So last Sunday the family and I went to go check out Ocean Marine Sales in Glendora. It was an awesome store and the owners were great. Well, after a short visit, I ended up buying a new tank. They had a rimless leemar 48x24x14 for an insane price and I had to have it. The owner was even nice enough to deliver the tank free of charge...at 5am the next day lol.
Here it is on a ghetto rigged temporary stand I made in like 10 minutes
I thought about the build all throughout Monday, but by Tuesday I started on the stand, 37" tall
The next dilemma was what to do with the overflow. I was going to do a regular center overflow and painted back but Richard (420Reefer) talked me into doing a corner overflow, which I liked. I ended up calling John at AA on Thursday and I had my overflow the same day. 6x6x13 1/4" and I am doing 2 1" drains and 2 3/4" returns
Stand was mostly finished 4/21. Just need doors and molding
I then moved it into place and screwed on the light bar I had made for my 40B. Placed the tank on it to see how it looked. Then finally mounted 2 reefbreeders value fixtures that finally came on Friday.
I am just waiting for the drill bit I ordered to come in the mail so that I can drill the tank, set the overflow, and get this tank plumbed.
In the meantime I have to move stuff around. I got this tank so that I could get rid of my 40B and frag tank.
To many tanks in my room
Last normal pic of the 40B
Then I filled it up with all the corals I wanted to keep from the frag tank, only a few lol
Im trying to get this thing going by next week, so hopefully everything goes smooth
Here it is on a ghetto rigged temporary stand I made in like 10 minutes
I thought about the build all throughout Monday, but by Tuesday I started on the stand, 37" tall
The next dilemma was what to do with the overflow. I was going to do a regular center overflow and painted back but Richard (420Reefer) talked me into doing a corner overflow, which I liked. I ended up calling John at AA on Thursday and I had my overflow the same day. 6x6x13 1/4" and I am doing 2 1" drains and 2 3/4" returns
Stand was mostly finished 4/21. Just need doors and molding
I then moved it into place and screwed on the light bar I had made for my 40B. Placed the tank on it to see how it looked. Then finally mounted 2 reefbreeders value fixtures that finally came on Friday.
I am just waiting for the drill bit I ordered to come in the mail so that I can drill the tank, set the overflow, and get this tank plumbed.
In the meantime I have to move stuff around. I got this tank so that I could get rid of my 40B and frag tank.
To many tanks in my room
Last normal pic of the 40B
Then I filled it up with all the corals I wanted to keep from the frag tank, only a few lol
Im trying to get this thing going by next week, so hopefully everything goes smooth
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