3x pajama cardinals
1x halichoeres chrysus
2x clowns (pink skunks)
1x dragonet
1x centropyge eiblii

jmo

Pink skunks are cool but don't really act like clowns unless they have an anemone. I'd go Clarkii since I doubt you'll have an anemone with 8xPCs.

Eiblii or Potters, both pretty.

ehh its ok, we'll probably sell it to someone local

The tank D posted pictures of is of a similar size. I don't know the full stock list but I can find it out for you if you would like. I know there were a pair of dragonets, some chromis, cardinals, a tang or two, clowns, bar gobies, and I don't remember what else, but there were a lot of fish.

clarkii's are waaay aggressive, even if added last I've seen them thrash a lot of fish and wouldn't house them with anything else. maybe a small trigger as long as its not a O. Niger.

ive never seen cardinals of any kind act aggressively.

Ultimately is Jer's choice and he doesn't even usually stick to his original ideas anyways.

nice tank! You got to have at least one tang or larger fish...I think it is secretly ever nano-reefer's dream to own at least one fish they couldn't keep before. Good luck with it.

truth, lol


thanks john. I may have to hit you up for some dry rock, we'll see.

So how does the stuff look?

i gotz a 5" pink devils hand leather that needs a home when the this tank is up and running................















So, get started already

looks great! everything is still pissed off, but nothing was dead lol.


I'm working on it!

they're not as big as houses anymore, but there is plenty left. they are located at LA madre and Maverick (behind the church on Jones and Lone Mountain)

you can keep anthias, all sorts of wrasses, maybe a genicanthus.
you need size appropriate fish--big(ger) fishes for big tanks. schools work too.

####..... ygpm..

I think a cirrhilabrus sp. would be better than a pseudo agression wise. How about this?

sweet jesus I just drove by there not ten minutes ago, I kid you not. lol. I'll head out tomorrow and see what I can find, thanks.


genicanthus, eh? hmm...


lolani

Go to Pet Kingdom USA off the strip and throw in a couple hedge hogs.

I was just there a couple days ago, hehe. no hedgies in stock.

Deep never got out of his car to take pix, very shady lol

In his defense, that church is terrifying, lol.

thanks Jer! its hard being a demon sometimes..something about holyland and stuff

btw,
your bf is lucky to have a hottie like you

my bf wouldn't keep adding to my madness

so, I'm headed to home depot for plumbing stuff in the morning...

1" drains. flex? rigid?

3/4" return, vinyl (because that's the fitting which came with the pump, lol).

hopefully I'll get baffles in the sump, as well. I haven't decided between a skimmer->refugium->return setup or a skimmer->return<-refugium set up. decisions, decisions...

YESSSS! i cant wait to see this up and running

Go with flex on the drainline so you have freedom to orient it if you are having surge or flow issues. As for the return, I think you should go skimmer->return<-refugium. More raw water for the fuge and you can control the flow through it independantly as well.

flex is also quieter, ime.

I have a couple of those premade flexible spa tubes, about 4ft long each with a fitting at each end. unused. those should work for the drain, right?

sure, why not. aren't they made of vinyl?

Yes they should work.

Those work fine. That's what my 54's drain is.

sweet. just got back. I decided to hard plumb the return, since I didn't feel like tracking down a 3/4" FPT x 3/4" barb. I also picked up a couple contractor packs of elbows and tees to make supports for the rock. it's REALLY dense, and I just can't stomach displacing half the water in the tank for the sake of height.

the supports (and painting the back of the tank) will also give me something to do till I get a chance to drive across town and get the 40g for the sump. can't plumb the return till I know where the pump is going, lol. but other than the 40g, some acrylic sheets and silicone, I have everything I need to set this baby up!


I was going to glue a short piece of 1" PVC into the bulkhead and then slip the end of the hose over that. do I need to glue it? clamp it? pray? how is yours attached?

my rock pile. there must be close to 400lbs of rock there, lol. the largest pieces on the far end are close to 2ft long. also, I was seriously tempted to drain my pool and use that pump for the tank, lol:



closeup, showing some shapes. they still need to be cleaned off, the more I spray em with the hose the more nooks and crannies show up:



and while we're out here, my amazing 8ft grill

Dang
So exciting!

inorite? moving fast. I want my garage back.

Screw the tank, I want that grill!

yeah, it's pretty amazing. four square feet of grilling area. last time we had people over it easily held two racks of beef ribs and eight porterhouse steaks, with room left for corn on the cob. good times were had, I assure you.

hey! those are some nice rocks. where you get them

im glad that you found some nice pieces.
that hayward northstar give you excelent flow in your tank....about 300 gal per minute

You must be a serious griller too. Notice the bottle of pee next to the BBQ! I don't blame you, you can't just abandon the grill because nature calls. lol

heh

let's just go with that.

4 sq ft is like...not much at all.

just sayin!

also, your ginger rocks.

it's enough to feed ten or fifteen people. sometimes size isn't the most important factor.




hehe, I couldn't say that with a straight face.

also, I know.

Pah when I bought Matt a piano for his birthday one year (at a cost roughly 15-20x what we normally spend on birthday gifts for each other) I wasn't saying "I don't really love you but here maybe this will make you think I do." I was saying, "I know you'll absolutely love this gift and I don't care how much I have to sacrifice to give it to you."





Does not compute

There's ~4" of PVC glued into the bulkhead, leaving 2½" or so exposed, then the hose is held onto that with a hose-clamp.

Nice looking rock. Can't beat free.

plumbing, plumbing...

a pool!

mmm wet jeremai

?

oic. sorry, long day filled with oil based paint fumes, and silicone fumes, and PVC solvent fumes...


I'm a little fuzzy, lol.

####ing pump is too powerful for the ####ing overflow.

Cut the overflow, make the intake larger?