Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
a lot better than whatever it strolls into!
Good thing I have plenty of SPS- I just tried to create some sort of anemone barrier using some green slimer.
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Good thing I have plenty of SPS- I just tried to create some sort of anemone barrier using some green slimer.
Jacwil
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That's hilarious...green slimer= cannon fodder!
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
stag Acropora skeletons have seemingly stopped the anemones wanderings
aquadonkey
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Good that nem seems to have stopped wandering! Do you have any other shots of the tank? I'm interested to see how the cave with the giant gorg is looking....
victorcan
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oh my what a tank I am truly envious ... I am looking at getting my 350 gallon back on line but i first have to build a stand for it... that is just incredible... I would do almost anything for my tank to even be close to that... I just need what an extra 30 G's to come close 
or a very patient frag farm lol Nice work
or a very patient frag farm lol Nice work
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
oneradtek202
Pitcher Hill Reef Society
Gary dont u use a point and shoot camera for these?
If so, thats amazing that they come out this good lol
that nem is getting bigger every time i see it
If so, thats amazing that they come out this good lol
that nem is getting bigger every time i see it
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
yes- that last pic taken with a standard Canon A560 Powershot.
Manual mode: ISO 80, flash, 1/60 sec, f 7.1
aquadonkey
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Wow! Great pic Gary
It could be on the cover of a fish horror movie (made by fish for fish).
It could be on the cover of a fish horror movie (made by fish for fish).
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Macropharyngodon bipartis
SaltwaterAdict
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Gorgeous fish. Is that a female leopard wrasse?
I have a few questions. How do you provide your internal circulation, do you have 2 return pumps running to the other end of the tank? How many pumps do you have on your back wall where the overflow is situated. I'm going to be going with a 3 sided island style like you have and if you can give me some pointers as to where to station pumps etc, the help would be much appreciated. Also, how do you get enough light to corals on either side of the tank. Do you have very large reflectors, I would imagine that's what you would need?
Awesome pics man, truly incredible tank.
Hopefully that gig nem stays put. :strooper:
I have a few questions. How do you provide your internal circulation, do you have 2 return pumps running to the other end of the tank? How many pumps do you have on your back wall where the overflow is situated. I'm going to be going with a 3 sided island style like you have and if you can give me some pointers as to where to station pumps etc, the help would be much appreciated. Also, how do you get enough light to corals on either side of the tank. Do you have very large reflectors, I would imagine that's what you would need?
Awesome pics man, truly incredible tank.
Hopefully that gig nem stays put. :strooper:
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
thanks for all kind words.
Basic good aquarium design will have surface water pushing towards drains and that's how the gyre (strong water flow) in my aquarium is best described.
Two water returns on the short sided viewing end are capped with penductors and are fed by main (Iwaki 100RLT) pump and push water towards the drains which are located between the aquarium and wall (of the house).
Right now I have a Tunze Stream and Vortech that work to alternately push against the main gyre and assist it.
The reflector in my light hood is actually very small. This aquarium receives a lot of ambient (sun) light from the sides- a fact that Sanjay noted immediately when he visited.
This post (taken from my "New Canvas" thread) helps to illustrate what I'm describing above.
Basic good aquarium design will have surface water pushing towards drains and that's how the gyre (strong water flow) in my aquarium is best described.
Two water returns on the short sided viewing end are capped with penductors and are fed by main (Iwaki 100RLT) pump and push water towards the drains which are located between the aquarium and wall (of the house).
Right now I have a Tunze Stream and Vortech that work to alternately push against the main gyre and assist it.
The reflector in my light hood is actually very small. This aquarium receives a lot of ambient (sun) light from the sides- a fact that Sanjay noted immediately when he visited.
This post (taken from my "New Canvas" thread) helps to illustrate what I'm describing above.
Here's a pic of the water returns taken from above the aquarium.
These returns are almost invisible when looking at the aquarium from a side view.
SaltwaterAdict
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Thanks that was very helpful.
What Diameter is your output on the two returns, 3/4", 1"? Also, how big is your overflow box for skimming the surface? I was thinking of going with one with the dimensions L,W,H: 12"x2"x6".
Curious, do you have a refugium of some sort and does it have a dsb or macroalgae?
You don't dose bacteria/carbon/vodka do you?
What Diameter is your output on the two returns, 3/4", 1"? Also, how big is your overflow box for skimming the surface? I was thinking of going with one with the dimensions L,W,H: 12"x2"x6".
Curious, do you have a refugium of some sort and does it have a dsb or macroalgae?
You don't dose bacteria/carbon/vodka do you?
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
returns from the main pump (Iwaki 100RLT) are 1" ID.
Return from pump splits into two return lines capped with penductors.
I have no overflow "box". Surface skimming is accomplished with two upturned 90 degree elbows.
I have a lit 10 gallon refugium which contains a DSB and macroalgae.
I don't do any form of carbon dosing.
Return from pump splits into two return lines capped with penductors.
I have no overflow "box". Surface skimming is accomplished with two upturned 90 degree elbows.
I have a lit 10 gallon refugium which contains a DSB and macroalgae.
I don't do any form of carbon dosing.
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