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yes that is the one.

Shooting for a total of 400 different coral Colonies and frags between the 3 tanks 75 different breeds of fishes. Currently at 137 differnt frags and colonies 27 different fishes

@ john can't wait till your new frags get here! should be amazing

And no fish don't like tequilla dosing just vodka. swimming in circles, not really just me. Just very happy has been a good year I love my Wife and I love my kids all seven of them. Thank you who ever is out there that gave them to me.. WoW love my birthday present a 4" Bleeding Apple Have wanted one forever

Got a bleeding apple and a purple digi for my birthday how did they know what I wanted.. the differnce between a single guy and a father is we have photos where the money use to go. Lol they found my wish list and my bank card. hehehe

Driving the kids nuts singing happy birthday song very loud and very Off key really sounds bad.. even the fish are hidding.

Happy Bithday To me.. A very wet and Colorful Birthday new sps and lps thank you Mom and Kids

so If every thing goes well, I would like to host the feburay meeting at my house if not the the march.

winning number for the 50.00 was 78 or the closest to it. Jose won the the tank

also in for a group by, have two new tanks to fill

Thank you for you offer I will tank you up on that (pun intended) . Any help will be welcome

The build starts next week, the stand builder has the stand for 220 almost finished then will start on the other 2.

Have on hand

the 3 tanks

both the HammerHead and barracuda pumps

lights for the 120 and 220 the 3rd light is being refurbished at the moment

all 6 sea swirls

2 of the 3 stands are built but having them refinished and modified for this build

1 of 2 mp 40's

2 mp10's for use in the refugium and another in frag tank

all 3 sumps skimmers and calcium reactors

reefkeeper

chiller is out for maintance no rush on this part going in to winter

some of plumping parts

mics parts odds and ends

Still Need

the Kalk reactor

1 mp40

most of the plumbing parts

This a pic of the 3rd tank that is currently up and running and will be moved to the new house but the stand once the others are in place will be pulled and redone to match

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time frame is 8 weeks to install the new fish room and have the 3 DT tanks and sumps in place(if it done in 12 I'll be happy). the frag tanks LR and breading tanks will come next planning on having a bank or 6 10g breeding tanks for clowns and 2 36x24x16 frag tanks that will come on months 3-4, 1 40g QT and a 10g hosp tank will be set up at the same time as the DT tanks

and just cause a pic of my big mommie

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Now that funny Made me smile on my birthday thanks(laugh)

Just tried RODs and no I don't work for them... My tank went nuts for it.. going to give it a month and see. but at regular feeding time even finiky eaters went crazy. was really suprized you got to give it a try, well worth the cost.

Experience

Have kept various tanks over the years as small as 2g up to about 480

After having had Salt Water tanks since 1988 and leaving them in 2007 due to life changes. Came back to the hobby about a year ago with 5 years off. I just bought my new house and will now have 2 fish rooms one in the house for viewing and, a a custom built room in the garage. The tanks being plumbed through the wall to the garage, the Garage section will be framed in as a tempture controlled filter / frag / Breading area.

Set UP

Tanks

100g Star Fire Miracles tank on one end

120g Star Fire Miracles tank on the other end

220 Acrylic (James) envision 3/4" in the middle

1 FOWLR aggressive fish

1 (center) mixed reef with a very wide selection of corals and fish

1 ending in a SPS LPS no fish at all only cuc

Instead of the normal black stand going with a medium chestnut finish

All plumbed through the wall in to a 14 x 18 room.

The stands will be a bookcase look all of the same color. Dedicated to my mother (my she rest in peace) We have several pieces of solid chestnut furniture in the living room that (my mothers) will be the color base for the cabinets and stands.

Ideally To have a sitting relaxation area where you can sit in theater chairs listen to music or read a book and enjoy the different tanks after a long day at work and decompress.

The goal is to have 3 different styles of tanks

Inspiration

Why not one big one a few friends have asked me. Going to try to have a setting that most reflects my life till now. From a young tank fresh with vitality and ambition (aggressive tank) a mixed tank (symbolizing the marriage to my wife with our wonderful children) and SPS and LPS the years of quite with growth and less distractions.

Wants and needs

I want it to be a fairly low maintenance setup in viewing area. With large over stuffed chairs were you can just sit be alone with your thoughts and enjoy the peace that comes.

I need it be fail safe do to my long work hours that my wife and children can help with, without having to have a large and extensive knowledge of care and feeding. To be a family based hobby that every one Can enjoy and participate in.

Equipment

100g Star Fire

120g Star Fire

220g Envision

3 sumps that will be all interlocking with disconnects that will allow them to be run as individual tank tanks in case of sickness

each sump will have a refugium, skimmer setup

A main calcium reactor with backups in case the need to separate them. A kalk water dossing pump/reactor to martain the pH. and a reefkeepoer to rule them all. 2 500 watt titanium heaters, and a 1/2 horse chiller.

The 2 end tanks will have 4 banks each of 3w LEDs total of 360 watts ea. and one each t5 supplemental 460 blue. With the center having 3 250watt MH and 4 t5 supplemental lighting for dusk and dawn effects

The 2 end tanks will have 1ea 3/4" sea swirls and 1 mp40 with the main having 4 1" sea swirls driven by a barracuda pump

The main return pump will be a hammer head. Having installed a dedicated sub-planel with both 220 and 110 volts. The 220v for the pumps and chiller.

So this is the start of my build will be posting pic's of all the materials this week as we get started.

Time frame to every thing up and running 6 months. Trying as far as the basics, tanks, plumbing done in 2 months. then the rest of time to cycle it and fine tune it..

Any suggestions or comments will be welcomed.

Tank shots and equipment shots will come this week.

Thanks for looking.

Kim (btw way thanks for the great frags) has asked (when she was over the other night) When I will have a meeting at my new house.

I figure that I could do that in feburay.. depending on how this build goes.

Specail note to my wonderful wife.

Thank you for supporting me in this, an allowing me my dream to come true.

Wow those are big. The bigest I have seen are like the siaze of a nickel can you post us a pic?

going talk to my wife (wife)and see if I get her to let me get it ( but at the moment well... ya sabes como son los mujers)

love the tank some please buy this before I do. (nono) Would love it for my daughters room

sent him like 6 emails still has not responded. over 3 days need a few for my new build he has 55 and 90 look like thay came out of a fish store..

wanted 2 eash but no answer.

What are your water parms ? Had a similar problem when I was adjusting my calcuim reactor that with my blasto.. alk spiked to 17 now running at 10, colors are slowly coming back .. lost a couple Sps but my blasto got some whiting out on the ridges.. when I got alk stablized it started to color back up.. might check for that..

think SWF drills tanks, you can get one at home depot.. or can order from ebay kit is fairly inexpensive, Might call joe at westside aquatics 971-235-8600 little on the spendy side but does good work.

He could fine a new home in my tank : ) Lol only been after him for what 2 -3 months now (whistle)

check out this link for your new calcium reator I think you find it very helpful

http://reef.diesyst.com/crarticle/crarticle.htm

walks you through step by step on all the ins and outs on how it works and how to set it up.

Had all kinds of problems till I found this and it was easy as pie after that

GL you tank will thank you

wierd think I may have one floating around (pun intended) some where I'll look for it tonight and let you know in the morning.

on photo bucket there is and edit tool click on the options button, then resize selcet/change the size to 800x600 then it should work no problem it gives you 4 options for the url its the second one down.

LMK if you need any help.