Our 375 Gallon project
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sidewinder770
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melev- Thanks.....slowly but surely. I am not a very patient person but that is one thing this hobby is teaching me.
alien9168- The frames on each side are not steel- they are wood and they are the frames for the cabinets that will be on each side of the tank. Once I get a little further along it will all make sense (at least to me I guess)
clkwrk- I said I wouldn't show the actuator till it's done
. I may show the actuator in action soon but I won't reveal the "how it works" part till everything is 100% complete.
Don't have any updated cabinetwork pics to show but I do have a few pics of some new corals we got recently-
Blue tort and you can just see a piece of the red cap that was attached to the base of it-
This one is called a "flashlight" coral- not sure if that's a real name or just what someone called it but the picture doesn't do it justice- it is really blindingly bright neon green. It is about 6 or 7" across-
alien9168- The frames on each side are not steel- they are wood and they are the frames for the cabinets that will be on each side of the tank. Once I get a little further along it will all make sense (at least to me I guess)
clkwrk- I said I wouldn't show the actuator till it's done
. I may show the actuator in action soon but I won't reveal the "how it works" part till everything is 100% complete.Don't have any updated cabinetwork pics to show but I do have a few pics of some new corals we got recently-
Blue tort and you can just see a piece of the red cap that was attached to the base of it-
This one is called a "flashlight" coral- not sure if that's a real name or just what someone called it but the picture doesn't do it justice- it is really blindingly bright neon green. It is about 6 or 7" across-
kimoyo
Active member
sidewinder770 - I've been following your thread almost since the beginning and you've done a great job! A while back you said you were going to write somethings that could help sk5220 users. Just wondering your thoughts because I should be getting my sk5220 in a few weeks and I plan on pushing it with the 200W tunze pump. Thanks.
tigershark4
Member
Scott, I just read from page 1 to 21 the last two days. I love the tank. I have been planning a 300 tenecor reef for about a year now. I am glad that I came across your thread. I have several questions. first is what is a om4 and where do you get it? I understand that it is a 4 way. Is it anything else then that? The next thing I did not see was info on your lighting what DE MH do you have and how did you hang them? Thank you for all the info. I have learned alot and I have been in and out for the last 15 years. Can't get away.
Travis
10 and over club
tigershark4, here is where you can get the OM website: http://oceansmotions.com/ The 4-ways really are great pieces of equipment for creating random flow. I've used 2 of them on my CL's ever since they first came out.
tigershark4
Member
Travis, Thank you for the info. looks like I will be spending some $$$ with them.
sidewinder770
New member
Dudester- The blue tort is cool. He'll get to be pretty big before we frag it. We've already decided not to frag anything until it's at least softball size Some will be bigger than that- we love to see large colonies and want to keep all our fairly large as well.
kimoyo- Yeah- sorry- just haven't been able to find the time to do a good write-up on it. I can say it's a great skimmer- we just had a few cosmetic issues to work out with Brent (which we are still working on). I do have a few concerns with it's operation but nothing that would keep me from saying it's a great skimmer- I'm sure you'll like yours and please post a pic of it when you get it- I'm curious to see a few things on it and compare the 2. I'll try to post somethign soon but to compare with yours would be great as well.
tigershark4- Travis pointed you in the right direction for the 4way. It's a great device and I highly recommend one. I run mine off a Sequence Dart but you can use a pump that puts out up to 6000gpm from what I hear- Just be sure to not put much back pressure on it or the drum will not rotate correctly. as for my lights- we are running 4- 250w DE Phoenix 14k bulbs. I am using Icecap ballasts and PFO pendants. I love the look and growth but I need to fill in some gaps a little and plan on adding some T5's once I get the skinning done. They are mounted to a aluminum light rack which moves up and back with the actuator as well as the actuator lifting the front of the canopy. I can try to get some closer pics of the light racks if you want?
Here is an updated pic. Doesn't look much different but I have 4 big pieces still outside drying that are not in place yet. Hopefully those will be on in the next few days and the stand front will be stained. Still a few weeks left but I will try to post some new pics when I can. You can see the side cabinets a little better in this one and it gives you an idea of the final stain color as well-
Some will be bigger than that- we love to see large colonies and want to keep all our fairly large as well.kimoyo- Yeah- sorry- just haven't been able to find the time to do a good write-up on it. I can say it's a great skimmer- we just had a few cosmetic issues to work out with Brent (which we are still working on). I do have a few concerns with it's operation but nothing that would keep me from saying it's a great skimmer- I'm sure you'll like yours and please post a pic of it when you get it- I'm curious to see a few things on it and compare the 2. I'll try to post somethign soon but to compare with yours would be great as well.
tigershark4- Travis pointed you in the right direction for the 4way. It's a great device and I highly recommend one. I run mine off a Sequence Dart but you can use a pump that puts out up to 6000gpm from what I hear- Just be sure to not put much back pressure on it or the drum will not rotate correctly. as for my lights- we are running 4- 250w DE Phoenix 14k bulbs. I am using Icecap ballasts and PFO pendants. I love the look and growth but I need to fill in some gaps a little and plan on adding some T5's once I get the skinning done. They are mounted to a aluminum light rack which moves up and back with the actuator as well as the actuator lifting the front of the canopy. I can try to get some closer pics of the light racks if you want?
Here is an updated pic. Doesn't look much different but I have 4 big pieces still outside drying that are not in place yet. Hopefully those will be on in the next few days and the stand front will be stained. Still a few weeks left but I will try to post some new pics when I can. You can see the side cabinets a little better in this one and it gives you an idea of the final stain color as well-
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tigershark4
Member
Scott, Thank you for the info. ? Why did you go with the icecap ballast instead of the pfo dual ballast. I have 2 sunlight supply 250 w hqi on my current tank. happy so far I have been looking at there 72" fixture with t5 and 3 hqi mh. I would like to have a fixture without a canopy. I love the look of the Giesman but to much $ I love your tank and I keep showing the boss so that she lets me purchase a 350g 96x36x24
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Satori
Cancer Sucks
Thanks. I don't want to hijack Scott's thread, so here's my progress thread:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=805504
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=805504
TJcop
Throws Money Into Water
Scott: I just subscribed to this thread...Great Job!
I'm currently working on my 300+ tank (planning/quotes), and I just sent off a custom quote form to Tenecor. Are you happy with the quality of the tank? I have to go through the 20+ pages of your thread, but could you PM any info on the tank? I know $$ are always a touchy subject, but I'm just trying to get an idea. I've only gotten one other custom tank manufacturer to actually respond to a quote request.
Keep up the good work!
I'm currently working on my 300+ tank (planning/quotes), and I just sent off a custom quote form to Tenecor. Are you happy with the quality of the tank? I have to go through the 20+ pages of your thread, but could you PM any info on the tank? I know $$ are always a touchy subject, but I'm just trying to get an idea. I've only gotten one other custom tank manufacturer to actually respond to a quote request.
Keep up the good work!
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