Fazio92 May 2, 2012 Share May 2, 2012 Hey Everyone, So many of you have been asking me to post a build thread for the past 8 months, so I am finally giving in . Luckily, (planned ahead ) I took pictures throughout the build process; which are displayed below. This new system is an upgrade from my prior 92gal corner and runs roughly 470gal total (330 main, 150gal sump (100gal filled) and 40 holding tank). With my goal of making everything seamless as possible, I routed all electrical and plumbing behind the wall to a sump room; under the stand is just storage space . At the moment I am running the following: Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 May 2, 2012 Share May 2, 2012 pic's look great but is way better in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind May 2, 2012 Share May 2, 2012 You did an awesome job on the stand! I'm looking forward to watching this tank fill in with corals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k May 2, 2012 Share May 2, 2012 put some sand in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf May 2, 2012 Share May 2, 2012 It looks awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S May 2, 2012 Share May 2, 2012 Awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott711 May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 awesome build/start thread.... really like how you compacted it all...looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 Looking good, Anthony. Did that guy ever come around to do the final glass polishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtoreef May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 Tank build is too nice. Not fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 Wow, turned out great. That is one big glass tank! Makes the votechs look small even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der ABT May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 As stated above, tank looks great I say keep sand out of it, i think it looks great the way it is (just need some corals ) seeing it in person really trumps these pics...stand is fantastic, fish room is well set up....very jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Puckstable May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 Dang bro, that setup is so pro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazio92 May 3, 2012 Author Share May 3, 2012 Thanks everyone for the positive comments!! It was a ton of work and took a very long time just to get it where it's at now! Time to start re-establising my SPS population since I lost all of it during the move back in September! Looking good, Anthony. Did that guy ever come around to do the final glass polishing? Thanks Tom, Yeah I got the glass guy to come back out; which was only 2 month delay for the project... -Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 Looks pretty amazing! Can't wait to see it grow out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLazar May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 Absolutely gorgeous! Will be following along and watching for your updates. Love the walnut railing and stone work. May I ask which room in your house it is set up in? And your fish room is directly behind the wall behind the tank? Is that your laundry room? Great job Anthony! Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moga May 3, 2012 Share May 3, 2012 Nice.. and love the clean look.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicSG May 4, 2012 Share May 4, 2012 Nice Work. Love the tank and stand. Smooooottthhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazio92 May 4, 2012 Author Share May 4, 2012 Thanks everyone! Absolutely gorgeous! Will be following along and watching for your updates. Love the walnut railing and stone work. May I ask which room in your house it is set up in? And your fish room is directly behind the wall behind the tank? Is that your laundry room? Great job Anthony! Maureen It's in the basement AKA "mancave" The fish room is directly behind the display tank wall, luckily (yes, laundry/unfinished area). I originally wanted to to an in-wall, but I would have only been able to fit a 5ft tank because of the HVAC and other plumbing that I didn't want to move. Plus, I would have loss the end view panes; which I like as an additional viewing perspective. So, I'm pretty happy with my choice of a longer tank and not sticking it in the wall. -Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omair May 4, 2012 Share May 4, 2012 Anthony - I'm jealous. It's coming along beutifully. Congrats bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore May 4, 2012 Share May 4, 2012 Beautiful work, Anthony! Are you planning to keep the back glass clean? Looks great like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omair May 4, 2012 Share May 4, 2012 Anthony - will you be incorporating LED actinics to bring out the color of your corals? or just stick with MH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novi May 4, 2012 Share May 4, 2012 So siiiick!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportzfish May 4, 2012 Share May 4, 2012 Just curious but are you going to be able to run the 400's without a chiller on this tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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