Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread

[Poppy828]

Here are some pics of the Fungia. Actual size is about 4 1/2" across to give you an idea of the size. Fits nicely in the corner I have it in.







Todd

[saltycurofaseadog]

hmmmmm..nice,uhhh could you start from the beginning? I'm sure I must have missed something...

[adrinal]

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[AJP]

Originally posted by adrinal
Tag

No need, down there at the bottom of the page is a link that says Subscribe to this Thread give that a click, or my link and you will get your email notifications. Plus then I don't get an email telling me someone has replied, and all I see is TAG.

No trying to be a jerk, just passing on info.

[NuclearReefs]

maybe its bunny babies,,, Looks like a spiney oyster to me though .. Ive seen them from time to time..

[PaPa_Johnny]

Got a question, don't want to detract from Marc. If yall could take a look I'd appreciate it.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...06#post4569806

[adrinal]

T hanks for making this thread.
A ll I wanted to say is hey I am here watching along.
G reat to see things are going well and hope no one minds me showing up for the show.

[melev]

Originally posted by saltycurofaseadog
hmmmmm..nice,uhhh could you start from the beginning? I'm sure I must have missed something...

I think if you go to the first post of this thread, it will take you back to the first 103 page thread. GregT recently split some of these huge threads as they were apparently affecting performance. After all, my 280g thread even was listed on page one of Google if you type "Melev" in the search field.

[melev]

I'll have to look up "spiny oyster" in Google to see what I can find. Thanks for the suggestion. I don't know much about the orange ball anemones beside the 7 links I looked at on page one of Google, but they don't seem to be causing any problems at all. I've found them within two different patches of zoos so far, and they are only visible at night when the zoos are closed. During the day time the orange ball anemones are hidden. Almost like they are taking turns.

Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to start my sump this weekend as planned. However, I did check out a local sponsor in Glen Rose (south of Granbury) today, and came home with some new goodies.

2 Disbar Anthias (I saw them join my other one after a couple of hours)
5 Fighting Conchs (as all of mine have perished for some reason)
3 huge (grape-sized) nassarius snails
and another skimmer.



You can see it in comparison to the monster skimmer Gmacy brought over for me to test. I didn't want to build my sump and later find the ER 12-2 wouldn't fit. The ER's footprint is 18" x 24" easily. It stands 30" tall, and the reaction chamber is 12" wide. Powered by two Sedra 5000 needle-wheel pumps, I'm betting this skimmer will do the job on my tank. It is rated for 500g, and is brand new with full warranty. This is the first new skimmer I've ever owned. (Huge fan of buying used)

I also came home with a very large piece of Pavona that was unidentified at Big Fish Aquatics. Once I got home and took a couple of pictures I knew it was a Pavona due to the pattern.





If you want to see more pictures I took today, here's the link: http://www.dfwmas.com/cgi-bin/ikonbo...0;&#entry80595

[melev]

Todd, sorry to hear about your bunnies. That is a real shame. The fungia is very pretty.

[new2u]

my god how is gmacy going to fit that skimmer anywhere!

[selgado]

Hey Marc, I noticed you took a closup picture of the hydor pico pump. Was there something to it or was it just a random pic? I've never seen one before.

[melev]

Oh yeah. That is the pump he recommended for the Phosban Reactor, and runs $16. I figured sometimes people want to know what pump to use for the reactor, so I snapped a picture.

[NuclearReefs]

about time you got a real skimmer.. Id turn your halides off the first day though,, unless you plan on firing it up mid afternoon/early AM ..its going to clean up your water alot .. Now you can use that mag 12 for the SS..

Im redoing all my lighting this week,, my new bulbs should be in soon... Yippee!!

[melev]

I have a pump for the SS that might work out well. It is a Little Giant Pump (4-MDQX-SC Circulation Pump 1,325 gph) that I got used yesterday.

[Lunchbucket]

NICE ER skimmer man!! i KNOW you will be happy with it...you should rest assured you made a good choice w/ that ER skimmer!

Lunchbucket

[ridetheducati]

That Beckett looks hungry, what pump are you going to feed it?

Iwaki 100??

[melev]

Originally posted by ridetheducati
That Beckett looks hungry, what pump are you going to feed it?

Iwaki 100??

Yes, that is correct, a 100-RLT.

[NuclearReefs]

Ride,, the becket wont fit where he needs it to,, thats why he got the Euroreef...... He only has about 28 inches of space under the tank and the room behind is comfortable for one maybe two people and that tower would be in the way of everything behind the tank..

Nathan

[JVHam]

Marc, I have been following the thread and your website is well inspirational and helpful. I got a killawatt device to measure the electricity and therefore the $$ it costs to run my tank eack month. Have you thought about doing any calculations like this since there is not essentially one plug running the tank?

Hope those giant skimmers work out good.

[NuclearReefs]

That Euroreef will Jam on his tank.. I cant wait to here how excited he is going to be when he see's the difference it will make over the life reef skimmer,, BYE BYE PO4!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kwl1763]

Marc you'll love that Euroreef. I will love to see your reaction when you hook it up and get to compare to your old skimmer!

[NuclearReefs]

Take a picture for me Keith,,LOL He will have that ,, DUDE,, where is my Hammer,,, I wanna smash that Lifereef!

[melev]

Hey! Don't you be dissin' my LifeReef. I still gotta sell it.

[NuclearReefs]

I aint dissin it,, but it needs to be on a nano tank..