kmooresf
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Hey thanks Lou!
LeeMar starfire 290 mixed reef build
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Hey thanks Lou!
kmooresf
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No worries Ashish! Thanks for taking the time to read through the thread and not just skip to the end. LOL!
I also like the tall stand. It is so nice not to have to bend over to see the tank. HOWEVER...........it is a bit more of a chore to do maintenance, etc. The new canopy is going to really add to that problem. It's all worth it though.
kmooresf
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Some new coral shots.
Some new coral shots.
Had my hands in the tank and decided to grab the dive camera. Got some decent shots. Still learning the photography side of things.
This thing has been growing kind of crazy.......made a little natural arch (only about an 1" though.
Green Torte
Some new coral shots.
Had my hands in the tank and decided to grab the dive camera. Got some decent shots. Still learning the photography side of things.
This thing has been growing kind of crazy.......made a little natural arch (only about an 1" though.
Green Torte
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Reefing is my middle name
Is that the Go Pro camera? Those colors and polyp extensions are crazy.
kmooresf
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Thx man. Nah, I would love to get one though. It is just my old cannon power shot. About 4 years old now and I think 7mp? I bought an underwater case for it and now use it for diving. It takes great macro shots and cannon camera's have an "underwater" setting on them.
kmooresf
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Time to kick up the flow......
Time to kick up the flow......
Well, I have a couple of dead spots that are driving me crazy. every once in awhile I find a small amount of cyano that will build up in these spots. I had a piece of it stuck in one of the corals and it made a big dead spot.
I Have a few other area's in the tank with very slow flow as well. I am gonna have to add some more power heads to the equasion.
Currently I am running 4 Tunze 6105's on a Tunze control / wave maker (7095). They kick out some good flow for sure maxing out at 3400 gph. They are able to give a fairly wide stream that reaches about 5' accross the tank before petering out. They have a small amount that makes it all the way accross the tank, but it's not much.
I also have a little flow from two Waterblaster 5000 rated at 1300gph. I figure I'm getting between 900-1000 gph out of each of those.
The tank is 72" x 31" x 26" tall.
So the two options I am considering at the moment are either.......
1) Buy two more Tunze 6105's and to add approx 6800gph ......or
2) Buy one of the new Tunze 6255's at approx 4800gph. However this is a much wider and more turbulent flow pattern that would likely reach the other side quite nicely. If I did this I would move one of my current pumps the the other side having three 6105's opposite the new 6255 and the other 6105. I think having three on one side and the new more powerful pump on the other would make for a nice random flow (I will also be upgrading the controller to the 7096 which has more flow patterns including a syncronized wavemaker).
Each option runs about the same price. At the moment I have pretty much decided to just go with the two 6105's. A bit more flow and more options to move the flow. However I thought I would throw the questions out there in case these newer "wider" flow pumps might be worth the crazy cost?
Here is a link to a YouTube video showing the new 6255. He compares it to the Votec MP40, but clearly it is more appropriately compared to the MP60. But it shows some good water movement. http://youtu.be/1Lb3UPjJCuk
Any thoughts? Thanks.
Time to kick up the flow......
Well, I have a couple of dead spots that are driving me crazy. every once in awhile I find a small amount of cyano that will build up in these spots. I had a piece of it stuck in one of the corals and it made a big dead spot.
I Have a few other area's in the tank with very slow flow as well. I am gonna have to add some more power heads to the equasion.
Currently I am running 4 Tunze 6105's on a Tunze control / wave maker (7095). They kick out some good flow for sure maxing out at 3400 gph. They are able to give a fairly wide stream that reaches about 5' accross the tank before petering out. They have a small amount that makes it all the way accross the tank, but it's not much.
I also have a little flow from two Waterblaster 5000 rated at 1300gph. I figure I'm getting between 900-1000 gph out of each of those.
The tank is 72" x 31" x 26" tall.
So the two options I am considering at the moment are either.......
1) Buy two more Tunze 6105's and to add approx 6800gph ......or
2) Buy one of the new Tunze 6255's at approx 4800gph. However this is a much wider and more turbulent flow pattern that would likely reach the other side quite nicely. If I did this I would move one of my current pumps the the other side having three 6105's opposite the new 6255 and the other 6105. I think having three on one side and the new more powerful pump on the other would make for a nice random flow (I will also be upgrading the controller to the 7096 which has more flow patterns including a syncronized wavemaker).
Each option runs about the same price. At the moment I have pretty much decided to just go with the two 6105's. A bit more flow and more options to move the flow. However I thought I would throw the questions out there in case these newer "wider" flow pumps might be worth the crazy cost?
Here is a link to a YouTube video showing the new 6255. He compares it to the Votec MP40, but clearly it is more appropriately compared to the MP60. But it shows some good water movement. http://youtu.be/1Lb3UPjJCuk
Any thoughts? Thanks.
gimmito
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+1 on Dave.m suggestions. I have (2) 6100's doing just that on the left and right sides of my tank. The other (4) 6205's are placed lower to middle of the tank to address dead spots. Two other thoughts are adding a wavebox or purchasing a 6105 and adding a sea sweep. When I had one hooked up to a 6205 + a wavebox, I had some nice radom flow. I can lend you the sea sweep to try out if you like. _
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Reefing is my middle name
Man you have some serious polyp extension going on with those new pieces.
kmooresf
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Thanks Dave, that is a great idea.
@Jim, I am seriously thinking about the sea sweeps. It would be rad to try one out. I'll be in touch.
Thx.
kmooresf
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Thx man. They are fuzzy, fuzzy, fuzzy!!! :thumbsup:
jrod738776
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awesome video, very interesting
Equipment is arriving.
This might seem like a quick build, however I have been planning and researching for about 4 months now. I am working with Neptune Aquatics in San Jose, CA. They have been kick *** and I have been inspired by Roberts display tank at Neptune. Pretty sweet.
Robert also helped me design the sump and has given me a lot of advice on the tank.
Skimmer arrived.......SRO 6000 external.
Abby as a size reference.
More toys.......
Built a stand for the skimmer....raised it so the water level in the skimmer water level at it's lowest will be the same as the sump water level.
Rough idea of where the primary pumps will sit.
Tank is going up on the stand tomorrow afternoon!!! Super excited. :bounce2:
That skimmer is just sexy...
kmooresf
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Thanks, I thought it was pretty rad. However it turns out it could be a response to stress from the water change. Water is pretty dam stable, so I would like to think it's from the new moon lights I put in last month, but will keep an eye on it in the meantime. This is a great article I found on it.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2009/8/inverts
david00061
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I just thumb thru thread. I'll read it later tonight. Looks great from what I saw. Lots of pics. 
