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Sneak Peak of new tank!
here is a link for the lights I used - they are more yellow than I initially thought - with my PC actinic supplements the color is perfect - without them it is too yellow. If you are looking for halide type brightness you will be dissappointed. But if you are doing a FO tank this beats the...- Donovan
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Larry from IAP came all the way over from Bremerton yesterday to fix the leak in my overflow box. Thanks Larry! Now if he can get moving on my sump! :) Depending on how quickly he can finish it I should have everything plumped by the 1st of the year.- Donovan
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A few new fish pics
Hey Mike, You happy with dealing with that marine aquatics joint? I am thinking of getting some stuff from them for my own tank - they seem to have some pretty cool stuff but have never dealt with them before.- Donovan
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Thanks Kevin, Now I know to clean those things! Coolcol, I guess you need to decide what type of tank you want! Reef or fish only. I wouldn't mix the LR with the fake corals. Then you are going to be dealing with keeping the LR alive and the fake corals clean. My lights will be on very...- Donovan
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Thanks Tom, Larry from IAP is going to come over from Bremerton and use Weld On 40 to fix it on Thursday, which is pretty awesome. Plus I would rather have a pro do it then try it myself. I'm not too upset about it. These things happen and Larry is going out of his way to get it fixed in a...- Donovan
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No they are fairly heavy so I just set them in place - that way I can remove them if I ever need to give them a thorough cleaning. Still deciding on what to keep - probably a bamboo shark, a zebra moray, a puffer, some kind of wrasse, a couple of angels and a couple of tangs. Haven't decided...- Donovan
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We filled up the tank with tap water to test it - good thing too. Two problems with the set up so far. First, the upper trim is above the water line. So I need to take it off and cut about an inch off the side pieces to lower the top. You can see it in the pic. Not that big of a deal. The...- Donovan
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Kevin, As far as the skimmer goes, I really don't know the difference of the two! It is a MR-8. Andy at My Reef Creations made it for me. I will take another photo for you when I get home from work tonight of the molding.- Donovan
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1250 gallon tank lighting???
Regarding Bill's tank...Holy crap! I just finished the trim on my big tank...the wood work is unbelievable. As is the rest of the set-up.- Donovan
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the lighting system (minus one PC actinic) and a side shot showing the trim work.- Donovan
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time for some updates... the skimmer and the tank with one actinic - I broke one....- Donovan
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The kelvin is stated at 6500K - they look much more like 10,000K. Tough to say until I see them running through water. Most MR-16 bulbs are around 3000K - way too yellow. I am supplementing them with PC Actinic bulbs to bring out more blue. Obviously they don't have the intensity of 250W...- Donovan
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The stand from the fish room The big beams go through the floor and are secured to a concrete pad in the crawl space. We are guessing about 9000 pounds.- Donovan
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Lighting I am lighting the tank with 8 50 watt Ushio MR-16 bulbs. They are 12 degree narrow spot beams that will give me that "shimmering" look you get with halides. I have two 8 foot tracks so I can move them around and highlight certain points.- Donovan
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Tank goes into new home tomorrow So far the hard part was finding 10 strong friends that can be coaxed with pizza and beer...- Donovan
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The corals were more than the tank! My last tank was an SPS/clam tank. I am looking foward to being able to keep some fish that I couldn't before. Plus a reef tank at this size really isn't feasible cost wise. This tank is 4 times bigger than my old one but will be less maintenaince and...- Donovan
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Still deciding my fish list. I have a problem with impulse buying fish and overstocking. Really trying to avoid doing that this time around. So far I am pretty set on - zebra moray eel - some kind of puffer -golden, mappa, etc. - naso vlamengii - naso brevirostris - personifer angel - grey...- Donovan
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The tank is 10 feet long, 3 feet high and 4 feet wide. It came from IAP - they just delivered it today. The stand and hole in the living room wall is going in next week. I still have to order a sump but am waiting until the tank goes in and the stand to be finished so I can nail down the size...- Donovan
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Goes in the wall next week.- Donovan
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My 210g reef
Ooops! That fish is second to the left! The one next to the rabbitfish is Acanthurus Pyroferus - mimic tang in full adult colors.- Donovan
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