MarvinsReef Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 Wow! looks nice and clean..I like the skimmer is kicking butt and there is nothing in there Thank you... I do like it all scraped too... much cleaner looking... can't wait to add corals and fishies... another soon to be great tank!! great work so far!! Thanks... looking forward to the challenge... hopefully, it'll be a much cleaner and more automated set up than my previous tanks... Link to comment
bonsai reefer Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 looking good so far.I am in the proces of gathering everything for a 90 gallon oceanic tech tank. I decided to ditch the rsm 250 and go for the gusto! Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 looking good so far.I am in the proces of gathering everything for a 90 gallon oceanic tech tank. I decided to ditch the rsm 250 and go for the gusto! good deal man... Thanks for stopping by... Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Beautiful Marvin !! Thanks for stopping by Duane... some updates... I re-arranged the rockwork a little... added a few other rock so have a little more room for corals to grow into... I'm looking forward to getting the livestock in there in the next coming weeks... I was also able to clean the inside of the skimmer but I'll post a pic of that a little later... it's already skimming too.... anyway, I like the scape much better now.... hope you guys like it as well... Link to comment
Unique Corals Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Looking good, looking good! Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Looking good, looking good! Thanks... Link to comment
reefpets.com Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 When are we going to see that insane collection in the 110? The live rock looks like its missing coral! Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 When are we going to see that insane collection in the 110? The live rock looks like its missing coral! yeah, I know... hopefully I can incorporate the corals in the scape nicely so it looks clean... Link to comment
East1 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 yeah, I know... hopefully I can incorporate the corals in the scape nicely so it looks clean... tagging along &&&&&&& that aquascape is sexy sugarfine would look good in tha tank but im just a whore for sugarfine Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 tagging along&&&&&&& that aquascape is sexy sugarfine would look good in tha tank but im just a whore for sugarfine Thank you... Link to comment
dtfleming Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Nice upgrade. Now you have me think, cuz I could possible fit this size tank it the space I have. 1. do you think the T5's will be enough for SPS with that deep of a tank? 2. Curious if this tank is setup above a basement. Cuz weight would be my biggest issue. Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 Nice upgrade. Now you have me think, cuz I could possible fit this size tank it the space I have. 1. do you think the T5's will be enough for SPS with that deep of a tank? yup... the guy I bought it for was a SPS guy... he had great colors and very good growth... 2. Curious if this tank is setup above a basement. Cuz weight would be my biggest issue. I'm not really sure about that... my tank is currently in the basement... anyway, good luck with your upgrade... UPDATE: pics aren't as nice as the last batch but another week has gone.. yay!!! I moved some corals a few days ago and everything is doing well... some of the z's and p's that were closed are actually opening up... I think they're enjoying the extra light and more water volume... the montis also seem to have perked up a little more... I'm yet to move any LPS but I will by this weekend... I see diatoms also so I'm looking into getting a nice clean up crew... lights are on about 4 hrs a day the past few days... Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 well... since we had a little boo boo with the site, I thought I'd update with pics and other stuff that has been going on with the tank the past weeks.... my current FTS... still need to clean up the sand bed... just getting them acclimated... sideview new addition to the family.. Golden Rhomboid fairy wrasse... shots are taken w/ flash... and here's a few vids for your enjoyment... Rhomboid fairy wrasse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFMKtI0xbCY HI Flame fairy wrasse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDJqKraEBl0 Fish group shot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4wlWvZKGyg Full Tank vid as of 07-10-09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4wlWvZKGyg Link to comment
Paleoreef103 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Woo! That's a beautiful sea of red! Lets see some Macros! Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 Woo! That's a beautiful sea of red! Lets see some Macros! won't be able to get do macros for a few weeks... corals are still adjusting to their new lights... Thanks for stopping by... Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 couple of things that went well tonight... - Golden Rhomboid wasn't crazy tonight (although his lips aren't looking too good atm), still eating like a pig though so I'm hoping he'll recuperate quickly... - Skimmer seems like it wants to skim now (raised the water level in the sump to about 12"), raising the water level also means less bubbles coming from the return... - I was able to install the Tunze Osmolator so no more manual top off... yay!!! Junior gave me a 29g tank for top off... so far it has 11g of water... I plan on having at least 15g in there... that should last me about a week of top off... I also plan on having a small powerhead in there once the wiring clean up is complete... - Temporarily, I'm using my old Aqua Controller to control the lights instead of turning them on manually... I'm gonna read up a little more on the RKE so I can attempt to get it going soon... so overall, it was a great night... I plan on doing my first water change in a week or so... I plan on doing a 15% water change... corals and fishes are acclimating well... I'll re-arrange some of the corals in the next few days to have more sand bed space... it should look cleaner after the re-arrangement... Link to comment
fewskillz Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Sounds like a pretty productive day. Congrats. Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 Sounds like a pretty productive day. Congrats. Thanks... now, just need to get the RKE in the mix so I can clean up the wiring and watch this thing take off, hopefully... Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 well, just past 5 weeks and doing alright... first water change to be done this weekend... some coral pics that turned out okay... I will definitely need someone with macro lens come by to get good pics of the corals... it's much harder to take good pics with a bigger tank... yikes!!! Mohawks Blastos RSC Rainbow... has grown a little... Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 here's one of the best video I've taken of my HI Flame wrasse flashing... my only complain was I wished the daylights were on... I dunno how to post the actual youtube vid but here's the link... enjoy!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iXfiDyt8tU Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 UPDATE: 07-24-09 I think I might've gotten a breakthrough on the MSX 200 skimmer... for about a month, I've been trying to get the maximum performance out of this skimmer but can't seem to get it to work right... with the help of some of the guys here and some trial and error, I might've gotten it to finally work... so here is the list of stuff I did to improve the performance... also did the first water change... I was only able to do about 16g though so I'm gonna follow up with another 15g-20g either this week or next week... elevated the water height to about 11"; used to be around 8"... turned the dial down very close to being CLOSED; used to be in the middle... here's a quick pic... here's a quick vid too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rasUXzesoeM...player_embedded Link to comment
akabryanhall Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Lovin the tank so far. Beautiful fish, aquascaping and of course corals. looking forward to seeing this develop! Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Lovin the tank so far. Beautiful fish, aquascaping and of course corals. looking forward to seeing this develop! Thank you... so far, all I've been excited about is completing the fish collection... it'll be a while til I really have something to show for in the coral department... most of my frags are hidden behind the rockwork to keep the viewing area clean.. Link to comment
MarvinsReef Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 trying out the cheap-o Underwater digicam my wife bought... FujiFilm FinePix Z33WP... camera doesn't really take the best pics but it'll do for now... we're just looking to get a camera that will be okay to use while Evin is young... it's waterproof, sandproof, and dustproof so we can use it everywhere Evin plays outdoor... btw, most of the corals are still acclimating to the new system... I'm hoping they'll color up even more in the next few weeks... Orig ME Hell's Kitchen Pink Boobies RSC Rainbow NiCE favia Link to comment
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