Aquabacs' Cadlights Artisan 50 Azooxanthellae Tank build

Looking good and holding at 38 :thumbsup:

See how it is holding temp for the next few days. In the meantime I need to pick up a few plumbing parts. The only thing I might do different than Steve's set-up is put 2 unions on eiter side of the pass through pipe. This way if I need to remove it or modify the pipe in the future it wont be a problem.

To refresh everyone's memory, reposted the picture of Steve's work of art
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Mike
 
:lol: Ambien FTW :D

Makes my travels that much easier since nearly every tradeshow is east of me in a different time zone :lol:
 
Dendrophyllia gracilis

Dendrophyllia gracilis

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Well, I might as well post this because it suppose to ship Thursday for Friday delivery.

Mike
 
congrats! That is the nicest one I've seen offered for sale so far. Glad such a beautiful piece went to someone on this forum!
 
Thanks! When I first saw it, I was like wow! Then I was weighing what I would need to move or remove to make it fit well into the scape. So I slept on it (+1 Ambien ;)) I decided today if no one from the forum picks it up by tonight, then I would. Honestly, even though this coral is coming from Kevin and crew it might need some work to get all the polyps to open completely and consistantly. That is the challenge with the one I currently have. It by no means is it as easy as Tubastrea or Dendrophyllia coccinea. The colony needs to feed daily and if not, it can get difficult for the polyps to re-open to feed, real PIA.

Mike
 
Aquabacs said:
The colony needs to feed daily and if not, it can get difficult for the polyps to re-open to feed, real PIA
That's the reason its not coming my way already... I've been enjoying my lazy reefer-ness lately ;)

Contracts Mike, its really a spectacular piece!
 
Thanks, Austin. Lazy reefing...come on :) The hard work and challenge is what makes reefkeeping fun...atleast that is what I enjoy.
 
Decided to move my aquarium a few feet to better accommidate the chiller and refrigerated automatic feeding system. Thank God I have stone flooring so it will not be overly difficult :hmm2: to move full. So far, I moved it a foot by myself and three more feet to go.

Mike
 
Tank is moved! and did it without any perfomance enhancing drugs...

now it is time to sit back, relax and grab a pint :beer:

Mike
 
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Mike share any tips on how you moved the full tank by yourself. Did you at least remove the sump underneath? I have to move my mini a few feet and I'm scared of having everything come crashing onto the ground, or the stand falling apart! I think I'm going to empty the tank at least 1/2 way and remove the sump.
 
Tank is moved! and did it without any perfomance enhancing drugs...
:lol:

Well done sir :thumbsup:
I think I'm going to empty the tank at least 1/2 way and remove the sump.
I had to move my Mini over a few feet before I restarted my large tank and this is exactly what I did, on carpet. It worked great and there were no hiccups along the way (thank god).

Then again, I'm no beast like (other) Mike and I was on several stimulants at the time :p
 
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