xtrstangx's 120g BB thread
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xtrstangx
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Alright, took some pics.
Lets start off with a full tank shot:
And a shot of the sump:
Lets see, how about some zoanthids pics?
Here are some yellow zoos that I picked up a few months ago. Waiting for them to spread onto little rocks so I can sell the frags:
Some beautiful red zoos:
Some peach zoos. These have a nice large polyp and I imagine will look really good when they spread.
Two zoos in this shot. The front ones look brown with an orangish center, but under actinics they have a green band between the skirt and the center. The other ones have an orange center and yellow/green outside.
Lets start off with a full tank shot:
And a shot of the sump:
Lets see, how about some zoanthids pics?
Here are some yellow zoos that I picked up a few months ago. Waiting for them to spread onto little rocks so I can sell the frags:
Some beautiful red zoos:
Some peach zoos. These have a nice large polyp and I imagine will look really good when they spread.
Two zoos in this shot. The front ones look brown with an orangish center, but under actinics they have a green band between the skirt and the center. The other ones have an orange center and yellow/green outside.
xtrstangx
Premium Member
And now LPS?
A torch.. surprised my clowns don't host in this thing!
A hammer coral in a somewhat weird position. Seems very happy though. It has split new heads 4 times in the past month.
My dad's green brain:
Another shot of my dad's brain with my mom's brain:
A macro shot of my Frogspawn that was almost dead 3 months ago:
And another Frogspawn shot with fish in it (anyone see the Wrasse?):
And yet again another Frogspawn picture:
A torch.. surprised my clowns don't host in this thing!
A hammer coral in a somewhat weird position. Seems very happy though. It has split new heads 4 times in the past month.
My dad's green brain:
Another shot of my dad's brain with my mom's brain:
A macro shot of my Frogspawn that was almost dead 3 months ago:
And another Frogspawn shot with fish in it (anyone see the Wrasse?):
And yet again another Frogspawn picture:
xtrstangx
Premium Member
And before we move onto SPS, gotta do the softies.
A ricordia that I hope will split soon:
Big GSP rock that I got from a local reefer getting out of the hobby:
And fish...
My male's clownfish new favorite spot?
And clam...
This pic turned out REALLY blue:
And some equipment?
This is my GenX PCX-40 that I will use as my return pump for my 120g. I bought it as "used" but I didn't know it would be this used. Not bad for $35 though:
And my new Phosban reactor:
A ricordia that I hope will split soon:
Big GSP rock that I got from a local reefer getting out of the hobby:
And fish...
My male's clownfish new favorite spot?
And clam...
This pic turned out REALLY blue:
And some equipment?
This is my GenX PCX-40 that I will use as my return pump for my 120g. I bought it as "used" but I didn't know it would be this used. Not bad for $35 though:
And my new Phosban reactor:
xtrstangx
Premium Member
And finally, what most of you have probably been waiting for.. the SPS.
Heres a side-down shot as a preview:
This shot has a few SPS in it. From left to right: Red Monti Cap, a milleapora, monti digi, a birdsnest, acropora, and at the far right, another milleapora.
I got this frag from Reefer Madness a month or so ago. Its a milleapora, nice size frag too.
A mystery SPS that I got off a colony from http://midwestreef.com ... not sure what it is, its only about 1/2" wide.
On the left is a bleached monti digi and on the right is a browned out monti digi. I have no luck with my digi's.
A macro shot of my A. Milleapora:
A green slimer (A. Yongei, right?).. Hopefully it will grow some. The glass isn't very clean in this pic.
My Blue Tort. After seeing some pics on here, I don't think its a true Blue Tort, but I still like it. It has a nice blue color with green polyps.
And a birdsnest frag..
Hope you guys enjoyed the pics. Going to kill all my bandwidth in 1 night :mixed:
Heres a side-down shot as a preview:
This shot has a few SPS in it. From left to right: Red Monti Cap, a milleapora, monti digi, a birdsnest, acropora, and at the far right, another milleapora.
I got this frag from Reefer Madness a month or so ago. Its a milleapora, nice size frag too.
A mystery SPS that I got off a colony from http://midwestreef.com ... not sure what it is, its only about 1/2" wide.
On the left is a bleached monti digi and on the right is a browned out monti digi. I have no luck with my digi's.
A macro shot of my A. Milleapora:
A green slimer (A. Yongei, right?).. Hopefully it will grow some. The glass isn't very clean in this pic.
My Blue Tort. After seeing some pics on here, I don't think its a true Blue Tort, but I still like it. It has a nice blue color with green polyps.
And a birdsnest frag..
Hope you guys enjoyed the pics. Going to kill all my bandwidth in 1 night :mixed:
elephen
In Memoriam
Excuse my lame MS Paint depection but I don't have Photoshop here at work.
The closed loop is drilled into the tank and consists of 4 1" returns and 2 1.5" intakes. Since the Dart has a 2" intake I have the 2 1.5" intakes plumbed together with 2" PVC. Then it drains down into a single true union valve and then into the Dart.
After that the water returns via 1.5" PVC, up through a T and then gets split into 2 1" returns on each side of the tank.
The green lines up at the top are my returns, powered by a Pan World 150-PS running 2 eductors.
Hope this helps. If you need help or anything at all let me know, its always fun setting up new systems.
The closed loop is drilled into the tank and consists of 4 1" returns and 2 1.5" intakes. Since the Dart has a 2" intake I have the 2 1.5" intakes plumbed together with 2" PVC. Then it drains down into a single true union valve and then into the Dart.
After that the water returns via 1.5" PVC, up through a T and then gets split into 2 1" returns on each side of the tank.
The green lines up at the top are my returns, powered by a Pan World 150-PS running 2 eductors.
Hope this helps. If you need help or anything at all let me know, its always fun setting up new systems.
xtrstangx
Premium Member
Thanks elephen for the pic.
sudsy: not sure if you were talking to me or not, but they can temper the glass after they drill holes in it.
I think I am going to go to go with 4 1" returns and 2 1/2" returns (from the SCWD) on the closed loop. Probably going to be run by a Sequence Dart (or a really nice Iwaki if the price is right).
sudsy: not sure if you were talking to me or not, but they can temper the glass after they drill holes in it.
I think I am going to go to go with 4 1" returns and 2 1/2" returns (from the SCWD) on the closed loop. Probably going to be run by a Sequence Dart (or a really nice Iwaki if the price is right).
xtrstangx
Premium Member
Yeah, I think barebottom is definately the way to go. Since this will be my "final" tank until I'm out of college (6+ years), I don't want to worry about a DSB crashing. Especially cause I can get so many holes in the tank without worrying about it being stressed (cause I can get it tempered).
I would run the SCWD on either pump. If I can get a cheap Dart, then I'll go with that, but if someone posts up a similar Iwaki, I'll go with that. I'm T'ing off the flow though so most of it will go through the regular outputs. 4 1" outputs and 2 1/2" outputs from the SCWD on the same pump.
I'm by I-435 and Midland (near Shawnee Mission Parkway).
Yeah, if you can get me a Dart for around that price, that'd be awesome. Save me like $50 from Marine Depot. Send me a PM?
xtrstangx
Premium Member
Lets see if I'm explaing this right. You are probably right though..
Off the pump out, have a Tee. It will go straight through the T and on the bottom of the T, that water will go to a 1" pump with a ball valve to control the flow. I'm holding the flow back from the SCWD to about 800 GPH or less entering the SCWD.
Would that work or not?
elephen
In Memoriam
I wouldn't waste the money on a Dart if your going to throttle it back that much. You would be better off with a Mag 9 or 12.
The Dart is a high flow, low head pump basically designed for CL applications but you don't want to restrict the flow because it'll drop substantially pretty quick.
If you want flow but still want the randomization I would look into the OM units, a super squirt or maybe a 4 way. They are a tad pricey but IMO definately worth the money.
A SCWD also can't handle much pressure and if you put any more then 1400gph through it you'll rip it apart.
The Dart is a high flow, low head pump basically designed for CL applications but you don't want to restrict the flow because it'll drop substantially pretty quick.
If you want flow but still want the randomization I would look into the OM units, a super squirt or maybe a 4 way. They are a tad pricey but IMO definately worth the money.
A SCWD also can't handle much pressure and if you put any more then 1400gph through it you'll rip it apart.
ste6168
New member
just read through the whole post, that seems to make sense to me on how it will work, but granted i am no expert. I see no problem with the way you plan to run that, but i should say why not just run a cheap mag 9 or 12 through the SCWD and save all the pressure of the dart for the 4 1" returns?
kbmdale
In Memoriam
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6532190#post6532190 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xtrstangx
The only part that is being throttled back is the flow to the SCWD. The rest of the flow will go out 4 1" returns. Let me draw a quick pic.
(The returns aren't accurate to their location).
Does that make more sense?
I don't think this will work. The water is going to trqvel the path of least resistance. No water will go through the scwd the way your diagram is showing. You would need to move the ball valve to the exit without the scwd to force some water through the scwd. IMO
