Finally get the new tank running

[ratboy]

After 6+ months I finally have my tank inhabitants moved from my 90 to my 380! The tank will still be run much the same as my 90 was with a few exceptions. I still have a DSB in the main tank with a refugium below, no skimmer. The big difference for me is the jump to dual 400 W MHs vs VHO on my old tank. I plan on adding 6 t5's to the mix as well and will probably move to 400 W DE with the next bulb change. Im running Coralvue 14Ks for both bulbs and Ive got to say I really like the colors Im seeing so far. I still have alot left to go with coral placement, refugium setup and Kalk reactor mods so it will fit under my stand.

-Erik

[ratboy]

A few of my favorite pics from after I got things going...

[MikeyBoy]

This tank is really going to be something when you get through with it!
Congratulations on the big jump. Makes me wish I would have went bigger!
Looks great so far.

[mathias]

man that tank is freaking huge... I never seen a 380 reef but I have seen a 380 freshwater

[havrda]

thats awesome. I would like to come look at it sometime. I only have a 90.

[matt]

what are the dimensions of this tank? Is it glass? I didn't know you could get a glass tank this size...maybe there's another thread that i missed. Looks really impressive!

[JimD]

Very nice! I need to come by and check that bad boy out sometime,. Lemmee know if I can help you with the reactor modification at all.

[Tim Marvin]

Very Nice! Great Job Eric!

[adaminaustin]

Looks great Erik.
P.S. your budda is showing :-D j/k

[MikeDeL]

looks good, whats in the bag?

[NaCl_H2O]

Very nice! I like your mixture of LR types. What's the support equipment? When are you going for TOTM :-D

[ratboy]

Thanks everyone! The tank is Oceanic 84" x 36" tall x 30 front to back and is made primarily of 1" thick glass with the bottom being 2 laminated 3/4" sheets. I purchased it used from a lawyer that got it from Sean Elliot when he played for the Spurs. I used the rock from my 90 and alot of the rock I have cultured/collected over the past several years to create the 2 structures in my tank. The bag just has some coraline or zoo covered rubble that I dont want to lose when I add more sand in the next few days.
TOTM?? still a ways off.. Compared to my 90 my new tank just looks empty!

Budda is quickly recovering from some nasty bicolor blenny bites to the M digitata (tank moves are always a good chance to remove bad citizens). He was the first thing my 2 yr old son noticed when he saw the tank with the lights on!

My equipment isnt all online yet but here is my equipment list.
ampmaster 300 mainpump
2 x 400W 14K coralvue MH (moguls)
4 x 55w T5 coralvue - not installed yet
kalk reactor (going in this evening)
refugium
powerheads in tank on oceanmotion wavemaker- looking for tunzes after I sell my 90 and extra equip

[ratboy]

A close up of Budda for Adam and Sam... Since this picture the digitata has already polyped back out which it hasnt done since the bicolor was added. Evil, evil little fish!!

[Polkster13]

So how did you get a crane in your house to lift this bad boy? I just moved a 150 with the help of 2 others to get it into my house and it almost bkoke our backs. My neighbor told me not to ask him to help me move anything like that again. LOL. Seriously, how in the world did you move that? Did you have a small army of friends or did you use mechnical means?

Keep the pictures coming. Do you have any of the equipment or fuge yet?

When do you expect to be posting the items from your 90 setup in the For Sale forum?

[ratboy]

Yes moving the tank was the most stressful part of the project. I had 3 piano moving companies back out on the job after seeing the tank. My brother-in-law owns Holey Mackeral Aquariums and he got the tank moved with the help of 8 HUGE day laborers and 2 piano dollies (1 broke). He told me that they thought it was funny he got soo many people to move a fish tank -- until they picked it up. This thing weighs 1500# easily!

I will take some sump/fuge pictures this evening.

Once I get the 90 cleaned up and out of my kitchen I will get all my surplus equipment, rock, stuff and post it for sale (hopefully by this weekend or my house is gonna stink!)

-Erik