My new tank build 150 Leemar Starphire Custom Stand

benibarra23 · Oct 17, 2016

So the wife wanted new tile in the house so that was as good excuse as any to do an upgrade.

Picked up a 150 Leemar Starphire tank 5x2x2. The stand and canopy were custom made with a nice wide door on the side which gives me tons of room to work on. The move was a major pain but I am loving it now. I moved from a 120 tall before and it feels like I have way more room now. I did lose some stuff in the move but things are starting to grow back and I was able to pick up some nice stuff. Here is the equipment im using on the new tank.

Neptune Apex, Salinity Module, LSM, Autofeeder. Diablo Skimmer with the bubble blaster pump. Vectra Return Pump, 2 MP40s, Sea Swirl on the return. Herbie Style overflow which is dead silent, way happy with this. SB Reef Wifi Extreme LEDS and T5s.

Its been 4 weeks now so I figured it was as good as time to take some pictures and show the progress.

Kids were excited to hope in and help on this one.

Also built a custom shed behind the tank for water changes and to store RO water. This makes water changes so much easier. Water is pumped out and in so carrying buckets arent necessary.

My Favorite Fish, potters leopard wrasse. Hes eating pods and some frozen so far.

M3ace9 · Oct 17, 2016

Tank looks great!! Im assuming you used new sand, How long before you added coral?

Goober · Oct 17, 2016

Great looking tank!

benibarra23 · Oct 17, 2016

M3ace9 said:

Thank you. Ya new sand. Waited a couple of weeks to add coral.

LesPaulPlayer73 · Oct 17, 2016

Looks awesome.

jepoy8 · Oct 17, 2016

Nice looking set up

saybng · Oct 17, 2016

Looks good..nice pics, like your water shed..

OGFrenchHorn · Oct 17, 2016

Looking good!

Josh9448 · Oct 17, 2016

look awesome

Playa-1 · Oct 17, 2016

It's looking good

pga7602 · Oct 17, 2016

Looks great! Congrats!

benibarra23 · Oct 17, 2016

Thanks everyone.

benibarra23 · Dec 20, 2016

Tank has been up for 3 months now. Good as time as any to take some updated pictures. Things are starting to grow and I added a few new fish and corals.

Picked up this Purple Tang at RAP, hes a piggy.

Not sure if I got lucky with this guy, hes by far my favorite fish, eats anything including Nori and is not shy at all.

Best part of my clean up crew by far, keep my sand super clean.

My oldest fish.

Cant remember the name of these Zoas but started with 5 about 2 months ago. Anybody know what they are called?

Boss of the tank

Hoping this grafted monti continues to grow.

Everyone should have a bubble, adds a ton of life to the tank.

Dad of the year goes to this guy, never leaves the babies side. They lay eggs every 2 weeks with out fail.

F-Dawg · Dec 20, 2016

Great looking reef. Seeing your flame hawk makes me miss mine.

benibarra23 · Dec 20, 2016

F-Dawg said:

I had one a long time ago in my old tank and it was able to get out some how. Had to replace him, they are so cool.

sega1106 · Feb 19, 2017

Did you use a regular camera to take those pics or where they from a phone camera? Your stuff looks really nice

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EyeReef · Mar 2, 2017

[MENTION=8260]benibarra23[/MENTION] your tank is sweet. Any updates? I've always wanted a hawkfish. Has he been a model citizen for you?

benibarra23 · Mar 3, 2017

sega1106 said:

Sorry for the late response. For some reason I didn't get a notification. I used a Canon Mark II 5D for most the pictures.

benibarra23 · Mar 3, 2017

EyeReef said:

Thanks! Things are growing fast so I'll have to take pictures again. I got new lights, skimmer and some other new toys. Flame hawk is a must for all tanks. They are so cool and have tons of personality. No problems with them at all.

SantaMonicaHelp · Mar 6, 2017

benibarra23 said:

So the wife wanted new tile in the house so that was as good excuse as any to do an upgrade.

Picked up a 150 Leemar Starphire tank 5x2x2. The stand and canopy were custom made with a nice wide door on the side which gives me tons of room to work on. The move was a major pain but I am loving it now. I moved from a 120 tall before and it feels like I have way more room now. I did lose some stuff in the move but things are starting to grow back and I was able to pick up some nice stuff. Here is the equipment im using on the new tank.

Neptune Apex, Salinity Module, LSM, Autofeeder. Diablo Skimmer with the bubble blaster pump. Vectra Return Pump, 2 MP40s, Sea Swirl on the return. Herbie Style overflow which is dead silent, way happy with this. SB Reef Wifi Extreme LEDS and T5s.

Its been 4 weeks now so I figured it was as good as time to take some pictures and show the progress.

Kids were excited to hope in and help on this one.

Also built a custom shed behind the tank for water changes and to store RO water. This makes water changes so much easier. Water is pumped out and in so carrying buckets arent necessary.

My Favorite Fish, potters leopard wrasse. Hes eating pods and some frozen so far.

Hi Ben,

Such a good start! The tank is beautiful

I think your wife and kids love this tank a lot!
You have so many different fish..what are they?

Zhenya

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