DFloydvt's 250 DD

fyler83 · Mar 27, 2018

Looks awesome

Dfloydvt · Mar 28, 2018

Current Livestock not including corals

Red Sea Purple Tang
Red Sea Desjardni Tang
Yellow Belly Hippo Tang
3 - Yellow Tangs
Magnificent Foxface
One Spot Foxface
Mated pair of Lightning Maroon Clownfish
5 - Green Chromis
Potter’s Wrasse
Leopard Wrasse
Male Bluejaw Trigger

Picking up a Goldflake Angel from a local reef club member this weekend

Dfloydvt · Mar 30, 2018

New addition

Dfloydvt · Apr 8, 2018

Canopy and stand wrap should be finished up soon. Until then here’s an updated video

Dfloydvt · Apr 19, 2018

Sides and front of canopy being built

Dfloydvt · Apr 20, 2018

More pics of canopy build

vegamedic · Apr 20, 2018

Did you plane that whole piece with that block plane? My arms hurt just looking at it, thought about getting a bench or jack plane to help?

Dfloydvt · Apr 20, 2018

vegamedic said:
Did you plane that whole piece with that block plane? My arms hurt just looking at it, thought about getting a bench or jack plane to help?

Honestly couldn’t tell you. Have someone building for me that has a lot more skills then I do

Dfloydvt · Apr 22, 2018

Edge banding doors, adding trim to canopy, adding top.

Dfloydvt · Apr 28, 2018

Canopy just about done. Should have on tank Sunday

Dfloydvt · Apr 29, 2018

Canopy on. Should have stand wrap in next 2-3 weeks

Dfloydvt · May 8, 2018

Stand wrap in progress

Dfloydvt · May 27, 2018

Stand wrap finished and installed. Doors on front and sides

Dfloydvt · Jun 3, 2018

added panel for controllers

Dfloydvt · Jan 21, 2019

Been awhile since posted an update. Went a different direction towards fish only because of time, lost some coral and mainly because missed having puffers. Got a Red Sea Regal Angel, Annularis Angel and small Clown Trigger in QT as well as a Orange Spot Tuskfish coming in from Diver's Den. Here's a few pics...

Dfloydvt · Jan 21, 2019

Davileet · Mar 31, 2019

Looking to copy your stand design. Does your tank have a flat bottom or does it just sit on the plastic frame? There seems to be a lot of weight on the cross supports on the top, and a lot of shear on those screws holding them.

Dfloydvt · Mar 31, 2019

Davileet said:
Looking to copy your stand design. Does your tank have a flat bottom or does it just sit on the plastic frame? There seems to be a lot of weight on the cross supports on the top, and a lot of shear on those screws holding them.

I have a flat bottom across the top. Actually set it up as a bar top around front and sides of tank

Davileet · Mar 31, 2019

Yes, I did notice you had ply-board? under the tank. I guess I am just paranoid, but wouldn't the tank bottom put a lot of pressure on those cross support screws regardless of the ply-board?

Dfloydvt · Mar 31, 2019

Davileet said:
Yes, I did notice you had ply-board? under the tank. I guess I am just paranoid, but wouldn't the tank bottom put a lot of pressure on those cross support screws regardless of the ply-board?

We used thicker boards to support the weight. The guy that built it for me has built some amazing stands.