eyou Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 yea so i bent some conduit to hold my lights till i have a chance to upgrade. thanks goes out to my boy, slagboy! thanks for that bender man i finally put it to use! my tank looks so much cleaner. all i need now is a mame overflow or some lily pipes. sexy tank got the ada bug after seeing this and rehypes ada 60-f. shallow tanks are so sexy. mine should be coming tomorrow. what lights are you upgrading to? Link to comment
gabe_j Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 Lol glad it was part of the inspiration! Rehype's tank is awesome! I was planning on getting a 4bulb tek light but I don't think that's happening so I may get a 4bulb wavepoint fixture it should balance out the added hieght to the current lights. And give me more color options later on too. Honestly I'm surprised you found one of these tanks the importer for the us is local to me and they've been out for a while now. Link to comment
Giga Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I don't if you said this and I don't feel like reading right now but is your filtration a canister filter? Link to comment
gabe_j Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 Kinda it's a brs media reactor I'll post pics later on when I have a chance. ALSO I GOT TANK OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER AT THE HOUSTON MARSHREEF.COM!!!! I'm so excited I'll post the tank review once it's posted! Link to comment
gabe_j Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 just a full list of all the stuff in the tank at the moment. totall 87 different sp. enjoy Clean Up Crew 1 Florida Cerith 1 Nassarus 3-5 Nerites 1 Astrea 1Turbo 2 Emerald Crabs 1 Serpent star 2 Blue Legged Hermits 2 Sexy Shrimp 2 Stomatellas Fish 1 ORA Onyx Percula 1 Tank Breed Orange Percula Corals... Softies Japanese Fruit Loops Zoas Japanese Yellow Jackets Zoas Gorilla Nipples Zoas Blue Eyed Girl Palys Armor of God Palys Mean Green Zoas Fire & Ice Zoa Morph Faded Tubbs Blue Zoas Misc Blue Palys Tricolored Zoas not sure on the id. Neon Yellow Zoas Green Bay Packer Zoas Blue and Green rimmed Florida Ricordea Green Florida Ricordea Red Mushroom Green Star Polyp LPS 15 Aussie Acanthastrea Lordhowensis 1 Indo Acanthastrea Lordhowensis Micromussa Amakusensis Lava Flow Chalice Echinopyllia Bubble Gum Chalice Echinopyllia 2 Face Chalice Echinopyllia Hollywood Stunner Chalice War Paint Favia 2 Tricolor Favias 1 Unknown Favia Dragon Soul Favia Purple People Eater Blastomussa Merleti Red/Green Blastomussa Welsi Torch Coral SPS Green Montipora Capricornis Red/Purple Montipora Undata Purple Montipora Capricornis Green Acropora sp.? Yellow Turbina Scroll Superman Monti Sun Set Monti Setsota Poccilipora FnF RedBug Monti ORA Red Planet Green Acropora Sp.? Link to comment
pyronus Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Holy sweet jeebus that's quite the list there. Lookin forward to the write up. Link to comment
gabe_j Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 i have it typed up and sent in for marsh to publish i just need some low res pics. sucks i gotta dumb down the resolution. yeah it was fun writing it all down. Link to comment
sogreedy23 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 oh man, this is awful..you've pretty much single handedly inspired my upgrade. i just saw these 60-f tanks and fell in love when i saw yours. its bad considering i'm getting an mp10 and will wait until christmas (when i have to move the tank again) to set the 60f up. i really have to figure out some way to get the lights up like you did, that looks great..my only problem is my tank goes on a desk so i don't know how that'd work out (4x24 fni fixture) i guess imitation really is the best way of flattering gorgeous tank man! quick question- do you really recommend the canister? i'm feeling cheap and don't really want to spend on more equipment if i don't have to..i have a silly ac20 for now:( Link to comment
gabe_j Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 oh man, this is awful..you've pretty much single handedly inspired my upgrade. i just saw these 60-f tanks and fell in love when i saw yours. its bad considering i'm getting an mp10 and will wait until christmas (when i have to move the tank again) to set the 60f up. i really have to figure out some way to get the lights up like you did, that looks great..my only problem is my tank goes on a desk so i don't know how that'd work out (4x24 fni fixture) i guess imitation really is the best way of flattering gorgeous tank man! quick question- do you really recommend the canister? i'm feeling cheap and don't really want to spend on more equipment if i don't have to..i have a silly ac20 for now:( Seriously dude thanks man its been a fast crazy ride with this tank would you believe this is my first sw tank and i started it in feb? lol i'm glad i could it was an inspiration to build your own! the lighting isn't bad to fix all you gotta do is bend some conduit and screw it to the side of the desk (2 screws to there's no twisting.) and you could go canister or media reactor. it is possible to run the tank with no filtration at all but you have to keep your bioload low enough not to become a problem. you've seen my tank so i pretty much have to run external filtration and i personally am not fond of sumps. i would like them if power outs weren't an issue but they are so i can't afford to have my tank drain out too much or over flow. i think i got my brs reactor for $43 shipped on a group buy. if you have any questions let me know , thanks for the complements again! have a good one man. btw the mp10 set up on this tank can create some serious flow.if you have it set right you can run 200x turn over. lol. Link to comment
sogreedy23 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 thats sick, mine is a morph of my first tank..have you tried sand in there? i imagine it'd be difficult especially with how shallow it is with an mp10. i like pink sand so i hope it doesn't go flying everywhere interesting thoughts on the brs media reactor, i've never looked into those..i wonder if i can use it with sort of a utility pump that i can keep out of the tank (whenever i try to hide stuff it never seems to work). i'm really going for the absolute minimalist look but have a decent bioload for my size-WYG clown, clown goby +inverts. i'm not absolutely positive how you even use those lol do you just put gfo or carbon in a filter sock and watch it work its magic? lol dunno, mag consider using steel lily pipes or something how would i be able to bend the conduit? could they do it at a hardware store or something? i have to rig up something that can come with me when my tank is home or here at school thanks again man Link to comment
gabe_j Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 thats sick, mine is a morph of my first tank..have you tried sand in there? i imagine it'd be difficult especially with how shallow it is with an mp10. i like pink sand so i hope it doesn't go flying everywhere i used to before the mp10 then i had an incident that made me drain and inspect my tank for leaks. so the sand just never went back in. interesting thoughts on the brs media reactor, i've never looked into those..i wonder if i can use it with sort of a utility pump that i can keep out of the tank (whenever i try to hide stuff it never seems to work). i'm really going for the absolute minimalist look but have a decent bioload for my size-WYG clown, clown goby +inverts. yeah man you can run it with an external pump... i've got some plans but for now its so you'll have to wait and see. i'm not absolutely positive how you even use those lol do you just put gfo or carbon in a filter sock and watch it work its magic? lol dunno, mag consider using steel lily pipes or something yeah man you don't even need a filter sock its got foam pads that keep the media in place. i don't use gfo but i'll prolly set up for biopellets... damn 'trates... i'd go with maxijets utility pump if you plan on going with an external set up though so you don't have to worry about it leaking/over heating. how would i be able to bend the conduit? could they do it at a hardware store or something? i have to rig up something that can come with me when my tank is home or here at school easy borrow a conduit bender its not hard just flex a little. and you got your bends remember measure twice bend once. i was able to pull of 3 bends per piece of conduitit looks cool but i had to measure really carefully so they would be identical. good luck! Link to comment
Billdemart Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Can't believe this is your first tank. Amazing. Link to comment
jeremycee Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Beautiful tank! The ada couldn't be any better so clean and clear. Link to comment
gabe_j Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 yes sir this is the first one ever! lol i'm still working on making it a bit cleaner looking, now its just asthetics. and opening up the floor a little bit. we'll see. jeremy, thanks man! its a lot of work! esp with the high clarity glass. its a good thing you don't see the turf algae i'm battleing right now. Link to comment
Slagboy Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Kinda it's a brs media reactor I'll post pics later on when I have a chance. ALSO I GOT TANK OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER AT THE HOUSTON MARSHREEF.COM!!!! I'm so excited I'll post the tank review once it's posted! Just saw this post! TOTM? Awesome! Congrats! Can't wait to read up and see the pics on Marsh! Link to comment
jeremycee Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 yes sir this is the first one ever! lol i'm still working on making it a bit cleaner looking, now its just asthetics. and opening up the floor a little bit. we'll see. jeremy, thanks man! its a lot of work! esp with the high clarity glass. its a good thing you don't see the turf algae i'm battleing right now. haha thats one thing i was nervous about the ada. The tank itself is so clean and clear looking that when the glass gets only the slightest bit dirty my ocd will kick on and i will constantly be cleaning it haha Link to comment
gabe_j Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 hence the bare bottom. extreme flow, i avarage around 140-170x turn over.i turn it down when i get new corals so they get used to it then back up it goes. Link to comment
gabe_j Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 Thanks Paul!! I can't help but check back several times a day. I wanna see my totm thread now! Lol Link to comment
Arthur França Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Very good, i really like the corals! Link to comment
RyanR1212 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 ill ass tank man... that things crazy! Link to comment
gabe_j Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 lol thanks ryan, i had to re-read that to make sure i got that right... Also i got tank of the month in Houston, Tx so go check out my tank review Nov2010 TOTM Link to comment
jestep Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 just a few new corals to hit the tank. am i maxed out? you can bet your biscuits. Did you get these from austin aqua farm? I swear I saw the same ones in there a few weeks ago. Link to comment
cjscott Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Beautiful tank and the acans are amazing! Can you post some pictures of that colony in the lower right corner? How many heads is it and what did it cost you? I can't imagine having anything that huge! Link to comment
gabe_j Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 Lol there's some close shots on page 8 and I bought it wild with about 150+heads lol I paid a good bit Link to comment
gabe_j Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 Well I had a freak accident with my tank. Some how or another I got a chip on my glass so for the time being everything is in my 40 breeder so it looks like I'll be redoing the 60-f once I get it replaced. On a good note I just ordered a banging new clam it should be here either Friday or tuesday it just depends on shipping during thanksgiving hopefully I get it before the weekend Link to comment
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