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Mark's 145g mixed reef
Was content with the 75g I started this hobby with, but wife knew I wanted bigger and a basement sump. When she decided time for a different house she kept selling me on the show homes by saying how nice a new built in tank would look and I eventually fell for it.
Decided would have a 145g room divider style, basement sump and CL directly below. Had the tank ordered around the time they started digging the basement and considering I got it from BVA, was a good thing as they there were both ready around the same time. http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...22hsestand.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...051207Tank.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...060127tank.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...60127tank5.jpg Future Fish room http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...8basement1.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...0602064way.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/1_cl.jpg Air to vent hood comes up from basement http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...75/hood3-1.jpg Drains and return between and through floor joists http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/runs.jpg Sump with first pump a March 6 series, changed to a Iwaki MD70RLT and now running a Barracuda http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/sump.jpg Finally up http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...60226tank1.jpg For lights started with 2x250W MH and 40W T12 then swapped to 2x54W T5s http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/T5_4.jpg http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/FT2.jpg Added fuge and a frag area in the sump http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...5/fragarea.jpg Fairly recent picture http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/oldT5.jpg |
Great looking tank
Wow. VERY NICE !!!!!!!!!!!:smile:
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Awesome !!! Congrats!!:biggrin::biggrin:
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Very nice,Well planned out I can see. It shows through on all the details. Great job!
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Awesome Mark! Well planned out and executed. Terrific job.
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Nice indeed! Very nice!
Man that is one beefy pump :lol: |
It is even nicer in person! An Amazing setup!
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I like the tape "Janet, if the water is here might need fill but don't go above tape!"
I've done that to all the tanks around the house, just incase whomever is house sitting doesn't know |
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:pound: BVA when it absolutely, positively, has to get done......sometime. Tank and set up look killer man. Congrats. |
any updates?
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really nice tank and house too...
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I HATE YOU, HATE YOU, AND ABSOLUTELY HATE YOU!!!!
With that being said, very beautiful... thanks for sharing. I am soooooo envious |
This is a dream setup.
looks like it has been well planned. thanx for sharing again amazing look. |
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very nice setup
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Impressive, nicely setup.
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Ya but its impressive but lacking on UPdates Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
lets go mister man |
How'd I miss this? Gorgeous reef and love the tank's integration into your home.
Do you still have that massive sps colony? |
Tank's still going but no longer SPS but not by choice. Couple of years back lost all the SPS followed by a bryopsis outbreak from hell, really took away the motivation. Tried a SPS frag about a year back and with it dying right away figured just stay with the softies since they kept going. Still have the SPS itch though and since feel the die off was due to allelopathy have removed all of the Kenya Tree and slowly starting on the Ricordea. Think a couple of of months from now I'll be on the frag hunt.
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You're in the right place for that! Edmonton and Calgary have it pretty dang good. My extremely belated 'sorry' for the sps crash. Hopefully you can get back to it... I love the sticks!
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looks like you were crazy careful working around that tank. woodwork still looks pristine. hope to see you back someday and thanks again for the ballast =)
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who takes a pic of the now empty tank. It's sad isn't it. :(
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