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![]() Getting to the bottom of the tank has been a real challange. A few times I wanted to put on my SCUBA gear. I bought tongs from J&L and I was still having problems. I found even longer ones from Big Al's when they were still in Calgary. It is not easy setting in Coral or LR as I have to use the tongs and it can take several attempts before I get it exactly where I want it. I don't know if anyone else has a better tool or system?
Shane
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300 gal starphire custom built in pentagon reef (+90 gal sump on Blue Line 100 HD return pump, 210lb LR, Euro-Reef RC250 skimmer, 2x400W MH, 2x28W compacts, 2xTurbelle classic 4002 pumps & Turbelle Stream 6100 on 7095 Multicontroller, running ZEOvit) Livestock Fish: damsels; sailfin, yellow, regal & naso tangs; ocellaris & tomato clowns; lyretail anthias; foxface lo; flame angelfish corals: a few |
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![]() WOW! Gives me some ideas for our curved stair case .... I think it may be a "bit" out of my price range though!!!! Absolutely stunning!
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![]() Totally amazing!!!
![]() It must be nice to have someone so small that could just swim in the tank to help daddy out. ![]() But what are you going to do when she grows up?
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![]() Or else, a volunteer? I don't recommend child labour, and certainly not your own daughter, but maybe somebody about Albert's size with a face mask on, that you could hang from the ankles for a short dip? ![]() |
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![]() Wow, that is a gorgeous(sp?) tank, very cool with the curved glass.
What are you using for lighting with that kind of depth? 1000w? 1500w?
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![]() WOW very nice.
How is maintenance on that puppy? J |
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![]() Simply outstanding! I love it!
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![]() At present I am using a 10 000K 400W MH and 2x65W compacts. The tank is 48" deep. I don't have a lot of corals yet, but my single Acropora sp. (which is down low) seems to be doing O.K. although I haven't seen any growth since I got it in June. I was thinking of getting a second 400W MH. Would anyone recomment something different like a 1000W? Should I be seeing some growth in the Acropora by now?
Thanks P.S. I don't golf AJ 77, but I just won a Taylor r7 425 driver as a door prize. They say it is the cadalac of drivers? Can always use it to hold up my tomato plants!
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300 gal starphire custom built in pentagon reef (+90 gal sump on Blue Line 100 HD return pump, 210lb LR, Euro-Reef RC250 skimmer, 2x400W MH, 2x28W compacts, 2xTurbelle classic 4002 pumps & Turbelle Stream 6100 on 7095 Multicontroller, running ZEOvit) Livestock Fish: damsels; sailfin, yellow, regal & naso tangs; ocellaris & tomato clowns; lyretail anthias; foxface lo; flame angelfish corals: a few |
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![]() Wow that is one awesome tank!! Ingenious design
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![]() Quote:
![]() With the little amount of corals that you do have, you probably won't need more lights yet. If you plan on keeping more acros throughout the tank, you will need more light. I have a similar configuration, half hexagon-shaped on top of the stairweel. It's a pain to work on when you have to use stools and hang from the railings...but it's worth it. You might want to stay away from 1000watters. They are very expensive to maintain anyway you look at it. When I was setting up my lights, I had a hard time coming up with the right configuration to achieve the eveness. I used 150,250, and 400w, but settled on 3x250 in the end. Using 1000w in such a confine space will produce alot of other problems. What might work is if you set your rocks in a way that it rises midway up the tank, use 2 or 3 400w, and set your corals on top. That should give good results. Can't wait to see more corals in there. ![]() |