my 120 tank build

[nycmat]

I have been out of the hobby for a little while and i finally stopped procrastinating and went for it. all critiques are welcome.

1st let me say a thanks for all help and advice that i have recieved recently through this whole adventure:

Pseudo ( KASEI) dude i always have those beers with you anytime.
Jhale
jim house of laughter. go broncos
reeferjoe
schang
duke
jhov
scott @aquarium specialty.
doug @deltec
tony @reef exotics
deepwater




i have a oceanic 120 tech tank with front starfire glass. i started out looking at all the equipment that i had and figured it was time to make some mods so that the wife would be happy again having the tank in the living room. so i started to plan and ultimately i came up with this ---- I NEED MORE SPACE! I then embarked on a new building of a cabinet to match the existing stand and i built a canopy for it. i started out with some nice 4X2 nice sanded wood. i cut them to match the tank stand and then put a door on them. the canopy i made i open from the top and did all the molding with a 45 degree cutter. i also used a sawzaw and a buzz saw for all the cuts. other tools are levels screw gun, leveler, 1"inch nails primer, paint and polyeurathane. so here is where i am starting this at the very begining.

 

[nycmat]

more pictures and still more coming

 

[reefman]

nice tank n stand. looks like u'r off 2 a good start.

 

[nycmat]

and some more pictures

 

[nycmat]

the finished products. just 1 more cabinet to go.

 

[nycmat]

and so comes the plumbing and putting this together

 

[nycmat]

and now the plumbing is done. the rest that is left i will update shortly with more pictures. i still need to do some touchups and another cabinet now that the plumbing is done with the exception of building a 10 gallion refugium to go along with this set up. as for now the equipment that i will have will be a red dragon return, BK Mini 200, aquamedic triple doser and auto top off, 4 tunze 6100's with 7095 contoller, 25watt uv sterilizer, fr616 fluidized reactor, ecosystem 3616a sump. thats all i have now folks feel free to chime in here.

 

[rickytsui]

looking good dude

 

[Awibrandy]

Hey, I didn't get credit for holding that weld-on.:lol2:

Guys/gals, this set up is going to be absolutely gorgeous. I saw it today, and if I didn't already have my tanks I would hire my buddy here to do mine.
Matt, you know your doing a great job....

 

[madhouse]

nice tank.. thats the same tank im saving my pennies for.. i love those tech tanks..

 

[qy7400]

Looks good....I'll venture you're planning a bare bottom SPS tank, 4 Tunze 6100 in a 120 is over 100x turn-over.

 

[nycmat]

thanks all and yes joe that is what i will be doing a full sps tank. and yes awilda held the weldon. lol. i am still a far from starting it and have some touch ups to do, the electrical, the other cabinet, fuge gravity fed, and setting up the doser and the auto top off.

 

[House of Laughter]

I see you went xtra cheap on all your equipment :party: - nice job on plumbing that fuge/sump - good luck with it, hope that solution works well for you. Can't wait to see that baby running - nice work on the cabinets as well.

House

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Matt, WOW!

 

[ireefny]

I got to see some of the equip before the hand....Im still bowled over! didnt think you would score a Tech Tank. Im so excited to see this one done

 

[nycmat]

it will be up and running soon ireef i will have you over please send me pics of my old majestic.

 

[masterswimmer]

Matt, what can any of us say? That's truly getting a great start on things. Looking forward to seeing this progress. Congrats!

Russ

 

[JHOV2324]

ive seen better........ j/k lol lookin good bro

 

[jhale]

looking good Matt.

What's the manifold feeding?

the plumbing looks sweet, but i'm where it's all going

 

[autoponicz]

very nice tank....