Yeah this will be a gooder for sure.. looks awesome so far.

Looks great. :)

Was the tank built to be able to take the pounding it might get from the constant tidal wave?

I think the jury is still out on what exactly is needed to take that pounding. They say that the tank life can be reduced but who knows. I am sure it depends on the tank and a lot of other factors. Most tanks last for dozens of years and the box has only been out for a little while. How could they possibly test it? So a tank that lasts for 16 years only lasts for 12 with a wave box? If that is the case I am ok with it.

It is only on during the day (Light sensor) as well so it is not a CONSTANT pounding.

the tank does have very strong euro bracing (1 1/2' thick) and the glass is 1/2 inch as well. Albert and Dennis from Gold's swear by the tank maker so I am confident.

Besides, it is a pretty amazing advance and the corals are going to love it.

:)

I have been fallowing this thread since the beginning, awsome looking set up. Do you have any updates?

Yup, Keith's wife has commandered all say in the tank and is switching it over to guppies.

Funny thing is I actually used to keep guppies!

Updates are coming....

We are currently waiting for the floor to be installed in the Sump/filter room before I can get the sump in and start hooking up all of my goodies! I am hoping next week.

It is being done by Sierra Stone and thay are putting this awesome Shark image out of Black stone right in the middle of the fish room.

Walls are getting painted tomorrow...

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Here is the tank with Water in it and my beginings of the Aquascaping. The rock and tank look so small in these pics. LOL. Some of the rock pieces are HUGE.


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It's hard to see in the picture, but there is a nice long lane between the 2 rock piles that I really like. I am still playing right now.

The pile on the left will be getting more rock added to it and I may drill some of these with PVC. Corals are waiting to be placed.

Fish are in quarantine in 2 holding tanks and want out badly.

I am seriously thinking of getting a chiller so I do not have to worry about overheating with my PFO Metal Halide system (3 x 250 Watt). Going to start pricing tomorrow. Then I have to figure out how to vent some of this air.

Opinions and suggestions are always welcome!!!

I have a used chiller I'm trying to ger rid of... PM me?

Man, sometimes I slay me....

I ordered a new Air Dryer for my Ozone Generator but I guess I did not read the measurments properly as when it came today I could not believe how big it was! I dont even know if my air pump will be able to produce enough pressure to push air through it.

Does anyone need any dessicant? I ordered 3 bags and only need 1. They cost me $40.00 per bag.

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That's a big A$$ air dryer...

I think you should get some sort of arch going against the left side of the tank and the one structure. That would add a lot of dimension to the look of the tank.

Thanks Albert.

I have actually completely re-done my rockwork since the last pics. I am getting happier with it and will post some more pics later.

I wanted to solicit opinions on adding sand to the tank.

As much as I know that barebottom is the CLEANEST way to go, I really want to add sand to my tank just for the look.

It would only be about a 1/2 inch.

Opinions?

I'm the same way. The sand look does wonders for a tank in my opinion. I've actually seen a few people lately that remove their old sandbeds and replace them with new sand every six months to a year. It sounds like a hassle but with only half an inch, it wouldn't be that hard to do and it would give you the advantages of having a sandbed and eliminate a lot of the disadvantages. Just a thought.

I like that idea actually. Just replace the sand bed every 6 - 9 months. Hmmmm.

Getting the urge to add sand now......

The only downfall I've heard is that sand has a tendancy to blow around easily when it's new if there's a lot of flow in the tank because it hasn't had a chance to clump with the bacteria yet. Make sure your rinse the new sand first too or else you'll end up with a lot of film in the water when you add it. I hear this method helps keep a tank really healthy though. If sand beds are in fact huge nutrient sponges then this is a great method of removing nutrients.

Sand... Evil...

Time for a new update. Sorry for the lack of posts but my dad is very ill right now and all of my spare time has gone to him.

Things have been going very quickly this last week. The wife has been on holidays and my new floor is installed. I am finally happy with the aquascaping but seriously think I will put a shallow layer of sand in since EVERYONE that sees the tank asks me about this.

Here is a pic of the new flooring with fish logo :)

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And a few shots of my 80% complete fish room.

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Aquatronica with only the heaters set up right now.

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I now have the sump installed and after a few modifications, it is running well


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Here are the last few customers in quarantine waiting to go into the main tank:

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And last but not least, a few shots of the main tank.

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Almost forgot. At the top of my tank I have a Mangrove growing from the rock. Not sure how this will pan out.

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Let me know what you think. Ill post more now as more of the toys start to come online. Still TONS to do but at least there is light at the end of the tunnel. this week will be about placing corals and frags, getting the Aquatronica online and getting some sand in the bottom. The week after my huge ozonizer arrives from the states. Cannot wait!

Sorry to hear about your pops.
Tank looks great!

Thanks for the well wishes.

Last night I had the oddest dream that I was feeding him food soaked in SELCON! :)

Too much reefing I think.

Very sorry to hear about your Dad - hope things are going well or at least better.
Your tank is looking very very good - I really like the way you have it set up and aquascaped and look forward to more updates and to hear how you like the controller.
Godspeed.

I recieved my Marine Technical Concepts "Pro-240 Ozone Reactor" today.

It is pretty intense!

Basically, the idea is to get a much longer ozone contact time with the water than a standard protien skimmer by using a combination of Air and Water pressure. The two smaller containers are carbon filters for the return water and return air.

Ill post either a video or more pics of it in operation as I have personally never seen anything quite like it.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2..._1479Large.jpg

That thing looks rough!

I am setting it up this week. You should come over with your buddy when it is done so you can check it out.

I also have beer..... :)

I don't drink, but I'll take you up on your "give all my stuff to Albert" offer.

You'll drink after I show you the bill for all this crap :(

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Looking really good. Once you get some corals on those rocks it will fill out the tank nicely. Perhaps you'll be hosting the next frag swap?:mrgreen:

Saw this tank today... wow, thats a setup I'll only dream about. I love it, nothing I'd changed about it.

Cept add a lion :)

It looks even better in person, a must see for sure.

Good work!


Ty

Thanks Ty,

Feel free to drop by anytime.

I am thinking about that lion :)

Very Nice Andrew.

I am interested in using an ozone reactor myself, Ozone is hittin my skimmer pretty hard.

A few Questions for you,

What is the Media in the reactor ? Looks like vinyl or pvc chips of some sort.
Is the carbon chamber for the air intake to the ozonizer ? or is it to feed product water after the main reactor..removing residual ozone ?

I seen the other chambers you said the were for return water and return air, could you elaborate a little for me?

What is the third chamber you have there for ?

Thanks, Marc.

Fudge,

I REALLY like the reactor now that it is hooked up. Very good workmanship as well.

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The way this works is that the reactor is kept at a constant pressure of 2 to 5 PSI and is basically dripped down the media which appears to be a shaved plastic of some sort. Could be PVC for sure. Here is a closeup. You can see the Ozone being injected into the top chamber where all the bubbles are.

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What happens is the water starts to run into the container and the Ozone is pumped in until it reaches about 5 PSI, then the water is flushed out and through a chamber (the larger on on the far left of the pics in my previous post) that holds carbon and back into the tank. The air then gets jetted out into the Carbon Air filter (The thin one in the middle of the pictures in my previous post). I am sure you know this but you have to run the air through carbon to remove the ozone from getting into our breathing air :)

Not only does the pressure increase the efficency of the Ozone but the contact time is MUCH longer than a standard skimmer.

I was listening to an article on Talking Reef about contact time of ozone to be REALLY effective and they said it needed to be much longer that what a standard skimmer gives you. This reactor solves the problem.

2 thumbs up :)

No updates in the lat two months?

Come on keith!

Finally an update.

Here are some completed aquascape shots. Now it's just waiting for the corals to grow in.

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I just switched to ZeoVit and am seriously considering moving to a solaris LED system.

Ill try to give more frequent updates from now on .

Sweet!