Bluetangs 360 gallon upgrade

[BlueTang<3]

So I guess its time to get started on the build thread.

So in August we purchased our first home, the deal came up quick and we took almost immediate poession. The house was perfect for us with exception of tank wasn't ideal.

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[The Grizz]

Nice!! Congrats on the new digs, can't wait to see the tank you build.


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[BlueTang<3]

So the tank went into the basement and with some renovations to the laundr
room we have a laundry room.

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[kien]

:pop2:

[BlueTang<3]

Picked up my skimmer

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Built the stand
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[Seriak]

Following Along

[BlueTang<3]

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Tank was build by Dave big shout out for doing an awsome job. Big thanks to Denny for bringing up the tank. Was nasty heavy took 10 of us to get it in good thing we had a walkout basement

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[fishoholic]

Awesome and congrats! I also see you have your first fish nemo in there :lol:

[claymax]

holes in the back pane are for?.....waveboxes?

[Proteus]

Tagging along

[lastlight]

what are the dimensions? looks like one sweet tank!

[BlueTang<3]

I guess I should add that 72x48x24 x 19mm inch float glass don't want starfire scratches too easy. Has external wave boxes and external overflows

[Delphinus]

Wow what wicked dimensions! Can't wait to see more!

[BlueTang<3]

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[Proteus]

How are you to finish stand. Just paint or molding and stain

[BlueTang<3]

Its a surprise for now

[Proteus]

Haha. I can't wait till its stocked. Are you putting the 30 tangs from the 180 in there or starting over😁

[Proteus]

Ill be In awe if its half as nice as your 180.

And 30 tangs was a Jk

[kien]

I guess I should add that 72x48x24 x 19mm inch float glass don't want starfire scratches too easy. Has external wave boxes and external overflows

holy hanna! You ain't messing around this time!

[subman]

Sweet deal glad to see you back!

[BlueTang<3]

Lights are ordered going to go with 4 ghl Mitras might have to add two down the road. Ordered new tunze powerheads and new wave line dc controllable return pumps

As for stocking gonna bring all my fish over and then start fresh with corals as I got all new macro rock.

My current fish are outgrowing there old home, the orange shoulder is over a foot now

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[kien]

So in August we purchased our first home

Lights are ordered going to go with 4 ghl Mitras might have to add two down the road.

:surprise: .. so hey.. um.. where can I sign up for your life? :lol:

[wickedfrags]

great thread. but gotta ask, starphire glass scratches to easy according to whom???

I guess I should add that 72x48x24 x 19mm inch float glass don't want starfire scratches too easy. Has external wave boxes and external overflows

[reefwars]

Been waiting for this lol dude it's been so hard to keep this quiet lol:pp
as always man looking forward to what you do with this:)

Cheers :)

[rhody605]

Tagging along. Your last setup was great. This looks to be stellar.


Mike

[Edmonton newbie]

tagging too

[mseepman]

Wow....I am subscribed. So glad to see another Peninsula build being put together. I think you'll be really happy with the lights and pumps you chose.

Congrats on the house and the tank purchase!

[BlueTang<3]

great thread. but gotta ask, starphire glass scratches to easy according to whom???

I have heard low iron glass is softer and scratches easier I had a frag tank made of low iron glass and just using a razor on it would put marks in it.

[BlueTang<3]

:surprise: .. so hey.. um.. where can I sign up for your life? :lol:
U dont want my life work outside and work about 70 hours a week on average usually 12 hrs plus 6 days a week

[waynemah]

Tagging along!!!

[lastlight]

that fish is gorgeous! any more pics?

[marie]

great thread. but gotta ask, starphire glass scratches to easy according to whom???


According to me for one....already I'm regretting the starphire glass on my tank :neutral:

[Proteus]

U dont want my life work outside and work about 70 hours a week on average usually 12 hrs plus 6 days a week

Sucks hey. I did 88 hours last week in 6 days

[Seth81]

According to me for one....already I'm regretting the starphire glass on my tank :neutral:

I 100% agree, my tank is like 4 months old and its scratched so much just from the glass cleaner.

[wickedfrags]

Interesting. IMO you really need to be mindful of the person telling you about the glass, and maybe see their current tank. what do the stores say out there?

I think reef keepers generally fall into 2 categories when it comes to scratches in their tank, those who scratch their glass, and those who do not.

For example, I helped move a brand new tank for a fellow reefer, a brand new starphire tank (replacing an older non-starphire tank). Tank was perfect when we moved it. 4 months later I go over to check it out, more scratches on the 4 month old tank than I have put on tanks in the my entire life!!! (including 4 starphire tanks). His old tank was quite scratched up also.

I am not suggesting starphire does not scratch more easily based on the properties of the glass. That being said I have exclusively purchased starphire tanks since 2003 and have never found it to be a problem, and have never put a scratch of significance on any other them.

Just me, perhaps I am just a little weird about how I maintain the glass. I did not notice any problems moving from regular float glass to low iron. cheers.




I have heard low iron glass is softer and scratches easier I had a frag tank made of low iron glass and just using a razor on it would put marks in it.

[whytey]

you will be very happy with your lights i have one above my cube and it is awesome i"am in the glens in stony plain
Glen:lol:

[Marlin65]

Same never had a problem with that. I have a call in to my glass suplier to find out if it is softer or not. I don't see how it could be.


Interesting. IMO you really need to be mindful of the person telling you about the glass, and maybe see their current tank. what do the stores say out there?

I think reef keepers generally fall into 2 categories when it comes to scratches in their tank, those who scratch their glass, and those who do not.

For example, I helped move a brand new tank for a fellow reefer, a brand new starphire tank (replacing an older non-starphire tank). Tank was perfect when we moved it. 4 months later I go over to check it out, more scratches on the 4 month old tank than I have put on tanks in the my entire life!!! (including 4 starphire tanks). His old tank was quite scratched up also.

I am not suggesting starphire does not scratch more easily based on the properties of the glass. That being said I have exclusively purchased starphire tanks since 2003 and have never found it to be a problem, and have never put a scratch of significance on any other them.

Just me, perhaps I am just a little weird about how I maintain the glass. I did not notice any problems moving from regular float glass to low iron. cheers.

[sphelps]

In the risk of high-jacking I just wanted to mention in regards to scratching low-iron glass. Not all low-iron glass is Starphire, this is a brand made by PPG and although said to be the most popular brand of low iron it's also the most expensive and not used all that much for aquariums. My previous tank was actually starphire glass that I purchased straight from PPG, never scratched it once. My new tank is some other low-iron, it's already scratched and I have a theory some low-iron scratches much easier than others hence the large difference in opinions regarding this matter.

Build is looking good btw, good choice on the light fixtures!

[reefwars]

In the risk of high-jacking I just wanted to mention in regards to scratching low-iron glass. Not all low-iron glass is Starphire, this is a brand made by PPG and although said to be the most popular brand of low iron it's also the most expensive and not used all that much for aquariums. My previous tank was actually starphire glass that I purchased straight from PPG, never scratched it once. My new tank is some other low-iron, it's already scratched and I have a theory some low-iron scratches much easier than others hence the large difference in opinions regarding this matter.

Build is looking good btw, good choice on the light fixtures!


you nailed it buddy, cost and quality plays alot .

[BlueTang<3]

Build is looking good btw, good choice on the light fixtures!


I totally copied you on that choice I figured from all of your posts your a well educated guy an do your homework about things, it was on my list but once I saw you got them it put it over the top.

[BlueTang<3]

you will be very happy with your lights i have one above my cube and it is awesome i"am in the glens in stony plain
Glen:lol:

Cool good to see another reefer from stony, I know who to bugg when the time comes to set them up, we are in the fairways.

[FishyFishy!]

Dimensions are simply amazing. Can't wait to see this up and running. I followed your 180 build, and it was a very inspirational tank.

[mr_alberta]

Nice tank Wes. Let me know when its time to stock that bad boy up!

[BlueTang<3]

A weekend update

Finished installing the laundry sink and started to do rock need to complete one more structure. Fabricated and installed canopy frame got material and started to construct canopy.

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[BlueTang<3]

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[wmcinnes]

U dont want my life work outside and work about 70 hours a week on average usually 12 hrs plus 6 days a week

Lots of money, lots of work and you live in Stony.. do you work at Genesee by chance?

[BlueTang<3]

Lots of money, lots of work and you live in Stony.. do you work at Genesee by chance?

Nope, but I have family that does. I work as a field mechanic for finning in the compact general construction line. I spend most of my time in the shop tho, and it's good there is basically only two of us in the city that work on the product line everyone else hates skidsteers mini loaders and mini excavators.

[BlueTang<3]

Midweek update

Kinda crappy picture but gives an idea of what I am planning for the canopy

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[cuz]

Nice work!!
Where did you get your stone tiles at??

[Delphinus]

Sorry if I missed this in an earlier post but what are those mondo wood beams for? (Will this be a sit-down bar?) Where did you find those beams?

[wmcinnes]

I'm loving this. Will definately reference this build in the future for a big peninsula room divider. :biggrin:

[GracieLou]

Wow nice build! Great open aquascape with the islands and I LOVE stonework on stands, looking forward to seeing it finished!!

[kien]

and man, you're really motoring along here! nearly instant gratification out of this build :biggrin:

[BlueTang<3]

Nice work!!
Where did you get your stone tiles at??

Got the stone from brockwhite

[BlueTang<3]

Sorry if I missed this in an earlier post but what are those mondo wood beams for? (Will this be a sit-down bar?) Where did you find those beams?

Beams are going through the plainer today and sanded down these will be a ledge more to separate the stone and the canopy. These beams are being build at a local log home manufacturer.

[BlueTang<3]

To Wayne Gracie and kien thanks its been a ton of work but coming together have to thank outta control for all the help he has been giving me.

[wickedfrags]

Great work with the canopy. What are your plans for the beams? I may have missed it...

Not planning on bringing the stonework up flush to glass are you?

[Seriak]

How did you attach the stone to the wood? Mortar? Adhesive?

[wickedfrags]

Ya!!! And also how did you come to decide on wood rather than cement board?

How did you attach the stone to the wood? Mortar? Adhesive?

[lastlight]

Looking great you're wasting no time!

[BlueTang<3]

I am just using pl premium to attach the stone, i know this is not how they recommend attachig it but was way cleaner and more pratical for me. The stone will be brought up to bottom of the bar ledge left a bunch for now for the ledges.

[BlueTang<3]

Looking great you're wasting no time!

Well seeing I have been on this project since August its just all coming together quickly now

[BlueTang<3]

Got the cabinets installed and painted last night

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[Jason McK]

Great Build. Tagging along

[fishoholic]

Looks awesome!

[BlueTang<3]

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[lastlight]

I was starting to think you were intentionally not laying stone all the way to the top lol. Your handiwork turned out beautifully. i'd def sip my diet pepsi there.

are you planning on leaving that powerhead at the end of the tank?

[fishoholic]

Gorgeous!

[cuz]

very nice work!!!!

[BlueTang<3]

I was starting to think you were intentionally not laying stone all the way to the top lol. Your handiwork turned out beautifully. i'd def sip my diet pepsi there.

are you planning on leaving that powerhead at the end of the tank?



No just havnt to my 40s from the old tank hoping I can hide them all in the external wave boxes

[BlueTang<3]

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[Leah]

do I spy with my little eye...a Banggai?

[rhody605]

Great to see it all together.

The knotty wood looks great with the stone.


Mike

[BlueTang<3]

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[guitarjeffy]

Beautiful Tank!

[e46er]

Very nice!
good call on the stone I also used dark ledge stone for my stand and canopy accented with white marble and was happy with how it turned out once I sealed it

[BlueTang<3]

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[BlueTang<3]

Got the lights hung yesterday now to just figure out the programming and tie up the wires.

[Leah]

More pictures, please!

[Proteus]

Looks great. Do you have vent or fan for the canopy

[tim the toolman]

Looking good man. Love the design.

[fishoholic]

Gorgeous!

[BlueTang<3]

Thanks everyone

More pics

Where we sit and enjoy the fish

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[BlueTang<3]

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[BlueTang<3]

Looks great. Do you have vent or fan for the canopy

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[Leah]

I could imagine sitting there and drinking my morning coffee, afternoon Bailey's coffee, after dinner Spanish coffee. Yup could sit there all day. :wink:

[The Codfather]

Looks good, I'm going to have to get out there some day and have a look.

[fishoholic]

Those chairs look super comfy, what a great place to sit and relax and enjoy the view :biggrin:

[BlueTang<3]

Those chairs look super comfy, what a great place to sit and relax and enjoy the view :biggrin:

I got the better view tho I can see out the back window and watch the golf course when the fish frustrate me

[untamed]

I REALLY like what you've done. Then again, I'm sitting beside something very similar, so I had better like it!

[BlueTang<3]

I REALLY like what you've done. Then again, I'm sitting beside something very similar, so I had better like it!

Not sure if you noticed yet or not but it was it tank that inspired us, had to change up rock used and style of bar ledge so it didn't look like a complete copy. I spent so many nights reading your thread and the pictures of your build. Heck I even copied your stand framing

[fishoholic]

I got the better view tho I can see out the back window and watch the golf course when the fish frustrate me

Sweet :biggrin:

[gridley]

I just read through your thread. Ypu have done a great job of creating a very attractive and well thought through tank. The rock work and ledge gives it a great apperance - very good!

[BlueTang<3]

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[BlueTang<3]

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[fishoholic]

Great pic's but I must say the tank is all the more impressive in person :biggrin:

Thanks again for picking up the frags and pump for me, enjoy your new additions :biggrin:

[Delphinus]

Wow the purple of the carpet really pops.

Happy with the 4 lights so far? I recall earlier you said something about maybe adding more down the road if need be.

[BlueTang<3]

Wow the purple of the carpet really pops.

Happy with the 4 lights so far? I recall earlier you said something about maybe adding more down the road if need be.

Ill grab some pics of the green carpet later here for you too, as for lighting Iam on the fence i have them programmed right now and it looks really natural more on the yellow side but it looks like the tank is sunlit. I might want them more on the blue side for ascetics more than anything tho. Lights are about a foot above the tank and max power at 60 % we have had to move corals and clams under ledges as they were bleaching. That being said i think i could have gotten away with 3, I dont have much rock work in here but really nice coverage.

[BlueTang<3]

Here is a crappy shot but the tank is really well lit I think


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[LoJack]

Amazing work. I love the raw wood mantle edging you have done ... it looks phenomenal. The stone and raw wood go very well together. It looks like cottage decor ... beautiful.

[Top-dogg]

It was nice to see it in person. Rock work alone looks awesome on every angle.

[BlueTang<3]

It was good meeting you as well thanks for coming out :smile:

[BlueTang<3]

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[BlueTang<3]

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[BlueTang<3]

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[BlueTang<3]

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[ensquire]

Great Top down shots and some pretty nice fish in your tank...

[Top-dogg]

No, thank you for the mp10 grill and rotifers. Didn't realize that my son has been sitting in the car with my wife for 10+ min when I told them that ill take 1 minute lol. I can't stop looking at those nems (what kind of nems btw?) they really pop under those mitras! Anyways I can't wait to see your tank full of sps.

[BlueTang<3]

No, thank you for the mp10 grill and rotifers. Didn't realize that my son has been sitting in the car with my wife for 10+ min when I told them that ill take 1 minute lol. I can't stop looking at those nems (what kind of nems btw?) they really pop under those mitras! Anyways I can't wait to see your tank full of sps.



Stichodactyla giganteas

[andestang]

What a great build ! Like the stone work with the bar ledge, always wanted to do something similar. Love this clown where did you find it ?


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[BlueTang<3]

I picked up patch from aquarium illusions a few years ago when the Picasso was new he was a extreme mis bar so he was cheap but we like him

His one side is almost perfect perc and the other side is Picasso pattern

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[BlueTang<3]

A few pics here hard to take pics under LEDs yet

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Front

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Back
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Side
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[daplatapus]

Haha, love the Doree and Nemo in the window. Nice looking tank too :)

[fishytime]

Haha, love the Doree and Nemo in the window. Nice looking tank too :)

Ohhhhhh!....that makes more sense....for a minute there, I thought he had one MASSIVE clownfish:mrgreen:

Lookin good there Wester

[rhody605]

Those colonies definitely make the tank look more full.

Looks great.

[Razor]

Great job from start to finish...beautiful fish. Congrats.

[BackPackHunter]

I really like your tank.
Love how you did the stand....
Its making me rethink my next build ....
How many pounds of rock in the display?

[Madreefer]

I really like your tank.
Love how you did the stand....
Its making me rethink my next build ....
How many pounds of rock in the display?

Yea Wes. No update since April. Quit lurking and start posting.

[BlueTang<3]

I really like your tank.
Love how you did the stand....
Its making me rethink my next build ....
How many pounds of rock in the display?

Thanks I spent a little more than I wanted on the stand but like it the canopy on the oter hand well that's a work in progress.
Not sure I think 200 pounds of rock I just wanted islands

[BlueTang<3]

Yea Wes. No update since April. Quit lurking and start posting.


Well nothing to update I bought a boat and spend the summer fishing ", now this winter stupid busy with work.

We had a bad year added one more fish into the tank and got a disease lost 30 of my fish I had for 5 years or so
We were gone on a fishing trip this summer and the power went out for a while I guess, lost all my corals except one clam I had so that sucked.

This morning I woke up and my 13 inch maxima we had for years is gone looked fine yesterday.

Still having algae issues in the tank cut back lighting doing lots of water changes and running zeo

Heard dead rock can leach for over 18 months well I am over 12 in now so here's hoping.

I will update once my Christmas presents arrive .

[Madreefer]

Ahhh man that sucks. I've always admired your tank. Hopefully the New Year is a better year for reefing. I still owe you some corals and if my tank transfer goes well I might have to drop off a box full of frags in May

[BlueTang<3]

You comin into town in may

[Madreefer]

Yea. My wife's dragging me to an event and I'm meeting buddy who's buying my tank off of me to deliver it to him.

[BackPackHunter]

Well nothing to update I bought a boat and spend the summer fishing ", now this winter stupid busy with work.

We had a bad year added one more fish into the tank and got a disease lost 30 of my fish I had for 5 years or so
We were gone on a fishing trip this summer and the power went out for a while I guess, lost all my corals except one clam I had so that sucked.

This morning I woke up and my 13 inch maxima we had for years is gone looked fine yesterday.

Still having algae issues in the tank cut back lighting doing lots of water changes and running zeo

Heard dead rock can leach for over 18 months well I am over 12 in now so here's hoping.

I will update once my Christmas presents arrive .



wow, im sorry to hear that....
Ive heard the same thing about the dry rock, & Ive been talking to a Florida company about a very large shipment of live rock & sand, fresh from the ocean. just waiting to hear back about the flight cost... hopping to have it in my hand for under $4 lb...

sorry for bringing back up a sad event ....
but with a new fish was it QT? what would have you done different?
Im just trying to learn from what happened as thats a very big tank to have that happen into.... my next tank is going to be the biggest Ive ever had, and after reading your thread im going to try to talk the wife into giving be 6' of the living room, then I could probably almost double the size of the tank i want...
My next tank is it, the last one... trying to do everything right even if it takes a long time to do...

thanks

[BlueTang<3]

wow, im sorry to hear that....
Ive heard the same thing about the dry rock, & Ive been talking to a Florida company about a very large shipment of live rock & sand, fresh from the ocean. just waiting to hear back about the flight cost... hopping to have it in my hand for under $4 lb...

sorry for bringing back up a sad event ....
but with a new fish was it QT? what would have you done different?
Im just trying to learn from what happened as thats a very big tank to have that happen into.... my next tank is going to be the biggest Ive ever had, and after reading your thread im going to try to talk the wife into giving be 6' of the living room, then I could probably almost double the size of the tank i want...
My next tank is it, the last one... trying to do everything right even if it takes a long time to do...




thanks


I was always the person who said no more fish but bought that one more, it's part of the hobby and learning I have had a few tank crashes from equiptment and human error and basically a matter of time it seems. I am very fussy now about purchasing fish only from other members after they answer about 100 questions. I didn't really leave room in my fish room for a qt setup as I never really had dont it i tried it but never had great success at it. The best advice is study the fish at the store for colour, activity, behaviour and how it eats. Look at all the fish in the tank or what else in plumbed into that system. I know what fish I added had it an remember when I saw it in the store thinking its a bit pale but its a finky rare fish I really wanted and it was just spooked.

Yeah the 6 foot is nice for swimming room and what not, wanted a 8 foot but didn't have the room in our house.

Well once my spending splurge arrives ill put some more effort into the tank it's just hard to go from a 180 gallon full Sps reef which was thriving to have to do a move and start from scratch after looses.

[BlueTang<3]

One of the reasons I went with dead rock and sand was I wanted the tank to be pest free the last tank I started with second hand rock and I was haunted by crabs, worms and all sorts of other plagues. Ended up worth clove pylops and star pylops everywhere too so I wanted to start fresh.

[The Grizz]

WOW that totally sucks Wes sorry to hear this, your tank was so amazing the couple times I got to see it in person.

[BlueTang<3]

That's why we kept low well be back, have the pictures to keep us going, just need to clear up this algae issue and well start again. I am missing my t5 lights tho I think ...

[The Grizz]

One main reason I am investing in some big battery back ups just in case of a power outage.

[BlueTang<3]

Well yeah actually looked into one of those natural gas generators

[BlueTang<3]

Well we spoiled the tank and not ourselves for Christmas

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[reeferfulton]

Oooo, nice new toys!!
What made you grab the libra over the ghl??

Congrats to your tank lol

[BlueTang<3]

Oooo, nice new toys!!
What made you grab the libra over the ghl??

Congrats to your tank lol


It was fancier, if that makes sense. We picked it up with a good Black Friday price wanted something different from what everyone else seems to have. I liked the touch screen although its not as nice of display as I expected but I think it's going to be easier to program.

[mrhasan]

Oooo, nice new toys!!
What made you grab the libra over the ghl??

Congrats to your tank lol

I would say because you can play angry bird in that :lol:

I will just drool silently now.............

[BlueTang<3]

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[asylumdown]

First, I your tank is incredible. I wish I had the skills to build all the stuff around it that you did, it looks like a professional installed tank that's been there from day one, but from the looks of it the only 'permanent' changes to the house were a couple of holes in the wall. Brilliant.

Second, did you get your algae problem under control? I know that many people think this is cheating, but when I was struggling with a serious algae problem last October, nothing I did seemed to work. I was changing the GFO every few days, had a biopellet reactor running at full bore, but it just wasn't helping. I think once the problem reaches a certain level the algae is sucking everything up before your export systems ever get a chance.

I ordered API's algaefix marine off eBay (It's not technically legal in Canada still I don't think), and in about 8 days my tank was 100% algae free. It didn't hurt the corals or the fish, and once it was gone my export systems actually had a chance to do their job and the tank quickly dropped down to the ULN range with aggressive GFO changes, the pellets, and regular water changes. In fact I think I drove it a little too low and everything went all pastel for a few months. I've never had a recurrence of hair algae. Only thing it didn't kill was coraline and bubble algae, but I don't think bubble algae will be even a little fazed when our sun eventually expands to a red giant and vaporizes all other life on earth, and it can switch to using my hatred for fertilizer when nitrate and phosphate levels are too low, so I'm not really surprised.

If your'e struggling with it, it's a quick fix that lets the infrastructure you've set up actually do it's job.

[BlueTang<3]

Thanks I am geting the algae under control now have a bit of cayano but can live with it, I kinda hate using chemicals.

As for holes a couple in the wall and then a few vents in the outsider the house.
As for the canopy it's hanging from two screws in a floor joists so I can fill the holes in with silicone I hope if we take it down. Had a lot of planning on the build, and a lot of help from the cod ather and outta control

[Delphinus]

Hey Wes, just curious, how often and what sort of things are you feeding the carpets?

Your purple has gotten to a nice size! Mine is still about half the size of the green. I had forgotten we both seem to have a pair of gigantea's in our tank and both green and purple like that. :)

[BlueTang<3]

Hey Wes, just curious, how often and what sort of things are you feeding the carpets?

Your purple has gotten to a nice size! Mine is still about half the size of the green. I had forgotten we both seem to have a pair of gigantea's in our tank and both green and purple like that. :)



I feed that Pacifica krill when I have time other than that they are troopers, the purple is about 5-6 years in captivity now bought it the size of a toonie. The green I bought from xtreme hasn't changed a whole bunch.

As for the reds a year ago I started with 1 I am up to 10 now feeding this, don't know how much it is this or flow or lighting

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=103577

[mmatt]

Absolutley stunning build. As a saltwater new comer this is inspiring. Makes me one to buy another house just to do a build like this. Lol.

Well done

[Myka]

Hey Wes, is your tank is coming along? You haven't posted in almost a year. So sad...