LionFish's Journey to the Big Tank Club (Loads of pics)

[LionFish]

Well the time is apon us, The planets aligned and I got motivated.
This journey starts with me ripping out the carpet in the house.

Yes I had to Remodel my house in order to obtain the tank
The floor being laid through the whole house
Starting in the Back and seamlessly running to the front

With the help of the gnomes things moved along quickly

My lil Girl helped alot too!

The 55 was moved to the kitchen to make way for the new tank and, floor
So out came the python , tubs , buckets , and wagon

Corals and rock in the tubs

NOG!!! Skimmer got cleaned. Man I love this super Skimmer

The refill
Dont worry I Covered the Window

 

[LionFish]

Sister in law came thru With some Food

each white box has 10 sleeves of food

Not to mention what i already had

Guess who's gettin' A load of store credit !

Today began with my Wall project Simply put

Before

During

Gnomes still helpin'

Pre-after lol I havn't tapped or mudded yet

Future home of my Tank!~!

 

[yote]

Looks like you got yourself into a heck of a re-model job.
The floors looking great.

 

[NewPortRichey]

my god, quite the undertaking. i'm sure it'll be worth it. keep the pics coming!

 

[Bifferwine]

Wow, that's amazing! I need to get myself a crew of those gnomes! Looks really good. Can't wait to see it updated SOON!

 

[Doc]

awesome lionfish. How big are you going? I am excited to see how your tank develops. I am jealous of the remodel. It looks great.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[reeffreak]

I'm exhausted just looking at the work you've done so far.

What size tank again?

 

[LionFish]

i down sized from the 250+ to a 210

 

[fishbait]

congrats on getting a big tank!

 

[reeffreak]

Damn you Lion,it suppose to be bigger than 241 gallons.Oh well,congrats anyways.

 

[MikMcgyver]

Nice work Lionfish, floors look awesome, everything else looks like its falling into place as well... cant wait to see the tank...

p.s. how much ya pay the helper gnomes?

 

[LionFish]

I know Reef but the 241 wasnot doable ! spent to much on the remodel i guess,

you guys help me decide on a light system, I would like it to be Around the 500 550 area 72'

 

[LionFish]

p.s. how much ya pay the helper gnomes?

the gnomes actually came with a porch light lol

 

[Bifferwine]

72" lights are going to be REALLY hard to find in the $500 price range, but you could probably do it if you bought a used fixture or did a bit of DIY. My 72" lights costs $1300 :shock:.

 

[fishbait]

if you have a canopy you could mount a few halide reflectors in there versus buying a fixture. that would save a few bucks. but, you will still be lucky to get everything for 550. those dang halide ballast are killer on the wallet.

 

[LionFish]

yeah the whole RETRO idea is what i was thinking !

The used market is ok too, I have found a guy selling Reeffreaks light kit for $725 shipped but i moved too slow for that one.

So far i have found 3 400W MH for $550
and a 1134 MH\t5 combo for $600 , these arent the name brand lights.

I have a friend that has the same light and has used them for well over a year with no problems so those will be a last resort Deal

 

[jhnrb]

congrats on the progress. keep us posted.

 

[reeffreak]

You know I was messing around about your tank being only 210 gal. right?
Its still an awesome size and will allow you to do whatever you like(well almost).

I would just shop around and look for a good use lights.I haven't seen anything I could recommend for under $600.

 

[LionFish]

of course i know you were messin' man lol, ( i wanted to beat the Biff too!)
thanks for lookin if it is in tat ball park its ok as well let me re adjust my price range 550 to 700

 

[reeffreak]

The Aquactinics Constellation is about $700 without the bulbs.Let the new tank cycle without lights and slowly add the bulbs when you can.