I have had my current 120 setup for about a year now. Not long after I got it up and running I was wanting to upgrade to an 8 foot tank. I stumbled across someone selling an almost complete 375 gallon tank and decided to pull the trigger on it. This tank is going in the same place as the 120 is but will kind of be a room divider between my kitchen and living room. We are going to have to rearrange how the living room is set up but my wife is on board with me. The plan for the tank is going to be like the 120 is being a mixed reef but we are looking forward to being able to keep larger fish again.
I picked the new tank up yesterday along with all of the other things that came with it. The tank measures 96x30x30 with the overflow on the end. It came with a stand, Vertex 250 skimmer, a Reef Octopus 300 skimmer, some MP40s some Jebo power heads, a 40 breeder tank that was used as a sump, a 20 gallon tank as a top off, a mag 12 as a return, 4 24 inch 4 bulb t5s, rock and sand. I will end up selling off a bunch of stuff between the two tanks once this tank is up and running.
For the new tank, I plan on using the MP40s that I have on my current tank plus the ones that came with it for a total of 4, I have 3 Kessils, I will buy a forth and add these to the t5 fixtures that came with it, all of the GHL control equipment and the calcium reactor I have will be moved over. I plan on using the Octopus skimmer and I am looking for a sump to replace the one that came with it, if I can find one I like I will end up building one. I was going to use the stand that came with it but decided to make a new one and make a canopy for it since it will be in the main living area of the house. I need to have as much of this tank ready to go once I take the other tank down. I am not sure how I will move the livestock yet, I am guessing it will take me a week or two to get everything from one tank to the other.
I spent the day today getting things cleaned up, got the old paint on the tank that was previously the back, got the skimmer and skimmer pump soaked in vinegar and it works as its supposed to. I went to the store and picked up some of the lumber for the stand. I should be able to get the skin and trim finished up sometime this week. Once that done I will work on the canopy and then get it all painted. Here is the full garage of fish stuff and the new stand frame.
Here is the start of the new stand.
I picked the new tank up yesterday along with all of the other things that came with it. The tank measures 96x30x30 with the overflow on the end. It came with a stand, Vertex 250 skimmer, a Reef Octopus 300 skimmer, some MP40s some Jebo power heads, a 40 breeder tank that was used as a sump, a 20 gallon tank as a top off, a mag 12 as a return, 4 24 inch 4 bulb t5s, rock and sand. I will end up selling off a bunch of stuff between the two tanks once this tank is up and running.
For the new tank, I plan on using the MP40s that I have on my current tank plus the ones that came with it for a total of 4, I have 3 Kessils, I will buy a forth and add these to the t5 fixtures that came with it, all of the GHL control equipment and the calcium reactor I have will be moved over. I plan on using the Octopus skimmer and I am looking for a sump to replace the one that came with it, if I can find one I like I will end up building one. I was going to use the stand that came with it but decided to make a new one and make a canopy for it since it will be in the main living area of the house. I need to have as much of this tank ready to go once I take the other tank down. I am not sure how I will move the livestock yet, I am guessing it will take me a week or two to get everything from one tank to the other.
I spent the day today getting things cleaned up, got the old paint on the tank that was previously the back, got the skimmer and skimmer pump soaked in vinegar and it works as its supposed to. I went to the store and picked up some of the lumber for the stand. I should be able to get the skin and trim finished up sometime this week. Once that done I will work on the canopy and then get it all painted. Here is the full garage of fish stuff and the new stand frame.
Here is the start of the new stand.