SC 127 gallon Round 2 tank

[SaracensRugby]

Alright, have a 60 cube for 2 years now, want a bigger tank for the same reasons as everyone else. I would have gone bigger for this tank but don't want to put stress on my floors, and don't want something in the basement where I can't see it everyday. I went with a custom made SC 127ish gallon tank, 5x2x20.5". I had it pre drilled for a synergy ghost overflow, and had them take off the back eurobrace so the eurobrace didn't lower the water level too much. I like the DIY part of this hobby so I built my own stand. I wanted a taller stand so I could easily fit everything under the tank, so the tank sits at about 37" high. I am not a carpenter at all but pretty happy with the outcome of the stand. I just finished the plumbing so will post those pictures here shortly.

Rest of the equipment will be the below:

2 x MP40s
48" 8 Bulb ATI
Trigger Triton 44 Sump
eHeim 1262 Return pump
Vertex Omega 150 Skimmer
GHL 2.1 doser (from existing tank)
2016 Apex (from existing tank), hopefully paired with the Trident when it is out and been tested for about 6 months by the super users

 

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Here is the tank on the stand, fresh out of the cold garage. Pretty happy with the quality of the seams, went with black silicone. Steve over at SC was very responsive to building exactly what I wanted, for a fair price.

 

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Here is the plumbing, I went with 1" PVC l all around, a couple ball valves on the two main drain lines. Also put a gate valve on each return line so I can moderate the return flow any way I want. I will be targeting about 3x turnover through my sump. The sports fans may take note of the scarlet and grey colors of the pipes/unions/etc, for the best team in the land......Ohio State

 

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Ok, so took a day and a half but got everything moved. And one month in and happy to say I have not lost 1 fish or coral in the process. And thanks to Diver's Den I added 3 more Blue Reef Chromis and an Lawnmower Blenny. Some Monti's I had that were doing so so or bad have all bounced back, so very pleased thus far. Going on vacation in a couple weeks, so will look to add a couple fish when I get back. Right now I am thinking a Melanarus Wrasse, and a Yellow Tang. Although I do like the Kole tangs as well.

 

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And still debating what to do about RBTA island, don't want it to stay that way for much longer.