jceballos27 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 nice set up! I look forward to looking at the process! Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 nice set up! I look forward to looking at the process! Thanks! Only thing really holding me back right now is picking the light I want. Looking at these http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/vt-ldsr0...24+Inch%29.html http://www.aquaticselite.com/GENESIS_160w_.../ge-led-824.htm and 2 AI modules. Vertex is probably going to win out on this one since the sfiligoi will come out to over 2500 for 24" Link to comment
dtownkennel Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I have a DSB in this tank 3.5"-4" deep. Not any issues with flow. Can you tell me what brand of sand you ended up using... Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 I have a DSB in this tank 3.5"-4" deep. Not any issues with flow. Can you tell me what brand of sand you ended up using... Caribsea aragmax sugar sized grain. I think its an oolite sand. Don't get live, always dry. Its cheaper and easier to use. Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Thanks!! No problem. Tank update: A couple fish I ordered made it in today. They seem to be doing ok despite the packaging being sub-par. I'll let you know what they are once I get a picture ready. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Caribsea aragmax sugar sized grain. I think its an oolite sand. Don't get live, always dry. Its cheaper and easier to use. Just be sure to rinse it really well!!!! Anyways, WAND, the tank looks awesome!! I think your livestock choices are pretty intense also, so best of luck with that. I'm looking fwd to pics with the lighting all set up. Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Just be sure to rinse it really well!!!! Anyways, WAND, the tank looks awesome!! I think your livestock choices are pretty intense also, so best of luck with that. I'm looking fwd to pics with the lighting all set up. Thanks man! I always went with reef safe before, but recently have been involved with a few tanks with angels, so I am cautiously entering the realm of semi reef safe fish. I have a video, but need to wait to upload to youtube, since photobucket makes it look like pixelated puke. Link to comment
reef-luva Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 sweet video....is that a pair of Potters....? It don't really matter what you put in here dude, it's already a very nice set up. It will just keep lookin' better.... Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 sweet video....is that a pair of Potters....? It don't really matter what you put in here dude, it's already a very nice set up. It will just keep lookin' better.... That's exactly what it is. Thanks for the comment. All this fish talk makes me impatient to start stocking SPS though. Link to comment
fishez4alivin Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 get a tort, and if it lives for a month, you are good to go, if you try something easy like a birdsnest, and it lives, and you start to stock, you can lose a bunch of higher priced stuff. Torts are pretty tough and will let you know when your parameters are wacked.....anyway, looking forward to seeing your tank get filled with corals, any idea which ones you are getting for sure? Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 get a tort, and if it lives for a month, you are good to go, if you try something easy like a birdsnest, and it lives, and you start to stock, you can lose a bunch of higher priced stuff. Torts are pretty tough and will let you know when your parameters are wacked.....anyway, looking forward to seeing your tank get filled with corals, any idea which ones you are getting for sure? Not too worried about failing with SPS, but I probably will end up putting in a tester before I start stocking hardcore. I will probably end up with a bunch of no-name aussie SPS. They are coming in a lot and coming in nice. that scape.....is sick.... Thanks! I really wanted to go for a dramatic canyon in this one. I am debating moving the rock that is front and right to the sump, but until my plans for an anemone are completely gone, it's staying where it is. Hopefully I will be able to find a nice mag or gig to put there. In other news, I was having trouble getting enough water into my skimmer since I ordered my baffles at 7" and the recommended height for the 840 is 8", so I devised a way to get the water level to 8" without any major changes. This keeps my water at a perfectly steady 8" in the skimmer area and I thought I would share it since I haven't seen anything other solutions of raising the water level effectively and as easily. All I did was take some 3/4" pvc pipe and cut it down to where it restricted enough water flow through the baffles to have the water level raise to where gravity's pull would level it out. Worked in my head and worked like a charm once I got enough tiny sections of PVC cut so I could fine tune the water level. Don't know if you can see, but I have 8" marked with dry erase so I could set the level without having to measure each time. Link to comment
fishez4alivin Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Yup those Aussie colonies are pretty cheap compared to a year ago. Can't wait to see what you put in this tank. Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 So I'm pretty bored. Here's a nog shot. Only 2 days worth. Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Video is up! Temporary low quality till I process video from a real camera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nnf5rPhUqk...nel_video_title Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Narrowed down lighting to two fixtures or a diy. http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/LED_Light...quaIllumination https://www.vaquatics.net/shop/article_REEF...EEFTECH-PROM%26 Not too much info on the prometheus fixture, but from the specs and what is around the internet, it looks very promising. Link to comment
GiantBen Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I dig your stand. What are the plans to skin it? I'm setting up a 12" high tank, and plan on building an extra tall stand as well. The LED fixtures look sweet as well. I just can't quite bit the bullet on the price just yet (although I'd need two to cover my tank). Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 I dig your stand. What are the plans to skin it? I'm setting up a 12" high tank, and plan on building an extra tall stand as well. The LED fixtures look sweet as well. I just can't quite bit the bullet on the price just yet (although I'd need two to cover my tank). Tall stands bring the tank to eye level and easy access is a $15 step stool away. Plus the extra working space under neath makes it something I can't be without. Link to comment
GiantBen Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 You planning to paint/stain/add doors etc? Just curious. Loving the scape and fish selection as well. Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 You planning to paint/stain/add doors etc? Just curious. Loving the scape and fish selection as well. Nothing other than doors. It seems that homedepot and most cabinet makers don't sell single doors aaymore, so until I have timm to build my own, the stand remains doorless. Link to comment
fishez4alivin Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.com/SALE-UNFINISHED-HICKOR...#ht_1797wt_1139 Link to comment
TheWAND Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 So took some time to cut wood for the door. This is what I have, before I start gluing and screwing everything in place. Just used spare wood flooring. The trim is hardwood mahogany flooring and the inner is engineered maple flooring. It's turning out better than I expected. Link to comment
driftsaru Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Nice meeting you today! awesome build, i hope this grows into one awesome SPS dominated beast! Link to comment
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