Reefer_Buddha Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 you gotta spill it on where you and sabin are getting those insane orange zoos. i WANT some Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 it's in the tank of the month blurb, at least for me... give scott a call. Really nice guy Link to comment
turk22 Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Bird, wanna second the request to see the fuge and plumbing (specially the scwd) pics. The tank looks great, and I count it as one of my 'inspiration' tanks for starting my own MB. Turk Link to comment
MarLooney Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 tank of the month... woop woop! =D Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 Thanks Mar, Swapped out the 10K ushio this weeked for a 20K ( I think it's aqualine) Bulb , I can definatley see the difference, and the tank definatley looks more deep water. The color change from the actinics to when the halides come on is subtle but noticable. I like and will probably use these bulbs in the future. It is the 3rd one down. I will have gil over later this week or early next week if he likes to take some pictures. Oh yeah more tank setup pics coming, my wife had surgery last week so I've been busy taking care of here, i will get them up soon I promise. Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 Here are some setup pictures, i hope they help answer any questions. This is the box I built to hide cords and fans and plugs, and timers...... you get the idea, and the hood was custom built, I cut the top the same shape as the minibow's top, then cut the curved portion off, added L brackets inside for stability attached to 5 inch pieces for height, and a small piece of 1x1 to rest on the tank lip. I also use this wood piece to suspend my acrylic uv shield for my bulb ( which was replaced with a 20K bulb from Tunze USA). the front was a 1x6 and I used a jigsaw to cut 2 curved pieces in which to attach the door trim moulding to create the " bamboo" look. The bottom of the two brace pieces rests on the front of the minbow when closed, and the entire front curved portion flips back for comlete tank access. Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 this is the side view of the construction. the very sliver of the fan can be seen on the right. half of that fan blows across the water , the other half over the shield. The plumbing all have cutouts, for UV protection, and even if it doesn't need it, a fish / splash guard for the lights. Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 lights and acrylic shield , separate reflector added for MH, was using the same reflector from the PC. Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 pump and topoff reservoir, currently looking for a 3 gallon reservoir w/ rigid sides.. Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 the rest of the plumbing, topoff switch and return and fuge, now using a reverse photo period. Man I really need to build a cabinet for the back of this thing....... Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 2nd fan, and fuge light, its a 32 w ~10k PC. Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 I finally found a place for my navy blue zoos Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 These SPS are mighty hearty.... I lost half this colony to improper light acclimation ( Totally my fault, imana$$ ) and then this piece soon after was stung my my Yellow polyps, The colony is growing away as evident by the new growth on the opposite side... Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 these zoos are fast growers. I rcvd this tile about 45 days ago with 5 polyps on it, now there are 13 Link to comment
JLTRUK Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 that is an awesome tank and awesome pictures. my hat is off to the both of you. Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...2065#post202065 Pics of top off switch. Thanks JL. I am gonna put a nice camera on my list to things to get. I was just peepin' your new pics. If you shoot the zoos w/ no flash, the pic may come out better. Link to comment
rehren Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 thanks for all the setup photos. Link to comment
chopin2u Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Is that breath taking or what?? Man - you da birdman! Aloha, chopin Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 No problem Rehren, any questions are welcome. Thanks chopin, I am now enjoying growth differences I can see in my sps... Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 and this picture was taken nov. 15 , you can see the powerhead pump in both pictures for aspect. Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 and these are the 5 zoos that have now tripled in size quite rapidly.... into the picture above..... Link to comment
Ashley Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 there is alot of talking going on here took me like an hour to read it all. again birdman your tank is sooo beautiful. great job. Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Thanks Ashley. I am heading out of town, and was gonna have Gil come over for some new pics under the 20K, but don't have time. I will call him and try to get him over next week. If you have any questions also, feel free to ask. Nothing new in nano land, well, My monti cap I broke off, and looked dead/dying, has now greened up, started to encrest a new base , and the purple rim is darkening up. Also I swapped out my monster hermits for a few micro hermits from IPSF and am currently trying to evict my scarlet cleaner to the 80g , I can't catch him tho. he's too fast! Gotta love the micro hermits! Link to comment
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