LOL! Thanks! I don't always check my own thread which is why I don't always reply timely, but I do log into N-R daily! Definately one of the more entertaining and just as informative sites out there!




Thanks Larry! Can't wait to see what you do with your 3g, I have a feeling you're going to be trading corals out all the time, given the collection you have to choose from. ;)



Sweet! Not sure where Rob put it, as it was still acclimating in a bucket when I left it there... Be sure to let me know when/if you see it on display. I want to make a trip up there, but would like to see my baby when I go. We have meetings down here monthly, and actually next months meeting will be in Castle Rock, you should show up, perhaps we can meet!



I couldn't agree more about the canopy, I just need to take a day away from everyone else and get the canopy finished... I just ordered a RKL to get me started on some automation, so I'll be sure to post some shots of that when it get's here (Thanks LDogg for the group buy!).



LOL!



Thanks Tigah! Yeah, it takes a while to run the magnet, and then I still have another side to go! LOL! I use a mag float, but I wrap the inner magnet with one of these:



Just cut the sponge out, and wrap the mag with the white netting. It even takes off coraline without scratching the acrylic. I do have a few minor scratches (not sure where they came from) every time I clean I watch like a hawk for any signs of scratches, but somehow they appear days later...


I guess it's update time huh??? I'll try to get some pics tonight, but here's a verbal for now... Lots of new corals, I'll try to get pics instead of trying to list them all here.

Also got some new fish. Here's the newest list:
2 Blue/Green Chromis
3 Red Firefish
1 Midas Blenny
1 False Percula Clown
1 African Leopard Wrasse
1 Dragon Goby
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 Yellow Tang
1 Hippo Tang
1 Powder Blue Tang
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Harlequin Shrimp (sold, just waiting for pick up)

I love the Harlequin, but due to my inability to think ahead here is the story on this... I wanted to get more wrasses but was afraid they would attack the harlequin so I sold him. Then I ordered the tangs. One of them picked up some Ich, and without thinking I picked up a cleaner shrimp. The cleaner has done his job and the tangs are doing great and no more Ich, but I'm back in the same boat with the cleaner shrimp... Now do I go ahead and order more wrasses and just take my chances with the cleaner shrimp or forget more wrasses (or at least that might go after the shrimp) and get more shrimp? Of course, since the harlequin is already sold he'll be gone, but I guess that will just all me to add some decorative stars?

So many choices!


New pics coming soon!!!!!

personally i like wrasses so id buy them over the shrimp haha

I'll see what I can find for wrasses.

Well I started to take some pics last night, then the lights went out on the tank, so I went to turn them back on, and the camera battery died... Grrrr, hopefully tonight will be better.

no problem.... look forward to seeing it down the road, and trading some sick acans with you..

Well, none of the fish would hold still long enough to get a decent pic so to hell with it... Here are some really blue vids (sorry can't adjust the white balance on the video setting)... They love swimming the length!

Fair warning, I had the baby in the room, so turn down the volume, the mic is really sensitive and everything is amplified!!!

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Okay, so these are a little overdue... The corals on the sand bed along with the 4 cardinals were my trade at the Denver Aquarium for the Gigas. Patrick, I got the Gigas from a friend who got it from another local...quote]
O I was going to say it looks like a clam that D and G had

I have a cleaner shrimp with a flasher, yellow coris, girdled fairy and Lineatus fairy wrasse with no problems./...oh and a blue jaw trigger to boot...fantastic tank..best DIY ever!

Those tangs do look happy to have so much swimming space. Thanks for the videos!

Vids look awesome ! That PBT does look really happy swimming the whole length !
I wish I had that kind of room!

well its decided, the second im out of college im setting up a 90 gallon, learning all i can about larger reefs (i only have a 5.5gallon because of college) and then after some experience and money im building a long style tank. I NEED TO HAVE THE MOVEMENT! It was amazing to see that tang just go and go and go alll the way from end to end. This is the most amazing build i have ever seen


end of story

Wow! Look at that tang swim! That yellow and PBT seem to have hit it off though the poor blue is just sitting at the end not big enough to play with the big boys.

Did you consider getting some neon gobies to clean? You could get a pair or more with a tank that big.

No way the tang police can say anything about the swimming room in this tank except well done Eric!!!!!

Thanks! Guess all I can do is give it a shot. Well except the trigger...



Thanks! I hope they are happy, I was a little nervous adding the tangs, but ultimately nothing else would swim and fill the space like they do.



Thanks! I still wish I had more room!



Thanks! I still need more movement! LOL! There is always more stuff to buy, but have to get some more cash to do it...



Yeah, the hippo is tiny, it's the size of the chromis, and everyone gives him a hard time, hopefully he'll grow up without too many battles. Thought about gobies, but I've always like shimp more... Not as hard to keep and adds a lot of attention factor gobies just don't get. That is, as long as I can keep the shrimp from becoming a meal.



LOL! Thanks! Hopefully everyone stays happy, and don't get too big! I still want to add a purple, just to mix things up a bit... We'll see what the future holds.

First task is to finish stocking the tank, and then pull the shrimp for a big interceptor treatment... Already have a redbug infestation. I knew I'd get them and already planned on nuking the tank, just need to get all the corals I want so I only have to do one set of treatments.

Thanks for all the support and feed back!

-Eric

Man I love this tank..............The tangs are reaaly loving the length for swiming . Can't wait to move and set up a long tank like this , but for now I must resist , I don't want to move a tank that long . Thanks for the videos Calvin .The tangs are the best looking fish in there . John

Those tangs look like they are having fun. Zoom!

Are you going to add some anthias?

Thanks! Yeah, I don't think I'll be trying to move this thing if we ever move... It will either be sold w/ the house or chopped up in order to remove it...



Thanks! Yeah, just waiting for everything to adapt and the bacteria to get used to the higher bio load... Oh yeah, and some more moolah to pay for them. LOL!

Oh wow! I want to be a fish in that tank (in my next life) Awesome videos!

Yeah......I'm only a few years away from retirement and when we sell the house and move , I'll be tearing down all four of my reef tanks and going with one big one for the new house ( long and shallow ) I'll most likely be copying your dimensions . I'm going to pull 15k right off the top from the sale of the house . This will be for the new tank and equipment for the one large ( and only ) reef tank in the house . Keep the pics and videos coming , I'm loving it !

Thanks Gena!

Slug, if you're going to use my dimension do yourself a favor and don't do it 2 sided, put it against the wall and go longer. I now wish I would have used the adjacent wall and gone 16' Less to clean, more to see, and more room for rock.

Eric, the tank looks great! Those videos really showed the rockwork and I think it fits the tank perfectly.

My tangs are very jealous or your tangs. They only get 72" to swim before turning.

I was thinking the same thing , I'm going from a two level house to a ranch with full basement , I was thinking of one side with external overflow , against a wall with fish room behind , the tank would then be viewable from three sides and divide the room . I'm not going to make the tank myself ( would never be able to sleep at night LOL ) The length will be decided on how it will get in the house or if I can hire out to be built in the basement . You just might have to fly out to build it for me LOL .

LOL! Thanks! My Hippo is MIA right now, so I may be down one, but he was pretty small and pretty beat up. *fingers crossed*



LOL! Sounds good except that part about me building it.

I added a new toy since they were so cheap.



Closer...


Even Closer...


And the details...


Right now, I have it running the 3 ballasts (allowing me to illuminate and deluminate the tank and in 30 min increments, kind of a nice sun-rise and sun-set effect) and the fan on the sump to help with the excess heat... I hope to expand it down the road, but for now it's doing great!

Very nice.....always like new toys ! And I knew you wouldn't fly to Chicago to help me . LOL

I got my $99 RKL1 as well. Too cool.

Gotta love new toys!

I think that says it all.

Yeah, new toys are always fun. Now I just need to get some moolah saved for a votech... It's not that I wouldn't fly to Chicago to help, it's that I can't take that much time off from work.



Sweet! I love this thing! I'm trying to keep everything simple, but with the automation available with the RK products, it makes it tough to not want to keep adding stuff!



Yep, hopefully I can get some more toys soon...



LOL! Thanks! Don't think it's called for, but appreciate the gesture.

Calvin , I was just kidding about flying to Chicago , that would be insane just to build a tank . I know you would help if I was local .

WOOOOOWWWWWWWW ... it's been a while since I checked this thread ... it's coming along so nicely ... I just saw that big a$$ clam you had back a number of pages ... D@MN bro ... it's sooooo sweet!!!

So if I fly you to NY will you build a tank for me? I am thinking maybe 16ft'er


ALL HAIL CALVIN!!!

INCREDIBLE!

Hey Calvin, tank is looking great. Forgive me for not looking back in the thread but what are the plans for the hood?

Great tank, I love the videos. Hope to see some more!

Thanks everyone! Here's some more pics and another video... Hope you like Tom & Jerry.

First, the lighting sequence:

2:00

2:30

3:00


They turn off in the same order starting at 10...

Amazing! Let's get a video of feeding next!

THAT IS AWESOME I so should have done this in my basement

wow, really nice, i love the open rock work.

awesome

can you show more of the Tom and Jerry cartoon?

I'll see what I can do... My photobucket acct is now full and the doubled the price of going pro... I'll see what I can figure out.



Thanks!



Thanks!



Thanks!



Take your pic:
http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video...ss&ei=UTF-8

Great vid Calvin! Thanks for posting that!

That PBT seemed to be swimming forever at the end there

Awesome tank with Tom and Jerry too. This thread delivers!

Thanks bro! Yeah the PB already owns the tank, not sure what if anything I'm still going to be able to add... Lots more fish still in my head. Glad you like the T&J too. LOL!


Update:

I came home tonight and dumped in a ton of mysis in the tank as it is the favorite food for my Bangaiis. I want to make sure they are fat and happy as 2 have paired off and the female has been giving the male some serious dance moves the last few days. Well, the male didn't take a single bite! I'm hoping I can see some babies in the next 3-4 weeks! Now to switch out my frag system from frags to nursery! Oh yeah, did I mention I also setup a closet frag system?

Would love to see pics of said system when you can spare the time.

Sure...

Here's the setup:



Starphire front 30x12x6-



Drilled for a strainer drain (strainer has since been removed)


Sump (by me) with ATO:




MH which just burned out:


Frags started:


Lots of plugs and this is just a handful:


Everything is expandable, I already have the next shelf ready to go for another tank and all the plumbing able to be connected, if/when I fill up the first tank.

Status as of tonight, I pulled the frags and put them in the display tank for now, pulling the eggcrate and added a an eggcrate basket full of chaeto to help with pod populations to help as a nursery.

Also since my MH ballast went out, I traded out the light for a PC... I also have a 2x24" T5 Setup ready to go.









Again, it's all in a small closet!

Awesome! At first I thought all of that stuff was in your stand (it's certainly large enough). When I set-up my first prop tank, it was also in a small closet.

Hey calvin first time looking at this tank. great work man looks amazing.

I just read/skimmed all 63 pages and wow! A long tank like this is my dream tank once I have a job/money.

I think I saw something about a wavebox back 10 pages or more. Is that still on the agenda? It seems like with a tank that long you could get a nice slow rolling wave to move down and back which would help increase circulation and more importantly you might get some cool rippling effects in the sand.

LOL! Thanks, yeah I remember that setup! Unfortunately that's all the room I have so I have to stack the tanks... I figure I can fit 3 up the wall if needed, but we'll see what the future holds.



Thanks!



Yep, I borrowed a Vortech MP40 for a few minutes and loved it! It's still on the must have list, but need to get some moolah to get one. I may offer some more frag packs in the next few weeks, there are a number of items I still need to get including a backup generator...

Love the frag system as well!

Thanks for posting those too.

Great stuff!

BTW, are those DIY plugs?

While its been a few years I see what looks to be that old baby bottle/nipple pattern on the plugs

I wish that was my closet...









...oh Yeah, obviously with the frag system
Insane little system

Thanks! Yep, DIY plugs, nips work great as a mold are cheap and releases very well!



LOL! Thanks!