230 Ohio reef tank

[tjsailosullivan]

Awesome thread, awesome build...just awesome. Great idea about waterproof iPhone for underwater shots! I have an old 3GS that would work perfectly.

Thanks Cashda, appreciate the kind words. Still have a long ways to go to grow out some of the smaller frags. Will plan on posting here for years to come.

 

[tjsailosullivan]

Just ordered a Jebo WP40 wave maker. Will be really interested to see how well it works.

 

[paul26]

Just ordered a Jebo WP40 wave maker. Will be really interested to see how well it works.

Amazing pump for the money. I have one on my temporary 36 gallon and the wave was making my tank sway from left to right. No problems at all with it and the shipping is fast.

 

[tjsailosullivan]

Some cool underwater shots today. Getting some good growth on these. However my Red digital a polyps are sorta recessed. Not sure what's causing it yet.

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

Nice shots.

 

[tjsailosullivan]

Had to share. Was going through my old pictures and found this. This was my backyard for 9 years when I lived in Okinawa Japan. Was attempting to collect the smaller tomato clown in the picture for my first reef tank back in 1993. Unfortunately, the large tomato clown bit me in the face right after this picture was taken. Had to abort the dive since he left a pretty good mark and drew a little blood.

 

[Chappy]

Lol. Well you were messing with her mate!

I was born in Okinawa. Air Force?

 

[tjsailosullivan]

Lol. Well you were messing with her mate!

I was born in Okinawa. Air Force?

Yup, 21 years and retiring this year. Went to high school and was stationed there.

 

[Chappy]

My dad was stationed there from 75-78. I was only there a few months. I tell people that I cried in perfect Japanese. I sounded just like the Japanese babies!

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

Thats one place I always wanted to go but they never sent me. I put in so many request the the Japanese leader probably squashed that idea.

 

[tjsailosullivan]

My Wavemaker finally came in. Took about a week and a half. I have to admit I'm pretty impressed, especially for the price. It even holds up on my 1 inch thick acrylic. It's pretty quiet as well. Don't hear anything.

 

[tjsailosullivan]

Video of the wave maker in action.

 

[marinelife]

nice, glad the pump is working for you!

 

[tjsailosullivan]

nice, glad the pump is working for you!

Thanks, will probably replace my other power head with one more of these on the opposite end.

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

Those pumps are pretty sweet. I wish they made one big enough for my tank.

 

[joelbegt]

It was nice talking to you yesterday. We will have to come check out your setup sometime in the near future.

 

[paul26]

Hmm, sorry had to chime in for Okinawa. Dad was stationed there 2005-2009. Went diving at Meida Point, Sunabe seawall, flats, junkyard. Reefs in Okinawa are BEAUTIFUL. Kubasaki highschool graduate!

 

[tjsailosullivan]

Hmm, sorry had to chime in for Okinawa. Dad was stationed there 2005-2009. Went diving at Meida Point, Sunabe seawall, flats, junkyard. Reefs in Okinawa are BEAUTIFUL. Kubasaki highschool graduate!

Okinawa reefs were my inspiration for the hobby. I was a kadena high graduate.

 

[tjsailosullivan]

Came home for lunch and wanted to share some photo updates. Added a few more frags from my last trip to Tampa. Was gone for a week and noticed some nice growth.

 

[tjsailosullivan]

Two more. .