The 300 Gallon Build

[lymitliss]

So after a month or two of deliberation, I decided to go ahead and get the 300 gallon Marineland tank while it was on sale. I have an Arowana that is growing rapidly and will soon be big enough to eat everything I have in my 125g. As of right now, the plan is to get the 300 set up, move my Arowana over into it and possibly buy a couple of Stingrays to put in with him. The tank will be in the basement, in a cement floor rec room which is also near a bathroom with a wash tub.

This will be a fairly basic build, but I figured I would document the progress as I go.

The basic idea I have is-
-300g tank
-Fx6 filter connected to built in over flow
-Custom tank stand
-Custom tank lids made of Sunlite
-Have not yet decided if I want to do fine sand, or as suggested, leave it bare bottom and paint the underside with Plasti dip or textured paint to give a sand look.
-Will most likely use a couple Finnex lights.
-Heaters will most likely be Eheim, quantity and wattage to be decided.



So far I have the tank-
Temporarily placed on an old set of cabinets in my garage, until I have the stand built and ready

I was also lucky enough to have grabbed one of the Fluval FX6 filters on sale today at Aquarium Co-Op-

 

[krislhull]

That's a nice looking tank!

 

[DMD123]

Very cool deep dimension tank! I just got my 300g recently but went with a 96 x 24 footprint. Cant wait to see your pics as you set it up.

 

[lymitliss]

Thanks guys! I'm very excited to get this set up.

As for the connections, not sure what I want to do yet. The tank came pre drilled with an over flow in both of the back corners, but the connections are different sizes. I need to decided how I want to connect the FX6.

 

[DMD123]

I end up just using 1" black pond tubing and standard plumbing pvc to make connections to my FX5's. The lightweight hose they include is easy to work with but does not allow for much adaptability.

 

[krislhull]

I've been toying with making a custom plumbing system for my FX6 as well, and will need to do that next year when I start converting my 210 to run on my FX6 and a wet/dry sump. where do you get the tubing from?

 

[DMD123]

Local you can get it at Aquarium Paradise. I get it online: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+10090+8005&pcatid=8005

I also purchase black pvc pipe (online) and made custom spraybars for my FX5. If you think outside the typical aquarium stuff and do commercial plumbing you can do just about anything.

 

[Ali]

So after a month or two of deliberation, I decided to go ahead and get the 300 gallon Marineland tank while it was on sale. I have an Arowana that is growing rapidly and will soon be big enough to eat everything I have in my 125g. As of right now, the plan is to get the 300 set up, move my Arowana over into it and possibly buy a couple of Stingrays to put in with him. The tank will be in the basement, in a cement floor rec room which is also near a bathroom with a wash tub.

This will be a fairly basic build, but I figured I would document the progress as I go.

The basic idea I have is-
-300g tank
-Fx6 filter connected to built in over flow
-Custom tank stand
-Custom tank lids made of Sunlite
-Have not yet decided if I want to do fine sand, or as suggested, leave it bare bottom and paint the underside with Plasti dip or textured paint to give a sand look.
-Will most likely use a couple Finnex lights.
-Heaters will most likely be Eheim, quantity and wattage to be decided.



So far I have the tank-
Temporarily placed on an old set of cabinets in my garage, until I have the stand built and ready

I was also lucky enough to have grabbed one of the Fluval FX6 filters on sale today at Aquarium Co-Op-

Is that house-brand fertilizer? Tell me more tell me more!

 

[lymitliss]

Yep! My second bottle. It was on sale so I grabbed more.

 

[lymitliss]

Finally got my stand in progress thanks to my dad. Top still needs to be painted and screwed down. There will also be doors on the front so I can access the FX6 inside.

 

[Cory]

nice work!

 

[lymitliss]

Picked up some plumbing supplies. This should be enough to close off the built in overflows and returns so I can run my FX6 separately.

 

[L190]

Nice, hopefully you don't have to do too much to it.

 

[ArtPleco]

Love it! I need a 300g too. What dimensions is it?

 

[lymitliss]

72x36x27. Hoping to have it set up in a week or two.

 

[DMD123]

Appreciate the updates! Ive been a bit slow getting my 300g going, and seeing your posts has motivated me! Keep up the good work!

 

[lymitliss]

Got to spend some time on the 300g today. Things are happening a little bit out of order because in addition to getting this tank and stand set up, I'm also in the middle of a remodel.

We spent today drilling/cutting some holes in the stand for the plumbing and cords, started painting the top and also painted the wall and laid the carpet tiles in the corner of the room the tank will be placed in.

I wouldn't normally do these things in such a strange order, but I'm eager to get this tank going and I figured it would be best if that corner of the room was finished before I put a huge tank in it.

 

[DMD123]

Nice progress!

 

[Cory]

When it's all built are we doing a BBQ at your house when the weather is nicer? Wafishbox meet up

 

[lymitliss]

I dunno, I heard these Fishbox people get pretty rowdy!