only thing i have done is tidy up the underside.

I havent hooked my reactor up yet, as its not quite powerful enough, so therefor, if anyone is interested, I have a AquaCare Turbo Chalk reactor with basi-Tech III Controller, up for sale.

ordering a new one once that sells.

I am also awaiting my new skimmer, as the euro reef 135 from my old system...... just cant keep up.. hahaha

I also need to add some more live rock. By some more, i mean about 200 Lbs.

I am going to get the rest of the rock from Interior Reef this afternoon.

If i dont mess up the water too badly, then i will post some more photos tongiht. otherwise, i will post more once my new skimmer arrives and they call me.

The Skimmer is going to be a Bubble Magnus 220Cs.
also coming in are 4 of the controllable Koralia 8's and controllers for the Profilux.

I still havent decided on a light.

I was considering the Maristar light from Sunlight supply, as it is very nice and clean, however, it only has 4 39w T5s, which i dont think is enough for a 300G tank.

if anyone has any suggestions for lighting, feel free to post, i am looking for lots of ideas.

Till later on,

Happy Reefing :-)
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Old 04-19-2010, 05:51 PM
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Well, I just got the call from interior reef.

My skimmer will be here this afternoon

I will post photos tonight once i have un packed it
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Old 04-19-2010, 11:26 PM
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Here are the 3 photos of the skimmer and its unpacking.







And 1 fts with little rock still. just added 100 Lbs on the left side

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