kevdogg
Reefing newb
LOTS and LOTS, maybe a few tubs as well.
Kevdogg's 265g
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LOTS and LOTS, maybe a few tubs as well.
lilmatty5dimes
Reef enthusiast
Best of wishes and good luck hope everything is smooth sailing for ya.
kevdogg
Reefing newb
The blue is doing much better, but I think will always have a slight scar on the sides. My emperor however looks like it might be getting worse. Ive noticed the lateral line seems to be getting longer, his face never really got any better. His dorsal fin has also been degrading on the front edge??? They are being fed nori sheets every day and sponge cubes every other day with spectra pure pellets every day soaked in the sponge liquid... For some reason I cannot remember what the heck its really called... :grumble: Ive also been soaking the pellets in vitamins thinking it might help. Sadly I dont think that he is going to ever recover. However he still eats like a pig and is definitely the boss of the tank.
After the move the next step is the sump upgrade. At this rate it might be at the end of the year. I have patience. :mrgreen: Then the angels will be moved into the sump while I add a few less aggressive fish. Hence the reason for the new sump which required the new stand. Its a long process but in the end it will be worth it.
kevdogg
Reefing newb
This showed up yesterday!
kevdogg
Reefing newb
A few pics of the completed stand.
New fish pics
New fish pics
slwedge71
reef enthusiast
I'm coming into this post a little late, but with that big of a tank are you going to run a controller? Or do you already have a controller? Reason I'm asking is that in a month I'm going to take on the DIY acrylic tank build. Will be about 160 gallons. Been wanting to talk to peeps about controllers or manually doing everything.
kevdogg
Reefing newb
I have a Reef Keeper Lite, which is only running a 4 outlet power strip and a temp probe. I didnt see the point in doing the PH probe due to the fact that the PH stays pretty consistent. When it comes down to it my controller is pretty much just a glorified timer at this point, but as you can see I am still working on building and adding to my setup. I'm sure that I'll be adding more modules to the system as I go.
I know chichimom79 has a controller, she had issues from the factory but now I think they resolved it. I also just saw Kman is setting up a controller, you might want to hit up his thread, looks like he is just setting it up. There are several others that are running controllers as well.
I would definitely get a controller as it makes life a lot easier even if its just a timer setup. Just make sure to look at all the brands, they all get expensive!
I know chichimom79 has a controller, she had issues from the factory but now I think they resolved it. I also just saw Kman is setting up a controller, you might want to hit up his thread, looks like he is just setting it up. There are several others that are running controllers as well.
I would definitely get a controller as it makes life a lot easier even if its just a timer setup. Just make sure to look at all the brands, they all get expensive!
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slwedge71
reef enthusiast
Thanks for the input. Helps out a lot for the planning of this next build.
kevdogg
Reefing newb
Tank move is done, still working on more plumbing but everything is set back up.
New stand completed
Old setup
Starting water transfer
Empty
After getting all the water out of the tank I found out that wet sand is a lot heavier then I expected. We ended up removing all the sand in order to move the tank. I decided to cut back on the sand by about 80 lbs...
New plumbing
Tank back against the wall and full
Left
Right
A little cloudy still and in desperate need of a new aquascape but everyone is happy!
New stand completed
Old setup
Starting water transfer
Empty
After getting all the water out of the tank I found out that wet sand is a lot heavier then I expected. We ended up removing all the sand in order to move the tank. I decided to cut back on the sand by about 80 lbs...
New plumbing
Tank back against the wall and full
Left
Right
A little cloudy still and in desperate need of a new aquascape but everyone is happy!
little_fish
Moderator
Looks good, but did you clean the sand before putting water back in the tank? If not, you could have some serious water quality issues coming up.
kevdogg
Reefing newb
Oh yes, part of the reason I ditched some if the sand.
little_fish
Moderator
ok! just checking :)
spongeycrab
Reefing newb
what are all the fish in your tank? also I reccomend getting a eel of some sort and a dwarf zebra lionfish.
kevdogg
Reefing newb
Vlaminigi Tang
Blue Angel
Emperor Angel
Dogface puffer
Hawkfish
Fiji Blue Devil Damsel
I would love to have a lion fish but the wife doesn't think they are "pretty"... :frustrate:
And the puffer is???? And personally I don't like eels.
Blue Angel
Emperor Angel
Dogface puffer
Hawkfish
Fiji Blue Devil Damsel
I would love to have a lion fish but the wife doesn't think they are "pretty"... :frustrate:
And the puffer is???? And personally I don't like eels.
spongeycrab
Reefing newb
huh too bad lion fish are awesome!
Kelz88
Got Reef?
lions and hawks dont get along anyways ;)
chichimom79
reef junkie
Maybe she's just scared you'll get stung ;)
kevdogg
Reefing newb
And I Quote, "I dont like them (lionfish), its a ugly fish". Personally I love the look and would love to do a real predator tank. However I'll play nice for now, maybe a nice angler suggestion will change things! :D
kevdogg
Reefing newb
A trip to the store on fathers day???
Hows this one?
Acclimated and eating
I am a happy daddy today! :mrgreen:
Hows this one?
Acclimated and eating
I am a happy daddy today! :mrgreen:
