Our Mini 425 Ocean - Page 12

Bax · #**276** 12/24/2007, 08:47 AM

Nice frag there Eric! Congrats!

jnarowe · #**277** 12/24/2007, 01:33 PM

How is it going with the tank room doors? Did you put weather stripping around them?

ssbreef · #**278** 12/25/2007, 12:25 AM

Looking good bro! can't wait to see the system finished.

erics3000 · #**279** 12/26/2007, 07:41 PM

Bax- Thanks.

ssbreef- You and me both. I will be happy when all the reactors and lights are going. Fininshed will be probally when I am ready for a new house. HAHAHAH. Then it it will be time for a nice size something like you were talking about for you next build.

J - Welcome. This weekend I was planning on doing some trim work. I havent hooked up the AC vent in the room yet but next time I am in the attic it is on my list. On the french doors they are just going to be trimed out and thats it. There will be a little gap at the bottom of the door. The room is not completly sealded from the rest of the house. I do have a ceiling fan to put in the middle of the office. I returned my exhaust fan for above the tank. It was a little too small. Down the line I will gte a bigger one for it. This summer when all the lights are on and its summer time I will most likely need it to help with the heat.

I already had a little mini cycle a couple weeks back but my nitrates are good as of a week or so ago. My calcium and ph were ok. I really ned to do some new test and few others. All I have in thank is some fish so nothing is depleting anything as of yet. I am going to be connecting my 75 fuge it has been filled witha couple maxi jets and 40lbs live sand mixed with 300lbs play sand. I have a angel and a trigger in there from my old FO tank. I hope it doesnt make to much of a big affect all my fish are fat and happy.

Hopefully when I get my lights up I can get some coarline growth on my rocks. I have some live mixed in with some dead. For flow all I have is my dart on an OM4 with a couple Koraline 4 pumps so far.

I will get some updates this weekend with some pics.

hawaiianwargod · #**280** 12/28/2007, 01:04 AM

Eric,

Can't wait to see your project done...looks awesome so far!
Btw, congrats on your little frag...so so cute!

pcostanzo · #**281** 12/28/2007, 09:48 PM

Congrats on your son!!! I fell behind on reading my threads and just saw.

erics3000 · #**282** 12/28/2007, 11:36 PM

Thanks guys.

FishTruck · #**283** 12/28/2007, 11:55 PM

O.K. Eric. I see a problem here.

Between the sport bike, monster truck, and your fish tank, you will never be able to get your kids to leave the house.

Congrats on your boy. Cute little guy!

Ryan.

SeaSerpant · #**284** 12/28/2007, 11:55 PM

I've just looked at your thread i can't wait to see the finished product. it looks awesome right now. do you have a full tank shot?

Deyoe1118 · #**285** 12/29/2007, 12:45 AM

wow...all i can say right now...will keep an eye on this for sure...

erics3000 · #**286** 12/29/2007, 12:50 AM

FishTruck- Hahah I am going to get rid of a couple toys. the truck is 1 that is going by by. I have couple other cars that i need to do something with. I need to sell At least sell 1 car and my truck

SeaSerpant- I dont have a any good pics but here are some. This is not the permanat aquascape but it looks a little better than a skimmer in the middle of the tank with a few rocks. i wanted to give my livestock something to feal comfortable with untill I get everything up and going. I did get my Fuge going today. I'll get some more pics this weekend. This what I have with some temp lighting.

erics3000 · #**287** 12/29/2007, 12:52 AM

The first 3 are from in the office where you can see some plumbing the last 3 are from the living room. I'll play with camera and see if I can get some better shots

erics3000 · #**288** 12/29/2007, 12:54 AM

thanks Deyoe1118

jnarowe · #**289** 12/29/2007, 12:37 PM

cool school of multi-colored reef chromis.

erics3000 · #**290** 12/29/2007, 05:39 PM

heheheh At first i thought what was that then I realized my christmas lights..

jnarowe · #**291** 12/29/2007, 05:43 PM

man, I thought you had some serious exotics in there!

erics3000 · #**292** 12/29/2007, 06:26 PM

I don't evan have a coral yet. Hopefully I can make it to a swap meet next month and pickup some goodies.

jnarowe · #**293** 12/29/2007, 06:34 PM

frag swaps are great. Just be damn sure to have a QT set up with skimming, light and proper water parameters. Get your inbound system together for inspection, dipping, and QT. You have to be very careful about red bugs and AEFW when getting frags at a swap.

erics3000 · #**294** 12/30/2007, 11:15 AM

Thanks..It is on my list.

erics3000 · #**295** 12/30/2007, 07:51 PM

I was able to get a little water on the floor. I have my fuge plumbed into the system and started on a shelf for the reactors.

Here is the pump for the fuge

My ro system

I secured the shelf with some tapconcs to the cement wall.

erics3000 · #**296** 12/30/2007, 07:52 PM

Here is the shelf coming together.

So far this what I have.

I have an angle and trigger in my fuge. They are from my old fo setup.

Some shots of the display.

steve the plumb · #**297** 12/30/2007, 08:00 PM

very nice.Are you going to hook up the NOS so you can give the fish a boost?I like the tank.I think your pics are more blurry than mine.Its seems we have similar camera skills.I have to say some of your pics came out very clean

jnarowe · #**298** 12/30/2007, 08:01 PM

and the NOS is for what?

steve the plumb · #**299** 12/30/2007, 08:02 PM

making the fish swim fast in the quarter mile!

erics3000 · #**300** 12/30/2007, 08:47 PM

hehehe it is for my supra that is also under sonstruction. Too many projects.

My camera skills suck. I played witht he settings a little and they are a little better now. I over paid for a sony a couploe years ago. I love sony but my nexyt camera will be a Cannon. I already have apitch we need this expensive camera so we can take better pics of our little one.