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I'm setting up a Red Sea Max. I added a sump in the stand, a phosphate reactor & protein skimmer behind the tank, a shallow tanks beside it with a Viper 70 which will be for clams and invertebrates. I have also plumbed in a Nanocude 6 as a speciman tank. I just finished leak testing everything and am now slowly filling it with R.O. water.
Here's some pictures: Overall setup http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...rent_F/all.jpg CPR Overflow and mod for surface skimming http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...F/overflow.jpg The sump http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...ent_F/Sump.jpg Rear plumbing http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...ent_F/rear.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...nt_F/rear2.jpg Nanocube 6 plumbing (bought Nanocube from digital-audiophile) http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...nano6plumb.jpg Shallow tank with Viper 70 watt (bought from Hurley 20X20X9) http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j..._F/shallow.jpg I'll post more as the tank progresses. Should have rock in place in about a week. ________ VTR1000F |
That is definitely a fun looking personal space there Brent. Look forward to seeing how you finish everything up.
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Very sweet! I cannot wait to see it running :)
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Very creative series of mods, makes for a pretty cool system but you might want to think about having that 6g right over your monitor.
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I'm more concerned with the 20X20 splashing the monitor than water coming from the Nanocube. The monitor is a small LCD so is easy to move around. I can get it completely off the desk when doing maintenance on the tanks. Salt creep could be a problem with the monitor and tanks so close together. Might corrode out the monitor with the salt air. The computer and the tanks are on separate GFI protected circuits. and the computer itself is nowhere near the tanks. ________ cheap vaporizer |
Looks pretty cool--interested in seeing it all in action!
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I now have the system full of water, all the water tests completed and the hoods in place. It's ready for the live rock.
Here's pictures from the back showing how the mods look with the hood in place http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...ithhood003.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...ithhood004.jpg ________ extreme q vaporizer |
Cool cool :)
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Cool little setup, my bother inlaw and I were talking about a little setup like that. With the red sea max, sump and refugium. Great idea, how big is the sump?
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The inside of the RSM cabinet is 22WX18DX24H. I had Golds build the largest sump that would fit and give me enough room to get pumps in and out for maintenance 21WX17DX18H.
I decided to put the protein skimmer external so I could fit a larger skimmer (my skimmer is over 24 inches tall so wouldn't fit inside) and maximize the size of the sump. Originally I was planning the RSM, sump and shallow refugium but found a used Nanocube 6 so decided to add on the speciman tank while I was doing all the plumbing. Easier to add it in now than to modify the system once it is up and running. ________ vaporizer volcano |
Beautiful. I've been thinking of modifying My Red Sea Max to make up for some of it's inadequacies, you've done a great looking job.
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Added the live rock today
Red Sea Max http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...eRock002-1.jpg Closeup showing Korilia behind rocks http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...eRock003-1.jpg Shallow "tide pool" tank http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...eRock004-1.jpg ________ Yamaha YSR50 |
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Here's a picture of the electrical powerbar and ATO system. I have the pumps and filters on separate switches so I can shut down portions of the system for maintenace while leaving other sections running
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...rent_F/ATO.jpg Here's my 10 gal quarantine tank with some stock waiting for the tanks to cycle before I add it http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Quarantine.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j..._F/fish002.jpg ________ easyvape vaporizer |
very cool setup. where did you get that power bar?
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From Axe Music. Shoud be able to get one at any music shop
http://www.axemusic.com/product.asp?...=any&PT_ID=all ________ jugallette |
Nanocube 6
Here's the initial Nanocube 6 landscaping.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...anocube017.jpg I kept all my star polyp in this tank to keep it from spreading and overtaking the other tanks |
View of the room
Here's a picture of the tanks with live rock and the cleanup crew. Now, it's time to wait another month before doing anything other than maintenance.
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I had a problem of snails going over the top of my overflow into the box. I was concerned they would plug the outlet of the overflow so I added a guard today.
Stopped at Home Depot and bought a section of Gutter Guard for $5. Looks like it should work: http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j.../gutter005.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j.../gutter003.jpg |
I changed around the invertebrate tide pool tank a bit making a very shallow section with a small island and a cave to hide my Korilia.
Here's a tank shot http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j..._F/tide001.jpg View above and below water http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j..._F/tide024.jpg the island http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j.../island033.jpg Cleanup crew: Pink Brittle Star and Halloween Crab http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j..._F/crab005.jpg Urchins http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...inunder001.jpg Serpent Brittle Star: http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j..._F/serpent.jpg |
I just glanced over at the "tide pool" tank and my big turbo snail was on the "shore" almost completely out of the water
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...ofsnail006.jpg |
What kind of star fish do you have for you CUC?
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I have two brittle stars - A Pink Brittle Star which looks like a bristle worm and a Serpent Brittle Star which is brown with black stripes.
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So which kind is the Seastar at the bottom of the pictures of the CUC?
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I edited the post and labeled the pictures of the CUC. Hopefully that helps. The bottom picture is the Serpent Brittle Star
Here's the newest addition http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...yofcrab001.jpg |
Added my first fish to the RSM. Now it's starting to look like an aquarium
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j..._F/clown06.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...F/clown001.jpg |
ok thanks, any full tank pics?
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Here's a full tank shot of the Nanocube6. I'm adding some mushrooms, richordias and zoanthids to the other two tanks Wednesday so will post full tank shots once there's a little more in them.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...nt_F/nano2.jpg Closeup of Sandy Lightfoot Crab in Nanocube6 http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j..._F/nano040.jpg |
looks awesoeme.
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Looking great. I like the modifications :biggrin:
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Here's a full tank shot of the RSM. I bought the leather colony yesterday and have it sitting front centre until it gets over the shock of being cut off the mother colony.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j..._F/leather.jpg |
Some Rics and mushrooms I got today:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...opyoffrags.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...F/fragstop.jpg |
crazy colors! the leather looks good ;)
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The leather got over the move from your place quickly. It was small and blue the first night from the stress of being cut off and handled. This picture was about 24 hours after I got it from you. Back to its pink colour and polyps extended.
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Evolution of the tide pool tank
Evolution of the tide pool tank:
Week one http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...eRock004-1.jpg Now http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...nt_F/tide1.jpg Water line http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...ewaterline.jpg |
Some LPS frags
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...rent_F/lps.jpg Tonga mushrooms. http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j..._F/rsmmush.jpg I like how the purple one on top blends in with the coraline http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...F/rsmmush2.jpghttp://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...ent_F/mush.jpg Soft coral and palys http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...ent_F/soft.jpg |
Sweet!! You seem to have got your hands on some really nice frags.
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cool mushrooms.
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Do like those purdy purple ones Brent. nudge nudge, snip snip:lol:
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They are "purple Tonga with a pink skirt". The pink has really started to come out on them.
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