270 Gallon SPS tank for JBNY - Page 3

JB NY · #51 08/24/2006, 11:15 AM

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Originally posted by RGibson
Joe are you going to used the same skimmer in the new tank?

Yeah I am.

crab0000 · #52 08/24/2006, 12:35 PM

Looks great! I can't wait to see what you accomplish with thia one! Are you going with a DSB this time?
Steve

BRISK495 · #53 08/25/2006, 10:56 PM

tagging along. want to watch the creation of another masterpiece!

Wiskey · #54 09/06/2006, 10:36 AM

Sweet! Glad to see you are starting on your new tank. I will be following along with this thread for sure.

Whiskey

melev · #55 09/06/2006, 12:48 PM

Joe, my tank is 72 x 30 x 30, with dual overflows. Each overflow is 12" x 6", footprint-wise. The drains are 1.5" and the returns are 1".

They are pretty big, and in each corner, but the surface always looks perfectly clean. I don't know how my tank would do with only one overflow, honestly.

I'm using a VorTech pump which I really like. You can dial in the speed as needed, and you can move it. It takes up very little space compared to my two Tunze 6100s. Looking at your pictures, I think the VorTechs would look better due to aesthetics.

Happy to be subscribed to this thread, seeing you start up from scratch.

RedEyeReef · #56 09/06/2006, 06:24 PM

Hey JB, I finally found your new thread.

What are your lighting reflector plans with the new 36" wide tank?

Are you thinking sand or BB?

Keeping XM MH with Actinic VHO?

Sparky0028 · #57 09/07/2006, 06:18 AM

Joe
Great to see back here, especially with a built thread. Your tank and web page have always inspired me, good luck with the new tank. I am sure it will be TOTM some day.

Rich

JB NY · #58 09/08/2006, 09:32 AM

A little update. I am planning on ordering the tank next week.

crab0000 · #59 09/08/2006, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by crab0000
Looks great! I can't wait to see what you accomplish with thia one! Are you going with a DSB this time?
Steve

pecan2phat · #60 09/08/2006, 02:16 PM

Nice JB

I also like corner overflows better than center unless external.

This is a pic of cali's cube with the external feature which looks neat:

symbiosis · #61 09/12/2006, 02:54 PM

Joe, just popped in, first time in a while, the new tank should be great! Sad to see the other one go, it really was amazing.
Things my way are going well, the new tank still hasnt been setup...

Hopefully sometime this winter, you were right about the new house thing..zero time left over!
Take care

crescent1 · #62 09/12/2006, 06:01 PM

good luck Joe, cant wait to see it plumbed and running.

rombouts · #63 09/22/2006, 09:37 PM

Joe where did you order the tank?

drummereef · #64 09/23/2006, 02:54 AM

Definitely tagging on this one. The other tanks look amazing.

kevinpo · #65 09/24/2006, 10:20 AM

Hi Joe,
Got here a little late

But I think it looks Good but I would recommend 30" height if you haven't ordered already. At 24" it will look a bit odd with a 36" width. Single corner overflows don't work well with a wave box because of the drain noise generated by the sudden changes in water flow. I like to run my overflow boxes only 9" down then out the back. It gives you a nice space under them which increases tank space. The downside is you need to have some space behind the tank for the piping (I can email you some pictures of my 450).

Are you using an extension on your SK4200? If not I would strongly recommend one (12") for your new tank. I'm running 2 of the SK4200's and a SK5200 all with the 12" extension and they perform outstanding with increased capacity and stability.

Regards,
Kevin

RGibson · #66 09/24/2006, 12:33 PM

What is a sk4200?

RedEyeReef · #67 09/24/2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by RGibson
What is a sk4200?

Barr Aquatic skimmer.

http://www.barraquatic.com/super_skimmers.php

SERVO · #68 09/26/2006, 09:36 PM

Joe,

Nice meeting you at MACNA! I've been running one wave box on my 8 foot long tank and I just purchased the extension at the trade show. You'll need one if you want any considerable wave.

NickP123 · #69 10/20/2006, 09:37 PM

hey joe,
nice to see a fellow islander on here. your previous tank looked amazing! how's the new tank coming along? just out of curiousity where are you on the island? I live in stony brook right near the university. What local stores do you go to? I usually buy supplies online but for fish and corals I usually go to suffolk county fish and reef in ronkonkoma.

Michael Mota · #70 10/26/2006, 06:09 PM

I too am tagging along, but I am also wondering JB NY is there any new progress to report?

Alphabet · #71 10/26/2006, 06:54 PM

NICE!

Wiskey · #72 11/21/2006, 02:19 AM

You were going to order the tank a couple months ago,... Any updates?

Thanks,
Whiskey

JB NY · #73 11/22/2006, 09:03 AM

Yeah everything got delayed due to some work in the house that needed to get finished. So now with the holidays coming up, I am planning to re-do the sump room in the basement and get the tank sometime in the Feb/March timeframe.

Hopefully in a few weeks I'll be able to get things moving again.

cali_reef · #74 11/22/2006, 01:17 PM

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Originally posted by JB NY
Yeah everything got delayed due to some work in the house that needed to get finished. So now with the holidays coming up, I am planning to re-do the sump room in the basement and get the tank sometime in the Feb/March timeframe.

What you gona do will all the spare time between now to Feb?

MrPike · #75 11/27/2006, 10:29 AM

Any updates?

Excited to follow along, your 180 has been inspirational to many.

-Garrett