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04-14-2008, 05:35 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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 |  Parker's 265 Diary
Hey All,
I thought I would start this post as a way to introduce myself. I'm working on getting my 265 set-up but it's been a slow process. I have been gathering parts etc for the past nine months or so. Well this would be boring without pictures!
Tank - 265 
Stand - I have been waiting on this for the better part of 10 weeks now, they promise me they should be done any day now. 
Water Mixing Station: Still need to make some changes to this 
I don't have pictures of the rest of the equipment but it's as follows:
Lighting - 3x400w HQI 14k
- HOT5 Actinic
Skimmer - ATI BM250
Return Pump - Little Giant - Routed through two Wavyseas - May sell it and get a Dart to match my closed loop pump.
Closed Loop - Dart
I need to pick-up a new Calc Reactor - I bought a used one that got damaged in shipping.
Well that's the basics, I hope to have it wet by X-mas..
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Robb | 
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04-14-2008, 05:40 PM
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| | Clown Trigger
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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WOW! wish i could get a tank that size! Welcome to 3reef! Please keep us updated! _________  | |
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04-14-2008, 06:07 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Welcome to 3reef, glad to see another 265g.
For the pump I would certainly get at least a HammerHead instead of a Dart. You will be real suprised how little water movement you will get out of the Little Giant in such a large tank. I had 4 running and swapped them out for 2 HammerHeads and still think I need a little more flow but that is just me.
Keep us updated on the build. Hope you put back a good budget because once you step passed the 180g mark, things change and that change cost a little extra money.  _________ 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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04-14-2008, 06:29 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Originally Posted by Otty  Welcome to 3reef, glad to see another 265g.
For the pump I would certainly get at least a HammerHead instead of a Dart. You will be real suprised how little water movement you will get out of the Little Giant in such a large tank. I had 4 running and swapped them out for 2 HammerHeads and still think I need a little more flow but that is just me.
Keep us updated on the build. Hope you put back a good budget because once you step passed the 180g mark, things change and that change cost a little extra money. | Thanks for the tip on the Hammer heads.. If all else fails I'll keep the Little Giant as my return and step up to a bigger closed loop pump as I don't want that much flow through my sump.
I'm well aware of what it's going to cost and planned accordingly | |
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04-14-2008, 06:30 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Welcome to 3reef. Be glad that its taking you a long time, it only means that your doing it right the first time.  Definetly keep us posted, with pics of course. Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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04-14-2008, 06:50 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, MI Age: 17
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welcome to 3reef! keep us updated! | |
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04-15-2008, 01:48 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>>> Nice looking tank...
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5.5 gal, 72w of pcs, 2 leds, rio nano skimmer, 40 gal hob filter, 50w visi-therm heater, 5pds lr, 1 inch live sand bed, 1 australian black perc clown ,1 porcelain crab, , 1 pep shrimp, 1 lge turbo , 3 cerith, 1 astrea, 1 nassaruis snails, neon grn bali slimer acro, purple acro, millipora's, feather duster, monti's, duncans, grn polyps, shrooms, zoa's, blue clove polyps, purple death pallys and grn star plyps. | |
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