Hello All,
My name is Kris. I have been mostly just a lurker here for some time. I finally feel like now is the time to start my own build thread. This is my first “real” build (sort of). This is actually a third attempt as I have started over a few times now finding that I didn’t like the direction the build was going. I started with a 90G corner, then switch to a custom Glass Cages 120 starphire, then finally went as large as my little house would allow with a custom ~200G Miracles. Allot of this rework came from lack of knowledge and trying to pass up the smaller tank experience and going straight to something more complicated. As I moved along with the different stages of the other builds I obviously learned more and more and kept making the decision to take huge steps backward in order to try and get it right the proverbial “first time”
I am relatively inexperienced in the hobby. Even though I have entrenched myself in the hobby, reading and researching the hobby for about 4 years I have only had a 28G nano cube up and running since last August as my “practice tank”. I don’t think any amount of reading I have done (and it’s been ALLOT) can replace real world experience.
I suppose this build thread is more for me than anyone else. After all there is nothing special I am going to show anyone here. I hope that what I have to show is well received and beg you all to be kind to the noob.
Even though much of my build is already complete I will be starting it from the beginning in order to document the whole process.
The Tank:
Custom Miracles ~200G starphire.
Dimensions are 50”L x 36”W x 25”T
The Sump:
~150G glass drilled
Located in a separate equipment room that is one floor down and 24’ over on the opposite side of the house.
This is where the tank will sit and what I envision it will look with the wall removed and the trim work all finished:
This is where the equipment and sump will be located and the layout I have planned:
My name is Kris. I have been mostly just a lurker here for some time. I finally feel like now is the time to start my own build thread. This is my first “real” build (sort of). This is actually a third attempt as I have started over a few times now finding that I didn’t like the direction the build was going. I started with a 90G corner, then switch to a custom Glass Cages 120 starphire, then finally went as large as my little house would allow with a custom ~200G Miracles. Allot of this rework came from lack of knowledge and trying to pass up the smaller tank experience and going straight to something more complicated. As I moved along with the different stages of the other builds I obviously learned more and more and kept making the decision to take huge steps backward in order to try and get it right the proverbial “first time”
I am relatively inexperienced in the hobby. Even though I have entrenched myself in the hobby, reading and researching the hobby for about 4 years I have only had a 28G nano cube up and running since last August as my “practice tank”. I don’t think any amount of reading I have done (and it’s been ALLOT) can replace real world experience.
I suppose this build thread is more for me than anyone else. After all there is nothing special I am going to show anyone here. I hope that what I have to show is well received and beg you all to be kind to the noob.
Even though much of my build is already complete I will be starting it from the beginning in order to document the whole process.
The Tank:
Custom Miracles ~200G starphire.
Dimensions are 50”L x 36”W x 25”T
The Sump:
~150G glass drilled
Located in a separate equipment room that is one floor down and 24’ over on the opposite side of the house.
This is where the tank will sit and what I envision it will look with the wall removed and the trim work all finished:
This is where the equipment and sump will be located and the layout I have planned:
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