Red Beards Gargantuan Sodium Chloride Exhibit

[lpsreefer]

Okay so i give in and ill make a journal.
heres my newest aquarium.
its a 120 by 36 by 36 glass aqaurium. built by concept. roughly 675 gallons in the display.
180 gallon sump.
two 90 gallon refugees.

metals stands, i had to get two and bolt them together in order to fit into the basement.

[lpsreefer]

i guess you guys and gals want a few pictures.
metal stand
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/37549E4F-79ED-43BA-B374-2B027D019D39-9887-000005264FBAA592.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/37549E4F-79ED-43BA-B374-2B027D019D39-9887-000005264FBAA592.jpg.html)
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the tank being built.
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/3DD6C429-6D8B-494E-B15C-17B8DF83930A-14805-0000073692B89D6A.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/3DD6C429-6D8B-494E-B15C-17B8DF83930A-14805-0000073692B89D6A.jpg.html)
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me inside the tank.
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/EA11AD3A-2355-48CD-A9E5-3F1173EF661F-14805-00000736B20FC93A.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/EA11AD3A-2355-48CD-A9E5-3F1173EF661F-14805-00000736B20FC93A.jpg.html)
front view
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/8A314D14-1D26-491D-B484-91929BE910AA-14805-00000736C3547947.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/8A314D14-1D26-491D-B484-91929BE910AA-14805-00000736C3547947.jpg.html)
the sump
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/74402974-D1DE-4A6F-A2D7-91EB17F70A57-14805-00000736D0D8A9A5.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/74402974-D1DE-4A6F-A2D7-91EB17F70A57-14805-00000736D0D8A9A5.jpg.html)
the drain lines all glued
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/7AA44D8B-77F0-425D-926D-90D538AFE97A-14805-00000736ED8E91FF.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/7AA44D8B-77F0-425D-926D-90D538AFE97A-14805-00000736ED8E91FF.jpg.html)
drains and returns all glued up
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/78EEE004-5B13-456F-AC64-A604954D5B5E-35981-00001194A4C87A26.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/78EEE004-5B13-456F-AC64-A604954D5B5E-35981-00001194A4C87A26.jpg.html)
the front view
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/AC45A952-180F-413D-885F-E7E6A1DF861B-35981-00001194B55F2136.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/AC45A952-180F-413D-885F-E7E6A1DF861B-35981-00001194B55F2136.jpg.html)
blurry pics of it filling up.
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/BC2C52FA-997F-4A85-BAF2-341C0F7394C0-35981-00001194E220752B.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/BC2C52FA-997F-4A85-BAF2-341C0F7394C0-35981-00001194E220752B.jpg.html)

[typezero]

Holy monster tank batman! This is going to be sweeetttttt

[kien]

Holy hana!! That's a whole lotta water, glass and pipes! And soon to be salt!

[lpsreefer]

havent decided if i wait to salted it after macna or just nike it "Just do it"

[lastlight]

sweet it's about time! will this be a full-blown reef?

[reefwars]

well....any fish in it yet?

i heard you got a nice little clownfish for the build no?:P:P

thought this wouyld be a reef by nowwwwww:P:P:P

[lpsreefer]

you didnt hear it you saw it.
:P
you know im working on it.
you guys want my fish list????
12 inch atlantic blue tang
12 inch vlaminigi tang
10 inch red sea sailfin tang
10 inch Black surgeon (Acanthurus gahhm)
10 one spot foxface
6 inch one spot foxface
2 10 inch decorated rabbitfish
4 inch eibli angel
8 inch checkerboard wrasse
5 inch longnose butterfly
4.5 inch whitetail tang
4 inch purple tang
3 inch sixline wrasse
3 inch true perc clownfish
more to come.
mostly wrasses and anthias. maybe some 50/50 reef safe fishies.

[mrhasan]

Where's the tank police???????????

[lpsreefer]

Where's the tank police???????????

Really tank police?
Lol. Epic fail.
U do realize that's its a 10 foot by 36 foot by 3 foot aquarium?
675 gallons in the display and just about 1000 gallons of filtration.
For well over 1600 gallons?
For let's just say 15 fish.

[reefwars]

I still say I would go for a swim before I add salt dive in one end and come up 10ft away:PO

Man Tai must be so mad you got yours up before him bump his build thread ans link yours to it lol

[lpsreefer]

i put my foot in but it was to cold. so i chicken'd out.

[mrhasan]

Really tank police?
Lol. Epic fail.
U do realize that's its a 10 foot by 36 foot by 3 foot aquarium?
675 gallons in the display and just about 1000 gallons of filtration.
For well over 1600 gallons?
For let's just say 15 fish.

Its not about "me" realizing (hell I put 8 fishes in 20 gallon tank!) but the $$$$$ question is will "they" understand ;)

[lpsreefer]

I still say I would go for a swim before I add salt dive in one end and come up 10ft away:PO

Man Tai must be so mad you got yours up before him bump his build thread ans link yours to it lol
i still think tai is ahead of me. i havent done a full system check yet. i believe he has his on a full system water test.

[Dearth]

Very impressive I have size envy now.....:biggrin:

[michika]

So how do you plan to touch the bottom? 36" is deep.

Cold water is no excuse not to be your own mermaid! Do it!

[lastlight]

chuck some heaters in that's what i did!

[michika]

chuck some heaters in that's what i did!

So ladies in bikinis?

[reefwars]

cold tub party at matts house!!!!:eyebrows::eyebrows::eyebrows:

[lpsreefer]

So how do you plan to touch the bottom? 36" is deep.

Cold water is no excuse not to be your own mermaid! Do it!

So your saying me in a pirate suit. On the edge of a plank isn't good enough.
Merman! Maybe.

[lpsreefer]

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/d0196952d10ea6a1d2571354d875f89c.jpg
Little bit of any update.

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Sweeeet I like the startup....a rubble pile :biggrin: missing all the ledges, caves,overhang,shelves and many more...come with and lets hear your next step...:biggrin: all those fish need homes:wink:

[kien]

Nice and simple aquascape. I like it! Less is more.

Althought you're probably going to dump more rocks in there later aren't you?

[lpsreefer]

Nice and simple aquascape. I like it! Less is more.

Althought you're probably going to dump more rocks in there later aren't you?

Nope, I'm placing more rock in . Lol

[lpsreefer]

a little video of the tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX5ExbUayyw

[gregzz4]

Wow, that Vlamingi makes your tank look puny

Love the size and waiting for the scape

[Seriak]

Looking Good. You need to get some bigger fish. :)

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

I know you just got some....let's see the photos,...:biggrin:

[lpsreefer]

I know you just got some....let's see the photos,...:biggrin:

Didn't you take a few photos of what I got off of you from that awesome sale!

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Didn't you take a few photos of what I got off of you from that awesome sale!

Ok fine here's one pile,...its like 3 feet high by 5ft by 4ft roughly :biggrin:



http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww269/chefely/57c87cbd-2983-4c75-a591-50ef397005fc_zpsbc2ce2d2.jpg?t=1380176768


And at a slight different angle:biggrin:

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww269/chefely/0b30e32e-057a-4016-8916-219f3b99fda5_zps9edcb189.jpg?t=1380177167

[lpsreefer]

Guess I was told I have to update my build progess.
Haven't done my Aquascaping yet.
I have roughly 350 pounds of rock and need prolly another 400+ pound to finish.

Eli at Fiji Reef Rock has be helping me do that.

Added a few new fish
1 peppermint hogfish
1 candy hogfish
4 zebra gobies
1 blue throat trigger pair
1 coral beauty


I'll try to get some pics up this week. Maybe be some good pics of my fish.

I don't have corals in there yet. I have a separate system for corals right now as I'm moving tanks around and getting my fish room setup.

Lot of work.

Thinking about putting a folding bed down there. Lol

[carfag]

will you adopt me?

[lpsreefer]

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/Nov302013005.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/Nov302013005.jpg.html)
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i figured i would update since Kein asked!
and i got a purple tang in there now.

[lastlight]

Funny how they all bunch up together for the camera. For fish only can you cover the tank to reduce evaporation? I don't recall what you have for lights.

[lpsreefer]

Costum lights ranging from 100watt leds to 39watt t5s
Just re did my sump. We'll added more mangroves and a lot more light.
Added a temp skimmer as my other skimmers pump died!
Dang waveline!

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Costum lights ranging from 100watt leds to 39watt t5s
Just re did my sump. We'll added more mangroves and a lot more light.
Added a temp skimmer as my other skimmers pump died!
Dang waveline!

I seen that pump 1st hand ...man that looked like a bloated hand grenade ready to BLOW

You need more lights over that tank and what you have now is only sufficient for the fish:biggrin:

PS
nice signature small tank for small fish :wink:

[lpsreefer]

short little video from my surface.
http://youtu.be/9ivCK_eLLk4
enjoy

[lpsreefer]

Fish update:
3 vlamingii tangs
1 Red Sea sailfin tang
1 Atlantic blue tang
1 epualette tng
1 whitetail tang
1 purple tang
1 regal tang
1 convict tang
1 Nash tang
1 bristle tooth tang
1 meta tang
2 blue throat triggers
2 two barred rabbit fish
2 one spot foxfaces
1 mated filefish
2 zebra gobie
1 sailfin blenny
2 Japanese masked swallowtail angelfish
1 coral beauty angel
1 checkerboard wrasse
1 two spot wrasse
1 Lubbock fairy wrasse
2 blue headed fairy wrasse
1 cleaner wrasse
1 red cigar wrasse
1 six lined wrasse
2 ocellaris clown fish
1 saddleback clownfish

[lastlight]

that list is mighty impressive!

the spanish hog at pisces is for sale now btw. $60.

[matt_C]

hes pretty beat up.

[lpsreefer]

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/IMAG0088_1.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/IMAG0088_1.jpg.html)
just a teaser

[Seriak]

Your tank is looking good Matt. But where are all the corals. :)

[matt_C]

Your tank is looking good Matt. But where are all the corals. :)

hidden. they were all camera shy.

[Scuba Diver Gal]

Wow Matt, it looks awesome! And they all look healthy too :)

Hope the chicken noodle soup made you feel better too.

[lpsreefer]

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/10footer.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/10footer.jpg.html)
just a quick update of the rock work.
still not sure if i like the right side yet.

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Tank and fish look healthy...on to the corals soon:biggrin:

[lpsreefer]

https://youtu.be/ZeHU6if55Pk
This one is for Sean!

[SteveCGY]

Awesome. Love all the fish. Very jealous. Makes me wanna get a large system.

[Seriak]

Is that my Achilles?

[Adrenaline101]

Sweet jebus, no wonder you need salt by the pallet.
That's an impressive stock list.

[xtreme]

Looking awesome buddy. So glad everyone made the trip across town without issue. The achilles and blond naso are two of my all time favourites. Take good care of them. I had the blond over 5 years. The female anthias looks pretty lonely in my take. I will have to bring her over to reunite her with the male and I can check out my old tangs in their sweet new digs!

[matt_C]

Looking awesome buddy. So glad everyone made the trip across town without issue. The achilles and blond naso are two of my all time favourites. Take good care of them. I had the blond over 5 years. The female anthias looks pretty lonely in my take. I will have to bring her over to reunite her with the male and I can check out my old tangs in their sweet new digs!

she does look like she looking for something all the time.

[Steve...]

Nice tank Matt, I need a 10 foot tank as well :)

[matt_C]

Nice tank Matt, I need a 10 foot tank as well :)

10 foot tanks are overrated. you need a 12 foot tank! lol.

[lpsreefer]

little mangrove update
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/IMAG0361.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/IMAG0361.jpg.html)
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http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/IMAG0246.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/IMAG0246.jpg.html)
new pods with old trees

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

little mangrove update
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/IMAG0361.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/IMAG0361.jpg.html)
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/IMAG0362.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/IMAG0362.jpg.html)
http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g373/mattjoly85/IMAG0246.jpg (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/mattjoly85/media/IMAG0246.jpg.html)
new pods with old trees


This is a nice stick farm you got there ...I think you should sell some as I will take a few..

[michika]

Nice mangrove farm!