280g Inwall

[brizzo]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

I guess technically the next step is I have to come back into the country. I'm currently in South America on a work trip! (Hola from Buenos Aires. Isn't it grand to waste international bandwidth on surfing one's favourite reef discussion forum??) Anyhow, it's, ah, slowed me down a little at the moment.

*cough* ..... *echo of a cough*

[lastlight]

I chased you here yet again. I fear the wrath of Tony will be upon us =)

[Delphinus]

I'll try to get some pictures up in the next day or two. I've been working on stuff, although more of it is trying to find the basement floor. I'm pretty sure I left it there somewhere under the massive strata of junk. On a totally unrelated note, I was somewhat dismayed last night to find that I've kept some 500-600 plant pots from my orchid and African violet growing days. Does, ah, anyone want some? Because I fear they are directly responsible for sapping my mental health, so I've got to get them out of my basement. Honestly. Who keeps this many empty plant pots? Hooray for Green Gate and their recyling bin of plant pots, I'm about to make a huuuuuge donation.

Just so I can say I've talked about the tanks, I've been slowly emptying the 75g into the 115g so I can hopefully take down the 75g soon and frame the wall that needs to go right where that tank is standing. A FTS of the 115g will be soon, it, ah, is starting to look slightly full. Apparently I have a thing for gorgs and clams because right now it is a "gorg and clam" kind of a tank. I did lose a clam in the transfer, it was one I had moved before I left so I was sort of surprised it went under last week after looking really good and settled for a few weeks. Just one night it spawned, the next night it looked pretty rough, the next day it was a total goner. I also had a bit of a problem on Monday with a powerhead suddenly tripping a GFCI. Of course it first tripped about 5 minutes after I had gone to bed the night before and so in the morning the water was kinda cool, fish were OK but the last cleaner shrimp I had didn't make it. I had been trying to catch him to get him out of the 115g because I will be moving my flame hawk next and well, didn't want to get eaten, but unfortunately I guess I don't need to worry about that happening anymore.

And just so I can say I did talk about the 280g, my t5 reflectors and sockets arrived the other day so the next hardware project is trying to shoehorn them all onto the lighting rack. 8x24w's mounted perpendicular as per Michika's/KrazyKuch's tank and suggestion, but I'm not sure what I'll be mounting the sockets onto just yet, I need some aluminum plating about 2" wide or something like that.

[Rbacchiega]

If you've got any of the water catcher tray thingers that go under the pots I could put em to good use. They're nice and shallow so the tortoises can get in them and drink easily....

[michika]

Congrats on more progress Tony, and I'm sorry about your clam that didn't make it.

Do you still need help with the sump?

[Delphinus]

Finally caught my sixline wrasse and moved him over to everyone's temporary home now, the 115g cube. Hope to start stringing some wire this weekend. It will be closer to next weekend before I can shutdown my 75g. It's an odd feeling: I'm a little sad I'm shutting down a tank I've had running for nearly 8 years. But I'm also excited and eager because it means I'm moving onto newer, and bigger things.

Here's a FTS of everyone in their temporary home:


I didn't get a chance to clean the glass after letting the wrasse in so there's a few salt streak lines. Whoops. And of course you can't see him because he has the ability to morph into solid rock.. but otherwise everyone seems to be getting along just fine and everyone seems to approve of their new digs..

[christyf5]

Fantastic Tony! Everything looks so vibrant.


Now get to work on that 280!!

[fishytime]

Man that sailfin is absolutely gorgeous.

[Rbacchiega]

sheesh...enough clams? You should give me one. I'll take the blue one riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight theeeere

[Snappy]

Way to go Tony!!!