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alton
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 03:03 PM
I told my wife this is it, I will never setup another aquarium. This is my last one, I said the same thing of course when I went from my 55 to my 135, then to my 200 then added a 58, 29, then to another 75, then stuck a 158 in there somewhere, sold and bought a DSA Neo Nano. But now I am done, sold the 200 to Erik and now I only have my 29 at work and my new 300 at home.
300 DD
Stand Oak Hardwood, back is ¾” Oak Plywood (built by me)
Canopy is Oak Plywood, trim is Oak Hardwood (built by me)
Equipment
Pumps are Panworld 50PXX and 40PX. The 50 runs 24/7 and the 40 only pumps during the day.
Skimmer is Aqua C Urchin –w- Mag. 3 (I am not a big skimmer fan, I know you have to have a skimmer, I just worry sometimes about over skimming) although, if someone wants to donate a Bubble King I will take it.
Lighting consist of 3 - 250w MH Coral Vue Elect. Ballast and CV Reeflux 12K Lamps
1 - 160w VHO Super Actinic lamp and a Work Horse 7 Ballast
Timer is a RKL Basic that controls Lights and Fans
Sump is 21” x 60” x 14” Tall. It has a trickle tower, skimmer section, fuge / frag section
Sand, Live Rock, and rubble is from my 200g
Corals consist of Frogspawn, Candy Cane, Un-named SPS, Acan, Mushrooms, and GSP.
Fish Consist of Chevron Tang, Copper Band Butterfly, Flame Angel (My Wife’s), B&W Clown, Mandarin, Orange Spot Goby (I removed the Queen and added two Wesophyllia Corals not shown)
Tank temperature has been running 75 to 78 degrees thanks to the new controller. All parameters are in check, just waiting for the brown algae bloom that comes with setting up new tanks. I used most of the water from the 200 and added another 150 gallons of fresh saltwater. But I am rinsing and re-rinsing most of the sand due to it being so toxic after ten years of never being moved.
With this tank like with most it is a project in progress. I hope in time to have it set up as three separate patch reef areas with the far right being next to a wave maker and containing SPS, the middle having Acans, Candy Canes, keeping the candy canes away from the stinging Acans. And last but not least my Frogspawn to the far right way away from the wave maker. And Mushrooms scattered around. I have two Wesophyllia that will stay on the sand. And as far as adding fish I want to add a pair of Pearly Jawfish in the near future. I have one in my 29 and he is great.

Europhyllia
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 03:07 PM
This is going to be so awesome! Where could you go from here (300g) anyway?!

Smart move to get your wife a fish. Wish my husband would go for that so I could blame some of this on him (maybe get him a small sailfin and then tell him YOUR fish needs a bigger tank in a few months?)

Your cabinet is beautiful! Love the doors!

alton
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 03:10 PM
More Pictures

alton
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 03:13 PM
She actually got mad at me when we walked out of Aquatic Warehouse one day because I did not buy that fish, I had to ask what fish? So I ran back in and told Tamer I needed the Flame Angel. If I can just get her to agree to a wave box.

Pennies2Cents
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 03:20 PM
Wow Alton, 300g.. This is going to be very exciting to see up and running. :) I love the stand and canopy. Great Job..

Keep us posted you doing great with the pics.. :)

alton
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 03:20 PM
Finally Water

Jarob
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 03:31 PM
i LOVe the idea of viewing windows in the stand to see the filtration. I think I may copy the idea if I ever build one, a "display" sump and fuge

Third Coast Tropical
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 03:32 PM
wow...impressive

ErikH
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 05:17 PM
The viewing windows and that acrylic work of art under there are really, really impressive, especially in person! :D

Where's a pic of the biggest cat in the world? :)

mike.anthony1
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 07:11 PM
WoW ! Very nice Tank !

hobogato
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 08:13 PM
this tank is sooo impressive in person! looking forward to seeing you document its progress alton

ACE
Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 08:34 PM
The viewing windows and that acrylic work of art under there are really, really impressive, especially in person! :D

Where's a pic of the biggest cat in the world? :)

Alton most definately has a work of art in his living room! really need to see this set-up in person to really appreciate it.

That cat is really big, he has a big dog too, my boys are friendly with his dog but terrified of that cat...LOL

alton
Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 05:35 AM
Pictures

alton
Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 05:40 AM
One thing to add is my praise for my controller, it also shows how many amps my equipment is using.

hobogato
Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 06:35 AM
that is a cool feature alton, what kind of controller is it?

alton
Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 06:49 AM
Digital Aquatics Reef Keeper Lite Basic $99 plus shipping

hobogato
Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 06:50 AM
wow, that is really inexpensive too.

roscozman
Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 09:06 AM
Very nice set-up.

alton
Thu, 15th Apr 2010, 06:17 AM
I picked up the one Weso from Ed's and the other from TT

neogenix
Sun, 18th Apr 2010, 12:30 AM
Great build ;) how much time did it take you to put the stand together?

acropoorer
Wed, 21st Apr 2010, 10:43 PM
Really sweet setup. Very clean cabinet work. How much did the tank weigh? Were you able to carry it in with 5 people?

alton
Thu, 22nd Apr 2010, 06:33 AM
Some one on Reef Central posted the 300 DD weighs 600 lbs? I wish Marineland would put the weight on the pallet. We used four to carry it most of the way from my garage into my living room. Had two guys as spares just incase. Moving the stand with the tank on top of it took more. The fun part was getting it through the door because it has to be turned sideways. It made it very lop sided but when the door has a clearance of 34" and your aquarium is 36" you don't have a choice. The 36" tank also limited the height of my stand for the same reason. What is funny is my brother (in the picture) and I moved and set up my 200 10 years ago, he was 41 and I was 39 and we had no problem but now he is 51 and I am almost 50 and we are not as strong, but much smarter and ask for help.

alton
Thu, 22nd Apr 2010, 06:37 AM
Sorry Neogenix I missed your post, it took maybe a month to complete the stand? It was more a wait and get more money to continue so not to aggravate the wife. I teach a night class on Mondays so as the checks came in I would continue.

(Mondays shows up twice on the post but not on the edit, this has happened twice now?)

acropoorer
Thu, 22nd Apr 2010, 07:58 PM
Some one on Reef Central posted the 300 DD weighs 600 lbs? I wish Marineland would put the weight on the pallet. We used four to carry it most of the way from my garage into my living room. Had two guys as spares just incase. Moving the stand with the tank on top of it took more. The fun part was getting it through the door because it has to be turned sideways. It made it very lop sided but when the door has a clearance of 34" and your aquarium is 36" you don't have a choice. The 36" tank also limited the height of my stand for the same reason. What is funny is my brother (in the picture) and I moved and set up my 200 10 years ago, he was 41 and I was 39 and we had no problem but now he is 51 and I am almost 50 and we are not as strong, but much smarter and ask for help.
Thanks for the info, I've got a 360G in the garage and I know for certain it weighs around 700 lbs. It too has to turn sideways, was thinking of hiring piano movers but not sure how to get it in the house.

ErikH
Fri, 23rd Apr 2010, 09:42 PM
LOL I feel like a sissy now! The cabinetry is great!!! It's very clean under that stand, makes me feel like my house is gonna burn down in comparison! His version of the durso was pretty keen too. His tank, as well as the 200g I got from him are dead silent. That is a major plus when you have the tank in the living room.

alton
Fri, 22nd May 2015, 11:51 AM
Update a few years later

aquasport24
Sat, 23rd May 2015, 07:32 PM
Very nice Alton, I really like the Regals.

Dean
Sun, 24th May 2015, 08:53 AM
So many large beautiful colonies. Very well done Alton.