Smann Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 What did you use for the horizontal support on the tank shelf? Spanning 6' with roughly a ton of water sitting on it. It looks like a 6"x6" for the corner support but I can't tell what you use for the horizontal run. Looks awesome BTW - nice clean install and I love the fish room. The original nook had a floor beam at the opening, 7', I added an additional post in the center of that beam. the front base 2x6 wall is sitting on that beam, there is another 2x6x72" wall right in front of that, front of tank, the remaining 24" is three 4x6 (full 6") beams 8" OC. The walls the three beams each sit on are supported all the way to the footings The Engineer reccomended two 2x6's 9" OC Using a laser level to shim the walls and base I set it during the filling, the back left corner settled a little less than 1/8", If you measure the water line all the way around the top of the tank its within a 1/16-1/8" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee77 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Wow nice skimmer how much was that I'm looking for a new skimmer and how many gallons is it rated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Wow nice skimmer how much was that I'm looking for a new skimmer and how many gallons is it rated You can find info on it at Reef Specialty, thats where i ordered it from http://www.reefspecialty.com/Protein-Skimmers-Super-Reef-Octopus-XP-Cone-Series/c21_103_131/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Skimmer Envy Wow! Look at the size of that skimmer!:eek:That is so awesome!(clap)(rock2)(rock2) You're giving everyone skimmer envy!(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerv503 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Awesome Skimmer i have the same one SuperReef Octopus XP 5000 Cone ext skimmer. That's one bad boy! It looks like a red Ferrari. Vin "Keep On Reefing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 The original nook had a floor beam at the opening, 7', I added an additional post in the center of that beam. the front base 2x6 wall is sitting on that beam, there is another 2x6x72" wall right in front of that, front of tank, the remaining 24" is three 4x6 (full 6") beams 8" OC. The walls the three beams each sit on are supported all the way to the footings The Engineer reccomended two 2x6's 9" OC Using a laser level to shim the walls and base I set it during the filling, the back left corner settled a little less than 1/8", If you measure the water line all the way around the top of the tank its within a 1/16-1/8" Wow. 1/8" is nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 the red looks SLICK! loving that skimmer. Hopefully it works as good as it looks eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 the red looks SLICK! loving that skimmer. Hopefully it works as good as it looks eh Its really churning out the foam, a little louder (pump) than I would like but not bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Worked on getting some corals in the last few days, some are in place others are just sitting. The right side will be for the cup coral The rock work doesnt show up very well, I tried for some canyons and pillars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Looking good Steve! I bet it's better in person! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Looking good Steve! I bet it's better in person! Thanks Mike and yes it is!! Let me know next time you're up this way, stop by Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 Finally got the cabinet installed this week, came out really nice, a little off on what we laid out when I built the soffit but its notrhing that cant be fixed with a little sheetrock and mud Some shots of the tank,still moving some things around, added a few These fish just seem to follow the camera!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 that tank photo's really nice. looks killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerv503 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 The tank is coming along very well it looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Very nice job-it looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Looks great Steve! James' tanks always ROCK! Can't wait to see it in person sometime! (when I'm not going by your house at 10pm or later) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 very nice steve, looks amazing! I like the fact it has lots of upward growth room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googs Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I've seen this in person and I've got to say it's the cleanest setup I've ever seen! Awesome tank!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Looks great Steve! James' tanks always ROCK! Can't wait to see it in person sometime! (when I'm not going by your house at 10pm or later) very nice steve' date=' looks amazing! I like the fact it has lots of upward growth room[/quote'] Thanks guys! Check in Mike` I'm uasually up, Roy if you're looking for a pump I have a Genx 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 I've seen this in person and I've got to say it's the cleanest setup I've ever seen! Awesome tank!!! Thanks Matt, glad you guys could stop by. Hope that unit works out for you, dont forget to post some pictures of the tanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisW Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 The tank looks very nice. What kind of camera do you use? Post processing?? The picture colors look very true-to-life. All my pics are WAY over saturated in blue. Thanks DEnnis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 The tank looks very nice. What kind of camera do you use? Post processing?? The picture colors look very true-to-life. All my pics are WAY over saturated in blue. Thanks DEnnis I probably dont have as much blue light as most, I have a Cannon Rebel XTi. I take pictures in Manual mode the edit them in Photoshop Elements 7 I only make a small adjustment in contrast/brightness and a slight adjustment in Levels. They look true in the camera display but not as good when uploaded into the computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Oh WOW Steve it looks amazing!!! Your fish all look so happy. :-) Did you nix the urchins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 Oh WOW Steve it looks amazing!!! Your fish all look so happy. :-) Did you nix the urchins? Yeah they went when the 180 came down. I did the Macro rock in the new tank so I'll have to wait until the coraline begins to grow until the tank will support one again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Hey Steve you gonna make it down to the Albany meeting?? I got a green slimer and a green sinularia for ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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