reeffreak
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NewPortRichey's Tank Rebound!
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NewPortRichey
Sushi Anyone????????????
Ok, here's a few shots:
The tank right now, now filtration, just heavy water flow:
The busted 30......
The old little sump......
The new 125...........
The stand will be here tomorrow. Killing me I can't do anything nowl.
The tank right now, now filtration, just heavy water flow:
The busted 30......
The old little sump......
The new 125...........
The stand will be here tomorrow. Killing me I can't do anything nowl.
RigoSharon
LIVING REEFS INTERN
nice..keep pics coming!!
Piggy
Reef enthusiast
Things happen for a reason. Keep us updated. Love pics.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Nice! Glad you are able to join the "Big Tank Club"!
NewPortRichey
Sushi Anyone????????????
:bounce::sfish::bounce::sfish:WOOHOO! BIG TANK CLUB! :bounce::sfish::bounce::sfish:
It's killing me being at work right now knowing all the work that lies ahead. Argh!
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I know that feeling! I absolutely HATED having to wait to get my new lights and equipment in the mail! It was holding up my whole tank! Don't worry, you'll be spending all your free time on it soon enough. In my case, not so free time, since I usually work on the weekends but have skipped that lately to baby my tank.
Don't forget, you'd better post some pictures!
Don't forget, you'd better post some pictures!
NewPortRichey
Sushi Anyone????????????
Oh man, This is some kind of addiction! I've elected to go with my friends homemade stand. It's pretty basic now but when I'm done with it it'll be pretty snazzy. My poor little RO unit can't keep up with what's needed to fill this tank. So, I've gotta head to the LFS for water tomorrow and sand.
Question: I want to have atleast 3" of sandbed. How many bags of live sand do I need? I don't want the caribbean sand, more like the crushed coral stuff. Feeling very noobish again, lol.
So, from the pictures you can see that I got the tank and stand up. I even put 5 gallons of water in there but you can't even see it. Tomorrow should be promising. If I can manage it I'll have the whole thing filled with water, a new 55 gallon for the sump and MAYBE start transferring over my liverock and fish. We'll see. It's a pretty tall order to accomplish even if I take off of work early.
Another question. I've ordered an Octopus skimmer, the link is seen here on a previous page, but the manufacturer won't call me back or send me a status update. Has anyone experienced this with him? Called him twice today and no answer. Two emails and still no answer. I don't want to be annoying but I would like to get the product I ordered sooner rather than later. Just thought I'd ask.
Sorry for the boring update but this is what we's got:
spray painted the back a gloss black. not the same as biffy's but the spray paint worked perfect!
another full tank shot, with the 72 in the back.
:^::^::^:
Question: I want to have atleast 3" of sandbed. How many bags of live sand do I need? I don't want the caribbean sand, more like the crushed coral stuff. Feeling very noobish again, lol.
So, from the pictures you can see that I got the tank and stand up. I even put 5 gallons of water in there but you can't even see it. Tomorrow should be promising. If I can manage it I'll have the whole thing filled with water, a new 55 gallon for the sump and MAYBE start transferring over my liverock and fish. We'll see. It's a pretty tall order to accomplish even if I take off of work early.
Another question. I've ordered an Octopus skimmer, the link is seen here on a previous page, but the manufacturer won't call me back or send me a status update. Has anyone experienced this with him? Called him twice today and no answer. Two emails and still no answer. I don't want to be annoying but I would like to get the product I ordered sooner rather than later. Just thought I'd ask.
Sorry for the boring update but this is what we's got:
spray painted the back a gloss black. not the same as biffy's but the spray paint worked perfect!
another full tank shot, with the 72 in the back.
:^::^::^:
NewPortRichey
Sushi Anyone????????????
forgot to add i'm going to paint the trim black. when the stand is done it will all be black also.
MikMcgyver
Vlamingi owner 4 life!
Nice, cant wait to see what you will get going in the 125...
yote
In Memoriam
Looks great NewPort.
Cant wait to see it with some coral growing in it.
Cant wait to see it with some coral growing in it.
NewPortRichey
Sushi Anyone????????????
Yessir, been looking at it and that's priority number one tomorrow. Thanks much :bowdown:
MikMcgyver
Vlamingi owner 4 life!
If you just skin it in plywood, maybe some oak laminate playwood that would give you a ton of lateral support, with less weight. Gotta wrap it in something anyways...
NewPortRichey
Sushi Anyone????????????
very true. i'll be stopping at the wood shop tomorrow during lunch.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Very nice. Good job with the black background, I think you will like it.
NewPortRichey
Sushi Anyone????????????
i'm taking a lot of my notes from you biff, thanks much! :^:i had your thread up today at lowes and my lfs. great stuff!
reeffreak
Reef pro
Welcome to the big tank club.Can't wait to see where you are going from here.
good luck!
good luck!
NewPortRichey
Sushi Anyone????????????
ok, tonight i got 120 pounds of livesand in and i got a replacement 30 gallon for the sump. after reinforcing the stand i went ahead and started transferring water over. i got about 25 gallons from my lfs and emptied just over half of my 72. i left one rock that my anemone has attached itself to and my mushrooms and all of my fish. everyone think they'll be ok in there for another day? i've got plenty of flow and they're swimming around the tank like crazy! i'm planning on getting the rest of the plumbing done and getting enough water in there to start using the overflow and sump tomorrow. i figured that if my fish can make it another night in the 72 that i'll let the water clear for about a day in the 120 and then move the fish over. whew, this certainly is a little stressful but i'm enjoying every minute of it. the new skimmer gets here on friday and i'm going to be ordering a couple hydor koralia's. i can't decide on the 2's or 3's. any recommendations for the 120? how am i doing so far? :question:
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I have four Koralia 3s on my 240. So if you get two of them, get two 3s. If you want four of them, get four 2s. That's what I'd say.
