450 Gallon Peninsula Display

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11136858#post11136858 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mcrist
Yeah I don't think they would like a shark as a neighbor. Come to think of it I doubt most fish would like that idea.

Not because of the fact that the shark would eat the fish, rather the face that Triggers generally don't like sharks. They tend to pick at them and sometimes eat the eyeballs out of them.:eek2: Pretty gruesome stuff.
 
I used to work at a LFS and we got in a shark and a butterfly and the butterfly ate the sharks eyes. It is grusome
 
Yep, that kind of stuff happens. If people would actually research the fish they want to keep and the fish that are compatible, this kind of stuff would never happen.
 
Yeah it really sucks when you donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t research your livestock purchases and you either see them slowly die/suffer or you see the destroy one another. I admit I made some mistakes early in my hobby obsession but I believe we all did.
 
My cabinets are now done. The last two doors were attached tonight and it really looks great. Now I need to start my next project which is reducing my nitrates. Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ve been trying a lot of different things over the last several of months with no success. I decided to try sulfur based denitrator so I ordered the Korallin BioDenitrator S-4002. It should be here tomorrow.
 
Looking fantastic! I agree that the long locline returns detract from the reef. Mounting frags on them is an interesting idea, but if you do you'll need to make sure you're happy with your flow patterns. Once you have corals encrusting over the joints of the locline you won't be able to reposition their direction to change your flow, which defeats the purpose of having locline in the first place.

What bulkheads did you use beneath your locline returns? If they're Sched80 you won't have to worry about causing a leak.

Hope you're winning your battle vs. the 'trates.

Mike
 
My original idea was to have the loc-line stick out the sand only an inch or two. Then I made some changes and now they stick out about a foot. I think I will try replacing the loc-line with a 2-3 inch nipple and schedule 80 45 degree elbow. I am hoping that this will be a lot less noticeable then the loc-line. All my bulkheads are schedule 80 Hayward brand bulkheads. I was planning on testing the change this weekend but installing my new Korallin BioDenitrator S-4002 and a water change was all I had time for.

Thanks for the compliments Mike.
 
I seperated my loc line on another tank to make it shorter. I just pulled it apart. maybe I had something different. have you tried just pulling it apart?
 
Looks amazing! I love room divders and your looks perfect where it is and size wise.

I agree the cabanitry made it look even bigger, and much better!

Coming together nice, and will definatly be totm material after it matures a bit!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11199292#post11199292 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by erics3000
I seperated my loc line on another tank to make it shorter. I just pulled it apart. maybe I had something different. have you tried just pulling it apart?
I have found that loc-line is not too easy to separate especially when your arms are fully extended in the tank. I can just reach them so I can not get to much leverage.
 
Jeremy Blaze , Thanks… Believe it or not the room divider was my second choice. I wanted an in wall setup but my wife talked me out of it.

Boy does my tank need to mature before my tank could even be considered for TOTM. You may gladly dream with me…
 
I am happy to report that my nitrates dropped from a high of 20-25 (test kit not accurate at the higher range) to 7 ppm. The Korallin BioDenitrator has been in operation for only 10 days. I thought it was suppose to take 30 days to see results but I am not complaining. Let see how long it takes to get to zero.
 
That's good news. Have you done anything else to reduce nitrates like, say, a recent large water change? If not, then that sounds like a nice product.
 
Very nice display! Your power consumption numbers are awfully depressing. We pay $.35/KwH here in CA, and nobody runs a tank with a power bill under $200/month.

Just tagging along. I really enjoy peninsula tanks, and this is a nice one!
 
Solar panels are expensive but they can save you money in the long run. You get enough power to run your house and then the goverment actually pays you becuase you have them. So after a couple of years you make the money back and then start making money. So you dont have to pay for electricity.
 
Solar panels are expensive but they can save you money in the long run. You get enough power to run your house and then the goverment actually pays you becuase you have them. So after a couple of years you make the money back and then start making money. So you dont have to pay for electricity.
 
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