Naka's 180 Starphire tank!!!

[melev]

Some of these images were overexposed unfortunately, like the Dendrophylia in that last post. Sorry about that. Did you see his pipe fish?! :inlove:

 

[CAreefer]

Outstanding James, thanks for sharing.

Great pics Marc. Question on the Top Down box, does the depth of the box vary with the lens/camera used? For example, My D70 will eventually get a 100 or 105 macro, should I wait until then before purchasing the box?

All these tanks around the Houston area ALMOST makes me want to move.

CAReefer

 

[tomkb]

Hi James, looking really nice. I wanted to know how much evaporation you are seeing. Also, I can't see the power cord for the overhead lighting, is it a single cord you have hiding somewhere or more than one? And, one more question, do you see any salt creep at all with this setup?

 

[Tremelle]

Very nice tank and pics. I do have a question about the pic I borrowed from Marc. Where are the power cords for the light fixture? Have you figured out a way to light them without electricity?

 

[naka]

Thanks for the great pics Marc. I thought I was talking to you the whole time. I didn't realize you took all those nice pictures.

Marshal, I'm using D20 w/ canon 100 macro lens. Does that help?

I got my LM3 to 9.56 liters per day on a reverse light cycle. So about 2.5 gallons a day. Yes it's one single cord coming down on the left side of my tank. I don't have any salt creep at all w/ my open top setup.

Thanks,

James

 

[GSMguy]

totm totfm

 

[melev]

James, darn you...

Because of your sweet sweet tank, I decided to clean my overflows and back wall. Not so easy as my corals are larger, but I only created one tiny crayola frag in the process. The back of my tank has looked like crap for weeks, so I thought I'd do it "the Naka way."

The water is still clearing, and Spock got a great meal of food liberated from the vertical surfaces of my tank. I'll probably take a full tank shot tomorrow. It's our meeting tonight.

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8943694#post8943694 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tremelle
Very nice tank and pics. I do have a question about the pic I borrowed from Marc. Where are the power cords for the light fixture? Have you figured out a way to light them without electricity?

off top left corner to trim of bookcase and down it's edge, i believe

Stunning Tank!

 

[ReeferMonkey]

Great tank Naka! I'm upgrading to a smaller (36x24x18H 60g) but very similar setup.

I really like the Sifiligoi systems, but I'm married to my Lumenarc at the moment. Those fixtures are really nice!

 

[Ron R.]

I saw the twin sister to this tank over at Village Tropical here in Houston and the empty tank was beautiful by itself!!!!!!!

The pics of the actual tank with all the goodies is A-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[invincible569]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8947760#post8947760 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ron R.
I saw the twin sister to this tank over at Village Tropical here in Houston and the empty tank was beautiful by itself!!!!!!!

The pics of the actual tank with all the goodies is A-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Isnt it? Its a nice setup to look at. You should purchase it.

 

[naka]

Marc, you crack me up. You not the only person that started to scrape the overflow box. Colors pop out at you w/ clean back ground.

James

 

[melev]

See next post.

 

[melev]

Did you see the picture I put in my thread yet?

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=8947396#post8947396

 

[Avast Marine]

naka, I was under the impression the pipefish couldn't handle the flow of a setup like this. What has your experience been? What type of pipe is it? Nice tank BTW

 

[naka]

I got that pipefish back in September at MACNA from Joetb. I always see him picking at the walls for pods. I see him eat frozen food, but that's about it. Low maintenance and has adapted to my high flow tank. When my vortech pumps reduces flow to 50% by RK2, you can see him swim out in the open.

James

 

[makoJ]

wow your tank is looking GREAT!!

and this piece made my jaw drop and hit the floor

 

[naka]

You see all the flat pieces that can be easily broken? After it encrusts, the left corner has your name on it Brian.

James

 

[emilese]

My first time posting in this thread but, I've been following it closely since its start.

Naka, I love the pics of your tank! Nice job on everything!

How did you get your RK2 to reduce the flow of the Vortech? I thought only the controllers (when the come out) and the BB were the only equipment capable of doing that.

Miles

 

[naka]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8953071#post8953071 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by emilese
My first time posting in this thread but, I've been following it closely since its start.

Naka, I love the pics of your tank! Nice job on everything!

How did you get your RK2 to reduce the flow of the Vortech? I thought only the controllers (when the come out) and the BB were the only equipment capable of doing that.

Miles

Hey Miles, thanks for the compliment. I just programmed the RK2 for wavemaker mode (on/off every 20 min). I don't think I'm burning the motor b/c I have it on battery backup. So, actually I'm running my vortech 100% -- 50% every 20 min. It's like increasing and decreasing the flow manually w/ the little nob.

James