220 build

[Thebigwp]

Hello I'm currently building a 220 gallon aquarium I built a custom rock wall background I'm very excited and looking forward to the new Aquascape to go along with it as most of you know most of the equipment is expensive LOL so it's a slow going process but will be worth the wait still need a few main thing but starting to get close to start the set up process main thing I'm waiting in is a few more pieces of equipment and my steel stand to be finished

 

[Thebigwp]

I plan to run
3 radion xr30
48x15x18 sump
Reef octopus 150 skimmer
2 mp10s qd on back of tank (what square openings in rock wall are for
2 mp40s on the side of the tank

 

[Thebigwp]

Pics of sump I will be using

 

[Thebigwp]

The steel stand I am having made will be similar to this

 

[ScottieB]

That rock wall is a cool idea. Is that black silicone holding it together? Looking forward to seeing how it progresses and don’t worry about taking your time. Nothing good happens in a hurry with this stuff.

 

[Murica]

Very cool! Looking forward to the progression!

 

[Thebigwp]

That rock wall is a cool idea. Is that black silicone holding it together? Looking forward to seeing how it progresses and don’t worry about taking your time. Nothing good happens in a hurry with this stuff.

Its is fish safe black foam

 

[Thebigwp]

New stand is built

 

[Thebigwp]

Floor braces and hole in wall

 

[Thebigwp]

Stand in place

 

[Thebigwp]

Tank test fit

 

[Thebigwp]

After a long wait I'm am glad to say I finally got water in the tank and waiting on it to cycle

 

[Thebigwp]

Also starting to get the wires and controllers organized and looking nice

 

[Thebigwp]

 

[Thebigwp]

Decided to add a frag tank to the 220 system and made a stand from scrap wood in the shed

 

[Thebigwp]

After a month and a half cycle I decided to add my first fish I got 2 blue green chromis to test things out before I transfer the contents of my 90g system into my 220 also love the caribsea arches so much I could not resist to add more to the tank but I love the new look and all the new places for coral

 

[Thebigwp]

Also some new coral I picked up for the new tank at a local frag swap also picked me up a sweet encruster from the lfs to encrust my mandalorian helmet

 

[Thebigwp]

Got my water mixing station built and tested

 

[Thebigwp]

Took down the 90 and got equipment installed

 

[Thebigwp]

And all livestock is in the tank and fish are all happy some coral is still a little crabby from there recent move