lastlight's 404

[lastlight]

Does this pole mean there will be some dancing entertainment as well? :wink:

You'll be saddened to hear that the pole is coming out after the transfer lol. All it's good for is smoking my head on it and generally driving me nuts.

[sphelps]

Looking killer man, good news about that pole, I hate those things.

[Blom]

Looks amazing. Love the depth of the tank.

[Delphinus]

Looks fantastic!

[lastlight]

Thanks guys!

My wife is more anxious than anyone. She needs the tank's spot for the xmas tree upstairs. I also have that 20g mixing tank on the fridge and have since filled a 55g drum next to the fridge with ro/di for my topoffs and general use. It's looking pretty ghetto upstairs so she's cracking the whip harder than I am lol.

[kien]

Did you know that a large Timmies and a mixed berry bagel with strawberry cream cheese is $4.04?

[Myka]

You picked my fav color flooring! Can't wait to see this tank with something other than children and spiders in it. :D

Did you know that a large Timmies and a mixed berry bagel with strawberry cream cheese is $4.04?

We get better deals in SK, I can get a large Timmy's and a soup for $4.04 now that I think of it.

[kien]

We get better deals in SK, I can get a large Timmy's and a soup for $4.04 now that I think of it.

These are the new "gourmet" bagels so they are much more expensive. Certainly no deals with these suckers :-(. So yummy tho..

[Chowder]

Everything is looking really great. Amazing job so far. Can't wait to see it wet.

Chris

[ALang]

Do you NOT SLEEP??!
Seriously beautiful, Brett. Hope to get to see it in person one day.

Maybe we should all car-pool from Edmonton to have an tank visit when it is up and running!!:biggrin:

Got to be one of the nicest tank-build in a while!
Lenny.

[lastlight]

Thanks guys. I think I have room for 3 people sitting and maybe 4 or 5 standing down there. We'll have to do a series of tours haha.

Do you NOT SLEEP??!

And no I generally don't sleep enough. I've actuall been sleeping more in the last week than in the previous 4 or 5 months it's been awesome! Nice thing about small spaces is that things happen faster. I did all the painting and flooring yesterday.

[Lance]

Stellar build. Coming along nicely.

[christyf5]

Looks fantastic Brett. Although I would expect no less :wink: Can't wait to see it up and running!! :biggrin:

[Doug]

Good work Brett. When one looks from the start to now, wow, what a change. See you used dri core under the floor. Happy with it so far. I had purchased enough for half my basement and was going to purchase the rest but sold the house instead. Thought it looked like a great product.

[lastlight]

Thanks guys!

Doug I used dricore in my last basement as well and it raises the room temp significantly I definitely would recommend it. I suppose it also technically gives me 3/4" better reach into the tank too :biggrin:

[lockrookie]

Thanks guys. I think I have room for 3 people sitting and maybe 4 or 5 standing down there. We'll have to do a series of tours haha.

set a date

let in 4 or 5 ppl in at a time

charge a frag for admission

and yull have a good day + fill tank with frags

[spawn]

Great looking stand & reno. Looks really good.

[Skimmerking]

Brett you shoudl tile around the front of the tank on the ledge that would look smoking.

[CGY_Betta_Guy]

Awesome build. I got some major tank envy.

[lastlight]

GAME ON!

Huge thanks to Concept Aquatics for doing a big salt order for me and of course to my helper who specializes in cute photobombs.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/salt.jpg

The Toyota Matrix was NOT happy!

[Zoaelite]

Addicted to the crystals too eh, my buddy decided to cross out all the Reef's on my buckets and replace them with "meth", get a good laugh out of it every time I do a water change :lol:.

This system is looking UNREAL Brett, can't wait to see it stocked!

[globaldesigns]

Ouch, that is alot of salt!

[Delphinus]

:lol: Thassa lotta salt..

[lastlight]

Def getting close now! Still need a gate valve though. Picked up my return pump tonight as well as my dosing tanks. Cute little 5g guys I'll toss on a shelf.

[lastlight]

And I really wish these were meth crystals. Be a quick way to fund the rest of the build lol.

[The Grizz]

Damn Brett, I hope you got a sweet deal for that much crystal :biggrin:

[Stones]

Looking good as always man. Can't wait to see some water hit this build thread. You sure have a way of building up anticipation without even having a single coral or fish in your thread :biggrin:

[doch]

Looks amazing Brett! If I had a need for an office, I'd be very jealous of the view you will have from yours. Good luck with the filling... should be soon, eh?

[lastlight]

Thanks guys!

Looking good as always man. Can't wait to see some water hit this build thread. You sure have a way of building up anticipation without even having a single coral or fish in your thread :biggrin:

I just like to post... and there's more to talk about with a build than a running reef lol. If you want boring corals and fish I have another less popular thread haha.

Looks amazing Brett! If I had a need for an office, I'd be very jealous of the view you will have from yours. Good luck with the filling... should be soon, eh?

Yeah I'm working out of my bedroom now in true ghetto style. My office will no longer be down here... mounting a tv on the wall across from the couch and doing a movie room area over there. Gotta find me some nice posters lol.

[kien]

Hey did you know that I placed 404th in the Calgary Marathon this past spring?

P.S. Looking good and getting exciting! That is a whole lotta NaCl yo!

[Parker]

Gotta find me some nice posters lol.

Movie posters.com, decent prices and if you wait for a sale at Michael's you can get frames buy one get the second for a penny.

[kien]

Woohoo! Way to go !! Another stellar rip! Nice one!

[kien]

oh thanks. I'm working through a bit of back pain still. Trying to take it easy. You are going to pwn the month with your pace tho bro. Keep it up!

[kien]

w00t! 5000 PB&J !! Congrats !!eleven!!!

[Hustler]

Amazing build :) It looks perfect

[lastlight]

I'm looking forward to transferring all of my valonia over to really add that finishing touch ;)

[Aquattro]

Woohoo! Way to go !! Another stellar rip! Nice one!

Seriously. What's going on? So bizarre...

[kien]

Hey, so yesterday on my daily nooner I burned 404 calories!

[riceboy]

Hey, so yesterday on my daily nooner I burned 404 calories!

lol note to self don't let kien use bathroom around noon

[lastlight]

lol note to self don't let kien us bathroom around noon

Haha. Everyone would be wise to heed this advice.

[lastlight]

Picked up a few buckets of live rock tonight (thanks Andrew!). Time to let it percolate. This was a great chance to leak test half my sump I guess... until this morning I hadn't done so lol. I'm hoping the other side performs as well!

I've decided to compromise and do some dead rock as well since I landed a large quantity of live rock which should help settle the dead stuff. I'll see if I can snap any pictures through the front window of my mystery rock guy's place when I go pillage his secret surplus.

:pop2:

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/rock1.jpg

[lastlight]

My new pet arrived today! I want to thank Concept Aquatics for hooking me up with this big piece of sexy. It's the Deltec TC 2560. I'll review it once it's under a load... the new twin chamber design (hidden behind the bubbles) looks interesting.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/2560.jpg

I had to makeshift a valved end to cap the feed and toss a riser on the output so it didn't leak all over the place. I still made a nice mess before she was water-tight lol.

This is just a vinegar cleaning but the bubbles are tiny as FRAG. Can't wait to plumb this into my rock. My sump is going to be a self-contained (and over-skimmed) system for the next month or so.

Here's all the rock I ended up sourcing (about 250lbs no room for even one more piece in here).

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/rock2.jpg

[Delphinus]

Bazinga!

[jorjef]

There's not even water in the tank yet and my envy level is maxed out!! Looks great!

[globaldesigns]

Is that your son? Why isn't he wearing a child size fishbrains T?

Can't wait to see your tank in operation. Looking good so far.

[asylumdown]

that's brilliant. I'm really interested in the Deltec SC2560, I'm really interested in how the TC works out for you

[Hustler]

I love that it looks like a doctors office back there.... And that skimmer..... wow.... Ive been following closely :)

[lastlight]

Thanks guys =)

I love that it looks like a doctors office back there.... And that skimmer..... wow.... Ive been following closely :)

I think it's more hospitalish if that's a word. Put all the vinyl baseboards in tonight to complete that look lol.

First a shot of the canopy with the new doors on. These were painful to do since I had to scribe the profile of my hinges into both the canopy and the doors to achieve a flush-mount door and avoid seeing a hinge on the face of my doors. I then used wood-filler over the door side of the hinges and painted them up. My drop ceiling will cover the upper part of the hinges.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/doors1.jpg

Had to mount 2x4s to the door panels to straighten them out. The added weight causes the doors to hang slightly ajar which will actually be nice so they don't magnet shut until I want them to.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/doors2.jpg

Here are the push/release magnets that will allow the doors to shut flush:

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/doors3.jpg

I measured the door cuts carefully to maintain the scribe-spacing. I will be installing an inner trim to the canopy frame behind the doors to block light from escaping.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/doors4.jpg

My blue mixing drum is currently upstairs next to my fridge to hold all my ro/di water for the current tank. The room on the opposite side of my basement is so full of junk I can't even walk more than 2 feet into it. I can access the two other stacked water drums on the other side of my laundry tub from that room and plumbing all that into the fish room has to wait until I clean and reno that side.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/doors5.jpg

My dry goods shelf and the dosing shelf. My profilux doser will sit on top. Space is tight in the room and I need some flat working space near my sink so I'll be installing a sheet of plywood that can flip up when not in use soon.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/doors6.jpg

Plumbing is nearly done. I need to grab some 3/4" pipe to install the 3 gate valves that will run my media reactors. There's also a line that feeds into where the rock is (my reservoir I'll empty for water changes) and a valved line off the drain that will feed my skimmer. You'll notice metal gear clamps on the rubber sleeve I used to mount to the silly adapter that come with all the laguna pumps. These won't be submerged as the water on that side of my sump will be quite shallow. If anyone knows where I can get plastic clamps though please let me know!

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/doors7.jpg

Looking down the back corridor again:

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/doors8.jpg

Very simple returns! I have some sch 80 elbows to add on but I have no idea where my water level will be so those will go on once the tank is filled. They'll probably not be glued so I can aim or modify them if needed down the road.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/doors9.jpg

[jorjef]

Okay I could be off the 404 bandwagon. This last group of pictures has brought to light a very serious issue that could bring into question the sanity of this whole build. How can a person feel at ease with all the designing and constuction of the tank and wonder if it will come to be knowing now, and don't try to hide it the proof is right there under your sink.... you drink PEPSI !!

[lastlight]

People that know me well understand that diet pepsi and myself are two peas in a pod. Go back through my builds the evidence is compelling ;) my mini fridge will likely go where that case is. Half for pepsi and half for frozen food lol. Although... So far that cold floor is doing one hell of a job!

[jorjef]

Accepting you have a problem is the first step to recovery, be strong diet Coke will be waiting for you.

[BlueTang<3]

Why the Deltec Over A Bubble King ?? :twised:

[lastlight]

I was originally looking into the skimz 302. All sorts of issues getting it here as it had never been imported by aquadigital and there were signs that maybe that particular model was not confidence-worthy in the end.

So I wanted a vertex alpha cone 300. No hard set date for those as they weren't even being produced at the factory when I inquired and after waiting a while I decided I'd had enough of that.

I had the option of getting a sm250 sooner but again no real idea there either of when. I also mentally didnt want to drop that coin for a skimmer I've already owned and lost my shirt on.

after doing some reading I liked what I saw in the new deltec line. Even more efficient than the red dragons and from what I read the bubbles and output were the same as the bk line.

Now I've got it and it's game on

[mseepman]

Brett, you're doing an amazing job with this build. I'm so looking forward to seeing water in there.

[kien]

Nice run yesterday, glad to see you back! Hope you're feeling better. xoxoxox

[Zoaelite]

I should be paying attention in physics but your build is far too bad arse! Any idea on how you will prop the doors open while working on the tank?

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[globaldesigns]

All I can say is seeing tank builds like yours, seeing Tony's in person on many occasions, and others makes me want to sell the house, buy another and build the Tank Room of my dreams.

Great Work Brett! You are going to love the overall look, cleanliness and functionality of everything.

[StirCrazy]

ok I just read this for the first time. nice build, not enough room behind the tank for my fat a$$ but nice all the same :mrgreen:

are you planning on building a platform behing there? that would allow you to run plumbing along the floor if you had to while protecting it with the walkway above. this would eliminate the need for a ladder to work on it.

Steve

[lastlight]

Any idea on how you will prop the doors open while working on the tank?

Thanks man! I bought some eye-hooks that will mount to the bottom of the 2x4s that straighten the doors out. I have a hook latch thingy that pairs up with each that will screw into the bottom of the joists. Just flip the door up at 90 degrees and latch in place. These latches will stick thru the drop ceiling later too.

All I can say is seeing tank builds like yours, seeing Tony's in person on many occasions, and others makes me want to sell the house, buy another and build the Tank Room of my dreams.

Great Work Brett! You are going to love the overall look, cleanliness and functionality of everything.

Thanks man. It's a tiny house but now that I have all my stuff in place I'm really happy with how I used the space. I have no doubt that the ease of access is going to result in better husbandry. I hope that reflects in my coral but who knows...

are you planning on building a platform behing there? that would allow you to run plumbing along the floor if you had to while protecting it with the walkway above. this would eliminate the need for a ladder to work on it.

Thanks Steve. I actually describe a moveable platform near the beginning of the build. I haven't decided what that will look like yet but the ladder is temporary to allow me access into the tank for now (and because I had no room to store it anywhere else at times during the reno!). I can't wait to get it out of there! I have no need for additional plumbing. The walkway will give me access to the tank from behind and making the platform moveable will allow me access to underneath the stand. That's all storage for my salt and other larger dry goods. I'll be buying some larger buckets of chemicals too... TONS of storage under there.

[spawn]

Looks very good, nice work on the whole setup.

[fishytime]

it is indeed looking really sweet mang......I cant remember whether or not I asked you this at the shop before or not.....were you building a "catwalk" over the sump?.....or were you planning on access for working on the tank through the front?

[lastlight]

Thx guys.

Doug there is complete access from the back of course and then there are 2 doors in the front and one door on the end opposite the sump. I don't really think of the sump side as having access but I can sorta lean diagonally from front or back I guess and get to it...

[NastayNatron]

Just read your whole thread. Amazing job so far! This is going to be my next tank size for sure! Loving it :lol:

[Skimmerking]

Brett amazing job man , on the other note How is the misses doing.

[lastlight]

Thanks mike she's doing awesome. Her biggest complaint these days is my build is taking too long. Tank transfer means she gets her sectional couch and Xmas tree with the new space. She always asks me what else I need for the tank. True love I tell ya ;)

[fishytime]

and she is even trying to help you stuff the small tank a little more full.....btw, I was looking at a couple stock lists today, after you left and swallowtail angels were on it:twised:

[The Grizz]

she's doing awesome. She always asks me what else I need for the tank. True love I tell ya ;)
:bananahuge:

Sound to me like a hidden agenda to me :lol:

Looks absolutely stunning Brett, great job all around.

[Coleus]

looking awesome Brett, you have to give me a tour of your tank someday :-)

[lastlight]

Thanks guys =)

Doug how much for a swallowtail pair out of curiosity?

You're all welcome for a visit anytime once I have stuff transferred and assuming I don't kill my stuff in the process lol.

I have the sump full now and the skimmer is breaking in on the rock. Time to play the waiting game!

[Delphinus]

What kind of swallowtail has caught your interest?

Haha getting close eh? This is the worst time, knowing it's all technically there but you have to fill it and wait for cycles and what not..

[globaldesigns]

I would really love to see the setup, maybe have a small gathering sometime?

[lastlight]

These guys Tony:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+18+341&pcatid=341

Same as the pair you have right?

[Delphinus]

Ooh nice, I love the colouration of the females the way it transitions.

Mine are actually Bellus angels (these guys: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+18+2923&pcatid=2923 )

[lastlight]

Oh yeah... I love both types actually yours are sweet. These aren't even a 'with caution' sort of addition right? Should be a safe add?

[Delphinus]

I think they're considered reef safe 100%. I've had no issues with mine (other than their own bickering amongst themselves).

[lastlight]

Well the skimmer has been breaking in for 3 days now on my curing rock. So far so good!

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/nog.jpg

[kien]

blah blah blah blah *something about a skimmer* blah blah blah

Holy WOW! Super AWESOME great run today brocachomango! Keep it up!

[Aquattro]

Holy WOW! Super AWESOME great run today brocachomango! Keep it up!

Now he's just showing off :)

[Parker]

.:thumb:

[lastlight]

Tank is almost half full =)

[Hustler]

Im watching this like a hawk :) Best of luck to you its going to be KilleR.


Tank is almost half full =)

[lastlight]

Only thing killing me so far is the evaporation! The drier I keep the room the more it evaporates! I plan to cover as much of the sump as possible... just not sure with what yet.

[Hustler]

I was wishing i could cover my tank and leave my sump open but the light issue killed that.... Im cutting acrylic in sections for mine and getting tank trim to put all around and silicone but the majority is all the square footage up top....It sucks...I know

[globaldesigns]

Any new pics?

[lastlight]

Wife's makin me clean the house (I'm hiding in my room for a few min) but I'll snap a few more soon but nothing exciting for anyone but me. For me... this much ro/di is like pure romance!

[lastlight]

Got my dj strips installed last night. Will toss the one from my current tank in there as well if needed. My rule of thumb is 'if you can do it with a 2x4... DO IT' LOL.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/power.jpg

And the tank is about half full! The tank is currently surrounded by all the junk from the other side of the basement as I tape and mud over there.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/filling.jpg

[Madreefer]

Looks cool Spidey.

[DCDN]

So close. Looks great

[mseepman]

So looking forward to watching this one going fully.

[The Grizz]

Yes we have water in that beast finally. :twised:

[lastlight]

I was playing around with a 6105 in there you can see it at the back under the overflow box. Wow when they say good up to 19mm with the magnets they are half kidding! The grip is frighteningly loose... without the kickback from the pump I doubt it'd stay put! I'm going to anchor the cords much like the vortechs just in case I have some slippage.

Skimmer cup was emptied a day ago and it's half full again. I was excited to see it lighten actually hoping my rock was done dropping a deuce but it's darkening once again darn it.

[Lance]

Holy crap! I go away for a few weeks and miss everything. Making good process there Brett. Things are looking stellar. Won't be long now before it's full of fish and corals. Probably already asked: but are you keeping the 97g running after MR. Big is up-and-running?

[lastlight]

Thx Lance. Wife is prodding me to transfer ASAP since she wants an xmas tree where the tank is lol. Was no room last year.

I dumped two buckets of salt into the display an hour ago ;)

[christyf5]

Woohoo! We have salty water!! :mrgreen:

[lastlight]

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/moon1.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/moon2.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/moon3.jpg

[Leah]

:dance: Woohoo! Saltwater and rock. Congrats on getting her going, how many buckets of salt did you use?

[fishoholic]

The rock scape seems a bit lacking.....:razz: But yay for salty water :cheer2:

[lastlight]

Lol rock scape...

I dumped all the rock in one spot because I have junk in the way everywhere else and my step-stool is too wide to unfold behind the tank :twised: I'll have to find a narrower one or build that sliding bench thing I had planned on. My bet at this point is a narrower stool I'm getting lazy!

Just wanted to lay it out and get lots of flow on it. This weekend's not looking good but I hope to do the scape the following weekend.

As for salt I think I used around 2.75 buckets. My kids were doing salt shots too I sorta lost track near the end!

[fishoholic]

Lol rock scape

I figured you'd get a laugh from that. I assumed you had just dumped the rock in.

[lastlight]

Well now I'm leaving it! See how you like them rocks :biggrin:

I'm wondering if most people climb into the water when scaping a filled tank of this size?

[Delphinus]

I only ever climbed in to clean mine of the all the construction dust. For aquascaping though I did don a mask and snorkel at times. :lol: I staged most of my rock on the floor first, and that had its pluses and minuses. (As you probably remember, so I guess I don't have to tell that story over again...)

[Parker]

I've never been inside mine, but mine's smaller and I'm fat.

[lastlight]

Plus you have a tendancy to break your tanks without climbing inside them :lol:

[Coralgurl]

Looking great so far!!!

[Lance]

Plus you have a tendancy to break your tanks without climbing inside them :lol:


:lol:

[Oxymoron]

Sweet man:) This things going to be wicked!
What's your plans for aquascaping?
Are you using acrylic rods? putty? glue? Or just stacking?

[The Grizz]

SWEET!!!! Full of water, salt and some rock. Not much longer and there will be fishes and coral, nice job bud. Can't wait to see what you do for rock work, make sure you ask the misses to take some pic from the front as you do it, I want to see you with a snorkel & mask on. :twised:

[Parker]

Plus you have a tendancy to break your tanks without climbing inside them :lol:
Ouch, you sure know how to cut a guy deep!

[lastlight]

Thanks guys =)

Are you using acrylic rods? putty? glue? Or just stacking?

I've got my super long black zip-ties ready to go and I'm sure I'll use some epoxy here and there too. Nothing fancy I'm keeping it simple piles I think. Sloping piles rather than towers so the corals mounted lower down are not shaded when the top ones grow (as badly)!

SWEET!!!! Full of water, salt and some rock. Not much longer and there will be fishes and coral, nice job bud. Can't wait to see what you do for rock work, make sure you ask the misses to take some pic from the front as you do it, I want to see you with a snorkel & mask on. :twised:

Nobody wants or gets to see that lol. I think I'm going to lay a sheet of plywood across the tank to scape my piles on. I'll stand in there and work at my temporary bench.

Ouch, you sure know how to cut a guy deep!

Things like that add character to a build =) I dropped a sump on myself...sorta the same lol.

[Parker]

I was waiting for you to bring up the fact I sliced my hand open with an exacto knife ( cut me deep ) after I broke my tank.

[Leah]

SWEET!!!! Full of water, salt and some rock. Not much longer and there will be fishes and coral, nice job bud. Can't wait to see what you do for rock work, make sure you ask the misses to take some pic from the front as you do it, I want to see you with a snorkel & mask on. :twised:

He really wants to see you in a speedo.....mask and snorkel huh! yeah right! :wink:

[globaldesigns]

He really wants to see you in a speedo.....mask and snorkel huh! yeah right! :wink:

NO!!!! It's the chaps he really wants him in! :lol:

[kien]

oh.. so that's where all my rock went..

[The Grizz]

He really wants to see you in a speedo.....mask and snorkel huh! yeah right! :wink:

NO!!!! It's the chaps he really wants him in! :lol:

How about a speedo with chaps :surprise:

[Leah]

How about a speedo with chaps :surprise:

:lol:

[Hustler]

I bought a bench/step ladder just for the tank that folds up well but it dosent hurt to have some reach to go with it.... like that scene from duece bigalow..... it still tends to get a bit nipply when im in there

[kien]

Hey, so today I emailed a photo to a friend and the picture was 404KB!

[lastlight]

After sitting in the tank on a salt bucket and freezing my @$$ off the scape is done! Sand and a test frag as well (had PE almost right away so that's a good sign).

Only have a 2 year old+ phoenix over the tank for kicks till the rest of my gear arrives. Made taking shots tough so I had to turn on the fugly florescents. Room's still FULL of junk too so picture-taking room's at a premium :twised:

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape1.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape2.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape3.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape4.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape5.jpg

[BlueTang<3]

Wow this came together fast it seems on my end, not so much for u I imagine. Looking forward to seeing your green digi grow out. :lol:

[fishoholic]

Yay rock :biggrin:

[Delphinus]

Great job on the islands!

[The Grizz]

Love the minimal rock scape ider, nice job Brettaroni :biggrin:

[Lance]

Love the minimal rock scape ider, nice job Brettaroni :biggrin:


+1 Gonna look terrific with some large SPS colonies and fishes swimming around those islands.

[spawn]

Scaping looks sweet, & it's good to see it with light above it. Even though it's just one, it gives reason to believe when the tank is all properly lit up that having a white tank room won't be so bad. I'm kinda considering repainting the inside of mine blue, because I worry about the aesthetics of a white backdrop.

[lastlight]

Thx!

I'll still be adding some standalone rocks to build things outward a bit on the sand in a few spots. I have to wait to incorporate all the rocks covered in coral first. I may refrag some stuff too I won't have a clue I don't think until I'm doing it. Nervous!

[fishytime]

Its alive!!!!!.......alive!!!!!

[lastlight]

Scaping looks sweet, & it's good to see it with light above it. Even though it's just one, it gives reason to believe when the tank is all properly lit up that having a white tank room won't be so bad. I'm kinda considering repainting the inside of mine blue, because I worry about the aesthetics of a white backdrop.

Just a note that the first shot had only the phoenix on. The rest of the shots had the fishroom lit. You can see in the first pic you get almost the same effect as a black bg (which always seems to give me more of a dark grey look when a tank is lit. With the wall being far enough back it actually has that dark greyish look to it but that might change when all the lights are on (with decent reflectors I might add). The backdrop might appear as a slightly lighter gray? My lights are also going to be closer to the front of the tank to help keep the back looking darker.

I was considering some magnet mounts for some sheets of black corrugated plastic for removal. I want to be able to magfloat the back of this tank with ease. I might even leave it totally open. It seems a lot of things with this build are solve as you get there :lol:

[lastlight]

Its alive!!!!!.......alive!!!!!

So is my luck!

Before I added salt (and knowing reef crystals is low for Mg) I just grabbed my container of MG and dumped it all in! Was maybe 3/4 of a gallon? I knew I'd need at least that much. Anyways did my tests tonight:

Ca - 450 (Can't help it RC is high for Ca)
Alk - 9
Mg - 1400 (on the nose!)

So I thought why not toss a frag in. It's showtime!

[lastlight]

Ok maybe I am on drugs it's not grey at all. On my screen this is exactly what she looks like (I slapped some rails together so I could rotate the fixture and power on BOTH crappy old phoenix bulbs). I'm doubtful I'll put anything behind the tank I really like it. I will need to tidy my cables of course to run along my bracing...

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape6.jpg

[spawn]

looks blue over here. Looks good. Thx.

[Lance]

I like it without a background.

[lastlight]

I like it without a background.

Well there ya have it. Now I literally can't use a background. Thanks for making that easy bro =)

On another note I really wish photos gave a better sense of scale. The large pile/pillar is massive/menacing but you don't get that vibe staring at the pic.

[fishytime]

except now you have to keep the back glass clean:razz:

[lastlight]

except now you have to keep the back glass clean:razz:

I tried my best on the current tank but without magnet access it's so tough. I'm certainly dedicated enough to do it... I wasn't dedicated enough to kent-scrape it to the same level tho. My tank right now is solid coraline!

[Leah]

What a horrible job you did on the aquascaping there Brett. Thought with all your experience with it...tank would be stellar. :razz:

Oh crap! Haven't had enough coffee yet. He!he! Note to self coffee first... then Canreef.

*Edit* Okay I am just very dang jealous :mrgreen: ...Tank is STELLAR!!! :biggrin: Love the aquascaping.... can't wait to see it full.

By the way If you are having second thoughts about all that water flooding your basement and all that damage it could potentially cause...I would be happy to help you out by taking the tank off your hands. :wink:

[BlueTang<3]

What a horrible job you did on the aquascaping there Brett. Thought with all your experience with it...tank would be stellar. :razz:

Oh crap! Haven't had enough coffee yet. He!he! Note to self coffee first... then Canreef.



But do you have any seahorses for your tank.

[Delphinus]

I think the only way that tank is coming out of that basement is by first taking the house off the foundations and then lifting the tank out that way!!!

[lastlight]

Was mounting corals till 4am and 6 hours later I'm in line to see Santa at the mall... And you guys are still funny lol ;)

[Madreefer]

What'd you ask for?

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/gulflube/badsantapic.jpg

[lastlight]

Pink elephant! My wife and I were just commenting how these Santa things remind us of that movie lol. Santa is sober at chinook so far. Hurry!

[Leah]

What'd you ask for?

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/gulflube/badsantapic.jpg

Lol! Good one. I asked to sit on santa's lap, seahorses....oh and of course more coffee... obviously. :wink:

[Leah]

Brett, get your but off of Santa's lap! Get home and post pictures of the tank.... and none of you sitting on him either...please and thanks.

[lastlight]

Ok the kid in front of us had his crappy diaper leak on santa. They're cleaning the Kringle up for us haha.

[jorjef]

And santa starts on the vodka after leaking little johnny

[lastlight]

Here's an iphone video with almost all the livestock transferred. I say almost because I spent some crazy hours detailing every rock to leave my old tank and picked off valonia, screwered the crap outta aiptasia and snapped, chopped and scraped the sps I didn't want in the new tank (mostly m. confusa and a small army of green digi). There is currently not a single bit of valonia in here I'm enjoying how that looks for at least a day I hope lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7sjpgNtVEc

I tried out youtube's stabilization filter but it's made things even more choppy and spastic sorry about that!

If you watch the whole thing you'll see I've abandoned drawer slides finally in favour of a pvc light rack. It allows me to slide each light individually front-to-back and side-to-side. Lovin' it!

Still to do:

- cleanup wiring
- install dusk/dawn t5s, auto top off, doser, and new gfo/carbon reactors
- sort out access and use of the 3 water barrels

[Delphinus]

Looking fantastic! All that was in that old tank? Hahaha you're pretty much full!

[lastlight]

Looking fantastic! All that was in that old tank? Hahaha you're pretty much full!

I know! I have zero clue how it all did fit in the old one lol. The tank is indeed full... the important thing though is that everything has room to grow! I have lots of LPS/zoa space but don't see many new sps frags in my future. I nearly mounted my hollywood stunner onto the wall again but chose to dedicate a very large area at the end to it. That decision didn't help any :biggrin:

[Skimmerking]

brett that tanks looks amazing man, and you have no braces do you just euro brace/ what thickness is the glass

[Zoaelite]

Time to mail order some brides for your Squareback :lol:, lookin amazing Brett!

[Coralgurl]

Wow, you've done a great job! Looks amazing!

[The Grizz]

Looks GREAT Brett, very well done indeed. Glad to see the 404 with livestock finally & very inventive light hanger, super cool.

Now get to work cleaning the rest of that mess up :twised:

BTW nice cheezie tune on the vid :lol:

[lastlight]

Thanks guys.

Mike the tank and eurobracing is 3/4" glass. The euros are 5" wide I think and the inner bracing around the bottom of the tank is strips of 1/2" thick glass I believe.

[lastlight]

Looks GREAT Brett, very well done indeed. Glad to see the 404 with livestock finally & very inventive light hanger, super cool.

Now get to work cleaning the rest of that mess up :twised:

BTW nice cheezie tune on the vid :lol:

I can't remember who I saw on canreef use a pvc slider like that but I'm just a copycat =) I added an extra degree of freedom I guess. Was going to have an inner and outer sleeve for the verticals and use a peg system to set height as well but got lazy.

As for the 'cheezie tune' watch yourself them's fightin' words!

[riceboy]

Dude that tank looks sick, can't believe you've already pulled that much gunk out of your tank already

[DCDN]

Looks fantastic

[Snappy]

f you watch the whole thing you'll see I've abandoned drawer slides finally in favour of a pvc light rack. It allows me to slide each light individually front-to-back and side-to-side. Lovin' it!

Brett things look great, nice job! I love that PVC rig for the lighting.
What a cool idea!
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/applausemd3-2.gif

[Parker]

Looks great Brett.

I'm jealous of that water clarity!

[lastlight]

Thanks again!

Robb I don't even have the ROX running yet and the watchman goby is making sure he finds all the fines still left in the sand after rinising lol. It is pretty clear already tho...

On another note... sure is a nice feeling to finally turn my kole loose in some decent space. He never seemed unhappy before but the way he glides now (and the squareback too) is awesome. Nobody covers ground faster than my melanarus... he's on speed in this tank!

[fishoholic]

It's alive! :mrgreen:

Looks great! You need more fish :wink:

[Myka]

Looks good! I love watching fish swim around in big tanks...that's something you just can't accomplish in small tanks no matter what. The light rack is brilliant...I'm going to steal that idea sometime when I can apply it. :D

[Lance]

Lookin' mighty fine Brett! I love that light rack idea.
Now grow corals grow!

[lastlight]

Both of my arms have red patches that feel like someone stabbed me with a lit cigarette. They're raised and look to be pus-filled (how's that for a visual?) I was feeling a burny itching while I was detailing all of my old rock. Some of this work involved scraping some palys and zoas off a rock I wanted them off of :neutral:

[Lance]

Uh oh! Keep a close eye on that. I've never experienced it but heard some nasty stories.

[Rice Reef]

Really like the rock scaping! How did you manage to get the pieces to hold?

After sitting in the tank on a salt bucket and freezing my @$$ off the scape is done! Sand and a test frag as well (had PE almost right away so that's a good sign).

Only have a 2 year old+ phoenix over the tank for kicks till the rest of my gear arrives. Made taking shots tough so I had to turn on the fugly florescents. Room's still FULL of junk too so picture-taking room's at a premium :twised:

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape1.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape2.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape3.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape4.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scape5.jpg

[asylumdown]

Here's an iphone video with almost all the livestock transferred.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7sjpgNtVEc

If you watch the whole thing you'll see I've abandoned drawer slides finally in favour of a pvc light rack. It allows me to slide each light individually front-to-back and side-to-side. Lovin' it!



Dude. That's genius. That's exactly what I was looking for. Consider that idea stolen. Well, borrowed with credit anyway.

[Lance]

How are the arms today?

[lastlight]

How are the arms today?

My spots are more itchy than painful. They look redder but only because the areas around them seem to have calmed down. My right arm has more and they're larger. It was in the water longer. What baffles me is these are point-source looking things almost like I got bit. I don't recall the rocks touching my arms directly so why are my arms simply red all over? Strange.

[STANKYfish]

Wow very nice!! There is nothing more beautiful than a BIG reef tank. Well done, your hard work shows in your tank and on your body :biggrin:

[fishoholic]

That's strange about your arms I hope they heal and feel better soon.

Note to self: buy reef gloves to wear when moving Doug's rock to his new tank.

[globaldesigns]

I hate you, absolutely despise you!!!! Well not really, but I sure get frustrated seeing such a beautiful tank, when mine doesn't even compare. Well done, maybe one day some of us can see this masterpiece in person?

[reefwars]

whens the grand opening to the public and how much is admission ???? do i smell xmas frag swap at bretts this year hehehe;)

[lastlight]

Haha funny! It's just big... looks like a fruit stand of frags again but if you guys wanna come see it by all means do it! Why don't we organize a calgary tank tour or something? Up close and in person you'll maybe feel a lot better as really it's nothing to write home about! Hopefully in a year it's gonna be looking like a reef again =)

[Dez]

Brett, looks awesome dude! Are those plastic zip ties holding your lights on? Are you worried they might get brittle over time?

[lastlight]

Brett, looks awesome dude! Are those plastic zip ties holding your lights on? Are you worried they might get brittle over time?

The same zip ties are holding those massive 30lb boulders together for my largest tower so here's hoping they're built to last haha. The rockwork eventually fuses together courtesy of the sps (I learned this dismantling my 97) but yeah I may need to use some threaded bolts for the lights later good call.

[fishytime]

tre bon!.....video was cool.....song was......um......an interesting choice:biggrin:.......I was kinda wondering about the zipties too....tho I was thinking more that the heat from the light my melt right through them....

[Myka]

I for one enjoyed the music.

[lastlight]

tho I was thinking more that the heat from the light my melt right through them....

The plate that they mount to does not get hot I already checked into that. If they're going to fail it'd be from pure old age (they're uv resistant too).

I for one enjoyed the music.

Well of course you did you've got taste =)

[Parker]

Thanks again!

Robb I don't even have the ROX running yet and the watchman goby is making sure he finds all the fines still left in the sand after rinising lol. It is pretty clear already tho...

On another note... sure is a nice feeling to finally turn my kole loose in some decent space. He never seemed unhappy before but the way he glides now (and the squareback too) is awesome. Nobody covers ground faster than my melanarus... he's on speed in this tank!

Are you running filter socks? I was thinking of adding them, but I'm kinda lazy and the need to be changed frequently. :neutral:

[fishytime]

I for one enjoyed the music.

Well of course you did you've got taste =)

that explains.....a LOT:razz:

[Delphinus]

Don't be dissing the New Order now ... :p Geeez man it's like you didn't even grow up in the 80's.

[fishytime]

Don't be dissing the New Order now ... :p Geeez man it's like you didn't even grow up in the 80's.

sorry guys......in the 80's I was all about Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Metallica:twised:.....I know, this probably explains a LOT

[The Grizz]

sorry guys......in the 80's I was all about Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Metallica:twised:.....I know, this probably explains a LOT

HELL I am still all about the above and now also Metallica. Megadeth and Black Label Soc. :rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon:

:rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon:

Edit: typo fixed :razz:

[reefwars]

HELL I am still all about the above and now also Metallica. Megadeath and Black Label Soc. :rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon:

:rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon:



not trying to talk back to the old fellas but isnt it megadeth??? haha has anyone heard their new album ?? f ing solid!!!! ;)

metallica btw is for ballerinas....megadeth is the **** your parents go to church and pray against hehehe;)


fwiw...."reefwars" was born from holywars;)

i grew up playing all daves albums on guitar and still rip out the odd tune here and there;)

[lastlight]

if we're talking justice, puppets and the black album i totally love metallica too don't you worry about it Doug! My tastes are varied (and Tony is cool).

I can't stand Mustaine's voice he sounds like such a little bitch I'm sorry lol.

Are you running filter socks? I was thinking of adding them, but I'm kinda lazy and the need to be changed frequently. :neutral:

Yeah I had been running a very fine sock up until today. I had to rinse it several times a day it was so fine. I'm now using a more forgiving sock so the water isn't splashing down from the sock tray when I wake up. I was vacuuming my sump into the fine sock and will continue to do this with that sock in hand as part of my maintenance. Even though there's plenty of flow through the sump it's a fairly wide tank and stuff settles out in there which makes sucking it out easy as hell.

[Hustler]

I just made the wife watch that vid.....twice.... (muted tho)
That is a pro set up if i ever seen one.... WoW
This gives me alot of hope for my next build.... the one im working on now is in the middle of a room and thats that.... the room behind the tank is the best part of the system ive ever seen.... with its own sink no less.... Speachless bro
Hope i get to see it one day :)

[lastlight]

I just made the wife watch that vid.....twice.... (muted tho)
That is a pro set up if i ever seen one.... WoW
This gives me alot of hope for my next build.... the one im working on now is in the middle of a room and thats that.... the room behind the tank is the best part of the system ive ever seen.... with its own sink no less.... Speachless bro
Hope i get to see it one day :)

Thanks man =) You're welcome anytime but I'll force you to listen to that song haha.

[reefwars]

[quote=lastlight;655101]

I can't stand Mustaine's voice he sounds like such a little bitch I'm sorry lol.



quote]


ouch brett that hurts man lol you know he wrote the best stuff metallica ever played right?? and provided metallica with their famous spider chords they use in just about all their songs........;)

[lastlight]

ouch brett that hurts man lol you know he wrote the best stuff metallica ever played right?? and provided metallica with their famous spider chords they use in just about all their songs........;)

I guess if he stuck to writing and wearing trendy 'spider cords' i wouldn't need to complain about him sounding like a little bitch huh? :lol:

[reefwars]

I guess if he stuck to writing and wearing trendy 'spider cords' i wouldn't need to complain about him sounding like a little bitch huh? :lol:


haha ill give ya that he says himself that he cant sing lol :)

[Hustler]

Im really sheltered music wise.... I still have my bros LPs all rock and metal...
that song reminded me of goodbye horses but not with buffalo bill... when jay danced to it LOL to each there own for sure :)
Comes with the trades i guess

[Delphinus]

HELL I am still all about the above and now also Nikelback. Saline Dion and Rick Ghastly. :rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon:

:rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon::rockon:

Edit: typo fixed :razz:

Man I totally wouldn't have guessed that about your musical tastes. You sir are an enigma!

[lastlight]

On a semi-random note I recall at one point as a kid thinking Malmsteen's 'Odyssey' was the baddest **** EVAR.

[The Grizz]

Man I totally wouldn't have guessed that about your musical tastes. You sir are an enigma!

At least I don't have Justin Bieber as a ring tone, desktop & screen savers :razz:

[globaldesigns]

At least I don't have Justin Bieber as a ring tone, desktop & screen savers :razz:

Oh come on, don't bash the boy. You wanna be him, we all do... K, maybe not! But I will take his dough.

[mseepman]

Oh come on, don't bash the boy. You wanna be him, we all do... K, maybe not! But I will take his dough.

If I was a few years younger...Selena Gomez on my arm wouldn't hurt either! :mrgreen:

[evaneatspie555]

If I was a few years younger...Selena Gomez on my arm wouldn't hurt either! :mrgreen:
thats what im saying :) but i dont have to be any younger

[Leah]

If I was a few years younger...Selena Gomez on my arm wouldn't hurt either! :mrgreen:

Maybe she watches Sister Wives and likes it...just saying. :biggrin:

[Parker]

Maybe she watches Sister Wives and likes it...just saying. :biggrin:


That guy has to be crazy.. I mean what man wouldn't want more than one woman naggin him to cut the lawn at four different houses! Two ears and four wives, something doesn't add up there..

[Leah]

That guy has to be crazy.. I mean what man wouldn't want more than one woman naggin him to cut the lawn at four different houses! Two ears and four wives, something doesn't add up there..

Smart really... as that is probably when he leaves and goes to the other wives houses. :biggrin:

[lastlight]

Lol wtf happened in here?

[fishytime]

Lol wtf happened in here?

what?......you didnt get the memo?.......your tank journal thread is the new cool kid hang-out:mrgreen:

[Leah]

what?......you didnt get the memo?.......your tank journal thread is the new cool kid hang-out:mrgreen:

Yup, can't play in Doug's thread anymore or we will have to deal with Laurie. :wink:

[Leah]

Besides you should know by now that we can't focus on anything for more than 2 minutes.

[lastlight]

Yup, can't play in Doug's thread anymore or we will have to deal with Laurie. :wink:

Speaking of that thread... Doug are you retiring your bandwidth hogging giant of a thread or renaming it?

[fishytime]

Speaking of that thread... Doug are you retiring your bandwidth hogging giant of a thread or renaming it?

Im not sure mang......Ive been waffling back and forth on whether to start a new thread or just blend the new tank in and change the title.....I will admit, I do kinda like having a tank journal thread with almost 2000 replies:mrgreen:

[The Grizz]

Start a new one Dougster, then we can play around in the old one.

Sorry Brett my fault, I brought up that Bieber punk and all hell broke loose. But in my defense it was Tony's fault for for poking at me.:twised:

[lastlight]

Start a new one Dougster, then we can play around in the old one.

Sorry Brett my fault, I brought up that Bieber punk and all hell broke loose. But in my defense it was Tony's fault for for poking at me.:twised:

So can't you just chuck-norris arc-weld him telepathically or something?

[fishoholic]

what?......you didnt get the memo?.......your tank journal thread is the new cool kid hang-out:mrgreen:

I'd better post something then :mrgreen:

Yup, can't play in Doug's thread anymore or we will have to deal with Laurie. :wink:

Depends on how you play :twised: :lol:

[The Grizz]

So can't you just chuck-norris arc-weld him telepathically or something?

Possibably if I didn't have a massive migraine :sad:

[Parker]

Possibably if I didn't have a massive migraine :sad:

Don't recall Superman not saving the world because of a headache?

[reefwars]

i didnt know bears got headaches ;)

[Delphinus]

You need to stop listening to all that music at volume 11 ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbVKWCpNFhY

[The Grizz]

Don't recall Superman not saving the world because of a headache?

Superman did not have telepathic abilities

i didnt know bears got headaches ;)

This bear does ever since I was rear ended by some idiot doing 80kms / hr when I was only doing 20 Km's.

[The Grizz]

You need to stop listening to all that music at volume 11 ...

shop sterio goes to 50, usually have it about 30 :twised:

[lastlight]

I'd like to raise a practical question at this point: will we be doing stone henge again?

[The Grizz]

Huh :noidea:

[lastlight]

You kidding me Greg? It amazes me that you need this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlf5ucFanpY

Tsk Tsk =)

[reefwars]

^^^haha too funny:):)

[The Grizz]

OMG LMAOROTF, I'm IN :lol:

[Leah]

On a serious note, less then 2 minutes though of course, the tank looks AMAZING!!!! As I new it would. :biggrin:

No need to thank me for all my help. Just seeing it was all the thanks I needed.

[Stones]

Your build is coming along great man as expected. Can't wait to see your SPS start filling out now that you have all the livestock transferred over. I also love how clean and organized the fishroom looks.

That PVC light rail is a slick idea, despite being plagiarized apparently. Do you have the electrical cords plumbed through the PVC as I wasn't able to spot them in your video?

[lastlight]

Your build is coming along great man as expected. Can't wait to see your SPS start filling out now that you have all the livestock transferred over. I also love how clean and organized the fishroom looks.

That PVC light rail is a slick idea, despite being plagiarized apparently. Do you have the electrical cords plumbed through the PVC as I wasn't able to spot them in your video?

Thanks =) Lol I thought my video would show what a disaster the fishroom is currently. I got the doser hooked up yesterday and need to address that rat's nest of suspended wiring now. The wires for the lights rest on top of the back eurobrace and I'm going to anchor them to the 1.5" pvc return that's also resting on it. All the powerhead cords are there too. I might saw another piece of 1.5" in halg lengthwise to form a nice canal for the cords to sit in.

I'm excited to see what sme of these frags can do now. Most were not getting the light they needed and some are already showing a bit more colour.

[Parker]

Everyones enjoying their new home?

[lastlight]

Everyones enjoying their new home?

Everyone! And by that I mean fish, corals, aiptasia and algae =)

I've got better access to deal with the latter. Have been trying to epoxy-attack my free nems as I find them and wiggle loose new valonia and net it.

My only loss has been the elegance which was already going sideways in the 97. Had to yank it before it totally melted.

Here's a video showing my tailspot happy in one of his many perches. I dedicate this one to Greg =)

Video - Tailspot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE7rlznwkQY)

[fishytime]

:lol:....too funny.. what a pretty boy... BTW......undata seems to be suffering no ill effects from the fraging......so we are probably good to go on that double date anytime mang...

[Delphinus]

Cool little fish!

[lastlight]

For dusk/dawn I actually backlight the reef. Looks nicer in person you can see some of the colour pop a bit more. Using only a pair of 24" t5s for a falloff effect.

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/duskdawn.jpg

[Funky_Fish14]

Thats a great effect Brett! Sweet idea!

& Lol at Hagen 600

[BlueTang<3]

Brett is that imperial or us gallons I feel you got ripped off and maybe you should start a thread or send an email to the manufacturer and get that taken care of

[lastlight]

Brett is that imperial or us gallons I feel you got ripped off and maybe you should start a thread or send an email to the manufacturer and get that taken care of

Lol I'm not getting involved with that one.

[Myka]

Awesome effect on the backlighting!

[Parker]

Inside or outside dimensions?

[jorjef]

Wow the new "HAGEN 600" must be cool to be the first one on the block with that baby!!

[TheMikey]

Can you explain what you did/how with the backlighting? I like the effect and am just a tad curious about it.

[lastlight]

Can you explain what you did/how with the backlighting? I like the effect and am just a tad curious about it.

Honestly all I had kicking around was the pair of 24w T5 from my other tank =)

1 x kz superblue
1 x kz new gen

I mounted it to my pvc rack really high up and above the halides in the back of the tank so as to not interfere with the sliding of the lights. The cords didn't reach to connect to where the timers were and have the lights in the front like normal :lol: After I fired it up I liked it tho so it can stay lol.

[The Grizz]

I just got a chance to see & HEAR the tailspot vid, :rofl: how did you know that's was my theme song :biggrin: what fish was that doing laps around one of your power heads, that was priceless as well.

[lastlight]

Wanted to snap some pics for coral grow reference so here comes a bit of a photo dump! First a FTS now that I have the jackpost out... still not quite enough room to capture all 8 feet :twised:

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/fts900.jpg

To see it a little larger click here (http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/fts1600.jpg)

And now some bandwidth burnin:

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer1.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer2.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer3.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer4.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer5.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer6.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer7.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer8.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer9.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer10.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer11.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer12.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer13.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer14.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer15.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/transfer16.jpg

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[Snappy]

Very nice Brett!

[fishytime]

nice dump Brett.....with dumps like that, you will chewing as much bandwidth as my tank journal in no time:razz:......I like how the back-lighting looks too.....kinda like LED:biggrin:

[Dez]

NICE!!!!

[lastlight]

Thanks guys =) I'm pretty much just posting pics of your frags :lol:

I just got a chance to see & HEAR the tailspot vid, :rofl: how did you know that's was my theme song :biggrin: what fish was that doing laps around one of your power heads, that was priceless as well.

Haha I missed this while posting. I didn't notice the melanarus wrasse doing that until later I had a good laugh. My remaining chromis swims the tank in massive circles all day like a moron. If I clean the glass he swims right by the magnet... bumps into my hand if it's in his way too?!

[lastlight]

Thanks guys =) I'm pretty much just posting pics of your frags :lol:

I'm bored so thought I'd demonstrate (click the image to enlarge):

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[gregzz4]

Wow...
I have been following your build since November, and have read your whole thread. WOW.
Great job with your basement. Love what you did with, well, everything. I couldn't post comments about your progress 'cause I wasn't there. I saw your jack-posts go up for sale so I knew you had torn down your tank upstairs. Hope the missus is happy and you are ready, or almost ready, for :x-mas:

Your build is STELLAR.
I hope you keep it for a long time.
I am coming from FW and have been researching SW for many months...too bad for most of us that we can't build something as beautiful as yours.

BTW, I love your recent pics
I especially love the lighting of shots 4 and 15
Again...WOW

[fishoholic]

I'm bored so thought I'd demonstrate (click the image to enlarge):

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Couldn't sleep eh? That looks like that took a long time to do. Cool though

[fishytime]

:sad:......I dont have a cool little dot.......:sad:

[sphelps]

Dang this tank is going to be sweet!

[fooser]

Woah, I haven't looked at this for a short while and look at that! Everthing is in and even have the SPS going. Nice build! Welcome to the "lots of open space and less live rock" club. I prefer that look as well :wink:

You have a lot of frags going there, when those things get big you're going to need to upgrade again! or give them to me :P

keep up the awesome build

[lastlight]

thanks guys =)

Yeah I'm going to have to remove some frags I'm sure. Things are more spaced than the 97 but I really like large colonies...

I'm not doing too well with removal btw. I removed 3 corals from this rock. Totally scoured, scraped and cut as best I could. All 3 are well on their way back! Whatever happened to SPS being touchy?

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[Zoaelite]

Brett I freaking LOVE this tank! You're set for canreef TOTM once you get some growth! The clean shaven look is nice but I'm sure you will be coated in coraline in no time!

*Cough* If there's ever going to be another TOTM *Cough*.

[Dez]

My saltynuts acro is now almost a mini colony again. It was only a few months ago that I sold the giant colony snapping it clean from the rock, However the little bits of encrustation has sprouted a ton of growth tips. Wait until you have to remove giant colonies out of necessity. Looks great Brett. I think that was my favourite stage of my tank - when everything was just growing out from frags/mini colonies. Everything changes so fast at that stage. I hate the pruning/coral fighting stage - it never ends, unless you have a major crash I guess.