fishytimes 360ish g mixed reef

[dave_C]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Definitely no one else we'd want for this, however while Doug patiently awaits I'm going to get a stick and poke him

will tell him the wait is almost over

made room last week to start he's tank

[es355lucille]

Me -
Little Mrs -

Awaiting the arrival........its so exciting!

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by es355lucille

Me -
Little Mrs -

Awaiting the arrival........its so exciting!

thanks Brad......Im waiting and excited to see your "little" project up and running......are you gonna start a tank journal for it?

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Rice Reef

tagging along to your exciting journey! Planning to brew your own beer with that bubble king?

Let's see more...

well I hope it brews something a little nastier than beer.....we could ask Lance's Mrs. how it tastes

Originally Posted by lastlight

Nice skimmer bro! Love the packing job they did that's awesome lol. Drive slow with that tank when you get it... we're all too impatient to deal with a repair

You're going radions right? Thought that was the original plan.

thanks Brett.....I loved the packing job too.....until I unpacked it and all that crap ended up all over mi casa

yup....decided on the Radions.....gonna try four and see if that is enough.....Im not planning on the rock work being from the back glass all the way to the front (like Levi's amazing tank), so Im hoping that I will get the coverage that I need......Im gonna keep my T5s just in case I feel that the Radions are not gonna cut it.....in which case it will be LED up front and T5 in the back.....

[Doug]

So it has two different sized pumps Doug?

and would you like me to correct the "low e"...

[es355lucille]

Originally Posted by fishytime

thanks Brad......Im waiting and excited to see your "little" project up and running......are you gonna start a tank journal for it?

Inspiration, soley by seeing your new build started....I am starting my tank journal today.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Doug

So it has two different sized pumps Doug?

and would you like me to correct the "low e"...

ya, that would appear to be the case.....my best guess is, maybe before the "Deluxe" line came out the next size up from my skimmer in the "SM" line probably had the same body dimensions but used two 2000 pumps instead of the 1500/2000 combo that the 300 has......I dont know tho.....that was just a sot in the dark

I'd rather be able to do it for myself but......thanks for the offer Doug but sometimes there is no use in attempting to hide the obvious

Originally Posted by es355lucille

Inspiration, soley by seeing your new build started....I am starting my tank journal today.

Its funny this place(canreef) has a motivating quality about it sometimes....other times it makes you feel like your soooo not doing enough......Im sure that a week in the sun re-chargeing your batteries helped motivate you too

[fishytime]

here's a bit of an update....got the sump ordered from Steve at RCE..I figured there was little point in having the sump done here by Gary when A) he is soooo backed up and B) I would then have to move it to E-town....anyway, the sump will be 60"L x 25"W x 16" high making it 103g with probably about 60-70g of water in it at running depth.....


I also picked up a couple more goodies.....a tunze 6025 for either the sump or the water mixin bin/tank (undecided on that detail as of now) and another 6055 for the display.....

[Myka]

Goin bigger eh? Sounds like lots of work! Sweet ass skimmer! Why such small powerheads for that big tank?

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Myka

Yeah, the 6055 are a nice size, but the 6105 aren't too much bigger, and twice the flow!

jeeze it all about the size huh?............I know they are not that much bigger in size...but its more to do with what I need for the application.....3000 gph behinds or through the rocks may be a bit too much ...

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Little late on the uptake here as I just caught the pic of your skimmer
Holee that thing is a monster

its not really all that tall (which is one of the reasons I chose this skimmer), it's the girth that is impressive