Mike's 225 Reef Tank Log

[MdM31]

It seems we are way ahead of schedule, and the crate is going to be here tomorrow already! The shipping sure was fast!

-Mike

 

[Bebo77]

LOL i have one of those stand and canopy's as well...

Sean the stand is going on this weekend... big party at my house for my bday so the tank has to look its best...

i thought i was special, :sad1: Sean told me he would never ship again?!?!

never say never Sean:thumbsup: hope you like yours as much a i Love mine :love1:


sorry dont want to hijack your thread...

 

[sonofgaladriel]

Its the building and lifting these darn crates in my truck that I don't like so much I have to recruit quite a few guys to get it done.
Mike's 7 footer was a tad bit easier than your 10 foot monster Gabriel

 

[Bebo77]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7215542#post7215542 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sonofgaladriel
Its the building and lifting these darn crates in my truck that I don't like so much I have to recruit quite a few guys to get it done.
Mike's 7 footer was a tad bit easier than your 10 foot monster Gabriel

lol well at least mine is bigger ... lol jk

jk all things aside sean does great work... you will be very happy once you see it...

 

[Lord Voldemort]

Tank looks incredible.

 

[MdM31]

Thanks again guys!

Gabriel I think yours is a tad bit larger than mine.

Well its 11 here and it hasnt arrived yet. I am getting very anxious, and can't wait to get it home!

Will keep you guys updated.

Meanwhile, the tank is being built and shoudl be done in a week atleast, and Melev has started construction on the new sump. This project is so much fun!

-Mike

 

[MdM31]

Update on the tank! The acrylic backing and overflows were installed. The aquarium will be finished monday or tuesday. Can't wait!

heres a sneak peak.

-Mike

 

[MdM31]

Stand and canopy never showed up yesterday. Gotta call the shipping company. Anyways, I was bored and took some pics of my "Gadgets"

GEO kalk and 618 calcium reactor

AC3 and DC8

I have another DC8 on the way, so I will have a total of 16 controllable outlets. I also have to get an internet adapter, so I can view the controller's webserver.

-Mike

 

[MdM31]

I also am going to try the prodibio method on this new tank. I ordered 30 ampoules of each supplement:

Biogest
Biotrace
Iodi+
Stroni+
Reefbooster
Bioptim

Hopefully I will get results like Iwan has been showing us all. His tank is an inspiration to me, and a tons of other reefers here on RC.

-Mike

 

[MdM31]

What you all have been waiting for!

What you all have been waiting for!

After struggling to get the damn thing outta the truck and onto the lift gate, we finally got the stand into my garage. I un-crated it in about 20-30 minutes. I think I unscrewed 200 screws! lol.

The stand came with no damage what so ever. It looks just as great as it does when Sean sent me pics before it left.

I can't wait to get the tank on it!

Here are som pictures.

The Crate

Sides Opened Up

Canopy

Angle shot (stupid weight bench in the way lol.)

Here Is the Back

And Fianlly, all the pieces of wood from the crate!

That's all for now folks!

-Mike

 

[818]

I sure hope your benching more than that...Nice stand BTW did you get it from the same guy Gabriel got it from? Sorry I only looked at pics

Sam

 

[MdM31]

I sure hope your benching more than that

Yeah i got it from Sean (Same guy Gabriel used)

lol thats not my bench. picked it up at a garage sale for like 20 bucks, then realized it didnt have near enough weight and was too small anyways. now it is just taking up garage space I knew someone was gonna comment on the bench :rolleye1: :lol: :lol: :rolleye1: .

Goodnight guys.

-Mike

 

[15nano]

Very nice can't wait to see it all together.

 

[elephen]

Looks great man, you'll love the ACIII with the web server, makes it great when your not at home and want to know whats going on!

 

[MdM31]

I have been messing around with the AC3 on my current tank, and it is a really cool gadget.

The tank is being eurobraced today, pictures will be as early as tomorrow! Can't wait!

-Mike

 

[elephen]

I think the ACIII is totally worth the money. Keeps my tank temp very steady.

I did a little doodling on this.

I love this thing, my temp is from 79.9-83 which isn't a bad fluctuation for no chiller when its 85+ outside and I don't have the a/c on!

 

[MdM31]

nice! that is aquanotes correct?? can you download that somewhere, or do you have to buy it?

-Mike

 

[elephen]

AquaNotes Lite is a free download. The full version which has a web server, email and what not cost like $70 give or take. I figured with the ACIII everything is built into the unit so I could get away with the Lite version of AquaNotes. It emails and has the embedded web server, no point in having 2 things to due the same process.

 

[MdM31]

So I can still have the webserver without aquanotes correct?? Thanks again.

-Mike

 

[elephen]

The ACIII has a built-in web server. Read through your manual. Just to to Setup > Net Setup and then setup the subnet mask, the dns server(s) and the ip of the unit then restart unit. Once its back up hit that ip you set it to in your web browser and then it should prompt you for a login. Default is admin/1234 (this can be changed via the controller setup).

This is all presuming you have it hooked up to a functioning ethernet port.