187 Gallons of FUN!

deaclauderdale · 03/23/2009, 09:12 PM

It's time to start my tank build thread. While not an avid poster I have been a member of RC a couple of years. I have spent my time hear gaining valuable insight to reefkeeping in general and specific toward large tanks so here we go.

The tank is 187 gallon made by Leemar, the dimensions are 60x30x24. I am getting the tank through Charlie over at Charlie's fishtank factory (thanx Jess), it has a trapezoid overflow on one end of the tank with (2) 1' holes for returns and (2) 1 1/2' holes for drains.

I will use voretchs and maybe a OM Super Squirt for flow and a Reef Keeper Elite to handle monitoring and automation. Lighting will be between 2 to 3 Reeflux or Radium 4k bulbs on IC MH ballast with lumen bright or lumen max reflectors, supplemented by VHO actinics with a IC 660 ballast.

Here is a pic of the tank, she arrived today in Lakewood, California and the stand should be completed this weekend and then I can pick her up and bring her home.

drummereef · 03/23/2009, 09:41 PM

Now that's a good start.

Keep us posted.

JDigital · 03/23/2009, 10:04 PM

Strange.. that doesn't look like 5ft.. I am getting a quote for a similar dimension tank, but I am going deeper than taller... 60x36x20, 187G as well. Excited to see it unwrapped an on a stand!

deaclauderdale · 03/23/2009, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JDigital
Strange.. that doesn't look like 5ft.. I am getting a quote for a similar dimension tank, but I am going deeper than taller... 60x36x20, 187G as well. Excited to see it unwrapped an on a stand!

I thought the same when I saw the picture but I was assured that the dimensions all match.

jpa0741 · 03/23/2009, 11:47 PM

Great start. Love the dimensions!

Jflip2002 · 03/24/2009, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JDigital
Strange.. that doesn't look like 5ft.. I am getting a quote for a similar dimension tank, but I am going deeper than taller... 60x36x20, 187G as well. Excited to see it unwrapped an on a stand!

Man, a 60x36x20... That is an awesome size tank. That was my last tank I had to sell off. Sad times, lol. (I did get a mini version of it, a 36x36x20).

JDigital · 03/24/2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally posted by Jflip2002
Man, a 60x36x20... That is an awesome size tank. That was my last tank I had to sell off. Sad times, lol. (I did get a mini version of it, a 36x36x20).

Yea, hopefully the price quote comes back reasonable. Might see another 187G build thread.

deaclauderdale · 03/24/2009, 07:46 AM

Thanx everyone! I can't wait to get it home as it will be setup as a room divider in the formal living, formal dining area.

JDigital · 03/24/2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally posted by deaclauderdale
Thanx everyone! I can't wait to get it home as it will be setup as a room divider in the formal living, formal dining area.

Is this tank going to replace your 100G tank? or become a 2nd tank in the house?

deaclauderdale · 03/24/2009, 06:51 PM

It is a replacement the 100 gal is going to a friend.

deaclauderdale · 03/25/2009, 09:34 PM

Some shots of her unwrapped:

JDigital · 03/25/2009, 09:44 PM

When do you expect to receive the tank?

deaclauderdale · 03/25/2009, 10:08 PM

As soon as I can get down there been real busy on the weekends the past couple weeks, so probably next weekend week after no later than that.

reef211 · 03/25/2009, 11:23 PM

Nice tank size, why didn't you go with a eurobrace?

sanababit · 03/26/2009, 12:31 AM

very nice tank, but one of the hole in the overflow looks like it has a crack, the crossbraces are going to be a pain later on, they block light and get a lot of salt creep, believe me i know i have something similar and have to clean them, love the dimensions, when and if i upgrade i will get something like yours but with eurobracing.....good luck

sana

deaclauderdale · 03/26/2009, 08:32 AM

Reef211 no eurobracing because it will have a canopy on the tank and I didn't want to pay the extra cost.

Sanabbabit I am checking into the crack already and should know he end of toady on whether or not it is really a crack or something on the pallet.

Capt_Cully · 03/26/2009, 09:11 AM

Might be silicone instead of a crack??? Just a thought. If it's a crack, get it taken care of ASAP (new tank). Killer dimensions. This may be a silly question but is it going to be set up as a peninsula? (viewable from 3 sides?) either way, my next tank will definitely be 3 feet front to back. The depth of viewing will be crazy. Looking forward to the rest of this build. Keep the pics coming!!!

deaclauderdale · 03/26/2009, 08:03 PM

Yes Capt Cully it is stray silicone that looks like a crack and yes it will be set up as a peninsula.

boozeman · 03/27/2009, 11:16 AM

Beautiful tank !
looking foward to seeing what you do with it. Good luck on your build

deaclauderdale · 03/27/2009, 06:32 PM

Hey Booze I didn't know you were on here how's it been?

boozeman · 03/28/2009, 08:34 AM

Hi John,
I am a member of just about every domestic and international forum out there

Everythings good, glad to see you starting up this beauty !
good luck and God bless

deaclauderdale · 03/29/2009, 10:47 PM

Alright the fun begins. I will be picking up the tank this Saturday (yea me!!!!) so tomorrow (Monday) I will begin tearing down the 100 gallon. I will take some of my corals to a LFS for store credit and the rest I will place in 20 gallon inside the closet in my home office. I will then bleach every piece of rock that I have over a 3 day process and, meticulously clean any and all pumps, heaters etc that I will use on the new tank. Wish me luck.

P.S. I have the vendor leak testing the tank for me to save some time and effort.

deaclauderdale · 04/01/2009, 10:21 PM

Got a question PVC or Spa Flex for the plumbing?

deaclauderdale · 04/04/2009, 03:50 PM

Ok I have it home-whew that was a task-pics to come shortly. It is much bigger than I expected. Also my wife wants pendants now instead of a canopy, not sure I want to go that route though.

JDigital · 04/04/2009, 03:56 PM

Nice... Look forward to the pics...

I just build the stand for my tank... it is a bigger foot print than I was expecting too... lol

03/23/2009, 09:12 PM	#1
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	187 Gallons of FUN! It's time to start my tank build thread. While not an avid poster I have been a member of RC a couple of years. I have spent my time hear gaining valuable insight to reefkeeping in general and specific toward large tanks so here we go. The tank is 187 gallon made by Leemar, the dimensions are 60x30x24. I am getting the tank through Charlie over at Charlie's fishtank factory (thanx Jess), it has a trapezoid overflow on one end of the tank with (2) 1' holes for returns and (2) 1 1/2' holes for drains. I will use voretchs and maybe a OM Super Squirt for flow and a Reef Keeper Elite to handle monitoring and automation. Lighting will be between 2 to 3 Reeflux or Radium 4k bulbs on IC MH ballast with lumen bright or lumen max reflectors, supplemented by VHO actinics with a IC 660 ballast. Here is a pic of the tank, she arrived today in Lakewood, California and the stand should be completed this weekend and then I can pick her up and bring her home. __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

03/23/2009, 09:41 PM	#2
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Now that's a good start. Keep us posted. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

03/24/2009, 07:46 AM	#8
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	Thanx everyone! I can't wait to get it home as it will be setup as a room divider in the formal living, formal dining area. __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

03/24/2009, 06:51 PM	#10
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	It is a replacement the 100 gal is going to a friend. __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

03/25/2009, 09:34 PM	#11
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	Some shots of her unwrapped: __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

03/23/2009, 10:04 PM	#3
JDigital Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Posts: 255	Strange.. that doesn't look like 5ft.. I am getting a quote for a similar dimension tank, but I am going deeper than taller... 60x36x20, 187G as well. Excited to see it unwrapped an on a stand!

03/23/2009, 11:47 PM	#5
jpa0741 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MI Posts: 1,392	Great start. Love the dimensions!

03/25/2009, 09:44 PM	#12
JDigital Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Posts: 255	When do you expect to receive the tank?

03/25/2009, 10:08 PM	#13
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	As soon as I can get down there been real busy on the weekends the past couple weeks, so probably next weekend week after no later than that. __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

03/25/2009, 11:23 PM	#14
reef211 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: El Monte Posts: 647	Nice tank size, why didn't you go with a eurobrace? __________________ Autobots transform and roll out!!! Click on the little house to see my tank build thread. Current Tank Info: 10 years,120 gals RR with 2 EcoTech Radion XR30w G3 led lights supplement with 2 48" T5, Eshopps ADV-300 sump. Red Sea Reefer 170 with EcoTech Marine Radion XR15w G3 Pro LED Light Fixture Fish, Softies, LPS, and SPS

03/26/2009, 12:31 AM	#15
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	very nice tank, but one of the hole in the overflow looks like it has a crack, the crossbraces are going to be a pain later on, they block light and get a lot of salt creep, believe me i know i have something similar and have to clean them, love the dimensions, when and if i upgrade i will get something like yours but with eurobracing.....good luck sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

03/26/2009, 08:32 AM	#16
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	Reef211 no eurobracing because it will have a canopy on the tank and I didn't want to pay the extra cost. Sanabbabit I am checking into the crack already and should know he end of toady on whether or not it is really a crack or something on the pallet. __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

03/26/2009, 09:11 AM	#17
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	Might be silicone instead of a crack??? Just a thought. If it's a crack, get it taken care of ASAP (new tank). Killer dimensions. This may be a silly question but is it going to be set up as a peninsula? (viewable from 3 sides?) either way, my next tank will definitely be 3 feet front to back. The depth of viewing will be crazy. Looking forward to the rest of this build. Keep the pics coming!!! __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2

03/26/2009, 08:03 PM	#18
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	Yes Capt Cully it is stray silicone that looks like a crack and yes it will be set up as a peninsula. __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

03/27/2009, 11:16 AM	#19
boozeman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 339	Beautiful tank ! looking foward to seeing what you do with it. Good luck on your build __________________ WWBD ?

03/27/2009, 06:32 PM	#20
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	Hey Booze I didn't know you were on here how's it been? __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

03/28/2009, 08:34 AM	#21
boozeman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 339	Hi John, I am a member of just about every domestic and international forum out there Everythings good, glad to see you starting up this beauty ! good luck and God bless __________________ WWBD ?

03/29/2009, 10:47 PM	#22
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	Alright the fun begins. I will be picking up the tank this Saturday (yea me!!!!) so tomorrow (Monday) I will begin tearing down the 100 gallon. I will take some of my corals to a LFS for store credit and the rest I will place in 20 gallon inside the closet in my home office. I will then bleach every piece of rock that I have over a 3 day process and, meticulously clean any and all pumps, heaters etc that I will use on the new tank. Wish me luck. P.S. I have the vendor leak testing the tank for me to save some time and effort. __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

04/01/2009, 10:21 PM	#23
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	Got a question PVC or Spa Flex for the plumbing? __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

04/04/2009, 03:50 PM	#24
deaclauderdale Lover of Fishies Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 613	Ok I have it home-whew that was a task-pics to come shortly. It is much bigger than I expected. Also my wife wants pendants now instead of a canopy, not sure I want to go that route though. __________________ 70 Gal Cadlights (2) Radion G2's Bubble Magnus Curve5 Apex brain trust! Current Tank Info: Cadlights 70 reef tank, 2 Gen 2 Radions, BM Curve7 Skimmer

04/04/2009, 03:56 PM	#25
JDigital Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Posts: 255	Nice... Look forward to the pics... I just build the stand for my tank... it is a bigger foot print than I was expecting too... lol