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09-07-2008, 02:48 PM
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Lookin goooooooooood Glen. Your right all that sps has barely made a dent. Give it a year or two the your tank will look full. I heard about the achilles...hows it doin?
Doug.
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694 
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09-08-2008, 02:13 AM
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achilles is doing alright...seemed as tho the sohal was chasing it around at the start but now he stands his ground
I had the tank built on site when I was doing my basement...Only damaged one sheet... As for parameters, i use luck and gut feeling at the moment...I dont have a calc reactor as yet but try to use the best salt and additives...I know the luck wont last forever but still trying to piece out certain devices to make the tank better..Although I test the calcium, alkalinity and mg often, everything looks good for now... I believe the glass is 22mm
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09-08-2008, 02:22 AM
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As for the sps not making much of a dent, I now have a new plan that involves giving more money to Red Coral and Coral Masters...
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650G Mixed, 5 - Lumenarc 250w 10K, 4 - Tunze Turbelle 6101 w/7095, BK 250 External 650# - Tonga LR, 49 sps, 9 lps, 4 softies, 10 mush/zoas, 1 clam Blonde Naso, Sohal, 2 Yellow Tangs, Juv Emperor, CBB, Achilles, Kole, Solar Fairy Wrasse, paired pencil Wrasse, Cleaner Wrasse, Blue lined rabbit Fish, 8 clowns, lawnmower blenny, mandarin dragonet, sand sifting goby, abalone, tux urchin, black spiny urchin, 4 cleaner shrimp, 1 fire shrimp, 150+ snails/crabs/conches
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09-08-2008, 03:36 AM
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Great looking tank.
 I would like to see some behind the scenes pictures if you got them, and of the biuld. What is some of your maitance you do on your tank? What is some of the planed equiment on your list?
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09-09-2008, 03:19 AM
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Once I put the rock in the tank to cure, I was advised to leave the lights off for 3 weeks to minimize algae...2 months later, I had enough and turned the lights on to see white rocks...The colours are starting to come back and you may be able to see in the middle section the coraline and other colours are quite strong...I had the most light in the middle and slowly added light as time went on...I had very little hair and other nuisance algae in the tank and I am glad I left the lights off for so long... So its basically been running with livestock for 3.5 months...Since you live so close, let me know if you want to take a look...
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650G Mixed, 5 - Lumenarc 250w 10K, 4 - Tunze Turbelle 6101 w/7095, BK 250 External 650# - Tonga LR, 49 sps, 9 lps, 4 softies, 10 mush/zoas, 1 clam Blonde Naso, Sohal, 2 Yellow Tangs, Juv Emperor, CBB, Achilles, Kole, Solar Fairy Wrasse, paired pencil Wrasse, Cleaner Wrasse, Blue lined rabbit Fish, 8 clowns, lawnmower blenny, mandarin dragonet, sand sifting goby, abalone, tux urchin, black spiny urchin, 4 cleaner shrimp, 1 fire shrimp, 150+ snails/crabs/conches
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09-10-2008, 12:42 AM
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Hi Glen, That sounds great! I would love to see your tank sometime. Your sump is probably the size of my 120g tank. Terry
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09-13-2008, 03:43 AM
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I'll bring my own bib and everything! Like a great huge kid in a candy store....
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09-09-2008, 03:07 AM
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I am looking to get a calcium reactor but trying to find the right size is easier said than done...Have been given a price on one but manually dosing right now so will hold off for as long as I can... Only had a 66g FOWLR previously so if anyone can think of equipment I might need, please let me know... After visiting Coral Master, I realize I need more flow...The 4 Tunze generates just under 13000 gallons per hour but thats only 20 times...I am thinking of getting a couple of Tunze 6201 added to each end which move 5000gph each or 4 of the Tunze 6125 (3170gph) so that I can hide them behind some of the rockwork and move more water in those spots...Would be happy with 40-50 times flow excluding return lines...
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650G Mixed, 5 - Lumenarc 250w 10K, 4 - Tunze Turbelle 6101 w/7095, BK 250 External 650# - Tonga LR, 49 sps, 9 lps, 4 softies, 10 mush/zoas, 1 clam Blonde Naso, Sohal, 2 Yellow Tangs, Juv Emperor, CBB, Achilles, Kole, Solar Fairy Wrasse, paired pencil Wrasse, Cleaner Wrasse, Blue lined rabbit Fish, 8 clowns, lawnmower blenny, mandarin dragonet, sand sifting goby, abalone, tux urchin, black spiny urchin, 4 cleaner shrimp, 1 fire shrimp, 150+ snails/crabs/conches
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09-09-2008, 03:19 AM
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You might want to wait a couple months for the new Stream2s to come out if you can. Another flow option is a Wavebox. Not sure how many you'd need in a tank your size (ask Roger Vitko on the Tunze RC forum) but I've found that a wavebox really helps with supplemental flow. As for a Ca Rx, I've only ever used a GEO, but it's built like a rock and dead simple to setup and use. It might be better for you to dose two-part manually for now, but when your demands ramp up a good reactor is the only way to go.
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