Ooooooohhhhhhhhhhh-----Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh

12' tank = 100% win

this tank is an inspiration to us all
its a hope of mine that i might someday build something as awesome as this
i wish you the best of luck

good lord thats awesome!!! there is a god, and its in the form of a 12' masterpeice!!

First, sorry I couldn't quote everyone, this only allows so many quotes per post. But thank you for all your comments and feedback!




Thanks Boom! Sure, just wire over the cash and come pick it up.



Thanks! Yeah I'm going with the center config.



Thanks!



Yeah, they are all over the place, even in the overflow! LOL!



LOL! Thanks



LOL Thanks!!!



LOL!



Thanks!



Thank you! I'm sure there are cooler things out there though, just look at the TOTM's.



That's funny!


Okay, so one more pic, it's probably too small to read, but. Here's some PAR ratings!!! 375 on the sand in the center!!!!!!!

Tank looks great Calvin

what do you plan on finishing the lights with?

i say u leave the lightin on the middle and right asis, and match the left with the right! in the pic the middle and right look sweet! but in person could be dif. imo

Man awesome tank! I can't believe those silly chromis are still finding their way to the overflow with all that swimming space. Bastards!

DAMN!!!

Holy crap that's a work of art there! Gorgeous tank! No words could describe just how sweet that tank is.

*drools

Calvin , Don't know if this will help or not , but I too went through alot of different bulb combo's to get the right look for my all monti cap tank and finally came up with a 4 bulb combo that matched my MH 14k Phoienx bulbs on my other tanks . This combo IMO is not to white and not to blue , plus I get great growth out of my Monti's . Hope this helps ! John

FRONT
ATI - Aqua Blue 12k Special
ATI - Blue Plus
UVL - Aqua Sun
ATI - Blue Plus
BACK

Cal, I think your lights will really depend on what your trying to grow and in what area. The blue + and Aquablue combo is a very good all around combo and very popluar. I run a equal amount on my fixture as well. One thing to think about is running that on all the fixtures and down the line getting some actinic 420nm led's to make corals in certian areas pop more. the Blue + alone do a great job, but their are certian monti's and chalices that I have found the extra actinic really does wonders with when all the lights are on............JMHO

awesome PAR readings
according to this http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2009/1/aafeature1
at the bottom, shows a graph of intensity in aquaria, ur in the top 25% id say
wud be interesting to see how many corals colour shift because of that, u shud try a browned out acro and see what happens:D
peace

wow that is looking really great!!! i like the middle section of lighting the best in terms of color (of course im not looking at it in person).... the one thing that really stood out to me in the pictures is the fuge light spilling out from the under cabinet, are you running it on a reverse schedule?

greatest tank ever!


TOTM for sure!

Whats the grand total for all this so far? Its pretty awesome and a dream that you have fulfilled for me and many others lol.

obviously more than most of us can afford! since his thread is visited daily, hoping, HOPING for some more updates....and hey he built it all from scratch!!!

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PRICELESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I'm so new but very appreciative of the hard DIY work put into this. I just blew an hour reading this thread!

Congrats on such a beauty.

-jds

Thanks! Just has a long way to go!!!




Ply, vinyl, and some fans.



Might have to initially, it will be cheaper.



LOL! Yeah, I just left him in there, I'm sick of fishing him out.



Thanks! I think. ;)



Thanks! I really appreciate it!



*Hands a napkin. ;)



Thanks! Yeah, the 6500K should be a 10k IMO, but they were included with the setup's I picked up so I tried to use them. At least I should expect some good growth if I stick with them.



DIY LED's will be coming later this month with our clubs DIY project at this months meeting.



Thanks! I'm sure I'll get some time to test lots of stuff as the year goes on.



Thanks everyone for you comments, I'm limited on quotes per post, I'll reply to the others as soon as the timer runs out.

Thanks! I too like the color in the middle best, luckily, I plan on making that center island Acan Island, so hopefully the colors will be insane. Yes, the light spills, I need to work on that, as the fuge runs 24/7. I've had great results going this route in the past so I'm not going to mess with it, other than try to control the spill.



Thanks, we'll see...



Don't know... Don't really want to know... DIY has saved a ton, but certainly more than $100.00



LOL, Thanks!



Thanks for taking the time to read it. I really appreciate it.



LOL! Thanks!



Thanks everyone! I'll keep the update coming as they happen. My time has been really cut, I'm helping a friend build a 60x36x24 to match the 225 I also have at my folk.

New Rule: Calvin cannot post without posting at least one new pic, no matter how redundant it may be.

I second the motion. All those in favor say "aye".

Aye!

Yea

AYE!!!! MATEY!!!!

aye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AYE!!!!

Yea, MOAR PICS!!

I gotta hand it to you Calvin. Not only is your tank a masterpiece for the masses, but I applaud the way you individually reply to each person... Even if your only saying "Thanks" everytime...

Cheers!


PS: +1 for the picture rule!

Center lights are a winner with me!

Need more pic!

Great job, I certainly appreciate the work you've put into building your tank. Thank you for sharing it with us.

outstanding!

+1

Oh, and "AYE"

aye to more pictures and I like the look of the middle lights personally

Okay, well I'm not going to be replying to every aye! LOL!




WTH did I do to you? Why don't I get to pick the rules!?!?!?!? Oh wait, I do!



Thanks bud, well I'm not responding to Aye! LOL!



Thanks! I will eventually get everything to match the center, but the first thing to go is the Gmann Actinic!



More pics huh? Where have I heard that before? Hmmmmm, give me a minute, it will come to me.


Oh yeah, I remember now wasn't that on the first page? Second? LOL!



I guess the Aye's have it, along with the 20k look in the center...






























It has begun!



Full size URL: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/calv...ts/DSCN4708.jpg

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, Congrats Cal

Thanks Gerber!





I know, I'll play by the rules for now...

Duplicate.

CORAL!

Lolz, it worked. Looks sweet.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! CORAL!!! What a proud day this is!!!

I want the speckled one.
So pretty.

Yippeee!!!! Corals are added.

Do you know what other type of coral you would like to add?

LOL, yeah but lots more to go...



lol, for now...



If this is a proud day, I sure hope to have many more.



Yeah, that is my fav and spent a grip for 1 polyp...



A little of everything... Lots of blasto's acan's, ric's, zoa's, SPS galore, along with lots of other LPS.



A closer shot of the start of the ric garden



And my sand sifter that isn't doing his job!

YESSSS........MORE PICS!!!

Nice im liking it a lot

Awesome Calvin!

omg!! had such a crappy day at work, and come home to my usual routine...shoes off..beer craked..laptop open...check calvins progess, and once again never fails to please me!!! great job dude!! congrats on the first coral!!! id be glad to donate a nice lps frag free of charge for that bad boy!!! lemme know! ask atlantisreef, im a good guy like that!!!






























ok...heres where evryone says "wheres my freebie?"
then i say "build something close to calvins, and ill think about it!"