You are my hero. Seriously.

LOL!

Looks like it's time to try to fund the Vortech... Please check it out if you're interested.

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=201185

I'd help if I had money but I'm broke haha. I'm still just trying to figure out how I'm going to buy a few maxijets. My LFS wants $40 for them and I know I can get them onling for $15...

WOW Amazing is all I can say.

That PB Tang looks like its having a blast. It also look like in the first video that he is getting tired of swimming halfway through the Tank. LOL

I will say it again AMAZING!!!

The various video's were amazing. Just to say it again, the tank is amazing.

Thanks everyone for your kind words, doesn't look like much action on the corals, so I'll have to make the deal more sweet and offer more species... I'll have to see what else I can frag up.

THIS IS MY DREAM TANK LOL wowowowowowowowowowowowowowowow amazing i love the rockwork, i like the look of little islands all over the tank,

i've always wondered how much did this cost you? deffintly gunna put one of these in my house when i grow up lol

Thanks dpnano!

Still trying to fund an upgrade, check my sig for details.

Interesting setup. I could hide one like that. Thansk for sharing.

I put my frag tank on hold because of space but also because I have seen 10 sold off recently. No takers on purchasing. Trades are all I see now and the last swap I went too, all but a couple of frags were actually given away, no trades and only a couple of sales. Oh how I rememebrer the golden age of frags. LOL

Awesome news on the Bangaiis! I love mine and I must say that I'm extremely happy they breed so easily. Good luck raising the fry! Is the Blue tang still MIA?

Thanks, yeah at this point I'm more interested in just keeping a tank, and raise some babies... Who knows if I can sell em (not like there is much profit in it), but it would feel good to know I was able to put more C/B bangaiis out there instead of W/C.



Thanks! Yeah been over a week and he's still holding the eggs, hope things continue well. Hippo has re-appeared, and is doing well. I think I need more cleaner shrimp, 1 shrimp for 3 tangs seems to be way too much work for the 1 shrimp. He does his job, but they have a little Ich still. Too many things to buy and too many upgrades to do... Fingers crossed on selling some more frags so I can fund a major upgrade...

That's what drives this hobby and I hope you do well. I realized that may have sounded discouraging but I was just relating how things have bene going locally. I have gotten the bug to have the frag tank. I have actually bene looking at ways to condense the footprint, as you have. Even looking at designs for hatcheries for food from places like http://www.aquaculturestore.com/index.html and https://3kserver7.com/~frank/secure/agora.cgi . Just looking at their simple setups for rotifers and such. I can dream.

Am I truely going nuts? I want to build another tank... Not take this one down, but I want another.

Build a 100 gallon sphere.

Yes,







but we think you should do it!

I can understand you. I just finished doing mine, still stocking it and already want to build another. lol
I bet your wife says like mine: Heyyy! You said that this would be the last thing! And you were gonna keep this for very long! You are crazy!

And then you say: Honey, I promise this will really be the last, you're gonna love it!

Ever since I saw that tank with like 30 clownfish hosting a huge group of RBTAs and GBTAs I have wanted to do something just like that.

Uh, no. Although Reynolds is here in Colorado.



Yeah, my wife saw my post, she just about slapped me.



Yeah, I don't think I want to bring it up for a while...



I was thinking an empty cube with a single Acro. Yongi colony growing and use it as a breeding tank for Bangaii's. Oh well, so much for that idea.

Nah, not nuts at all.

I think a great many of us enjoy the planning, gathering and the actual build as much ( some folks even more ) than the finished reef itself.

As much as I would love to follow along on another build of yours perhaps now is not the time


Unless.....hmmm. Wouldn't fit in the frag closet, would it?

It would actually fit in the frag closet, but I wouldn't be able to get easy access to the breaker panel.

Although, that does give me an idea... Hmmmm...

wow... this tank is just amazing... great job!!!

anything new?

bump 4 cal! Anything new!?

Bumpity bump bump.

Wow, very awesome setup, I just went through all 64 pages of this thread and must say I am impressed

do you ever sleep?


the hell do you get the money for something like that....

i dont even know what to say, this is the most amazing thing ive ever seen

hey calvin, im moving out soon and im looking to build an awesome tank, but not as big as yours, you should help me design it and that will ease your mind off the next tank you want to build for urself hah... but yea man mucho props for the great tank cant wait to see it bursting at the seams with coral

any new pics? I love this tank.

Why not just throw an adult hawksbill turtle in there? Perhaps a dolphin?

+100

It's been too long without new pictures!

Calvin............where are you Calvin?!?!?

The summer hits full swing. It's hard to stay indoors and post the aquarium stuff. Wait till colder temperatures and Calvin will be back.

He fell in and his fish ate him.

I disagree, I think he's training for the next summer Olympics by swimming laps in the 12 footer.

Really cool tank Calvin!

He threw all the powerheads on one end to train for the 100m freestyle.

Amazing tank man, I really like your rock work. I think its going to look fantastic in a year or two. Are you going to be adding a hood anytime soon?

Sorry everyone, I have been so busy with everything going on right now... I have not done much with the tank all summer, other than a battle which had some losses.

Quick summary:
In an attempt to fatten up by Bangaii's for breeding I was overfeeding... Bad idea, as this resulted in a bad algea outbreak, if that wasn't bad enough my PB tang over night got covered in Ich, and the stupid cleaner shrimp would only clean the yellow. Thus, I lost my PB tang, and ended up losing all my Bangaii fry, Bangaii adults (all 4) my Midas Blenny, Perc Clown, and Dragon Goby. And to make matter worse the center section of lights went out on me about 6 weeks ago (I fixed this last week). So for the most of summer 1/3 of my tank was in the dark and the rest was covered in algea... After doing weekly water changes and heavy skimming with no change, I decided to try something new. SUGAR! I started dosing sugar to battle the algea outbreak (this is a carbon source that feeds bacteria allowing phosphate and nitrate consuption to be increased) and after about 3 weeks of doing this, the tank looks great, the water is crystal clear and I can clearly see from end to end (thats almost 12' of perfect clarity!!!) My Acans and Micros are really starting to spread! The remaining fish, Leopard Wrasse, Yellow Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, Firefish and Chromis are doing great, and I hope to pull the cleaner shrimp some time soon, so I can treat for red bugs (I knew some of the pieces I picked up had them)... Once that is done, my goal is to finish my garage overhaul so I can then build a new canopy for the tank.

Thanks for your patience, and support! I'll try to get some new pics as soon as I do a little coraline clean up.

Sorry about the recent struggles and losses.

Good to hear you have turned the corner though!

Looking forward to those pics

Very well said Richie!

Thanks for stoppin' by Calv...

hey cal!!! long time no talk!! great videos!! but im sorry bout the mishap! dont worry god has blessed u with the ultimate reef tank powers. so everything will be fine, and better than before!!!

Sorry about the problems, especially the Banggais since breeding that species is important. Good luck with the red bugs! I'm currently treating my acroporas for them.

sorry to hear about the problems, can't wait to see the pics. I'm sure your tank on a bad day is miles better than mine on a good day. Could you maybe divulge where you learned the sugar method? Could be handy for some of us. Thanx

Just wondered into the big tanks section and read your summary and watched all the vids... This is the most beautiful, amazing, and creative tank I have ever seen. Congrats and good luck !

I'm sure you could pay it off by having NR members take a tour... I would pay 20 bucks just to see it in person !

+1 on sugar dosing bro! I'm doing that right now. Into my 3rd day of sugar dosing (: anyway post us some before and after pics eh! (: also, do you dose extra good bacteria when dosing sugar? like mb7 bottle etc? let me know (:
Anyway,
I am sorry about your loss. don't take it too hard alright, just remember to come back to us with a bang!
I am of one looking forward to your BIG BANG!

Cheers!

Happy Reefing,
Marc J.

Thanks everyone for the kind words, and sorry for the lack of pics... I don't think I've taken any pics of the tank since the ones posted so I don't have any before and after. I've been working on my garage for the last couple months, just about done... And remodeling 3 bathrooms for a friend of mine.

I'm hoping to sell off some Bam-Bams to cover some new additions, if anyone is interested check out the sale thread.

SERIOUSLY...

Okay, sorry for all the lack of updates, here are a few, I'll post more when I'm done with some upgrades on the tank.

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I forgot about this guy... He's easy to forget about since he's only about 3/4" long.



A few more...

Wow you are getting some great growth. I wish I could see this tank in person, must be amazing.

Looking great Calvin. Everything going well in the tank?

-Dave