Jake's seahorse reef

Jakegr · #1 09-21-2012, 06:19 PM

Thanks!

I'm using Google Sketchup. I took a couple of 20 minute tutorials on it last year (free on Google). It is really easy to use. That rendering took me about 5 minutes. If you need help making a rendering, let me know.

Jakegr · #2 09-28-2012, 05:42 AM

Dave emailed me a picture tonight. Almost there!

Jakegr · #3 11-09-2012, 06:32 AM

While I'm sitting on my butt at home, Dave is crating my tank at 8pm! Should be here soon.

Jakegr · #4 11-09-2012, 06:41 AM

Also, getting the tank built in Calgary by Concepts and shipped to Vancouver was literally half the price that I was being quoted in Vancouver.

Spyd · #5 01-22-2013, 02:45 PM

Looks great! Nice and clean look to it!

Jakegr · #6 01-22-2013, 06:54 PM

Thanks

Jakegr · #7 01-23-2013, 10:22 PM

Started filling the tank yesterday evening, getting excited.

Jakegr · #8 01-24-2013, 02:38 AM

Things got delayed again. I just noticed the blue ABS background isn't really attached to the back glass anymore, so I'll need to fix that. It should be an easy fix, but silicone takes a couple of days to dry/cure (whatever you call it!).

Jakegr · #9 01-24-2013, 10:17 PM

Dave/Concepts is sending me a brand new background shortly. Gotta love when LFS's back up their products with great service. Thank you!

Jakegr · #10 02-20-2013, 11:53 PM

Finally got it filled... I went with a low lying aquascape so I can fill in the tank with macroalgae, gorgonians, some softies, and maybe a few LPS. There is some very unhappy xenia on the right if you look carefully.

I fragged a milli from my last tank before I sold the colony so I could use the dead skeleton for something the seahorses can wrap their tail around.

DSB is about 3" deep. The bottom layer is mixed Caribsea mineral mud and sugar sand (2.5"). The top layer is sugar sand (0.5"). The mineral mud felt more like peat moss used for gardening.

Still a lot to do. The electrical is a mess and the overflow needs to be adjusted. The gate valve on the siphon makes a loud sucking noise.

I won't be adding sea horses for some time... still need to let things stabilize and add macro/gorgonians to give them plenty of tail wrapping options.

Also, I chickened out of going skimmerless and bought a Vertex IN-80 from J&L. Maybe a bit undersized, but it was a good deal and I'll have a lot of algae in the tank. It has already pulled out a lot of sand. Unfortunately I lost the plug for the skimmer cup drain, anyone know where I could get another one!?