melanotaenia
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geeze your tank is insane; truly a SPS super garden!!!
Where do you find frags/corals so spectacular?
Where do you find frags/corals so spectacular?
The start of my 300Gal starfire SPS tank
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FunkieReefJunkie
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If he told you then he'd have to kill you.:lmao:
Rickyrooz1
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MakoJ, where did you buy your Echinata?
makoJ
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11759321#post11759321 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chris wright
Video's would be really good, It'll give us a truer perspective of your tank
I'm going to try and get it uploaded just have to find a way to compress it
filter socks, carbon, UV, live rock on my tank and for my personal preference all of them are must haves. Each one servers its purpose.
Thank you, it is my perfect tank and thats all I can ask for. When setting up this tank I was able to get the equipment I always wanted and set the tank up to my plans.
I always have to frag my corals sometimes its necessary to frag to help keep some of the corals in control and away from more prized sps. Other times I break them by accident or my fish help me frag LOL
Thank you, I have found them everywhere form LFS's to online vendors as well as I got lucky and a friend hooked me up with some nice pieces
uhhhhhh oh I told where
I got it from TexasTodd he said it was a Bali Echinata but I will have to ask him to see if he remembers where he got it.
CeeGee
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Hey makoJ,
I just read the entire thread. If it was asked I don't recall. Do you quarantine your fish and corals before adding them to the main display?
I can't imagine not doing so and loosing those beautiful fish or those gorgeous corals to ich or aefw's.
You guys in texas must have some really good aquarium shops that give out good information. My tank is in horrible shape with a pest algae and I am going broke trying to kill it and it has killed a couple of my SPS frags. Very frustrating to say the least.
I just read the entire thread. If it was asked I don't recall. Do you quarantine your fish and corals before adding them to the main display?
I can't imagine not doing so and loosing those beautiful fish or those gorgeous corals to ich or aefw's.
You guys in texas must have some really good aquarium shops that give out good information. My tank is in horrible shape with a pest algae and I am going broke trying to kill it
and it has killed a couple of my SPS frags. Very frustrating to say the least.
Lunchbucket
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Your tank is the BOMB!!
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makoJ
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Sorry don't know why but I haven't been getting notification of posts to my thread I just happened to look in the Large tank forum and saw my post?? So I tried re-subscribing to my thread hopefully that will work
Thank you for the compliment! Your first tank won't be your last lol this hobby is very addicting and tank size always goes up on each one it seems.
Got that on a trade a long time ago I call it night light coral lol
I don't quarantine my fish or my coral but would love to have a quarantine tank just don't have the space for it. But I've only added 3 new coral in a year and all of the incoming coral goes through a bath of Interceptor/TMPCC/Flatworm exit and are inspected before put into the tank. Not really worried about ich I have a lot of UV on the tank and have never seen it in this tank.
I don't think I've learned anything from LFS's lol I do my own research before buying and I read as much info I can about the hobby. Pests are unfortunately something that everyone will have to deal with one way or another I don't know a reefer in my area that hasn't had one of the many lol I hope you conquer your pest!
LOL thanks man!
Sure send me a pm and thanks!
Thank you for the compliment! Your first tank won't be your last lol this hobby is very addicting and tank size always goes up on each one it seems.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11807013#post11807013 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by snipersps
Very nice corals
wich one is the one on the top is really nice
Got that on a trade a long time ago I call it night light coral lol
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11816553#post11816553 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CeeGee
Hey makoJ,
I just read the entire thread. If it was asked I don't recall. Do you quarantine your fish and corals before adding them to the main display?
I can't imagine not doing so and loosing those beautiful fish or those gorgeous corals to ich or aefw's.
You guys in texas must have some really good aquarium shops that give out good information. My tank is in horrible shape with a pest algae and I am going broke trying to kill it
I don't quarantine my fish or my coral but would love to have a quarantine tank just don't have the space for it. But I've only added 3 new coral in a year and all of the incoming coral goes through a bath of Interceptor/TMPCC/Flatworm exit and are inspected before put into the tank. Not really worried about ich I have a lot of UV on the tank and have never seen it in this tank.
I don't think I've learned anything from LFS's lol I do my own research before buying and I read as much info I can about the hobby. Pests are unfortunately something that everyone will have to deal with one way or another I don't know a reefer in my area that hasn't had one of the many lol I hope you conquer your pest!
LOL thanks man!
Sure send me a pm and thanks!
Los
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Well, I bit the bullet Mako after seeing your tank progress. I ordered a 360 gallon 96x36x25 and I'm copying your setup as much as possible. I need to order the protein skimmer and am torn between your Deltec and the Reeflo 250 Orca. If you could do it over again, would you still go with the Deltec?
Again, great tank. You've got the nicest tank I've seen. Period.
Cheers,
Los
Again, great tank. You've got the nicest tank I've seen. Period.
Cheers,
Los
makoJ
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Main reason is electrical cost I usually up the hours during the winter but I didn't do it this winter as I'm getting plenty of growth and color so If figured why change it.
I don't think my colors have anything to do with photoperiod but I don't know as I haven't changed my period since I set the tank up.
Nice! love the depth on yours. I think that would be the one thing I would change if I could on mine.
I've never ran or seen an Orca in person but they look very impressive so if I had to do it again I don't know the Deltec works amazingly so I just don't think I would change for that fact.
thanks!
Thanks for the huge compliment!
KingfishJohn
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If I might chime in on the Orca/Deltec debate I agree that both are great skimmers, but have any of ya'll actually cleaned a sequence pump?
Huge PITA if everything goes smoothly, even worse if you experience what I have with the 20 or so pumps we've taken apart. Apparently in shipping, the seal that keeps the saltwater from contact with the outside gets knocked slightly causing it to rust. When you take apart the pump you find a rusty nasty mess and we've just begun stocking the replacement seals so that our pumps aren't out of commision for days at a time. The process can take between one and two hours just to clean the pump, not including an acid bath!
Eheims are EASY to clean!
Huge PITA if everything goes smoothly, even worse if you experience what I have with the 20 or so pumps we've taken apart. Apparently in shipping, the seal that keeps the saltwater from contact with the outside gets knocked slightly causing it to rust. When you take apart the pump you find a rusty nasty mess and we've just begun stocking the replacement seals so that our pumps aren't out of commision for days at a time. The process can take between one and two hours just to clean the pump, not including an acid bath!
Eheims are EASY to clean!
Warner Marine
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an absolute piece of art....
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makoJ
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got the new reactor working and producing good numbers here is a shot of the beast rocking and rolling
Mike (Dudester) came over and brought his PAR meter with him so I got to get some PAR numbers on my tank. Following what Mike told me did on his picture, numbers that are larger are closer to the front of the tank vice versa
I didn't make an image with values for when the VHO's were the only bulbs on but the numbers are:
72" VHO above water value was: 425
just below water value: 180
24" VHO above water value was: 250
just below water value: 156
Below values on the FTS are with all VHO's and MH's on. I did the readings with both Radiums and 10k reeflux bulbs both were very similar in numbers.
Starting from right to left the ballasts go regular electric, 430 electric, 430 electric, regular electric.
Thanks Mike for coming over and chatting reef and taking some par values!
Mike (Dudester) came over and brought his PAR meter with him so I got to get some PAR numbers on my tank. Following what Mike told me did on his picture, numbers that are larger are closer to the front of the tank vice versa
I didn't make an image with values for when the VHO's were the only bulbs on but the numbers are:
72" VHO above water value was: 425
just below water value: 180
24" VHO above water value was: 250
just below water value: 156
Below values on the FTS are with all VHO's and MH's on. I did the readings with both Radiums and 10k reeflux bulbs both were very similar in numbers.
Starting from right to left the ballasts go regular electric, 430 electric, 430 electric, regular electric.
Thanks Mike for coming over and chatting reef and taking some par values!
PaPa_Johnny
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What an awesome tank! I've been following along for awhile on your thread, you just get better and better.
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