Gimmito 450 gal L-shaped display

[gimmito]

Evening all,

I'm in the midst of setting up a 450 L-shape tank (6' x 4' x 32"). It's made of 1" acrylic in the front and right side & 3/4" on left side and back. It has a 2" tubular steel around the perimeter that is powder coated. Gen of KritterTanks built it and did a great job !

Here are some of the equipment I'm thinking of using:

Lights-400 watt coralvue dimmable ballast w/lumenbright reflectors.

Protein Skimmer-Reeflo Prokit , Royal Exclusiv Alpha 300, or the H&S 250 in sump model (to save some space).

Calcium Reactor-Deltec PF601S (keeping mostly sps w/some lps).

Denitrator-H&S 150SR (I do like fish and would like to keep some shoals of anthias, but would like to keep nutrients down).

Return Pumps- 2 Reeflow Dart Golds (I'm thinking of using a Oceans Motions or manifold).

Contoller-Reefkeeper Elite or New Apex Aquacontroller.

Water Movement-An array of Vortech Pumps and Tunze Streams.

Sump-100 gal Eco system sump (I don't know if I'm going to actually use miracle mud)

Refugium-I would like to employ a gravity fed fuge on the upper left part of the tank.

That's all for now...I would appreciate your inputs !!

Jim

 

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Who needs a fireplace ???

 

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Beefy stand !

 

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Primed and ready to go.

 

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I hope this thing is level.

 

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Delivery Day !!!

 

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Close up shot of tank.

 

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Securing chains to glue lams.

 

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I hope this thing holds !

 

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Backing up tank & place on wooden palettes.

 

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Securing straps to chain.

 

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The winch that saved our backs !

 

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1 1/2 hours later it's finally in...not bad for 4 guys huh ?

 

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Pic of under stand and 100 gal ecosystem sump w/plenty of room for equipment.

 

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Gen of KritterTanks & Crew.

 

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Daddy's Lil Helper.

 

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Tank full of kids !

 

[Workaholic]

definatly an interesting setup. I take you had the tank custom built?

Tom

 

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Sure did. Gen of KritterTanks came recommended by some of the LFS. He made 20+ tanks for the new Steinhart aquarium here in San Francisco (If he's good enough for them, he's good enough for me !). We had to be creative b/c of a post that prohibited me from getting a 500 gal in there, but w/some creative rockwork you won't notice it. I wanted an open tank and Gen helped me come up w/the 2" tubular steel to brace the tank. He said it was definitely the most unique tank he's made.

 

[Workaholic]

very cool, look forward to seeing the progress on it.

Tom