dapellegrini Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 Quick FTS with all of the lights on... not sure my camera is capturing the difference, but here you go anyways and a couple of starfish wandering around: Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 WOW! Looks really nice. I love the design of the ADA tanks, just to expensive. Link to comment
SmittyCoco Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 WOW! Looks really nice. I love the design of the ADA tanks, just to expensive. I agree they are pricey, but when you look at the possibilities . Dan has shown us why. Excellent work! I absolutly love your tank and build. I want to get an aqua medic 70 watt fixture as well, but they are 250$. not cheap. And the funny thing is no L.e.ds. . I would bee all over this fixture if you didn't have to spen the extra 100$ to upgrade to the l.e.ds. Oh well I will crack eventually. Once again Dan Fabulous. Matt Link to comment
dapellegrini Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 Ya it is spendy... Here is the breakdown on hardware (from memory): ADA Mini-M Aquarium: $60 Stand from Target: $80 AquaMedic 70w Pendant: $250 LEDs: $100 Heater, Powerhead and Thermometer: $50 Timer / Powerstrip: $25 Misc DIY stuff: $50 + Many, many different tools required (may need to buy or borrow) ------------------------- Total (estimated) $615 in hardware If you add in the livestock/LR.LS/misc it starts to gets daunting ... but I would spend it all again. I figured this little thing would run me around $1,000 before I took the plunge. If you have a bigger tank or can hang the light higher, I hear pretty good things about these cheap-ish 150w pendants: http://www.fishneedit.com/150w-metal-halide-pendant-lig.html They look a lot like mine, without the light deflectors/curtains... and it looks like a shoddier build. ... Forgot to mention I also changed out my Rio 180 for a Koralia Nano - much better, spread out flow. Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Tank looks great....Nice led mod! Link to comment
SmittyCoco Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Yeah that 150 looks good probably until you see it in person. It also has a magnetic ballast insted of electronical. You know what they say, get what you pay for, and too good to be true. Link to comment
aph Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Just wanted to say that I love this tank. It really makes me want a pico! Good work man, keep it up! Link to comment
dapellegrini Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 Lights out now - will post an update later this weekend - nothing too exciting, no new additions, etc, but things are doing well as usual. One of my sponges is not so happy though Link to comment
Nick's Reef Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Just wanted to say congrats again on the TOTM. Will be watching for the new pics. Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Congratulations! Excellent transformation from PT to a RT. Link to comment
jervismun Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 $650 is definitely worth the price... your tank is PRICELESS :lol: Link to comment
dapellegrini Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Thanks guys - I will try and post pictures tonight - no big changes... Link to comment
Wawawang Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Congratulations on TOTM. Your high end planted freshwater experience really shows in this tank. The natural look, the sloping sand, choice of corals, and the balanced aquascape. I couldn't do it better myself. Keep up the great work. Link to comment
Hungriee Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Very nice tank. Its very simple, clean and satisfying. What kind of Pipe is that to hold your MH? How'd you bend it so nicely? Where can you get this kind of pipe? Link to comment
dapellegrini Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 What kind of Pipe is that to hold your MH? How'd you bend it so nicely? Where can you get this kind of pipe? It is 3/4" EMT Pipe from Home Depot, bent using a Pipe Bender, then spraypainted and drilled for light mounting. Here is the Pipe Bender: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...t&p=1301540 and the build: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...t&p=1299226 Link to comment
ajroy03 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Congrats on TOTM. Knew it was gunna be one from the first time i saw it Link to comment
dapellegrini Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 This Monti Cap is gonna need a good fragging soon... any advice? I have never fragged one before The scroll algae is going through a weird phase, excreting a slimy coating: Happy Gorgonias Happy Acro, though not really growing yet... Hard to tell in this pic, but the Confusa is doing A LOT better than when I got it. Seems to be settling in nicely That little strand of near-dead GSP I got a few months back has settled in and is starting to cover the back of the tank I am not convinced that the sponges are happy, the one without the zoanthid colony is definitely not, I may give it to someone with a bigger tank to see if they can turn it around. But the Green Ric right there has just about finished splitting I local friend is tearing down their tank and gifted me a few zoas and green palys For the longest time I would move the Xenia every time it put out a foot to avoid it from spreading, but I finally let it spread to another little piece of live rock - needless to say it is very happy Poreclain Crab is also happy Parting FTS: These are all pics from moments ago - on the 7th it will be 1 year! Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Fantastic tank. I am basing my 10g contest tank off of yours although I know it will never look that good. Congratulations. Link to comment
rbeirne Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I'd love to see a picture of your lighting over the 1st fresh water tank you have displayed in this forum. Also, where do you get these 5g ADA tanks from? Are they tempered on the sides? Can they be drilled? Link to comment
Nick's Reef Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 God, i can never get over how clean and simple your tank is, but at the same time how gourgeous it is! Link to comment
dapellegrini Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 I'd love to see a picture of your lighting over the 1st fresh water tank you have displayed in this forum. Also, where do you get these 5g ADA tanks from? Are they tempered on the sides? Can they be drilled? That is another ADA tank, about 17-18 gallons with a 4x Tek light over it. Here are some pictures of mounting the light: This was my first light hanging project - you can see the whole story here: http://community.azaquaticplants.com/showt...hlight=hang+tek God, i can never get over how clean and simple your tank is, but at the same time how gourgeous it is! Thanks Link to comment
EnFuego Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 This Monti Cap is gonna need a good fragging soon... any advice? I have never fragged one before I make accidental frags of my idaho grape all the time, so you can just use your hand and break off a chunk, but that is obviously far from accurate. I'm not sure what people do to get more accurate frags. Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Dude CONGRATS ON TOTM AND ONE YEAR!!! And that's the ADA tank I wish I could afford (the 17g one) You have a thread about that? Link to comment
simbio Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Dan, your well executed project proves, once again, that with the right choice of elements, a captivating and sustainable reef aquascape can be created in a small space. Congratulations! Link to comment
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