The Reef Central Corner Club Thread
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kelso, I've been planning this set-up for almost 2 years, it really helps bumping ideas off others that work with these types of tanks. My asm-g3 will be directly fed from the overflow on the tank. I'm doing the recurculating mod now, it has the mesh mod and the gate valve now. The overflow from the skimmer will feed the fuge, then the fuge into the sump. A return pump set at about 180 gph will feed back to the tank.
Mike show me a pic of your lights off the tank next time you take them off please!!!!!
Mike show me a pic of your lights off the tank next time you take them off please!!!!!
kelso1980
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jesse, few Q's: Do you use phos and/or carbon reactor? Next time you get your camera out could you snap some for me? No rush, this wont happen for a few months but it's nice to get an idea. What return pump do you use?
There are a hundred and one upgrades that could/should be done on my tank...baby steps.
There are a hundred and one upgrades that could/should be done on my tank...baby steps.
ok jesse heres some pics and a link
http://www.tmc-ltd.co.uk/aquarium/aquaray-lighting.asp
you can click on my red house for more lighting picks as well
http://www.tmc-ltd.co.uk/aquarium/aquaray-lighting.asp
you can click on my red house for more lighting picks as well
I do plan on adding a phosban reactor. I ordered one but it hasn't arived yet. Don't know about the carbon yet. I want too see how the one fits before I get another. The return is a ca pump but I don't remember the number, but I'll get it when I go to my shop later.
The mesh mod for the pump is easy and I'll show some pics later when I have the skimmer ripped apart. The recurc mod is where I'm at now. I'm trying to find a different way than using the uni-seals that asm used. It's just too flimsy for me. The gate is easy too, just the gate valve is expensive.
The mesh mod for the pump is easy and I'll show some pics later when I have the skimmer ripped apart. The recurc mod is where I'm at now. I'm trying to find a different way than using the uni-seals that asm used. It's just too flimsy for me. The gate is easy too, just the gate valve is expensive.
chrisqueenz
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Wow, I already have gotten some great ideas for my lighting set-up
Hookup
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Phish Guy- Thanks, I'm impressed at that fixture... way, way more simple than my DIY and nice output overall.
Misled - thanks for the breakdown... first time i've ever seen one of those, and the way you built it looks interesting.
One more question, does the plex-glass cover your tank? It looks like it does, in which case I have a follow-up question... what are yours, and others, thoughts on the effect of a medium (glass/plex) filtering the lights to the corals?
It was my understanding that bulb glass is designed in combination with the gasses to deliver some pretty specific output and adding any type of filter/pass-thru could potentially degrade the quality of light being delivered to your tank...
Thoughts?
Misled - thanks for the breakdown... first time i've ever seen one of those, and the way you built it looks interesting.
One more question, does the plex-glass cover your tank? It looks like it does, in which case I have a follow-up question... what are yours, and others, thoughts on the effect of a medium (glass/plex) filtering the lights to the corals?
It was my understanding that bulb glass is designed in combination with the gasses to deliver some pretty specific output and adding any type of filter/pass-thru could potentially degrade the quality of light being delivered to your tank...
Thoughts?
If that's pointed at me, I don't have plex-glass or anything over my tank. If you are refering to the pic with the holes drilled into it, that's the bottom of the rack to hold my rock.
I've had tanks with the rock scaled from bottom to top, and front to back. I have the rack designed to go up the side walls then one pillar to the center. The center will also get a rock from the left side to create a cave. On the right side I left space for the pump to run the scwd. Hopefully the rock will be set-up so I'll be able to show you this weekend.
EDIT: and I don't think it's a good idea to put plex-glass over the tank. Not only gas exchange and light loss, you also create heat problems.
One thing I got to today was the pipes in the overflow box. I figured I'd stick this in in case anyone else thinks the manufactures are stupid for selling a black aquarium with white pipes.
I used Krylon Fussion. It bonds with plastic and when cured is reef safe.
I used Krylon Fussion. It bonds with plastic and when cured is reef safe.
calli
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14042591#post14042591 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Misled
Hey guys. I guess I'm in. I've been working on mine for just over a year. The tank just got in the room, the rock rack just put in the tank. Start drilling rock today!!!
Hi Michael!!!!
Love the Star fish ... LOL
jesse thats a seriously impressive tank and system you have there, you can tell a lot of thought and experience has gone into it, and as mentioned above great starfish, ha ha, looks like a christmas starfish to me, very rare:lol: found in the english channel i believe
Bernie21
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What is this, I dont check in for a few days and you guys add like 3 pages to this thread, come on!!! I have a lot of reading to catch up on!! I have my Mag 18 return, w 1 Koralia 4, Im thinking of adding a 2nd one. Hey Michael, do you have any fish?? I never see fish in your pictures. I love the creativity on some of these tanks.
You can fit an ATO inside the stand Flfireman has a great pics for the setup!!! Im stealing his Idea, it fits and works great!!!
You can fit an ATO inside the stand Flfireman has a great pics for the setup!!! Im stealing his Idea, it fits and works great!!!
yep ive got 3 fish, 1 royal gramma and 1 clown that have been in the tank for 6-7 months and 1 lemon peel which was basically added yesterday, heres some pics, the lemon pic and the clown pic is crap, i struggled to get them to pose and say cheese
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