150+ gallon tank build (fish room and all)

OurCoralReef · 01/29/2019, 02:02 PM

So a friend of mine was having issues with his tank so he decided it was time to upgrade
Here are some photos of the tank build

Tank is a Marineland 150 long with two overflows

Stand is also Marineland

He wanted the back glass blue we painted it royal blue with acrylic paint it took about 10 coats letting it fully dry in between coats

He wanted the stand in white so we primed it and painted it using a roller and brush it took about 5 coats

We shimmed it so it was level
(Sorry don’t have photos of that)

Then we plumbed it using 1 inch pvc
Both returns are on the same line the drains are on separate lines we have all the lines going down to the basement where fish room will be he did not want any unions personally i would have added unions on the bottom of each pipe and where the pipes meet the wall (he did change his mind and added 3 to where the pipes meet the wall)

And water testing with a level to make sure everything stays level

I will try to update this thread as often as i can feel free to ask questions as thats what we are here for

OurCoralReef · 01/29/2019, 02:03 PM

We bleached some rock for 2 days 5% bleach
Then used prime and now drying it
(Personally i recommend 7 days each so a total of 21 days)
Sorry i don’t have better photos

Gluing some pieces together

OurCoralReef · 01/30/2019, 01:50 PM

Didn’t have many options with the rock he wanted lots of swimming space with arches
its a fish only with possibly a reef plumbed in

Added some sand and now we wait

Here are some photos of the quarantine tanks fish room is a work in progress

The unions that were installed under the tank

OurCoralReef · 01/30/2019, 01:51 PM

And some of the plumbing in the fish room
Some stuff will change

This is how we are cycling the tank

OurCoralReef · 01/30/2019, 05:15 PM

Water cleared up

He is starting the cycle

houstonreefer · 03/21/2019, 08:03 PM

Nice rock work

tjm9331 · 04/16/2019, 02:16 PM

Its been a few months, any updates?

01/29/2019, 02:02 PM	#1
OurCoralReef In Memoriam Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: NY Posts: 363	150+ gallon tank build (fish room and all) So a friend of mine was having issues with his tank so he decided it was time to upgrade Here are some photos of the tank build Tank is a Marineland 150 long with two overflows Stand is also Marineland He wanted the back glass blue we painted it royal blue with acrylic paint it took about 10 coats letting it fully dry in between coats He wanted the stand in white so we primed it and painted it using a roller and brush it took about 5 coats We shimmed it so it was level (Sorry don’t have photos of that) Then we plumbed it using 1 inch pvc Both returns are on the same line the drains are on separate lines we have all the lines going down to the basement where fish room will be he did not want any unions personally i would have added unions on the bottom of each pipe and where the pipes meet the wall (he did change his mind and added 3 to where the pipes meet the wall) And water testing with a level to make sure everything stays level I will try to update this thread as often as i can feel free to ask questions as thats what we are here for

01/29/2019, 02:03 PM	#2
OurCoralReef In Memoriam Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: NY Posts: 363	We bleached some rock for 2 days 5% bleach Then used prime and now drying it (Personally i recommend 7 days each so a total of 21 days) Sorry i don’t have better photos Gluing some pieces together

01/30/2019, 01:50 PM	#3
OurCoralReef In Memoriam Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: NY Posts: 363	Didn’t have many options with the rock he wanted lots of swimming space with arches its a fish only with possibly a reef plumbed in Added some sand and now we wait Here are some photos of the quarantine tanks fish room is a work in progress The unions that were installed under the tank

01/30/2019, 01:51 PM	#4
OurCoralReef In Memoriam Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: NY Posts: 363	And some of the plumbing in the fish room Some stuff will change This is how we are cycling the tank

01/30/2019, 05:15 PM	#5
OurCoralReef In Memoriam Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: NY Posts: 363	Water cleared up He is starting the cycle

03/21/2019, 08:03 PM	#6
houstonreefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 53	Nice rock work

04/16/2019, 02:16 PM	#7
tjm9331 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 340	Its been a few months, any updates?