Karl's 100G Build Thread

[pecan2phat]

Very, very nice Karl! Professional as can be
Interesting comments on the Radions, I have a pair that has been sitting in my closet for 8 months now and still have not decided on which tank to try them on.

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

The setup looks great! And I really like the sump design.

 

[emessier]

Very nice job, the whole process of a new build is exciting. Every time you do it it comes out better than the last.

 

[swannyson7]

Looks great Karl and your old setup was beautiful as well! Looking forward to watching it grow in!

 

[tmc1313]

The new set up looks great. I hope you have good luck with the Radion's. Your pink polyp cap is doing well, very happy in my tank:thumbsup:

 

[Krazy_Karl]

Thanks a lot guys! Nice to get the positive feedback after the stressful re-build.

Warren get those suckers up! Mine sat in my closet for about a month + and I couldn't wait to try them.

 

[Krazy_Karl]

Double post

 

[mylifeismyown66]

Looking great!

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

Interesting comments on the Radions, I have a pair that has been sitting in my closet for 8 months now and still have not decided on which tank to try them on.

Feel free to try them on my tank anytime, lol. :bigeyes:

 

[Useful_Idiot]

Looks great Karl! Very neatly done on every aspect and well researched prior to. Building all you've shown was quite an accomplishment in that amount of time. Took me 4 months to do the same. You do have some very nice pieces in your collection. Your water quality must be excellent I could never get my pink birdnest to color up like that under just my AI's. Any concerns about having too light of a bioload with the same number of fish and a lot more water? How are the reef flakes working out for you, moving at all? Pretty clean right out of the bag, huh?

 

[Krazy_Karl]

Love the reefflakes, didn't even bother rinsing them before I put them in the tank. They move a little but it's nowhere near the pain that my Bahama oolite was. Yea the build took about a month to complete but it seemed like forever. As far as water quality is concerned, I basically follow a strict water change schedule and try not to overfeed. It always amazes people when I tell them that I don't use RO/DI water (I do use DI water made by the API filter). I'm not worried about the bioload, I don't think it will be an issue for long since I plan on adding a few fish soon. In my opinion, a light bioload is actually easier to maintain and I do dose reef energy so that helps as well.

 

[Krazy_Karl]

My "fish room".

 

[frankyrivera]

Nice

 

[gar732]

Good stuff! I like the simple scape and great work on the stand.

 

[Krazy_Karl]

Good stuff! I like the simple scape and great work on the stand.

Thank you! The doors are almost done for the stand. Well it was all done but I used a semi-gloss that I hated when I put it in my living room so I had to sand it all back down to the stain and refinish with a satin. Going for a minimalist aquascape, Im sure I'll tweak it a little once I have everything else going but I'm pretty content with it right now.

 

[natedogg]

Looks great!

 

[Collinrb]

I've seen this in person. And it looks absolutely stunning. And the "fish room" is a great way to save space and clean up wires in the process.

 

[Acp]

Im jealous!

 

[Krazy_Karl]

Re-aquascaped the other day. Its been a while since I posted so I figured Id get some pictures up. Pardon the diatoms and the "artsy" shots, I was trying to avoid the inevitable window glare.

 

[Pallobi]

pretty sweet dude :beer: