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  1. Update on sold items Hello everyone, AquaC -EV240 with automatic collector and MagDrive 1200 - $200 Light fixture with 3x 250W HQI Metal Halide, 3X 96W Power Compact M80 Magnetic ballasts - $100 This is a six foot custom fixture. It does function as is. The price is super low because the reflectors sort of leave some to be desired. A resourceful DIY'er could really take advantage of this. [ATTACH]12778[/ATTACH][ATTACH]12779[/ATTACH][ATTACH]12780[/ATTACH] 75 Gallon glass baffled sump with ported input and outputs - $50 Please note - this has a crack on one end. I cracked it the day I tried to install it (very cranky). It DOES hold water. I sealed it with marine silicone and ran it for 4 years without incident. Thanks for having a look
  2. Updated pricing and what still needs to go. Hello everyone, I just updated all of the pricing and removed what has already sold in post #1 on this thread. I will also update the pricing here (see post 1 for photos). PFO 175W Mogul base with ballast and bulb - $100 AquaC -EV240 with automatic collector and MagDrive 1200 - $200 Light fixture with 4x 250W HQI Metal Halide, 4X 96W Power Compact M80 Magnetic ballasts - $100 All Glass Aquarium- 180 Gallon 24" x 24" x 72" - $200 75 Gallon glass baffled sump with ported input and outputs - $50 Thanks for having a look
  3. Housekeeping Hello, Just a bit of housekeeping. All live rock is sold! Barricuda pump is sold! Thanks for looking.
  4. Strangely enough I was wrong about this the rock is not smelly at all. It is in great shape. SOLD! Thank You!
  5. OK about the rocks!!!! They are currently in 5 tubs, I will try to measure them by weight with a shipping scale this weekend. The rock is shown in the picture with the cat (he is not included). The rest of the rock is fragment stuff that I used in the sump as part of the filter system. I guarantee the rock to be seriously smelly. Thanks for looking folks.
  6. Hi all, My son moved home a couple of years ago and I had to pull the tank out to make room. He has moved along but I have decided not to re-install the tank. Rather than leave this stuff in my garage maybe someone else can get some enjoyment. AquaC -EV240 with automatic collector and MagDrive 1200 - $200 Light fixture with 4x 250W HQI Metal Halide, 4X 96W Power Compact M80 Magnetic ballasts - $100 Images are attached below 75 Gallon glass baffled sump with ported input and outputs - $50 Thanks for looking.
  7. Hi all, So my glass anemone shrimp has decided that it likes to live in the frog spawn coral I have in the tank. Should I worry about this? Most literature says it isn't a problem, has anyone else had experience with this? TIA EASY
  8. "cyano" is a cyanobacter that will grow and cover glass and substrate. If it looks sort of like a somewhat slimy translucent red-brown phlegm sheet (YUM!) Here is some more info on cyano. They get distracted and off topic after a bit but there are hundreds of similar threads I am sure on some of the other sights. Calcerous algae is mostly just pretty and will encrust rock glass overflows etc.. It is usually somewhat slow growing. The downside is that the calcerous algae will leech the calcium out of your water to build itself. Cyas, EASY
  9. The head is attached to the rest of the skeleton but not skinned over in contact. The polyp is now developing the center portion (at first it was just little balls coming out of the skeleton). I did move it slightly so that it would get indirect lighting from the glass reflection and have since left it alone. Since the polyp is growing back as it is no interference seems to be the best way to go. THANKS FOR ALL OF THE INPUT!!! Cyas, EASY
  10. So here is the coral in question. Underneath where the red arrow is located there is a skeletal coral head that I THOUGHT was dead. Low and behold the head is starting to develop another polyp. Should I frag the skeletal area and get it to another location where it can get more light or leave well enough alone and see if it continues to grow?
  11. PAR values for Ushio 20K drock59, Since you asked, I was a bit curious about this myself. Here is a link to a pdf with the appropriate information. I don't know if it is normally expressed this way but on this listing the PAR is expressed as PAR value/watt. For the Ushio 250w DE bulbs the values are as follows 250w 10K 56 250w 14K 56 250w 20K 26 For anyone a bit more savvy in this area does that mean that the overall PAR for the 250w 20K is 6500 (250w x 26)? I have an e-mail out to Ushio customer service, if they add anything useful I will add it here. Just wanted to update you on what I found out so far even though you have already gone another direction. The regional manager from Ushio USA emailed and was kind enough to call this afternoon he sent along the same pdf that is listed above. He also stated that par value does not necessarily increase in a linear fashion compared to wattage (old news probably). Apparently the architecture of the bulb and ballast combinations have something to do with it. Cyas, EASY
  12. EasyNow

    Refugium/Sump

    Here is a diagram of my sump Some of it wont apply for you with but hope it helps. cyas EASY
  13. Just a shiny condy Euphyllia (Brandy180 made me do it) Cyas, EASY
  14. EasyNow

    Frogspawn pic

    Yeah it is a pretty large specimen. From what the seller told me it was in a reef tank for about 5 years and the colony was the size of a beach ball (this is only one of the frags). It was a little bit spendy but worth it since it was already an aquarium acclimated specimen. cyas EASY
  15. EasyNow

    Frogspawn pic

    Here is a picture of my Euphyllia. Am not sure if it is a divisa or paradivisa. It is still a little bit annoyed with me after Yesterday's Koran Angel incident (had to remove him).
  16. Maybe this will help you figure out the specs on the Ushio lamps. http://www.ushio.com/products/petcare/aqualite.htm You will have to click on the specifications tab to get more detailed info. HTH EASY
  17. Agreed, I am really happy with the quality of the light from the Ushio 250w 20k DE bulbs.
  18. Waiting for 2.5 years wasn't exactly optional. Learning patience wasn't optional either. As I briefly mentioned/glossed over in the tank description, there was a change of career involved. The career change was brought about by a car accident. So the intervening time was spent healing from the accident and paying close attention to guarantee a positive change rather than a long downward spiral. As far as the Christmas party goes I will check with my social planner (Wife) and see what we are up to at that point. Cyas EASY
  19. Hi all, I was wondering if any of the more experienced keepers have seen this FAQ before? Some of the information is a bit outdated (1990-1995) but the information in part 2 could be REALLY useful if it is accurate. Here is the link to it. If you have one of the listed corals how does this set of parameters for keeping them compare to your experience? http://www.faqs.org/faqs/aquaria/reefkeeper-faq/part2/ FYI part 1 deals with basic tank set up and lighting (this part shows some dating in the lighting area since there were not a good variety of MH bulbs out yet). part 3 is a run down of the (then current) publications on reefkeeping and some helpful tables. TIA to any of you who take the time to validate or dispute this information. Cyas EASY
  20. Oh I almost forgot... Just for giggles here is a comparison of the same tank with same camera settings 10K v 20K.
  21. Ok so the tank looks like..... Hi all, One of the guys at the LFS asked me to provide some info/pics of my setup so here it is. Original construction of this system started in 2003. The system started to cycle in march 2004. Image 1 is the main display... MAIN DISPLAY HARDWARE: The stand is home made from oak, I went a little bit crazy on it and am sure you could park a 3/4 ton pickup on it. The water box is an All Glass 180 with home made stand pipes for outflow and 2 SQWD units for alternating inflow Inside of the aquarium itself are 3 Seio 820 pumps for water movement and a 1000gph pump i had laying around (forget which maker) Lighting system is mounted 6 inches above water surface and uses 3 250W HQI ushio 20k bulbs with 3 96W pc (2 pieces 50/50 1 piece actinic). Moon light is provided by 3 LED arrays. MAIN DISPLAY LIVESTOCK ETC. There are 200 lbs of live rock in the main display and 150lbs of sand. Assorted funky creatures hitchhiked their way into the system via the live rock and sand 5 yellow tang (avg 4") 2 regal tang (avg 6") 1 Koran angel (7") (sometimes I would like to spear fish this angel out of here cause he is a chronic nibbler) 6 blue damsel with yellow tail (itty bitty) 1 Yellow eye Kole tang (4" or so) 1 couple of other damsel fish that were meant to be eaten by previous inhabitants 2 Clown fish 15 assorted anemones emerald and sally light foot crabs, banded and peppermint shrimps, some snails and a sea cucumber (donkey dung type). DISCLAIMER: I am sure i missed a few things here and hope that the affected fish/invertebrates aren't too offended. I haven't really added a whole lot of coral into this system YET since I have been convinced that the system has gone through a pretty large swing from original curing to various bacterial, algae colonies establishing etc... Their was the small matter of switching careers completely which set me back for a while also. I originally added some mushrooms and they were not happy so I backed off and waited a while (fast is only good if you don't have to start over). At this point the system is stable (water parameters in nitrate, nitrite, and ammonia are all undetectable with a PH of 8.2 and sg of 1.024). The parameters have been just like this for maybe 2 and a half years. Cooling is accomplished through the use of a 1 HP chiller (image 3) The pump pictured there is the Barracuda by Reeflo (rated for 4800gph i think) Now to the mess that is the filter room..... FYI the wood beneath the fluid bed filter is not actually wet (there was a minor incident with turning on the water to the filter before it was properly sealed... HMMMMM!!!!). it is a bit difficult to tell what is going on from this photo. The main display is plumbed through the wall to an under stairs closet where filtration takes place (with the exception of the rock and sand in the main display). Water returns from the tank and is skimmed by an Aqua C EV240 with mag drive 18. Then the water flows through bubble baffles into an algae bed. Once through the algae bed the water runs through a sponge and another set of baffles. The water is drawn off by the chiller pump in the sixth of seven chambers for the sump and returned to the system from the chiller in the seventh. Water is drawn from the seventh chamber into the main system pump (Dolphin Ampmaster 4700) where it runs back into the main display and is also partially diverted to a Fluidized Bed Filter. Water that has been diverted through the FB filter is up welled again through the center chamber of the sump past live rock rubble and through the algae bed again. Hopefully this is a clearer view of what is going on in the sump (see image 4). I think that covers most of it without any glaring omissions. Best features: tremendous ability to handle bio-load. Lots of equipment fit into available space (sump room). Worst feature: Lots of equipment fit into a small sump room. I wonder how the kids would feel about dividing one of their rooms for filtration??? Ok so seriously the lighting and in tank flow are listed above and I have recently acquired a tank raised frog spawn frag. Any suggestions on placement are welcome. Right now it is going to probably be placed low on the right of the display (less violent current with indirect lighting). Cyas, EASY
  22. Thank you for the responses. impur, I will see about getting the hosting site figured out and appreciate the point in the right direction. dsoz, I am pretty sure I DID read that thread. Maybe it was dark at the time and my eyes had crossed, who knows. A while back a certain Mr. Ron Popeil referred me to your site, recently a Gent named Wes from Petco reminded me of this group and Dale at the Animal House in Corvallis mentioned this group as well i think. Apparently I am no longer a proby and have been promoted to mighty TOAD FISH..... YYYYYYYEEEEAAAHHHHH!!!! Toad Fish, love the sound of that it kinda rolls off a the tongue....Toad Fish! In any case i hope to see you folks around as I am getting ready to start putting coral in the tank and may have a few questions. THX again....EASY P.S. dsoz thanks for teaching! My wife is an itinerant Autism Specialist for WESD and it is a rough gig.
  23. Hi all, I was glad to find out about this local resource from one of the LFS guys. He had asked me to post info on my tank here but i seem to be thread challenged. Perhaps this is because I am a Proby??? I managed to post it on another site but dont know if it is bad form to simply link to it. If someone could give me a bit of information on how to post photos that would be good or let me know if I can just link to the other topic. TIA
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