cFloor's 190g

[cFloor]

I just upgraded to my new 190 gal DSA tank on 2/4/15. It's been quite the learning process for me. My corals have suffered through a lot,including an alk. spike of 14 in their holding tanks, but I'm hoping everything bounces back in the next few months. This is the first pic, taken with my cell phone about 2 weeks after setup. I've already moved some corals around, and will be slowly adding the rest of my fish in the upcoming months. All comments welcome and thanks for looking.

 

[Chris Lakies]

Very nice! More specs!

 

[Wazzel]

Nice. How big is a 190 DAS?

 

[cFloor]

Thank you Chris. A lot of my equipment was used from my previous tank, so I might change some things around in the future.
For now:
-10 bulb ATI powermodule with 1 2 bulb retrofit unit on either side
-Reef Octopus skimmer
-Bubble Magus doser, dosing b-ionic 2 part and Acropower
-4 MP40s
-2 return pumps rated about 1200gph each
-5 foot diy sump which holds about 60 gallons of water
-45 gallon frag tank, also lit with t5s
-GAC and GFO in bags in sump
-Heaters and lights controlled with Aquacontroller Jr.

I think that's about it for now

 

[cFloor]

Nice. How big is a 190 DAS?

Thank you, I believe the dimensions are 60.5"x27.5"x27.5" totaling about 190 gallons. My total system volume is about 300 gallons.

 

[Chris Lakies]

Whats your bulb combo?

 

[glaukos]

cfloor buddy that looks aweeeeeesome!!:beer:
How did your corals react to the spike?Browned out?
In this pic they look amazing my friend!
Curious to see your bulb combo too

 

[cFloor]

Whats your bulb combo?

I use all ATI bulbs. In the 10 bulb unit are 5 blue+, 3 coral+, 1 aqua blue special, and 1 purple+. The two units on each end both have 1 blue+ and 1 coral+

 

[cFloor]

cfloor buddy that looks aweeeeeesome!!:beer:
How did your corals react to the spike?Browned out?
In this pic they look amazing my friend!
Curious to see your bulb combo too

Thanks so much! Although I didn't lose any corals, they all lost their color and a few of them started to stn at the bases. Not only was there a large alk spike, there was also unstable temps, not as much light, and not enough flow. I had a few holding tanks as well as 3 QT tanks for all my fish, so I spread out my equipment the best I could during the multiple week long transfer. Some of them bleached out while others turned a light brown color. All of them have significantly less polyp extension. They've been in the new tank for about 3 weeks now and are starting to bounce back.

 

[glaukos]

thanks for the info cfloor and really glad nothing bad happened from all those troubles

 

[powder_blue]

Good looking tank! Looks like the color stayed fairly well. My corals turned a lovely shade of brown after the move for about a month and a half.

 

[reeflover62]

Sweet! Beautiful layout of rock and flow:eek1:

 

[sahin]

I'm loving that rockwork and coral placement. AHHHHMAAAAAAYYYYZING! :beer:

Tanks looks great! Awesome work man.

 

[cFloor]

Good looking tank! Looks like the color stayed fairly well. My corals turned a lovely shade of brown after the move for about a month and a half.

thanks, My corals did lose most if not all of their color, but are starting to recover in the past few weeks. They still have a long way to go

Sweet! Beautiful layout of rock and flow:eek1:

thanks reeflover, I was going for a more open scape for flow purposes. My last tank got a little too cramped. I'm a big fan of your tank

I'm loving that rockwork and coral placement. AHHHHMAAAAAAYYYYZING! :beer:

Tanks looks great! Awesome work man.

thanks buddy! I appreciate that

 

[Oldude]

Looks great!!

 

[cugly]

Looks great...lets see what's running it

 

[Scotty freddy]

Looking good buddy :thumbsup: love the 3 bommy scape too

 

[cFloor]

Looks great...lets see what's running it

Thanks, I have a fish room that I'm still trying to get together after the transfer, but I'll get some pics of it soon.

Looking good buddy :thumbsup: love the 3 bommy scape too

Thank you Scotty, I didn't really have a set plan for the aquascape, I just wanted a lot of open space for flow and future coral growth. I'm pleased with how it came out. A bit different from my last cube.

 

[Jettareefer]

Looks very nice! Are you running 4 mp40's?

 

[Pife]

I love your white tail bristle tooth.