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10/30/2003, 01:56 PM
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WOAH!! The colors
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10/30/2003, 02:14 PM
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taggin along for more pictures.....if you ever frag any of those corals i would be interested, im only a few minutes away
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10/30/2003, 02:35 PM
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Nominate for TOM?
How do you access the center of the tank? Hang from the ceiling? Sure would like to see mor on the hardware - like Bucket. What about the live-rock? Are they attached to each other, or just stacked in there? How did you create the overhangs?
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10/30/2003, 02:36 PM
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PI- Its an inwall tank. The tank is in the garage.
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10/30/2003, 03:00 PM
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 Great work Steve! How do you clean the glass on a 90" deep tank?
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10/30/2003, 03:46 PM
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You could probably charge admission to view that master piece. Wow.
With a tank that size is it a fully closed loop system or do you have a 4 car garage to keep sump and such? I would love to see what makes it tick behind the scenes.
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10/30/2003, 04:21 PM
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Yup. The smaller version was TOM awhile back and there are pics of the whole setup there.
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10/30/2003, 08:46 PM
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10/31/2003, 01:10 AM
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Time to get caught up on a few inquires....
Ktani.....That is a solid blue A. tortusa that I grew from a 1 inch frag that I acquired about 2 years ago. Yaoming......evaporation is about 7 gals/day. Bigbird.....Thanks for the kind words. Aquascaping is indeed very difficult. It is something that I'm constantly trying to improve upon. I stare at the tank for long periods...moving the pieces around in my mind until I come up with a better configuration. Docjay.... When I first planned this upgrade, I knew that it had to happen quickly to avoid losing much of my stock. What I did was get four inflatable kiddie pools from Toys R Us (about $25 each). Each held about 450 gals. I used one for my rock, one for my corals, and two for new water. I did all the construction that was possible prior to the switch without disturbing the old system. When switch day came, I broke down the old tank, finished the construction, and put the new tank/light hood into place on day one. Day two saw the plumbing completed and all the rocks/corals go back into the new tank. Aquscaping took place over the next week. The total time that the corals were in kiddie pools was about 30hrs. Bkwudzjeep...I spend about an hour a day on maintenance. Pi... As stated, the tank is built into the wall of a den with the tank in tne garage. It's only viewable from the front panel. Stranglehold/Florida Reefer...The main circulation is through four closed loop pumps that each put out about 6000gph. The closed loop piping (2" pvc) in the tank forms a platform that has 28 jets (7 for each pump) of 3/4 loc-line that are distributed/hidden in the rockwork. There is also an eggcrate platform that sits on these 2" pipes that elevate the rockwork off the bottom about 4 inches. Some of the jets blow under the rocks to keep this area detritus free. I will post some new pics tomorrow night with a few of the backstage area....Nite all.... |
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10/31/2003, 02:28 AM
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Steve
All I can say is those pictures changed every idea I ever had about getting a bigger tank. You're tank is truly amazing. I viewed and read the entire thread 3 times before I completely absorbed it all. You should be very proud of what you have accomplished.
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10/31/2003, 06:53 PM
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A few equipment pics:
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10/31/2003, 06:54 PM
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A close-up:
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10/31/2003, 06:56 PM
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A close-up to the left:
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10/31/2003, 06:57 PM
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A close-up to the right:
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10/31/2003, 06:59 PM
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A photo of how the hood slides and how I access the tank:
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10/31/2003, 07:03 PM
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And lastly, a pic of my new additions...Heniochus Diphreutes:
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10/31/2003, 07:13 PM
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WOWOOWOWOOWOWOW. Seeing you roll the lighting out of the way makes the size of your tank absolutely clear to the viewer!
INCREDIBLE. I'd love to visit it some day. 
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