Promised Pics Of New IA Baby!

[BOTR]

Well here they be! Pics of my new 48x48x24 Starfire from Mitch at IA.
http://mysticreefs.com/temp1/tank1.jpg
Front view of tank and basement construction project.
http://mysticreefs.com/temp1/tank2.jpg
Close shot of overflow plumbing.
http://mysticreefs.com/temp1/tank3.jpg
Side view, note plumbing is not fully completed for interior of tank.
http://mysticreefs.com/temp1/tank4.jpg
Rear plumbing showing my 2 AM3K's and more basement contruction.

Gotta says thanks to Ninong for turning us, or at least me, onto IA through his early posts about his Starfire tank from Mitch. Ninong if you are reading this I've been wanting this tank since you got your's from Mitch, seems likes it's been ages.
Thanks,
Chris

[stealyourhouse]

That is an awesome looking tank there. Really great dimensions. What did you pay for it?

What are your plans for lighting?

[kozmo02]

thats a sweet tank, its gonna be cool to see it setup, post pics of the construction process along the way.

[BOTR]

Stealyourhouse,
I will email you with the price of this baby, not sure if dollar figures discused in a thread would constitute some violation of RC law or not? As far as lighting goes it will be 4x400 watt Radiums run off of 2 dual pulse start ballasts from Sunlight Supply.

[BOTR]

Kozmo02,
Thanks, I will be updating the pics once a week or so to show everything I have done,(minus the screw ups....).
I have been itching to see Boondock Saints for awhile, but it seems no video place in my area has or can get the DVD. I guess I'll have to pick it up online, thanks for reminding me.
Thanks,
Chris

[Lunchbucket]

HOLY SNIKEYS!!!! wow what is that for gallons? 200something right? very very nice looking. can't wait to see MORE pics and 4 400w radiums is gonna be NICE!!

Lunchbucket

[BOTR]

LunchBucket,
I think it's near to 250G? Toss in my 100G sump and I can say I have a 350G system right? I feel like it's Christmas in June.

[reefer420]

Chris,
Very niiiiiiiccccceeeee!!!!! I will have to check it out in person someday. Gimme a lookup, I have switched to primarily sps. I am using radium and iwasaki combo. And have frags. Here is my e-mail. pguy6944@wideopenwest.com.

Talk to ya,
Paul

[BOTR]

Paul,
Where the heck have you been man?!?
Yes you should stop by sometime, bring some frags with ya, cause I'm gonna have a hard time filling this puppy.
Thanks,
Chris

[reefer420]

Dude,
you gotta give me a call, I will give you the 411 on where to get some nice acros, cheap. You will have no problem filling it up. Not frags though, wild colonies. You have to be in the right place at the right time. PM me or call me and I will give you the info...

Paul

[Mako]

Dang! Too slow on my end. All your bandwidth is gone for your hosting site. Upload the pics to RC.

[BOTR]

Sure Mako no prob. Here's the first one! Drat I gotta shrink them a bit........... O well Here goes.

[BOTR]

Next.

[BOTR]

Another.

[BOTR]

Last one, sorry they are so small, I guess I should adjust my resolution or something....

[BOTR]

Gonna try to make em a big bigger............ Give me a few minutes.

[BOTR]

Apparently I do not have the mental capacity to lower the resolution, while increasing the actual size of the image there by making the file size acceptable to RC. Sorry Mako I tried.
:confused: Chris :confused:

[Fliger]

That answer is not working for me. You're gonna have to get those pix working! Or you will be labeled as the biggest tease of all time. :rolleyes:

[pi]

Nice Tank! Looking forward to your updates, and the bigger pics....

Hopefully I will be able to share the efflor colony we traded soon!

Paul

[Project Reef]

Dude, please make the pics bigger! I want to check it out, sounds excellent.

[BOTR]

Ok guys, I am screwed. I just can;t figure out how to make the file smaller without reducing the image size too much. Am I missing something here? I am using photoshop and nothing I do actualy changes the situation any. HELP!!!!!!! This is truely agrivating........... Is there an answer out there anywhere?

[arcab4]

what i do is just resize the image (make the resolution 72dpi) and then save as web. you can adjust the quality/filesize through there.

or send them to me and i'll help ya out.

what's the link to the IA website? or do they have one at all?

hth,

johnny
<a href="http://www.aquaprop.com" target="_new">www.aquaprop.com</a>

[Project Reef]

Here u go johnny:

http://members.aol.com/johnnyq627/main.html

[arcab4]

dank you very much.

johnny
<a href="http://www.aquaprop.com" target="_new">www.aquaprop.com</a>

[Louis Z]

How do they ship those tanks and how much was it for shipping? And once it comes to your door how does one move the tank from the truck to its final spot? Please forgive my ignorance.

[BOTR]

Louis Z,
They are shipped via Canadian Express. Shipping on this tank ran me around $450. We moved it with 3 guys, and a pully system ffor going down basement stairs. I think it weighed in around 700-750Lbs.

pi,
I've been dying to get my hands on a piece of that Efflo. How's is it looking/growing for ya?

Looks like a new group of people can see the pic today. Homestead is free, but the bandwidth gets used up realativly quickly. Sorry about that.
Chris

[kevinpo]

Great tank! Can't wait to see it running :)

Regards,
Kevin

[BOTR]

Thanks Kevin. I think the biggest challenge will be filling this tank up with frags. I'm willing to accept donations!
Thanks,
Chris

[KevinM]

Tank,
From those pics, the edges of the glass seem awful GREEN. Is that just an illusion from the photos?? Are all the panes supposed to be Starphire?
BTW....it's a beauty of a tank!

Kev

[BOTR]

The glass is definately starfire. I believe that the greenish tint is in part the silicone that was used. I'm not sure if it could also be an effeect of the outside beveling of the corners as well.

[Lunchbucket]

hey tank can we have an update on this beauty???

Lunchbucket

[BOTR]

I'll try to post an update tomorrow, but I will need the assistance of someone here at RC, as I have very little BandWidth and that posed a problem with having everyone trying to see. Any volunteers to host my pics?
Thanks,
Chris

[saltyseaman]

IF you email them to me at emailseaman@yahoo.com then I can rezise them for you and post them.

[TippyToeX]

Ohhh.. must see some updated pics. I love a good cube tank! I bet that was a joy to aquascape with the 48" in depth.

:rollface: pics soon I hope!

[clamdigr]

Tank- I'm very glad to see the pics of your tank, it's beautiful:eek2: . I've been planning one of the same dimensions. Any recomendations? How was your experience with IA?

Mike