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thmh 12-04-2012 08:23 PM

thmh semi in wall peninsula 90g sps dominated tank
 
i started off my reefing hobby with a 10g tank:D
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/7cdf01cc.jpg
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/80be67b5.jpg

Tank – 90g standard
Sump – 40breeder
Return pump – Eheim 1262
Skimmer – super reef octopus 2000
Lighting – 3X Aqua Illuminations Sol Blues
Water movement – 3xmp40

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/90be64c1.jpg
i have been hording my reefing equipment for about 5 months before my friend and i started building my setup. To begin with we had to rip off all the dry wall from the other side of my room and then we built a frame for the tank.

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/472e1626.jpg
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after that we built the stand with some 2x4, 2x6 and 2x8.
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drilling the holes for my overflow box from gl*******s.com
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lego'ing my marko rock.
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/591989fe.jpg
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/8c718fc0.jpg

we also made a super awesome sand cleaning box
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/d371a887.jpg

thmh 12-04-2012 08:24 PM

typezero stripping the paint around the hole.
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/2b687294.jpg

putting my tank up on the stand and placing my rocks.
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/23747780.jpg
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installing my pluming.
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/01f304a9.jpg
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DIY lids
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/c07cd8b7.jpg

my tank and sump
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...8/1c3510f6.jpg
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04-13-2012

thmh 12-04-2012 08:25 PM

Some progressive shots of building the sump

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...7/1e41300d.jpg
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thmh 12-04-2012 08:26 PM

Updated pic 5/9/12
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thmh 12-04-2012 08:32 PM

Updated shot 11-01-2012

First off, Front FTS and Back FTS

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http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...H/DSC_4885.jpg

Closeups of the front from left of tank to right of tank

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Some of his fishies

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...H/DSC_4865.jpg

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Yuma and Florida garden

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His baby dynamite chalice

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...H/DSC_4940.jpg

And a nice wall hammer

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...H/DSC_4859.jpg

thmh 12-04-2012 08:36 PM

DIY full spectrum bar! first impression on the full spectrum bar! Amazing! What i notice right away is the bar balance out my Blues and royal blues making everything looks more natural. Also the colours on my fishes pops a lot more! ill try to keep you guys updated on the progression of my corals in a few weeks.

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...h88/image.jpeg
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DIY mod for your biopellet return connector to your skimmer intake :D

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...h88/photo3.jpg
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thmh 12-04-2012 08:38 PM

Our blueprint of my new 2x 25g extended sump with a 3x1.5x1 frag tank up top.Also one of the 25G will be my water making tank, inspired darryl_v :D
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...h88/photo7.jpg

We just banged out the stand today. Unfinished we still need to finalized the stand after we get the tanks.
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...h88/photo8.jpg

kien 12-04-2012 08:39 PM

wow, that looks sick man! Love the instant gratification out of this build :lol:

subman 12-04-2012 08:42 PM

Great looking build! What's your equipment list?

lastlight 12-04-2012 08:46 PM

The tile border around your tank looks really sweet!

thmh 12-04-2012 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 770132)
wow, that looks sick man! Love the instant gratification out of this build :lol:

Thank you! i just saw your thread post and now i wanna take this one down because yours was so organized.

thmh 12-04-2012 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subman (Post 770134)
Great looking build! What's your equipment list?


Return pump – Eheim compact 5000
Skimmer – super reef octopus 2000
Lighting – 3X Aqua Illuminations Sol Blues
DIY full spectrum bar from aquastyle
3 reactor 2x TLF for gfo and biopellets and 1x BRS for carbon. All these reactor is being run by one eheim 1262.
Water movement – 3xmp40

thmh 12-04-2012 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 770135)
The tile border around your tank looks really sweet!


Thanks! i had a lot of people make fun of me for it not being grouted for the longest time. But i finally came around to grouting it and now it looks complete.

Stones 12-04-2012 09:32 PM

Build looks great so far man! I'm also a big fan of the glass tile border around your tank.

ChizerBunoi 12-04-2012 10:40 PM

Very nice build. :biggrin:

thmh 12-05-2012 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stones (Post 770157)
Build looks great so far man! I'm also a big fan of the glass tile border around your tank.


Quote:

Originally Posted by ChizerBunoi (Post 770187)
Very nice build. :biggrin:


Thanks guys! ill try to get a good FTS for December!

thmh 12-15-2012 05:54 PM

Its not a FTS but this is an update picture of my joint frag tank build:D we finish the stand and drilled 5 holes.

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...psb778d622.jpg

thmh 02-26-2013 01:55 PM

Its been a while, lets skip the awkward phase and go straight for the good stuff!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps1907d466.jpg

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PEWPEW!

lastlight 02-26-2013 02:18 PM

the good stuff is right looks like things are doing super well!

krazykarl 02-26-2013 06:09 PM

Looking Good! Tagging along. I am just upgrading so I like to see what other people's set-ups look Like as this will be my first set up with a sump.

Tn23 02-26-2013 07:41 PM

Looks great!
Anymore pictures of the frag tank? specs on the frag tank and how its setup?

thmh 02-26-2013 07:49 PM

Long story short I had to move the frag tank to my friend house:-(

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salty23 (Post 797024)
Looks great!
Anymore pictures of the frag tank? specs on the frag tank and how its setup?



PEWPEW!

thmh 03-16-2013 06:48 PM

J_T awesome custom sump frag rack:D if you need any acrylic work done i highly recommend J_T, he has done some amazing work for myself and mjc.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psa6434763.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps3c40c21c.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psef6fc242.jpg

PEWPEW!

subman 03-16-2013 06:54 PM

That's an epic frag rack!
Very nice!!!

thmh 03-16-2013 07:05 PM

Ya its pretty epic, he thought about maximizing the spot so he added in 3 levels of rack for low /high light corals. Also we took into account of the flow and JT design it so that the rack forces the flow to travel upwards inside the rack for constent flow.

PEWPEW!

liz 03-16-2013 07:05 PM

Nice work Jon (J_T)!

liz 03-16-2013 07:24 PM

thmh outstanding build! - hope to see it in person someday?

thmh 03-16-2013 07:25 PM

Iam waiting for you to come visit liz! Your always welcome to mjc^_^ btw I just updated our sale thread with some new corals!

PEWPEW!

liz 03-16-2013 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thmh (Post 802987)
Iam waiting for you to come visit liz! Your always welcome to mjc^_^ btw I just updated our sale thread with some new corals!

PEWPEW!

Just checked out your frag thread - SWEET FRAGS!!!.
Love the Strawberry Shortcake - that is the sweetest! :cool:
I need to wait a little longer for my tank to balance out before I start spending the cash lol

thmh 04-06-2013 03:02 AM

I got a new sexy mod from J_T today and then I went out to buy 6x dispar anthias^_^
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/06/6y2avebe.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/04/06/ejuqu6yt.jpg

thmh 05-02-2013 07:28 AM

Nothing good happens after 3am except reefporn!!!:D
 
May Updates!!:D
Devils armor
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps0a9cbc25.jpg
Candy apple
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psaefbd259.jpg
Teal birdnest
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps4beef919.jpg
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps23094dad.jpg
RR alien eye stag
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps727dc4d5.jpg
CC awesome chalice
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps62cc8ba9.jpg
SunnyD
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psfdf3f5ec.jpg
RR dynamite
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psb7487a1c.jpg
Rasta
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps58cc33a4.jpg
unknown?
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps9b72e749.jpg
Emerald in the sky stag i think....
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psfff36b73.jpg
Red Dragon
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psa6d2fec0.jpg
Purple monster and forest fire digi
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http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps9b837ab3.jpg
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CC Northern delight
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps8dd6f57b.jpg
Wicked bonsai
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps9ebee451.jpg
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Birds of paradise
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Palmers blue
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...psac57ca75.jpg
Fire and ice ???
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ps0e323045.jpg
Red Planet
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Sunset
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lastlight 05-02-2013 07:40 AM

wow you've got some incredible corals! thanks for sharing.

BlueTang<3 05-02-2013 12:45 PM

Nice stuff.

What kind of substrate are u using it looks lie a nice size?

kien 05-02-2013 02:21 PM

man those are sick!! And that Dynamite is off the hook!

thmh 05-02-2013 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueTang
I got the plugs from a friend but ill ask him who he ordered them from.





[QUOTE=lastlight;815940
wow you've got some incredible corals! thanks for sharing.

Thanks a lot lights! It's been a tough uphill battle but I think I finally got the hang of the sps game..... Knock on wood!




Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 815960)
man those are sick!! And that Dynamite is off the hook!

It means a lot coming from you kien, thank you!



-Tony

kien 05-02-2013 03:00 PM

It's obvious that you clearly know what you're doing here. So keep on keepin' on :-)

BlueTang<3 05-02-2013 05:00 PM

Soory I mean sand what brand is it I looks like its a good compromise between the larger small sand and the big rubble.

thmh 05-02-2013 06:07 PM

[QUOTE=BlueTang

Carabian sea special grade
-Tony

philg3 05-02-2013 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 815960)
man those are sick!! And that Dynamite is off the hook!

Yea that Dynamite is a show stopper, had to wipe up a pile of drool after this update.

thmh 05-02-2013 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philg3 (Post 816030)
Yea that Dynamite is a show stopper, had to wipe up a pile of drool after this update.

Thanks philg3, it's a supers slow grower but my goal is to let it out grow the plug!

-Tony


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