latazyo's official tank build thread
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latazyo
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more pics, including FTS
this is the excellent frogspawn I picked up from goalie66
orange digitata frag from mpcart
here is a shot of my monti caps as seen through the left side panel
and the FTS requested by STEVE...since my camera is so crappy w/o flash it took about 20 pics to get 2 or 3 that were decent and this was the best I could do with my equipment
I am going to modify the placement of the monti digi frag and the olive green monti cap (right now theyre within a few inches of the orange monti cap and that'll obivously be a problem...Im just waiting on some plumbers putty
this is the excellent frogspawn I picked up from goalie66
orange digitata frag from mpcart
here is a shot of my monti caps as seen through the left side panel
and the FTS requested by STEVE...since my camera is so crappy w/o flash it took about 20 pics to get 2 or 3 that were decent and this was the best I could do with my equipment
I am going to modify the placement of the monti digi frag and the olive green monti cap (right now theyre within a few inches of the orange monti cap and that'll obivously be a problem...Im just waiting on some plumbers putty
stlouisguy
Registered Member
LOL I warned him
latazyo
New member
update: might finally hve the flow situation resolved
I removed the MJ1200 and added two seio m620s
right now Im sitting at about 48x turnover, which I think is pretty decent
I have an extra 20L sitting around that I might make into a fuge, but havent decided yet...it would have to be on its own stand and I think that would look stuipd...but still thinking about it
updated stocking list (this is what I have so far):
emerald crab
queen conch
astreas
1 blue leg hermit hitch hiker
orange monti digi
pocillopora
acropora millepora
orange monti cap
olive green monti cap
zoos (greens, orange)
blue ric
orange ric
frilly mushroom
GSP
frogspawn
candy cane
planning to add ultimately:
long nosed hawk fish (dont care if it eats shrimp, Im getting one)
true percula clown
yellow watchman goby/pistol shrimp
yellow candy hogfish Bodianus bimaculatus*
flame or coral beauty angel (havent decided which one)*
*= maybe, haven't decided yet
cleaner shrimp
brain coral (havent decided which variety
acros (need some pinks/blues/purples)
superman monti
more zoos
more ricordea
clam (havent decided which kind I want yet...obviously not a large one...right now Im liking squamosas)
thanks for looking, as usual any and all comments are welcome
I removed the MJ1200 and added two seio m620s
right now Im sitting at about 48x turnover, which I think is pretty decent
I have an extra 20L sitting around that I might make into a fuge, but havent decided yet...it would have to be on its own stand and I think that would look stuipd...but still thinking about it
updated stocking list (this is what I have so far):
emerald crab
queen conch
astreas
1 blue leg hermit hitch hiker
orange monti digi
pocillopora
acropora millepora
orange monti cap
olive green monti cap
zoos (greens, orange)
blue ric
orange ric
frilly mushroom
GSP
frogspawn
candy cane
planning to add ultimately:
long nosed hawk fish (dont care if it eats shrimp, Im getting one)
true percula clown
yellow watchman goby/pistol shrimp
yellow candy hogfish Bodianus bimaculatus*
flame or coral beauty angel (havent decided which one)*
*= maybe, haven't decided yet
cleaner shrimp
brain coral (havent decided which variety
acros (need some pinks/blues/purples)
superman monti
more zoos
more ricordea
clam (havent decided which kind I want yet...obviously not a large one...right now Im liking squamosas)
thanks for looking, as usual any and all comments are welcome
latazyo
New member
well I added a fish yesterday, just a standard firefish...I've always thought they were cool so I picked one up from Andy's Animals...I liked the store and his fish were very good looking...(even better looking snakes, but that's another message board)
no pics yet, he's still hiding out, but its the first fish in the tank so he shouldn't be shy for too long
just sharing some growth pics so far
here are the orange and green zoos I got a while back, they are reproducing like crazy
the pocillopora is showing incredible growth, I got it exactly one month ago from Roy
I also recently added a queen conch to stir up my sand bed, but its behaving weird...it is climbing on the rocks and glass...is that normal?
here is a shot of the one and only mushroom in my tank, it was too cool to ban from the tank
I picked up some used seios (as previously mentioned) but only one had a mount so I had to improvise, so far it's working well, but the downside is that I can't adjust the direction or position of the seio
another shot of it, including a close up of the seio's for Steve
here is a full tank shot taken today
here are a few shots of the tank bowing situation IM having DO YOU THINK THIS IS SOMETHING I SHOULD WORRY ABOUT?
note the queen conch up in the corner of the tank...***?
and just for fun, here is a shot of my first ever tank back in 2002...things have come a long way
no pics yet, he's still hiding out, but its the first fish in the tank so he shouldn't be shy for too long
just sharing some growth pics so far
here are the orange and green zoos I got a while back, they are reproducing like crazy
the pocillopora is showing incredible growth, I got it exactly one month ago from Roy
I also recently added a queen conch to stir up my sand bed, but its behaving weird...it is climbing on the rocks and glass...is that normal?
here is a shot of the one and only mushroom in my tank, it was too cool to ban from the tank
I picked up some used seios (as previously mentioned) but only one had a mount so I had to improvise, so far it's working well, but the downside is that I can't adjust the direction or position of the seio
another shot of it, including a close up of the seio's for Steve
here is a full tank shot taken today
here are a few shots of the tank bowing situation IM having DO YOU THINK THIS IS SOMETHING I SHOULD WORRY ABOUT?
note the queen conch up in the corner of the tank...***?
and just for fun, here is a shot of my first ever tank back in 2002...things have come a long way
StupidsReef
Premium Member
I think I'd be a little nervous if that was my tank! I'd find a way to euro brace that.
JxMetal
New member
Doubt it. It would have to be VERY tight fitting.
I think the best thing would be a simple acrylic strip down the middle attaching the to panes of acrylic. It only needs to be about an inch thick. That will help greatly. To do that you'd have to empty a fairly large amount of water first until the bowing is gone.
Maybe you could use a bar clamp to get the bow out and then use weld-on to get rid of the bow. I think you'd have to be VERY careful to do this.
I don't really know, just throwing out ideas.
I think the best thing would be a simple acrylic strip down the middle attaching the to panes of acrylic. It only needs to be about an inch thick. That will help greatly. To do that you'd have to empty a fairly large amount of water first until the bowing is gone.
Maybe you could use a bar clamp to get the bow out and then use weld-on to get rid of the bow. I think you'd have to be VERY careful to do this.
I don't really know, just throwing out ideas.
latazyo
New member
well the guy that made the tank got back to me and said that in his opinion the bow I am experiencing is nothing to worry about and that much worse has been seen....I will continue to monitor the situation, but adding a 2" eurobrace would not break my heart too much if needed
are there any warning signs to catastrophic failure? i.e. crazing, etc?
are there any warning signs to catastrophic failure? i.e. crazing, etc?
