Whiskey's 300 Gallon Glass Cages Dream Reef. It only took 22 years!

[Troylee]

Big progress has been made on the stand!!! We just have the bartop left to do:
IMG_3953 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

And, since I was getting the coral growth contest pic tonight, I decided to take a few general pics of the tank for everyone:
IMG_6450 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

IMG_6441 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

IMG_6438 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

IMG_6437 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

IMG_6427 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

IMG_6419 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

IMG_6397 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

Whiskey

Love it man! Awesome pics and corals! I can’t wait for mine to grow out!

 

[lubeck]

awesome build

 

[Wiskey]

Love it man! Awesome pics and corals! I can’t wait for mine to grow out!

Thank you! I must say, as soon as it's grown out you start thinking "Man, I wish I had room for one more coral" Lol.

Whiskey

 

[Wiskey]

awesome build

Thank you!

Whiskey

 

[Wiskey]

I have a question for everyone. My tank has a dedicated sump room, and I find that especially when the skimmer has not been emptied for a 6 or 7 days (I do it weekly) that room can get a little,.. uhhh,.. fragrant. I am pulling air in from outside, and I could run another pipe to exhaust outside which I think will help, but I'm not sure about how to make the connection from the cup to the pipe.

My skimmer is a Reef Octopus Regal 200 (the 8 inch one with the Varios 4 pump).

Has anyone done this? Do you have any tips?

Whiskey

 

[Troylee]

I have a question for everyone. My tank has a dedicated sump room, and I find that especially when the skimmer has not been emptied for a 6 or 7 days (I do it weekly) that room can get a little,.. uhhh,.. fragrant. I am pulling air in from outside, and I could run another pipe to exhaust outside which I think will help, but I'm not sure about how to make the connection from the cup to the pipe.

My skimmer is a Reef Octopus Regal 200 (the 8 inch one with the Varios 4 pump).

Has anyone done this? Do you have any tips?

Whiskey

Skimate locker.. it drains into a separate container with carbon and works wonders.

 

[Troylee]

Medium Davey Jones Skimmate Locker - Avast Marine

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[Troylee]

I’d go with the large on your tank thou.. less you have to empty it..

 

[Eric R.]

Love the stand! I usually don't like tanks with canopies, but your stand is so clean, it doesn't look overly bulky or detract from your display in any way. Nice job!

 

[Wiskey]

Skimate locker.. it drains into a separate container with carbon and works wonders.

I have this actually! And the biggest one. I got it with a bunch of used equipment I bought, and even retrofitted in a float switch to turn the skimmer off when it was 3/4 full just in case. It didn't really smell, but because the skimmer lid is vented it was still blowing air past everything that collects in the cup and making a smell.

I add this thing back whenever I need to travel for work, but when I move things around and get a better spot for it then it might go back into regular service.

Whiskey

 

[Wiskey]

Love the stand! I usually don't like tanks with hoods, but your stand is so clean, it doesn't look overly bulky or detract from your display in any way. Nice job!

Thank you Eric!! I really wanted to let the tank shine, and not distract from it with cords, lights, and equipment. My theory was that making it match the kitchen like this both makes it feel like it fits in, and makes it fade away so the tank stands out. I'm happy with the result

Whiskey