finally, a VW beatle I would like to own LOL
Type: Posts; User: redtop03
finally, a VW beatle I would like to own LOL
holy cow, I got dizzy watching that video LOL I dread tearing mine down, seems every time I change tanks I end up loosing a fish or two...the only good part is that we are only moving 3 doors down...
thank you CarmieJo, I'm hoping to have it in it's own room so I can better control the humidity, I have a few aiptasia and an outbreak of blue clove polyps that I want to rid my rock of, I really...
a lot can change in 3 years
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_2795.jpg
a lot can change in just a few months too :)
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that's all I got for now, I'll try to get more pics as things progress, we just bought a new home so my tank will all be coming down soon...I'll try to document the rebuild as best as I can though :)
here it is with in the transition of replacing those power hungry halides with something a little easier on the wallet....these are the DM132e LEDs from reefradiance.com great lights for the price...
here's a little sneak peek of my still in process DIY controller
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_2998_zpsee032e8e.jpg...
and here's my closed loop
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0914.jpg
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0915.jpg...
some of my filtration, got the skimmer tucked away in its own corner and out of my way :) those MR1 reactors from NextReef are awesome, I converted the one on the right into a kalk reactor but later...
more of the lights
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0908.jpg
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0905.jpg...
lights
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0903.jpg
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here's my monster skimmer
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0896.jpg
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0898.jpg...
holy cow batman, I'm about 3 years behind on posting, Iron E just reminded me that I was slacking big time LOL
I'll try to get some new pics up here, lots of changes since my last post, different...
looks like it's been a while since my last FTS,here's a newer shot
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_2795.jpg
thank you Ray
thank you carmie :D
this thread is over 2 yrs old,I'm curious if this tank is still running...very cool idea,I love to stand over my tank and look at it from the top,it's a whole new perspective of viewing the tank,the...
thank you again saltaddict :D I love to DIY if you couldn't already tell :lol:
thank you saltaddict....the only part of it that is glass is the front,unless you count the fiber"glass" :lol:
here's my old 150g tank that I replaced with my 360g plywood tank
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/HPIM3085.jpg
and here's my plywood tank :D
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thank you carmie,seems like a great bunch of people here.....I help moderate 2 other forums and am a member of 8 or 9 now so I stay busy on-line :lol: I'll try to keep my thread up to date,I have...
thanks guys :D
thank you :D
thank you saltydawg
thank you and thanks for the welcome...I'm all about having fun.... :D
excellent tutorial,drilling glass is easy,it just takes time...go slow and let the drill do the work,use plenty of water,I do mine outside where I can keep the water hose misting the glass while I...
just stumbled upon this forum through a google search and liked what I saw,I joined and posted my tank build...I've been into saltwater for about 3yrs now,reefing for a little over a year now,I love...
I took this pledge personally before it was written down in this post when I first started in the hobby,but I will do so publicly now...well written,and thank you skurvey dog for putting it into...
:D thank you....I was still reediting my last post to include all the info on it...it's roughly 400g system
this is where the tank is at today....more update as things progress...if some of my post doesn't make sense,this was all copied from another forum and pasted here,if you have any questions,please...
more top down pics
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0459.jpg
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here's some close ups too
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0437.jpg
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0445.jpg...
got some new pics today...
to kinda give you an idea of how much swimming room my fish have here's some top down pics
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0460.jpg...
got a few more pics of my nems and clowns
my girl can't decide what color looks best with her outfit(typical female...no offense ladies)but my little guy is happy with the woodsy green look
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here's a video of my chaeto factory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0swLeG-NsLg
I snapped a few pics of the chaeto factorys pump for ya,it's a CoralVue High Seas 202B High Output DUAL...
a few more
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0362.jpg
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0363.jpg...
a few more pics
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0375.jpg
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0376.jpg...
got some new critters....
RBTA and some zoas,but I've already forgot the zoas names
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/IMG_0400.jpg...
got some more done to the wall around my tank,still needs a lot of work though......
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/HPIM4365.jpg...
here's a video of my tank.....enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgIGeYv2N0s
got more pics,I took these with my video camera....still kinda fuzzy but looks better than my junk HP photosmart :smile:
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/DCAM0029-1.jpg...
I drilled the collection cup and glued in a nipple so it could drain into a bucket,I also replaced the plastic screws with stainless so I could get the flange to stop leaking,I broke 3 of the plastic...
I have a 6" PVC skimmer now...
I still have to rework it,I started out with a skimmer that was almost 6ft tall,my pumps couldn't pull air in with that much pressure on 'em,I shortened it to 4 ft...
here's the skimmer running with about 6hrs of nasty stuff in it :D
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/HPIM4023.jpg...
I traded for a skimmer that I think will definitely beat what I have been using....the body is 32" tall and it has a 6" diameter....can anyone tell me what brand it is ?
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and some of my fish
my tang collection :D
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/HPIM3603.jpg
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/HPIM3587.jpg...
I need a camera,mine is just not showing the true colors no matter what settings I use,but here you go
this is my recordea garden with flash
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here's some pics of some of my critters
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/HPIM3343.jpg
here's a few of my flame angel...
here's with all 4 halides before and after lowering the lights
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more pics of the fuge
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/HPIM3193.jpg
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/redtop03_photos/HPIM3191.jpg