500G (84X48X30)- NOW REAL !

[karm40]

Just a little clarification, the lens opening is bigger when the f stop numbers are smaller, i.e. f4, f2.8, f2, f1.4. The larger the number is, i.e. f8, f11, f16, f22, the more depth of field you have and the smaller the lens opening is.
Great pics Sanjay and great tank!

Mark

 

[tangreefkeeper]

what chemicals do you dose your tank with. my sps growth is nothing like yours............ thats insane....

 

[Reeftanks6]

Love the new pictures. Love the tangs as well. They are both beautiful.

 

[Sanjay]

Finally, finished the mods on the Bubbleking pump so I could hook it up to my skimmer without having to use plastic hose and clamps. Now its all hooked up with union fittings.

The one thing that sucked is that the BK pump output is not parallel to the base (has a 5deg or so angle) which means that the base that the pump is sitting on has be angled. Right now I am just putting in shims to wedge the baseplate at a slight angle.

Here are some pics of the pump fittings and skimmer.

input side

output side

completed skimmer

Hopefully I can finish hooking it up sometime this week.

sanjay.

 

[mpoletti]

That is a nice looking skimmer Sanjay

How many gph will you be feeding that beast?

 

[jnarowe]

I am glad to see someone get rid of that stupid hose crap. :thumbsup:

 

[Sanjay]

Ok.. the beast of a skimmer is hooked up and runnng as of yeterday.

Here are some operational pics.

sanjay.

 

[jnarowe]

it looks huge!

You have a DC8 with nothing plugged into it? Want to sell it? :lol:

What are the fasteners made out of? Are they black nylon or some other material?

 

[poknsnok]

Hey sanjay. I was wondering how your sps were doing in your battle against aefw?

 

[Sanjay]

They are doing fine. I just have to maintain my weekly blasting schedule.

 

[ReefKeepersCorner]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12606719#post12606719 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sanjay
They are doing fine. I just have to maintain my weekly blasting schedule.

How do you take care of aefws? Great tank and great pics.

 

[maxxII]

He blows them off the corals with a turkey baster weekly. The fish eat the AEFW's blowing around in the current. This keeps the adult population down, but doesnt stop eggs from hatching.....

To my knowledge, short of removing all acro's from the tank, dipping them in Levamasole or Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure, (or some other equivilent dip), placing them in QT for 8 weeks,re-dipping every 7 days, and leaving the main tank free of acros for 8 weeks............there is no way of eradicating AEFW's from your tank. Sanjay's method is the best one available to people with large tanks, and large established coral populations who cannot or will not remove their acro's for treatment. Keep in mind, AEFW's are acro specific. They will not eat seritoporas, stylophora's, montipora's or any other non acro hard coral.

Nick

 

[ReefKeepersCorner]

Thanks. I have already delt with my run-in. I was just wondering other alternatives...

Are there SEFWs? Because I have had them on seriatoporas, doing damage....

 

[RGibson]

Sanjay wear did you buy the black bulkhead fittings for the skimmer ?

 

[Sanjay]

Those are not black bulkhead.. but reinforcing block that were CNC macjhined out of black acrylic to conform to the shape of the outer cylinder, and glued on.

sanjay.

 

[Sanjay]

Got some time to play with the camera and take some more top down pics. So get ready for a bunch of pictures

 

[Sanjay]

 

[maxxII]

Sanjay,
Have you observed the AEFW's having a preference to specific acros in your tank over others? If so, which?

BTW, your corals look great....I'm jealous.

Nick

 

[tbittner]

Those SPS are amazing and beautiful! It's hard to believe that you don't do water changes and the corals still thrive like they do.

 

[jnarowe]

although I have never tried it, I hear there's more than one way to skin a cat!