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Interesting lighting choice. I like the layout of the tank though very well thought out. And if the hid's don't work then you can always mount a 150w halide over that.!!

Thanks, I hope that it does work i figure that it will have to at least put out the same light as a Pc

i dont doubt that its intense enough the only thing i wonder about the light is what spectrum it puts out. looks great tho. :mrgreen:

I'll try anything once :mrgreen:

Well I was up this AM putting water in and found a slight leak around one of the baffles to I decided to empty the tank borrow the wife’s blow dryer and then reinforce the baffles with some more silicone. Sooo now I’m behind by 24 hours waiting for it to fully setup. But I guess this does give me some time to think about this theme ... I do have some DYI live rock that I can put in, it has been curing in fresh water for the last 3 months. I think that I’m some how going to keep with the do it with the emphasis on DYI… Hmm……………..

Well as many off you can see I have yet to have water in mine. I hope to have this thing up and running by nov 15th for a photo. This is due to a seperation between my wife and I. Hope to be competing against you guys and girls soon.

sorry to hear about the separation. hope you still continue with the tank. I am really interested in seeing how the lighting does.

Damn! Sorry to hear about the separation. I was wondering why there hadn't been any recent updates.

ya it sucks but life goes on... I hope that our house etc will be sorted out soon so I can set it up and not worry about not being here for a week... I have lots of ideas for it though hope to still pull off some wow factor

Contest Reminder:

**Updated FTS and Budget Required today (Nov 15/08) to remain in the contest**

well dont know if I have been kicked out of the contest but i have just gotten back into my house and the water has now been added into the tank... please let me know if I have been removed due to this

Ok so just going over my budget just want to check to make sure I have this right.
Lights if it is approved= $60
The maxi Jet i had kicking around its sells for $21.95 so i count it as=$16.50
The heater is from wallmart 25watts=$12=Free
Compter supply i had kicking around I think they sell for $30ish=$20
The build material was all freebies and stuff kicking around the house plus I think that the building material was all free, correct?
So my total as i sit is $96.00

I do also have two small sticks of sps that are being dripped into the tank as we speak, both are 1inch maybe slightly smaller. I will have to read the price sheets etc also by the looks of another thread the budget has been updated? wow i need to start reading lol.

and posting some pic's as it looks like I have fallen way behind every one now.......

Update needed to be done by the 15th. This was made very clear from the beginning and reiterated many times, and I'm sticking to this ruling.

I'm sorry scholar, but you missed it. You've been removed from the contest.

Booo, the poor guy had some obvious issues, let's not loose another contender. Who really cares if he's a little behind, his disadvantage.

I gotta side with Steve on this one, not like it matters what we say. He's had a tough go at it it sounds like. I'd rather compete against him than have him spend the cash for no reason.

Just my 2 cents.

I, as many other could probably care less right now. Rules...what rules???

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

There are certain times were rules can be broken and exceptions can be made for the greater good. Is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving family? However it is wrong to steal a loaf of bread to save a few bucks on your monthly food budget.

stealing is stealing :lol:

I knew you'd say that.

Im a book. What can I say?:lol:

ahahah yeah stealing is always wrong... one is just stealing because you need to and one because you want to but it's still wrong.


Looks like we're in an endurance contest... they'll only be 2 people left to vote for in 6 months ahah

And..I'll be one of them!

ahah then I guess it'll be you and me

Well rules are rules... if i may continue this build on this thread that would be awsome?

RULES:

Spending limits:
- 5.5g AGA= $250 CDN
- 10g AGA= $300 CDN

Not covered in budget (i.e. considered "free")

- Contest Display Tank
- Building supplies (eggcrate, stand/canopy materials, plumbing, acrylic/glass scraps, etc)
- Sand
- Live Rock
- Water and salt
- Food
- Supplements
- Accessories less than $15 (mag floats, tongs, thermometers, etc)


GENERAL GUIDELINES & RULES:

- All used equipment utilized in contest will be deducted from your budget at 75% of the lowest advertised price from J&L Aquatics.
For equipment purchased online, only deduct the actual price of the equipment from the budget, don't deduct shipping costs.

- All live stock can come from anywhere, CR Vendors, LFS, online, whatever. If you use something from a current tank, you deduct it's fair market value.
If you purchase livestock online, you deduct the actual price paid for the livestock from the budget, but don't count shipping costs.

- Tank can be purchased locally and will not count against budget. (Sump tank will count against your budget, should you choose to incorporate one)

- You can mod your tank as much as you want, as long as you start with a STOCK tank and deduct costs from your budget.

- Budget is done on the honor system since we all know what its all worth (for most things).

- There is an entry fee of $20.00, which must be received by 10/15 to lock you into the contest. These fees will be used for the prizes at the end of the contest. Entry fees are non-refundable after 10/15.

- Contest begins Oct 15, 2008 and ends April 15, 2009.

In short, you've got 6 months to make a sweet tank on a limited budget. Lighting fixtures, filters, skimmers, and livestock all count towards budget, so manage wisely.


- Start a tank thread for your contest tank by Oct 15, so we can see it's progression as it goes along. It wouldn't hurt to put a link to your contest tank thread in your sig, but I don't know that we should require it. You don't have to start your tank thread immediately, as long as you do it by Oct 15.

- On the 15th of every month, post a FTS of your tank on your thread.

- When we reach the end of the contest, Myself (or Christy) will start a thread showing all of the tanks and their specs, with an attached poll for ALL of Canreef to vote on the winners.

- The winners will receive a gift certificate to the Canreef sponsor/vendor of their choice, taken from the entry fees.

- Basically, we'll take all the $$ contributed for the entry fee and divide it up into 3 equal portions for the winning gift certificates.



michika and I will be running the contest, so if you have any questions or concerns that cannot be addressed on this thread, PM one of us.

On a final note, the goal of this contest is to HAVE FUN and just see how many CREATIVE IDEAS we can all come up with and inspire each other with.

I've done the best I can to alter this contest for fit into our forum here on Canreef, but the fact is that not everyone will be happy with the contest rules as they've been established. If you don't think that you can participate under the established guidelines, then your time and $$ is probably best spent on a tank that you truly will enjoy and keep in the long run.
We want to keep this a positive and enjoyable experience for everyone, so...



Were in here does it say that i must provide a newly updated budget by the 15th if it hasnt changed? if this is why im getting booted out then my budget was the same as when i posted it 3 weeks back and as for a full tank pic on the 15th well there wasnt one to take... untill the last week or so there wasnt any one with the amount of pics that i have on my thread, and i still have more then the average person. in the rules it says that we must have started a thread by the 15th of oct i did that no were does it say I MUST HAVE WATER IN THIS THING even in march????????? So i guess congrats Chaloupa on the win with the 5.5

Since so many rules have been changed and changed, I agree this might be one more little change. Let him stay.

"The heater is from wallmart 25watts=$12=Free" I don't think we can claim free on used heaters.

i beleive that no heaters are free. freebies are only to incled stuff that is NOT a maditory port of the tank. just my feelings.

Also i have no cares to wheather or not your remain in the contest the way i see it the more the merrier.

Scholer you're welcome to stay in the contest if you still want to.

And yes I think the heater should be included in the budget. Everyone else deducted for a heater so fair is fair.

Cheers!

The tank is free and VERY mandatory... if he wants to buy a cheap little Wal-mart heater be my guest... it's <$15 so I don't see what the problem is??

But no crying when you have to deduct all the fish that died because you forgot to turn the furnace up and the heater couldn't pull it's weight ahah

I doubt anyone else bought a 25 watt heater ahahah

Yeah Wes you're right it does say accessories less than $15 are free, I thought it was more clear that a heater was to be included in the budget but it's not. So Scholor I guess you don't have to include the heater in the budget unless you want to.

thank you guys for letting me stay in and im going to be replacing the heater since this one isnt doing it the tank is holding a steady 72 lmao so i will be on the search for another. I do appoligize for any trouble I have caused

Apologizing for trouble caused:biggrin: Aren't you the most polite:smile:

ahah I knew it would cause you problems

ahah who gave the 3 star??

haha I think someone had to 1 star cause it was 5 stars before and it takes the average.

Well pulled out the small heater since it wasnt keeping the temp or even close to were i wanted it. I placed in a mini 100Watt heater I had kicking around. I came home from work and the temp was still room temp. The light was on and everything so i cranked it up to 90 and came back into the room an hour or so later to find that the tank temp was still sitting at 70... I then pulled the heater out and to find that the element was shot since i was holding it and the indicator light was on but it was producing zero heat. I then went back to the endless pile of used equipment I have to find another heater. with no luck on finding another small heater I was forced into placeing a full size 100watt heater in the tank well the water level in the back of the tank was right on the min line for the heater. I awoke this morning to find the tank at 87..... so me being cheep (lol) screwed me once again... So i brought the water level up in the rear chamber now by about half an inch thus covering the thermostat ( i think ) so the temp is holding steady at 79. if it works I will have to look the value up of the heater i know on jl and use 3/4 of but I want to see if this works.

another flaw I have had now is that I extended the wires on the lightbulb so I could hide them through the back of the stand. But when i went to fire the bulb it would just flicker. I have no put them back to the standard length and she fires everytime Im thinking that the amps were dropping by to much.