latteslave Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Amazing tank. Perfect size Thanks - hoping to be able to show the true depth with photos Yep, this is pretty much my dream tank! Really awesome! Well Done! Your BC14 looks very clean. Can't wait to see all those frags grow out ohh wow that is simply beautiful. thank you for sharing Thank you for the kind words. Beautiful tank Thank you Link to comment
evan127 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Are you kidding me with this FTS?? Absolutely amazing! Mind sharing a picture of the filtration? Link to comment
latteslave Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Thank you - and will absolutely be posting up equipment soon. Link to comment
latteslave Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Overflow and Sump Goal was to keep this as simple as possible. Overflow with standpipe and return. You can see the lights currently go directly over this. That will be changing this weekend. Had Precision Aquarium make me the overflow cover to keep nuisance algae down - also looks better than staring at plumbing. Sorry - could not figure out how to make these photos exciting And the true workhorse of the system Overflows into main section on the right. Diablo Skimmer is next and then a nice bed of mixed algae and rock rubble. LED light stays on 24 hours and I have to trim the algae weekly. Flows through filter pad then to the return. Running Carbon and RowaPhos in the reactor on the right, the other two are CA and ALK for dosing. Bubble Magus Dosing pump is neatly tucked in above. Top off water is on the right in the jug. Go through about 1 gallon per day. Using the new Hydor top off and an aqua lifter. All of the filtration fits into the first two cabinet doors so I have about 30 more inches for storage, extra top off and such. Only thing left to do under the stand is clean up wiring. Current dosing is BRS 2 part. I recently started dosing the Red Sea Coral Colors. Still too soon to say if I have truly noticed a difference in the coral color but of course I like to think they look better. Feed frozen twice a day and dose Acro Power at 5ml daily. Will be switching to the Red Sea Foundation A, B and C as I like the ideal of Strontuim addition to the CA and with the powdered versions, looks promising. With the smaller tanks, changing out 20% or more weekly is pretty easy. Changing out 25+ gallons a weeks is not something I want to do to maintain chemical levels. Test weekly at this point for Alk, MG, CA, NO3 and PO4. Link to comment
Chris! Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 That tank aint beautiful...... Its simply stunning. Well done! That was a sweet idea with the strips instead of the full euro too Link to comment
latteslave Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Thank you Chris! Looking forward to seeing your new tank up and running. Link to comment
latteslave Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 I had the chance to work on the lights this weekend. Happy with the way the coverage is but not with the look of the tank mount light rig. Going a different direction. More to come on this but for now: Link to comment
cruzH20polo Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 dude ... this is sweet! Link to comment
evan127 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Are you kidding me?? Seriously!? Beautiful! Link to comment
mountaineer Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 This is exactly the tank I want someday. Well done Link to comment
mountaineer Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Overflow and Sump Goal was to keep this as simple as possible. Overflow with standpipe and return. You can see the lights currently go directly over this. That will be changing this weekend. Had Precision Aquarium make me the overflow cover to keep nuisance algae down - also looks better than staring at plumbing. Sorry - could not figure out how to make these photos exciting And the true workhorse of the system Overflows into main section on the right. Diablo Skimmer is next and then a nice bed of mixed algae and rock rubble. LED light stays on 24 hours and I have to trim the algae weekly. Flows through filter pad then to the return. Running Carbon and RowaPhos in the reactor on the right, the other two are CA and ALK for dosing. Bubble Magus Dosing pump is neatly tucked in above. Top off water is on the right in the jug. Go through about 1 gallon per day. Using the new Hydor top off and an aqua lifter. All of the filtration fits into the first two cabinet doors so I have about 30 more inches for storage, extra top off and such. Only thing left to do under the stand is clean up wiring. Current dosing is BRS 2 part. I recently started dosing the Red Sea Coral Colors. Still too soon to say if I have truly noticed a difference in the coral color but of course I like to think they look better. Feed frozen twice a day and dose Acro Power at 5ml daily. Will be switching to the Red Sea Foundation A, B and C as I like the ideal of Strontuim addition to the CA and with the powdered versions, looks promising. With the smaller tanks, changing out 20% or more weekly is pretty easy. Changing out 25+ gallons a weeks is not something I want to do to maintain chemical levels. Test weekly at this point for Alk, MG, CA, NO3 and PO4. Just out of curiosity, what are the dimensions of your sump? And what's the gallonage? Link to comment
latteslave Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 dude ... this is sweet! Thank you - still waiting for more updates on yours. Are you kidding me?? Seriously!? Beautiful! No kidding... And seriously, thank you! This is exactly the tank I want someday. Well done Just out of curiosity, what are the dimensions of your sump? And what's the gallonage? Thank you for the comments and the Sump is 30 x 12 x 19. adds about 20 gallons to total water volume. Link to comment
cruzH20polo Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thank you - still waiting for more updates on yours. No kidding... And seriously, thank you! me too man, me too Link to comment
KissMyDSM Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Really looks clean and professional. The compound you used for your seams. It looks almost like grout? Is it a higher grade silicone? Very clean. Link to comment
latteslave Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Thanks - it is silicon. Just really strong silicon. Lights - fixed. Link to comment
Smurf Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Beautiful! is that a two spot hogfish? Link to comment
latteslave Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nah - canary blenny. Great character and loving the color. Link to comment
latteslave Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Not happy with the last FTS. Just does not look natural or what I would so I truly see when looking at it. Played with Raw Therapee after seeing Markalot's shots. I would say - although a little grainy, looks like what I see. Link to comment
plainrt Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Just noticed the swallowtail angel. I had one in my 150 and was my favorite fish. Link to comment
Dramad1 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Saweeet build. Nice fts as well. Link to comment
latteslave Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Just noticed the swallowtail angel. I had one in my 150 and was my favorite fish. Yes, the swallowtail is very cool. Excellent color and fun to watch swim. It likes to grab food off the top of the water and will just dip up and down during feeding. Saweeet build. Nice fts as well. Thank you very much! Link to comment
jabeuy Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Looks amazing. Just like those IM Nuvo SR videos Link to comment
markalot Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Not happy with the last FTS. Just does not look natural or what I would so I truly see when looking at it. Played with Raw Therapee after seeing Markalot's shots. I would say - although a little grainy, looks like what I see. Noise reduction might be turned off by default, that was my issue with graininess. That FTS looks outstanding, by the way. Link to comment
smiz Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Really amazing tank! My dream size some day Link to comment
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