Anyone have prop. setup pics?

[pacificaquatics2000]

looks really nice very organized

[geo]

great pictures kevin.
how many of you are using a DSB in your prop tank and what are your thoughts now after the fact?
I have also noticed just about everyone using eggcrate to support the frags. I am slowly working on getting a small system together in my basement.there are two tanks. One glass tank 48 x 12 x 12 and one acrylic tank 48 x 24 x 12. each tank will dump into a 100 gallon rubbermaid that i had previously used to cure rock. there is room on the steel rack to hold a third tank 48 x 12 x 12 if I wanted to add it later. I have an amp master pump plumbed from the rubbermaid tub to feed each tank. I have an ice cap 430 to use for the smaller tank, I need to set up a reflector/endcaps. I am not sure what I am going to use for lighting on the acrylic tank.
I attached a picture of what i have so far, any suggestions or comments would be welcome .....

[geo]

there is room on the other side of the tub for a table to hold the reactor and skimmer.

[simppu]

What do you guys use to mount the frags on ? What are those white discs that show on some of the pictures ? rock ? concrete ?

Zim

[kevin ling]

hi.
the white discs you see are a 2 part epoxy putty in the uk its called milliput or devcon but dont know what you guys call its flattened into discs then a pen top pressed into the centre forms a dip fill this with superglue gel & press in frag sealing off exposed skeleton . & and your away .

[joe_fro]

Nice fellas, more pics, close-ups please!

[kevin ling]

these are of martyn huylers frags here in the uk

[kevin ling]

these are of martyn huylers frags here in the uk photos were taken by me yessterday

[pacificaquatics2000]

lookin really nice
cam b

[Martyn]

Hello Kev m8
so you have started to use RC
Thanks for putting up the pics you took of one of my tanks.
Kevin is lucky his got loads of space I am a little bit more cramped.
Here is a few pics of how cramped my garage is.

These where taken by my other reefer friend Andrew.
Yep that ugly fat old slob in the pics is me







I got to add some of the great pics Kevin took of one of my tanks on sat.

Tank one.








I ll add a few more in post below.

Regards
Martyn

[Martyn]

Some more pics that Kevin took for me.







And here are a few Andrew took for me on Sun.







I can't resist and will add one more post with pics.

Martyn

[Martyn]

A few more pics from Andrew.














Its very good of Kevin and Andrew to take pics for me as I don't have a dig cam.

Thanks to both of you.

Regards
Martyn

[Martyn]

Tank 2
This tank has had no lighting over it for nearly 2 years and I used one bag of sand Natures ocean added to the aragamax not used Natures ocean in any other tank and I have been going through a hair algae phase in this tank even though none of the other tanks have this algae and its the same water circulating in all the 14 tanks.
the hair algae is nearly over and corals and more frags are being added.


Andrew took these pics.









Regards
Martyn

[Martyn]

Tank 4
Not many pics but will get more new ones at a later date.





Also got to get pics of tank 5 and tank 6 and tank 7 and tank 10 that also have frags and colonys in.

Regards
Martyn

[kali77]

Martyn,
All I can say is WOW I wish I lived in the UK so I could get some of your amazing frags Thanks for sharing.

Gene

[Martyn]

Thanks Gene.

Kevin has a great set up too its just that he has not been doing it as long as me, nearly 3 years I have been working on this prop system.
But I expect Kevin to have a better system then me in the long term

Here is a link to a past thread by me with pics and info on my prop system there are a few changes and changes going on still I will add the info on that thread at a later date.

Link below

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=149875

Regards
Martyn

[kevin ling]

well m8
you caught me out .thougth those pics were real nice so put a few up for you . martyn if my system can be as good as your m8 i,ll be happy .its coming along great thanks to your guidence . i think if i have one advantage it,s space to develope more surface area . but your knowlage has been a great help in the early stages . its nice to know in a buisness / hobby . surrounded by secrecey you are willing to share what you have learned with me. many thanks

ps some more nice pics from sparky

[Martyn]

Kev
They are great pics m8 Andrew (sparky) has got a brand new cam which likely has a few more features than yours.

I am pleased you have found my advice helpful.

This keeping methods and idea's secret and supplier or contacts secret and not being open about things has never been my style and never will be.
I will give info on everything I know and have learnt and would let any one that wanted too know who my suppliers or contacts for corals was if I had them etc etc.

Talk to you soon mate

Regards
Martyn

[Preds]

I'm spoilt for choice!

Rubbing my hands together, eagerly anticipating up and coming visits to both Martyn's and Kevin's prop systems.

[pi]

WOW! Those systems are simply amazing! I too wish I was in the UK. Thanks for sharing!

[pacificaquatics2000]

wow absolutly awsome can you post some pics of the guts of the system, skimmer, lighting,ect.. how many gals is the system all together and what are you mounting all of your frags to as well
cam b

wow

[simppu]

Originally posted by kevin ling
hi.
the white discs you see are a 2 part epoxy putty in the uk its called milliput or devcon but dont know what you guys call its flattened into discs then a pen top pressed into the centre forms a dip fill this with superglue gel & press in frag sealing off exposed skeleton . & and your away .

Do you know any good netshops that have Milliput for reasonable price and quantity (in Europe)?

[geo]

very cool system Martyn! great pictures too
do you need additional flow from power heads in each tank or is the return enough? are you happy with the sand bed in the prop tank?

[Martyn]

Originally posted by pacificaquatics2000
wow absolutly awsome can you post some pics of the guts of the system, skimmer, lighting,ect.. how many gals is the system all together and what are you mounting all of your frags to as well
cam b

wow

Hi pacificaquatics

Not sure who you are asking.
If me then first thanks for the compliments and I don't have a dig cam and it is Kevin Ling and Andrew that have been taking pics for me.
I can get Andrew to take pics of other things when he visits next.

Some Info on the system is supplied in the link in one of the posts I posted above but add the link again.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=149875

And Kevin has explained the mounting discs I thought of and use.

Regards
Martyn

[Martyn]

Originally posted by geo
very cool system Martyn! great pictures too
do you need additional flow from power heads in each tank or is the return enough? are you happy with the sand bed in the prop tank?

Hi Geo.
Thanks the pics are by Kevin and Andrew.
Yes I use extra pumps in each tank I add the pumps when I bring more tank on line with starting the lighting.
Maxijets are ideal for my tanks and 5 to 7 in each 6ft tank is ideal.
I do have a load of aquabees 2000 and 3000 that I am using and preparing to add too tanks but they are bulky and not always reliable.

The 1" to 2" sand beds in all top and middle row tanks works great I add a few mm depth of 2mm to 4mm sand grains on top of the fine sand to prevent a build up of fine sand on top of the discs caused by worms piling up sand.

There is a high diversity of infauna in the sand beds this increases the diversity and amount of natural plankton in the system and of course feeds the corals.

Also I add flat live rock along the back and ends of the tanks this increases plankton diversity too and along with the sand this seem to give a good balance to each tank and keeps maintance and algae's etc etc down.

Regards
Martyn