Skimmer king's 150 inwall mixed reef "Retiring this Weekend"

[Skimmerking]

Well I have started another thread due to my better half is all done with daycare so I get my RecRoom back, this tank will be 60x24x24 with 1/2"glass euro braced around. the sump will be 30x16x18 the reason for a smaller sump the laundry room and the fish room will have a wall that will share a wall to separate them. I was going to use my old 75 gal sump but its not going to work to where I want it to be. So spend more money. the tank will have something different for a over flow I went with a box in the back left corner just because I hate the over flow boxes that take up alot of tank space. Lighting will be 2x250's on a Galaxy electronic ballast bought from Doug here. THANKS DOUG:mrgreen: Im going to pick up some lumenarc reflectors and run 12K reeflux bulbs. I will have a 8 bulb t-5 tek lighting system for sale when ever i get around ordering my lumenarc reflectors too. the tank will sit around 24" off the ground recessed in 4" to have a nice ledge around it. the trim is from home Depot 6-1/2" I find that a wide trim enhances the tank. SO enough typing here are some pic's keep in mind this build will take soem time since I will be heading back to Afghanistan on June 7th until Sept time frame.
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the trim didnt match up on the cut thank god for paintable silicone..:mrgreen: i will take a shot once the trim is all painted and all the touch ups are done...
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC04279.jpg

and here is the tank the last one I mean it too.... and I'm getting a sink for my skimmer which will be on the left side of this room..

[Joe Reefer]

HAHAHA another tank? :razz: Good start BTW

[JDigital]

Wow! Nice work. That really looks good. I really need to stop looking at all these tank journals! They give me way to many idea's that I'm not able to incorporate! haha!

Taggin along.:smile:

[Lance]

Good start! and welcome back! Even if just for a short time.

[sharuq1]

Looks smokin'! Oh and the tank looks good too...oh I just had to :lol:

[ElGuappo]

looks great!!! cant wait to see the finished product.

is that the furnace in the back ground ? m guessing you have a good chiller ?

[Skimmerking]

yes the furance in in the back ground , and no I dont need a chiller funny as heck that room doesnt get hot...

[Skimmerking]

well had the plumber in today for a full day's work to discover that i had to rip out the floor where my fish room and laundry room was going to go. Thank god that I did that I was wondering why my kitchen sink was really slow. and this is what I found.:sad:
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my new floor drain since we have the floor chewed up :lol:
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[ElGuappo]

man i cant believe how good this thing is looking already. looks like its going to be pretty great when its done.

So what excatly was the plumber there for in the first place? the clog? or the floor drain?

[Skimmerking]

well the kitchen sink has been giving us some problems , but the laundry room didnt have sink and I wanted a sink for the fish room so once we sorted out what we needed, we went all out. then that is when we noticed thebad line coming from the sink. Im glad that we went that extra mile in the end. it paid off.

[ElGuappo]

well the kitchen sink has been giving us some problems , but the laundry room didnt have sink and I wanted a sink for the fish room so once we sorted out what we needed, we went all out. then that is when we noticed thebad line coming from the sink. Im glad that we went that extra mile in the end. it paid off.

going the extra mile is almost always worth it. better to do all now thean to dig again later.

[Skimmerking]

here is the finished floor so far the pipe is just there until I moved the washer over across the other side.http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC04316.jpg
this is where my sink is going to go just to the left of the pipe, and the wall that will divide the fish room and the laundry room will be 36" bi fold doors.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC04317.jpg
and here is my Fish sink :BIG: man I can't believe that im getting excited over a sink.... ya ya ya I know its a mess isn't it
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC04318.jpg
Well you need to have the good guy in there trowling the cement right. God I'm so good at what I do.......:mrgreen:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC04319.jpg

And with all the reno's and ripping up the floor, and putting in another new tank.. See My wife still has a happy smile.....
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[Lance]

That's the most important factor of a new build: Keeping a smile on wifey's face. :mrgreen:

[michika]

Nice progress! What is the next step for you now?

[Skimmerking]

the reno guys are going to come in I hope that they put the wall up in the fish room so I can have time to build my sump stand since I going to get my new sump this weekend. I hope to have it all plumbed so once I get back all I have to do is do the transfer over. Im going to pre order my lumenarc reflectors too. then once home I can getmy rock too I dodnt have the time to get the rock from Mike at hidden reef.:sad:

[Parker]

Slow down your making me look bad!


Looks awsome, can't wait to see it up and running.

[Joe Reefer]

Wow Mike, are you trying to have water in to before you leave again? Good job so far.

[Skimmerking]

Hey there RObb sorry if I'm making you look bad:mrgreen: you better hurry up.

Lando trust me if this plumbing and electric crap didn't come up I would have had the tank transfered by now. Now I have to wait til Sept til I get home :cry:

[Skimmerking]

Well I was at it again trying to fine tune the fish room. Since I have been gone Doug has been mixing salt water at his house using his water and his salt for me. THANKS DOUG. So I went out and got a garbage can for Water changes its just a 21 gal container but I think it will do the trick. since my sump will be about 30 gal that should work out just fine drain the sump and clean it and do a water change at the same time.
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And here is the water going in to the container, LOL man i have no life....
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And snce I moved my washer and dyer to its new spot. I had to redo some of the pumbing for the washer and the Waste water for the RO/DI and the waste water for the A/C nice power cord for the washer machine.... I need to put a plug in there
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC04323.jpg

[Skimmerking]

Werll I'm at it again, got bored was looking in the back closet and looky looky what I found Paint, I think I will paint the tank :biggrin: that is the first coat need to pick some more paint up tomorrow, I may have to go into winnipeg to get my sump too so more pctures to follow .

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a front shot of a empty tank.:sad:

[Snappy]

Great job, nice build thread. Keep em' coming.

[Skimmerking]

well picked up the Sump today and a few goodies,
the sump is 30x16x18 i didnt want to go with a big sump this time ,the main purpose behind the tnak this time if I do a water change i will just drain the sump and fill it and there I will have 20 -25 gal done alot more easier then tryign to take it out of the sump on the lower ground. this sump will be 18 " high off the ground and above that will be my ATS algae srubber compliments of DOug.
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oh ya these babies I have been wanting some of these bad boys I saw that Lando bought a pair of them and loved them so do what other reefers do .....
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC04333.jpg

and the adjustable sockets too.
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[Skimmerking]

well i ahve a few more before I head back over to Afghanistan:sad: My wife wanted me to swap the tank over tomorrow, but I dont think I will have enough time to get it sorted out and well I love to but I dont want to rush this transfer since I will be gone a better part of 4 months. I hate to see if something happens if I'm gone. so I tried something different today I painted the tank a ocean blue and then I'm applying some lacquer paint to harde over it it will still have the blue on the inside. But the out side will be a solid black what so you guys think of it..

this is just 2 coats im going to put another 2-3 on its works great with not peeling either you can see the blue on the inside too I think it's pretty slick.http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/120%20gal%20mixed/DSC04338.jpg
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and I installed the egg crate too. its getting there
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and oh ya i built the sump stand, after building it I notiiced that it was to tall so i had to cut off 6 " off the legs:redface:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/120%20gal%20mixed/DSC04341.jpg
There will be a wall dividing the fish room and the laundry room with 36" louver doors just off to the right of the sump that is where the Kalk reactor will be along with my shelving too.

[Lance]

Personally I prefer blue over black. My tank is blue also, though not quite as bright as yours. Anyway I think it looks great and I can't believe how quickly your build is going. Good job, man.

[michika]

I really like that blue! Sorry you won't make your goal of switching it over before you go. Its still a super sweet build though!

[Delphinus]

Yes very nice! I can't believe the leave is over already. Stay safe buddy and thanks.

[ElGuappo]

looking great. stay safe while your way.

[Skimmerking]

well the reno guy was over to start on the basement for me , got the door frame and a few other things to give it the open look. and I thought that this would excite , and it did a floor drain just for me.:mrgreen: and I can't believe it im getting happy about a floor drain
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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC04342.jpg

its getting there

[Skimmerking]

well some updates from Afghanistan for ya reefer's there in Canada

here is the rec room starting to take shape with the paint on the walls where the tank is the color really makes the tank stand out IMO.........

dont mind the hanging light there is a new one going in and i hav a 4 foot flouresnat light for the fish rrom too, along with i bought a wireless ceiling fan and dimmable pot lighting for the rec room.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/misc/reno%20pictures/DSC04647.jpg
lots to do yet new carpet has to go in the baseboards and french doors too
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oh ya one of my relaxing toys
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[Jason McK]

Nice..... Look'n good.
But I'm not sure if that's a smile on your wifes face or a hurry up and get this done look LOL

Keep the pics coming

J

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Wow, that's looking really nice!! I agree, the colour on the walls sure makes the tank stand out. And I like the way you've framed it (moulding or whatever you call it?...see, I'm not handy whatsoever!).

Keep it comin!

[Skimmerking]

Nice..... Look'n good.
But I'm not sure if that's a smile on your wifes face or a hurry up and get this done look LOL

Keep the pics coming

J

Hey there J I hope its a smile too for my sake since im over here and afghanistan , see that is my reason put the tank in and leave for afghaniatan and then she cant get mad at me ...lol

[Skimmerking]

OK UPDATES I know i got slack, i will do better, i dont have the swap over over on camera due to wanting to get it swapped over but here are some completed shots.

this is my favorite I took this on and the wife took the other ones she is my cam wife....:lol:http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05623.jpg
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the new sump up of the ground alot better for working on too ..
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My over flow box man I love that plumbing was so easy to do too.
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I know i have to clean up the wires...
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[Snappy]

Looking good, now you just need some sps to finish things off.:wink:

[lastlight]

Your wall color really does look sweet...the in-wall tank sure doesn't hurt either! How high do you have your t5s? I thought you can put them closer to the water for higher output?

Keep it up!

[Skimmerking]

Looking good, now you just need some sps to finish things off.:wink:
Oh dont worry Snappy Me and DOug are just figuring out what SPS that we want to order from ya /..

[JDigital]

tank looks great.. Like the quote above the tank, not something you seem done much.. haha!

[Skimmerking]

ya my wife found it at a craft store its a peel and stick i love it

[Skimmerking]

here are a few more shots of the frags that i got from Doug.
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oh ya and BIG BERTHA
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[Skimmerking]

Well today i think im going to get the lights upgraded from 8 bulb TEK T-5 to 2x 250 with 12k Reeflux bulbs with a dual electronic galaxy ballast. pictures to follow

[Skimmerking]

here is my new lighting package and thanks for Doug for pre hooking them up for me when I was away over sea's:mrgreen:
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[Skimmerking]

Well the boys had to get in a picture with me Harley is on the left and Frodo is on the right
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05668.jpg
I took out most of the leathers like the Toal stool , Finger leather, Green mushrooms, some green polyops, and asinalla to give to rock since Doug is going another route and im heading back to SPS mostly.
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from that to this
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here are a few that i got from Doug
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thanks for the REd Turf again DOUGLASS
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move some corals around you cant put corals in unlessyou redo some of the rock and coral placement
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[Delphinus]

Tank's coming along nicely!!

[Doug]

Looks good Mikey. You're welcome for the turf. :lol:.. Just remember where I first got it from. :lol:

Packing more up this morning for you.

[Skimmerking]

ok i will be here, need to find some one around here to buy some frags now. will take some picture later on of the new goodies

[Skimmerking]

well got rid of some more soft corals to Doug and I took all his SPS from him and rocks too .... Tanks again DOUG thanks again for the great deal....

now pictures the SPS were just put in about 1 hour ago and the MH just came on..

this is the purple cap lost some color still a light purple thou.. hard to see in the pic

some of them i had to delete Tammy took over to save the day Thanks Sweetie.. Time to lok for a cal reactor here in the future.:redface:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05725.jpg
here is the colony of the purple tip Milli
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the small birds nest that i got from him ...
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another acro that i got
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here is the turbina cap that i got too love this one ...
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and a left side shot sorry the pictures are hard to take up close i think that im doing them wrong
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the right side
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and a FTS
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[Doug]

Looking good bud.

[Skimmerking]

Well times of changed again I bought Another 250 witha 12 K reeflux bulb and Lumenarc reflector from Doug:biggrin: so now I have 3 250's over my tank I CANT SPEAK!!!!!!!!!.......
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05774.jpg
here is a current front tank shot i had to move the corals around i had them in a mess. thanks to Doug a little sweet talking and a rock full of mushhrooms he couldn't resist.:lol: now the corals are getting good flow. more evenly spread out too.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05770.jpg
here are a few other shots that Tammy took for me since i crap out all the time in talking picture...
THanks TAMMY i think that she is getting hooked on theReef tank too.:razz:
here is the CAlI tort
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my blue tip Digita i think
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this one really colored up nice too the purple tip acro
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blue milli
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the yellow milli its hard to get a close up of this one sorry for it being blurry

[JDigital]

how are you liking the Galaxy ballast?

Tank is looking good.

[Skimmerking]

how are you liking the Galaxy ballast?

Tank is looking good.


good i really like the galaxy ballast, I have for the 3rd MH its a coralvue with the dimmable option which i like too.

[rstar]

Ive got to say big difference with the extra 250, looking great!!

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Lookin' good, man.

[Lance]

Niiiiice!

[Skimmerking]

Ive got to say big difference with the extra 250, looking great!!
in that picture i only have the 2x 250's on the 3rd MH comes on only at mid day for an hour until the corals get used to it.. its a 14 K

[Skimmerking]

I thought that I would show you picasa 3 its pretty cool My wife done this photo of my tank.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05733-1.jpg

[Skimmerking]

got a new clam a brown and grey Maxima, and a couple of fine looking Gorgonians from REEF SHOPPE, THANKS KELLY
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[fishytime]

oooo that yellow and purple gorg looks like it is a sweet one when open.

[Skimmerking]

oooo that yellow and purple gorg looks like it is a sweet one when open.
ya i think only like 5 polyops came out today since i put it in the display.:cry:

[Skimmerking]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/th_mikereef.jpg (http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/?action=view&current=mikereef.flv)
I have made a new one ,
Ok here is my problem I started a new movie of my reefs that I have had and now i screwed up and converted over to HD and its 224MB and now photobucket wont let me convert it over. Is there another way of getting it on the net

[Lance]

Holy Crap! How many clams have you got in there?
The new tank is looking great.

[Skimmerking]

that one was the one of my 65 gal and 120 gal ying to do one of my 150 gal but its not working out

[Skimmerking]

Db

[Skimmerking]

Well I'm trying so hard to take Macro shots or better yet half decent picture's since they are not that great in my journal. Doug was over and I told him that I wanted to move some stuff around.:lol: you know me . GETTER DONE
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05882.jpg?t=1225754911

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05883.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05886.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05891.jpg

[fishytime]

Looks great man, and that last pic of the clam and leopard wrasse is killer. Pic o the month material.

[Lance]

Looks great man, and that last pic of the clam and leopard wrasse is killer. Pic o the month material.


Yeah, I agree. Great shot!

[Skimmerking]

ya I know i really like the wrasse withthe squamosa pic i have yet ever won anything so I will keep just taking pic's this is with half of its polyps coming out, i'm hoping to get a better pictures my timing is crappy thou
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05892.jpg

[Doug]

LOL. You never wasted any time in moving the stuff around. What did "bertha", think of that.

[Skimmerking]

I think that she likes it Doug:mrgreen: I don't think that she has a choice any ways

[Skimmerking]

well here are some more pic's I still find it hard to take macro shots
Finally got me Orange Gorgonian to get its polyps out since I have moved him.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05894.jpg
Tried the side shot
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05896.jpg
here is my first top down shot, you can still see the lights :redface: any pointers
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05900.jpg

[Skimmerking]

well here is a few more really bored today need to go back to work .
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05908.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05904.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC05903.jpg

[Skimmerking]

Well here is some what of my marco shot I think i'm getting better.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/turbina.jpg

[Skimmerking]

GOT a new fishy

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC05970.jpg

[Trigger Man]

Now thats a nice looking fish, really stands out under that lighting of yours.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Wow beautiful Rabbitfish! What kind is it? Siganus guttatus?

[Skimmerking]

i think so Im not sure I know it may not be staying in the tank any longer. it likes nipping at my clams
already nipped at the crocea and the maxima and a few SPS im not impressed since where I got it from He told me that naw they wont touch clams what ever
:twised:

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

i think so Im not sure I know it may not be staying in the tank any longer. it likes nipping at my clams
already nipped at the crocea and the maxima and a few SPS im not impressed since where I got it from He told me that naw they wont touch clams what ever
:twised:

Oh no! Thats really too bad cause he is a gorgeous fish!

I was lucky I guess with my rabbit, he never nips anything. He actually cleaned all the algae off the outside of a clam once but thats it.

[Psyire]

Very nice leopard wrasse!

I like the Rabbitfish as well. I had one for about a year before he died while I was on holidays. (mysterious) They are definately hit and miss with corals. It's a Siganus Punctatus, and they get quite big. (16" in the Wild) Mine loved Nori, so feeding plenty of that may keep your clams and corals safer. Good luck!

[hershey]

the tank is looking great mike. i still have to drop by to see it in person

[Skimmerking]

the tank is looking great mike. i still have to drop by to see it in person

ya i have been waiting on you to show up to have a coffee here Derek, im on leave now started on fri

[hershey]

ya i have been waiting on you to show up to have a coffee here Derek, im on leave now started on fri

then i'll stop by after work monday

[Skimmerking]

what your in Brandon ,I can't speak

[Oxymoron]

Nice build thread Mike. Tank looks amazing:)
Did you notice a drastic growth and color difference since switching from the t5's to halides?

[Skimmerking]

looking at the colors specturms the t-5 gave some nice color, but the shimmering effect and the growth patterns are great with MH... from what i could see..

[Skimmerking]

Well its was just like Christmas here at my place. looking what i have

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH what do we have here.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC05999.jpg
HMMMMMMMMMM I don't remeber ordering this :lol:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06000.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06001.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06002.jpg
IT LIVES
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06003.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06004.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06006.jpg

[Skimmerking]

This is retarded i just turned this on and no word of a lie super QUIET and 2 minutes later look at this, the time to go get the camera and WOW. I'm in love . My Wife is shaking her head at me....:neutral: SHE WILL NEVER under stand....:P


http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06008.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06007.jpg

[Skimmerking]

the wave box will be right up

[Pan]

Well its was just like Christmas here at my place. looking what i have

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH what do we have here.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC05999.jpg
HMMMMMMMMMM I don't remeber ordering this :lol:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06000.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06001.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06002.jpg
IT LIVES
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06003.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06004.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC06006.jpg


Well....

The red is a little pretentious...... :)

[fishytime]

All hail the King. Sweet early chrismahuanafestivus present.

[Lance]

Enjoy Buddy!

[Mrfish55]

Very nice, In your video slideshow you have a little bubble coral, looks to be twice the size mine was when I got it way back when, forgot how cool they are when that small. Keep up the good work.

[marie]

I can't wait for you to rate the bubbleking. If anyone has used enough skimmers to compare, it's you :lol:

[Skimmerking]

Thanks Marie, well listening to the skimmer its very quiet like you have stated to me earlier. once its broken in I will give my feed back on it so far its going to get great results from me.

how long does it take to break in anyways, I was going to soak it in Vineger. but i couldnt wati to get it in the tank.

[Skimmerking]

Very nice, In your video slideshow you have a little bubble coral, looks to be twice the size mine was when I got it way back when, forgot how cool they are when that small. Keep up the good work.
actually i have another vid but its 225 megs and photo bucket wont let me upload it. that is the one that i wanted to use , that video is of my 120 gal mostly.

[Skimmerking]

All hail the King. Sweet early chrismahuanafestivus present.
I hope that you are bowing now when saying that .:lol:

[Jason McK]

Your going to love the Skimmer Mike. It's so little LOL it's a baby BK

J

[marie]

Thanks Marie, well listening to the skimmer its very quiet like you have stated to me earlier. once its broken in I will give my feed back on it so far its going to get great results from me.

how long does it take to break in anyways, I was going to soak it in Vineger. but i couldnt wati to get it in the tank.

I soaked mine in vinegar before using and the skimmer started skimming within minutes after being placed in the sump. It still took a couple of weeks before it hit it's stride though and has been skimming consistently ever since with no help from me other then cleaning the collection cup twice a week

This is the skimmer 2 hours after I placed it in the sump
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/mariesnell/skimmer008.jpg

[Skimmerking]

Your going to love the Skimmer Mike. It's so little LOL it's a baby BK

J


Now j size isnt a issue here RIGHT J, WHAT YA MEAN IT LOOKS LIKE A BABY LOL
Like that cough ad AHHHHHHHHH LOOK AT THE BIG BABY

[Skimmerking]

I soaked mine in vinegar before using and the skimmer started skimming within minutes after being placed in the sump. It still took a couple of weeks before it hit it's stride though and has been skimming consistently ever since with no help from me other then cleaning the collection cup twice a week

This is the skimmer 2 hours after I placed it in the sump
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/mariesnell/skimmer008.jpg
I see that you have a hose for your skimmer Marie I didn't get one just a plug

[Delphinus]

Hoser!

[Skimmerking]

hoser!


rolmao

[Jason McK]

Well in some cases size matters don't let anyone fool ya. LOL

Here is my bad boy (sorry for the hijack)
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCN0991Medium.jpg

[marie]

Well in some cases size matters don't let anyone fool ya. LOL

Here is my bad boy (sorry for the hijack)
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/DSCN0991Medium.jpg

So please tell me that picture was taken when it was still brand new, it looks so clean. Mine is covered in coraline algae and salt :rolleyes:

[Jason McK]

No that was 10 minutes ago.... LOL No I think that was 30seconds after it was first turned on

J


Size perspective
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/3reefshirtMedium.jpg

[Pan]

No that was 10 minutes ago.... LOL No I think that was 30seconds after it was first turned on

J


Size perspective
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Jasonmck/Aquarium/3reefshirtMedium.jpg
Wow! thats a small guy

[superduperwesman]

Is that huge trim around the tank pretty expensive??

[Skimmerking]

no worries Jason there isnt any hijacking goign on here. Im glas that you put you skimmer on there to allow my skimmer to stop thinking that he is a 650 external.

way to trim him down,,,

[Jason McK]

LOL Well it'll do the job like no other so that's what counts. I'm sure you will agree that the BK isn't all hype. They are KING

J

[superduperwesman]

Is that huge trim around the tank pretty expensive??

I was just wondering b/c the fiance want's a big mirror with a big thick trim but I'm assuming it's pretty expensive stuff???

[Skimmerking]

I was just wondering b/c the fiance want's a big mirror with a big thick trim but I'm assuming it's pretty expensive stuff???

WOW I have really lost me on thou 2 quotes.:rolleyes: what in the world does that have to do with the skimmer.

[marie]

WOW I have really lost me on thou 2 quotes.:rolleyes: what in the world does that have to do with the skimmer.


I think it was supposed to go with this post, It was posted in the middle of the skimmer conversation and kind of got lost :lol:
Is that huge trim around the tank pretty expensive??

[Skimmerking]

I think it was supposed to go with this post, It was posted in the middle of the skimmer conversation and kind of got lost :lol:
edit 4 times later after I had to read the post now i get it.. time for a Coffee and Bailey's

OK Superduper i see now what your asking my bad. The trim was I think $1.79 on sale at home depot... something like that yes is huge I went with other trims before on other inwalls but the nice wide trim Imo /IME are the way to go..to accent the tank better.

[superduperwesman]

edit 4 times later after I had to read the post now i get it.. time for a Coffee and Bailey's

OK Superduper i see now what your asking my bad. The trim was I think $1.79 on sale at home depot... something like that yes is huge I went with other trims before on other inwalls but the nice wide trim Imo /IME are the way to go..to accent the tank better.

Ahah sorry, I guess it was kinda random. I just really like the big thick trim but $1.79ish sounds like a pretty good deal to me. I'm assuming that's per foot? I'll have to check out home depot. I didn't know they carried stuff that big. Thanks!

IMO it also looks really good. Very nice tank!

[Skimmerking]

take a look at this its my new movie..
http://vimeo.com/2618104

[fishytime]

Love the "King of the King" shot.:biggrin:

[Boomboy]

Either that is one small dog or one large skimmer. i really like the song in the background. there are some nice shots taken there. Glad things are going well.
tank looks great.

[Lance]

Nice Job! When all those frags grow in, it's gonna look sweeeeeet!

[tang daddy]

wow everything looks so happy keep up the good work!!

When I was watching the video the music was almost making me wanna jump up and dance LOL :lol:

[Skimmerking]

I redid some of the Rock work on the right to make sure that i can place all the frags in a good location.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06031.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06030.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06029.jpg

AND LOOKY WHAT I FOUND KNOCKING AT MY DOOR AT 0930 THIS MORNING . http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06026.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06025.jpg

[Rbacchiega]

I heart this tank. I really do. Do you notice alot of noise from the overflow drain? It seems like it's drawing air in the one pic?

[Skimmerking]

nope Its dead quite actually. im very pleased on how the tnak turned out, once these frags start taking off im going to love it more.. did I say THANKS SNAPPY


AGAIN THANKS SNAPPY,,,,,,,:mrgreen:

[Delphinus]

Ooh, nice Snappy Shwag man. :) Jealous!!

[Skimmerking]

Well I thought and moved the frags off the frag rack and placed them in there final homes. Man its hard to figure out where to put certain frags.
So with out any more or myself wasting time here are some of the frags put in there new homes.
Kinda of disappointed in how much glue were used on fragging them on the plugs out of 16 frags i think that 4 might of stayed on. So there goes the guarantee. :redface:
If you ask me i guess when you are paying 12-18 bucks for a frags the size i got are ok if this is the size for full price WOW, you wont get me paying that price for those frags any more..
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06075.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06076.jpg
just to show you the digita on the right was a 15 dolar piece from Sphelps.... just to show comparsion.:sad:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06077.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06082.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06084.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06085.jpg

[Lance]

You've got a lot of frags there Mike. When they grow out it's gonna look real nice.

[Boomboy]

That is one big clam. youve got a lot of coralline algea there, everything look great. have you achieve perfection yet?? :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[marie]

Speaking of perfection, your Bubbleking should be broke in by now, is it skimming as good as you thought it should?

[Mrfish55]

[If you ask me i guess when you are paying 12-18 bucks for a frags the size i got are ok if this is the size for full price WOW, you wont get me paying that price for those frags any more.. ]

I thought the same thing when I got mine, but a week later and at least 1/4" new growth on most of them I feel better, great color and great growth=great deal in my books, I don't mind paying a premium for quality.

[Skimmerking]

Speaking of perfection, your Bubbleking should be broke in by now, is it skimming as good as you thought it should?

oh ya its been skimming about 2" per 2 days all the time and 4" after like 3-4 days Im ipmressed and its dead quiet.

[Skimmerking]

[If you ask me i guess when you are paying 12-18 bucks for a frags the size i got are ok if this is the size for full price WOW, you wont get me paying that price for those frags any more.. ]

I thought the same thing when I got mine, but a week later and at least 1/4" new growth on most of them I feel better, great color and great growth=great deal in my books, I don't mind paying a premium for quality.
hey mister fish that is great glad to hear.. glas yours are growing

[JDigital]

Ooh, nice Snappy Shwag man. :) Jealous!!

Shouldn't you be working on YOUR tank? :mrgreen:

[banditpowdercoat]

oh ya its been skimming about 2" per 2 days all the time and 4" after like 3-4 days Im ipmressed and its dead quiet.

Quiet you say, I like quiet :D

[fishytime]

Quiet you say, I like quiet :D

Like the sound of an empty bank account? Theres no doubt, they're great skimmers( from what I ve been told).

[Skimmerking]

yes they are great skimmers and if thye had the Sm 200 i would have bought that

[Skimmerking]

well looky what i have coming from KEllY from THE REEF SHOPPE. you guys are missing on all the great deals from KELLY this guy ROCKS and I finally found my supplier for SALT WATER CORALS. and look at that he is in ALBERTA, pretty sad eh I have to shop 2 provinces away to get good stuff..

purple acrohttp://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/Mike008.jpg
this one is a red and purple humlis
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/Mike007.jpg
my new tri color ACRO
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/Mike003.jpg
and my deep water ACRO yellow and breige
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/Mike001.jpg

[Lance]

Nice score Mike! Are they all as big as the one pictured in your hand?

[Pan]

tank is looking good....you have some great looking stuff in and out of it :)

[Rbacchiega]

*Jealous*

Love the tank...huzah

[Skimmerking]

thanks for all the kind words, it has taken me from April 02 til now to get where Im at. I think that i have comealong way ,like we all have done.. yes i have made soem dumb mistakes in purchases tha i have bought but now. Im happy with what i have and where its going the sps are doign great so far. not real growth from Snappy's yet, may be its taking it time to get used to my tank... i have lost 3 frags so far from his order about 1-2 days after the deadline. one was from the bottom of the colony that never seen any light. the others jsut reseeded up from the bottom. Im done with buying frags. I found my store to buy my corals from. at THE REEF SHOPPE. that is the only place that i will get my stuff from... good sizes and awesome customer service is what i like.....

Yes Lance once the frags start growing i will be in big trouble .. but hey i dont mind. may be i can fill Doug's tank with pay back for all the help that he has given me and equipment over the years...

most likely i will be fragging a piece from each when i get them for DOug.... if he don't mind taking them from me...:mrgreen:

[Mrfish55]

What frags did you lose? I lost two blue sky acros to stn last week and ordered about the same time you did, all but two monti frags are growing quite nice. I guess thats not too bad out of 22 frags but still I hate to see any losses.

[Skimmerking]

the blue acro's too and one of the stags i believe. but hey that was 16 that i ordered ,i too dont like to loose anything not even frags or even a snail.

[Doug]

most likely i will be fragging a piece from each when i get them for DOug.... if he don't mind taking them from me...:mrgreen:


:onfire:

[Skimmerking]

well got the Corals from Kelly from Reef Shoppe. and what can I say is WOW!!!! again sorry for bragging but these colonies are huge...

the one on the left is the humilis its around 7" x 8" that tub is 18" wide just to tell you
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC00996.jpg

[Skimmerking]

acclimaizing them in the water with some FWE just in case.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC00997.jpg
scored this one it was sold to Kelly as a purple Stag. Hmmmmmmmmmmm i dont think so its some kind of a acro.... :biggrin: and it comes with a Acro crab too.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC00998.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC00999.jpg
deep water acro
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC01000.jpg
this is a freebie from Kelly too its a Red / green or yellow Porcillapora
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC01001.jpg
the gang with the lights on actinic's
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC01002.jpg

[Rbacchiega]

grrrr

nice pickups...if in the near future they go missing I"m not sure where they went. Really...I have no idea

[TRS]

Mike, Glad to hear that you are pleased with your new inhabitants from The Reef Shoppe. It is great to see how large SPS colonies such as this can handle a long trek during winter conditions. Apart from the Tri-Color Nana, damage looks minimal. Also happy to see that that Acro crab made the trip. Thanks for this post and your compliments. Let us know when you are ready for another shipment. :wink:

Kelly

[Lance]

Holy Crap Mike! With colonies that size, the new tank is going to be full mighty fast. Nice score!

[Skimmerking]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/Mike007.jpg

well this one is DEAD died last night, when i took it out of the box the bag was super hot from the heater bag it was sitting on. Im kinda mad that was the only coral that i didnt want to see get wacked.
i didnt think that it was going to make it. I was hoping thou, it was still slimy this morning when i got up still and the fish room smelled really bad too. And it was like some one snoted on the coral.

[Boomboy]

You got some really nice sized corals there. No more little frags for you, and the guy who sent them even followed up on the order, now that is customer service. Hey once i get my tank going im going to need some frags :wink::wink: your tank is going to be full in no time then your going to need a new tank already.

[Skimmerking]

well this one is dead died over night along with the tri color acro, is half dead, I don't know what came over it. im stumped over the whole idea, pretty upset. and i was ready topack it in , this afternoon when i cam home and seen the humilis totally white the fish room stunk and the tri color was half dead.
Emailed Kelly at REEF shoppe and talked to him to vent and he said NOT TO WORRY I Will get you sorted out on the next bali shipment. WOW that blew me away. he didnt have to do anything. that is what makes him a wicked store owner. i don't even think he second guess the question just nope don't worry mike i will get you another one.. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
A++++++++++++++++++++++++
Man i wish that he lived closer....

thanks KELLY you ROCK

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/Mike007.jpg
my new tri color ACRO
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/Mike003.jpg

[Skimmerking]

Well here are a few shots of the tank with the glass cleaned off, what a huge difference it makes alot brighter.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06095.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06098.jpg
newest colony that i got from reef shoppe
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06105.jpg
that is from yesterday at 5pm til lunch time not to bad from the BK mini 200 man this pulls crap its always the same each day...
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06112.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06114.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06115.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06116.jpg

[Skimmerking]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06093.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06097.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC06098.jpg

[Lance]

Lookin' Good Mike. Mighty nice of Kelly to fix you up, no questions asked.

[Skimmerking]

ya tha was amazing of him to do that too. he is a great guy. wish he lived closer too .

[Snappy]

Kinda of disappointed in how much glue were used on fragging them on the plugs out of 16 frags i think that 4 might of stayed on. So there goes the guarantee. :redface:I had a huge response to the Christmas sale so due to the heavier volume many of the frags never had a chance to get encrusted onto the plug. For what it's worth a frag coming off the plug that way would not void my warranty.

[Skimmerking]

well I took the plunge and bought 2 MP40 W vortech's one will be here tomorrow and the other in about 5 days after. why the spread in getting them. Well first i sold my tunze's and some other gear to get one. then i ended up selling alot of frags and soft corals that i had to buy te other. so what the heck..... pictures to follow.
and that was a quick $1000 spent on my tank...

[Lance]

well I took the plunge and bought 2 MP40 W vortech's one will be here tomorrow and the other in about 5 days after. why the spread in getting them. Well first i sold my tunze's and some other gear to get one. then i ended up selling alot of frags and soft corals that i had to buy te other. so what the heck..... pictures to follow.
and that was a quick $1000 spent on my tank...

Yeah, but those MP40W's are gonna rock your corals! And the battery back up is good for peace of mind. Do you get a lot of power outages there?

[Skimmerking]

Lance I didnt get the battery pack with them. not that i know I thought that I just bought the powerhead :question:

[digital-audiophile]

You are going to LOVE the vortechs! I'm glad you picked them up.

The battery backup you need to buy seperate.. its like $250ish if I recall correctly. I have been meaning to buy one but have not yet.

[Skimmerking]

Hey greg I remember your PM to me and i said well come on how can I have greg have better gear then me.....:razz:

[digital-audiophile]

You have me one upped with your bubble king though LOL I really need to bite the bullet and buy one of those.

[Mrfish55]

You are going to LOVE the vortechs! I'm glad you picked them up.

The battery backup you need to buy seperate.. its like $250ish if I recall correctly. I have been meaning to buy one but have not yet.

Battery back-up $219 ish. MMMMMMMMMMMMM Vortech swirlpool, you are using these in the bathtub right?

[Skimmerking]

Battery back-up $219 ish. MMMMMMMMMMMMM Vortech swirlpool, you are using these in the bathtub right?
What isnt that what they are used for. Hmmmm i have them in the tub right now, wait i hear the wife yelling now got to go .,:mrgreen:

Greg i may sell my Bubble king thou..

[digital-audiophile]

Not happy with the BK? I've only heard rave reviews about them.. and all the times that Albert tried to make me buy one :p

[Skimmerking]

Oh ya just i still look at the Beckett the way it skims and the big frothy gunk that it pulls out. the BK you can't run wet thou unless im doing some thing wrong

[Skimmerking]

well look at this out with the old in with the new

soaking in PH DOWN to take the coraline off and then vineger.http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC01191.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC01177.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC01190.jpg

this powerhead is freaking amazing man, all the flows built into it and feed mode, wave maker cant wait to get the other one this week.

[digital-audiophile]

sweet :) You will $hit bricks when you get the second one and get it set up as a slave :twised:

Nice and clean wthout any wires in the tank too eh?

[Skimmerking]

greg can i call you pm me your number

[digital-audiophile]

sure thing, ill shoot you a pm

[Doug]

Those look funny, like part is missing. :lol:...Think I will get a pair of 20,s for my 30g. Coming over to looky see Mike. :D

[Skimmerking]

i know Doug they look empty like some thing is missing

[banditpowdercoat]

NICE, just cant get over the price :(

[Mrfish55]

Very clean, how do you find it compared to the Tunze? May need a couple of them myself:smile:

[Skimmerking]

I look at it this way the price doesn't fizz me. money is money i make it i spend it.:lol:

MR fish55 yes its very clean and compact too and the tunzes after seeing it its very bulky and take alot of space up.

you should get 4 of them ..lol

[digital-audiophile]

Those look funny, like part is missing. :lol:...Think I will get a pair of 20,s for my 30g. Coming over to looky see Mike. :D

Just my opinion but I would go with the 40's if you are getting two, the 20's don't allow for wireless master/slave communication between the two.

NICE, just cant get over the price :(

It's not too bad if you think about how much money you can spend buying and scrapping lesser powerheads.

Very clean, how do you find it compared to the Tunze? May need a couple of them myself:smile:

Do it!!!! :twised: :mrgreen:

[Skimmerking]

Greg I thought that i read that it can be upgraded from a 20 to a 40 W

[digital-audiophile]

You can, eccotech sells un apgrade kit but they charge $150USD (~$190) per unit for the upgrade.

The cost differential between the MP20 and Mp40 new is about $140CDN so in the long run if you plan on upgrading they have you by the short and curlies. Just cheaper to buy the MP40 upfront IMO.

[brizzo]

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=vortech+mp40&aq=f

[Doug]

Greg I thought that i read that it can be upgraded from a 20 to a 40 W

Wholley Greg. I only have a 30g cube. :lol:

The fish like it to Mike ?

[Skimmerking]

got the other MP40W on the tank and holy rat frig batman I love them I love them I love them , Oh ya I love them, tunzes are for babies.. you heard me right,, now if I can jsut sort out my skimmer problem.......

[banditpowdercoat]

So, do the pumps work well????:wink:

[Trigger Man]

got the other MP40W on the tank and holy rat frig batman I love them I love them I love them , Oh ya I love them, tunzes are for babies.. you heard me right,, now if I can jsut sort out my skimmer problem.......

Good to know, I am debating switching out some of my k4's for tunzes, but now I'm gonna have to look at the MP40s

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

got the other MP40W on the tank and holy rat frig batman I love them I love them I love them , Oh ya I love them, tunzes are for babies.. you heard me right,, now if I can jsut sort out my skimmer problem.......

So what do you think about the Vortechs? :noidea:

[Skimmerking]

So what do you think about the Vortechs? :noidea:
the vortechs are simply amazing everyone. I have neverseen so much flow and the wave was like 3 " in my tank i have to stop ot due i out it over the edge. ya they are
$500 but worth every penny i found my new toy and they dont take up any room neither. not like the tunze's or the wave box. the instructions are easy to read and assembly was a piece of cake.....

im happy :mrgreen:

[Lance]

the vortechs are simply amazing everyone. I have neverseen so much flow and the wave was like 3 " in my tank i have to stop ot due i out it over the edge. ya they are
$500 but worth every penny i found my new toy and they dont take up any room neither. not like the tunze's or the wave box. the instructions are easy to read and assembly was a piece of cake.....

im happy :mrgreen:

Hey Mike. I'd love to see the Vortechs working. What's the chance of a short video to see these babies in action?

[christyf5]

Oh ya I love them, tunzes are for babies.. you heard me right,,

well i say waaah to that :baby: can't wait till I get my tunzes, they arrive on the 17th and they didn't put me in the poorhouse :wink:

[Skimmerking]

Christy there is nothing wrong with crackers and water
lance i will boot up a video just for you with the wave going

[christyf5]

Crackers and water? Puhleeze, thats for hagen powerheads.

Tunzes are still pretty primo and certainly were until you jumped on the vortech bandwagon! Heck 5 minutes ago you didn't even know what a vortech was :razz: :wink:

[Skimmerking]

lol have you been told today:smile:

[Skimmerking]

i guess i have a lot of post padding to do and what is it today pick on mike day, you brad, i had enough im going postal and then selling my vortechs :lol:

[christyf5]

lol, no I just have better things to spend my money on. I'm sure they're the shizzle but I'll just sit back until you sell them cheap to get money for your new skimmer :wink:

:rofl:

[Rbacchiega]

The shizzle eh? *rolls eyes*

Do you only have the one 40, Mike? I'm thinking of getting the 20 for my 50 gallon...

[christyf5]

I do believe he is getting another one in the near future.

[Rbacchiega]

I'm so up in the air over this stupid powerhead! One minute, I'm all for it. I see the results people are having etc and I think "how could I go wrong?! That'd be perfect for the rimless tank" Then I read how they can be a little noisey and I don't want that in my bedroom....grrrrr

[christyf5]

I guess it depends on how sensitive you are to sound. Does white noise lull you to sleep? :wink:

[Mrfish55]

I'm so up in the air over this stupid powerhead! One minute, I'm all for it. I see the results people are having etc and I think "how could I go wrong?! That'd be perfect for the rimless tank" Then I read how they can be a little noisey and I don't want that in my bedroom....grrrrr

Noise is realitive to how you set it up, you need to adjust for glass thickness and play with the alignment of the magnets, I am considering getting rid of my tunze wavebox (I find it to be louder than the Vortech)and going with the Vortech's.

[Rbacchiega]

*shrugs* Usually the TV is on, so I don't imagine it should be a problem. Worse comes to Worse I can stick the vortech on the 90 gallon for some extra flow (even though I'm already at 40x rotation)...

Sigh....off to drop another 400 into this tiny little 50 gallon tank....

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

*shrugs* Usually the TV is on, so I don't imagine it should be a problem. Worse comes to Worse I can stick the vortech on the 90 gallon for some extra flow (even though I'm already at 40x rotation)...

Sigh....off to drop another 400 into this tiny little 50 gallon tank....

Well since you seem kind of down about it, here's what I will do...send it to me and I will test it out, let you know if its worth it and how the noise is (I sleep across from my tank) and then if its all good, you can buy yourself another one! And by "it" I mean two MP40's.

[Rbacchiega]

uuuuuuuuuuuum how 'bout no. YOU send ME your tank...and I'll send you mine.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

uuuuuuuuuuuum how 'bout no. YOU send ME your tank...and I'll send you mine.

Well...You gotta pay shipping. And I would have to find a box big enough to fit my tank and stand in.

Sorry Mike...waaaaaaay off topic ;)

Oh, I guess Mikes not going to be around for a little bit.

[Skimmerking]

Well its time for a few pic i took the paint of the right side of the tank, actually i had a small piece peeled off to watch the fish ,but ended u-p taking the rest of the paint off to see and I really like the look of the side look.
http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/?action=view&current=MOV01513.flv

the movie turned out better then the pictures. and just turn down the volume you hear me and my daughter talking... its funny she is giving me heck for not finishing the sentence...

[saltynuts]

we we finish what you say!
but looks awesome.

[Skimmerking]

Might have nailed this skimmer to buy, what ya think..AP 851 Deltec. now the only skimmer that i haven't not tried is a H&S oh ya my wife calls me a skimmer Whore

http://www.aquatics-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/DELap851.jpg

[Skimmerking]

Well I bought a baby Orange shoulder tang from the LFS here she was so cute and the price was amazing less then $50 so I had to jump on it.. any ways she has been in my tank for about 3 weeks now and doing great. now to get some pictures of her was hard to do just before i went to Mexico I bought her so may be almost month then or not anyways. the kole would let her come out to play, since he is a @$$ so the mirror went up and it worked for a bit. Took the mirror down and the kole back at her again. so i got bored from the previous posts and took the paint offthe side of the tank. Now i stuck the mirror on the back corner and the kole will not leave him self alone and. happy to say LU LU is out swimming around and even swims by the kole and he doesn't do anything. pictures to follow of BABY LU LU after i go for a tann to realx and pick up some grout from HOme depot.....

[Rbacchiega]

yeah Orange Shoulder tangs! Those are amazing fish...

[Tine]

Great build, love the vid. title of the music please,
Tine

[Delphinus]

its funny she is giving me heck for not finishing the sentence...

How unusual. I'm surprised because your posts aren't ever like that at all. :lol:

I agree that the look is awesome though. Tank is looking good.

[Skimmerking]

How unusual. I'm surprised because your posts aren't ever like that at all. :lol:

I agree that the look is awesome though. Tank is looking good.


aha hah hha tony your an A$$.....

[Lance]

So where's the pics of baby Lulu?

[Skimmerking]

I hate being bored and when I have a totally understanding wife I get away with so much ,, guess what I did


well here are a few pictures...
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01538.jpg
your getting warmer
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01539.jpg
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm what could this be
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01542.jpg

can ya guess what it is
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01543.jpg
any ideas yet
may be this will help you out
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01544.jpg?t=1239938798
ehehhhe i told ya im a SKIMMER WHORE :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01549.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01548.jpg?t=1239938934

[Skimmerking]

So where's the pics of baby Lulu?
there coming now how about this then

[Skimmerking]

here is baby Lulu.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01519.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01521.jpg
trying to find the best color its hard with my camera sorry folks
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01514.jpg

[Lance]

WOW!!! Nice skimmer. What pump are you using on it?

[Lance]

Or are you putting it in the sump?

[Skimmerking]

Or are you putting it in the sump?

its is a external skimmer lance its sitting beside my sump. well from the hook up til now the skimmer has been doing really good.
Its quiet
Easy to use
Easy to set up
easy to dial in
a big chamber for contact time. you can leave the collection cup on and drain it thur the true union that comes with the skimmer.
I'm really liking this skimmer the air valve is same as the euro reef air valve. easy and sucks a lot of air.
The skimmer on the bottom of the collection cup the o ring is attach to the bottom of the collection cup and had a firm seal.
THE BUBBLE KING MINI
the bubble king rated for 265 gal I can't see it. with a small chamber and a short contact time doesn't give you alot of contact time.
the Deltec AP851 is rated for 400 gal IME i really see that being true. tall unit 8" chamber bubble are supper small too

IMO I will end up keeping this skimmer for a long time is just from what i have seen and how its pulling too. Already dump the cup once today and so I'm very happy with it too........

SKIMMER WHORE FINALLY DONE WITH TRIALING I FOUND MY SKIMMER.... :mrgreen:

Can you believe it

[sharuq1]

:mrgreen:





No :lol:

[blaster]

so you still have your mini?I'm a whore too would you sell it?

[Skimmerking]

Josh welcome to the club. lol I thought you sold the SM 200 for that cone skimmer. and now I bought the Mini in Dec for 1168 from J&L and then sold it in beginning of march for 1169 so not to bad sold it to a guy on RC ......

[Skimmerking]

:mrgreen:





No :lol:



i knew some one would give me a smart ass remark

[marie]

SKIMMER WHORE FINALLY DONE WITH TRIALING I FOUND MY SKIMMER.... :mrgreen:

Can you believe it

No, no I can't. Only time will tell.... :razz:

[Lance]

SKIMMER WHORE FINALLY DONE WITH TRIALING I FOUND MY SKIMMER.... :mrgreen:

Can you believe it



Hallelujah!! :woot::Banane27::Banane27::Banane27:

[fishytime]

:lol:

[Oxymoron]

Heya Mike,
Been awhile, hope all is well on your end of the world.
Out of all the skimmers you've tried which would be your favourite.
How much skimmate are you pulling out per day?
After buying and trying out each skimmer, are you always left with the feeling that you should be pulling more skimmate?
Thanks by the way for testing them out for everyone lol. You would be able to put together one hell of a skimmer review when its all said and done.

[Skimmerking]

Heya Mike,
Been awhile, hope all is well on your end of the world.
Out of all the skimmers you've tried which would be your favourite.
How much skimmate are you pulling out per day?
After buying and trying out each skimmer, are you always left with the feeling that you should be pulling more skimmate?
Thanks by the way for testing them out for everyone lol. You would be able to put together one hell of a skimmer review when its all said and done.
favorite Hmmmm there has been alot lol
yes you always think should this skimmer be pulling more or less, why am I getting only this much..
Im going to be putting a list of pro's and cons on the skimmers that i have had... shortly when i can get a chance

[Skimmerking]

WOw its been that long Hmmmmmmmm, well I sold my OA Kalk reactor and then bought a Barr KR3020 Kalk stirrer this beast is huge. 10"cylinder 28" high this unit can handle 1000 gallons. its retarded...
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01924.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01925.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/DSC01926.jpg

[Skimmerking]

picked up some Anthias too some weird name will try and find them . got them at SWC, will take some pictures tomorrow of the tnak and the new fishies

[banditpowdercoat]

man, your fishroom gives me wo..... Well, your toys are awesome

[Tomjay]

Wow, really nice setup

[Doug]

Wow. I went over and seen the mixer. Now thats a kalk reactor. :lol:

[Dez]

Mike,

Wanna sell your Kalk mixer :). Just kidding. Did you order that mixer new or found it used. That thing is awesome. What I hate about the regular kalk reactors is that the powerheads get so worn so quickly because of the kalk.

I can't believe I'm having reactor envy....

Or maybe it was a reactorgasm after looking at pics of your reactor.

[Skimmerking]

Mike,

Wanna sell your Kalk mixer :). Just kidding. Did you order that mixer new or found it used. That thing is awesome. What I hate about the regular kalk reactors is that the powerheads get so worn so quickly because of the kalk.

I can't believe I'm having reactor envy....

Or maybe it was a reactorgasm after looking at pics of your reactor.

sorry Dez i didnt see you post on my thread ,,, the kalk stirrer was bought used, its a BARR 3020R its the biggest one that they got they go for about 800 US or more. yes i love it ,however I have thought about going the dosing with balling salts and when the times coems you can have first crack at it if you want ok...

[Mrfish55]

Have you tried this skimmer Mike? 9"x7ft tall (now thats some contact time!) apparently it was a one off custom from Precision Marine. Cleaning this beast must be a chore.
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr88/Mrfish55/IMG_2286.jpg

[Skimmerking]

pretty close to the one thati have it was alomst 6' tall with dual becketts

[Lance]

Michael! We have not had a tank shot since April! WTF! We NEED pics!

[Skimmerking]

my god has it been that long ok let me snap a couple then today and some with the morning light on ok, just finished vacuming.

[Skimmerking]

ok Lance here ya go fresh pictures of the tank. you big baby:lol:
this is one day of nog from the tank ....
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02656.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02651.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02653.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02634.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02635.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02636.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02647.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02646.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02642.jpg

[Skimmerking]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02639.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02640.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02641.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02643.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02637.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02638.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02645.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02655.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02654.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02652.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC02648.jpg

[Lance]

Hey Mike. Been away since Saturday morning.
Tank's looking good. (That skimmer is pulling a ton of the good stuff). Everything is looking healthy and fit. Good Job Man!

[Skimmerking]

thanks again to Colby at BAYSIDE. I will be the top out of province customer to him if it kills me After seeing tanks like Myka's and sphelps im turning into a LPS FREAK...... what the heck may be I should move to Saskatoon to be closer to COlby


This Acan
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/BaysideCorals/bg30.jpg

This Acan
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/BaysideCorals/bg28.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/BaysideCorals/bg31.jpg

Here is the Lobo
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/BaysideCorals/bg23.jpg

[lastlight]

Are you still dosing the Fauna stuff?

That skimmer is rockin the sludge HARD.

[Skimmerking]

hey Brett no im not doing the Fauna stuff any more i took myself off it for other reasons of now being around to care for it.

yes the skimmer is rocking and I love it alot ,i can pull 1/2 in 2 days easy if i want too.

[fishytime]

That second and third acan are wicked!

[christyf5]

Wow! Nice acans Mike! :biggrin:

[Delphinus]

Wow! Nice acans Mike! :biggrin:

+1

Watch out on that second one though, looks like a vermitid sticking his head out of there .... Nip that one in the bud if you can!!

[Skimmerking]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03478.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03479.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03480.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03482.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03483.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03484.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03485.jpg

[Skimmerking]

oh ya this is Chicken the kids and the wife named him....

i just had to have him after seeing Sphelps.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03490.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03492.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03493.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03494.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03495.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03496.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03497.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03498.jpg

[Skimmerking]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03499.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03500.jpg

[Skimmerking]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03501.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03502.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03509.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e122/asmodeus338/150%20MIXED%20INWALL/DSC03503.jpg

[tgoeujon]

holy crap, nice pics. i thought box fish werent reef safe?

[Lance]

Looking mighty fine Mike. Nice pics too.

[Skimmerking]

holy crap, nice pics. i thought box fish werent reef safe?
U had to say that Aurghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

lol actually he hasnt touched anything yet the odd feather duster... just suspends himself in the water pretty mellow fishy...

[Mrfish55]

I take it you are obsessive compulsive when it comes to maintenance, that is the cleanest tank ever!