Angela's 270 tank thread
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You're just gonna have to buy your kids scuba suits and let them do the rearranging of corals for you.... :lol:
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7868558#post7868558 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Angela Short
Amen to not keeping track. We would question our sanity if we all knew how much cash was invested in our little hobby!
Stand and canopy are home made out of oak with red mahogony stain and satin finish.
The extra tall tank will be a real bear to ever have to get in but its wow wee to look at. Its like you are eye level and not having to bend over to peek in at them. I plan on putting everything in its place and leaving it alone in this tank to grow. The top is just way to heavy and awkwerdlol: sp?) to take off to tinker with the corals the way I do now.I may set up a zoa dominent tank to be able to tinker with fraggs to keep my hands wet. I have a problem leaving things alone.
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Angela Short
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yes paint and yes have the overflow covers. Thats funny srt 80!
j_a_wickstrom
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Very nice, Angela. And I've very jealous!
Angela Short
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Started filling it with water last night and so far its abour 6" deep! It will take about 3 days to fill with my RO/DI running full steam. I added a extra 25' of tubing so I can just string my line directly from the kitchen RO/di down stairs to the tank. A lot easier than carrying 54 tripps with a 5 gallon water jug!
I am still working on the overflows and sump but figured I have time while the tank fills.....so slowley. I did take some real cute pics of 2 little stink butt fishies playing in my 6 inches of water. I had to steralize them before I put them in for a pic but they were promised they could get in before I started filling it and I hated to not let them. Pics to come whenever my home PC is over its viruse
. It needs to go to the doctor.
I am still working on the overflows and sump but figured I have time while the tank fills.....so slowley. I did take some real cute pics of 2 little stink butt fishies playing in my 6 inches of water. I had to steralize them before I put them in for a pic but they were promised they could get in before I started filling it and I hated to not let them. Pics to come whenever my home PC is over its viruse
. It needs to go to the doctor.
crumbletop
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7946042#post7946042 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Angela Short
I did take some real cute pics of 2 little stink butt fishies playing in my 6 inches of water. I had to steralize them before I put them in for a pic but they were promised they could get in before I started filling it and I hated to not let them. Pics to come whenever my home PC is over its viruse
:lol: I look forward to seeing the pics! What was the sterilizing procedure? Did you QT in hypo? Are stink butt fishies reef safe?
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Angela Short
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The filling with straight RO/DI is going way slower than I had hoped for. I have about a little over half the tank full and added 3 50 gallon bags of salt and am getting a SG reading of 1.029 so I say about 130 gallons is what I have in there so far. I planned on only filling it 3/4th full to make aquscaping a little easier and filling a few 50 gallon trash cans full to be aging to finnish filling tank after aquscaping is compleated. My RO is spent. I started with 1 TDS on OLD resin and I am sitting at 6 TDS tonight. I just hated to put new media in to only burn it all up, and I can't seem to find my replacement media also! Here are a few new pics....
Here is the water going in (exciting I know) It was filling pretty fast but now its a very slow trickle. I just backflushed my RO membrane so hopefully that will help. Tonight at 1 AM it will have been running for 72 straight hours and will need another 48 to get the job done it look like. Sssslllloooowwwwer than I had hoped. Its a 120 gall a day but thats at peak preformance.
And now for some cute pics of my girls, AKA stink butt fishies. I told them they could get in mommies tank and pretend they were fish (empty) but I decided to go ahead and start filling it late the other night and just forego the kid in the tank pics. They were so disapointed when I told them they couldn't now that water was in I decided to let them really swim! I just let them play in there kiddie pool awhile to get somewhat clean, hosed them off, towel dried and made them wear flip flops to the tank to be lifted in. I tried to make them as clean as possiable but figured they can't be as bad as me keeping my compleate arm in the 80 every few days tinkering! At least I washed them off first! A memory they will love I am sure!
I didn't put the baby in because the water was freezing and the whole diper thing. It could have been some instant ammonia for a kick start for my bio though!
Here is the water going in (exciting I know) It was filling pretty fast but now its a very slow trickle. I just backflushed my RO membrane so hopefully that will help. Tonight at 1 AM it will have been running for 72 straight hours and will need another 48 to get the job done it look like. Sssslllloooowwwwer than I had hoped. Its a 120 gall a day but thats at peak preformance.
And now for some cute pics of my girls, AKA stink butt fishies
. I told them they could get in mommies tank and pretend they were fish (empty) but I decided to go ahead and start filling it late the other night and just forego the kid in the tank pics. They were so disapointed when I told them they couldn't now that water was in I decided to let them really swim! I just let them play in there kiddie pool awhile to get somewhat clean, hosed them off, towel dried and made them wear flip flops to the tank to be lifted in. I tried to make them as clean as possiable but figured they can't be as bad as me keeping my compleate arm in the 80 every few days tinkering! At least I washed them off first! A memory they will love I am sure!
I didn't put the baby in because the water was freezing and the whole diper thing. It could have been some instant ammonia for a kick start for my bio though!
Angela Short
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Now to answer some questions I know will be asked . The big 1.5" pipe in the back is not going to be that tall. This is a quick fix to get water started going in while I work on the plumbing underneath the tank. I also just plugged the 8 return bulkheads with a screw in cap and tape. When I get it all sealed up under the tank I will just unscrew the drain pipe, cut it off shorted and install the strainer for the closed loop. Same for the retuns, after they get sealed up underneath I will add the 45's and 90's for my flow pattern. The 4 return outlets in the back will have a 6-8" tall pipe added and a 90 on the end pushing the water foward and the front 4 retun outlets will have 45's only peeking just above the sandbed pushing the water up and over the rocks towards the overflows.
I hate the drain in the center is so big and obviouse as I really wanted to leave the sandbed open in the center of the tank but will have to alter aquascapping plans to accomidate for hiding the pipe.
. The big 1.5" pipe in the back is not going to be that tall. This is a quick fix to get water started going in while I work on the plumbing underneath the tank. I also just plugged the 8 return bulkheads with a screw in cap and tape. When I get it all sealed up under the tank I will just unscrew the drain pipe, cut it off shorted and install the strainer for the closed loop. Same for the retuns, after they get sealed up underneath I will add the 45's and 90's for my flow pattern. The 4 return outlets in the back will have a 6-8" tall pipe added and a 90 on the end pushing the water foward and the front 4 retun outlets will have 45's only peeking just above the sandbed pushing the water up and over the rocks towards the overflows. I hate the drain in the center is so big and obviouse as I really wanted to leave the sandbed open in the center of the tank but will have to alter aquascapping plans to accomidate for hiding the pipe.
pitbullpooch
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awsome set up. your dad did a great job on the stand and canopy. now i know where to go for my frags once you get it established since you live right around the corner lol
Angela Short
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:rollface: The 5 year old is starting kindergarden next week so she is already growing to fast! :rollface:
But it will give me more time for tank tinkering! :lol:
But it will give me more time for tank tinkering! :lol:
Angela Short
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Hey pitbull, you are the one I was talkin to about my canopy!? Cool, come down anytime. I think I am just gonna order reflecters for the VHO Actinics. My 4 MH's all have reflecters already and not fool with paint. Such a PITB to paint, I still have paint in my hair from the inside of the stand!
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