My 300 dd tank thread

[Huntor0]

Amazing build you just helped me decide on going with a 300DD for my in wall project.

 

[charliethetuna]

Glad u like it it trust me you won't be disappointed

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[nater]

charlie , it's nate bro! nice to see you on reef2reef man. tank is looking sweet.

 

[Aquaph8]

My goodness, awesome setup.

 

[charliethetuna]

Hey nate what's going on buddy ? Are tou back in the hobby?

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[MHG]

I love the 300dd tank... I think I remember seeing your old tank up for sale.... Anyway both your Los tank and your new tank look great... But are you really using a swing arm hydrometer? I killed everything in my first tank because of those. No issues for years but it started to drift off accurate and I fried all their little brains with crazy high salt... Well does not matter... You obvious are doing something right...

 

[nater]

Hey nate what's going on buddy ? Are tou back in the hobby?

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You know it! Lol.

 

[427HISS]

Awesome Charlie !!!

 

[charliethetuna]

A few new pics

 

[Bry]

Great looking tank... Are you still happy with the Kessils? Would you use them again? I'm gathering parts for a 300 myself and I'm leaning towards the Kessils.

 

[charliethetuna]

Thanks alot .to be honest I would do the kessils again I really love the color and shimmer .I have great color and great growth .if ur looking to save electricity then u will be disapointed cause my bills are about the same .u may save a bit in the light department but loss it cause ur heaters will be going on more so we never win ..lol but I was a die hard halide guy and I still belive they are one of the best choices .but thwn ur stuck with adding something so u can get the led blue pop ...oh and the customer service from kessil is great any issues they are on it no questions asked

 

[charliethetuna]

A few recent pics

 

[charliethetuna]

A few moren

 

[benihana]

Great build. How are you liking the lights?

 

[charliethetuna]

Im loving my lights.i was thinking about adding 2-250 halides to get better growth and color ,but then i was thinking before i do this let me get my nitrates down abit and see if sps start to color back up .i then addrd a koralin nitrate reactor to my system and my nitrates are now at 5ppm .my sps colors look better and ive relized i dont need more lighting it was more my nitrates causing the sps colors to be a little off .i guess the easyest thing to blame is the lights right away ...

 

[benihana]

Question on how you built the stand/sheet rocked the wall - did you attach the Sheetrock to the front of the stand or is there a few inches between the from of the tank and the wall?

 

[charliethetuna]

No sheetrock touches the tank .if ur looking from the front there would be about an inch clearance around the tank .then theres a the frame that can come off and that is larger enough so it covers the 1" gap

 

[benihana]

Ok, thanks...trying to decide if I want to build the wall and snug the tank up to that, creating a 4" separation, that I would then trim out or if I wanted it more flush

 

[charliethetuna]

I would keep it away from the sheetrock

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Any updated pics? Loving this tank!