Our 400 Gallon In Wall Natural Sun-Lit Reef"

[jdpiii3]

Cool start! What kind of foods are you doing for this community?

As for feeding
"¢ New Life Spectrum Optimum Flake (daily)
"¢ I feed heavy every other day we use
"¢ Rods Food
"¢ Krill
"¢ Ghost Shrimp
"¢ Mysis shrimp
"¢ Brine shrimp
"¢ Reef Nutrition Phyto Feast
"¢ Reef Nutrition Mysis Feast
"¢ Reef Nutrition Oyster Feast
"¢ All food is soaked in Selcon Aquarium Food Booster

 

[jdpiii3]

Can I just say I absolutely love Rush and can't wait for Clockwork Angels in 2012?

Fantastic setup, btw. Looks like you put a lot of work and many weekends into it.

Thanks Crimsonraptor I love RUSH been following the tours for many years my wife and I have seen them all over the world we are up to 80 shows! did you happen to notice my avaitar its me with RUSH

 

[jdpiii3]

david00061// very nice... Looks so clean and peaceful

thanks!

Benson0219//Wow, what a tank. I have a 40 gallon breeder that is my first saltwater tank. I do hope to someday have a large tank. This is very inspiring.

I too will keep you and your wife in my prayers!

thank you!

 

[TheFishTeen]

Awesome! I loved the video. Looks very clean, and mimics a true reef.

 

[Crimsonraptor]

Thanks Crimsonraptor I love RUSH been following the tours for many years my wife and I have seen them all over the world we are up to 80 shows! did you happen to notice my avaitar its me with RUSH

Well, now I noticed

My family lives in a house of prog, so naturally there is Rush, Dream Theater, Transatlantic and all those on the stereo all the time. I've only managed half a dozen Rush concerts so far (my first was when I was 4), but it grows every year

Anyway, I don't want to go off track too much (unless you'd like me to ), so I had a question. Overall, how much did this build cost (that includes tank, piping, ripping up of walls, tank furniture, etc.)?

 

[jdpiii3]

Well, now I noticed

Anyway, I don't want to go off track too much (unless you'd like me to ), so I had a question. Overall, how much did this build cost (that includes tank, piping, ripping up of walls, tank furniture, etc.)?

Lets just say when the build got to 10k I stopped keeping track, I'll update my excel spreadsheet someday.

 

[Telaverus]

Hello everyone my wife felt well today and wanted to go shopping came back with a ton of new livestock

New additions

Male and female black spot angelfish
Blackcap Basslet
Kole Tang
Tomini Tang
3 tricolor anthias
Lemon peel angel

And a bunch of new coral

Zoanthids
Torch Coral
Purple mushrooms

Best post of the thread to date :thumbsup:

 

[jdpiii3]

Best post of the thread to date :thumbsup:

Thanks! I missed our trips to the local shops, I'm so happy shes getting beter. She has lots of livestock she needs to pick out.

 

[jdpiii3]

Awesome! I loved the video. Looks very clean, and mimics a true reef.

Thanks TheFishTeen // we love how the tank looks! makes it feel like we're snorkeling in the Florida Keys all the time.

 

[nuccadoc]

Great video, it looks fantastic right now and it will look even better in a year.

Glad your wife is doing better.

The music is distorted in the video...is it Rush? I couldn't tell.

 

[Telaverus]

The music is distorted in the video...is it Rush? I couldn't tell.

Turn your PC speaker volume down really low and turn the Youtube volume up full and it will sound clear.

 

[nuccadoc]

Got it, thanks.

 

[Mrs. Music]

So wonderful to hear your wife felt well enough to go shopping for the aquarium. Everything is looking awsome.

 

[FishNFun]

Prayers and best wishes for you and your wife! Awesome tank.

 

[Kenneth M Olsen]

VERY nice tank..! Well done!

All the best from Denmark

 

[jdpiii3]

Thank you everyone!

 

[jdpiii3]

Well I finally got around to hooking up the collection cup of my skimmer to my homes sewer connection. No more possibility of skim all over the floor. When I want to clean the skimmer all I do is remove the cover slosh a johnny mop turn the skimmer air supply back on then the skimmer pushes all the residue out and down the drain.
Now I need to finish the ato system and the electrical connections.

 

[AJT]

Great build thread!

I wish I could have used the Sola lights on my tank, but the wife drew the line at cutting into the roof.

Good music in the video

One of my favorites: Freewill
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"

 

[Robb in Austin]

Just found this from AJT's thread. Fantastic build! Beautiful tank! Love the fish selection.
Your taste in music is acceptable too. Seen Rush a few times myself; great band/music/show.

As previously mentioned, sorry to hear of your wife's diagnosis but glad things are looking up.

subscribed.

 

[nuccadoc]

I have a question about your skimmer. On MRC's website their pic of the MRC6r is different from the one you are using. Their's show two chambers, while yours is only one. Can you explain the differences? The reason why I'm asking is I need to upgrade my modified MR-1 on my 400.

Also, MRC rates the MRC6r for 1450 gallons. Why did you pick a skimmer that's rated almost 4-times your take size?

Thanks