RemickJ's 200 Gallon Tank Build

Lookin good man. One of these I'll get over to see this whole set up in person!

 

I will be eventually but for right now am going to use what I had for the 120. With soft corals I should be ok. The plan in the next 6 months I'd say is to go LED and upgrade to a 50-60 gallon sump with fugue. I also plan to get a BlueLine 70 pump.

 

awesome project

 

For sure.. E swap was far more stressful and work then I thought but I am really happy with the end result! I'll post some more pictures ASAP of the fish room filtration and the tank itself with aqua scaling etc.

 

Oh and Thanks to KRem4 for coming over two nights in a row until just shy of 1 am! Us Reefers are a pretty cool yet rare breed!

 

Some can grow to heights of over 6 feet! haha You need a bigger tank. +1 to aquariaman's recommendation for feeding. As they get bigger you can move up to "chicken strips".

 

The build is coming along great, Whippy. I can't wait to see how the cabinet and finish work turn out. What are your plans for framing around the front of the display tank?

 

I plan to face the wall in oak from floor to ceiling with cabinet doors above and below the tank. I'm thinking there will be a crown molding at the top etc.. The only thing I can think to compare my vision to furnature wise is an armoire. I am thinking about doing a ledge just under the tank where you could stand or sit on a bar stool with a drink etc.. a little 8-10 inch bar if you will..

 

More Fun With Pictures! Well Everyone- I have some finishing work to do to face the front of the tank surround and I still have to hook up my ATO system but for the most part I am done. Attached are some pictures of the near finished product. I will post more onceI get closer to finishing the cabnets etc. Would love to hear what you all think!!

Front of Tank. You can see the access holes above and below the tank that will be covered with cabinet doors.



Finished Aqua Scape 1



Finished Aqua Scape 2



Finished Aqua Scape 3



And another look....



Views from the top. This really provides some perspective on just how deep the tank is. One of my favorite things about the tank is all the swimming rook that's out in the front.






Equiptment.. Eventually I will be replacing the sump and the pump but for now with my MP40's this will do the trick.





50 gallon ATO Tank waiting to be hooked up!



Da Fish!!









Here is my favorite Fish.. Just picked him up a few days ago.







Before



After



well... What do you think?

 

I just got a blue jaw trigger today, love him. Tank looks great.