The start of my 300Gal starfire SPS tank

[JerseyWendy]

:eek2: Wait, let me pick up my jaw off the floor first.

Thank you so much for sharing the in depth details about your most magnificent tank.

I am truly at awe...and almost speechless.

WOW. Stunning, incredible color and growth.

(...boy am I intimidated though....SO much to learn. )

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Wendy

 

[vapormd]

Awesome growth and colors, esp for one year!

Can I ask what MH bulb's & ballasts you're running?

 

[Brent Thomann]

do you use a look down box for taking your look down photos? tripod?

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11674309#post11674309 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dejavu
WOW! your growth is insane. Your tank has to be one of the best i have seen. What are you using for flow?

Thanks, flow is a combo of 2 Tunze 6100's on a multicontroller, close loop with an ocean motions 4-way ran with a Sequence Hammerhead and a Sequence Dart on a WavySeas unit.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11674504#post11674504 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bgrae001
Wow! I'm new to RC and I stumbled on to your thread this morning. I wound up being late for work because I couldn't stop drooling on my keyboard. Your tank is awesome. I look forward to when I get home and get to go through it all over again.

Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration!

LOL thats funny

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11674887#post11674887 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pancho
Amazing! Your tank is breathtaking..

Thank you

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11675663#post11675663 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JerseyWendy
:eek2: Wait, let me pick up my jaw off the floor first.

Thank you so much for sharing the in depth details about your most magnificent tank.

I am truly at awe...and almost speechless.

WOW. Stunning, incredible color and growth.

(...boy am I intimidated though....SO much to learn. )

---
Wendy

thanks, one of the hardest lessons and the one that I still have trouble with is patience lol but that one helps a bunch in reef keeping

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11676097#post11676097 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vapormd
Awesome growth and colors, esp for one year!

Can I ask what MH bulb's & ballasts you're running?

Right now I'm running bluewave Dual 400watt HQI ballasts with Reeflux 10ks but I'm about to switch to Radiums and see if I like them for a while

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11676294#post11676294 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Brent Thomann
do you use a look down box for taking your look down photos? tripod?

Yes I use a look down box that I built using Melev's website on all top down shots. I use a tripod on all forward shots expect a few

 

[makoJ]

This is a messy shot of the new chiller (old chiller on the ground next to it). My next project is to hide the chiller so that it isn't ugly lol will post pictures when I get that done

and here is an updated plumbing shot from under the tank

and here is a new full room shot I took tonight

 

[jnarowe]

That viewing room kicks butt!

 

[chris wright]

Gotta agree with everyone, amazing. I too love the veiwing area

 

[Elliott]

you did a great finish job on that room

 

[invincible569]

Love the room shot! Can you take one with all the lights on?

 

[CeeGee]

There must be something wrong with me because no matter how much butt that aquarium kicks my eye is still drawn to that dog. You gotta love em! Give the dog a big belly rub for me!

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11681914#post11681914 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
That viewing room kicks butt!

Thanks lol that was supposed to be a dinning room but who needs one of those LOL

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11682815#post11682815 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chris wright
Gotta agree with everyone, amazing. I too love the veiwing area

Thanks!I have my wife to thank for the viewing room she is the one that made it pretty LOL

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11683328#post11683328 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by invincible569
Love the room shot! Can you take one with all the lights on?

Sure I'll get one today sometime

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11683716#post11683716 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CeeGee
There must be something wrong with me because no matter how much butt that aquarium kicks my eye is still drawn to that dog. You gotta love em! Give the dog a big belly rub for me!

LOL ok I rubbed her belly for ya

 

[Sparkss]

looking great.. nice and clean

 

[i2ik]

This is insane!!! You have my vote as TOTM!

 

[Sparkss]

I see in the shots from last January that you had a Vortec on the tank. How did the migration to Tunzes work out ? I am behind on reading your thread.. is it chronicled in there somewhere where I can read up on it ?

Thanks.. and great looking corals and tank

 

[summer6]

makoJ you have an absolutely gorgeous tank. To have a tank like that with such beautiful corals and fish - you've got tons of knowledge under your belt. Thanks for sharing.

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11686844#post11686844 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sparkss
looking great.. nice and clean

Thank you!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11686948#post11686948 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by i2ik
This is insane!!! You have my vote as TOTM!

Thanks!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11687668#post11687668 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sparkss
I see in the shots from last January that you had a Vortec on the tank. How did the migration to Tunzes work out ? I am behind on reading your thread.. is it chronicled in there somewhere where I can read up on it ?

Thanks.. and great looking corals and tank

Thanks, lol the migration is in the thread some where. Basically I liked the vortec's but I could never get them to work right nor could I get them to stay put . I had the tunzes from the last tank so I tried them out and they seem to work the best for my tank.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11688167#post11688167 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by summer6
makoJ you have an absolutely gorgeous tank. To have a tank like that with such beautiful corals and fish - you've got tons of knowledge under your belt. Thanks for sharing.

thank you!

 

[makoJ]

here is an updated shot with all the lights on

I got the radiums today and put them on I like the look of them so I will be trying them out for a few months to see what they will do to my color

tank shot with the radiums and VHO's on pretty blue lol but not as blue as just the VHO's

 

[jnarowe]

Hear hear!

 

[jnarowe]

you got a regular zoo going there!

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11688825#post11688825 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
you got a regular zoo going there!

You have no idea LOL!!!

zoo list: American Foxhound, Blue Beagle, 4 cats, 2 cockateils, poison Dart frog, and a large fish tank