Stephen's 210 build.

[Stephen]

This is going to be a slow process build but I'm excited and wanted to start a thread. Sometime within the next month I'll build a stand when I cement my equipment choices and sump size. I believe I've decided on everything but will just post it up as I go along instead of putting a list here right out of the gate.

 

I originally wanted a 250 DD Marineland tank but having found this last night and seeing it this morning I would have been a complete fool to pass on the price the guy was asking. Here's the tank after making it home. It saw it's first drop of water in the rain showers I had to drive through.

 

 

[zoozilla]

Hitching on for this build.

[Jon Lazar]

Congratulations! This will be a great ugrade from a 40g tank.

[Coral Hind]

That is a big tank! How's your back feeling?

[Stephen]

That is a big tank! How's your back feeling?

 

Great! 2 of us actually loaded it into my truck. Hopefully we won't have any trouble getting it into the house this evening.

[Stephen]

Congratulations! This will be a great ugrade from a 40g tank.

 

Yes it will. Roscoe (the yellow tang in the 40 now) will be happy.

[Stephen]

Tank is getting it's first fill of water for a leak test. If all goes well the stand will be started next week. Here's some of my mspaint artistry of the layout of things. I'm planning to skin everything and paint it all white similar to the way the guys at greenwich aquaria have the large display in front of the couch set up. http://www.greenwichaquaria.com/store.html I'll more than likely do a faux tile top the tank will sit on to match the theme of the room it's being placed in.

 

Everything except the display will be covered.

[Stephen]

So I decided I'd hate myself down the road if I didn't have a nice new starphire panel on the front of this tank. Hopefully NAGA and I can work something out for next week when he calls tomorrow. Plan on starting the stand tomorrow and will take plenty of pics.