~450G Display (~1000G system) documentary starting
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NuclearReefs
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Man, this Tort Frag im holding for you keith will be a TREE before your done,,,,,,
*whistling*
*whistling*
Roland Jacques
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it looks like the coroplastic is on the out side of the tank. your tank is wide so i dont think this may be to much concern for you but i want to ask anyway.
wont that make for some extra maintenance over just painting the glass black? i m thinking the salt creep in between the glass and the coroplastic may need cleaning. i guess withe live rock you wont be see much of the back. but i just wanted to ask.
wont that make for some extra maintenance over just painting the glass black? i m thinking the salt creep in between the glass and the coroplastic may need cleaning. i guess withe live rock you wont be see much of the back. but i just wanted to ask.
NuclearReefs
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7927726#post7927726 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Proof is in the pictures. Let's see it, Nathan.
I dont want you to be all squimish Marc... hehe
NuclearReefs
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Let me see what i can drum up.. 
I got a few new bali pieces.. and getting ready to move all my stuff to a bigger tank..
I got a few new bali pieces.. and getting ready to move all my stuff to a bigger tank..
kwl1763
Premium Member
I'm going I'm going. But I'm out of town yet again all weak. I did about 75% of the plumbing last week though so inching ever closer!
I don't think salt creep in between will be a problem at all. I know a few people with coroplast and I had it on my 20G for 2+ years with no issues so I'm not worried. I wanted it removable so I could keep the back and sides glass clean!
Don't worry I believe you Nathan! We'll have to get together soon!
I don't think salt creep in between will be a problem at all. I know a few people with coroplast and I had it on my 20G for 2+ years with no issues so I'm not worried. I wanted it removable so I could keep the back and sides glass clean!
Don't worry I believe you Nathan! We'll have to get together soon!
NuclearReefs
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Im glad some of my ole friend have faith in me,, unlike SOME people... let me know when your gonna be back Keith... I even got some purple granulosa you might like... :lolspin2:
let me know when your gonna be back Keith... I even got some purple granulosa you might like... :lolspin2:
SERVO
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Your killin me here Keith!
I figured you'd have your tank up and running before MACNA.:fun5:
Do you have the X 10's for your AC? If so, there is talk about the enaly ozone units interfering with the X 10's. Let me know what happens.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=788029
Good thing you've got Marc and Nathan to keep your thread alive!
I figured you'd have your tank up and running before MACNA.:fun5:
Do you have the X 10's for your AC? If so, there is talk about the enaly ozone units interfering with the X 10's. Let me know what happens.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=788029
Good thing you've got Marc and Nathan to keep your thread alive!
kwl1763
Premium Member
Great Ryan another thing for me to worry about!
Well I could post here with updates all the time but what's the point. I only want to post meaning ful stuff. Having said that the tank is about half full of water now. Plumbing is almost entirely done and I plan to transfer the rock this weekend.
I took lots of pics this weekend which I'll post either tonight or tomorrow.
Don't worry I plan on bring plenty of bank to MACNA this year!!!
Well I could post here with updates all the time but what's the point. I only want to post meaning ful stuff. Having said that the tank is about half full of water now. Plumbing is almost entirely done and I plan to transfer the rock this weekend.
I took lots of pics this weekend which I'll post either tonight or tomorrow.
Don't worry I plan on bring plenty of bank to MACNA this year!!!
Roland Jacques
Premium Member
NuclearReefs
are you the same nathan who worked at Sharks bay and Under the wave?
are you the same nathan who worked at Sharks bay and Under the wave?
NuclearReefs
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need some help keith on saturday?
Roland Yes its me and dont forget
Nathan of the " Nathans Green Millepora" LOL
Roland Yes its me and dont forget
Nathan of the " Nathans Green Millepora" LOL
kwl1763
Premium Member
Nathan help is always good! Let me make sure I'm at that point then and work the schedule but ya I'll never turn down help!
Well some bad news. Nothing bad with the tank though. Quite the contrary, It took about 24 hours to fill roughly 375 gallons. I filled it 80% because I figure when I add the rocks it will fill up the rest. Besides if I need more I can get some from the rock vats!
I have decided I'm going to put the rock in on Saturday then get the Tunzes and wavboxes up and going. That should give me plenty of circulation. I want to drain all the sumps and drill some bulkheads for the skimmer intake and output and reconfigure the room slightly so I figure I'll tackle that Sunday after I get all the rock in on Saturday.
I put salt in tonight. Man it feels weird dumping in that much. Almost 3 whole buckets! I still have to heat it before the weekend but I'm pretty much there. I also created a couple live rock supports so I can hide the waveboxes and bulkheads and have somewhat interesting aquascaping. I used 3/4" PVC and painted it black with Krylon fusion.
Bad news is my computer at home died. I'm pretty positive it's the power supply yet again (3rd one on that computer) Hopefully I can sneak out at lunch either tomorrow or Thurs and get a new one from Fry's. It's where all my pictures are and photoshop also so no pics until I get that thing fired up again. I have a laptop but photoshop is not on it.
I'd really like to just make the harddrive a slave and trash the rest as I have my laptop now that I could just hook it into but I guess since it's IDE and I' have to power it, etc. then that is probably not possible.
Oh ya almost forgot they have also put the trim around the tank and a bar coming out from it. It looks great! They still have to paint and all that but I'm really happy with the way it turned out.
Enough rambling for now!
Well some bad news. Nothing bad with the tank though. Quite the contrary, It took about 24 hours to fill roughly 375 gallons. I filled it 80% because I figure when I add the rocks it will fill up the rest. Besides if I need more I can get some from the rock vats!
I have decided I'm going to put the rock in on Saturday then get the Tunzes and wavboxes up and going. That should give me plenty of circulation. I want to drain all the sumps and drill some bulkheads for the skimmer intake and output and reconfigure the room slightly so I figure I'll tackle that Sunday after I get all the rock in on Saturday.
I put salt in tonight. Man it feels weird dumping in that much. Almost 3 whole buckets! I still have to heat it before the weekend but I'm pretty much there. I also created a couple live rock supports so I can hide the waveboxes and bulkheads and have somewhat interesting aquascaping. I used 3/4" PVC and painted it black with Krylon fusion.
Bad news is my computer at home died. I'm pretty positive it's the power supply yet again (3rd one on that computer) Hopefully I can sneak out at lunch either tomorrow or Thurs and get a new one from Fry's. It's where all my pictures are and photoshop also so no pics until I get that thing fired up again. I have a laptop but photoshop is not on it.
I'd really like to just make the harddrive a slave and trash the rest as I have my laptop now that I could just hook it into but I guess since it's IDE and I' have to power it, etc. then that is probably not possible.
Oh ya almost forgot they have also put the trim around the tank and a bar coming out from it. It looks great! They still have to paint and all that but I'm really happy with the way it turned out.
Enough rambling for now!
TCU Reefer
Premium Member
Alright, I will be eagerly awaiting photos.
Can't wait to see some aquascaping.
Almost there Keith!
Can't wait to see some aquascaping.
Almost there Keith!
NuclearReefs
Active member
You got my number Keith,, gimme a call..
Im off on da weekends yah know
Nathan
Im off on da weekends yah know
Nathan
kwl1763
Premium Member
So replaced the computer today. I went to get a power supply but they had a pretty cool case for $10 after rebate so I decided to get the whole case with power supply. Came home took everything apart and reassembled and we're good as new now!
OK so today I'll post pics from Tues and before then tommorow I'll get a few more of the tank and trim, etc.
First shot is looking at the front as I just started to fill it.water. The PVC pipes are filled with sand. Their only purpose is to provide weight to keep the starboard down since it foats otherwise. I'll take them out once the rock is in there.
Water finally in the tank :dance:
Now for some plumbing. A little explaination first. I plumbed it where I could take the sumps totally offline if I wanted to. I also plumbed to where with just a few ball valve turns I could drain the lower sump. So it looks pretty complicated but the reason is that it's super flexible now.
Back. The far left had of the picture the right return is out of the shot. This is mainly for naming reference on the underneath pics.
Here is a closer shot of the bottom. I really tried to keep everything high so I still have tons of room under the tank for storage.
Yet another angle. Note the numbers on the ball valves and I'll explain the positions for various activities below.
In normal mode with water darining to the sumps then returning to the tank
1,3 are closed and 2,4 open
When I'm draining to do a water change
1,3,4 are open and 2 is closed
For bypassing the sump (closed loop in tank basically)
1,2 are open and 3,4 closed
Hopefully that all made sense
Anyway last pic for now. Here are the PVC supports I made for the rocks. I laid them out pretty much how I want them in the tank. Where the lighter fluid bottle is is where a huge 18" rock will be. My idea was to hide all the Tunze and the bulkheads in the tank to have as clean a look as possible.
That's enough for now!
(edit: Sorry Nathan, I cleaned it out!)
OK so today I'll post pics from Tues and before then tommorow I'll get a few more of the tank and trim, etc.
First shot is looking at the front as I just started to fill it.water. The PVC pipes are filled with sand. Their only purpose is to provide weight to keep the starboard down since it foats otherwise. I'll take them out once the rock is in there.
Water finally in the tank :dance:
Now for some plumbing. A little explaination first. I plumbed it where I could take the sumps totally offline if I wanted to. I also plumbed to where with just a few ball valve turns I could drain the lower sump. So it looks pretty complicated but the reason is that it's super flexible now.
Back. The far left had of the picture the right return is out of the shot. This is mainly for naming reference on the underneath pics.
Here is a closer shot of the bottom. I really tried to keep everything high so I still have tons of room under the tank for storage.
Yet another angle. Note the numbers on the ball valves and I'll explain the positions for various activities below.
In normal mode with water darining to the sumps then returning to the tank
1,3 are closed and 2,4 open
When I'm draining to do a water change
1,3,4 are open and 2 is closed
For bypassing the sump (closed loop in tank basically)
1,2 are open and 3,4 closed
Hopefully that all made sense
Anyway last pic for now. Here are the PVC supports I made for the rocks. I laid them out pretty much how I want them in the tank. Where the lighter fluid bottle is is where a huge 18" rock will be. My idea was to hide all the Tunze and the bulkheads in the tank to have as clean a look as possible.
That's enough for now!
(edit: Sorry Nathan, I cleaned it out!)
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