Duckhams' 75G Reef Build - Eurobraced/BeanAnimal

[Duckhams]

Originally Posted by Myka

Oh good! I was like, "Woah, fail."

That sump setup is looking pretty slick too. I saw you have the colored PVC pipe - I might have to order some.

Lol! Thanks! We have lots of the coloured PVC in stock, it's got a nice shiny finish to it, it looks so much better than the industrial stuff. All the fittings have tapered edges too which makes it look much more 'fitted' for lack of a better term. Im glad I redid the plumbing at the same time, it was totally worth it.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Elliott@BigReefDepot.com

Lol! Thanks! We have lots of the coloured PVC in stock, it's got a nice shiny finish to it, it looks so much better than the industrial stuff. All the fittings have tapered edges too which makes it look much more 'fitted' for lack of a better term. Im glad I redid the plumbing at the same time, it was totally worth it.

Yeah, I noticed those fittings look really nice, but you need gate valves, ball valves, and reducer bushings. I did all my plumbing in SCH80 which looks pretty slick too, but yours looks a lot brighter.

If you found reducers like these, that would be sweet. (I linked instead because the pic is huge)

[Duckhams]

I didn't need to use reducers anywhere on the system, but a gate valve would be much easier to adjust for the beananimal overflow. I find the ball valves work ok, and are a lot cheaper. Plus I can dial it in with the Vectra now, so a gate valve isn't as important.

If you need plumbing, email me and let me know what you're looking for and I'll package discount your order for you.

[Duckhams]

A few pics of my fish in the new setup, I also have a pair of clown fish and will try to keep this as my bioload for a while. I've got to get my dosing system online and get the frags up in the rock work. Still lots of work to do!

[Myka]

Wow, great fish photos!!!

Originally Posted by Elliott@BigReefDepot.com

I didn't need to use reducers anywhere on the system, but a gate valve would be much easier to adjust for the beananimal overflow. I find the ball valves work ok, and are a lot cheaper. Plus I can dial it in with the Vectra now, so a gate valve isn't as important.

If you need plumbing, email me and let me know what you're looking for and I'll package discount your order for you.

Sorry, my comments were for your website, not your tank. I do need a reliable source for gate valves and bulkheads (for my business), but I get the rest of my plumbing from a local plumbing store.

[Bugger]

Whaat did you use to treat the aptasia?

[Duckhams]

Over the years i've tried the aip-zapper, super glue tombs, kalk paste, biological options, but the best method i've found is manual removal with a sharpened flat-head screw driver. A matted filefish also works wonders but they'll also go after every other type of anemone in the tank too. A sharpened screwdriver and aggressive coral cutters are my weapons of choice.

[Duckhams]

Just picked this up the other day. Pink with yellow eyes, blue rim chalice. Its about 5"x4" after fragging it up.

It looks awesome under the Radions! Though not very happy right now after being fragged and dipped.

[Duckhams]

Things are really starting to look good. The difference in growth from the Kessil's to the Radions is very noticeable. My zoanthids are covering over their frag plugs so fast I could frag them all again after just a month. The new pink chalice I fragged last week has already encrusted over and started growing at a shocking rate, possibly rivalling a hollywood stunner!

I got a new chalice that has really interesting colours, it's sort of purple/blue with green dusting and pink eyes, it's my new favourite! The rasta's I got from Kooka (thanks Phil) are already growing fast, 2 new heads!! and an old Seasons Greetings monti is coming back to life and sprouting little red polyps all over the place! I thought it was a goner, but new lighting seem to resurrect it.

Thanks to everyone who's come and picked up some frags and helped me empty the old system. Hopefully I'll have lots of new frags soon!

[Duckhams]

I just got two beautiful colonies but im unsure of their exact ID. I think the yellow/blue tip colony is an tenuis and the pink/purple colony is a microlades? Both are from Australia im told. Anyone have a more accurate ID?