the 1700g stingray reef

[melev]

No, I've not spoken with Energy in a while, not since he posted this thread.

If you read the last page of that thread, he's suggesting people trade frogs with thermos shipments like we do frags. I guess you can't turn your back on everything you've learned.

 

[fizhfly]

i think id rather have the reef back!

 

[fizhfly]

does energy answer pm or emails?

 

[baldwinaquaman]

I thought I was crazy, man......frags for frogs? NAH

 

[dahenley]

does energy answer pm or emails?

he will, but he doesnt check this site very often. it took him a while to get back with me last time i PM'd him.
what you wondering?? (sorry, just nosey)

 

[fizhfly]

not wondering any thing have spoke with him before just wanted to send him a pm
thanks though

 

[dahenley]

http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/parts-construction/43615-large-vivarium-questions-44.html

he is on here quiet often, you might have to sign up to talk to him there though. hope that helps

 

[fizhfly]

thanks ill book mark it

 

[OldNemo]

He is local here in MN. Here is our local reef site and related thread. When he goes all out he does it right!

http://www.tcmas.org/forums/showthread.php?t=21428

 

[Energy]

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Hey, hey, hey,- Hi guys and gals- sorry I've been gone so long- I've been having a blast building a new system and relearning everything over from scratch!

 

[Energy]

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A lot of the fun is in the build. This has given me a chance to totally rethink my way of doing things. The new system is more of a biotope. It has two connected - yet seperate water areas that share the filtration. Each end of the tank has a "lake" feature with a "river" connects them.

 

[Energy]

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Overall the system is still very young. It's only been up for about three months.

My reef wasn't truly "cool" in my eyes till it was about two years old. I don't expect this to be up to it's potential for another 6 months to a year.

 

[fizhfly]

maybe i just looked harder or wasnt shy guys but thanks i found him then he gave you some pics.
mike

 

[Energy]

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Cool fact- All the logs and vines are fake! Even the small ones that wrap around the larger ones. I had to figure out how to do this and thankfully there is a ton of info over on the dendroboard on how to build stuff like that. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Haha - half the people that send me pm's want to know how to build the fake live rock- well over there they have real video footage of it being done. It's all the same principle- PVC pipes - then great stuff styrofoam and then I carved it to look like live rock and finally mixed epoxy with aragonite and painted it over the styrofoam- (to make the fake live rock).

Same principle to build the fake logs but a few different steps and materials.

 

[Energy]

maybe i just looked harder or wasnt shy guys but thanks i found him then he gave you some pics.
mike

Yes sir- if you hadn't PM'd me I wouldn't have thought to post some of the pics over here.

 

[Energy]

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End view of one of the lakes.

 

[Energy]

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A shot with one of the stingrays.

 

[Tom Foolery]

Man, this tank is gorgeous. It would be awesome to see up close.

 

[fizhfly]

energy did you sell everything to the reef as far as cal reactor and the like
?

 

[Energy]

energy did you sell everything to the reef as far as cal reactor and the like
?

Most of the major equipment is gone. I have still have some odds and ends but the skimmer, calcium reactor and other large items are gone.