bee505 130g Tank

[bee505]

Finally coming around to complete my dream tank. I decided on a custom tank 60x24x21 built by a local builder Keith Grandt. The tank has 3 sided starphire glass with an external center overflow. The stand was built also by a local builder Mario. I am extremely happy with the quality of the tank and stand. I'll be posting more pictures along the way.

 

[Enderturtle]

Amazing! Really looking forward to this journal

 

[euod]

Congrats!!!
Dang, Keith did it eh?
My favorite tank builder.
Is the stand made of steel?

 

[euod]

What light fixture you got going on there?

 

[boun11]

Very nice!

 

[sfsuphysics]

Awesome Bennett, now give us some details man!!!

BTW is that a hanging light fixture I see on the ceiling that you pulled out of the way to stay out of the shot?

 

[Nav]

Beautiful! Lets see some specs and upcoming plans...

 

[Coral reefer]

YEAH BUDDY!!!!!
Lemme know when you're gonna start buying sps, maybe I'll split some colonies w you

 

[bee505]

Congrats!!!
Dang, Keith did it eh?
My favorite tank builder.
Is the stand made of steel?

I debated between steel and wood, but ultimately decided on wood. I had a few quotes on steel stands that were way out of my price range. I have a 48" ATI 6 bulb light fixture hanging above with a 48" blue reef brite attached to the fixture.

 

[bee505]

Awesome Bennett, now give us some details man!!!

BTW is that a hanging light fixture I see on the ceiling that you pulled out of the way to stay out of the shot?

Good eye, but no. The previous owners of the house opened up the floor plans by knocking down some walls and adding a counter top. The dining room table area was re-positioned. I think it was just a cost effective way to keep the light above the dining table without messing with the electricals.

 

[Newjack]

Beautiful tank. But, tell me more about that little Tonka dump truck. One sweet ride!

 

[650-IS350]

looking good Bennett

 

[nly04]

Have you done re-enforce the floor? make sure do that first, text me if you need any help to transfer or if you need any equipment. The transfer method that I got from everyone on this forum is great, most of my coral are come fine, except a couple tiny jawbreaker that melt away. http://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/tank-transfer-and-need-some-help.18369/

 

[Gudhjem]

Looks nice.

Mind sharing the info for local builder Mario? I don't kow who that is and am looking to have a custom stand built.

 

[bee505]

Looks nice.

Mind sharing the info for local builder Mario? I don't kow who that is and am looking to have a custom stand built.

Sure, PM me for the Mario's detail.

 

[bee505]

It finally happened. I was able to fill the tank. I used 2 jacks and a 4x4 cross beam to support the floor in the crawl space. Super sturdy, can probably hold an elephant.

Tank transferred finally happened. It took about a day to make the water and bringing it to the right salinity. After I dropped in the sand, it took about 2 days to clear up. Here is the picture with the cloudy water. I probably used 70% new water and 30% water from the old tank.

Few coral photos after transfer:

Full tank shot. Gosh, I have so much room now, time to go shopping .

 

[Coral reefer]

Wooohooo!

 

[Enderturtle]

Jawbreaker garden!

 

[Corallus]

Looks amazing!

 

[iCon]

Wait so this tank was sitting dry since the last time I saw you??? Looks good!