Yeah, your right. That's where it was. I was the victim of "gotta-have-it-itis" when I saw it on the top of the canopy. No big deal. I ordered one from Marine Depot and it should be here tomorrow. The power sweep powerheads in the tank currently just aren't cutting the mustard.
Sure, here's a few of my tanks. The reef tank is in it's initial setup stages (the liverock just literally cured out) so it's not all that impressive yet. Simple 29 gallon setup with two JBJ K2 Viper II's (150 watt 14,000k HQI's, 300 watts total) and 45 lbs. of tonga rock at this point. It's just at the point of developing diatom algae. No substrate, just rockwork and an aqua-C remora skimmer.
Since I have a Kent Marine Deion 200-R unit for filtering the water, the diatom outbreak has been minor. It does a good job of filtering out phosphates and silicates. The new reef tank should be ready for corals in another month or so. PS, don't mind the debris. That was right after i'd scrubbed off the LR with a toothbrush. It's much cleaner now.
The goal is, LPS/softies on the bottom, zoa/paly's in the middle and SPS up top.
Anyway, pics:
My biggest tank is a 185 gallon sapphire glass aquarium in my living room. It was originally designed as a reef tank but I currently have it set up as an African cichlid tank with mostly haps and peacocks. I've had it set up this way for two years, and now i've got the itch to turn it back into a reef tank. I may have to talk to you (Steve) if you'd be interested in adopting (for sale of course) a few large cichlids if and when I get the itch bad enough to convert it back to a reef tank.
The filter is a typical wet dry with a drip plate, loc-line returns, UV sterilizer, 1,440 GPH pump and 800 watts of 6,500k MH and actinics. The only thing missing is a quality skimmer. I'd probably have to invest in an ETS or a EuroReef or a Tunze for it.
Slideshow link:
http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l238/Aipimang/big aquarium/?action=view¤t=1162153005.pbw
I also breed Kribensis, Apistogramma (three species), Endlers livebearers and Discus which I sell for extra scratch money over at aquabid.com. Nothing on a commercial scale, it's just that fish tend to breed on me. I guess you'd call that what?! A scaly thumb?
Link to view other tanks:
http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l238/Aipimang/other tanks/?start=0
And lastly, my summertime project is converting my two car garage into a true fish room. I had some electricians come in and install 220 lines and isolate every outlet in the garage onto their own 30 amp fuses, and had a plumber come in and plumb a utility sink. The next step is going to be cheap carpeting and a portable air/heat/dehumidifier unit, then simple rack shelves out of 4x4's , particle board and cinder blocks. The last step will be insulating my garage door from the inside with plastic and sheet insulation (my HOA won't let me enclose the garage, sheesh).
Anyway, it'll help me move a few of the tanks out of the house and into the garage and give me space for (you guessed it) more tanks on rack shelves. Since I already have a lot of different species of fish, inverts and plants, I don't think i'll be going with a centralized filtration system (and I do wish I could. Not gonna happen).
Fish room garage initial stages:
http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l238/Aipimang/garage fish room/
So, click some links, tell me what you think.
