Nathan's 200L Starfire Rimless tank

[birkettN]

Hey guys,

So I finally got to go and check out my tank today and it's looking goooood

Tank is 800 x 500 x 500

Just needs corner overflow drilled and made up.

Stand is busy being made and I've asked for a bar to be welded up the back and over the tank to hang the Intellisun Unit I will be getting onto.

Sump is also being made.

I've ordered the Reeftek TS1 skimmer for it.

Some pics so far :

 

[tekkengal]

Woohoo! It is looking great, can't wait to see the finished product
Keep them pictures coming!

 

[birkettN]

Thanks @tekkengal but its gna be a while before its a finished product

 

[devesh.r]

Looking good so far.

 

[tekkengal]

Thanks @tekkengal but its gna be a while before its a finished product

No worries
How long are they going to take to build the stand?

 

[birkettN]

Should have it all done by next weekend

 

[Gareth0508]

What sort of overflow are you going to be using? Are they still going to be drilling the tank?

 

[birkettN]

Yup drilling back left corner and making corner overflow section

 

[Gareth0508]

Yup drilling back left corner and making corner overflow section

Have you ever considered a Bean Animal Overflow? You don't sacrifice and internal tank space and its super silent!

Here is mine:
Gareth's 200L DIY - Page 3 - Marine Aquariums South Africa

 

[birkettN]

@Gareth0508 I've actually read your build thread before Isn't that a coast to coast overflow ? Either way I'm pretty happy going with a corner overflow, Ill do my best to make it practically invisible

*Edit*

Read up about Bean Animal overflows, thanks for teaching me something new today

 

[Gareth0508]

Bean Animal / Coast to Coast same diff
Good luck! I'll tag along for this one

 

[reef addict]

Any update

 

[birkettN]

No updates yet unfortunately, paid a visit to Andre@ReedAquatics yesterday and checked out the Jebao WP25 which im planning on getting, he has one set up in his coral tank and I was very impressed with it.

Tank etc I should still be getting in a weeks time

 

[birkettN]

Small update :

Ordered -
Jebao WP25 wavemaker
Red Devil D4000 Return Pump
MS ATC Refractometer
MicroBLift Special Blend
Seachem Reef Salt
A couple filter socks

Will hopefully be collecting from @Andre@ReefAquatics on Friday.

Also bought Aragonite from @flappy.

Still hoping to get my tank/sump and skimmer on Saturday.

All I need is some LR and some LBR then to scape and get the cycle started

As you can probably figure out I will be cycling without lights, will be getting lighting end of next month.

Will post pics of the setup this weekend hopefully

 

[Andre@ReefAquatics]

Awesome start dude - We can borrow you some Odyssey units for the cycle (although not critical) But its sure better looking at the critters in/on you LR with some HO T5's than ambient room light )

 

[birkettN]

Thanks I appreciate it but I want to prevent algae growth during the cycling process anyway. Im sure there wont be too much to look at anyway

 

[Gareth0508]

Thanks I appreciate it but I want to prevent algae growth during the cycling process anyway. Im sure there wont be too much to look at anyway

I said the same thing when I started my system. Eventually found myself staring at rocks every night inspecting every growth on it for the entire duration of the cycle!

 

[birkettN]

Haha ye I will probably do the same, I have a spare T8 unit lying around if anything Ill just use that for some ok-ish light just to "observe"

 

[Bflynn]

Tagging! almost same size as my DT except my water hight is 450mm.

 

[birkettN]

Couple updates. Im busy doing the plumbing.