mikellini Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I loved my maxima. Never should have sold it Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 I loved my maxima. Never should have sold it Yeah, they are by far my favorite! Took this top down of my newest addition. Link to comment
Jamie Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Cute! I'm very excited for this tank. Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 This build is so clean! Great job on that overflow--really unique and not boxy like the typical kits. How are your nitrates and phosphates so far with the turf scrubber? Link to comment
OrphekUSA Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Very clean looking - I love the ADA tank! Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Beautiful clam there E. Ya, I am slowly seeing what you mean about the DIY on the LEDs. It’s really a matter of buying a 21W LED bulb with no controllability vs. spending $350 or so to get 6 LEDs dimming independently with a PWM control. I don't think there is a ton of benefit from what I have read to the automated dimming cycles asides from the sheer cool factor and aesthetics. When setting up a new tank, it just seems smarter to spend that $250 difference on a good skimmer, ato, rkl, media racks or whatnot. I digress. Keep up the solid work (and updates!). I’m living vicariously through this build for the next couple months! Haha. Link to comment
lgreen Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Tank looks amazing. Just curious...how far down is the center point of your bulkhead on the side panel? Link to comment
Mini-Dude Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 hey Calvin, where did you get your LED lights? Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 Cute! I'm very excited for this tank. Thanks, me too! LOL Love the pipes Thanks! They are still doing great and I'm dosing pods from my cultures every 2-3 days. This build is so clean! Great job on that overflow--really unique and not boxy like the typical kits. How are your nitrates and phosphates so far with the turf scrubber? Thanks, yeah I hate the box look and started making them like this about 3 years ago. I haven't tested the nitrates or phosphates in weeks, last nitrate test was 0, hold on I'll go test phosphates. okay, thanks for waiting LOL according to my Hanna low range photometer my levels are now down to 0.01 which is perfect! Nice addition Thanks! Very clean looking - I love the ADA tank! Thanks, can't wait for another one! Not sure when it will happen though. lol Beautiful clam there E. Ya, I am slowly seeing what you mean about the DIY on the LEDs. It’s really a matter of buying a 21W LED bulb with no controllability vs. spending $350 or so to get 6 LEDs dimming independently with a PWM control. I don't think there is a ton of benefit from what I have read to the automated dimming cycles asides from the sheer cool factor and aesthetics. When setting up a new tank, it just seems smarter to spend that $250 difference on a good skimmer, ato, rkl, media racks or whatnot. I digress. Keep up the solid work (and updates!). I’m living vicariously through this build for the next couple months! Haha. Glad to have you following along! Yeah, I just love the automation on this light so I'm sold and hooked! Tank looks amazing. Just curious...how far down is the center point of your bulkhead on the side panel? Thanks, the bulkhead center is 3" front the top of the tank. hey Calvin, where did you get your LED lights? George at reefgeek.com sexy clam Thank you very much! +1 Thanks! Update: Went to another meeting/frag swap in Denver today, picked up 5 SPS frags from Chris Capp! I'll work on pics once I get them off the sandbed and mounted to the rock work. Scored a Red Planet, Pink Lemonade, Blue Hawkins Enchinada, Pumpkin Millepora, and another unknown bushy green acropora sp. Figure these 5 will fill the tank nicely once grown out. Just a few zoanthids and chalices to score and I should be ready to sit back and see how it grows. Thanks for all the feedback and support everyone!!! Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 I added 3 sexy shrimp to the tank today, all is well. -E Link to comment
jerzsky Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 lookin amazing!!!!! wow! you do such a great job! question: how often do you have to clean the algae scrubber? Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 I clean the ATS once a week, and as a result of it, I clean the skimmer once every 2 weeks and glass once a week (film). -E Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 Took some pics of the new corals from the last swap, and tank today... Want to get a few more LPS corals, and maybe some primo zoanthids and let everything grow in. Red Planet: Sexy Shrimp: Scoly: Blue Hawkins Enchinada: And with the pipefish: Pumpkin Millepora: Top down of my plate: Pink Lemonade: Bangaii's are getting bigger (only 2 of the inital 5 have made it ) More Top Downs: FTS: Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Cant WAIT till this thing is stocked and grown in Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Looks great! Thanks! Cant WAIT till this thing is stocked and grown in Thanks, me too! Link to comment
Rabidgerbil38 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 beautiful tank! how dose that pip fish do with the high flow for the sps? I always figured they wouldnt do well, but if not i may be in the market for one soon Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 The pipes do great, I've even seem him surfing the vortech flow! They are great in SPS tanks as they can/will eat red bugs. Link to comment
quickfinger Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Sorry if you already covered this (I didn't see it if you did), but are you feeding the clam anything in particular? I only ask b/c it is small...I've seen a lot of smaller clams around lately.... Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 I clean the glass once a week (it helps) and I dose phytofeast twice a week... Link to comment
Paleoreef103 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Gorgeous set up. If you let this grow out it'll be a TOTM for sure. How many fish do you have in it? Also, do you have a screen to keep out jumpers? Link to comment
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