Scubadawg's 187 Gallon Tank Journal - Edmonton

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Tank Dimensions and Equipment - Photos to follow

60" x 24" x 29.5" High 5/8" glass thickness
Sapphire glass on front and sides (Chinese low iron glass - aka Starphire)
30" Weir on back, black background - 2 -3/4" returns
34" x 12" x 5" Coast to Coast Overflow
All polished edges and eurobraced with sapphire glass

Tank was customed ordered made and purchased from Aquagiant

Steel stand was made by Greg aka Grizz

Countertop (Ikea)

Sump - 75 gallon with 4 chambers

Skimmer - Deltec 2060 SC (Aquagiant)

Plumbing parts (Bulk Reef Supply)

Vertex Puratek Ro/DI (Red Coral Edmonton)

Sedra 20000 Return Pump (Red Coral Edmonton)

2 - Sicce Voyager HP 10 Powerheads

Sicce Wave Surfer Pump Controller

Apex System and Lab Grade pH Probe & Lab Grade ORP Probe (Modular LED)

2 - 60" Sunbrite F Led (Reef Supplies Canada)

2 - Eheim Jager 250W Heaters

BRS Carbon/GFO Reactor

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Tank assembly - David from Aquagiant allowed me to help assemble the tank

This is the tank before silicon



Polished Edges on glass



Assembled tank with black background





Coast to Coast Overflow 34" x 12" x 5" - 3 - 1.5" Schedule 80 bulkheads



7 Tubes of GE SC 1200 Black Silicon later

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Equipment:

[mrhasan]

Awesome equipments

I was just wondering why didn't you get MPs instead of sicce?

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Originally Posted by mrhasan

Awesome equipments

I was just wondering why didn't you get MPs instead of sicce?

I got these from a Canreef member for a good price, so I'll try these out first, if I don't like them, then I'll go with Tunze Turbelle Stream II Controllable Pump - Model 6205 that will be controlled by the Apex.

[wmcinnes]

Where did you get your PVC fittings from? I like the black/grey fittings!

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This is the space where the tank will go



Steel Stand made by Grizz



Ikea Countertop siliconed to the stand





Tank set in place



Tank is sitting on 4 sample pieces of Formica in each corner instead of foam, bottom glass is free floating in center of tank



Waiting for a Bulk Reef Supply order for more plumbing parts, then I will post photos of the plumbling assembly

[Dez]

Looking good. Just wondering why you are putting the weight of the tank on the 4 corners as opposed to spreading the weight on foam?

[molotov]

Originally Posted by Dez

Looking good. Just wondering why you are putting the weight of the tank on the 4 corners as opposed to spreading the weight on foam?

Wondering the same thing.

I used shcedule 80 plumbing on my tank as well. I have a TON of pipe left as well as some 1" unions. If you need extra unions or pipe let me know.

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David at Aquagiant builds his tanks so you do not need to use foam underneath, he advise not to use anything but support pieces in the corners, so there is nothing touching the base glass, if you look at his tanks in his store, they are only supported in the corners. Grizz is making a 72" x 24" x 32" high steel stand for David and it will only be supported in the corners.
All of Aquagiant glass that David has in stock currently is all factory polished edges both in regular and low iron glass, if you thinking of getting new tank.