300 acrylic with bar

[murfman]

Ponapei before;

Now

Tri Color before

Now

Wildfire before

Now

 

[murfman]

Jan 2009

Feb 2009

Jan 2010

 

[murfman]

MrineLfRlz, I will get you some video of the room behind the curtain.

 

[CryptoFusion]

Hey murf, awesome setup. I'm trying to figure out your plumbing though. In some of the pictures you've posted it looks like you have a siphon break plumbed in the upper corners of the back of your tank. What are those going to or coming from? Just curious, thanks!

 

[murfman]

Hey murf, awesome setup. I'm trying to figure out your plumbing though. In some of the pictures you've posted it looks like you have a siphon break plumbed in the upper corners of the back of your tank. What are those going to or coming from? Just curious, thanks!

This one?

This is the return from the sump. If its not the pic, please post the picture.

 

[CryptoFusion]

Hey Murf, it's actually this picture I was wondering about:

In the corner it looks like the plumbing extends above where it enters the tank a little. Is that a siphon break?

 

[murfman]

Those are the returns to the sump from the overflows.

 

[murfman]

Here is the video you asked for. Please excuse the mess. All the wires are labeled and excess bundled up. It is not nearly as confusing as it looks, at least to me.

 

[murfman]

New rock formations;

These are ceramic shelves two are called frag shelves and hold about 20 frag plugs each.
The other is just a ceramic rock, attached to the back wall for mounting frags to or just leaving as a rock.

 

[Bax]

murf do they attach with magnets?

 

[murfman]

Yes they do. Two magnets are epoxied in to the rocks and two go on the outside of the tank.

http://www.thefilterguys.biz/frag_supplies.htm

 

[blennymower]

Murfman,

How happy are you with that Lumatek? Is it dimmable?

 

[nanodcl]

Awesome setup. Enjoyed the before and after shots. Keep us updated!

 

[murfman]

Lumatek is not dimmable. It puts out great PAR and has a 5 year warranty. Can't go wrong with it.

 

[murfman]

Screens I built to keep jumpers in;

The mesh is 1/4" square holes and they were built using standard aluminium screen holders. I bought the screen kit and cut them to size. I stuck rubber feet on each corner to keep the screen frames from resting on the acrylic and trapping any water.

 

[murfman]

I bought a Yellow Tang and a juvenile Atlantic Blue Tank from Rex. I used the "introduction box" Reefjerk had made and let the current fish get used to them.

Once I knew aggression would be at a minimum, I let them loose;

Once they were free swimming, there was some flashing. Nothing major but some nice displays;

 

[murfman]

Feb FTS;

 

[murfman]

Solomon Island Blue Damsel attacking me;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnwpIeRmVWA

 

[murfman]

April 2010, Newest addition, a Vlamingi Tang;
in QT;

In the intro box;

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m308/Co_murfman/Fish/IMG_3486-01.jpg[img]
Swimming with the big boys;
[img]http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m308/Co_murfman/Fish/IMG_3489-01.jpg

 

[murfman]

May 2010;
Two new fish from Lmarc;
Lamarks Angelfish, one of the only truly reef safe angels;

Male Super Squampinis Lyretail Anthia;