Naka's 180 Starphire tank!!!

[JayS]

Very nice. I like the cabinetry, who do it (I may have missed who you said earlier)?

[invincible569]

Originally posted by JayS
Very nice. I like the cabinetry, who do it (I may have missed who you said earlier)?

AE

[EnFuego]

at the beginning you said that your tank was running relatively cool, and your chiller hadn't turned on yet. Is it still running cool enough without the chiller?

[naka]

Originally posted by EnFuego
at the beginning you said that your tank was running relatively cool, and your chiller hadn't turned on yet. Is it still running cool enough without the chiller?

Having an open top tank helps w/ cooling. It's really cold in Houston right now, but still my tank runs 76 w/ heater. During the summer, my chiller does come on, but only briefly through out the day. My house temp is around 76 summer and 68 winter. Electricity bill has never been above $180.

[lpkirby]

How do you pull that off, my electric bill is 300 to 400 a month, but I am with a CoOp and cannot change providers like you guys in Houston.

Do you vent your fish room to the attic?

[naka]

Actually my house is on a pier/beam, so during summer time keeps my house cooler. Also, my sump room has AC inlet to help it cool. Gexa is the company that I have currently. I'm sure it's lot cheaper than Reliant.

[lpkirby]

ok, yea that air moving above an and below has to help too.

Cool, I have San Bernard CoOp.

[sivert55]

could you tell us what corals are in the first pic of the first post and the last pic of the 2nd post? those are awesome!

[naka]

Originally posted by sivert55
could you tell us what corals are in the first pic of the first post and the last pic of the 2nd post? those are awesome!

first pic is the Hulk acro and last pic is the rainbow monti.

Thanks,

James

[swb]

Nice monti =P

[clownnrnd]

naka, Is the above pic your Setosa? I have one as well. I like how they just kind of glow. I don't know of another coral w/ this kind of color.

Chad

[naka]

Thanks guys. Chad the orange danae is more metalic orange compared to m. setosa. Setosa has some pink hue to it's color. Here's a comparison shot w/ both corals. I moved the danae temporarily to compare the two corals. Both are beautiful montiporas.

[melev]

Did you guys notice that one in the foreground? It is bright orange under the green polyps!

[clownnrnd]

wow, I did'nt realize you had both. You're right the Danae is much more deep color of orange. Where do you have your Setosa located in the tank. I have mine in the bottom third of the tank w/ moderate flow. Right between the middle 400w MH and the left MH that works about 75% of the time .

Chad

[naka]

Originally posted by clownnrnd
Right between the middle 400w MH and the left MH that works about 75% of the time .

Chad

75% LOL I currently have it high Chad. Setosa is a slow grower right?

[clownnrnd]

Yes, mine seems to be a pretty slow grower. If I look at it from just the right angle and squint my eyes just right I could swear it has grown a little bit . It looks like it is encrusting though and is holding it's color well. I just brought it over from a underlit T-5 tank so I'm hopeing it takes off a little better now.

Chad

[CletusKlump]

OMG this thing just gets better very time i read it......keep up the goood work........more of those magazine quality pics, plz.

[fisheebill]

Could you show us some plumbing pics?

[GSMguy]

i want to see more tank pics

[fisheebill]

I think this tank will become the standard on which I base my next setup.
Awsome, Awsome!

[robster]

Naka, How tall is your stand?

[naka]

It's 36" tall.

[quy_nquyen]

great tank. i reall like your dendro and onyx

is that a colony of AoG paly i see =]?

keep up the good work!

[robster]

Originally posted by naka
It's 36" tall.

How high is your tank? Glass Cages is building me a 30x30x25 Rimless Low-Iron tank and am building a stand. I want it to be at a perfect height.

[GSMguy]

Robster you had better start a thread for that tank sounds great