December 2003 Tank of the month
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shelley&john
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Absolutely beautiful!! I can only dream to some day have a tank that looks like that! Thanks for sharing!
I would say wow, but that would reqire my gathering my jaw from the floor. Stunning.
Your plumbing work for the circulation is fantastic. Creating wave effects and surging without a surge tank is something else, nice. Nice touch also on the never closed valves. Really well thought out.
Only thing I could think of, would be to pull your backup Ebo heaters and put in titaniums. Read too many cracked glass heater horror stories.
Again, amazing.
I hope to have a similar setup someday.
Krabs
Your plumbing work for the circulation is fantastic. Creating wave effects and surging without a surge tank is something else, nice. Nice touch also on the never closed valves. Really well thought out.
Only thing I could think of, would be to pull your backup Ebo heaters and put in titaniums. Read too many cracked glass heater horror stories.
Again, amazing.
I hope to have a similar setup someday.
Krabs
TheMandarinFish
In Memoriam
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Mike, your k'ung-fu is greater than mine.
Not a bad tank.
Feeling like an amateur guitar player walking into a club to see someone he hasn't heard of before, and it turns out to be Jimi Hendrix.
The tile. Oh my God. The plumbing. The custom everything.
I'll excuse you while you kiss the sky.
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Mike, your k'ung-fu is greater than mine.
Not a bad tank.
Feeling like an amateur guitar player walking into a club to see someone he hasn't heard of before, and it turns out to be Jimi Hendrix.
The tile. Oh my God. The plumbing. The custom everything.
I'll excuse you while you kiss the sky.
Clyde
Premium Member
question regarding mangroves
what do you do ? (ie: mounting or placement, substrate, lighting etc)
how long have you had em?
as I just added 20 of em to my 200-250 gallon system (depending how many gallons the sump is holding.. heh)
some of em are not doing so good, maybe they're getting acclimated, or something
any tips are welcome.
what do you do ? (ie: mounting or placement, substrate, lighting etc)
how long have you had em?
as I just added 20 of em to my 200-250 gallon system (depending how many gallons the sump is holding.. heh)
some of em are not doing so good, maybe they're getting acclimated, or something
any tips are welcome.
finding nemo
In Memoriam
By far the most beautiful tank of the month I have seen. Inside and out. Love the outside work on it, the tile mural is a fantastic Idea. Congratulations to you. Its well deserved
Mike:
Truly Amazing is all that I can say! Can't add much to all of the acalades above!
The system set up is the very best that I have ever seen, and I've seen many. I'm talking visual esthetics and behind the scenes! Fantastic, to say the least.
I can't even imagine what your electric bills must be to run a system like this??
Loved your web site as well and thanks for sharing your expertise! Where are you located? If I am ever out your way, I would love to visit you and see this awesome system first hand.
Mucho Kudo's and as noted above, you surely deserve this honor!
Happy Holidays to you & your's!
Steve
Truly Amazing is all that I can say! Can't add much to all of the acalades above!
The system set up is the very best that I have ever seen, and I've seen many. I'm talking visual esthetics and behind the scenes! Fantastic, to say the least.
I can't even imagine what your electric bills must be to run a system like this??
Loved your web site as well and thanks for sharing your expertise! Where are you located? If I am ever out your way, I would love to visit you and see this awesome system first hand.
Mucho Kudo's and as noted above, you surely deserve this honor!
Happy Holidays to you & your's!
Steve
Wow..sorry folks I didnt even realize this thread was going. Thank you for the kind words folks, I really appreciate. Not a millionaire here just been in it to long and I'm a pack rat for equipment so it was time to put it all together in one tank, lol
Clyde I got the mangroves kinda by surprise, so I just stabbed them into about 2 inches of san in a seperate tank. To be honest I completely forgot I had them until they grew tall enough where i could see them. For lighting they get some incidental from the tank about 6 feet away but nothing more. I took a look for ya and thier are a few that didnt make it to the water level and I tossed them.
Steve thanks again for the kind words, and the door is always open for a reefer. I am in Seattle Washington. happy holidays to yours to.
CJerome21 I have the Grand coolly dam...lol just joking I have a generator on the tank.
take care all
mike
Clyde I got the mangroves kinda by surprise, so I just stabbed them into about 2 inches of san in a seperate tank. To be honest I completely forgot I had them until they grew tall enough where i could see them. For lighting they get some incidental from the tank about 6 feet away but nothing more. I took a look for ya and thier are a few that didnt make it to the water level and I tossed them.
Steve thanks again for the kind words, and the door is always open for a reefer. I am in Seattle Washington. happy holidays to yours to.
CJerome21 I have the Grand coolly dam...lol just joking I have a generator on the tank.
take care all
mike
"Not a millionaire here just been in it to long and I'm a pack rat for equipment so it was time to put it all together in one tank, lol"
I was just kidding. I've never seen anything that elaborate in a house before...Really nice job. Happy holidays as well. Make sure all your tank mates get something nice for Christmas, I'm sure us folks at RC would be more than glad to pitch in to have a hand in that! lol
I was just kidding. I've never seen anything that elaborate in a house before...Really nice job. Happy holidays as well. Make sure all your tank mates get something nice for Christmas, I'm sure us folks at RC would be more than glad to pitch in to have a hand in that! lol
:eek2: 
Scopaeniform
New member
The last time I saw a that was anywhere near that cool was at the Aquarium of the Pacific...and I had to pay for admission.
Racenrich
New member
Thumbs up on the 650g. That is one impressive tank!
I do have a question:
Attached to this filter is a permeate pump, which allows up to 85% of the wastewater to be saved by recycling pressurized wastewater back through the reverse osmosis membrane
Can you give me guidence in how i can set this up for my RO/DI system.
Any inof would be great, thanks.
Rich K.
I do have a question:
Attached to this filter is a permeate pump, which allows up to 85% of the wastewater to be saved by recycling pressurized wastewater back through the reverse osmosis membrane
Can you give me guidence in how i can set this up for my RO/DI system.
Any inof would be great, thanks.
Rich K.
Scooterman67
New member
Mike, I think you need to convince your wife that you need to convert it into a sump for your next project!
I've gained all my experience from this guy, he just don't know it!:smokin:
I've gained all my experience from this guy, he just don't know it!:smokin:
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AWSOME
AWSOME
Mike,
great to see you made TOTM. I followed your thead as you built the tank and learned a lot from it. My wife saw the TOTM pic the other day and now she wants one in our house when we can find the time/money to do it. Thanks for sharing your experiences of building it. It's easy to tell that you put a lot of thought into it. Good luck with your tank and keep us posted on it's progress as it matures more.
AWSOME
Mike,
great to see you made TOTM. I followed your thead as you built the tank and learned a lot from it. My wife saw the TOTM pic the other day and now she wants one in our house when we can find the time/money to do it.
Thanks for sharing your experiences of building it. It's easy to tell that you put a lot of thought into it. Good luck with your tank and keep us posted on it's progress as it matures more.You guys are to kind.
gumbybc the tank they are in I would say the water is about 6 to 8 inches deep.
Rich K. the permeate pump install changes based on which type of unit you have and also can be done different ways. I would suggest getting the dealer you get the pump from, walk you through it. I made them send me a schematic for it, I Looked for it for you but cant find it. Let me go back thier and I will try to see how it is exactly configured on my system, give me a day.
Scooterman I believe the words from my wife were we are going to bury you in that damm thing, lol. Have always loved our conversations. take care.
blown63chevy thanks, good luck on the project my friend, my only advise is to try to have all your ducks in a row prior to starting and ask tons of questions.
take care all
Mike
Boy I wish, lol
gumbybc the tank they are in I would say the water is about 6 to 8 inches deep.
Rich K. the permeate pump install changes based on which type of unit you have and also can be done different ways. I would suggest getting the dealer you get the pump from, walk you through it. I made them send me a schematic for it, I Looked for it for you but cant find it. Let me go back thier and I will try to see how it is exactly configured on my system, give me a day.
Scooterman I believe the words from my wife were we are going to bury you in that damm thing, lol. Have always loved our conversations. take care.
blown63chevy thanks, good luck on the project my friend, my only advise is to try to have all your ducks in a row prior to starting and ask tons of questions.
take care all
Mike
pfizeriser
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Thanks
Thanks
Thank you for the unbelievable beauty. Now I can tell my wife that there is a guy out there who spent more time and money in his tank than I have.
Randy
Thanks
Thank you for the unbelievable beauty. Now I can tell my wife that there is a guy out there who spent more time and money in his tank than I have.
Randy
fish_taste_good
Premium Member
:eek2: - amazing.
I need to consult you for when I build a house.
Masterful.
I need to consult you for when I build a house.
Masterful.
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