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  #26  
Old 09/24/2007, 07:53 PM
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Looking really cool, im still tagging along
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Old 09/26/2007, 07:35 PM
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Yep that's a bull shark. They are pretty common in the Southeast here.....and unforunately they do eat people on occasion.

Good luck with the water test on the tank


thank's I reckon I will be testing it tomorrow.


I would love to hear you say reckon. It probably sound better then the southern twang. Oh, and beautiful work. And love your echopora lamellosa. WHat color will it end up i wonder.

Thank's, and thank's for the Id! I'm hoping the new tank will provide better colours.

Looking really cool, im still tagging along

thanks.

I finished the tank to day apart from som smudges that I need to clean when the silikon is dry.

me putting the last support in place.


all smudged, but will be cleaned tomorrow


clean and finished part
I will put more pics of the front tomorrow, it is difficult to take photos in the garrage.
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Old 09/26/2007, 07:41 PM
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like the design, looking good so far!
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Old 09/26/2007, 09:58 PM
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looks great so far, i like the black silicon
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Old 09/26/2007, 10:12 PM
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150 tank build

Looking good...I'm tagging along.
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Old 09/27/2007, 03:08 AM
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good stuff approx how many gal is that tank?. keep us updated
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Old 09/29/2007, 03:59 PM
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Brought the tank home on thursday, and it is still in one piece, I had to carry it to the 3rd floor. It's always nice to have friends to abuse
I tested the tank for 24 hours, no leeking

Today I put the concrite rock in the tank and I am gonna let it sit there for the night and mesure the ph tomorrow and see if it's still leeking out toxics. If not I will put most of the livestock in it tomorrow.







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Old 09/29/2007, 04:04 PM
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sweet looking great

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Old 09/29/2007, 05:09 PM
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Looking good
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Old 09/30/2007, 05:46 AM
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The ph measurement came out fine so today I'll be putting in the livestock. I'll try to post some pics tonight.
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Old 09/30/2007, 07:31 AM
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Wow!

I so admire those people who have the nerve to build thier own tanks.

Very nice!
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Old 10/11/2007, 07:19 PM
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There's been a while since my last post (sorry about that) but I've been working on the tank literally day and night!
But the tank is up and running and I have lot's of pics


some of the 'liverock,


a bit dirty


I had to keep fish and corals in this tank almost a week before I could put them in the new tank!


and I made some changes on the sump! it needed some!!!


all the liverock and sand in the tank


it took 3 days to make the landscape because of the mud in the sand! I simply could not see but 2" or 3" inside the tank
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Old 10/11/2007, 07:25 PM
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And finally the fun part after 5 beers I was getting pretty creative!


2 of 3 inhabitats


upper part, I still have the 2x150w mh there on this pic but I have now put up the 2x250w. The diffrense is unbeliveble!


the lower part and the refugium.


the skimmer is working fine!


the refugium.
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Old 10/11/2007, 07:28 PM
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seen from the chichen.


center


and livingroom


this one was a mess when I got it


''red monti,, almost all my corals lost their colour


even these! but it is natural after the transport...
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Old 10/11/2007, 07:29 PM
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red monti d


blue


and purple!


Lukas as my girlfriend calls him!
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Old 10/11/2007, 07:29 PM
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and Lenny the blenny!

well I hope you like the pics,
with greetings from Iceland!!!
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Old 10/11/2007, 07:40 PM
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WoW..That's a nice tank
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Old 10/11/2007, 07:57 PM
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What a great tank! I'm impressed! Hope your girlfriend is too!
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Old 10/11/2007, 08:37 PM
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Looking good.....I'm enjoying following the progress
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Old 10/14/2007, 12:38 AM
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Impressive! I would love to see a picture with all the doors and panels installed.
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Old 10/14/2007, 01:17 PM
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thank's I'm pretty pleased with it myself! it has come out
pretty much as planed.
I am sorry chris4869 but you will have to whait a while longer cause the next part to do is the electricity!
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Old 10/14/2007, 02:25 PM
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Nice work dude.
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Old 10/15/2007, 10:41 PM
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It looks nice! You need to get rid of those maxi-jets and put some tunzes or some other type of powerhead. Get something strong and something you are able to hide rather than having it site in the middle of the tank. Besides that it looks good. Cant wait to see it completed!
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Old 10/16/2007, 06:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by vidrine7322
It looks nice! You need to get rid of those maxi-jets and put some tunzes or some other type of powerhead. Get something strong and something you are able to hide rather than having it site in the middle of the tank. Besides that it looks good. Cant wait to see it completed!
thanks!
Jebb I definitely need something better than those maxi jets,
but I have read on some "do it your self" threds here that you can change the m.jet into more powerful powerhead, so I will try that first.
by the way, does anybody know how a maxi-jet workes in a multicontroler?
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Old 10/16/2007, 06:47 PM
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