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  #101  
Old 06/05/2005, 05:26 AM
coralfarm'n coralfarm'n is offline
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BTw I did consider a 400 watt Iwasaki 65k instead of 1000 watters...But since I already have 2 1000 watters it was a no brainer to me.I may try a 400 Saki over one and see how it spreads as well.
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Old 06/05/2005, 08:02 AM
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here is the 180 gallon tank.I have the light mover and will install it over the tank today but I have to order the 400 watt halide.I will order it tomorrow from Hellolights.I'll get the ARO retro kit and a XM 20k 400 bulb.

Also got to order a Sequence or Amp Master.I figure I'll Tee off the pump to the tank and one of the 300 vats from a 300.The 3rd 300 will be a stand alone system with a 50 gallon shallow Rubbermaid with a DSB for clams connected to it.I also already have a 175 watt set up for the 50 gallon clam vat as well.

I got a couple more buckets of salt last night and started thinking I should try to use them also, for surgers.

I think I'll have 6 buckets left when I am through.

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Old 06/05/2005, 09:51 AM
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you all are proppin crazy!
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Old 06/05/2005, 10:30 AM
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Tell me about it.

I still need to get some gravel for ground cover in the greenhouse and one of them fiberglass stand alone sinks for fraggin/baggin too.
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Old 06/05/2005, 05:23 PM
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Sweet any close ups?
Cleaned the coraline and rearranged one of the SPS tanks so here are some close ups.



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Old 06/05/2005, 05:57 PM
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Those are nice pictures,great setup.
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Old 06/05/2005, 06:00 PM
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Nice setup
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  #108  
Old 06/05/2005, 09:12 PM
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that has to be one of the most well setup systems i have seen so far.

makes what i am trying to do look like a monkey humping a door knob.

amazing man, really nice.


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Old 06/10/2005, 05:07 PM
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Come on, I know theres more prop systems that this!

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Old 06/12/2005, 05:13 AM
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keep us udated on the kiddie pools... i would love to see them up and running!!!!

Hey guys check this thread for updates!!

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=587528
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Old 06/17/2005, 04:50 PM
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I finally got a pic of my tank. In the middle are a bunch of zoo frags, on the right are my zoo/paly colonies and pieces that im waiting to grow into colonies. The left there is some thin-barred xenia, some sps(birdsnest and monti caps), and a small frag of GSP you probably cant see. All I have in there is a huge turbo snail, a coupe ceriths, and a couple blue-leg hermits. Lots of copepods to for the amount of rock....and they are BIG, lol.



Its lighted by 150W 20K Ushio with an Aromat Ballast. I have an aquaclear 200 and a powersweep 212 on it.

Thanks for looking.

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Old 06/18/2005, 04:51 PM
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coralfarm'n where did you get your 300 gallon Rubbermaids from?
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Old 06/19/2005, 01:16 AM
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How do people like the rubbermaid stock tanks for coral proping? Seems like alot of people have them.

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Old 06/19/2005, 02:08 PM
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Chris, I love my rubbermaid tank. It's only about 15 inches deep (I think) and it's really strong. I think I paid about 70 for it and it's a 50 gallon. The only down side to the setup was my skimmer would not go over the side. I fixed that by having a maxijet feed a 5 gallon home depot bucket. I'll post pics later tonight....
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Old 06/19/2005, 05:37 PM
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Ahh yeah. Good Idea.

Yeah they sound like a good price for their size. One thing I dont like is I like looking in from the side aswell as top and these tanks dont allow you to. Anyone else have a similar position?

Chris
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Old 06/19/2005, 06:01 PM
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of course but u pay the price to see it from the side too
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Old 06/19/2005, 07:59 PM
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as promised...







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Old 06/19/2005, 09:35 PM
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Wow I never got that clear of a view into a stock tank. Looks good!

That bucket idea is good, thats actually what im doing except with a small plastic garbage can on my mom's 33g because the tank isnt set-up for a sump, lol.

Chris
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52g - 48x18x15" Tall, 400W Halide in LA III + Tek T5 Retro 2x 39W, Deltec APF600, Remote DSB, Above tank Refuge, Phyto + Rotifer Reactors, 55g Sump, ATO, OM Super Squirt
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Old 06/19/2005, 10:07 PM
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I freak'n love this home made stuff! Great idea with that bucket sump!
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Old 06/19/2005, 10:19 PM
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Thanks!! I used a crap load of glue to make sure it didn't leak. Then I hung the maxijet that feeds it upside down to guarentee that in the event of a leak, the water would stop feeding to the bucket and the pump would die. You can't see that in the pics, the light is blocking the shot of the maxi jet...


I love this hobby!
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Old 06/20/2005, 01:30 PM
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A bit of an updated pic...now that things have settled in a lot better!

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Old 06/20/2005, 04:13 PM
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Ooo looks great!

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52g - 48x18x15" Tall, 400W Halide in LA III + Tek T5 Retro 2x 39W, Deltec APF600, Remote DSB, Above tank Refuge, Phyto + Rotifer Reactors, 55g Sump, ATO, OM Super Squirt
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Old 06/20/2005, 05:59 PM
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That is a nice setup Vert20. I like that shape of tank you are using.
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Old 06/20/2005, 07:07 PM
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Thanx! The glass tank is a 72x36x12 (about 150 gallon) and the "sump" is a portable koi pond that holds about 300 gallons (if I remember right) and is full of softies and leathers...

The one in the far back corner is a 55 gallon suspended growout tank ala Anthony Calfo that just went up last week with three sides and the bottom painted white. We'll see how it does.
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Old 06/20/2005, 07:58 PM
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Beautiful setup Vert20! If you don't mind me asking, how much did the portable koi pond set you back? How sturdy is the build? That thing looks huge!!
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