drummereef
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Love the red ones! 
crvz's hole in the wall
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crvz
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I spent the last two days moving my 120 gallon stock tank about 3 feet. Yeesh. It was on the wall adjacent to the main display, but now it's opposite the display. I couldnt get good access to either tank as they were, so this was required eventually. But, it sucked. I was able to get the calcium reactor and skimmer in the sump in the process, so that was productive. Though they arent on yet, however. I've also transferred my control from the AC3 to the Apex, so I'll be testing out my program over the next couple weeks. Finally, I wired up my tunzes and return pumps so that they're on different breakers.
Hmm, I dunno. Do they die on you? I've not ever done anything specific for them. I wouldnt say they grow rapidly for me, but they've done fine. I have that problem with zoas... I can't keep any to save my reef.
But today's acan is an orange one Clint gave me. I think he wants some back, though, so don't tell them they're looking pretty good.
Hmm, I dunno. Do they die on you? I've not ever done anything specific for them. I wouldnt say they grow rapidly for me, but they've done fine. I have that problem with zoas... I can't keep any to save my reef.
But today's acan is an orange one Clint gave me. I think he wants some back, though, so don't tell them they're looking pretty good.
joao junior
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crvz yours acanthastrea are wonderful,what you do for all beautiful colors???thanks
hello CRVZ i love the build so far but i have some questions to help better my in-wall build. Mine is a 60''x18x25.
First i have a question about your stand, i want to build my stand so in the future i can put a 72''x36'' tank on it. Would it be ok for me to build a stand to fit those dimensions for mine.
2nd.
Do you have any more pics of ur light rack construction, or some more close ups?
Im interested in how the LED's are mounted?
Do they have heat sinks or does the aluminum frame act as one?
How are your wires run for MH and led's? urs is very clean looking?
where did you get the LED's? Ive found some at Rapid LED that look nice.
3rd.
How your the front of ur tank meets the wall? On this page post 433, second pic, it looks like theres a bit of a lip, thought it may just be angle, but i really like you cant see a gap between wall and tank wondering if you did anything special to seal small gaps betweem wall and tank.
i was thinking to go flush with wall and trim on wall cover wood trim of tank.
Sorry im just looking for some help to make a quality build like yours.
First i have a question about your stand, i want to build my stand so in the future i can put a 72''x36'' tank on it. Would it be ok for me to build a stand to fit those dimensions for mine.
2nd.
Do you have any more pics of ur light rack construction, or some more close ups?
Im interested in how the LED's are mounted?
Do they have heat sinks or does the aluminum frame act as one?
How are your wires run for MH and led's? urs is very clean looking?
where did you get the LED's? Ive found some at Rapid LED that look nice.
3rd.
How your the front of ur tank meets the wall? On this page post 433, second pic, it looks like theres a bit of a lip, thought it may just be angle, but i really like you cant see a gap between wall and tank wondering if you did anything special to seal small gaps betweem wall and tank.
i was thinking to go flush with wall and trim on wall cover wood trim of tank.
Sorry im just looking for some help to make a quality build like yours.
crvz
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It certainly could be, but it depends on the design. I would not want the smaller of the two tanks to sit in the middle of an opening that has the possibility to sag. The easiest solution is to build it such that there are legs for the stand for each corner of both the current and future tank. Long term, though, they may not be operationally feasible, so you may consider using stronger materials (in lieu of lumber) or design it such that the loads are distributed properly.
My LEDs are mounted with the two sided thermal adhesive, instead of the thermal epoxy. I cut out the adhesive in the sizes of the LEDs and just plopped them in place. Really nothing to it. The wires for all the LEDs are run inside the hollow aluminum frame, which was no easy task, but it looks good. And there are no dedicated heat sinks... the frame itself performs that function. I'll admit I only run them at 50% (as they're for illumination and not performance), but even then they don't get over about 80 degrees. Very reasonable. The MH wiring is partially run through the aluminum tubes, but only the ones farther away. Then they just drape over to the ballasts from the edge of the frame. I have purchased from rapidLED, but I have only minimal experience with any retailers in that arena so please ask around before making any final decisions. In terms of pictures, please see this post for the most amount of detail. I simply built three sections as described in that post, which should give you the idea. For the rest of the light rack, you can find information in this thread for initial design, initial assembly, and final assembly.
I don't have a great image of it, but the tank sits back about 1.25" form the front of the wall. I glued a piece of wood (1" tall by 3/8" thick) to the trim I used on the face of the wall. This way the tank actually touches the wood trim, and once I finish touching up the wood trim I'll use some caulk to see any air gap (there is no noticeable gap at this point, but it is not air tight). It works well for me.
I have no idea.
Nothing special, just regular, well proven husbandry. I don't try anything fancy, but I don't neglect the standards (good nutrient import/export which includes a nice skimmer, water changes, good flow, no over feeding, etc.). And here's another one Clint gave me which I've come to enjoy. It's pretty small yet, but hopefully it will begin to blossom in its new home.
psteeleb
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Today's acan, an ebay coral I got probably two years ago.
okay now I'm envious :eek1:
Thank you for the reply crvz, I think I read ur thread first when I was hard at work and there fire wall wouldn't let me see the pics of ur light rack. I posted my stand question on the stand template thread and got a reply to build a separate set of legs under 60'' tank.
Could u post pics when u seal edges of tank around ur trim?
Thank u again.
Could u post pics when u seal edges of tank around ur trim?
Thank u again.
crvz
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Will do.
Second to last acan to share, another red one that came from ebay. It did suffer a little before I moved it over to this display, a result of close contact to a wall hammer coral, but it's looking good now.
I also added two halichoeres chrysus to the tank, as well as a female mandarin. The two wrasses dove immediately into the sand and I've only seen one of them for a few moments since then (no surprise), and the female mandarin appeared rather thin, but hopefully will do well. I added a bottle of copepods to help the population grow in this tank. I was also excited to see the male mandarin that I've had for a while eagerly go after frozen mysis. Hopefully he can teach his new mate to do the same.
drummereef
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Fragging anytime soon.......................? :rollface:
crvz
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Probably not, Brett. I've got to fill 300 gallons with coral somehow. But for now, we'll move to the acros in the tank. I think there are 14 different specimens. We'll start with a cali tort that I got about 9 months ago. Hasnt done much, but it's coloring up well under the new lights (click the top-down thumb for a bigger image).
I've got to fill 300 gallons with coral somehow. But for now, we'll move to the acros in the tank. I think there are 14 different specimens. We'll start with a cali tort that I got about 9 months ago. Hasnt done much, but it's coloring up well under the new lights (click the top-down thumb for a bigger image).
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