Mnemic
New member
Hey All,
I was never much of a RC person when I started getting into reefs in 02 as I felt the community was a bit to big, so I tended to hang out at some of the smaller forums. Now that I've found out there is a good Nashville Reef club, that may change some
My Name is Paul, and I've been in the Nashville Area for around 15 years now. I work in the Healthcare Patient Safety industry for a small company. I recently got Married to my wife Christy, Bought a townhouse, got a dog, and have my first baby on the way in December
With all that said, I've got the blessing from the S/O to go ahead and restart the hobby I've been talking about restarting for the past 3 years..... REEFING
Anywho, I'm not planning a dream tank, but I am looking into a medium sized tank to get back into things. Prob going with a 60-90 range, but technically this is my first tank. While I never managed to get a big tank going, I collected a number of items with the hopes of one day getting back into it, while Actually doing a 5G nano for a few years.
So in my possession I have recently pulled from storage after 5 years....
Custom Sea Life 2 Lamp 65W Ballast (tested & works with Actinic bulb)
One 24" Actinic PC Bulb
One New In Box USHIO UHI-S 175W 10k MH Bulb
One New In Box HIT 175W E39 10K MH Bulb
Two Used (unknown hours) USHIO UHI-S 175W 10k MH Bulb
(No Ballast for the MHs)
Pumps/PowerHeads:
ViaAqua 4900
SEN-900
MaxiJet 1200
MagDrive (1200 I think, may be 900)
Skimmer:
Red Sea Berlin Turbo (Has Powerhead)
Misc:
16G Bowfront Tank.
15W UV Sterilizer
Coolworks IceProbe Chiller (never used it)
1/2 Tub of Instant Ocean (Was Sealed, think its ok)
Refractometer (recalibrated)
Small 3g Auto-Topoff kit, with Float Switch. (Never been used)
bout 50 Lbs of DeadRock
Kent Marine Maxxima 24GPD RODI system
2 Feet of LocLine Black Plumbing.
Bunch of 3/4" Plumbing parts like Gate Valves, Unions, etc.
I've got some Diamond Bit Holesaws on the way as well, with the ability to do upto a 60mm hole in glass.
The skimmer was pulled off an existing tank, and never cleaned or anything, just put into storage for the past oh 5 years. Its been taken apart as much as I could, and sitting in a Vat of 50% vinegar 50% distilled water, along side a few parts from the RO/DI unit. Prob going to scrub it down this week, and get it cleaned up as much as possible. I've been told elsewhere the skimmer is crap, but limited funds dictate I either use it, or just wait longer. I'm curious to see what it can do either way, and since I've already got it... may as well try.
The RODI is getting a new 75GPD membrane, flow restrictor, DI, and filters for. While the unit itself only has 3 Chambers, I purchased a 4th to add another PreFilter to it.
Soon as I get the Water Filter going, I'm going to start Cooking the DeadRock with some rock from the critter as well.
To pass time, I've been working on a 65 Gallon Idea, with a "deluxe" Stand setup. You can take a look at the google Sketchup I've been working on here (its currently a little overbuilt. I'll prob be drafting another simpler design soon):
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=d50dbf86ca9ed256d804b369b9947ae2
The General Idea is a 65G tank, with a 20G Long sump. I'd drill 2 Holes for the Overflow, 1 for the Return, and then 3 Holes for the Closed Loop. I've also considered placing the CLS returns within the RockWork, by plumbing PVC in the tank, doubling as a frame. The LocLine gives a number of interesting options for water outlets with this scenario.
The stand design allows for the TopOff system to reside in the extra space, as well as hide all of the plumbing & equipment.
Course this is all just a work in progress (more like an idea?), but since I've found some Nashville reefers I figure thats more people that can poke holes in my ideas and give suggestions.
So Hello MTRC!
I was never much of a RC person when I started getting into reefs in 02 as I felt the community was a bit to big, so I tended to hang out at some of the smaller forums. Now that I've found out there is a good Nashville Reef club, that may change some
My Name is Paul, and I've been in the Nashville Area for around 15 years now. I work in the Healthcare Patient Safety industry for a small company. I recently got Married to my wife Christy, Bought a townhouse, got a dog, and have my first baby on the way in December
With all that said, I've got the blessing from the S/O to go ahead and restart the hobby I've been talking about restarting for the past 3 years..... REEFING Anywho, I'm not planning a dream tank, but I am looking into a medium sized tank to get back into things. Prob going with a 60-90 range, but technically this is my first tank. While I never managed to get a big tank going, I collected a number of items with the hopes of one day getting back into it, while Actually doing a 5G nano for a few years.
So in my possession I have recently pulled from storage after 5 years....
Custom Sea Life 2 Lamp 65W Ballast (tested & works with Actinic bulb)
One 24" Actinic PC Bulb
One New In Box USHIO UHI-S 175W 10k MH Bulb
One New In Box HIT 175W E39 10K MH Bulb
Two Used (unknown hours) USHIO UHI-S 175W 10k MH Bulb
(No Ballast for the MHs)
Pumps/PowerHeads:
ViaAqua 4900
SEN-900
MaxiJet 1200
MagDrive (1200 I think, may be 900)
Skimmer:
Red Sea Berlin Turbo (Has Powerhead)
Misc:
16G Bowfront Tank.
15W UV Sterilizer
Coolworks IceProbe Chiller (never used it)
1/2 Tub of Instant Ocean (Was Sealed, think its ok)
Refractometer (recalibrated)
Small 3g Auto-Topoff kit, with Float Switch. (Never been used)
bout 50 Lbs of DeadRock
Kent Marine Maxxima 24GPD RODI system
2 Feet of LocLine Black Plumbing.
Bunch of 3/4" Plumbing parts like Gate Valves, Unions, etc.
I've got some Diamond Bit Holesaws on the way as well, with the ability to do upto a 60mm hole in glass.
The skimmer was pulled off an existing tank, and never cleaned or anything, just put into storage for the past oh 5 years. Its been taken apart as much as I could, and sitting in a Vat of 50% vinegar 50% distilled water, along side a few parts from the RO/DI unit. Prob going to scrub it down this week, and get it cleaned up as much as possible. I've been told elsewhere the skimmer is crap, but limited funds dictate I either use it, or just wait longer. I'm curious to see what it can do either way, and since I've already got it... may as well try.
The RODI is getting a new 75GPD membrane, flow restrictor, DI, and filters for. While the unit itself only has 3 Chambers, I purchased a 4th to add another PreFilter to it.
Soon as I get the Water Filter going, I'm going to start Cooking the DeadRock with some rock from the critter as well.
To pass time, I've been working on a 65 Gallon Idea, with a "deluxe" Stand setup. You can take a look at the google Sketchup I've been working on here (its currently a little overbuilt. I'll prob be drafting another simpler design soon):
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=d50dbf86ca9ed256d804b369b9947ae2
The General Idea is a 65G tank, with a 20G Long sump. I'd drill 2 Holes for the Overflow, 1 for the Return, and then 3 Holes for the Closed Loop. I've also considered placing the CLS returns within the RockWork, by plumbing PVC in the tank, doubling as a frame. The LocLine gives a number of interesting options for water outlets with this scenario.
The stand design allows for the TopOff system to reside in the extra space, as well as hide all of the plumbing & equipment.
Course this is all just a work in progress (more like an idea?), but since I've found some Nashville reefers I figure thats more people that can poke holes in my ideas and give suggestions.
So Hello MTRC!
but I'm anticipating joining once I get past the inital hurdle of getting the right equipment, in my case a Tank, stand and canopy.
