Gimmito 450 gal L-shaped display

[gimmito]

ohhh, nice toys! I'm sending you some water samples to test for me :lol:

LMAO !

 

[gimmito]

what type of seagrasses you thinking of?

I pm'd Scott Fellman and he recommended halolude or halophila.

Do you have any experience w/sea grass ?

 

[justforfun]

no experience just beendoing lots of research.....i have plumbed a 55gal(seahorse tank) into my sps reef system.....and been looking into what greens i want to grow...withot having my frags be covered in nuisance algae..i know to stay away from most caulerpa family.....some of the ulva's can be nice looking and benifical-and tangs will keep it down....but not the look as the turtle grass....its a hard one to choose....les from wet pets is helping me and a couple buddy's figure out some good ones he can collect in hawaii....its finding out if its in the pest/friend category !!...theres a thread on RF going about it

 

[gimmito]

Thanks for the heads up on the thread...I'll have to check it out.

 

[Rhodes19]

You got keeper if your wife let's you keep a 180 & a 125. Sounds like a nice mix of fish.

Thanks, I'm incredibly lucky.

 

[gimmito]

I got a chance to hookup the Water Blaster HY-16000 pump. It is indeed a beast, I have it dialed down probably 40%. I'll build a manifold to feed the skimmer & reactors and utilize the full potential of the pump. Also, it's quite a bit quiter than the hammerhead, but still audible. The test will be if the wife can hear it at night.

 

[Krish]

I got a chance to hookup the Water Blaster HY-16000 pump. It is indeed a beast, I have it dialed down probably 40%. I'll build a manifold to feed the skimmer & reactors and utilize the full potential of the pump. Also, it's quite a bit quiter than the hammerhead, but still audible. The test will be if the wife can hear it at night.

Haha!! It's funny how we hear things differently from our spouses! I remember my wife getting irritated everytime my chiller cut in and to me, that was music to my ears :lol:

 

[gimmito]

Here's a video of the sump in action.

 

[Krish]

Nice!! What in the world is that what looks like bubbles all the way to the right of the sump?

 

[Rhodes19]

Nice video. I like the set up.

 

[gimmito]

Nice!! What in the world is that what looks like bubbles all the way to the right of the sump?

I assume you're referring to the drains ?

 

[gimmito]

Nice video. I like the set up.

Thanks Rhodes. I still need to build a manifold for the reactors to utilize the full capacity of the return pump.

 

[gimmito]

Video of main display's aquascape and circulation.

 

[Rhodes19]

Awsome video Jim!!! I like the scape and I like the flow.

 

[gimmito]

Thanks...I'm trying.

 

[rainydave]

Wow...that is looking great! Love the video.

 

[Krish]

Tank looks great man! I love the rockwork and shapres you have there.

 

[gimmito]

Thanks guys. I'm having fun w/my new iMovie app. I'll post another one of the manifold when I get it done.

 

[gimmito]

I finished the manifold. I have three additional feeds via gate valves for a bio pellet reactor, skimmer, & carbon reactor.

Pic of the manifold feeding the skimmer and carbon reactor.

 

[gimmito]

Pic of manifold feed for the bio pellet reactor. I'm using Coralvue biosphere pellets. The recommended amount is 100-150 ml per 25 gal of water. I want to start out gradually and will use 800 ml. Also, I know it's recommended to place the output of the reactor near the intake of the skimmer. Since I have a recirculating skimmer, should I tie it in the feed line in the skimmer ? Any advice on bio pellet usage would be appreciated.