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hahnmeister
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Flinger, I feel you on the Aquaconnects... Ive been noping for an importer of Aquaconnect for a long time, even mentioned it to a few storefronts I know of... they would make a killing alone on the aquaconnect 14,000K bulbs.
Perhaps a 'next best' would be the Grotech fixtures...
http://www.captiveoceans.com/Photon.htm
Perhaps a 'next best' would be the Grotech fixtures...
http://www.captiveoceans.com/Photon.htm
Fliger
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What a mess. You never realize how many corals you have until you have to remove every single one and put them into 12 different Rubbermaid bins
If you've ever seen A Christmas Story, when the father gets the "leg lamp" the crate says "Fragile" and he says "Fraj-eeelee, it must be made in Italy. I guess in this case he would have been right. :lol:
This is how my wife helps me when I tell her I'm going to be working on the tank this weekend
Here is picture of all the plumbing. Thats gotta be the least amount of plumbing for a 210G tank.
Its sitting on top of the overflow
If you've ever seen A Christmas Story, when the father gets the "leg lamp" the crate says "Fragile" and he says "Fraj-eeelee, it must be made in Italy. I guess in this case he would have been right. :lol:
This is how my wife helps me when I tell her I'm going to be working on the tank this weekend
Here is picture of all the plumbing. Thats gotta be the least amount of plumbing for a 210G tank.
Its sitting on top of the overflow
invincible569
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NICE PICS!!! Keep them coming!
Too bad Im not in Arizona.. I would come ... and party with your wifes friends!
jk
Too bad Im not in Arizona.. I would come ... and party with your wifes friends!
jksteve the plumb
In Memoriam
yes well tell a woman that there is work to be done on the fish tank and thats what you get.You should have told here you were having a candle party or that you were going shopping for shoes, you just needed a little help first.Its not a lie its just a fib
These are by far extremely well design tank systems I was very fortunate to see one up close and personal in Houston last year. I do have a question regarding the design and build of the stand. The 3 vertical panels are these made of 1†mdf or of a similar material? Also is the stand complete, I mean no horizontal top panel?
loweryster
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I hate you Fliger
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Fliger
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Sorry all, I am totally jammed for time. The tank is up & running and doing great. I lost a couple frags but nothing that can't be replaced. Some stress signs but whatcha gonna do? I didn't get any shots after I got the sump going but have these progression shots. I'll try to get more later.
Here is my chiller/heater from the last tank. Its an Ocean Geotronic Peltier. Very small, extremely silent, low power. Super cool. Its very undersized for this tank, but I'm going to see if the chiller along with a fan will be OK for now. I'm going with a couple Prolifux fans from Aquarium Specialty
Here is a picture of the sump. They didn't have my sump ready so sent this as a temp. Hope to have the new one here soon though, my reefer buddy CalvinC4S informed me last night this sump will not catch the overflow from a power outtage. I'm out of town the next couple weeks, praying for no power outtages! The sump is really cool, it has a 9G water TO rez built in, and three fluidized chambers.
The underground
Here is my chiller/heater from the last tank. Its an Ocean Geotronic Peltier. Very small, extremely silent, low power. Super cool. Its very undersized for this tank, but I'm going to see if the chiller along with a fan will be OK for now. I'm going with a couple Prolifux fans from Aquarium Specialty
Here is a picture of the sump. They didn't have my sump ready so sent this as a temp. Hope to have the new one here soon though, my reefer buddy CalvinC4S informed me last night this sump will not catch the overflow from a power outtage. I'm out of town the next couple weeks, praying for no power outtages! The sump is really cool, it has a 9G water TO rez built in, and three fluidized chambers.
The underground
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loweryster
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lookin good
lighting???
lighting???
Fliger
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Here is the overflow plumbing.
The overflow with the drain bulkhead put on
And with the return. The return can be moved side to side and up and down - virtually any direction. There is a small siphon break you can probably see.
And here is a very bad shot of the tank half full. I didn't fill in for a day or two after this was taken. Since I'm leaving in 48 hours, I am going to aquascape in a way to just keep things safe. Hope to finish aquascaping as soon as I return! (barring any disasters)
The overflow with the drain bulkhead put on
And with the return. The return can be moved side to side and up and down - virtually any direction. There is a small siphon break you can probably see.
And here is a very bad shot of the tank half full. I didn't fill in for a day or two after this was taken. Since I'm leaving in 48 hours, I am going to aquascape in a way to just keep things safe. Hope to finish aquascaping as soon as I return! (barring any disasters)
Fliger
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Thanks Lowery! Lighting is still TBD. For now I'll get away with my curent fixture, slightly underpowered. Come to think of it I probably can't final aquascape until I get some 250W up. I love your Giesemann and what you did with it - its on my list. I like having all US components on a sleeker Euro design so we'll see.
loweryster
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too bad Gman doesn't make a 5' Spectra, maybe there 4'???, that be my first choice, unless Jesse's got something up his sleeve.
