Ohio Reef
Reef Discussion => Tank Profiles & Build Threads => Topic started by: Wall_Tank on April 18, 2011, 20:17:12
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Ok, this weekend officially kicks off the insanity. Relocated the washer and dryer to make room for my fish room...
180 Gallon 3 sided Starphire Display tank
75 Gallon Sump
75 Gallon Frag Tank
2 x 40 Gallon Breeders. 1 for Fish Q-tine, and 1 for Coral and invert Q-tine.
Fragging Bench and Cabinets for storage.
Walling everything off, too keep the installation cleaner looking.
I have a 100gallon Rubbermaid stock tank coming (Largest that will fit past the basement door) to be my temporary tank during the build........Temp tank inspired by LazyLivin, just not planning on it taking a year.
Open Space for Fish Room.......Of course I haven't cleaned up yet.
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Sounds like a cool project, I'll look forward to some updates! Any details on the equipment??
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Relocated the washer and dryer to make room for my fish room...
Now that's what I am talking about. Nothing stands in the way of the true reefer.
Temp tank inspired by LazyLivin, just not planning on it taking a year.
I sure hope it won't take a year, your clothes will really smell by then.
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how much was the tank?
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how much was the tank?
Well it's not quite ordered yet. But I have it quoted......trying to figure out when I want the tank delivered.
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ok
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Now that's what I am talking about. Nothing stands in the way of the true reefer.
The fun started a couple of weeks ago, when I discussed the plan with my wife.........hmmm where can I put the washer and dryer. I guess we'll have to clean the storage shelves out. Other than that, it didn't take much convincing.
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I expect nothing less than top notch work from you Paul!
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Quick Conceptual Layout. Was going to do this in Google Sketchup......that would be too much like work though. I think I'll stick to simple 2D and plans in my head :hmmmm:
For those who have seen my current in wall tank. I will be doing more of a cabinet built into the wall. With my 90 gallon tank, not having front access to the tank was a bit of a pain. So I will have front access in this tank.
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Picked up my Temporary Aquarium - 100 gal Rubbermaid Stock tank
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Also my new main circulation pump. Reeflo Dart Gold
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hey how did you get the pump the was at my place :smiley-happy112:
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hey how did you get the pump the was at my place :smiley-happy112:
Did I make you check? I had an good opportunity to get the pump, I figured that I would not win the raffle.
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yes you did :hmmmm:
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Decided to order Rock from http://www.marcorocks.com (http://www.marcorocks.com/) Going with all dry rock, so I'm going to get some of this rock cycling soon. Not going to re-use the old rock...... unless I a soak it in acid and bake it out.
Marco Rocks are from old dead reefs that have long been dry. This is all dead coral skeleton that is well erroded. This is quite poreous and open rock. I also ordered some of their rock cut flat, to sit against the bottom. That will solve my bare bottom tank. Here are some photos.
One of the larger pieces.....between 8" and 10" in diameter
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Flat Cut Rock
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This is how it is shipped.
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What did you cut the rock with?
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What did you cut the rock with?
Ordered that way.
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What did you cut the rock with?
Brian,
any diamond coated blade would work to saw the the rock. like a tile blade or concrete blade. if u had a rock of much size you could probably
try a brick & block retail business. they usually have a fairly large saw set up for sawing limestone to custom sizes. also a granite & marble place
might have a saw also. i personally could saw thru about 6" rock with my saws. but i am an hour or so north of most every one.
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Cutting slices of small live rock like bread would make great frag plugs.
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yes that would work nicely. wouldn't have to be live rock. :smiley-happy112: is someone in the market for a tilesaw now ?? :laugh:
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Well tank is ordered. 3-4 weeks away. With that tomorrow is tank tear down. Here is a FTS of my 90 as of today.
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Nice to get a shot on the last day. How long has it been up Paul?
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Nice to get a shot on the last day. How long has it been up Paul?
Since 2004. The DSB is that old too. But I've had my share of sand diggers, so they kept it stirred up. That pink Hammer in the lower left of the tank is one of the first corals that I bought in 2004 from Phishy, when he operated out of his house. I had about killed it, was a single polyp the size of a pencil eraser........finally figured out how to maintain a reef tank, was able to grow it back.
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If you ever accidentally break a head off that pink hammer coral let me know. I have a love for Euphyllia corals :)
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What fun. Everything transferred to the temp tank. I know my serpent star lost a leg in the battle...... not sure, think it got trapped under a rock. All fish and such accounted for. Although i'm worried about the Royal Gramma, when I caught him and got him in his new home, he had his mouth flared and all of his fins stretched.......just floating in the current. Either he was playing dead, or I gave him a heart attack. I was able to move him out of the current so he was able to get some cover.
Tank Nearly empty
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Tank out in the garage
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New Home for a few weeks. I need to get the skimmer moved yet, then get a light fixture up. I left the frag tank up......but I'm going to need to move it, I'll probably just plumb it back into the temp tank pump.
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are you going to be selling the light you were using on the 90? if so give me a pm and let me know thanks
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Lights and skimmer operating. Had to make a makeshift controller panel. Also a top down shot with some better color. With the brighter lights, the fish are a starting to come out of hiding. Went ahead and put a MP40 on the side for better flow. I just need to move the frag tank over, then I can start tearing the wall out.
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I'm really loving this post..Great job with supplying all the info :-ThumbUpsm
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Frag Tank moved and plumped in. Got the CA reactor online too..... It's amazing how many silly wires have been wrapped around the tank over the years. Everything now out of the way for the wall to come out. Going to clean and epoxy coat the floor in the fish room.
Temp Tank/Frag Tank and the "Ball-O-Wires"
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Looks major and will be fantastic. What are the dimensions on your 180 and where did you get it and how was getting it into the basement? Thanks, Dave
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What did you cut the rock with?
I have access to a 14" stihl rescue saw, that I can help cut rock with. Using a diamond tip concrete blade (which i also have access to) makes quick work of making medium sized rocks flat bottomed.
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www.Glasscages.com? (http://www.Glasscages.com?)??
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www.Glasscages.com? (http://www.Glasscages.com?)??
No. My tank will is being built by Marineland..... The name on the drawings was United Pet Group. It's kind of interesting who owns who now.....
Marineland is owned by United Pet Group which is owned by Spectrum Brands.
http://www.Marineland.com (http://www.marineland.com/)
http://www.spectrumbrands.com/OurBrands/GlobalPetSupplies.aspx (http://www.spectrumbrands.com/OurBrands/GlobalPetSupplies.aspx)
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:-ThumbUpsm
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Tank coming soon? Need help moving it?
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Stand framing is about complete. This tank sits at 45" from the groung, which is 3.5" lower that my previous tank. The stand is leveled, end to end it was about 3/8" out. The bottom of the stand is coated with Fiberglass Resin..... (idea stolen from Lazy) Carpet is cut out and re-tacked.....that took all day most of the day yesterday. I should have just paid someone to come in and re-stretch the carpet, but what fun is that.
I haven't decided on the center bracing, I want two in the front for the cabinet panels, but I'll probably only put one on center in the rear. I just need to be able to get my 75 gal sump in there..
Now for the cabinet doors and trim.
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I'm getting a semi! :party0040:
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Looks solid. Nice work!
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While I wait for a tank, I'm playing around with my rock. I have some rock in a tank cycling, so these are just cocepts right now. The rock is Marco Rocks, it stacks great. I'm also glad I bought the flat cut rock to sit on the bottom of the tank. Here is a classic two stacks look.
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And a side view through the soon to be end panel
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Nice Paul. How long before your tank gets in?
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Nice Paul. How long before your tank gets in?
I'm going to call tomorrow morning to see. I ordered this through Jack's......the plus is that I didn't pay a specific shipping charge, I'm sure the minus is that I get to wait for Jacks truckload shipment of tanks.
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I'm going to call tomorrow morning to see. I ordered this through Jack's......the plus is that I didn't pay a specific shipping charge, I'm sure the minus is that I get to wait for Jacks truckload shipment of tanks.
Nice "concepts"! I have to order my tank through jacks as well. Not too excited about the waiting part. Maybe by the time I can order it I will be more patient.
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Tank is supposedly arriving next week..... who is ready to help get it in the basement.
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Tank is supposedly arriving next week..... who is ready to help get it in the basement.
Let me know when I should be able to make it out
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I am more than willing to help, buy some brews and its a party!
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I can help if you'd like, just let me know
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I am more than willing to help, buy some brews and its a party!
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I can help if you'd like, just let me know
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Tank is at the Jack's Warehouse, we have decided that due to the size I will pickup there......which is cool, since that is just around the corner from my house. I'm going to take off and pick it up early afternoon. Jack's will help get it in my truck. Just could use a few hands getting it into the basement.
Who would be available to help and what works better for you guys. Tomorrow late afternoon, Sunday or Monday anytime.
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I can be there anytime after 2:30 tomorrow my work is only a few minutes away from you.
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Im free friday late after noon or saturday late afternoon as well
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Im free friday late after noon or saturday late afternoon as well
Lets shoot for Friday Afternoon.....what time can you make it?
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Anyone else gonna be there? Its gonna take a few people to get this tank unloaded.
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I wish I could help, but today I'm busy.
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Question about your cut flat rock. Are you placing directly on glass or putting a substrate like sand under it?
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What time?
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He told me he was going to pick the tank up around 1 which I can leave work then or 2:30 but I need to be home around 5 due to plans with the family tonight.
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I got some family drama to deal with today.... it will probably drag on forever...
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I wont be free until 6ish
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I can help tomorrow around 9am if we cant do it tonight
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I'll still be picking the tank up today, We'll need at least 3, but prefer to have 4 guys.
Right now it's not looking like were going to get enough folks free at the same time.
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Sorry WallTank out of this weekend if you need any help with anything next week let me know
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ok, sorry we all have different schedules. For tomorrow after 5 im free
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Tank is home. Looks like were not going to be able to coordinate schedules to get this moved in today. Thanks for the offers guys.
Lets try Sunday 7/3 at 2pm.
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Saturday afternoon works for me. Address for Jack's Warehouse?
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Whoops! I guess I am not reading these in the correct order. Glad I could help.
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Question about your cut flat rock. Are you placing directly on glass or putting a substrate like sand under it?
Rock will sit flat on the bottom. I'll probably put some silicon for feet to keep it from slipping. I was going to go Bare Bottom, but now I'm leaning toward just a thin layer of larger particle sand.
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I can be there sunday at 2. Anyone else?
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I can help but need to be downtown by 3. Whats your address?
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cant make sunday. sorry guys.
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I am off that day and can be there earlier if needed.
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Anyone else? We could really use one more person.
Mike and Dave, If you want to move this up to 1pm to give Dave plenty of time to make his appt in Dayton, that would be good
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I am ok with that as well
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So are we still on for today? If so 1 or 2?
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Mike,
I've not heard from Dave, so he probably is still planning on 2.
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This should be interesting with only 3 people moving this tank.
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Tank is in place. A big thanks to Dave & Mike.......and Mike's buddy that came over to help too. It went smoother that I think any of us expected.....I think only one minor pinched finger.
Thanks again guys, and let me know if I can help you guys down the road.
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Tank is in place. A big thanks to Dave & Mike.......and Mike's buddy that came over to help too. It went smoother that I think any of us expected.....I think only one minor pinched finger.
Thanks again guys, and let me know if I can help you guys down the road.
Well my thumb will make a full recovery lol. It was probably the easiest tank move I have ever done. I will need some help once I get ready to build my first LED fixture so I am sure I will be giving you a call. :-ThumbUpsm
Now.........
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...this sounds like it's going to be really cool. I like the aquascape.
Can we get some updated pictures of the build?
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...this sounds like it's going to be really cool. I like the aquascape.
Can we get some updated pictures of the build?
Being a little lazy with the camera......Camera is upstairs, and my tank is downstairs. I'll post an update this evening.
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Being a little lazy with the camera......Camera is upstairs, and my tank is downstairs. I'll post an update this evening.
I know the feeling! I'm terrible with that :o
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How did the plumbing come out yesterday?
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How did the plumbing come out yesterday?
Skinning the tank stand with Oak Plywood took a little longer than expected, plus I re-leveled the tank. It was 3/32 out of level end to end, so now it's about 1/32 out of level. I got the sump drilled for the 2" bulkhead, and put a 1" bulk head in for a drain for water changes. I also got my sump baffles cut out. I just didn't get to the plumbing.
Normally when I drill my tanks, I just clamp a piece of wood to the underneath side of the glass and drill away. This time I decided to drill the glass half way from each side..... (mental note).......drill from the inside 1st. I drilled from the outside first......sticking my head in the 75 gallon tank was fun to line up the second cut.
But it all worked out.
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Here is an updated picture. I had the camera back down stairs and ready to snap some photos........
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And the lights went out :)
Maybe I'll snap some better ones tonight.
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LOL Now, THAT is too funny!!! :D Not that your lights went out, but I sat here waiting for the picture to upload and finally scrolled down! :hmmmm:
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Well power is back on, everything is fine. Here are the updated photos.
Again, stand is leveled and skinned. The skinning technique is the same that Lazy used in his build. Corner trim and doors will come later.
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I still have about 40 lbs of rock to add to this, it's in a small tank cycling right now.
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I've been using acrylic baffles in my sumps for a while now.....I've never had any problems. But then the baffles are just to direct water, they are not holding a different level of water. One thing that has always given me trouble was keeping the bubble trap clean. So this time I made the center baffle removable. I didn't get a good shot of just the sump, but it will be a very simple design. Mechanical filter area, DSB and Macro take up the most volume, then a bubble trap and finally return pump. I'll be using an external skimmer.
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Wow, looks great!
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Wow, looks great!
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I lile the removable baffle.
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Looks great. Obviously a well moved tank
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Plumbing 95% done, I did pretty well with fittings, I need to get a couple of reducers. Everything is ran in spaflex. That should keep any vibration coming from the pump low. The pipes that go nowhere right now are for my frag tank when it's moved. CA Reactor feed and Carbon Reactor. Gate valves on the supply lines to the tank to control water to the tank. The one gate valve on the return line is to push water through my external Skimmer.....(currently on backorder).
I'm installing the back braces, and will start filling the tank soon.
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looks great
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Very exciting!!! :D
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Very nice looking, I like the drain idea built into the sump.
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Still waiting for my external skimmer to arrive. Supposedly Coralvue just received their container with a fresh batch of Octopus skimmers, and they are on the way.
I've been working on the stand and Q'tine tanks. I made a splash guard and dual sock holder. I'm probably going to raise the socks a little more, getting a little bubbling out the top.
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Looks great Paul! Hope to see it in person someday soon!
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looks great if u left the socks there u dont need a skimmer :smiley-happy112:
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looks great if u left the socks there u dont need a skimmer :smiley-happy112:
looks great if u left the socks there u dont need a skimmer :smiley-happy112:
Actually, if I just left the socks out, I get bubbles everywhere, I would fine 2" of foam on the surface of the water, I could just scoop out the foam...........too much work, I'll put in a skimmer.
It was actually millions of micro bubbles......made the display tank look cloudy.
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Temp tank inspired by LazyLivin, just not planning on it taking a year.
Sump looks good Paul, but are you sure? :smiley-happy112:
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Sump looks good Paul, but are you sure? :smiley-happy112:
LOL......I'm dreading the quarantine process that I want to do going into the new display
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I hear ya, with so much time invested you don't want to get anything unwanted in the tank.
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LOL......I'm dreading the quarantine process that I want to do going into the new display
but it will be worth it in the long run
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Fixed the sock holder, I raised it a little to keep from getting too much back flow out the top of the filter, I also had to build a bubble trap into it, I was getting the whole sump full of foam.
I have started to pull some things out and put them in Q'tine. I am Q'ting mainly to keep unwanted algae and aptasia out of the new display. Although I want to make sure there was nothing nasty that I was unaware of. Everything had a Peroxide scrub before going into Qtine. I tried to keep the solution off of the LPS polyps.
A picture of my Quarentine Tanks......2 40 gallon breeders.
I have the rock work the way I want it now, also have my sand in. Here is a tank shot, if you look closely, I have a school of Green Chromis in the tank. Next is building the hood and getting lights in the display.
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Its coming along nicely Paul! How exciting!
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wow looks great
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After waiting about 6 weeks for the slow boat from China to arrive, Here is my new skimmer
Super Reef Octopus 5000 EXT
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Looks awesome, Feel free to swing by anytime and drop it off >:D
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Very Cool Paul!!! Exciting!
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looks sweet
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So when are you going to host a meeting? >:D
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So when are you going to host a meeting? >:D
If Lazy is right, this is going to take me another 6 months to finish.....
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better do it right the first time then have to do it again
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So I've been just starting to learn Solidworks. DIY learning. So I figured I would play around with designing a LED fixture. This has 120 LEDs on the fixture, it is a 60" long heatsink.
I've been debating over 3 individual fixtures, or one big fixture. The large fixture will be less wires running everywhere, and allow me to space out LED's powered by a single driver.........
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looks good but wouldnt it look better with out the spaces between the 3 groups?
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looks good but wouldnt it look better with out the spaces between the 3 groups?
Center Braces on the tank are there. Don't want lights directly over the brace. I'm going to leave the optics a little broader on those edges, probably 80degree optice. Probably put 60degress in the centers.
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oh ok good point
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Skimmer installed and running. Being an external skimmer, it has an anti-overflow feature built into it, but I think I'm going to build a small acrylic pan to fit under the skimmer, so that I can detect water and shutdown the skimmer.
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Or, if you have enough vertical height, just plumb the pan into your sump so you dont have to rely on electrical components
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Or, if you have enough vertical height, just plumb the pan into your sump so you dont have to rely on electrical components
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looks sweeet how well it the skimmer working
and whats with the purple primer should have used the clear primer
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The quarantine tank needed some new fish. Everyone is doing well, but going into Hypo-salinity treatment.
Powder Blue Tang, and a trio of clowns.
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Very cool! Love the powder blues
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Paul what are you using for filtration in your Q-Tank
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Paul what are you using for filtration in your Q-Tank
Just a simple power filter.
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Consider adding one of those little real-time Ammonia suction stickers. The ones that change colors if ammonia is present. It can be really hard to deal with in Quarantine and creep up on you pretty quick
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Consider adding one of those little real-time Ammonia suction stickers. The ones that change colors if ammonia is present. It can be really hard to deal with in Quarantine and creep up on you pretty quick
I was thinking about that....did you have pH problems as well?
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No PH issues but I don't really worry about PH all that much unless it goes below 7.80. When running Hypo be sure to only add baking soda as a buffer not baked baking soda. Although a protein skimmer won't work with Hypo you can still run it to help oxygenate the water which would help with PH.
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My PB Tang is hanging out in QT in HypoSalinity Water. 1.009. I was on the road all week (Wife was watching the tank) Noticed today, that he has stopped scratching his gills. Good sign. Now 4 weeks in hypo and 4 weeks in Normal QT. He is devouring algae sheets, only picking at other food.
After weeks of planning, I have most of the components here for my LED Light Build. In this build, I decided to go with a single heat sink covering the whole tank. Also, I am going to screw down the LED's, instead of epoxy. Well, 280 holes drilled, tapped #4-40. Not sure that I'd do that again, but it's over. And only 2 Broken taps.
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Thats looks awesome, I'm interested to see it come along :-ThumbUpsm
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My PB Tang is hanging out in QT in HypoSalinity Water. 1.009. I was on the road all week (Wife was watching the tank) Noticed today, that he has stopped scratching his gills. Good sign. Now 4 weeks in hypo and 4 weeks in Normal QT. He is devouring algae sheets, only picking at other food.
That is GREAT Paul.
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looks good
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I wonder how much it would be to chrome the heat sinks. That would look cool.
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Fantastic setup, Paul! Really like your new QT system as well. And yes, a chrome heat sink would be very nice! :-ThumbUpsm
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Well, 280 holes drilled, tapped #4-40. Not sure that I'd do that again, but it's over. And only 2 Broken taps.
That sounds like a horrible weekend
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The main problem with chrome is it does not deal with salt very well. You would need to clear coat it after you have it dipped.
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Sounds expensive as well. Would the chrome just flake off over time after exposed to salt spray, etc?
The main problem with chrome is it does not deal with salt very well. You would need to clear coat it after you have it dipped.
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It will start to get rust spots on it,bubble up and flake off. Think back to the old cars with cheap chrome bumpers in ohio. Over time the chrome is gone due to the salt on the roads. Most expensive part of chrome is the prep work. You have to get it to a mirror finish before you can even start the process. the first thing they dip it in is copper, his helps fill little imperfections, then rebuff dip in nickle, rebuff dip in chrome. I haven't chromed anything in a long time but I would guess that heat sink would cost $150-$300 depending on where you go.
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I'm going to enclose the aluminum with Black acrylic. The only part of the heat sink that will be seen will be the ends of the fins.
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That is going to look very nice!
I'm going to enclose the aluminum with Black acrylic. The only part of the heat sink that will be seen will be the ends of the fins.
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I'm going to enclose the aluminum with Black acrylic. The only part of the heat sink that will be seen will be the ends of the fins.
thats a great idea
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Sounds awesome, and looks good, Great job paul!
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I didn't know chrome could rust, I always thought it was the iron underneath it creating ironoxide. A rusty light fixture sure wouldn't look good.
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Well the chrome doesn't rust, it corrodes and loses its hold on what ever it is attached to then that gets corrosion under it. You can see on aluminum wheels that are chrome, It flakes off over time. I had a chunk of chrome flake off and cut a brake line on my old suv. :o
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I personally feel that a quality chrome plated aluminum heat sink would last a very long time with normal care before any corrosion or rust would show...
A good chrome job should never flake... if it is you have adhesion problems during application. Car wheels that flake are because they are made from an alluminum alloy which does not allow a sufficient bond to the chrome as it isn't 100%alluminum. Car bumpers rust from the inside out as previously stated.
For the hassle and cost... you could easily just polish the alluminum heatsinks if that be the look you want.... IMHO.
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:hmmmm: How about getting the heat sink anodized? I have plans of doing this to my upcoming led project.
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:hmmmm: How about getting the heat sink anodized? I have plans of doing this to my upcoming led project.
thats a great idea
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thats a great idea
I have those from time to time. Thanks
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im proud of u
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Well I think all of the metal work is done. All of the mounting holes are drilled and tapped. Here is the shell. The sides are going to have black Acryllic covering it, one to hold the wiring cordgrips and plugs. Also to direct the airflow down to the fins of the heat sink and out the ends.
Note that the drivers that I'm using are the new Meanwell HLG series drivers. They are high power (up to 360w) but unlike some of the other recent high power power supplies, they are still low voltage. Which means I'll be running parallel circuits protected with fuses. I have an HLG 185W power supply running 52 LED's. These are still Dimmable, and have nice metal enclosures, these are also much higher efficiency than most drivers. 93-95%.
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that does look sweet
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that does look sweet
Thanks, It looks good in Solidworks. But it's been definitely a DIY-BVD (Do It Yourself, But Very Difficult) I toyed with getting some stuff machine on a Water-Jet, but I still would have had to tap all of the holes, so I did it all at home.
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That is one massive heat sink. I am sure more then capable of keeping the LED's cool. Nice work
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Travel for work has put a real crimp in getting this done, but I took this week off to get some things done. My Fixture is nearly complete, I need to modify the mounting, tie in the controls, and possibly build a front cover later on. The different colors on the wires is for each of the power supplies, there are 4 of them, totaling 550w.
With some good light over the tank, tomorrow will be moving day for my clams and some corals that have been in QT for a while now. Next on the project list is to build the canopy. (I know, it will cover the fixture) But I have some jumpers, and I need to fill that hole in my wall.
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That is off the hook Paul. Craziest DIY LED's I have seen. Nice work :-ThumbUpsm
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wow that looks great
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First Non-fish inhabitants
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very clean looken
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I like the aquascape
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Looks good Paul.
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VERY nice work !
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Wow. The lights looks awesome. That's a lot of wires...very organized too.
It's been a wile since I checked out your tank thread. It looks great.
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Here is a shot looking from the end pane. This was one of the views I was missing in my old setup. The main reason I set the tank only half way into the wall.
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And an acan that I'm pretty please with how well it has done in the frag tank. I had this nearly killed......before I realized it just didn't like light.
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i love the end look on all tanks urs looks great
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Awesome tank. Looks great.
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Well I think all of the metal work is done. All of the mounting holes are drilled and tapped. Here is the shell. The sides are going to have black Acryllic covering it, one to hold the wiring cordgrips and plugs. Also to direct the airflow down to the fins of the heat sink and out the ends.
Note that the drivers that I'm using are the new Meanwell HLG series drivers. They are high power (up to 360w) but unlike some of the other recent high power power supplies, they are still low voltage. Which means I'll be running parallel circuits protected with fuses. I have an HLG 185W power supply running 52 LED's. These are still Dimmable, and have nice metal enclosures, these are also much higher efficiency than most drivers. 93-95%.
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If you don't mind me asking where did you do your shopping for your led fixture / components?
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If you don't mind me asking where did you do your shopping for your led fixture / components?
from the led store
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Ah, you so funny! :-Moon
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i know
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LED's from Rapid LED and ReefLEDLights
HeatSink from HeatSinkUSA
Metal and Fasteners - McMasterCarr
PowerSupplies - Jameco
Other Electrical Components - DigiKey
Terminal Strips - From a machine we just got done putting in a new control system.
Acrylic - Meyers Plastics
I think that should be about everything. This build was meant for a nice clean look......trying to keep most of the wires hidden. There are many ways to do this build cheaper....
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Just trying to figure out the best route to take as far as my lighting goes. I have one 175watt 10k halide setup, and will have to buy another complete duplicate halide setup due to a center brace. I was planning on using two 39watt t5 bulbs to supplement the 10k halides, but my ice cap fluorescent ballast crapped out. So at this point I'm just looking for advice on the best way to light my 50gal. (36x18x18). I would like to upgrade to led.
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Got the frame of my canopy built.....I'm going to build my doors, but that will come later. I wanted to get my frame built, so I can attach some panels (Cardboard) to protect from any jumpers. Which I have.
This is one of my first real wood working projects. Started with rough lumber. The canopy probably cost me about $25 in wood. Of course the tools required to finish the wood are a long term investment.
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That looks great ! :-ThumbUpsm
Is That Red Oak ?
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looks great
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That looks great ! :-ThumbUpsm
Is That Red Oak ?
Yes, I just couldn't bring myself to get some Cherry or Walnut for a first project. With the Oak, I am probably going to go with a little darker stain.
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Yes, I just couldn't bring myself to get some Cherry or Walnut for a first project. With the Oak, I am probably going to go with a little darker stain.
thats what i did i used minwax Provincial 211
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That is really looking good Paul. Love how it comes out in the room a bit to get the side view as well.
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Looks like you used the Kregg jig for joinery. That piece of equipment makes it SOO easy. Biscuits are my second favorite.
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Looks like you used the Kregg jig for joinery. That piece of equipment makes it SOO easy. Biscuits are my second favorite.
Yup..I can't believe how strong the joints are. Takes a little bit of practice with clamping to make sure everything stays flush. Used a router table with a 36" fence as a jointer. Would love to have a 6" jointer, but I just don't have the space. Have a DeWalt735 Portable Planer to finish the boards.
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VERY NICE Paul!!! :)
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Yup..I can't believe how strong the joints are. Takes a little bit of practice with clamping to make sure everything stays flush. Used a router table with a 36" fence as a jointer. Would love to have a 6" jointer, but I just don't have the space. Have a DeWalt735 Portable Planer to finish the boards.
Havent even turned on my jointer or planer in a year...
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Tank is still going through the brown slime phase. I'm going to step up the mechanical filter changes.... So no nice pics of the tank today.
But the last few weeks, I've been working on the back walls of the room, Cabinets, counters, and sink......I removed the old laundry sink, the frag tank will move into that location. I will need to make custom shelf to hold the RODI water rank. over the back corner of the counter top. The doors are off of the cabinets getting stained.
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that looks great
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Yeah it does, very nicely done.
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:-ThumbUpsm Nice job!
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Paul you have come a long way. Last time I looked at your post you were just getting the tank. Now it looks amazing.
Quarantine system looks amazing. Very happy to see someone else using hypo and taking the time to do things the right way for the health of the livestock and yourself :smiley-happy112:
The LED build looks great. One day I hope to be able to replace my MH on my tank with a nice DIY set. :th_rolleye0012: "Thats a hint to Kattz if he ever moves down here"
Cant wait to see the rest of it come along. Hopefully by next summer you will be about 95% done with it because we all know a real reefer is never 100% ever done :-ThumbUpsm
Maybe when we come up, I can let you know in advance. I would love to come and see it. You can only see so much in pictures.
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Doing alot of cleanup. I can start to see the floor in the basement. This weekend, I cleaned up the electric, the outlets were too narrow, since they were originally placed for a 4 ft tank. I also, separated my circuits, and multiple GFCI's per circuit. The goal was to make it easy for someone who might be tank sitting to see if a GFCI was tripped, also to separate to keep one bad device from shutting the whole tank down.
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Also, until I get my doors finished on the stand, a bit too much heat loss. So I did some insulating of the sump. You may have noticed the red tint on the hoses. I'm experimenting with LED's for growing Cheato, multiple colors of LEDs. And with 40deg optics on the LED's I get pretty bright light at only about 15 watts of power.
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Looks good, let us know about the leds on cheato.
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Looks clean
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Nice job on running the apex cable.
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I was able to see the set up today. It is very impressive and going to look really nice.
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I was able to see the set up today. It is very impressive and going to look really nice.
Nice to meet you yesterday too. Thanks for the compliment, I just hope that the bacteria stabilizes soon, so I can get some sps to grow in there.
But in the meantime I still have the doors to build for the stand and canopy.
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Everything is starting to stabilize in the tank. Some of my montipora that I thought were gonners are coming back.
Orange Cap
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Apple Berry
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Sunset
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Also been working in the Fish Room. I have moved my top of water resevior, as well as new salt water mixing, holding tank. And finished my new frag tank. The LEDs over the tank are re-deployed from my old 90 gallon setup.
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Need to make new frag racks and start to move corals in.....this tank is plumbed to my main display.
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Hey talk to lonniehe made mine and did a great job
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Oh yeah those will be back in no time Paul. Even that small still on the rebound and they have good color.
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Yes, Lonnie makes some nice frag racks......I already had the black egg crate, so I whipped this up. Wish I had black PVC fittings, but the white ones will get covered in coraline fairly quickly.
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Also, I have about 30 minutes in the evening when I have mostly blue light to see things glow. Here is my stylo
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Oh wow that looks great
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Nice layout!
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I finally have some doors on my hood........I still have the rear doors and the stand doors to make. Plus some trim work around the top and sides of the tank. I'm happy with how they turned out, but they are taking alot longer than I would have hoped.
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Looks very nice Paul!
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looks great
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beautiful job Paul. I bet those bad boys took some serious time to make. They look great.
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beautiful job Paul. I bet those bad boys took some serious time to make. They look great.
Thanks.
The biggest problem is space. I could only glue one door at a time, and then re-positioning all of the saws/routers between tasks. I have the raised panels made for all of the doors.......but the stand doors take alot more space. Nothing good happens fast with a reef tank!
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Looks like it was worth it tho. Look spectacular!
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Finally got the lower doors done and the trim work.
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man that looks great one heck of a job
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I concur, it looks absolutely fabulous.
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Thanks,
I can see the imperfections and mistakes. But for my first project of the sort, I'm happy how it turned out. It gave me something to work on while the tank was settling out.
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looks sweet!
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That is a nice piece of furniture. You may see the imperfections in it. But I sure don't.
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Looks great, I like the color too!!!
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Very Nice Paul!!!
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After about 8 weeks in QT, I moved my PB Tang and some clowns into the display. A few flared fins with the other tangs, but so far everyone is behaving.
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looken good
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Very Nice!
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Looks very nice. And if you need to relocate that Powder blue I have a place for it :be happy:
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Well, starting to see that my DSB in my sump is going to be hard to keep clean. So, I'm going to try the RDSB in a bucket. Had to buy some black PVC tubing, otherwise its all stuff that I had. Here it is before I put the lid on to seal it up.
I'm going to build a small stand for it, otherwise the salt bucket is doing a fine job.
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LOVE it !
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Keeep us posted!
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Rose City in Richmond had one like that, But they used Bio-balls. Did you put a Plenum in the bottom of bucket?
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Rose City in Richmond had one like that, But they used Bio-balls. Did you put a Plenum in the bottom of bucket?
Just a bucket of sand. The goal is to move water across the top of the sand, but hopefully nothing settles on the surface of the sand. This is only supposed to be the denitrifying portion of my filtration. Hopefully the 5 gallon bucket has enough surface area. Also, if it were to become fouled......just unhook the hoses and go clean the sand outside, without risk of contaminating the tank.
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Yeah; Rose City ended up with problems in the tank they hooked up like that. It was the boiballs, after several months.
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Very nice setup Paul!
Great build thread. Let me know how your grow out does using LED's.
I would like to go that rout but I'm apprehensive to leave my MH VHO setup.
Cheers
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Updated Full Tank Shot 11/24/12
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And Since the frags are just too small to see, here are a few.
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Great pics.
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Nice pictures....
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Lovely frags, and they appear to have plenty of room to grow and fill in!!
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Looking good Paul
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Love that tank! Look forward to seeing it fill in.
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Looking good
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Most of the Cyano has finally gone away. Corals are starting to get their pop back. Took a few pictures today.
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Looks really nice. Great photos.
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Looking great! Love the rockwork in this tank!
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Paul looks like the tank is coming together for you well now. Corals are looking much better.
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Looks very good!
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Nice Tank!!!
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Tank looks great. Giving me a lot of ideas for some updated changes on my tank and fish room.
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Didn't realize that it had been so long since I posted an update. The last part of 2013 was a rough period with chemistry just not working. I got it straightened out early this year, and things have been going well for 6 months. Here is a current FTS
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Looks fantastic !
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Looks really nice Paul. I like the layout of the rock. Plenty of space for coral growth.
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It has filled out nicely in the last 6 months. Looks good.
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Been playing with my new D5300. This is a big improvement over my D80
Full Tank 1/17/15
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All your corals are looking really healthy and tank is quite a difference from the shot above in Feb.
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Sweet, nice tank!
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What is the second acro Paul, the green with red/orange tips?
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That came from Mantis at Cora. I'm not sure what he called it, but as it grows, it looks like an acropora sarementosa. The tips are lavender to red.
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That came from Mantis at Cora. I'm not sure what he called it, but as it grows, it looks like an acropora sarementosa. The tips are lavender to red.
Sweet! I have a piece with similar growth that I got from Rich, I hope the tips color up like that.
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Quite a few of you know that I've been struggling to get back into things after my system crash. Over the last week, since the frag swap, I've been going through the system getting things cleaned up. I thought I had lost this coral, but during the removal of the dead skeleton, I came across these little guys. This is one of the first corals I ever bought, it is around 12 years old. I about killed in my early days of reefing.....I brought it back from a single polyp half this size. These are about dime size right now.....and I have two right now.
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Yes! Never surrender!
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Is the aspera hanging in there?
Jeff