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Old 06/07/2007, 03:43 PM
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WOW.looking good cant wait to the progress..
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Old 06/07/2007, 04:35 PM
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light rack look good also what bulbs and ballast are you running them on? i see those dome camera mounted in front of display tanks, are those 3 camera in one or single. oh did i say your rock display is cool
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Old 06/07/2007, 05:55 PM
ReefDoctorMicromussas ReefDoctorMicromussas is offline
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Hello Guys


Thanks so much for the kind comments..
I installed a 75pt. dehumidifier today... I was building the mount for it on a table saw and REALLY ripped up my finger bad I had the first kick back of my 30 year woodworking career ... Damn thing threw the mount plate through the wall LOL .. NOT I can feel the ache all the way up my wrist and even into my elbow I am lucky that I was always taught to rip while standing to the side or they would be picking wood out of my belly as we speak.. ahhh the finger will heal

I doo plan on running a web camera 24/7 But have not yet installed it .. those are red accent eyeball lights that you see there... The tank lights are so bright that camera automatically adjusted the exposure so you cannot really tell

The lighting rack consists of:
4X Lumenarc III SE with 400 watt 20K Radiums runing on Blue wave ballasts overdriven to 430 watts
8X Catalina 54 watt T5s (for dawn and dusk lighting with actinicsupp)
18 ft of blue moonlight rope LOL
2X 60 cfm Centrifical surgical blowers
The rack itself and roller rails are designed to hold 800lbs (my wife was worried about this)

All of the lights, fans ect are controlled by windows 2000 running Aquanotes 3.5 with a DC8 and a DC4HD


More to come
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Old 06/07/2007, 07:11 PM
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That light rack looks great!

If you don't mind, how do you like the light color of your Radiums w/ Blue wave ballasts? I have three 400W Coralvue E ballasts and I was thinking of trying Radiums. I don't run actinic so it would just be the Radiums.

Keep up the pics and info, I'm really loving this build out!
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Old 06/07/2007, 07:50 PM
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Looks impressive Chris.
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Old 06/07/2007, 07:57 PM
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Ever since I saw the video in Middle school of the guy who DIDNT stand to the side while ripping I have stayed clear.

Nothing like a bad video w/ a simulated 2x4 stuck in the guys mid section to get the point across.

Looking good Chris!
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Old 06/07/2007, 09:36 PM
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Hello Guys,

Yes I have always loved Radiums... I started long ago with Coral Vues and they always looked very Blue but after switching to radiums I would never change... The Radiums really are NOT very Blue and thats why I like them. They are ummm "RADIATING White"

Thanks Lam... Good to see your following along

Todd
Ya Kewl story huh? The finger was dislocated and when I popped it back in my son almost puked "POP" I am a total idiot would you believe>??? now listen to this so right after I posted that horrid story about the kick back I went back down to the reef room and started working... I was Drilling a 1/2" hole in a 1/4" piece of acrylic to mount the probes for my aqua controller.. are ya with me? so the drill bit binds up? wierd huh well I hold it up to get a better look and like an idiot I squeeze the trigger to "Unbind it" it spins the Acrylic plate into my Face... Breaks my glasses, I thought... REALLY thought... it popped my eye because there was blood everywhere.. ended up with 1/4" lac. and a Black, swollen L. eye I was really lucky

DUH!


BAD DAY... Coulda been worse
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Old 06/08/2007, 04:47 AM
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man you better be careful doc before the fish tank finished you. hope you're alright now but i have 3 20k HQI radium for the rear and 3 14k hamilton for the front and VHO supp. i still love the light rack getting it professionally welded and even they charge you a good bit you always get what you paid for....please ups next day air the missing finger, hehe
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Old 06/08/2007, 10:08 AM
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I think I'll keep the finger LOL My Nurse wife Glued it back on

Wow that lighting ROCKS Bart
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Old 06/08/2007, 10:07 PM
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awesome work so far. it sounded like you had a hell of a day, maybe take a couple days away from the tools, lol.
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Old 06/09/2007, 08:06 AM
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Yes Genin Good point

I decided to just work the past couple days on the aqua controller and the Laptop that controls it
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Old 06/10/2007, 04:21 PM
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Chris...I would offer help, but you seem to have everything under control and way ahead of the game. Can't wait to see the project completed.
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Old 06/10/2007, 08:04 PM
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Thanks Lam I am always learning!
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Old 06/10/2007, 09:28 PM
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Originally posted by doctor64776
Thanks Eric
It will prolly take me a year to see if I like it or not...

Tommorow I will be adding 2 centrifical Blowers to the lighting system... they should be interesting

Later this week I learn to hook up my Koralline 4002 Ca+ reactor???

Does anyone use Phosphate reactors on large tanks?? They seem to all only support like 150 gallon tanks???
Doc-

I use one on my 600 gallon display (800 system). Its a deltec fluidized reactor with rowaphos filtration media. (Model: Deltec FR1016) Very effective in keeping my phosphates at 0.

Great thread. Just found it. Cant wait to see it keep coming together.

-Marcus
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Old 06/10/2007, 10:35 PM
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Great to hear from you again That system sounds very similar to mine.... Just the type of info that I needed

Thanks Man
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Old 06/10/2007, 11:26 PM
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i used the biggest one Deltec FR1020 about 14liters, hehe
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Old 06/11/2007, 06:11 AM
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Ya thats a sweet reactor! Your system is really coming along Bart!
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Old 06/17/2007, 10:20 PM
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Well I added the first fish to the tank Last week a Copperband and he is doing well... The tanks parameters are perfect and I will hook up the Ca+ reactor tommorow... Tuesday has the arrival of:

1 Regal
1 Blonde Naso
1 Powder
4 Female Lyretails
1 Male Lyretail
2 Teardrop Ocellaris Clownfish
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Old 06/18/2007, 12:05 PM
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sounds great can't wait to see pics!!!
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Old 06/18/2007, 09:40 PM
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That's one of my favorite fish - I eventually want 2 for my office tank. Does the CBB eat frozen food, or do you have plenty of pods in the tank already?
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Old 06/18/2007, 10:00 PM
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you can usually get them to eat frozen mysis shrimp.
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Old 06/18/2007, 10:17 PM
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how big is the male or female blonde naso? if he's over 5" keep him for me and i will pick him up after 2months.
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Old 06/18/2007, 11:19 PM
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hehe Bart I 'll bring him when I come for the rock

Dudester... Although the container is new LOL the whole tank is actually a clone of a 3 year old reef... so all the bacteria, pods,snails,crabs and even about 25% of the water came from my other tank.... so I infected this tank really good... My Target Madarine is Fat and hunting the rocks already

Tangers I'll try to work on some more pics this week
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Old 06/22/2007, 09:42 PM
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Ok everyone loves pics This week I finished the Aqua controller setup, the Calcium reactor and I added the first set of livestock so heres some more pics.. LMK what you think!

Skimmer screaming away


Product


Calcium Reactor


The very beginnings of the electronics


Those are some 6" fish LOL check out the size of this arch!


Left side
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Old 06/22/2007, 09:45 PM
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Right side


My new Regal Angel (I will train him NOT to nip)


Hippo Tang and friends


My new Purple Anemone with the first clowns I have ever been able to successfully get to host LOL they love him!
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