My 215 Oceanic Starphire project

It's done.....................I need some serious BAR time,,...after this,...Oh, wait....I have a bar next to the tank,....clink clink....time to finally enjoy the recliners.......somebody wake me in the morning with a bloody freakin mary
 
Had to get the lights and and canopy from the other tank in order to move the retro-fit lights over to this tank, I used the same canopy but in a larger size, here are the before and afters, only dif in the canopy was the extra 6" in depth.

old canopy, 72" long but only 18" depth
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new canopy with same lights, but lots bigger t^
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Tank with new canopy and lighting
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Ok, there's something wrong with the cat being the only one interested in the new tank.....LOL this is "Lump" the cat that does absoultley nothing
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Figured it was time for an update, life's been really crazy so the tank was kinda on hold for a while, kinda cool to setup a new tank like this and not have a cycle....LOL

Removed about 100lbs of LR, I'll replace it with 50lbs of really nice tonga branch thats on it's way, will take a few weeks to cure. Remember that this is a LPS/Zoa/softie tank so the aquascaping is a little different. I plan on fragging all my zoa's onto the tonga branch, then LPS and softies in the rockwork.

I actually removed all the LR and started over as I realized that I forgot to place the maxijets and Koralias behind the LR. There are a total of 4 hidden powerheads that are mounted at the bottom of the tank, some aimed up, some aimed thru and 2 that are aimed sideways, this ensures that there is very little detritus buildup, plus there's tons of space behind the LR.

I thought I was going to lose one of my crocea's as his entire foot was ripped off in a freak accident, but he's now fully opened and looks like I can see a new foot creaping it's way into the LR

Ended up fragging my monster Kenya into 2 huge frags, if you can call them frags @ 14" across, they look so freakin tiny in the photos

I'm not done with the aquascaping and figure it will take a few more weeks of looking at the tank and getting ideas on how I want the final aquascaping to look like

Full tank shot, sorry it's a little cloudy, was mucking around in the fuge.
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Good job on the transfer! I like the new setup a lot. did you float the wood floor or glue it down? the room came out great.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11581448#post11581448 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dstall
Very nice set up!! How do you like the Eshop sump/refug?

The eshopps fuge is OK, good design, but not the best IMO. There's not enough room in the refugium part and they put this back wall in that creates this 4" wide space the length of the fuge that totally usless, it's good for heaters and thats about it. If you want a sump mounted skimmer, forget about having the refugium.

I'm probably going to remove this and replace with a custom 85g that i'll make myself for less than $125
 
Man I love this tank.

I have tons of questions if you don't mind.

What skimmer?
What supplements if any are you adding or is just 2 part as I don't see a reactor?
What camera?
What is you lighting set up/ please include ballast. Thanks.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11599122#post11599122 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seayu
Man I love this tank.

I have tons of questions if you don't mind.

What skimmer?
What supplements if any are you adding or is just 2 part as I don't see a reactor?
What camera?
What is you lighting set up/ please include ballast. Thanks.

Right now I'm running a coralife skimmer, but will be upgrading to a euroreef with the next few weeks

I don't add anything to the tank, just the B-Ionic 2 part system, I will be installing a MRC calcium reactor, I have the unit, just need to install

Nikon d40x

Coralife Aqualight Pro retrofit 3x250 with phoenix 15k bulbs and 4x96w actinics

Tropic Marin Pro salt
 
Just found this posting. I am currently waiting for my new 215. I will be moving everything from my 110 into the new tank, (need that extra front to back depth). I will use the old 110 for a remote sump. I have been planning the same type aquascaping for good circulation through and around the rock. My overall plan is basicly the same as what you have already done so I really enjoyed your post.
 
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Thanks....I went from the 125 to this and the extra room is incredible, also a royal pain.
Tank depth + short arms = frustration with aquascaping
 
might have missed it but how are you doing water top off? Also what is your water change procedure/method, frequency and amount? Great looking tank. Love the aquascaping. Oh and please post your new 85 gallon sump build photos and info.
 
I actually have a lot of equipment that I still need to install, my personal life is really hectic and just don't have the time.

I still have to install the MRC calcium reactor and the auto topoff.

I spent most of today redoing all the wire's and cleaning up the electrical, also had to take the canopy off again (argh huff snort) so that I could install the fans, that took half the day just cutting out the areas for the fans etc...

Water changes will be 40g about every 4 weeks, using my handy wheeled trash can, I mix the water for 2 days, checking ph, bring it up to the same temp as the tank once and then pump it in.
 
Here's todays project. I've been putting off installing these high volume fans for a while, I'll connect them to the Neptune controller to only come on when temp hits 81. You won't be able to see the fan vents because they are on the right hand side of the tank


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Tank is doing really well, never had a cycle or even a little bump with the move. Things are still kinda just thrown in the tank as I really want to redo the aquascaping and coral placement. It's hard to see, but just about every square inch of the tanks has some type of coral. Geez, already out of room.........And I haven't even move my acans, duncans, monti's, micros and blasot's over to this tank...

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Very nice Build. I am also planning a 215 mixed reef with 250w halides and actinics. My question is how long of a period in a day do you run your light and what ER skimmer are you planning on? I bought an RC 250 for my project.
 
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