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Awesome tank, Mike. Congrats!!!
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Thank you fishcraze2002... Mike |
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I notice your filter socks are the ones without the rigid rim on the top. One seems to be tied to a piece of flexible PVC. Did you attach a plastic screw to the PVC or something to tie the string on to, or did you just wrap it around the pipe to affix it there? Also, what micron permeability are the filter socks and where did you get them?
Thanks, and even though I've said it before, beautiful job!
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mike its a fine line between feeding enough to get your corals to pop like yours and overfeeding and turning everything brown.i have had it happen both ways but you make a good point with the oversized skimmer.i have preached that since the 6 foot air driven skimmer was the best you could get.(a long time ago)wicked colors on your sps corals.keep it up. Dan
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You can see in the pic's that I wrap the string around the flexible PVC..The other bag that comes off the main drain is held up by a hook..Both bags have strings...The bags are 100micron.. Mike |
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Thx's Dan.......... Mike |
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Amazing tank.
Congratulations on TOTM. |
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Best tank these old eyes have ever seen
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Gorgeous tank Mike!
I recently bought the same lighting setup as you, Lumenarc III minis, reeflux 10K 250w SE and the Coralvue ballast. I feel this is a great combination as well. Do you have any pics of the tank with only the Reeflux 10k on? I am considering to install protective glass on mine to extend the lifetime of the reflectors. Judging by the photos you seem to have some build up of salt etc on the reflectors. Or would you say that it is not necessary as you do loose some PAR with the glass as well? Keep up the good work! Peter |
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Mike,
As mentioned by so many, your tank is truely inspirational and out of this world!!! Beautifull. I believe you mentioned to me previously that you are in Oakville (I'm in Brampton). My question is regarding the heat generated from 400w lights so I assume that your basement temperature conditions are similar to mine. I took the plunge and bought 3x400w luminarc III for my 180 using the same ballast/bulb combination as yourself. If my basement average temperature is 21 C year-round, do you think I will still need a chiller. I plan to use 4 fans between the tank surface and light fixtures. Ohhhhh man, I think I over did it on lighting!!
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Like Joe said you will need a chiller....Unless U have some insane ventilation... Mike |
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Are there other options to chillers? The overall amperage consumption (likely 5.some amps as I would suspect I need a 1/4 hp) begins to drain on what I have available to the tank without tripping breakers. Would an overhead fan above the lights which would pull the heat outside work in place of a chiller or am I really stuck here having to use a chiller.
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the problem you will have is temperature fluctuation..I have a 75 gallon here at work and only 2 250 watt halides and it seems at the end of the photoperiod the temp is at its limit...and at night it falls below were I like it to be... a chiller is kinda like a reactor it will keep the temperature stable...
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I'm going to give all that a try in the near future and monitor temperatures to see what results. At the moment, I have the luxury to experiment since the tank is cycling without any live stock. Only live rock and sand at the moment.
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thats exactly what I would do...and if it works great and if not its no big deal to fire a chiller up....oh yeah make sure you buy a few temperature guages...I bought a pinpoint and it was bad and caused me some issues trying to keep the heat down...
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The dehumidifier in my opinion was absolultely necessary for the basements sake (moisture damage). Also, it is on a seperate breaker. My 180 tank has 2x15 amp dedicated circuits.
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I pull at least 2 buckets of water out of my dehumidifier a week...mine is in the basement also!!
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