these first couple of pics I have taken over the last couple of months setting up my 100 gal reef I am a full time college student and I work full time also to support my family so I don't have Lots of time or money to spend on my tanks recently I have given myself a good kick to the rear and started working on my tankthe stand is not even near finished I am going to wrap it in some nice oak, cut out some doors, and put a few clear coats on it. the tank I picked up at a garage sale for 25 bucks. it is 1/2 inch glass on all sides including the bottom. The skimmer is an asm g3 I got off ebay brand new for 165$ I have a N/O light that i will be using while I cycle the tank and build up my LR I also have a 35 gallon sump and I will be adding a fuge before I set the tank up I plan on adding water some time next week
Looking good so far. Can't wait to see it full of water.
What are the dimensions of the tank? It looks pretty shallow for a tank that long. Very nice! What are you planning to keep in your reef? 25$ was a steal for that tank
I am pretty shure that its 72" x 18" x 18" (I am at work right now so I cant be exact)
I am going to go with a mixed reef My plan is to build live rock up on aprox. 2 feet on each side and leave the middle couple of feet open for a nice sand bed ( you know kinda like a valley) I want to fill one side up with sps and the other with lps corals and sand loving clams and corals will have a nice sandy spot in the middle
as for fish some type of tang (I was thinking chevron or a powder blue) and some type of angel (most likley a potters) and a couple of athinas some firefish a mandarin (later down the road) a pair of papua clowns and other small reef fish. I was wanting to stick to having 1 or 2 "centerpeice" fish and lots of small colorful fish with my 35 gal sump and a 50 gal fuge I should be able to stock pretty heavy as long as they are small fish
Nice start... I would prob go with some sort of fixed base around the bottom of the legs in order to help prevent bowing out. Especially with the weight of the water in the tank. Also remember that the 18 gauge aluminum braces you have on the tank legs, unless attached from both sides will definately affect the stability of the whole system. Please keep in mind to add a styrofoam layer under the tank in order to accommadate any little variences in height from uneven boards. But I'm sure that you arent done with the stand. Don't mind me.
setting up my 100 gallon reef
Don't mind me.
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