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06-10-2007, 01:10 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl Age: 19
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Well i finally got to the part where i get to put in the rocks and design but i am in need of some opinions. What i have now is how i was planning on putting it but any suggestions accepted, also you guys and girls think its possible to leave the overflow standpipe exposed and maybe some coraline or something will kind of camouflage it? It been a mission to sculpt the rock around the return and overflow pipes.
I changed the rock setup 6-15-07 _________ 90 gallon tank with center overflows, 44 gallon custom sump/fuge, Tek T5 retrofit 4x54 bulbs, Reef Octopus nw200 protein skimmer, Iwaki WMD40RLXT return pump (changed to panworld 100pxx),Knop c ca reactor, PA light house controller.
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^^ Testing it out! Ill add more param.. later.
Last edited by IBMGeek; 06-18-2007 at 07:36 PM.
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06-10-2007, 03:44 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Eventually, you will have algae growth, hopefully coralline!! But corals will also grow as I have Xenia, Montipora capricornis and zoos attaching to my megaflows as well as my glass!!!
In due time you will have the same. To help speed up the process, I would try placing a frag or colony of zoos, etc. next to the plumbing, and soon enough, the corals will attach, grow and spread under the right conditions! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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06-10-2007, 03:46 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tucson AZ
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Hey what are the white things on the top of your overflow, and where did you get them? _________   | |
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06-10-2007, 04:15 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl Age: 19
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thanks coral reefer ill do that and hopefully it will cover everything.
Its just a diy overflow made out of pvc. It works great and its really silent. It has a removable top. | |
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06-10-2007, 08:45 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl Age: 19
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well after some more fiddling around here is how I am going to leave it. Any suggestions or opinions? | |
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06-10-2007, 10:08 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl Age: 19
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another picture from the other side.
Last edited by IBMGeek; 06-18-2007 at 01:21 PM.
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06-10-2007, 10:28 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Looking good! I hope you will be able to keep your water level correct, that over flow does not look lenient  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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06-10-2007, 10:35 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl Age: 19
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I have tested the overflow and has worked out perfect. The water is constant and you don't even notice a difference in water flow entering the overflow when you take the top off, the only difference when you take the top off is sound. I had a thread somewhere in the diy section about the design. Thanks for the concern. | |
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06-18-2007, 01:25 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl Age: 19
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alright i bought some new good bulkheads and fixed the tank. I added the water sand and rocks. Here is a picture, the picture is not too good because i took it with my phone. I am currently cycling the tank with a pair of green chromis. Tangster or otty or others could you please give me some advice on the procedure you use to cycle the tank. I know you two did it the old school way.
The tank looks white because the other two bulbs are off.
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06-18-2007, 07:27 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Shut those lights off for now, you want bacteria to grow right now not algae. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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