Back in the Saddle Again!! My new 480g In-Wall thread
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loserkidz
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Most of the corals currently in the tank are from local club members that either are getting out of the hobby or just needed the money. Visit dfwmas.org and they have a map that has all of the local stores. I am new to Texas so I really can't give you any pointers, except for one that is a vendor on here and also on Dfwmas. Total nightmare, you can find other complaints about them on Dfwmas.
Brent Higa
Brent Higa
wrenchhead
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awesome tank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brent,
I'm thinking of stealing your stand design, want the same 'cantilever' so that it's easily made flush with the wall. I assume the construction method used for your house is slab on grade, as is primarily used here in Houston. Did you have any concerns or do anything special for supporting the floor under the 4 legs (footings, etc ) ?
thanks,
Ted
I'm thinking of stealing your stand design, want the same 'cantilever' so that it's easily made flush with the wall. I assume the construction method used for your house is slab on grade, as is primarily used here in Houston. Did you have any concerns or do anything special for supporting the floor under the 4 legs (footings, etc ) ?
thanks,
Ted
Pacific Reefs
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Definitely a flawless setup! I love everything especially the aquascaping. I may have missed it but I don't see a chiller. Any heat issues with the 4x 400s?
Nathan4Wvu
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Very Very Very nice tank deff on of the top 10 on RC. I love the rock work!
loserkidz
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I defintaely need to get some equipment pics up, I would really like to get some shots of the 8way OM plumbing, I told Scott I would post some when I got a chance.
To answer the question regarding chiller, I have a 1hp in line that I had purchased for my 385g system back in Cali. It comes on for about 5 min at a time, usually about every hour during the summer.
Brent
To answer the question regarding chiller, I have a 1hp in line that I had purchased for my 385g system back in Cali. It comes on for about 5 min at a time, usually about every hour during the summer.
Brent
loserkidz
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It's not ignorance, I have heard that question a couple of times in this thread. All of the live rock was being cooked far a couple of months prior to the installation which basically cures the rock. I did bi-weekly water changes on the vats that was cooking the rock to remove any die off. Of course there wer powerheads and such to keep the cirulation going. The big thing that causes your big cycle is the sponges and other animals that die during shipment of the rock, by curing prior(not what the stores tell when the sell you "cured"live rock, which basically they just open and dump the box into their system) you are removing all of the bad contaminents that will usually die off in your brand new system and cause you ammonia spike"cycle". I will try to post some updated pics of the tank. It is basically now stocked with alot of sps pieces and some of my large colonies that made it during the accident.
Brent Higa
Brent Higa
Thanks for the reply Brent, Your system is amazing hope to be on here in a couple years getting advice on my 300+ gal system as I am running out of room with my 150 now and already working on the wife. I am still a lil confused though I thought all tanks cycled when first set up even if done without liverock sand or anything, until the bacteria started to grow .
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