Jeramy Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 its the stuff on your walls in the fish room =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 its the stuff on your walls in the fish room =) Oh, awesome, thanks! LOL, I guess I did miss something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Lights are being mounted next week. 3 out of 7 of the Energybar8's are programmed. Protein Skimmer running. Other equipment slowly coming on line. Got some new level switches and hooking them up to the Apex. Face frame and doors are 90% done. Trying to get the darn Ecotech's to pulse correctly, but for some reason two of the pumps, every third cycle, only come on for 2 seconds instead of 6. I guess I have to completely reset them. I hope to have some more pictures up soon, especially once the lights go up. I will be adding fish and corals starting in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Lights are up! Even LED light over the area where my Chaeto will grow I installed a lift system for the LED lights, lifts them 12" higher so I can easily get access to the whole tank. At the lowest they are about 6" above the water. Power for lighting (18 AI SOL Blue's over the main tank, 1 AI SOL Blue over the refugium) LED light over refugium - Also I am trying to rescue some Mangrove plants from a friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Fish and Coral will begin to be added in January. As of right now Temp is at 78, PH is at 7.9, and Salinity is at 1.026. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhand Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 keep those pics comin your tank is amazing wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 keep those pics comin your tank is amazing wow Thanks! Will do. I am actually in L.A. right now for Christmas, but have some beautiful fish going into the tank as soon as I get back. I am sure Clay could post some amazing pics of a few of the amazing Tangs I am collecting. Garrett is also filling my tank with 60 Blue/Green Chromis and 20 Anthias as my schooling fish, along with various inverts, corals, and other fish. January is going to be a big month for the tank, and a challenge for me to keep it all in balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 oh wow that's an amazing tank! i've been gone for awhile and loved your old 450g tank but this tank is gonna be frickin awesome! can't wait to see more pics and maybe in person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Started adding things to the tank Fish List: 60 - Green Chromis 10 - Blue Chromis 17 - Anthias 2 - Blue Tangs 2 - Yellow Tangs Unicorn Tang Black Shoulder Tang Achilles Tang Maculiceps Tang Purple Tang Powder Blue Tang Vlamingii Tang Naso Tang Desjardini Sailfin Tang Scooter Blennies Sailfin Algae Blennies Mated pair of Leopard Wrasses Six Line Wrasse Mystery Wrasse Coral Beauty Angelfish Potters Angelfish 4 - Pajama Cardinalfish Star Spot Rabbitfish Magnificent Rabbitfish Various Gobies More to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Some Pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 More Pics Enough Seaweed to feed all the Tangs - about 800 sheets worth in this picture Socks are working well and also have basically a simple algae scrubber and particle catcher at the beginning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 The clams range from 5" to 8" across. The Achilles Tang is the biggest at about 7" in length. The smallest Tang is the Purple at about 2" in length. So far everything gets along great. Still tweaking some things, but the system is doing awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Looking great so far Doug. Sure hope I'm able to make it down to see it in person this spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dog Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Wow, what an amazing system (drooler)......I don't mean to sound nosey, but how the hell do u pay to keep such a large tank running? I love seeing these large, masterful tanks, but I always scratch my head when I think how much money must go into one (scratch). Maybe I need to get a second job (whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Love the tangs, I have 10 tangs in my system. Is your glass dirty or the water is murky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Looking great so far Doug. Sure hope I'm able to make it down to see it in person this spring. Should be really full and looking nice by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Wow' date=' what an amazing system (drooler)......I don't mean to sound nosey, but how the hell do u pay to keep such a large tank running? I love seeing these large, masterful tanks, but I always scratch my head when I think how much money must go into one (scratch). Maybe I need to get a second job (whistle)[/quote'] I have been very blessed to own a family company that's been doing very well. I also have other ways of making money, always busy, I work a lot of hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Love the tangs, I have 10 tangs in my system. Is your glass dirty or the water is murky? Lol, glass is a little dirty from algae bloom still dieing away and water is murky after working on system. And I need to work out the lighting on my camera or run them through photoshop. Once I get the ozone going that will help also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Wow looking awesome Douglas! I was reading off the list of fish to Beth and she was like who the hell is putting all those fish in one tank! And then I told her it was yours! (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Wow looking awesome Douglas! I was reading off the list of fish to Beth and she was like who the hell is putting all those fish in one tank! And then I told her it was yours! (laugh) LOL, surprised myself when I wrote the list, didn't realize I had added 13 Tangs! The schools of chromis and anthias are amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayR Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Very nice tank and setup. I love tanks with lots of fish. Curious on how you stocked your tank with the fish. Did you quarantine them before putting them in? Or were they quarantined from where you bought them? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 More Pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Very nice tank and setup. I love tanks with lots of fish. Curious on how you stocked your tank with the fish. Did you quarantine them before putting them in? Or were they quarantined from where you bought them? Thanks in advance So far I don't have a big enough quarantine, LOL, so I acclimate and watch closely. I did have a bit of Ich, but has since been controlled by use of Ich medicine and UV, I would imagine the Cleaner Shrimp helped also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Wow Douglas! It's not taking you long to stock that bad boy! I can' wait for the May meeting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxx155 Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Unfortunately I have a little bit of Ich going on and sadly lost my beautiful Achilles Tang, hopefully I can nip it in the bud before I lose anything else. Some pics and a vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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