pics of new 300

[willis]

Hey people, thought I'd post a few pics of the aquascape on my new 300. Hope you enjoy.:beer:

[willis]

Once more!

[willis]

and again.

[willis]

Ok, last one.:smokin:

[Nanook]

Looks good. That is some really nice looking liverock you have.


Nanook:thumbsup:

[Mrbeachbum2]

Awesome!!! Keep us updates, what are your future plans how many lbs of live rock and sand are in there?

Nice Tank Good luck

[willis]

Between the tank and the sump there are 600 lbs. of sand. I tried to get a 4" bed in the tank. I might eventually remove some of the sand from the sump, there is about 5-6" of bed in there.
There are 300 lbs. of live rock in the tank and probably 20-25 lbs. in the sump. I'm planning on doing an sps tank, with some lps and a yellow figi leather. Most of the coral will come from my 80 (sps). I'm real sure I'm gonna end up gettin' more frags.
Thanx for the compliments.
Nanook
The live rock came from Kevinpo's store in Spokane. Kaelini and tonga branch. I have to agree that it is some of the nicest I have seen, but that is only my opinion!!:smokin:

[Mrbeachbum2]

Wow, once you get the corals in there post a picture, strictly reef any fish?

[willis]

I hope you can wait a month or two for the coral pics. I am not going to make the same mistake I made with the 80, and that was rush everything. I figure I've got the rest of my life to make this tank look good. If it takes that long, fine, I ain't goin anywhere .

[willis]

Mrbeachbum2,
Sorry, I hit submit to early. Yeah, I'll have some fish in there. At least that is the plan. I'm hoping to get at least 2 tangs, a goby or two and probably whatever else catches my eye. As long as it is reef safe (?), it has a chance of ending up in there.:D

[Mrbeachbum2]

Yes I agree, like you quote says "Rome wasn't built in a day--neither is a reef. (!!!) good luck keep us posted

[Cody M]

Lookin great Charlie! When do I get to come over and see the beast?

[psycho_clown]

That is one great looking tank.

[chetm2]

what are the dimensions of your tank? I want to build a 300 gal also. Looks really nice, love the arches and live rock!

[willis]

tank is 96"x30"x24"
Thanx all for the compliments. It is very much appreciated:)

[chetm2]

is the 30 depth or height? I guess a 24 tall is considered a custom. Where did you get yours from? Thanks for the info.

[willis]

30" wide by 24" tall
Got it from Mitch @ Interamerican:smokin:

[Mrbeachbum2]

what did shipping cost or you pick it up?

[willis]

Shipping was about $400, if I remember correctly. That was delivered to my front door, complete with a lift gate. The moving company also had a pallet jack which helped immensely.

[Henna Ojisan]

Nice!! Can't wait to see progression pics! You are living my dream right now...:D

[willis]

I just got done cleaning the glass, and believe me, you don't wanna see any pics right now. I actually can't believe I talked myself into goin thru the cycle trip again. It had been a long time and i had forgotten that this thing is gonna get ugly before the bud finally opens, if you know what I mean. Oh well, I'm sure if I play my cards right, things will start lookin' better after a month or so. If not, I can always go swimming.;)

[chetm2]

did you go with euro bracing? starphire glass? where his prices alot better than everyone elses (Interamerican)?
thanks again.

[willis]

3.5"eurobrace and starphire on 3 sides. and yes, he was cheaper than anyone else I checked.:smokin:

[willis]

Here's an update for you all.

[willis]

One more!

[willis]

one more

[willis]

Last but not least. It is close to frag shopping time:smokin:

[willis]

There is still some hair algae hanging around, but I am gonna put a 75 gallon refugium into the system here this week. My purple tang has been real diligent about trying to help out with the hair. All comments will be appreciated. thanx.

[Sardaukar]

What are your plans for fish in that bad boy?

[willis]

Right now there are 2 blue-green chromis, a yellowtai damsel, banggai cardinal, a bicolor angel and a red sea purple tang. I'd like to add at least an Achilles and Naso tang and some other little guys ie. gobies,wrasses and such.

[Cody M]

Hey Charlie!
What happened to waiting a couple of months! Looking great though!

Cody

[willis]

i made it one month and 5 days!!!!!!!
everything is lookin' good. I'm headed over to Spokane on Friday to pick up some more snails and crabs for cleanup duty. My 75 gallon refugium went online today to, so that should help out also.
Cody, thanx for noticing the time limit, I'll get you on that one :) The price of frags just went up!!!!!

[COBRA201]

where did you get your refugium. Do you have pics of you filter system.

[willis]

The refugium is a 75 gallon tank that I broke down a week ago last Monday. The tank had between 80-100lbs of live rock in it so I have used about 30 of it so far in the fuge. Here's a pic taken today after it was put into service.

[COBRA201]

The reason i ask is because i want to buy a 200g tank but with a prefilter in the middle, so i can put it in the center of my livingroom and be seen from both sides. I wanted to see where can i get a sump with the wet/dry, space to put the skimmer in the sump and have like a good 20g refugium all in one sump. I will not have much space at the bottom of the tank to put many things so i need to squiz everthing and i dont want water lines going from on thank to an other and back.

[willis]

COBRA,
Do you have a basement? That's an awful lot of stuff to go underneath. It can be done tho.

[COBRA201]

No i dont have basement. i rent so i need something that can be remove easy in case i have to move..