Roscoe's 270g build

[gotfish]

I would run two of the reptile heat lamps and return the lumenbrights. They're overrated anyway...:lol:

Ditto that. If those chromis make it and you can catch them :badgrin: I'll give ya fitty cents a piece for em. That's a final offer though, take it or leave it.

 

[roscoe]

Ditto that. If those chromis make it and you can catch them :badgrin: I'll give ya fitty cents a piece for em. That's a final offer though, take it or leave it.

I tell u what Kerri... I'l give you the chromis for FREE! I'll just charge for the time it takes to catch them:badgrin::badgrin::badgrin:. That is my counter offer to you.:badgrin::badgrin::badgrin:

 

[gotfish]

I tell u what Kerri... I'l give you the chromis for FREE! I'll just charge for the time it takes to catch them:badgrin::badgrin::badgrin:. That is my counter offer to you.:badgrin::badgrin::badgrin:

Great, so only .25 each!! I'll take that offer.

 

[nwinverts]

SOOOOOO, at what point do you start changing that signiture of yours mister....

Lookin good buddy!

 

[roscoe]

SOOOOOO, at what point do you start changing that signiture of yours mister....

Lookin good buddy!

Once the forty is down and the big guy takes over

 

[luke33]

U take that pic yet?

 

[roscoe]

taking it right now

 

[roscoe]

Here you go Luke. See what you can find.

 

[luke33]

Water level is to high. You need the water level to be about half an inch above the top of the volute. Notice how much lower the water level is compared to your pic. Its pry an inch lower.

 

[roscoe]

Alright i'll cut longer legs for the stand

 

[luke33]

Sorry man, i know its a pita. The skimmate will pry be pretty tan til your rock and sand is cycled. Then you get tar that smells up the whole house. Your wifey will love it : P

 

[luke33]

So the water level should be right above the bottom of the T on the output according to the pics.

 

[roscoe]

So the water level should be right above the bottom of the T on the output according to the pics.

I see I see. I will get to that in a bit.

 

[roscoe]

OK here are some more pics. The tank is crystal clear as it gets now.

 

[roscoe]

I'm experimenting with LEDs for my actinics. I tried the PowerBrites but they are too blue and my pics come out crappy when shooting under it. So now I am trying out a different LED lighting that is not as powerful as the PowerBrites. It gives a nice even look but it completly washes out when the halides are on or if I open my window and the sun is shinning on the tank. I might stick with this for a bit and switch to T-5s. Here are pics of the LEDs and Lumenbrights in the hood. I know wires hanging everywhere but I'm not done with it yet.

 

[dailydriven911]

Wow that cleared up fast! Did you get that skimmer dialed in yet?

 

[Myteemouse]

So you went with three MH??
Nice love the rock tunnels!!

 

[luke33]

That rock work is excellent man, lots of tunnels and spaces, looks really good.

 

[gotfish]

Dude, that hood looks nice, but you got a lot of wiring hanging out :lol:

I wish I had a tank that deep, lookin really nice man.

 

[roscoe]

Thanks for the words fellas! I'm loving the rock work myself! There is only 200-220lbs of rock in there. Lots of caves nooks and crannies for fish to swim in and out of. You can't see it in the pic but from the top view there is a canyon running along the middle half of the tank from left to right. I have Tunze 6101 on a controller on the back left corner and that pump keeps the back 6-10'' clear of sand and blows the sand around all the way at the right side of the tank. As for the skimmer I'm still trying to find the sweet spot. That pump on the body is freaking powerfull!