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I want to see a complete from beginning to end beer count! Keep them coming. By the way you look kind of small in that tank. You might need some flippers to get to the other side to finish cleaning.
Yeah your right I should open another beer. Beer count is now up to 3. I think I will do some more cleaning in a few days once things settle down. I will add the flippers to help me reach the appropriate cleaning depth.
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Brandon get the pics up of you swimming in your new "pool"
With the upgrades that Ryan mentioned, I think that the skimmer could easily handle a well stocked 1000g system. Maybe even a 1500g system with a moderately heavy fish load. I have been doing some major reading over the past few days and from what Ryan has said and form what I have read it sounds like your skimmer will handle pretty much anything you or I could want.
Sounds great!!! I will get all of the parts on order. I just posted the picture of me cleaning my tank lol. Garrett by the way my beer count is 2!!!
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classic!!!(laugh)
It was kind of fun also!!! Anyone want to try?
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Here are picture of my cleaning my tank getting it ready for the new house.
Beer count on the tank so far #2
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Here are picture of my cleaning my tank getting it ready for the new house.
Beer count on the tank so far #2
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The starting issue is pretty typical with the Sicce pump, esecially if it has the mesh wheel it in. Try blowing on the air tube, that will usually start it. The pin wheels start much better. They are GREAT pumps though!
For optimal performance, I would do the following:
1: Upgrade to the ATB large purple pin wheel in both pumps: $30 each
2: Upgrade to the new MSX inducers: $8 each
http://www.marinesolutionsinc.com/catalog/p370/New-Sicce-intake-reducer/product_info.html
3: Upgrade the to the extended collection cup: $90
http://saltwaterconnection.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=40
It comes out to a little more then I thought it would...last time I priced this upgrade out, it was for the smaller version of your skimmer with only one pump.
The upgrades on the pumps would close to DOUBLE their performance, and the extended neck would allow more dwell time so you could make full use off all of that extra air! You would be pulling 35-40 SCFH out of each pump at only 21 watts per pump!
There's NOTHING that skimmer wouldn't handle!
I just got done cleaning my tank/going for a swim. So I blow in to the pump and hit the side of it with a small rock and the pump kicked in.
How many gallons do you think the skimmer could handle if I did all these up grades?
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Hello there CCR!!! Brandon is bad about getting wedding pictures out. lol But I still love him.
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This is Brandon's wife Megan, hello to you all. Brandon is currently on swimming in his fish tank trying to clean it. I just took some picture and he asked me to upload them. So they will be up in a few min. This hobby is taking over his life!!! lol
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Those are some nice tanks!! gotta love the footprint!!
Yeah its a great size. I think I am going to put my board shorts on and go for a swim while I clean it. I will have my wife take a picture of that one. It should be a lot of fun.
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lets see some pics!!
Check out the post a few above yours and you will find some pictures!!!
PS the tank is filling up with water right now so I can give it a deep cleaning
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Thats a freaking HUGE tank! Congrats Brandon (and Garrett). Can you give us a run down on what you plan of lighting, flow, skimmer, sump, etc???
If you want to get the most out of that skimmer you have, let me know, I'll give you some links! It will easily handle your system with about $100 in upgrades and proper adjustment!
Yeah Ryan!!! Can you please send me some links!! Right no I am have tubble with one of the pumps turning on. Please help me out buddy.
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Very nice looking tank. How for do you think you are from putting water in it?
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I still have a bunch of frags. CLAY come and get them for free!!!
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Is it acrylic or glass? (Looks like glass in the pics but not sure)
Its a Glass tank!!! with coner overflows.
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that's big tank(drooler)' date=' looks like you will need to bulk up that stand some![/quote']
I am going to re-face the stand and paint it black. The stand weights more then the tank does. We had to roll the stand to the garage and it only took to guys to carry the tank in!!!
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Bump. $250
Everyone this is a killer deal on a tank and stand combo. The tank is in perfect condition. It does not have a single scratch in it that I know of. This is a great deal on a tank of your looking to up grade to a bigger tank!!!
B
BUMP!!!
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I have a bunch I need to get rid of for the big move!!! Scott also lives right down the street and he has a lot of corals for great prices!!!
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Pictures!!!
Thanks to R-3 for all the lifting help
Thanks to steelhead for the use of a flat bed trailer.
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Anyway we can change the name of this thread to twin build?
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Hey guys I just got home from a really long day!!! Got up @ 5am to pack up the last of my fish and soft corals. We went down with 9 boxes of some killer corals. I was able to trade straight across of the cube. Here is a list of what I traded!!! Sorry about the hacking all the corals names lol.
Corals
Zoa/Pallies/Ployp Frags (each frag has 8-15 heads on avg.) 90 frags
Zoa Colonies (each has 80-200 heads on avg.) 9 colonies
Red pulsing xenia 3-6 inch stocks. 12 colonies
frogspawn colony 30+ heads 8"x8"
10" toadstool leather with pink base
6” Pink Bubble Anemone
Candy Cane Colony 100+ heads
Neon Green Candy Cane 8 heads
2 Green Trumpet Colonies 15+ heads each
3 random leathers
Pom-Pom Xenia 3”
2 Green Fuzzy Mushrooms
Green Milliporea 4 inches
Blue Staghorn 3 inches
40 SPS frags.
Palie Colony 40 heads
Purple Hydropore 3”
Uman Ric Mushrooms
These are the main corals. As I bag them up I am sure there will be more added to the list.
Fish
Scorpus Tang
Breeding Pair of Gold Banded Moron Clowns
Supine Star Fish
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Good deals guys and some great corals. Scott lives a few blocks away from me in Albany. He has a killer setup. It would be really worth the drive to come down and check out what he has!!!
Good Corals at a Great Price!!!
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Scott hit up Bill in Albany he has that 210 for sale. I have over heard a few poeple talk about possibly getting it. He has it posted on reef centeral so it get a lot of action. Get on it quick.
Brandon
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Just loaded up all the corals I will be trading for the tank. I leave at 6:00 am on Sunday to make the drive to Grants Pass
How I clean my 500 gallon tank getting ready for the big setup
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Beer count is 3!!! The is nothing worng with coors light. I have a long way to go on this tank. I need to save money I might even change to Keystone light.