chalice500
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You happen to have any pictures of the early beginnings?
My 80gal starfire reef
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Madfronter
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Wow beautiful tank!
sixtygallon212
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(chalice500)
Ya, I actually do. I am at school right now but when I get home later I will put some pictures of before I even had water in the tank. (Madfronter) & (Dejavu) thanks for the compliments!
Ya, I actually do. I am at school right now but when I get home later I will put some pictures of before I even had water in the tank. (Madfronter) & (Dejavu) thanks for the compliments!
sixtygallon212
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Here are some pictures of the tank before the livestock was introduced.
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=WholeFront.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/WholeFront.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=Front.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/Front.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=WholeBackgood.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/WholeBackgood.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=BackRightgood.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/BackRightgood.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=BackTop.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/BackTop.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Thes are just the guts. The chiller, sump, and pumps were not installed yet.
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=WholeFront.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/WholeFront.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=Front.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/Front.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=WholeBackgood.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/WholeBackgood.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=BackRightgood.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/BackRightgood.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=BackTop.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/BackTop.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Thes are just the guts. The chiller, sump, and pumps were not installed yet.
kaserpick
Keeping it Simple
I love the tank! Beautiful colors and coral combinations. :thumbsup:
What's the tabling acro? It's beautiful.
Also, I'm sorry, but I still don't understand how the setup is put together even with the pics. I can see and understand the closed loop I think, but I can't figure out how the sump ties in. Again, great job!
What's the tabling acro? It's beautiful.
Also, I'm sorry, but I still don't understand how the setup is put together even with the pics. I can see and understand the closed loop I think, but I can't figure out how the sump ties in. Again, great job!
SolidDetail808
Unofficial #1 BJ Penn fan
Is that some kind of vent? Please explain.
sixtygallon212
New member
I don't know the name of the table, but I do know that it isn't an efflo. The sump sits directly under the tank. The stand extends 10" behind the tank and incorporates the canopy as well (had to make it 30" so it would fit in the door). I don't own a house so I wanted the system to be as completely inclosed as possible and easy to move. The tank can be detached from the cabnet by unions and it has a detachable refugium that is inclosed to look like a nightstand. Water is feed to the refugium with gravity and then feeds into the sump (no pump needed). The stucture you see on the right is a ventilation system that evacuates the hot air from the chiller, closed loop pump, and lights via $18 osh duct fan.
chalice500
New member
Very nice, where have you been hiding? Cmon give us some more pics...progression pics.
sixtygallon212
New member
I can post some recent equipment pics tomarrow.
audiowerks
AKA Werks
man, i've never noticed all that plumbing on your tank, maybe you should change your major to engineering!
Bruce Wayne
Member
lol growing on the roboarms
sixtygallon212
New member
Thanks for the positive replies. I was thinking about the design of the tank for about nine months. I am thrilled everyone likes it so much. I am very happy with it and I don't think I would change a thing on the design. Thats funny that James said I should have been an engineer, because my grandfather was a great engineer and my dad has always loved building things. Kind of off subject but something spawned in the tank last night. I don't know exactally what it was because I was in the shower for a while. When I got out, the tank water was milky. I think it was a euphyllia in the refugium. All seems well this morning, but it is time to do a water change anyways.
sixtygallon212
New member
I finally got some more pics. Mostly of the equipment because that seems to be what people want to see the most.
Lights:
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=lights.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/lights.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Oceans Motions Four Way:
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=OM.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/OM.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Top of ventilation system:
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=vent.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/vent.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=tank.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/tank.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Refugium:
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=refug.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/refug.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Grow Out Tank:
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=frag1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/frag1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Some of the pictures can be a little confusing, so if you have any questions on how something works, or what you are looking at feel free to ask questions. Hope you enjoy the pics!!
Lights:
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=lights.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/lights.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Oceans Motions Four Way:
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=OM.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/OM.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Top of ventilation system:
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=vent.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/vent.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=tank.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/tank.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Refugium:
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=refug.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/refug.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Grow Out Tank:
<a href="http://s639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/?action=view¤t=frag1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/craiggutshall/frag1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Some of the pictures can be a little confusing, so if you have any questions on how something works, or what you are looking at feel free to ask questions. Hope you enjoy the pics!!
sixtygallon212
New member
Thanks Bolo Tran. I have a big skimmer and feed a lot. I dose 2ml of salifert amino acids, six drops of KM iron, and iodide everynight, or before every large feeding. I try to dose in small amounts every day to keep everything as stable as possible. The iodide is lugol's solution and I dilute the bottle 1 drop iodide/4 drops water so I can dose 3/4 of a drop of the original molarity solution every day because one drop would go over the recommended dosage. I don't use Zeovit or any other fancy products, I do have a calcium reactor though. As for the salt I use Tropic Marin Pro and mix it in a plastic bucket for a day with a heater. While mixing I add dkh buffer and calcium. I also add a lot of magnesium in the tank, not in the bucket because it makes all the calcium parcipitate out of solution.
