kilmca

wow, very nice grown in and mature tank there.  looks like you are doing plenty of things correct.

Wiring looks good, but I can't stop looking at your skimmer. . . That must be rated "The Ocean"!!! That thing is HUGE!!!!

wiring is more organized now.  yeah, if you know anyone looking for a great external skimmer i'm looking to selling that one.  i went to an internal skimmer to save some floor space and make it easier to access the back of the tank.  

Very nice!! My dream some day...

thanks...was going to get an updated pic this weekend but with all the remodeling we are doing this room is kind of a mess.  

thanks...was going to get an updated pic this weekend but with all the remodeling we are doing this room is kind of a mess.  

organizing wires and plumbing is one of the biggest challenges in my opinion.  looks like you are doing a good job.  here is the room behind my tank...this is from when i first setup the tank in late 2008.  it's a laundry/mechanical room so it's not a dedicated reef room.  i'll have to get a current picture so you can see the difference between now and then.  

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saw this setup last night...this is a great deal for an almost complete setup, all you would need is a skimmer.  great guy to deal with too.  

i think you'll be happy with the controller cause it definitely makes keeping a tank as hassle free as possible.

wow that's some great bang for your buck water movement!

i agree with putting the blues on the timer that comes on first and goes off last.  i'm currently running one blue+ and an actinic on the 2 wired plug on a 8 bulb fixture and i think i'm going to swap it with one of the other blue+ bulbs.  also i think the light schedule you have is fine.   

thanks guys!

the thing turning the Tunze pumps are called Sea Sweeps and they are made by the same company that makes Sea Swirls.  i'm really happy with them and i like that i can move them around the tank without having to mess with plumbing.  i can also put them in locations where it might be tough to run plumbing. 

well there is something new with my tank.  it's back up and running with water and rock.  picture is of course a lot bluer than in person.  I took the tank down in November to start over and it's been running for a couple weeks.  no fish or corals yet but have been adding bacteria to get the cycle going.  this is my first try at aquascaping it.  might change things a little and the tunze pumps on the back wall will be raised up.  

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Longevity is key....

yeah and i don't think the suction cups speaks well of longevity.  going to need to be modified with magnets or just use rigid pvc to place it in the tank.  i watched a video on their website and it does show it not needing the suction cup mount if you use rigid pvc and that seems like the best way to go IMO.

for $20 it would not be a very expensive product trial.  

Ok thanks for all the thoughts definitely something I need to do more research on both the pump and play with the skimmer idea. I will hold off on the skimmer since it sounds like the cheap air stone driven one I'm using works about the same as the ghost. It does pull a lot of nasty stuff so it works if I time tinker with it daily. As for the pump I will keep my eyes open for more info. and of course a sale or a used deal. As for tunze pumps I was looking at the 6040 but didn't like the open top I have very silly crabs and snails I can see where that is heading plus I noticed on a lot of videos they rocked when pulsing and I didn't like that at all. So yeah I think I will keep learning and hold my cash for a deal. Any run across anything give me a yell.

i've got a 6040 on a 28g tank right now and it is great like most Tunze pumps.  i've used different size tunze pumps on tanks over the past 12 years and they have always been reliable.  i had vortechs and agree with pledosophy completely.  The vortechs needed bearings replaced within the first year and i will never use them again.  of course i was used to reliable tunze pumps so a pump needing a part replaced within the first year was disconcerting especially with what they cost.  JME  

I love this tank. I wish I had taken pictures of the back when I was there. Thanks for the advice, Calvin. It sounds like accessibility is key.

 

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here is a picture of the laundry/mechanical room behind the tank a long time ago.  currently this space looks a little different cause i'm removing the external skimmer and return pump and installing an in sump skimmer and submersible return pump to give me more access from the back of the tank.  

http://DSC00053 by kilmca, on Flickr  

In-wall, no question IMO/E

 

I'd have to disagree with Tom, my tanks no harder to clean than the accounts I service just do not go anything taller than 27" and to mark it easier for you I'd say 24" max 72x48x24 puuuuurfect or 72x72x24 #jealous

 

The deeper you can go the better, the difference in perception between 3' and 4' is HUGE, 3 is nice 4 is better and more than 4 would be incredible. You have to go with a black back and you also have to keep the back clean, no coraline, it's gives a very abyss type look, if that is even a look-it works in my mind.

 

Your welcome to come by, just don't judge

I agree with Brad on going with a 3' or 4' wide tank.  I went with the 10' tank that is 32" deep because i wanted a 10' tank and that is what i was limited to without having to move a hot water heater and other stuff but i also considered a 8' long tank that was 4' wide and i kind of wish i did that but having a 10' tank is still great.  

in wall is nice but make the tank as long and wide as possible but don't go deeper than 24", IMO.  Also make sure it's accessible from the front and back at a minimum but if one or both sides can be accessible that's the would be even better.  here is picture of my tank from when it was first setup.  also this is just another opinion but go with a glass tank and make the viewable panels starphire.    

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i tried to PM you but your inbox is full or something cause it says you can't receive messages.  here is the message i tried to send you.   

if i could find someone to temporarily hold a fish for me i'd definitely get this fish.  anyone know someone or a store capable of holding a fish for a reasonable fee?

I would love to get this fish but unfortunately my tank is currently empty.  will be back up eventually but looks like it's going to be a couple months.    

I actually managed to crack the Da Vinci code. A forum member was able to email me a manual from a more recent model and that gave me a ball park understanding of what the various number settings could be. There are seven numerical settings and ultimately they represent the main clock, on/off for blues, on/off for whites, and on/off for moon lights. It just took a bunch of trial and error, but I eventually got it.

 

For what it's worth:

1) Actual time

2) Blues on

3) Blues off

4) Whites on

5) Whites off

6) Moonlight on

7) Moonlight off

 

Maybe that will help someone else in the future. Thanks Kilmca!

glad what I had was helpful. 

all sold

Getting new ATI?

yeah, I got (2) 8 bulb Sunpower fixtures.  was thinking about dimmable sunpowers but i just went with the regular sunpowers since I still have the dimmable LED strips from Madmike's tank.   

all 6 are pending pickup Saturday night.   

Thanks Matt, close but I'm in Oregon City.

I've got multiple splits of a RBTA.  (2) splits are in the 3" to 4" diameter range and I'm asking $30 each for those.  I also have (4) small splits that I'm asking $10 each for. 

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I'm going back to T5s so I have (6) 120w LED fixtures for sale, there are only 5 in the pictures below cause I'm using one right now.  I believe they are either evergrow d120 or ocean revive OR-U120 which I believe are the exact same fixtures.  Asking $50 each or $250 for all (6).  All LEDs and fans work.  Not sure how old they are but I got them when they were less than a year old and I've run them for about 2 years...I think.  I ran the whites for 7 hours a day at about 50% and blues for 8 hours a day at about 50%. 

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Thanks again Calvin. That toadstool is insane. Must be as large as an extra large pizza. Hope it finds a great home.

your welcome and thanks for the reminder that I need to update this post.

Large mushroom, approximately 8" diameter.  asking $35. 

Live rock with green tonga mushrooms, approximately 20 polyps. Asking $35. back left in picture below.

Live rock with red mushrooms, approximately 10 mushrooms. Asking $25.

Is this in the basement?

 

Looks familiar  I think it was 6 years ago or so maybe 7......

 yeah, tank was setup in august of 2008 and I think I hosted a club meeting in the spring of 2009.