Two Cats and Two tanks build up Meow!

[Mudbeaver]

A bit about me , just retired at 51 i had enough!! My doctor said i was stressed out so i'm taking the year OFF. Semi retired i should say because i don't think i can stay put. Because my trade, Chef onships; i couldn't have a permanent saltwater tank . This time i gave myself a retirement gift. I'm having a custom made system from Concept Aquariums from Calgary. A starfire 150 G reef tank and a 75 G display refugium . This next picture was my old 65 G tank the one i lost in a blow out because of the stand a few years ago.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/La%2067%20gallons/Photo345.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/La%2067%20gallons/Photo333.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/La%2067%20gallons/Photo277.jpg


Now going semi retired, staying home i'll do catering for the elderly. Cooking home and delivering for sceniors. I'll have plenty of time to care for those tanks and those living in it. And I have care takers with me.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo079-1.jpg

Lulu and Theo on the right and the tank is going to be in their play room, Meow!

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo078-1.jpg


I started with a concept of two tank on top of each other like so

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Nouveaux%20chapitre%202013/Stand15.jpg

But then i discovered that the floor where i live, in a condo ; second floor couldn't take the load. I had a civil engineer survey the building plans and we came up with a new configuration. Sorry for the rough sketch, i can't draw well with sketch up so i used a simpler program.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/Pont2.png


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/pont3.jpg


The floor plan that I've obtain from the city archives shows the floors to be reinforced concrete 6 inches thick, OUFFF. That's a relief!! My tanks are now side by sides in a reverse "L" shape position with the 72 inch long 6 feet 21" high Rimless , 28" from the floor on one side and the display refugium , Rimless on a custom steel stand 6 feet high on the other side dumping by gravity into the reef tank. The sump will be under the reef. Now since the fuge is no longer on top of the main reef tank I've scale down to a 48x18x21 =75G starphire display tank and the stand being that high i'll have a shelf with my QT on it and my controllers. In the corner will be the RO tank and mixing tank.

[Mudbeaver]

I'm redoing the fishroom ; the cat room, actually the computer room, the multifunction room! This is the dam room! By the way the white tape is where the Reef tank will be.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mes%20renovations%202013/Photo138.jpg


I'm doing the floor in Italian terracotta where carpet use to be. Salt water and carpet don't mix.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mes%20renovations%202013/Photo142.jpg

Never done this before so no complaint please! Besides these are hand made cost a bundle and are not the same to start with; so the guy at the store told me not to try to get them straight or i'd go crazy.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mes%20renovations%202013/Photo152.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mes%20renovations%202013/Photo153.jpg

The inspector's here!


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mes%20renovations%202013/Photo151.jpg

The jumping, climbing pole

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mes%20renovations%202013/Photo150.jpg


Details of this beautifull Italian tile, cost 10k for the whole condo.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mes%20renovations%202013/Photo147.jpg


On the level

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mes%20renovations%202013/Photo143.jpg


It was a left over of a line because they were having trouble selling it. It was too crooked, too many complaints from consumers. People are used to straight lines here in America, in Europe they know about these hand made tiles and rustic looks. So they were getting rid of the stock so they had only so much of certain kind. So i didn't have enough of one size to do the whole condo, so i bought all size and mix and match on the floor to make a sort of mozaïc with different sizes.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mes%20renovations%202013/Photo148.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Part of the play room not finished yet


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo100-1.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo093-1.jpg

How am I suppose to do any work in that room with these guy climbing all around me!


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo080.jpg


An extension of the play room

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo219.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Got my plans from Concept Aquariums from Calgary, great guy Denny. Very professional and full of options and designs.

My Reef tank first draft;

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiangassetankdrawingnum1.png

Reef stand; 2" rods powder coated , the 60G sump will go underneath

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiangassetankdrawingnum22.png


My refugium first draft


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiangassetankdrawingnum2.png

Refugium stand first draft

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christianstand48x21x83.png

[Mudbeaver]

Concept Aquarium being very professional and interested in your project asked you about your project and what you want to do. Mine is to basically fusing an old filtering based system of refugium and reef tank with new the technology of powerfull skimming machines. So Concept redesigned the tanks like so for me.


The refugium has a C2C because its feeding by gravity the reef tank and at the same time dumping into the sump, its a split herbie drain.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiangassetank02drawingnum2.png

My refugium stand had its shelf too hight to put my QT so they put in at 30" instead, ideal for my controllers as well.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christianstand48x21x8302.png

The main reef tank they put a C2C, a weird because since i have ceramic panels covering the backwall i'll have less cutting to do, less lost space better plumbing room to redirect my pipes toward the sump and no salt creep on them. Plus if something happens is easier to work from behind too than underneath.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiantankdrawingaug302013.png

[james30ct]

Should be a really nice system. What kind of livestock do you plan on going with?

[Mudbeaver]

Should be a really nice system. What kind of livestock do you plan on going with?

Thanks,

Well i i'd like a shoaling fish at least one, so Chromis, i know but i red something about putting them with more agressive fish so they stay put and don't do their usually self killing routines.

At least one tang i'll go easy , its my firs big system and first tang so yellow.

I want an anemone so 2 clowns i love the picasso type.

For contrast i was thinking anthias but they seem complicated i'll see. The jury is still out on those.

[Mudbeaver]

Ive added one refinement to my design all on my own lol. i've asked if they could make me a wavebox. outside my tank. After all the wavebox is a box emptied by a powerhead. So here's the plan.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/Wavebox1.png

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/wavebox3.png

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http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiantankdrawingaug29b2013.png

They'll black out the glass to avoid algae growth and voila, the box cost $20 for me, i just add a pump and i'm done.

[Mudbeaver]

Well today i got a sample choice of sump options from Concept Aquariums they want me to choose, wow, some of that stuff is unknown to me.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiansumpdesign22.png


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/justinboyadjiansumpdrawingmay72013.png


Kina simple here


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiansumpdesign1.png

That seem to come out of a James bond movie, lol

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/connynewsumpaug292013.png



http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiangassetankdrawingnum25.png


Pretty good options there.

[Mudbeaver]

I have a little dilema; Ok a little more precision on my delima, this is the two tanks the refugium is higher than the reeftank and by gravity will be feeding the reef with pods and rotifers. Now how to connect the two without having the junk from the seahorses and the anglers in the refugium ( two very messy species) going into the reef. I came up with kinda solution what do you think. Its a pipe just below the waterline in the fuge going well below the waterline in the reef tank ; to the middlle of the reef tank actually . The water pressure of the reef tank should stop the water from draining the fuge right? any thought.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/Waterline1R.jpg

The refugium skimmed water from the C2C will go through the Herbie drain and directly to the sump and not to the reef tank. So no junk will go in the reef just the pods and rotifers.Make sense?

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/Fuge2R.jpg

Or would it be better to feed over the reef water line to avoid syphon...i'm lost here. any help thanks for your time.

[Mudbeaver]

Well i figured it out with some help , this is my new plumbing and i think its right this time.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/Plumbing3.jpg

Some has suggested to prolong the feeding pipe from the fuge to the reef into the sand to give the pods and rotifers a fighting chance to get to the bottom and multiply , but they'll be droped in front of a Tunze powerhead 6095 or the glass wavebox i'm having made so every time this thing flushes..... from that.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/Wavebox1.png

Thank for those who helped.

[Mudbeaver]

A bit of tweeking here and there, got me thinking about the reef feeding, using a 1/2" flex from the fuge about 1" under the water line to avoid skimming the surface of my fuge into my reef. So thats the new fuge sketch with a hole on its left side.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiangassefugetankdrawing2final1.png

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiangassefugetankdrawing2final2.png


And i chose this sump model, simple, the drains dumps in the first section, fills it and drips into the socks, goes into the equipment section, the skimmer pick it up and then it moves to the pump section, room for 3 pumps in there.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christianfinalsumpdesign1.png


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christianfinalsumpdesign4.png


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christianfinalsumpdesign5.png

[Mudbeaver]

I got new rock for my sculpture, flat shelves from Marco's rock and i have some more comming this friday the 13....ya i know. Plus lots of goodies, for the sculpting, rods and mortar, diamond drill bits , some macro algae are also comming for my little tank i've started for the refugium, the live rock i have in there will help jumpstart the big system so a combination of live rock, well secured, i've taken precautions, to irradicate potential pest and with the dry rock, sculpture and my ceramic walls , i'll start the system on a good foot hopefully.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Nouveaux%20chapitre%202013/Photo007-1.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Nouveaux%20chapitre%202013/Photo006-1.jpg

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http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Nouveaux%20chapitre%202013/Photo001-1.jpg


All those and the ones comming will be drilled and set with rods and mortar into a specific sculpture , i'm taking my time on this because i don't want to have to restack those rock in 18 months time because i don't like the way they look anymore. Plus tonight i'm getting my Vertex RO/DI unit so i can get that organized and set up right for the upcomming tanks in 2 1/2 weeks time Yippee!

[Mudbeaver]

I just came back from picking up my stuff from the UPS store, and my sand is sooooooooooooo cool!!!!! Very pretty,Tropic Eden Tonga miniflakes and flakes. With these pinkish pebbles really nice stuff i can't tank the guy enough who suggested that to me. i can't even remember now who did either lol and from which sites lol. When i set up everything i'll have a shot of it for now its stays in its bag, its not live sand no. I have to rinse it before using it.Cost me $ 410.00


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Nouveaux%20chapitre%202013/te-sandgroup1.jpg


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Nouveaux%20chapitre%202013/IMG_5940.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Nouveaux%20chapitre%202013/IMG_5941-1.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Here are some of my goodies for my sculptures.

My Nylon rods to hold my rocks in place

http://www.marcorocks.com/aquascape-supplies/3-8-16-nylon-thread-rod-24-includes-10-pk-nuts-10-pk-washers/ (http://www.marcorocks.com/aquascape-supplies/3-8-16-nylon-thread-rod-24-includes-10-pk-nuts-10-pk-washers/)

The mortar to stick the rock permanently and to strengthen the sculpture.

http://www.marcorocks.com/aquascape-supplies/e-marco-400/ (http://www.marcorocks.com/aquascape-supplies/e-marco-400/)

The diamond coated hole saw to make those holes i need for a pvc rod

http://www.marcorocks.com/aquascape-supplies/7-8-diamond-coated-hole-saw-qty-1/ (http://www.marcorocks.com/aquascape-supplies/7-8-diamond-coated-hole-saw-qty-1/)

I'm all set to do the sculpture as soon as all the rock are here

[M.phenax]

My cats are jealous of your cats playroom. They can watch fish tv all day but now, my cats are complaining they don't have a shelf wall or climbing poles ;D thanks

[chartwell]

I love the look of the tile, and great job making an entertaining environment for the kittens! Oh, and the aquarium build looks good too ;-)

Susan

[Mudbeaver]

My cats are jealous of your cats playroom. They can watch fish tv all day but now, my cats are complaining they don't have a shelf wall or climbing poles ;D thanks

Well just this week i bought a new bed for them, they were affraid of it didn't want to go in it, but they jumped in the bag it came in without looking.....you want to strangle them when they do that lol....$50 the bed, 10cent the bag, no one knows how to torture better than a cat lol.



I love the look of the tile, and great job making an entertaining environment for the kittens! Oh, and the aquarium build looks good too ;-)

Susan

Thanks , it was the first time i've ever done a floor and an engineer making the floor strenght survey said it was a good job for someone who had never done this type of work, so, ya i'm happy with it. As for the sculpture i'l have pictures and a video when the time comes. Got to wait for the tanks first. I have to do it as the same time as the ceramic backwall so i can have a better notion of dimention of the thing in the tank. Plus right now the condo is in a real mess, got to clean up a bit. and finish the rest of it before doing that sculpture. So stay tune for the rest. I'll be using the nylons, the rock, foam, pvc, egg crates, i'll be making a stalactite as well.

[Mudbeaver]

Finally got an ETA my 3 tanks are ready and they're waiting on the 2 stand to be finish with the coated powder coatings and i should get those babies the end of next week. $ 4 500, not bad for 2 starfire tanks, 2 steel stands powder coated and the 60g sump custom made. So september 27 is party time!!!

:bdaysmile::celeb3::wave::bounce1::beer::celeb2:

[HUNTER1]

My Bengal cat favorite view
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/rockerchickjusk8/null_zps3c90da80.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

My Bengal cat favorite view
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/rockerchickjusk8/null_zps3c90da80.jpg

Wow those cats are cool, whats his name?Nice tank by the way!

[HUNTER1]

Wow those cats are cool, whats his name?
Thanks, his name is Hunter. He loves to watch the fish but doesn't bothers them. I put a step stool for him so he can watch them, just enough to balance himself. I still don't trust him.

[Mudbeaver]

Thanks, his name is Hunter. He loves to watch the fish but doesn't bothers them. I put a step stool for him so he can watch them, just enough to balance himself. I still don't trust him.


Yes i don't blame you lol i have my two and boy i'm worried with all the acces they're going to have lol

[reret10]

My cat never bothers my tank and My sump is open and ground leval.

[johnike]

Someone say Bengal?
Otis sez hi, he likes to perch on the skimmer cup.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p361/john_eichwedel/003-40.jpg (http://s345.photobucket.com/user/john_eichwedel/media/003-40.jpg.html)

[miniwhinny]

Wow, love what you've been doing !!! Your kitties are going to be so happy with all that climbing stuff you built for them. My cats never bother my tank at all. On;y problem I ever have is when they're shedding in the spring and I get the odd cat hair in the tank lol.

[Mudbeaver]

My cat never bothers my tank and My sump is open and ground leval.

LOl your lucky mine like to pluck everything out of place,and play with it; they're still young 7 months old, and real rascals, lol.

[Mudbeaver]

Someone say Bengal?
Otis sez hi, he likes to perch on the skimmer cup.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p361/john_eichwedel/003-40.jpg (http://s345.photobucket.com/user/john_eichwedel/media/003-40.jpg.html)


Thats a cuty, the tank too lol. ya if i remember you've got the perfect set up in a special place , where you have room to play in , i whish i had that. This after noon i'm suppose to get pics of the tank before shipping, part of the service of Concept Aquarium who inspect all their tank before shipping, so if anything happen during transport i'm covered with their insurance. So my 3 tanks will be on their way with the two stand who are being finished this tuesday. They also have a better delivery service than Miracle Aquariums, who was just delivering it but you have to provide the hands to take it out of the truck; HOW LAME, Concept Aquarium from Calgary delivers and insure that a jack is used to unload it to ground level and then they wheeled it to your room hows that for service. Miracle Aquarium fell short on everything, in my case anyway. Those who had good service good for you, but according to some merchant i've talked too lately and told my story they say that they've had customer complaints creeping around and now they're reffering these new custommers to other builders including Concept Aquariums...so beware buyers.....

[Mudbeaver]

YEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Pictures

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/IMG_4819.jpg

The external wavebox will be black out to prevent algae growth, so is the overflow box.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/IMG_4818.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/IMG_4817.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/IMG_4816.jpg

The refugium with its connecting bulkhead to the Reef tank

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/IMG_4815.jpg

[The_fishkeeper86]

A great build for sure! I plan on doing something larger scale once I find more semi-permanent housing. This thread has me considering a display refugium now as well.

[Mudbeaver]

A great build for sure! I plan on doing something larger scale once I find more semi-permanent housing. This thread has me considering a display refugium now as well.

Considering all the money we put into it why not that was my main motivation if you do a propper one the bigger the better, even more stable system and you can avoid the DSB but get all the advantages, from pod and rotifer production huge bacterial bassin if people can stop vacumming it like it was a maternaty ward the bacteria and funfus would do a great job all on their own. You need a bit of algae growth to feed and the rotifer and the pods so a super clean tank with UV steriliser is not what you want. Thats for a fish only tank. Because i let that tank get a bit of soup , most crabs and snails reproduces themselfve so no need to buy anymore, and don't put a sand sifting star in it cause it'll destroy too much the sand bed's bacteria and detritus that will create algae for the pods to feed on, and they feed your fishes. Have more than 5 species of Macro algae to nourrish, your snails and in certain extent the pods occasionally gets tender morcel of some macros, Don't put too many herbivore at the beginning to let the macro's take a hold. Less snails than crabs. 14-16h reversed photo period Good luck.

[Mudbeaver]

Wow, love what you've been doing !!! Your kitties are going to be so happy with all that climbing stuff you built for them. My cats never bother my tank at all. On;y problem I ever have is when they're shedding in the spring and I get the odd cat hair in the tank lol.

My trouble will be with my refugium its on the same wall as the cat walks, on the wall. The tank will be 6 feet hight to feed the reef by gravity, in front of that so they'll have access to the plumbing in the back; thats what i'm worried about plus one of the board arrives just par to the tank edges and the Maspect Razors lights. In the beginning all the tanks where suppose to be on the other wall but if you read the thread it wasn't possible anymore, so now its going to be in their face and at "paws" length lol.Thanks for your encouragements, from your lips to Gods ears lol .

[Mudbeaver]

I found someone just like me who had never done his plumbing. Thanks to this guy, who also use a Herbie drain system, but made all kinds of mistakes and fixed them correctly that we can learn from. This kind of video i find very informative and usefull. Learning from someone's mistake is great and the guy not being too stuck up wasn't affraid of showing his mistakes which i found very cool, Kudos to this guy.

Check it out if you like, it has a little something for those who joins the two Herbie drain together with a "T" , something to think about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVARJOakR_s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk63dIKYbh4

[Mudbeaver]

Yep a bit of a delay in my stands fabrication. To be expected i guess, Concept Aquarium have finished my 3 tanks, but the whelders are still working apparently on my stands. Manifactured at another place, they have to wait for them. I'm not worried; Concept has been so great with this very fast build up 4 weeks for the 3 tanks, ahead of schedule too, so , just verry happy to have dealth with them instead of Miracle Aquariums, who according to my LFS has let down a number of customers with their unsavory practices. My LFS has even switch to other builders like Concept Aquariums, for their new cutomers.

[tylersarah]

Very early on, the cat jumped in, I didn't see any of it, but I came home to a wet cat and a stirred up tank. He hasn't done it again and it's been 10 years.

[johnike]

Very early on, the cat jumped in, I didn't see any of it, but I came home to a wet cat and a stirred up tank. He hasn't done it again and it's been 10 years.

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:lol:

[Mudbeaver]

Very early on, the cat jumped in, I didn't see any of it, but I came home to a wet cat and a stirred up tank. He hasn't done it again and it's been 10 years.

LOl well i hope mine don't reach it at all which may or may not happen, depending if they jump from the floor, their's no furniture near by from which they could jump from. And the stairs i've built for them, i'll put a plexiglass at
the tank level in the back so they wont be able to just dive in, lol , but with cats you never know, they're a mystery wrapped in a riddle , growing fur......:lol:

[ucdcrew]

My beast fishes. This is my old 55g FW tank - He would get up top there, stick his tail in one of the HOB cut outs, wait for fish to come investigate, then stick a paw in to throw it against the wall. He was particularly fond of guppies. He continued to watch after I taped over the HOB holes. Marine tank will have canopy and screen tops. And a One Spot foxface...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/calmoore/197137_3984164486103_1819856763_n_zps327fb99e.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

My beast fishes. This is my old 55g FW tank - He would get up top there, stick his tail in one of the HOB cut outs, wait for fish to come investigate, then stick a paw in to throw it against the wall. He was particularly fond of guppies. He continued to watch after I taped over the HOB holes. Marine tank will have canopy and screen tops. And a One Spot foxface...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/calmoore/197137_3984164486103_1819856763_n_zps327fb99e.jpg

Thats too funny LOL. I love Cats!!!:p

[Mudbeaver]

150 gallons starfire tank 72"X24"X21" = $ 1680.51
75 gallons starfire tank 48"X18"X21"= $ 843.09
60 gallong sump tank 48"X20"x16"= $ 200


2 " steel powder coated stand 72"x24"x28" = $450.00

2" steel powder coated stand 48"x21"x83" = $550.00

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$3723.60 +( $850.00 shipping ) = $ 4 573.60

Super Reef Octopus 3000 Skimmer $564

3 X Tunze Turbelle nanostream 6095 ($ 279 ) $983.25
2 X Tunze Turbelle nanostream 6055 ($249) $575
Tunze osmolator universal 3155 $ 219
salt mix pump $ 48
QT pump $ 36

Heaters $ 91,97

2 X Diablo DC 3500 Variable Speed ( $ 170) $339.98

Lighting; Razors

2X 16 k 27 inch Maspect Razors ($ 539) $ 1 078 Reef tank
1X 10k 27 inch Maspect Razors $ 539 Refugium
1 X 10 k 20 inch Maspect Razors $ 449 Refugium

Neptune Systems Apex w/ Display Module, PH & Temp Probe & EB8 (Lab Grade PH) =$619.85


QT ; $101

Mixing Drum Canus 30 G $ 145


Little equipment( valves, strainers, etc) $466.62
Supplies ( testing) $210.32

Vertex Puratek Reverse Osmosis/Deionization (RO/DI) Filter - 100GPD = $ 330



MUD ; $101

German Ceramic panels $ 3/LB 197 LB = $666.70


Live rock; 20lb $289


Tonga branch; $ 115 Sculpture


Marco's rock supplies;

$352.97 Sculpture
$210.46 Sculpture
$73.86 Sculpture

sand = $409.90

Plumbing PVC Flex = $323.84
= $73.33
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= $ 14 221.65

[Mudbeaver]

I got a phone call telling me that its being sent monday arriving wednesday between 3pm and 7pm in the mean time i've started my sculptures and making videos about it. I have to edit the videos before showing, but here are some of the first pics of the work in progress.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo001.jpg

German ceramic panels for my backwall, they'll be foamed to prevent water & detritus trapping behind them, and serve as grazing ground for my fish

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo002.jpg

Making a foundation root system for my Tonga branch so they stay rightside up like a tree, this will be covered by 2" sand.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo003.jpg

Diamond coated drill bit

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo005.jpg

This is a diamond coated Hole saw for a 1" pvc tubing for heavier rocks

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo006.jpg

Those drill bits make a 3/4" holes for those 3/4" nylon rods for smaller rocks

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo007.jpg

I rather use a saw than cutters for my pvc its more precise and easyer for me.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo008.jpg

They say its the best putty on the market, i'll find out...

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo009.jpg

Very useful to cut off excess foam from rock and sculptures

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo010.jpg

Put that on your foam and then your sand to make it look good and natural, buy the longer curing by the way i bought the 5 min one by mistake

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo011.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Pond foam is the only one good for UV and its black, its made for ponds and fish and amphibians

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo012.jpg

My primer and PVC cement

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo013.jpg

I use the egg crates to make more resistance with the sand and create more stability with the sculptures, it will also be under the sand.The two pvc rods are where the tonga branches will be braced with Zip Ties and cemented with Marco's mortar. Foam will also be used to hide the ties and hiden with sand. In the end the branch will look as if they were coming out of the sand and standing on their own, while having an artificial "root" system.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo015.jpg

This is a stand for the second sculpture. This one will be 1" on top of the sand, so 2" of the feet will be under the sand the remaining inch will permit waterflow underneath and allow better circulation and less detritus gathering. Also a cave will be form as some coral will be put near the legs who will be foamed and sand as well to camouflage them better.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo016.jpg

This first rock will serve as a platform for all the other rocks to follow it to form an elaborate sculpture going outward. Therefore the bigger rocks will be near the center and the smaller will go on the outerrim.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo017.jpg

Plenty of those are needed for any project

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo018.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Yes it actually one of the most productive time for me and the most expressive time where its not the fish, the machinery but me who's on display and that will be for everyone to see when they look at the tank. People seem to forget that. They build their tank but the one element that completely is them is the rock work and they don't take any time to think about it or very little time and then 8 months later want to rescape, something that should of been done prior to put water in it. Too impatient .... I'm impatient to get my tank but after that its the process of sculpting. Its easyer to sculpt when you have your tank, because you can relate better with the look and the overall feeling of scale. I'm starting without the tank because i know i wont be finished and i can fix it before i put it in. still, i'm doing it with tape on the floor and only a general idea of the look it will have specially in the corners.

[Mudbeaver]

Ok so i've started my videos on how i do my sculptures, i still have to edit them before uploading them, so in the mean time here's some of the pictures i took of the buildup of the Marco's rock sculpture with PVC and Nylon rods.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo003-1.jpg

This my drill with a 7/16 diamond coated bit; worth every penny less than 10 second to go through that rock.

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I use a saw for the nylons because the cutters squeezed the nylons and the nuts i used are harder to fit in after so the saw leave the shape of the nylon intack.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo020.jpg

I use a wooden board in a tub with water; i place my rock on the board, and the water cools my bit and also prevent pieces of rock from flying into my eyes and also splashing mud all over the place. When you reach the board, 10 sec later you feel it right away.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo004.jpg

I've align the holes and put the rods and cut them almost flush. I left just enough to twist those two nuts in place. This is all done prior to put the ciment mortar and to make sure your structure looks good . After all this is your only personal touch in the whole system all the rest is bought or will be done by the corals. And you'll be looking at it for a very long time. So you might as well take the time to view and review your designs all day or for a few days because this baby will be there for years to come, and playing with it when you have critters and fish in there isn't doing any good to the stress level of your inhabitants.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo005-1.jpg

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[Mudbeaver]

The Bat cave!!


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With nylons and mortar its nice to be able to extend plates and edges, i'm however careful not to take too much room to overshadow the sandbed too much, i do it within reason and the structure will be at its lowest point 1" above the sand to give it waterfow clearance.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo016-1.jpg



The cave


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The central piece will be the highest so it can carry the stalactite in the end.

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Without the mortar the rock look unstable and are only holding in place because of the nylon; in the end the nylon will be cut to fit under the rock being the ceiling of the cave and the top rock with a nut. At each step mortar will be added and i'll wait that each level is dry and stable to make sure the rocks don't wable under the stress.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo025.jpg

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Other kinds of rocks gives you options for other things. it didn't work in this case but i still have a 75 Gallon fuge to do. So always have more to have options to work with.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo029.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Well here are my first videos , they're on my sculptures ; don't mind the fat guy, lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZavioityVQ&list=PLk_Pw-jAYdFdfdxt3LnuihwIJUGqREF5K&index=19

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwE7byazB7E&list=PLk_Pw-jAYdFdfdxt3LnuihwIJUGqREF5K

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPlp0XVroUM&list=PLk_Pw-jAYdFdfdxt3LnuihwIJUGqREF5K&index=22

[DrewBrees713]

I dig the old 'scape but it looks like your new design looks great. The tabbies are sure spoiled and you seem like a good human parent ;0) Keep up the great work my friend.

[Mudbeaver]

I dig the old 'scape but it looks like your new design looks great. The tabbies are sure spoiled and you seem like a good human parent ;0) Keep up the great work my friend.

Thanks just put a new vid on yes they're spoiled , but they give so much lol.:beer:

[Mudbeaver]

This video is about the progress after drilling holes and placing nylon rods and placing your rocks on the sculpture, not always a good idea to go too fast as you'll discover. Another issue creepedup the weight of the structure became a problem, what to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLeAqLPwhOw

[Mudbeaver]

Sorry for the abrupt end of part 4 but i'm not a professional video maker,lol continuing in this one i've constructed a bigger support base to spread the load of the structure, and i'm starting to put the rocks in place with mortar. i also have little side projects on the go that will benefit the tank; a copepods farm using corrugated plastic sheet, found at any hardware store for a few bucks.I also mend a Tonga branch rock that will be used in the second sculpture project later on.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M6b0np_rtM&list=PLk_Pw-jAYdFdfdxt3LnuihwIJUGqREF5K&index=23

[Mudbeaver]

The Tonga project;

Tonga branches are a real problem for most people. No one seem to know what to do with them.So on this video i'm giving you a way to make a great sculpture that's not really hard to do cost very little and look amazing, well i think it does. The difficulty with the tonga branches is that they have no way to support themselves, so i give them an artificial root system with pvc and egg crates, coupled with zip ties for temporary holding and foam for support, its quickly becomes a self standing sculpture that can be part of your aquascape, for a few buck.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io9E6rmhdx8&list=PLk_Pw-jAYdFdfdxt3LnuihwIJUGqREF5K&index=24


To use mortar you have to be quick and know where your going or mistake can happen i found that out last night. They say you have 15-20 minutes to of work with the cement but sometimes the material bond much more quickly so be aware of that. So have a plan and a back up plan. you'll see what i mean.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-_peMIS-ow&list=PLk_Pw-jAYdFdfdxt3LnuihwIJUGqREF5K

I'm not a professional video maker so if it cuts abruptly follow in the next on, i rather not waste time editing lol

[Mudbeaver]

Using nylon rods to secure the next level of rocks, mortar will be put in between; do not over screw the nut, you'll squeeze out the mortar, allow a few milimeters of the stuff for better bonding. In addition this mortar is hydrofuge it can be used underwater so it better to wet your rocks( if your doing this dry) to help the mortar to bond better with both rocks.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/bf37582d-d373-4737-9dba-7957d3011d5a.jpg


To repair a rock like this Tonga Branch rock soak the branch 30 min in water the apply the mortar . If its a prefect fit tilt it or twist it to make a gap so the mortar can have room and a chance to bond between the two pieces.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo017-1.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo018-2.jpg


Wrapping it gives it time to really bond better by controlling the humidity, drying to quickly is not good. the next day unwrap it and let dry naturally.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo019-1.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo027-1.jpg

Only mix what you need this stuff bond fast; they say 15 to 20 min but in less than 5 i couldn't pull my nylon rod , it had already bond and i had to leav it like that. So progress one rock at a time.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo020-1.jpg

Dont scrape ciment its looks bad and sloppy, instead sprinkle it with crushed coral it looks much more natural and blends in very easy.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo021.jpg

Sometimes contrast can be an eye soar or a point of discussion in any case, it'll start a conversation; and thats the point, you don't want people to indifferent to your creation do you....lol. Notice the crush coral , now what could that mean...


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo023-1.jpg

Starting this sculpture i realised that the weight was going to be superior to what i was expecting in my original plans. So to accomodate that and disperse this weight i've extended the feet into an elaborated tubing structure to diffuse that weight in a larger area of the tank, otherwise the whole weight of the sculpture would of been focused on those four small point and potentially ruptured the tank floor. So be aware of that if you make a support for a solid rock structure.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo024-1.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo025-1.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Changing one rock to a different , darker rock, both for mechanical and esthetic reason brought me to a change of direction in the design, so completing your sculpture too quickly is not always a good thing.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo026-1.jpg

The second sculpture is about an often misused rock; the Tonga branch rock.
Here i'm doing a artificial root system with pvc, egg crates, wrapping the branches with Zip ties and foaming the feet. The structure will of course be under the sand you'll only see the branch as a tree as it should be.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo028-1.jpg

Remember the mended branch? The reason for this sculpture is that it will be covered with Green star polyp, which with a wavebox movement will be awsome to watch. When ever you make a sculpture ; Have a purpose for it, nothing worse than a useless piece that takes space in your tank for no particular reason.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo029-1.jpg

Each foot of each branch goes through the egg crates , for two reasons. Stability of the branches, and so i can apply a first layer of foam and make a sort of perimeter where the cement will be poured in .

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo030-1.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo031.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo032.jpg

Using foam to glue my branches on to the pvc is easyer than cement in this particular instance, but the feet will get cement to lock them together.After the foam has harden the zip ties will be cut and the foam will receive a coat of resin and sand to better hide and blend it in.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo033.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo034.jpg

The sand will cover all the egg crate and cement only the the branches will be visible

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo035.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo036.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

The finishing is to come. The zip ties will come off cement will be poured on the feet of each branch, resin and sand on the foam, some of the foam will be reshaped with a knife and after everything is under the sand you'll only see the tonga branches coming out and standing like trees. My tanks should be here on the 17 th in place and running at the end of october if their's no other delays....


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

A bit of directional phots shoot to see where this is going with a bit of intrusion from the directors....


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo015-2.jpg

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http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo011-3.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo010-3.jpg

Director # 1 taking a leasurely approach to the job and in charge of plumbing



http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo004-1.jpg

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Director # 2 opening every boxes, opening everything in sight to make sure it ok on set

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo007-2.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo005-2.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

So my sculpture is finished, just have to rebuild the support with 1" pvc which i got as you can see i just need elbows ,lol. Then just got to hide those nuts and put it in the tank with a plexi glass in the bottom. The sculpture is 36" longX20"wideX 20" hight. My tank is 21" hight, but the structure was suppose to be built with 1/2" pvc now its with 1" so my last rock will be floating, i'll put a mini palm tree and a lodge for the snails.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo003-4.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo004-3.jpg

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http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo009-4.jpg

At the end of the ramp a stalactite will come down.

[Mudbeaver]

Its Christmass time!



You like my Tunze family?

The mud is only used for medicinal purposes, i still do my weekly water changes. The bacterial count of the mud and its composition is the only thing that interest me for my refugium; i do my own miracles, lol.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo001.jpg

I have 2 Razors at 16K 27" and 2 at 10K one 27" and 20" for the refugium


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo002.jpg

The octopus is rated for a 300 g tank i have a 150+75+65=265 total.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo003.jpg


Its christmass time the tanks are arriving tomorrow and i'm ready for them; The whole thing cost.....$ 450 + 0

[Mudbeaver]

Here's the room where the sculptures go; not quite done yet but in their real positions with the backwalls. The green tape is the tank edges the middle green tape is the wavebox trajectory and mid tank mark 12"

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo007-5.jpg

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The cat wall will be behind the refugium tank stand which is almost 7 feet tall.Those are the panels going in the refugium.Only 3 are necessary.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo010-4.jpg

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Eye level

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo012-4.jpg

Left to right perspective

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo013-3.jpg

Right to left perspective

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo014-4.jpg


This is what i was explaining in the videos about having your tank as a refference for scale. You can see now my feet are too big and large, one of the sculpture could be too wide and i may have to break some feature of my ceramic wall to place one of those sculptures. The green tapes are just a refference, it could all ok but only when the tanks are here will i truely know, dangerous game to play without all the pieces. The middle green tape indicate the wavebox trajectory.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo016-3.jpg


$ 1 700 worth of German ceramic on this wall i got it for $ 333., it was a good catch that day.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo006-5.jpg

How can i forget, the inspector clawless....



http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo005-5.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

The arrival of the tanks, the stand didn't make the connection.....are we pleased???Nooooo....

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo001-1.jpg

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Open crate???

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I keep the wraped up untill ready to be used. They seem fine and the way they where protected no worries. Those babies were heavy!!!!! The 75 g refugium and the 65 g sump here

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo008.jpg

And the monster 150 G in perfect condition , i'm goin to work on the overflow and its easier like that and monday she'll be put on right side up on her stand. All the guys were looking at her overflow and the wavebox , pretty neat design. They loved the glued press resin wood panel on the bottom idea.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo010.jpg

How can we forget Lulu and Theo, making their inspections



http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo012.jpg

I'll have more and better pics later time for bed cheers!

[Mudbeaver]

The tanks will be sharing these guy's room along with my PC room so for those who missed the beginning here are Lulu and theo's catwalk



Lulu playing in the tanks, in the sump now, the return section; the next time it will be a little wet my friend!!!

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo013.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/0fa985da-9ed0-486b-bd73-a6344d8753bc.jpg

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Completely baffled

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Lulu the computer expert

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I had to cover my tank they were leaving all sort of foot print on it! Now their battling it out who's going to be on top, lol often as brothers do.All the way to the floor

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[Mudbeaver]

Peace time again

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See what i mean see what he's doing he's bitting my tank, eating it, good thing i got the blanket, to protect it.

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Hyppocrit! lol

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See you on the next catwalk

[Mudbeaver]

I know that grown ups are suppose to be mature, set example to younger generations, but with cool things like that who can resist? So played with MY TOYS!!!!!!!


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It was already mesured , the stand at 28" left plenty of room for the foot print and the cup , but never assume anything in this hobby i've learned the hard way!

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I've heard so much about this monster, that i actually modified my sump for it.


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[Mudbeaver]

Through research on the net i discover a material on the market that absorb 98% of vibrations and noise in any environement according to the manifacturer; Sorbothane. So i ordered some for my sump. It doesn't change unlike foam or plastic or other materials.

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A very well stocked sump

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My reactors for phosban and carbon

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The drains will dump in the first section on the left and fill it; it'll overflow into the socks and then go throught the skimmer and head to the return who'll split in two feeding the reactors and returning to the Reef tank. The second pump will send all the way to the refugium, on the other wall.See floor plan in the thread

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Remember earlyer i said i had to modify the sump because of the Bubble Master Skimmer. Its so proficient at making micro bubbles that some finds their way to the return pumps in system all over. So i had an extra baffle installed to prevent that, hopefully it will.

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[Mudbeaver]

The two return have lots of room, i can still put a third and even maybe a fourth pump.

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Guess who's comming to dinner?

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This is the feeding bulkhead to the Reef tank. Its about an inch under the water line to avoid skimming the junk and catching the good stuff for the reef. If the power fail; the lack of the return pump will stop the flow , as the "T" fitting at the bulkhead .

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The external coast to coast of the refugium with the 1.5" Herbie style system drain bulkheads and the 1" return bulkhead.

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One thing that i really resent from Octopus is the fact that we have to order seperatly that grey silencer at the end of the gate valve for $ 70, they should include it in the Skimmer box at $ 500 the skimmer, i wrote them about it in a negative way. You should too if you have one, it matters!!

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The 150 G overflow system bulkheads

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The 75G looks prestine out of its foam and plastic. As for the younger generation , they wouldn't have the money to play with such toys, lol......;)

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[Mudbeaver]

Trying out my wall and my separation as my refugium it will host seahorses on the left side and anglers on the right side.



They're a bit high so i'll have to cut them with a saw, its easy , but they're fragile it like chaulk.

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The reason their's a panel on the right side is the window right accross the tank and right at that level, so no sun light please.


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Your reading right , my sepeartion is a screen door for pets. i just have to put the nylon screen in cut the inside panel i don't need and the seperation is done and the water can flow easely between the two sides. even the shrimps can't cross over, just the pods. The instalation will require some rubbles and pond foam to secure everything no silicone on the glass no need. everything will be held from the bottom and the reer.



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The angler doesn't needs much room they hardly swim this cube shape biotope will be perfect for it.

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All the panels will foamed around the edges to prevent water going in the back with detritus. I'll sealed them on all sides. In between rubbles will be added to blend the seems and the foam will be sanded with resin as well.

[Mudbeaver]

The cats are in training as we speak;to boldly go where no cats have gone before

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[Mudbeaver]

Well i've worked a bit on my tanks today and made my separation for my fuge.


Well i've worked on my separation, here it is. I've used gutter gard instead of window screen, bigger holes that won't clog as easy and will let the water flow more freely. Those holes shouldn't let any crabs or ordinairy snails through, although small shrimp which i'll avoid might, maybe, i said might squeeze through, but no big deal.


The frame opens up to trap the gutter gard between its sides, but since gutter gard is a bit thicker than ordinary screen i have to use Zip ties to hook it up and hold it tight on the sides and in the middle.


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Zip ties are your friend in this Hobby, lol I did both directions to make a double mesh to prevent small shrimps and snail o go through , it took more ties.....

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On the bottom, some rubble will be put to lift the gate a bit higher and foam will be applied to glue the hole thing on the bottom and on the reer panel as well. Rubble will also be used on the back panel to blend in the gate. Nothing will be put on the fron glass , it will all be held from the back and bottom, no need to smear my display glass.


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I still have the door of the frame. I can still make another separation for another tank.

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My Herbie drain with its strainer

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My emergency overflow


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[Mudbeaver]

My return , i haven't decided if i'm having a "T" going across , still debating that one.

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Funny on this angle the drain looks higher than it actually is. Its actually much bellow the waterline of the 150G overflow box.

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Same illusion here the emrgency drain on the 150 g looks higher than the wierd, lol its not.

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Thats my new stand for my sculpture, the old as been cracking up on all side the 60 lb structure is too heavy for it. So this new 1" pvc structure will be glued to it tomorrow with foam. Then it will rest on a plexiglass sheet at the bottom of the tank to spread the load evenly and not concentrated at the end of those four legs.

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[Mudbeaver]

I got them by George i got them!!! Delivered this morning and the janitor helped me , one went inthe elevator no problem, the other, in the dam stairwell, great....just great.... Beatifull finish powerde coated and that 2 " steel, its there for a long time.


The sump fits just flush my calculation was spot on. And so was my green lines lol as you can see. A foam will be put on the floor under the sump.I've already thought of a cover for the stand, easy , simple and beautiful.


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Two inch of steel powder coated; what a great finish.


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All the mesurements where on the lines.


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The refugium stand is on standby since the 150G is in its spot. I'm waiting for my guys to move it all this weekend. All the masks on the wall are form each country i visited

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The shelf will be the QT spot and stuff. Underneath a mixing station and maybe auto feeding fridg ; click the link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ0qNlJpymk&list=PLk_Pw-jAYdFfd8lDC9vy4_CVpfPZbvceO&index=13



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Some of my ceramic panels are a little too tall so i had to cut them. Easy with a saw, so you know its not cement , lol. Its more like chaulk, this type of ceramic is porous, its been made for are needs, by a company in Germany, who specialised in this.

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[Mudbeaver]

This particular one was too wide to fit so cutting it lenght wise was necessary, and ...long......

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As you can see i'm way off in my cut; look at the little blue dot at the center bottom of the feet. Cutting ceramic heats up the blade and curves it and make you chage direction whether you want or not. So one of the best way is to start from the other side and try to reach your incomming cut.

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It looks like their's lots of gaps but i need those to fill them with foam and seal the ceramic panels from water penetration behind the panels. The foam will surround all the panels and prevent detritus from accumulating in impossible spots.It'll also fix the panels permantly to the wall so nothing moves. As a note after moving those tanks and stands if i sell i sell with the tanks and stands, i'm not moving those ever again, yu can ask my chiropractor!

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[Mudbeaver]

This is dilema for me; what do you think? The smaller pen will be for the anglers. Now should i put the angler near the feeding tube to the Reef for the pods to migrate in safety, or the other way around. What do you think, i'm asking, i'm not sure if it matters but i don't know everything, and maybe it does matter.

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Or this way, the seahorses will be near the feeding pipe to the reef.

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[Mudbeaver]

Of course life can be so serious sometimes you have to let go and laugh at yourself. So here's one for you guys. Check my last post and look at the pictures with the stand and the mirrors. I took those shots early in the morning between my first coffee and waking up. Not being particularly awake and concient of the mirror behind the stand i took my pictures in my original, manly costume. Having only taking a few sip of the morning juice i proceeded to post on facebook my new stands. and went all morning to work on my project and other things. At noon i checked my facebook page and clicked the photopage and looked again at the pictures, in shock i see myself in the mirror in all its glory ; the ugliest fish in the room , all hairy and sagging from every sides ; a real jule of the sea to be sure. The moral don't be a morron like me and take pictures when your half awake and most importantly posting them right away, and know when their's a mirror in the room , specially your own stupid mirror.

Here's the joke of the day folks.

[Mudbeaver]

Before the tank goes up 7 feet in the air might as well test it for leaks

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Yes Theo was testing the water

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No i'm not cooking dinner this is a little trick for your Flex tubing or spa Flex boiled water

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Add some hot water in the tub before, then add your boiling water.

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It wont become like super soft but a bit more manageable



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Yes i have a scaffold to go up there...the cats have their private staircase and private box in the back lol. A plan to put a plexiglass hooked on the steel frame to prevent the feline to hop on the razors LED's.

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One of the sculpture, almost finished, wanted to see the positioning. I've explained this earlier, its important to have your tank to do your sculpture because you can juge your scale. I did mine without. Sure enough i have to change the orientation of this one. One of the arm of the sculpture was too long to fit properly so i have to turn it now. not exactly the position i wanted. It still work but, flow wise i could be in trouble, we'll see.

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[Mudbeaver]

The eggcrate will be under the sand amd still have to hide the foam with resin and sand and trim a bit of the crate, almost finish. The right arm of the right scupture was the problem. too long to put towards the front.

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This is where the second scupture will be with the stalactite facing left.

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As you can see i've got rid of the white towers, they didn't match the Borg looks, lol, more stream line too.

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Now i had to face this guy to get rid of those two towers. The Lord of the Room!

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Because i had to change the orientation, see my sculpture is now in the wavebox line of fire. It wasn't before. It'll still work but i rather it wasn't there.

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The Refugium will be feeding the 150G Reef tank and will be on a reverse photoperiod hopefully the proximity wont be an issue.

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The entrace to the room and the new cleaner look with the new desk

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A usefull tool for both my tanks, $ 40 at lowes

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A setback , my sump is 20" wide the stand for the 150 is 20" wide but the sump has a 2mm trim , bummer we are working on the problem don't blow a gasket.......

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The sculpture on the left will have some of its extremeties out of the water, and on the right the sculpture had her right arm too long to put her front and center hence the position change.

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[Mudbeaver]

Plenty of room for the second sculpture.

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Oh yes their's a back wall to put in too another DELAY....LOL......

[Mudbeaver]

I phone Concept Aquariums today about my problem with the sump size, and they suggested to take the trim off with a utility knife all around which will take a few milimeters off each sides of the sump, which is exactly what was missing, or should i say was in surplus. So it should fit now and if it doesn't they'll make me a new one, how's that for service. No worries.::dance::banana::beer:

[Mudbeaver]

Well yesterday i did a bit of foaming in the fuge i foamed my wall . I place temporarely my wall in my main tank to see what cut i would have to make. I say temporarely because we have to move that pig again to be able to slide my sump back into position again. Oh dear...... Anyway it looks nice .

I'll foam those in after the sump is put in.

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I'll be putting resin and sanding the foam on the sculpure today 2 inch of sand will cover the eggcrate making my Tonga branch stand alone.

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If you use any foam Acetone will clean out the spout very well and you can use your can and spout again and again. That stuff really strong .It also very good to clean your hands

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The foam will be sand today and will be blend in. I don't want dirty water to be trapped behind those panels.

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The foamed worked well it went right where i wanted and is blocking any entry spot.

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[Mudbeaver]

A nice blade will get rid of the smudge.

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Smelly cat, smelly cat, or is it soft kitty?

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Cat alley......behind the scenes


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They shouldnt mess with the plumbing right????

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Thats how thick those stands are

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What a line up!The 150 G backwall

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Inside the $20 external glass Wavebox, i just bought the Tunze pump and voila. I bought the sponge too to house the pump.

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[Mudbeaver]

The top of the panel will be siliconed on this one because foam swells too much . I don't want the foam blocking my teeth.


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A lurker....

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The next step is to foam in the seperation with rubbles and blend in the foam and rubble with resin and sand.Thats today; Foam and rubbles will help make and secure the screen. I thought that i wouldn't need silicone on the front glass, that it would be tight enough. WRONG i'll have to put silicone after all. Can't win every time .

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On the left side will be the anglers, they don't need much swimming room they rather "walk" and stalk their prey. The right side will be the seahorses territory. The extreme right panel prevent the light from the window to go in the tank.

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Before foaming i made sure that every panel was flush with the glass. As you can see they are very flat.

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The bottom are also very flat and smooth

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo002-5.jpg

The rubbles for the screen

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo001-5.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Ok well today was finishing the refugium decor, backwall , the separation and the substrates.


So i chose some rubbles to put in the larger openings and gaps between the separation and the ceramic panel, and then applied the foam.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo013-3.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo014-5.jpg

I applied foam on both sides to make sure shrimps the smallest of the critters wouldn't cross over and be eaten by the anglers.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo015-4.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo016-5.jpg

Now i didn't apply foam in the bottom like i intended to do because 3 inch of sand would help hold this as well. I just put rubbles to help lift the screen in place while the foam cures. after that i'll silicone the front edge to the front glass panel. I thought i wouldn't have too, but i have too.Their's a gap and i have to fill it.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo017-4.jpg

Thats the silicone i used on top of the panels not block the teeth with foam, the same will be done for the screen.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo018-3.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo019-5.jpg

I have 2 gallons of mud in the tank with the sand on top on one side, and on the other side its a bit mixed. The sand is Tropic Eden Tonga Reef Flakes and Tonga Reef mini-Flakes 2-1 ratio. I use mud for medicinal reason and nothing else, i still do my water changes , i do my own miracles......

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo020-3.jpg

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[Mudbeaver]

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The Anglers pen , 30 G

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo024-4.jpg

The seahorses pen 45 G

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Oh yes i forgot i sanded my sculpture

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo001-6.jpg


I'll probably do a second coating

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo002-6.jpg


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Don't forget to clean your spout with acetone to be able to reuse it

[Mudbeaver]

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[Mudbeaver]

They're instances where i don't or wont do it. Like for my second sculpture, i wont. Because she'll be totally covered with zoa on one and by green star polyps on the other, so their's no need , in either case. The softies will take over quite quickly. In between the ceramic panel will depends if it will be taken over fast or if any creature can or will be a danger to the foam itself. The sea urchin is known to eat it. So a coating of resin and sand would stop that. But in the refugium i wont put an urchin cause it will eat all my Macro-Algae, and with all the algae present the foam will be hidden pretty quickly. That may change in the reef tank though....

[Mudbeaver]

Guess who i found spoiling my sand this morning.......what punishment should i inflic do you think. Bare in mind these guys already got castrated lol. Are they intitle to some mistchivism?????


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo024-4.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Well the fuge is almost ready, the back plumbing has to be done. The main reef tank can't be done until the sump is put into place and for that we have to move the heavy 150G and i need at least 4 other guys, thats going to be next wekend. More over, the system won't be started until my air-exchanger unit is installed thats mid nov so yes mid nov about. The reason is the humidity level will rise and warm humidity on my cold winter windows will freeze on contact and my window frames will collect ice. Very bad for the integrity of the structure of the building. Hence the wait so sorry guys . But mid nov about in the mean time i'm continuying on other stuff.

[Mudbeaver]

Look at the picture, and envision a pair of Maspect Razors LED lights side by side and hanging there on top of that tank. Now i don't know if you've seen the Razor's profile but they're shaped like a nice walkway , and perfect for the cats to climb on unfortunatly. So i plan to hook from the ceilling , the same as the LED lights, a panel of plexiglas the lenght of the tank coming down behind the tank and cutting off access to the tank, so my feline friends don't hop on my warm LED's and plunge them into the water.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo006-5.jpg



By the way while i was writing this one of them was talking, yes you know, the way they are in the morning lol. Anyway all innocent and climbing slowly up and acting all innocent and looking around and walking back and forth , pacing, if i hadn't been there , i know where he'd been going, lol and as soon as i leave i'll be going in , they're so deliberate, and anyone saying they're not intelligent are crazy, they choose their timing and act so innocently before ...grrr we love them so much don't we, i do.

[Mudbeaver]

Well , i've taken the trim off the sump.I shaved the silicone off the sump following the edge of the glass and taken mesurements; here's the mesurements i get so far;(all in inches)

The top of the sump; 19 7/8
Bottom of the sump; 20 1/16
Legs of the stand, bottom 19 15/16
Legs of the stand, middle 20
Legs of the stand top 20
Inside the stand 20 1/16

We are making the last attempt tonight.

You asked me if it will fit i d o n o t k no w snif :biga::biga:

[Mudbeaver]

We tried and its a missed sump. It doesn't fit between the legs and even if it did their's not room for a hair to move between the bottom braces for the sump. Concept told me they hadn't tried the sump under the stand before shipping it. OOPs not a good move. We tried removing the trim but ultimatly its no go. They said they'd build me another one if that solution didn't work, which i'm greatfull.After all sending the sump and the stand without seing if it fits, is kina strange.

[Mudbeaver]

If the weekend was disapointing it was still productive. I managed to installed some of my Maspect Razors light system, one was missing its hanging kit , which i'm going to claim at the store who sold it to me. It was a chore because living in a building with cement slabs 8 inches thick .....I had to drill that concrete! Those tanks will never go anywhere and certainly not those lights.


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The hooks are good for 67 lb, the razors are 5.5 lb, i'm good.


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When i chose the razors , it was suppose to be between two tanks; one on top of each other, the shape of the Razors made perfect sense at that time. The other factors were; at the time of the conception of the tanks, i had chosen a light to be just right for the dept of the tanks, 21". The Razor's PAR was perfect for that, plus , since it was suppose to be between two tanks i didn't want the heat to overheat the top tank above. Again the wing shape and design of the Razors proved to be perfect for it, even its operation, the fans only working when it becomes too hot made sense, still do. Yes they're still my choice even after the changes in the layout of my system; Razors Rule!!!!


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo055.jpg

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[Mudbeaver]

I'm leaving the wall blank, to me it makes the room bigger and symbolises vastnest and makes the effect really interesting in the room

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo060.jpg

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[Mudbeaver]

Ah HA ! Caught in the act this morning , laying on the beach......when he saw me he new he was in trouble he started to cry, the kind that make your blood ice cold, he was scared, so i went easy on him he was so scared he didn't want to come down from behind the tank, i found out later that Lulu was also there hiding terrified, lol so i took them down gently this time. They know when i'm not happy. I don't talk very loud only when angry and they know the difference.
I was quick with the cam yes lol. Don't know how i managed that,lol.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo066.jpg

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This morning feeling a bit better i took the ceramic panels that will be behind the primary sculpture out of the reef tank and cleaned up the space.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo069.jpg


Now the inside of the tank whith is 22 5/8 , see the tape.....Remember when i said to wait to have your tank before making a sculpture , because it helps with the scale of your piece. I didn't have my tank when i started and this is the result. The sculpture is actually too big for my tank. Its still usable but it wont have the effect i was counting on or that it should have if it was in a ; let say a 30 wide tank. I have to stick it close to the backwall for it to fit because of the foward arm, from which the stalactite will drop.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/628e1df1-4b43-4863-82cc-29e1b106559b.jpg

As you can see the space between the sculpture and the backwall is very narrow, so much so i had to chizel some piece of the wall off. So i can lower down the sculpture without a hitch. Its a very snug fit.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo071.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo072.jpg

I'm not sure about the waterflow of the tank anymore, because of those tight spots. In the original plan 2 tunze 6095 was enough but now , it may require a third we'll see.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo074.jpg

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[Mudbeaver]

The forward shelves creating the arm and support for the stalactite , takes a lot of room and pushes the main body againts the wall, literaly, lol. It'll make a cool display when finished but some of the details will be lost because of the scale i used. so when you start your piece make sure you have your tank very important. I'll make my stalactite when the water is in the tank . This is for several reasons.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo077.jpg


The pieces i took out off the wall;

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo078.jpg


My 2 pieces of plexiglass to support the sculpture should spread the load evenly over the entire area. The dam silicone; they sell that for aquarium tanks, white? Never paid attention when i bought it. Why white? For aquariums, can anybody tell me where in the world did you ever see white silicone in a tank? rant over...

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo079.jpg

Putting the ceramic panels on top of the plexiglass at precise markings, because the sculpture is 3 feet long and a few inches seperates it from the other set of sculpture, the Tonga Branch sculptures....

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo080.jpg

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[Mudbeaver]

I'll be hanging a plexiglass from the ceiling , behind the overflow, effectively cutting off access to the tank. I just haven't around to it yet. Got my hanging kit, just want to wait i've finished all the plumbing . It wont be in the way, i'll still have access to the tank and overflow but not the cats lol. They'll be trapped behind and on their stairscase, lol.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo006-5.jpg

The plexiglass will drop to the edge of the top of the overflow


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo023-4.jpg

They actually didn't do anything in the sand ....yet, lol

[Mudbeaver]

Concept Aquariums are building me a brand new Sump free of charge and sending it first thing next week, priority one, no charge for their mistake, they hadn't tried it under the stand before shipping it, and it didn't fit. Its going to be in two pieces so easier to install front loader no more moving that big 150G to fit it in . They're doing the new plans this weekend, building it and i should have it next week. Great service. So now i have a sump to sell; 48"X20"X16" . The new sump will have one piece of 32"X19"X16" and the other 10"X19"X16" .

The old one, or should i say the one that doesn't fit

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo027.jpg

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http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo038.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Well my sculptures are in the tank, while i'm waiting for my new sump. Since Concept has built me a new one and shipping it this week it should arrive next week. Its in 2 part; part one, drains and skimmer; 32"X19"X16" and the reactors and return module 18"X19"X16" . Both part will be loaded from the from of the stand which will be more practicle actually, if i have to change, sump in the future... Done at no extra cost since they'd build it and not tried it under the stand before sending it, they stood behind their service . Extremely good service with that company.

Well here's my finished sculptures, in the tank and backwalls

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo098.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo099.jpg


One reason i said in my videos about having your tank when you do your sculpture is to have a better sense of scale. Well here's a good example of this. As you can see the piece is stuck to the backwall. The sculpture is actually too big for the tank; still usable but i made it without the tank and could ajust the scale correctly. Because of that its off center, and pushed back. It would be more at home in a 30" wide tank rather tank a 24". I'm still using it and happy about it, but food for thought.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo100.jpg

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http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo093.jpg

Because i didn't have the tank the height as also been miscalculated. The plexiglass has risen the piece; replacing the 1/2"pvc with 1" pvc as well . So now the sculpture will be partly out of the water . It doesn't compromise its use but changes ; the lighting, the waterflow expectations, and the stalactite position and lenght as a result.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo089.jpg

I plan to have little crab climbing outside the water onto those selves, got to find the species that does that lol. Some sargasum can grow near the surface as well.

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http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo094.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

The stalactite will still look cool there.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo088.jpg

The waterflow has to go throught this now eeewweww grrrrrrrr

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo101.jpg

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Two inch of sand will cover the plexiglass and the feet of the support structure. One inch will be clear for water to flow through and under . A cave will be formed with corals positioned around the feet and the structure hiding most of it.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo087.jpg

The 2 " sand covering the eggcrates will make these branch rise from the sea floor and stand on their own, one covered with green star polyp, the other with zoas and keeping the shape of the branch will make a stunning effect.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo090.jpg

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The refugium

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo085.jpg

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[Mudbeaver]

It made of an eggcrate core, with rubble rocks tied with zip ties, around the eggcrate, foamed between the rocks tied to a nylon rod , sanded with epoxy resin and sand and voila.

I have no word to describe how cool ...just check it out

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo127.jpg

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[Mudbeaver]

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Lulu was guarding it ....

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[Mudbeaver]

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo122.jpg

Its better to have a thick resin because the sand stick to it much better so a 5min one works best, so don't mess around get going with it.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo121.jpg


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo120.jpg


While i did the foam i sprinkled some crush coral on it , but be carefull on the edges otherwise it'll fall over,that technique is better just on the top of the stalactite .

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo119.jpg

After the sanding even on top of the crush coral

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture%202013/Photo118.jpg

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Always start at the end

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[Mudbeaver]

My first one same process


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Sculpture/Photo557.jpg

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I can't wait for the fish to swim around that and the gorgonians and the likes.


:wavey::beer::dance:

[Mudbeaver]

Did the sand bed today

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo147.jpg

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I thought the sand bed was too flat but i was told it wouldn't stay flat too long, with critters and waterflow going. And if i add a goby and a pistol shrimp anyway. I still have a few bags of sand if i want to add to it. My heat exchanger is due next week my second sump is not here yet but i'm told i still can put water in for a few days , get the system going it the humidity wont hurt anything. I can't finish the plumbing without the dam sump. I'll get the sump in a few days, then the heat and air exchanger dec 3, what to what to do... my smal fuge is full of bacteria , just have to transfer half the live rock and sand in there and the cycle is started.............decisions decisions

[d2mini]

I like the two trees on the right.

Now, am I looking at two different tanks or two different layouts? The last two pics are different than the rest.

And how tall is your tank? Either the tank looks extremely tall or your ceiling looks extremely low. lol

[Mudbeaver]

I like the two trees on the right.

Now, am I looking at two different tanks or two different layouts? The last two pics are different than the rest.

And how tall is your tank? Either the tank looks extremely tall or your ceiling looks extremely low. lol

I have 2 tanks , the tallest 5' high above ground, is a 75G starfire display refugium that going to feed by gravity my 150 G starfire reef tank 28" above ground , and 21" high. Both are connected to a 75G two modules sump a skimmer and drain section and a reactor and return pump section. The back wall is ceramic panels. The Tonga branch are set up with an artificial root system. to stand up right.

[Mudbeaver]

A few people were asking me about what was this Borg theme i was obsessing about, so here's some pictures of the Borg so you can understand my theme.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/Borg_drones_2365.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/Picard_in_Borg_alcove.jpg


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/star_trek_online-pcscreenshots25781sto_screen_020510_07.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/Star-Trek-Borg-Drone-Mask.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/theborg.jpg

The Queen Borg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/tvstartrekqueenborgsciencefictionborgqueen1600x2460wallpaper_wwwwallpapermaycom_38.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/alice_krige.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/firstcontacthd1036.jpg


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/firstcontacthd1030.jpg


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/8852.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/4434600604_556eb55162_o.jpg


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/Borg_cube_interior_2366.jpg


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/Borg-PLUGGED-IN.jpg


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/sto_screen_khitomer_040610_02.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/The%20Borg%20Complex/unicomplex1.jpg


Its a look i like, i'm not into the sleak and rounded things, lol I like the busy dingy look of the Borg.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo180.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo032-1.jpg

LOL when its finished it will have LED green lights under the shelf and under the sump.

[Mudbeaver]

During the snowstorm yesterday this was my doing, a bit of this a bit of that. I ended up with my hands full of glue anyway. Talked to the Concept guy my sump should be here next wednesday same day their installing my heat exchange unit.



No its not sewage plumbing, lol its my return line, my whole plumbing is black, i whent for the star Trek Borg look, the stands are black steel and their was no way i could hide any of the plumbing between the two tanks so why not make them part of the decor and go for a them like, so i when for it; The Borg have assimilated my fishroom and cat room. lol. Those are my cat stairs behind, so they can have their excersises.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo154.jpg

The return line will have some weight to it so along the way i've braced it at different point, don't worry , its not harming the pipe i have a cushion between the harnest and the pipe.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo155.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo166.jpg

Those little clamps are great , they hold 57Lb along the route of the line. By the way you see the little black tape between the clamp and the wall? Its a vibration absorbing membrane , to stop any vibration to radiate into the wall and to the rest of the condo.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo156.jpg

This is the membrane i was talking about Sorbothane . Absorb 98% of all vibration i also put it into my sump under my pumps and skimmer. Cost $25 a sheet on Ebay. Impervious to oil, detergents water of any kind.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo158.jpg


I've put a piece between every clamp or anything that hold a pipe conducting water.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo160.jpg


I'll paint those hooks black later on, got to keep the Borg theme going, lol

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo159.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo161.jpg

Yes i want it to hold so i drilled every holes


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo162.jpg

Funny i found that their was a second resistance when i was drilling, never happened before couldn't understand why......This by the way is set up so i can unhook it and fill bukets, or my QT or other tanks. This is the Refugium feed to the 150G reef.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo163.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

I got my answer as to why i felt a second resistance while drilling.....this is in my bedroom on the otherside, DAHHHH , HEY if you can't laugh at your self who will, life is too short to miss on that.I'm the first to laugh at you so...lol And when i'm great i'm the first to say so too lol i share my emotions, lol anyway thats easy to repair , i couldn't stop laughing when i closed my bedroom door that night lol.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo.jpg

Back to topic, the spout is directional hopfully it will work, lol. Got to find a way to remove the ink from the pipe.The gate valve gives me complete controle on the flow comming from the refugium. Eventually it'll drop in a 3" pipe that will be decorated with rubbles and foamed , inside will be special sheets of plastic where pods can multiply undisturbed, but a futur project.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo164.jpg

Behind the fuge, the cats hallway, in the begining, all the tanks were on the opposite wall and this wall was for the cats exclusively, but the plan changed because the floor couldn't take 3 tanks on one side.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo165.jpg



I glued these sucker good , i red that more was better.....If their's a leak i really don't know how to undo this really.... By the way you see now my hight tech early warning system for the cats. I call it the green sphere. Its compose of gree duranium and has at its core a plutonium bell tha gingle when the cats passes through, the sound is so awfull , it travels for light year around.......go a keep in character here lol.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo167.jpg


The emergency drain, fuge.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo168.jpg



The dripping has been taken care of, lol.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo169.jpg


I finally put my toys in, as you can see they fit perfectly, specially the Tunze 6095 in the $20 wavebox, lol . The other 6095 will generate the current while the one in the box will make the wave by emptying the box in succession.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo170.jpg


Inside the box, i hade to mesure the pump size on a glass to tell Concept Aquarium exactly how large and wide to accomodate the pump but also the magnets, the size of the hole. They nailed it!!!!

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo171.jpg

They black out the box, the only thing is either they forgot or they didn't think about it is the front toward the tank lol. but By the way to all the guys who helped me, i know how much more difficult it was to move and carry the tank with this box on the side, because we couldn't get a good grip on the dam thing because of it.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo172.jpg

When i ordered my tank and Concept told me they did waveboxes in the overflow, i was surprise, and i asked them if they could make mine on the side, and they said sure, inside or outside. I couldn't beleive it. I was so happy , no need to camouflage it and no lost space in the tank, and for $20 instead of $ 600 . My only regret is not knowing more about wavebox at the time. The position its in now, i would asked that to put it right up front, but P. F., are great Guru , who i personnaly admire and think he'sone of are greatest asset in the hobby said it still going to work anyway.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo173.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo174.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo175.jpg




The Tunze 6055 in the refugium is aiming straight at the separation screen hopfully it'll help in its cleaning and in moving water between the two sides. The 1" feeding buklhead right beside it.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo177.jpg



Since i've blocked the side with a ceramic panel because of the sun(heat issue) the powerhead has to be put on the front glass. But the foot print is actually very small really. Tunzy 6055 as well on the seahorses side. The other side of the refugium will be for the Anglers.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo178.jpg

My RODI mixing container for the moment, i'll have another mixing station later on. For now this 30 G fits perfectly in the corner.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo179.jpg


Perspective look from the otherside of the room

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo180.jpg

My little fuge running for 2 months now, will seed my big system as soon as i get that sump.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo181.jpg

All the equipment is waiting, my Octopus 3000,2X DC 3500diablo pumps , 2X little fishies reactors, and the plumbing part roughly cut because now the size of the sump has change since its in two pieces now, have to wait to see how it fits....

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo182.jpg

[Good_GReef]

Love the hanging rock! Can't wait to see some water in there. What are your stocking plans?

[Mudbeaver]

Under the fuge, will be the QT that is now the little fuge i've got going, and the Apex Neptune controller. Under it will be the mixing station. and if i can an auto feeding fridg project.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo183.jpg

This is the view from my computer chair.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo184.jpg

The same powerhead from inside the tank, behind the sculpture.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo176.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Love the hanging rock! Can't wait to see some water in there. What are your stocking plans?

I'm working on a detailed one be back soon :thumbsup:

[Mudbeaver]

Love the hanging rock! Can't wait to see some water in there. What are your stocking plans?


Thats the plan for now



[CENTER][CENTER]Well today i've research my list of things i'm going to put in those tanks and why, what do they do and if compatible with not only each other but with my goals and the technology i've got . Plus if they fit with the enviroment, corals and macroalgae, for example, i've put 4 trochus snail in my little seeding fuge and they ate half my macro's , so ya , we learn don't we. So knowing what they eat and finding out who they don't like is kina important. I knew that but a refresher was good. Plus i came to learn a few things with this refresher course and came to some conclusions that i'll put into practice and test those assumptions of mine.

[FONT="Book Antiqua"] So anyway here's the population tanks list;




Refugium

[SIZE=4]Seahorses side A;

5 Hippocampus erectus seahorses black


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Hippocampuserectusseahorsesblack.jpg


Red madarin


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/RedMandarin.jpg


1 Blood shrimp,

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lysmatadebeliusbloodshrimp.jpg

very shy carnivore



2 sexy shrimp

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Thoramboinensissexyshrimp.jpg

Carnivore


5 Electric Orange Hermit Crab (The secret to recongnising them its the blue eyes, contrasting the orange legs.)

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/ElectricOrangeHermitCrab-1.jpg

Omnivore
Potential Controller Of:
Chaetomorpha crassa
Chaetomorpha aerea
Polysiphonia elongata
Enteromorpha prolifera
Enteromorpha linza
Enteromorpha intestinalis
Enteromorpha compressa

Super Tongan Nassarius Snail


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/SuperTonganNassariusSnail.jpg


Cerith/Tower Snails


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/CerithSnail-Cerithidaegenus.jpg



Angler side B

1 yellow Angler

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Yellow-Wartskin-Anglerfish.jpg

Carnivore fed once a week



1Brittle Sea Star, Fancy (Ophiure protoreaster)

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Ophiodermaappressumbrittlestar.jpg

Detritus

20 Cerith/Tower Snails

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/CerithSnail-Cerithidaegenus.jpg

(algae; Diatoms Stringy Growth
Diatom Coating)

[Mudbeaver]

[CENTER]Fuzzy Chiton

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/fuzzychitonAcanthopleura_granulata.jpg

[SIZE="2"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]herbivore



Reef tank 150G

6 chromis

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Green-Chromis.jpg

Carnivore


1 Yellow Tang

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/YellowTang-Hawaii.jpg

Potential Controller Of:
Acetabularia crennulata (Mermaids Cup/Mermaid Wine Glass Alga)
Valonia macrophysa
Valonia utricularis 2
Valonia utricularis 1
Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1
Ventricaria ventricosa
Ulva rigida (Sea Lettuce)
Ulva lactuca
Centroceras clavulatum
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa (Green Bubble Weed)
Enteromorpha prolifera
Enteromorpha linza
Enteromorpha intestinalis
Enteromorpha compressa
Hypnea musciformis
Hypnea cervicornis
Valoniopsis pachynema
Boodlea species
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora prolifera
Cladophora laetevirens
Chaetomorpha crassa
Chaetomorpha aerea



2 Picasso Clown

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/PicassoB.jpg

Bubble tip Anemone

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/BubbleTipAnemonePink.jpg

1 yellow Watchman Goby+ Pistol shrimp

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/YellowPrawnGobywatchmen.jpg

Sand mover

or

2 Orange Stripe Prawn Goby

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/OrangeStripePrawnGoby.jpg

Sand and rubble mover carnivore.

+

Pistol shrimp

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/BullseyeSnappingShrimp.jpg

Carnivore


5 Bartlett Anthias

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/BartlettsAnthias.jpg

Females

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/bartlettfemale.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

1 green Mandarin


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/GreenMandarin.jpg

5 cleaner shrimp (carnivore)

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lysmataamboinensiscleanershrimp.jpg

15 Super Tongan Nassarius Snail

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/SuperTonganNassariusSnail.jpg


(detritus)



1Neopetrolisthes ohshimai anemone crab.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Neopetrolisthesohshimaianemonecrab.jpg

Filter feeder


1Brittle Sea Star, Fancy
(Ophiure protoreaster)(detritus, omnivore)


1Fighting Conch;

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/FightingConch.jpg

(algae ; Potential Controller Of:

Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1
Oscillatoria sp. 2
Oscillatoria sp. 1
Cladophoropsis species 2
Cladophoropsis species 1
Acetabularia crennulata (Mermaids Cup/Mermaid Wine Glass Alga)
Diatoms Stringy Growth
Diatom Coating
Chlorodesmis species (Turtle Weed)


10 Banded Trochus Snail ;Trochus niloticus

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/BandedTrochusSnail.jpg

Potential Controller Of:

Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1
Ostreobium species
Cladophoropsis species 2
Cladophoropsis species 1
Bryopsis species
Bryopsis plumosa
Acetabularia crennulata (Mermaids Cup/Mermaid Wine Glass Alga)
Diatoms Stringy Growth
Diatom Coating


1Long-spined Urchin (Algae)


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/HatpinUrchinDiademasetosum.jpg

Potential Controller Of:

Ulva rigida (Sea Lettuce)
Ulva lactuca
Bryopsis species
Bryopsis plumosa
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora prolifera
Cladophora laetevirens
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa (Green Bubble Weed)
Valonia macrophysa
Valonia utricularis 2
Valonia utricularis 1
Boodlea species
Ostreobium species
Valoniopsis pachynema
Acetabularia crennulata (Mermaids Cup/Mermaid Wine Glass Alga)
Fucus vesiculosus 2
Fucus vesiculosus 1
Fucus spiralis
Cladophoropsis species 2
Cladophoropsis species 1
Ventricaria ventricosa
Chaetomorpha crassa
Chaetomorpha aerea
Sargassum vulgare
Sargassum sinicola
Sargassum natans
Sargassum johnstoni
Sargassum hystrix
Sargassum fluitans
Lobophora variegata 1
Laminaria species
Enteromorpha prolifera
Enteromorpha linza
Enteromorpha intestinalis
Enteromorpha compressa
Hypnea musciformis
Hypnea cervicornis
Wrangelia argus
Dictyota linearis
Dictyota dichotoma
Dictyota bartayresii
Polysiphonia elongata
Chlorodesmis species (Turtle Weed)
Centroceras clavulatum
Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1

1 Mespilia globulus (Blue Tuxedo Urchin)

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/MespiliaglobulusBlueTuxedoUrchin.jpg

Potential Controller Of:

Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1
Boodlea species
Ostreobium species
Cladophoropsis species 2
Cladophoropsis species 1
Chaetomorpha crassa
Chaetomorpha aerea
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora prolifera
Cladophora laetevirens
Chlorodesmis species (Turtle Weed)
Acetabularia crennulata (Mermaids Cup/Mermaid Wine Glass Alga)
Valoniopsis pachynema
Bryopsis species
Bryopsis plumosa
Enteromorpha prolifera
Enteromorpha linza
Enteromorpha intestinalis
Enteromorpha compressa
Ulva rigida (Sea Lettuce)
Ulva lactuca

1 Elysia diomedea (Mexican Lettuce Slug

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/ElysiadiomedeaMexicanseaslug.jpg

Potential Controller Of:
Bryopsis species
Bryopsis plumosa
Chaetomorpha crassa
Chaetomorpha aerea
Enteromorpha prolifera
Enteromorpha linza
Enteromorpha intestinalis
Enteromorpha compressa
Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora prolifera
Cladophora laetevirens


10 Cerith/Tower Snails

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/CerithSnail-Cerithidaegenus.jpg

(algae; Diatoms Stringy Growth
Diatom Coating)

[Mudbeaver]

1 Emerald crab Mithrax sculptus

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/emerald_crab1.jpg


Potential Controller Of:

Dictyota linearis
Dictyota dichotoma
Dictyota bartayresii
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa (Green Bubble Weed)
Ventricaria ventricosa
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora prolifera
Cladophora laetevirens
Valoniopsis pachynema
Bryopsis species
Bryopsis plumosa
Valonia macrophysa
Valonia utricularis 2
Valonia utricularis 1

Porcelain Crab (Petrolisthes galathinus)

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/porcelain_crab.jpg





1 (Fromia milleporella) red starfish

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Fromiamilleporellaredstarfish.jpg

Detritus

[Mudbeaver]

I've look at many tank styles and i found the tanks with less corals but big corals to be more attractive than all these mini hundreds you can't really see from a far. And i'm a softy and Macro algae , LPS fan because i've put a wavebox just to see the wave movement which to me is whats its all about. The swaying action of softies and macro algae i find calming affect on most people. i'll have some sps for sure but the tank wont be dominated by sps nor corals for that matter i like a balance in everything, rocks, corals, fish. Some thank your wandering if their's any room for fish.My primary sculpture with the stalactite crates a NPS zone also, which will give me a chance to really mix and match the tank. These 3 next pictures indicate what i was talking about.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Reef%20builders/reef_20120720-8.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Reef%20builders/220-5-31-08-650PX-XL.jpg



http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Reef%20builders/gallery_2631271_278_302856.jpg


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Reef%20builders/Colorful-Coral-Reef-CLown-Fish-Colorful-Fish-Clear-Water-Large-Aquarium-915x686.jpg

Some NPS


Acalycigorgia sp. Blueberry Sea Fan


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/NPS/blueberry.jpg

rhizotrochus typus

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/NPS/Rhizotrochus_typus.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/NPS/11804d468a293cc57.jpg

tubastraea floreana

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/NPS/Tubastraea.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/NPS/watanabe023.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Diodogorgia nodulifera

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/NPS/Diodogorgianodulifera.jpg

Swiftia exserta

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/NPS/Swiftiaexserta.jpg

Yellow Gorgonian (Diodogorgia Nodulifera).

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/NPS/YellowGorgonianDiodogorgiaNodulifera.jpg

Are some of the species i'm looking foreward to track down for my collection lol

[Mudbeaver]

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The catwalk


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo221.jpg


Brotherly love

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo224.jpg

If you can't count on your bro to wash your ears who can you can count on

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo225.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo226.jpg

He got assimilated by the Borg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo220.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo006.jpg

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo009.jpg

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Does he has a face or what

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[Mudbeaver]

You and i sleep like that we have to be taken to the emergency in the morning.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Lulu%20et%20Theodule/Photo198.jpg

What a life

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Its the same show everytime i go......

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On the seeding fuge when it started, now they're a little more behaved


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Helping me with my renovations


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[Mudbeaver]

Again what a life

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They get tea and biscuit in the afternoon.

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[Mudbeaver]

While i'm waiting for the sump this week last week they've installed my heat exchanger and central air-conditioner. The heat and air exchanger will kick in when the humidity go over what ever i set it too, so right now before the tank is full its 30 % and its dry inside get my electric shock every morning lol, so normal is about 45% to be comfortable .

It always does.....

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They had to make the 5" dryer hole bigger to 6" for the new unit, i'm loosing the dryer for now but will fix it later, shhhhhh.The wall is 8" thick cement second floor , poor guy.

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Primari vent arrives in the washer, dryer room also my RO/DI unit room.


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The small unit on the floor is good for twice the size of my flat

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Two pipes for the foul air outake, and two for the fresh air intakes

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[Mudbeaver]

Doing the intakes and outakes

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In my fishroom i'm having one outake to take the excess humidity out and one to bring fresh air in , so i can close the door and have a seperate system with the rest of the condo, i've also have the controls put in the fishroom so the unit will work according to the ambiant parameters of the fishroom and proceed accordingly, min or max. output.

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Drilling for the airconditioning, actually its called a thermopump here now, its a combination of airconditioning and heater and its actually working together with the heat exchanger and use less energy if its possible, the heat exchanger uses the same as a 60W light bulb in a day, thats it.

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Outside the unit makes 38dB less than your fidg and a small fan i had to ask if it was working.

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[Mudbeaver]

Puralator called they're delivering the sump tomorow, wednesday the 18th, i'm starting to make water, it'll take 2.6 days to make 255 G of water. While i'm awake of course. One of my buddy is comming to iron out some of the plumbing i'm not familiar with but the rest is already to go, drains and returns, pumps and RO/DI, skimmer, Lightings, powerheads, and everything is ready to receive the fish. I'll be using at this point since i'm so behind , the bioproduct to start my tank, so i can put my fishes right away in it. I've seen it used and it works great. A friend of mine used it to start his whole fish store, if that's not confidence what is. I would of prefer the natural way but i want my family to see something in for Christmas . So in with the new technology. I'll have my chromis in te tank since they've been in quarantine 60 days now. and i'll have my Yellow tang in Quarantine in the QT .

I have a question for you guys. Since i'll be starting all tech and with no need of live rock, and that in my start fuge i've discover bristleworms should i still put the sand and live rock in. This is if you think BW are of any value of course.

This is weird i got an error message and then two posts appears , if you can take this one out , Mods please do thanks.

[Mudbeaver]

Puralator called they're delivering the sump tomorow, wednesday the 18th, i'm starting to make water, it'll take 2.6 days to make 255 G of water. While i'm awake of course. One of my buddy is comming to iron out some of the plumbing i'm not familiar with but the rest is already to go, drains and returns, pumps and RO/DI, skimmer, Lightings, powerheads, and everything is ready to receive the fish. I'll be using at this point since i'm so behind , the bioproduct to start my tank, so i can put my fishes right away in it. I've seen it used and it works great. A friend of mine used it to start his whole fish store, if that's not confidence what is. I would of prefer the natural way but i want my family to see something in for Christmas . So in with the new technology. I'll have my chromis in te tank since they've been in quarantine 60 days now. and i'll have my Yellow tang in Quarantine in the QT .

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I have a question for you guys. Since i'll be starting all tech and with no need of live rock, and that in my start fuge i've discover bristleworms should i still put the sand and live rock in. This is if you think BW are of any value of course.

[Mudbeaver]

Got my sump this morning and i made a new video check it out.


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[Mudbeaver]

The earlier videos


This one is just an intro on all the sculpting projects with different materials using different techniques start to finish.




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This explain the concept behind the first sculpture with Marco's rock and how to achieve your goal in sculpting using drilling and rods and cement.


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The actual drilling of rocks with special equipment and a quick and safe way to do it.


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How to build your sculpture with the nylon threads and shape your rocks work before securing with cement. Experimenting with shapes and forms.

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Several side projects; how to build a support for your piece to spread the weight, repair Tonga branch , foam your piece to a support.

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Tonga branch aquascape sculpture concept


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Using cement for your aquascapes


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[Mudbeaver]

Do not panic, i've done that already; as i was cleaning my new sump; its in 2 pieces, a 32"x19"x16"high for the drains, sock and skimmer and the second part for the reactors and return pumps. 18"x19"x16"high , the skimmer section had a piece of hair near the hole for the bulkhead. Well i though it was a hair, as i wipped it with paper towel and vinegar, thats when i heard it the craking noise . From the bulkhead hole to the top of the panel a crack and my yelling NOOOOOooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. YEP brand new sump. So i contacted Concept Aquariums which i sent pictures of the crack by now i had smeared on a thick coating of silicone on both side of the exterior panel. They were very calm and had immediate solutions. One was to contact one of their friends here in Ottawa who could repair the panels at their cost and within a few days. So thats the best solution to get this wet party on track as i have a 30 gallons drum to empty in the main tank. So thats the plan . Tomorrow i'm taking the sump to that store who happens to be a member of my local aquarist club, a buddy of mine lol , small world.

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[Mudbeaver]

After the sump now this !!Part of my main sculpture collapsed. The base of the arm supporting the stalactite broke OFF from the main body. Very brittle rock this is. I'm not shocked actually i had my doubts and it was a gamble from the start. i knew it could happen. I'm not at all down i got a solution, not perfect, life goes on. I've drained the big tank into the fuge and made repairs with the cement today and filled up the fuge instead for the next 24 hours.


So glad its didn't hit the glass


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo248.jpg


I had my eye on this one from the beginning i had a doubt, the break is on your left side, i know hard to see i'll point next pict lol.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo249.jpg

Very brittle rock , and the water didn't help it added to the weight of the arm, i was watching it.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo253.jpg


Broke right OFF.Didn't make a big sound just a small swoosh.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo252.jpg

You can clearly see the big gap between the arm (right) and the shelf (Left), something to be aware when you sculpt with these.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo251.jpg

Right now on this picture its resting on the stalactite and not touching the glass because of the angle.....thank GOD!!!!!

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo250.jpg.

This is my solution ; I've built the supports before the actual repairs.

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I'm using the stalactite as a counter weight to stabilise the arm.

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[Mudbeaver]

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One good thing about this repair is that my whole arm now will be under water and will useful now lol.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo257.jpg

The new position of the stalactite is where the nylon support is perfect in the corner we'll see the fish swimming from both side now, not bad.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo258.jpg

The dam cats are out of my fuge for good tabarnac!!!

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've spread the cement even more than this by now to make as bigger hand on the arm, lol as possible its held on 3 sides. I'm letting cure for 24H.

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Second side, the third is underneath the rock.


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In my excitement i cut the support a few milimeters short, hey i'm allowed i was in distress, beside that what shims are for lol.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo262.jpg

Always usefull to cover and blend aquasculpting.

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Under the arm their's a gap even with the cement which was too soft to stay , so i'll foam the dam thing!

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[Vinny Kreyling]

Read the label on that stuff.
I was told it is NOT waterproof.
Not sure but better off to make sure first.

[Mudbeaver]

Got a shot of my new panel. Concept whent cheap on me, thats why it crack; 1/4 " instead of 3/8" like the last time.

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Just the hole to be done and i'm back on track , noting to show for Christmas of course that train left the station .

[Mudbeaver]

WE HAVE LIFT OFF , WE HAVE A GO;



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Temperature is 74 and rising, all system go.

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The external Wavebox is on and functioning within parameters and quiet, not bad for a $20 add on + the tunze $ 295 pump instead of the $ 639 Tunze wavebox.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo310.jpg

Measuring the currents and direction to better position my powerheads.

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Checking different spots ,wavebox influence and dead spots.

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The cats loved the wavebox and where very intrigued by it.

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I've removed the supports from the repaired sculpture but put those crates for insurance for a few days, in case the water has an influence on the rocks weight and structure, also the water movement may also play into it. So to avoid a scratch if it fall. I'm not worried about a break the glass is thick enough and their's not enough innertia to propel the rock hard enough againts the glass to break it.

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[Mudbeaver]

The fuge was a sleep at 5;30 this morning i wasn't lol.


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At 5;30 i had a Circus freak doing an act on the edge....

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Taking a sip.Accidents happens you know...........hehe....lol.

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[Mudbeaver]

I cleaned up the place ready to receive my QT tanks, I've put my salt in today tomorrow will take my readings and ajust my salinity, and will proceed to seed my tank with "Start Up" from Prodibio . Its a quick start cycle to populate a tank quickly, and it works. A store has started its business with it. No kidding all his tanks are ok and its very popular. www.prodibio.com check it out.
I'll follow it with " Bioptim" from the same company which are nutients for the bacteria, and then "BioDigest" which are living bacteria for biological filtration.


Waiting that that everything is pluged and functioning before organising where and to which circuit i'm sending which wire.

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Cleaned up the shelf for the QT tanks and controllers. The bottom will contain an Auto feeding fridge.(futur project)

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Since i have that behind me i want to **** every 5 minutes.

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Calibrating my heaters. i may need 3, not sure yet.

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Still have another green light strip to put in for the Borg identity, lol.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo325.jpg


The water still cloudy from the salt.

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[JB63]

[SIZE="2"][FONT="Book Antiqua"] ... Very brittle rock this is ...

Not sure this is 'Borg' ... more like StarWars Yoda ... ;)

[Mudbeaver]

Not sure this is 'Borg' ... more like StarWars Yoda ... ;)


LOL its a mix my Dagoba is showing isn't,lol.

[Mudbeaver]

This is across my refugium front back to front. What do you think, too much?? I'm wondering ; i did some shimming, because the stand was wableling a bit...



Thats the reading from left to right thats perfect.Refugium .


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This on the shelf of the refugium same data, again

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This is the refugium right side back to front

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo332.jpg

Same better angle.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo334.jpg

This is the left side from front to back , its 1/8 of an inch OFF , its too much i have to shim the dam thing today.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo335.jpg

This means i have to drain my 75 G refugium into my 30G drum which is now full of RO water , and some into my sump as well. So first i'll drain my RO water...so lets go grrrrrrrr.

[Mudbeaver]

Filling my drum from the fuge

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo344.jpg

This is my sump after filling it up, testing its seems to the fullest....

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Empty fuge

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My shimming experience starting now...

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo338.jpg


Alright this is my shiming experience, never done it before, hope never have to do it again, this is what i got after.I did the sides the back and the front.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo358.jpg



Thats the front left to right about 1/32 inch.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo357.jpg


left side of rfugium front to back 1/32 inch

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Right side of refugium same 1/32 inch

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo355.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

EXPRESS START UP a Prodibio product ; got it from my LFT started is whole business on its so if its not a sign of confidence on the product i don't know what is. Seeded my tank with just now and in 12 hours your suppose to be able to put your fish in it. I'll be dipping a snail or two in first and look around. Then tomorrow night i'll put the rest of my fishes and critters in . This is the stuff

http://www.prodibio.com/ (http://www.prodibio.com/)

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo359.jpg

The bristle worms under the live rocks i've put last night are still alive , this morning . I chose those rocks intentionally to see if they would survive the process, just so you know.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo378.jpg


Twelve hours later......




I've put the nassarius snails and two hermiths , they seem fine.They're easy to spot nothing else in there lol. The snails buried themselves right away, one stayed on the sand.

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Thats the box Get it at GOT FISH , You'll be able to put your fish in 12 hours for $55 thats pretty cool. With my tank size i had to put all 30 viles in this box good for a 250 US Gallons .

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo359.jpg


Those are the follow up boxes you have to implement to keep the bacteria and cycle active until the system finds its balance and can sustain itself.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo377.jpg

Took about 20 min. for those 30 vials.

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Wash your hads after you don't want to start a cycle in your bed do you , nasty bacteria.....


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Thats little thing saves your hands beleive me.


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[Mudbeaver]

Break both ends and the liquid flows out.


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My work is done time to eat.

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[JB63]

Those shims are truly meant to support the weight (or mass) of dry wall ... you sure they won't sag/break-off under the weight of a heavy tank? .. especially that they're made of some sort of wood powder, that will become 'mud' if exposed to a lot of water ...

Also, all you need to do is shim the 4 corners under the legs as it those 4 legs that are truly supporting the weight. Supporting a cross member in the middle (on the floor) will only force such member to bend.

Those glass vials remind me of a medication often given to kids to increase their appetite and sleep needs (about 30-40 years ago). It was supposed to help 'them 'grow', and was called Periactine (French trade name) if I recall ...

[Mudbeaver]

Those shims are truly meant to support the weight (or mass) of dry wall ... you sure they won't sag/break-off under the weight of a heavy tank? .. especially that they're made of some sort of wood powder, that will become 'mud' if exposed to a lot of water ...

I've asked for an aquarium with salt water they gave me this plastic kind resistant to water and salt and oils. They were also recommended to me by a LFS who has used them for his whole store. What about the tank did you see it ?

[Bilk]

Welcome to the 50s and semi-retirement :) Free time is a wonderful thing. Gives us more time to stress about our tanks LOL

I have three cats - an 18lb Siamese who are big fish lovers - a +30lb Tabby junkyard cat whose vertical leap range is the bed and a small one that was a feral two years ago that is maybe 5 lbs at this point - she is the only one with claws :) None of them pay any mind to the tank in the least bit. The little girl is probably the only one that could jump up to anyplace meaningful that would give her access to the tank, but have never witnessed her doing anything of the sort. The fish room is generally open to allow for good air exchanged (only closed when company is here) and none of them mess with the sump - not even my "getting rather large" 11mo old, German Shepherd. :lol:

You'll be fine. The cat with it's paws in the fishbowl is only in cartoons :)

[Mudbeaver]

Welcome to the 50s and semi-retirement :) Free time is a wonderful thing. Gives us more time to stress about our tanks LOL

I have three cats - an 18lb Siamese who are big fish lovers - a +30lb Tabby junkyard cat whose vertical leap range is the bed and a small one that was a feral two years ago that is maybe 5 lbs at this point - she is the only one with claws :) None of them pay any mind to the tank in the least bit. The little girl is probably the only one that could jump up to anyplace meaningful that would give her access to the tank, but have never witnessed her doing anything of the sort. The fish room is generally open to allow for good air exchanged (only closed when company is here) and none of them mess with the sump - not even my "getting rather large" 11mo old, German Shepherd. :lol:

You'll be fine. The cat with it's paws in the fishbowl is only in cartoons :)

Thanks for sharing your experiences with your cats. At least you haven't criticize my every move, lol . What ever's in this site is wierd. I post in 7 site for different reasons and to different crowds. And i get some times different answers but here ; they chop you down for anything or everything. Your the first to either stay on topic or don't make fun of what i've done. I post here last , i do it i guess by curiousity to see what they'll chope me for. The last one was criticizing my choice of shim, Blahhhh , from a "picture" doom and gloom" and if i say anything well the mods usually chastise me of course lol its the most syndicated forum i've seen if your not from a certain kind, lol your ideas are aliens and not welcome. On other site i get great comments not here, its all doom, lol. Thanks again for your kind words. First ones at least you red the thread, lol.

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[Bilk]

NP. Sometimes it can be a rough crowd, but for the most part, there's lots of good people and info here :)

I only skimmed the thread before and planned on reading it later as your build looks phenomenal, but I didn't see any negative comments.

Well anyway, the thought and skill you put into this build are great! I really like the coast to coast and which I had done the same. Maybe next tank - already thinking of an upgrade after only just completing the build LOL

I'll continue to follow along. Great work so far :thumbsup:

Love seeing the kitties too.

[Mudbeaver]

NP. Sometimes it can be a rough crowd, but for the most part, there's lots of good people and info here :)

I only skimmed the thread before and planned on reading it later as your build looks phenomenal, but I didn't see any negative comments.

Well anyway, the thought and skill you put into this build are great! I really like the coast to coast and which I had done the same. Maybe next tank - already thinking of an upgrade after only just completing the build LOL

I'll continue to follow along. Great work so far :thumbsup:

Love seeing the kitties too.

Thanks , yes not on this build they earase me somewhere else lol and i actually can do without some of this crowd lol. Thanks to follow, Show me your tank FTS if you please and of course the cats got to see the cats lol.

[JB63]

I've asked for an aquarium with salt water they gave me this plastic kind resistant to water and salt and oils. They were also recommended to me by a LFS who has used them for his whole store. What about the tank did you see it ?

My mistake then ... If they are made of water resistant plastic, you should be fine. They look exactly like those I got from home-depot few months back and that is why I thought/assumed they were the same ... All is good then.

[JB63]

... The last one was criticizing my choice of shim, Blahhhh , from a "picture" doom and gloom" ...

Waow ... I really never intended to criticize, but more like offer feedback based on what 'I' know ... I'll move on and ignore this thread then ... As now it seems more about bragging than anything else ... Smooth sailing.

[Mudbeaver]

Ok well i've begone the transfer of the seeding fuge, the little critters have been drpped acclimated and now one of the chromis is now in transit, next stop the big system.



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Here we have the firs hermith on the moon ; With his jetpack testing the waters for future generation of crabs and other species to come. And here at Tank center we are watching very nervously as he climb this boulder, in the middle of this wasteland.


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The copilot!

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[Mudbeaver]

Thanks but their's a few flaws and bumps as usuall lol. I miscalculate the seperation in the fuge i have to pu an extra gutter guard payer on top the hermiths are climbing on the other sides,lol. If they do that when i have an Angler...bye bye birdy lol. My Tunze ATO sensor is fried have to return it i guess. How ever the system is water tight no drip that was my biggest concern. I tryed the emergency system twice a day for the past 3 days, flawless. emergency powerloss too. my cat ate one of my green LED strip cord , can't be fixed, don't wich one too cook in a paté i'll have to assimilate that one i suppose. Now they're licking each others butt and looking at me, hope they don't think i'm going to join in.... they're roarly mistaken.....i pick up a very nice branch with different kinds of zoos on it yesterday . Superb colors , i've put them in the bottom of the tank for now letting them acclimate to the light in the position they'll be put and fixed on one of the tonga sculpture; that will start that spreading of zoos on that particular sculpture which will host only zoos of different colors and keep the shape of those branch , that should make a very cool look in the tank.. The other tonga sculpture will be GSP. With the wave box ; the motion should be a feast to the eyes. Just noticed i don't have a picture of that one. Thats a first for me i always take pictures lol , must of been a cat moment, when i'm distracted by one of them lol., bad, bad pudy cat!!! lol. Here some of the pictureof the fuge while emptying it some very nasty customers in there, 5 months it ran instead of 6 weeks lol In it was some stuff i was keeping for a friend who lost his tank to a crash, so now its in mine. we've decided that i'll keep them after all and i'll buy him the new stuff, so these guys don't suffer another transfer for nothing.

This is the fuge just before the transfer; its cloudy because it needed to be shut down , remember i have no skimmer it was only suppose to run 6 weeks not 5 months. it begged for closure.

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The hand of A professional, anyone saying he got stung by a bristle worm, amateur... i have a box of these never work in your tank without them, A scrape with some corals and you can find yourself with a blood infection which is the worst or a local infection ,can result in amputation if not treated. Some nasty bacteria resides in those tanks. We encouraged them for are filtration process and its alive. One guy i know almost lost his jaw bone after swalowing abit of water after a syphon . he had a tooth pulled the day before the bacteria lodged its self in the cavity and ate is bone .... no s kidding. TALK TO THE HAND LOL


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Hermiths in one bucket


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Snails

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Rocks


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Natural selection if i find them they're dead since we know they're lots more . If they stick like a soar thumb,.......

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Extra cheato for the club member who need it

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The old 20g fuge has become the cleaned 20 G QT soon to be fitted with a hangon skimmer. I'll also have a mini 10 g QT with a mini skimmer

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[Mudbeaver]

After 3 months ,my Chromis are in...it wa suppose to be a quarantine not a life sentence!! But all the delays with the bad sump ; the replacement sump and then the broken sump it was an extra 6 week in the joint for those guys. But now they're finally in their permanent home. But camera shy for the first day.


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One of the many hermiths i'm keeping for a friend who's tank cracked, so i keep them for now in the refugium with his brothers.

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Some of the scape in the fuge

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[Mudbeaver]

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In the fuge i have less design and construction more natural look, to contrast the main reef tank.

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[BrianD]

Thanks for sharing your experiences with your cats. At least you haven't criticize my every move, lol . What ever's in this site is wierd. I post in 7 site for different reasons and to different crowds. And i get some times different answers but here ; they chop you down for anything or everything. Your the first to either stay on topic or don't make fun of what i've done. I post here last , i do it i guess by curiousity to see what they'll chope me for. The last one was criticizing my choice of shim, Blahhhh , from a "picture" doom and gloom" and if i say anything well the mods usually chastise me of course lol its the most syndicated forum i've seen if your not from a certain kind, lol your ideas are aliens and not welcome. On other site i get great comments not here, its all doom, lol. Thanks again for your kind words. First ones at least you red the thread, lol.



If you want to continue this thread, I suggest you stop insulting the members of this community.

[Mudbeaver]

Species Name: Asterina anomala

Authority: Clark, 1921

Common Name: Fiji Star

Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean

Natural Environment: Inhabits areas of heavy coral growth in shallow coastal areas

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 75 to 83°F (24 - 28°C). This small Star, less than 1 inch (2 cm) seems to have come from Fiji on live rock. It’s a predatory star that eats sps, soft coral, and coralline algae. They are large bodied and sometimes visible where aquarium side panels meet the substrate when the lights dim and/or hide under corals during day. They divide across the main body with two or three legs of various lengths. Even though there is some thought there may be 'safe’ similar looking members in this family, I’d rather remove these stars as they quickly multiply! It is said the Nardoa species, such as N. rosea may consume these pests. Also, the Harlequin shrimp Hymenocera elegans, will consume them.

http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsespecies.php?CritterID=3017


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[Mudbeaver]

My new video.

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[Mudbeaver]

A few new pictures



This is the sculpture that will be covered wit zoos maintaning the shape of the the Tonga branch was of all importance in the choice of the choice of coral i was going to put in other wise what was the point of doing a sculpture using tonga branch in the first place ......


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The two little guys i picked up should have enough space to become big and strong with no interfearance from no one. My tank will be a fish tank with corals in it. Not a coral tank. Which means ièll have big corals in limited numbers, and i want them to become big.

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The Aqua mag ; a Mangnetic rock, man made to help in many way. For acclimatation of coral, by moving them ; fragging, replacing those ugly eggcrates.... etc


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Green star polyp


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A lurker

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[Mudbeaver]

A few new addition or addiction , i made a little experiment with those guys . How much they eat . So i put 2 piece or squid . The nassarius took those pieces down (the size of their own bodies) in 30 min. So i've add second serving, it took this time an hour with some left over and then the big mama came out with her 5 legs to finish the dish, lol . My 2 urchins went on the algae attach the hace a whole 150g to eat on so big table to clean up. I'm going to get fighting conch from Got fish to help the CUC and a cucumber that will be the basis of the CUC for my 150. i want to rely less on snails for algae . First they venture out of rimless more often and have a shorter life span.


The 3 mousketers on a squid first serving, didn't know at the time it would take a second to fill them up. Those are the Orange Spot Butterscotch Nassarius Snail ; scientific name;
Babylonia formosae

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Second serving the pig of the litter but ultimatly would relent and leave a piece to the serpent star

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In the other tank these guys were at it while the third was on his way lol, we see here a normal jumbo nassarius.

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Second serving the pig of the litter but ultimatly would relent and leave a piece to the serpent star


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The Babylonia formosae is about twice as big as the jumbo nassarius and with only 6 they've done my entire sand bed in a 150 G tank. So they work extremely well, they cost a bit more but well worth it. Tiger nassarius or Orange Spot Butterscotch nassarius snails.

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Here are my Tuxedo i have two; A red and a blue, that i've named , Red and Blue.

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This is their diet ; amongs herbivore they eat the biggest variety of algae of any species. All my stuff is pretty much cemented and will be . So get going guys, do your stuff.

Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1
Boodlea species
Ostreobium species
Cladophoropsis species 2
Cladophoropsis species 1
Chaetomorpha crassa
Chaetomorpha aerea
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora prolifera
Cladophora laetevirens
Chlorodesmis species (Turtle Weed)
Acetabularia crennulata (Mermaids Cup/Mermaid Wine Glass Alga)
Valoniopsis pachynema
Bryopsis species
Bryopsis plumosa
Enteromorpha prolifera
Enteromorpha linza
Enteromorpha intestinalis
Enteromorpha compressa
Ulva rigida (Sea Lettuce)
Ulva lactuca

[Mudbeaver]

Well i worked for the fish , for the corals and for the cats. It was a mixed bag today. I also measured my water currents and flow.

I colonised my Tonga branches; A bit of GSP on my Tonga branch
it only needs to grow now, lol


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[Mudbeaver]

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The little bubble coral is in troubled waters, troubled and too strong.

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Ah yes these guys are never too far from the action, Ya try to grab that one buddy lol


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Trying to determine my currents and where it goes, very easy using this method, its as easy as a string on a stick!

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Rotating the stick you get the prevalent currents and altitudes.

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Using a longer ruban you find out the path of you currents

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In this case it met the other current from the other powerhead, turbulence...

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One is being acclimated the other want the ruban; No need to beg your no getting it.

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[Mudbeaver]

Here the two current meet

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The undertow here is the strongest and too strong for my bubble corals, it can't deploy.


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Confirmed with the small closer ruban


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here its the surface flow from the right powerhead that prevails. The ruban has changed direction.


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YEEEE victory!!

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The new recruit; Diadema setosum (Hatpin Urchin)

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Yes a new observation platform for the kitties.

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And another one in the window , on top of my desk

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[Mudbeaver]

This is how i imagine my old age lol

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[Mudbeaver]

Well i did add a few thing but mainly i cleaned up the room and my bins and bought a unit to store my accessories ; not my manly thing but my fishy things....specially the new stuff i bought.


Exibit number one; Boy does it contain stuff or what. Twice the size of the crap i bought at Staples and who couldn't be assemble properly without crumbling(long story) and half the price at IKA ... need i say more IKA rules!!

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Got a nice futon at the exact level to see my primary tank and drink my porto in silence listening to the 1 " waves crashing on the other side of the tank

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Did you noticed the Hamerhead up there, it cleans !! I made a $ 250 Macro algae purchase today all kinds for the fuge, and a $345 cuc for the main reef tank this week.

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Some nice Sympodium coral very cool looking blue green , doesn't grow as fast as GSP but incrusting and perfect for the shallow areas of my tank and great to look at.

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One of my CUC cleaner shrimp got 5 they're so friendly

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A nice COCO, got 3 of them.

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[Mudbeaver]

He couldn't resist cramping my lens this guy rushed in i couldn't stop him.

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His brother the maginific

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My quarantine tanks and their skimmers, a 20 G and 10 G.

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Ya i know those plastic are from my freshwater days .....the strict necessary.

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I'm working into cleaning my wires down and having my power backup sytem organised.

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A clean shot

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I have to get that brown or orange lens they'll pop up much better.

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I fed her a piece of squid took 25 min to disapear.

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[Mudbeaver]

Yes yes i know qt tanks, well these were from a friend who had them for a while and they were in perfect health. And the seahorses 6" in lenght well a local breather had them ,and in pairs of mates, already heating mysis and brine so how can you let this occasion pass by.

Sorry for the glare i'm still in the market for a lens in particular an orange lens for the blue tank glare.




Best buddies in their tank why not take the two of them right away...

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo249.jpg


What i like about these two fish is that they're buddies already , they swim together all the time . I'll find out in time who's the boss i guess

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo250.jpg

My schooling chromis

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See the little red critter on the left side thats the one who poke my horse. i was very surprise.

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The one in the fore front is a male with the smooth curved belly ; its the females who have a , well beer belly, round with a curved up pouch.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo283.jpg


One of my Hammers

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[Mudbeaver]

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo291.jpg

Frogspawn a rare one i was told.... they're all rare according to them lol.

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The right side of my sculpture will be filled with diffrent Hammers and frogspawn.

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The Tonga forest

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[Mudbeaver]

The two flying away; When i get that lens it 'll make all the difference that shot.

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Those aren't bubbles by the way its pods all over.

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Seen the elegant urchin up there upper left.

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Spike me lol; He's enjoying himseld and with impunity, the fish can't go near this thing now lol

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Thats his best side lol

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I'm flying , i'm flying.....he made that turn so quick that was a fluke!


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[Mudbeaver]

The entry cave and they come out the other

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo345.jpg

And exit from the other

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I love when they race and go around the stalactite thats why i made it so the fish can swim around it it validate my efforts, it so just so KOOL!!!!!


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Mister, mister mister mister bubble!!!

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[Mudbeaver]

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[Laura8088]

wow, you have some great ideas. thanks for sharing and for posting where you got your materials from. . . keep up the good work.

as for the kitties. . too cute. I have 2 cats one just watches the tank, while the other jumps on top of it. . .the other day i forgot to shut the lid, she went swimming shortly after lol, needless to say she has been back since

[Mudbeaver]

wow, you have some great ideas. thanks for sharing and for posting where you got your materials from. . . keep up the good work.

as for the kitties. . too cute. I have 2 cats one just watches the tank, while the other jumps on top of it. . .the other day i forgot to shut the lid, she went swimming shortly after lol, needless to say she has been back since

Thanks for the kind words, as for the cats they've behave so well that i've given them even more space to roam in the room.

On top of the 150G or close to it lol

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo107.jpg


And on the other side of the room


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Its really their room as well. Their's also a good reason as well, if i'm to cook commercially in my flat, i have to seperate myself from them in those work hours. That my new retirement career, catering for censiors. But health board are very strick and understandably so. So my guys have their own room with AC and heat and humidity exchanger, two zone one for me one for them and the fish., new floors and the tank system is my own gift for my semi retirement. Something to occupy myself when things are slow, lol. I don't want to be stuck watching cooking shows lol.

[Laura8088]

lol, thats awesome. . . . ive followed your whole thread, once again great work. my tank needs some TLC, but its gotta wait til i can afford it again. . . by the way what product did you use to attach the GSP to your tonga branch?

[Mudbeaver]

lol, thats awesome. . . . ive followed your whole thread, once again great work. my tank needs some TLC, but its gotta wait til i can afford it again. . . by the way what product did you use to attach the GSP to your tonga branch?


Thanks, i used Eco thec Coral Glue ;

http://ecotechmarine.com/products/coralglue/


It really the best, its so thick none like it.

[Mudbeaver]

Well asides from the new seahorses i made a getto feeding station for them plus i added a few new Macro's $307 worth of it, not cheap these macro's....


From a simple container with the hamerhead magnet, this thing has to do more than one thing at that price....... so its holding the feeding station.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo401.jpg


This male Hippocampus erectus is waiting his turn has the female is vacuming the inside of the box.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo402.jpg



This set up is perfect; i don't have to stop any pumps and the mysis is trapped inside the box. The waterflow can't blow it away. So the seahorses can eat at leisure all day as they would in nature. Its not terribly groovy looking but it works, so thats good for me.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo404.jpg


This type of box was of ridgid plastic not suited for cutting really so it cracked badly. I'm a bit concern about safety for my horses but they seem vey proficient at grabing things and avoiding injuries.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo405.jpg


As you can see, they're mituculus and deliberate in their search.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo406.jpg


The waiting area a finger gorgonia. Grows fairely quick in the right conditions.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo412.jpg

I had to give him a job he was making me nuts....

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Here we go, told ya, not 5 minutes he's sleeping on the job!!

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo399.jpg

Oh here's the other trainee...

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo397.jpg

Coming out after 40 minutes

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo415.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

This guy's trying to get a free meal deal, what a tronc!!!

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The new Macro's

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo118-1.jpg

Cymopolia Barbata

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[Mudbeaver]

Ulva

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo218.jpg


Coraline hard


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo214.jpg


Gracilaria sp

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo212.jpg

Coraline soft


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo211-1.jpg


Dragon's breath

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo210-1.jpg

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Seahorses side


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[Mudbeaver]

Angler' side

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo206-2.jpg

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Gracilaria parvispora

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo195-1.jpg

Codium, dead man fingers


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Tufted Joint Algae Cymopolia Barbata

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo189-1.jpg

Eucheuma Spinosum Macro Algae

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo188-1.jpg

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Ogo Macro Algae (Gracilaria parvispora)

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo186-2.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

Those who think i've done this all by myself , are wrong, i had lots of help.I wanted to do this the natural way all the way , natural cycle 6 to 8 weeks bla, bla ,blah, but faith interviened and i was forced into a situation where i had to choose between loosing my seeding fuge and my first quarantine fishes or do the artificial insimination of the tank with a product called;
"Prodibio Start Up" . Which i did on Dec 27 and on dec 28 i was able to put my fishes in the tank. The tank had been seeded and cycled with bacteria and stabilised to receive fish. Of course nothing is that simple. I still have to dose a regime of bacteria for a few months until the system is completely stable. and flourishing on its own. This is what this post is about. No agent can claim to render your tank habitable within 12 hours without a follow up. Which i'm doing right now. The Prodibio is a very efficient merchandise and well thought product from France. http://www.prodibio.com/ (http://www.prodibio.com/)

After the initial dosage of 30 vials of the Start Up product to cycle the tank i'm following for 6 days with equal amount of Biotim ; which are Nutients for Marine Bacteria, and Biogest ; which are living Marine Bacteria .

Then i let 2 weeks past before dosing 5 vials of each for 3 cycles that means 6 weeks, then i dose the rest 1 vial of each every day , that will bring me to March . So the tank is still under a suppevised cycle regime if you will . With living creatures in it . And doing well i might say.



I just dosed this morning;


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2 days worth

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The Ulva is being disintegrated by the pods, they're eating it like crazy. Even after i dosed some Phyto.


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I got some nice hard coraline cluster, just for the hell of it.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo214.jpg


This is soft coraline algae cluster

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo211-1.jpg

[Mudbeaver]

When i received it some of them were very fragile, had to use the tools lol

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Drying the rock with compressed air.

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I have theses pictures in reverse don't i lol the set up.....


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[Mudbeaver]

I'm introducing sponges into my system and certain products have been recommended to me . A bit pricy so before i spend on those anyone used them? and what were your conclusions.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/Ultraminseafan.jpg

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[Mudbeaver]

I've changed my socks today they were clogged , and i mean clogged so much that the water was going over the lip directly to the skimmer side and the RO, top off system was being disrupted. But all that was by design. I was doing it to see how many days it took to clogged my socks entirely to disrupt the system; a controlled experiment to see how comfortable i can be with my system . So what does it mean if it takes more than a week to clog my sock and for some it only takes two days , thats a question i'm asking at large because on that i have no idea. i usually change them every 4-5 days when i start seeing the level rise in that chamber it means the water is not getting through the socks as it should. How does your sock fair compare to mine. i have no idea. My tank is softies and LPS , with a huge refugium . 2 socks. For a 150 G Reef and a 75 G refugium full of macro algeas. And i'm dosing.

So anybody tried that.

i invite everybody to try this experiment. Its a good way to learn about your system health and whats in it. Every system is different, different bioloads, different waterflows, feeding method, dosing, some have fuge some don't. its a good way to gage the nutrient and particule traveling in your system and how long you can stretch it without being in trouble. Mine was 8 days before the ATO system was disturbing the gravity , since the flow was interupted and the ato was compensating too much, it reduced my gravity by 0.02 . It only take about a week of your time. Have fun, and don't forget to test your parameters before and after the experiment . You'd be surprise at the result, i was.

The thing is does it influence your gravity, does your flow is reduced enough that your ATO over compensates to create problems for you. this is also good to know when you go on vacation and you have someone look after your tank... its a plus info on your system .

By the way guy i forgot to mention i use felt sock those using mesh would have a very different result. As mesh leaves more water flow go through and don't clog as easely. Big difference here, of material.

I did this experiment for my benefice, lol and asked if anyone else had done a similar one. But i wanted to find out how long i could go without changing the socks before it became a problem. Like i said it was a controlled experiment. Each system is wired differently with its own connections, baffles and sections. You can't compare systems. I'm learning about mine now. Plus it'll change if i add other fish too right now i only have 2 big fish, but if i add 2 more herbies who produce like cows, thats going to play as well with the discharge, change the data.

So any thoughts on that experiemnt and have you tried something like it and would you consider it?

[ingtar_shinowa]

I don't know if alot of people try to read this but if you want them to fix your font size. Large images and tiny letters make for hard reading.

[Mhay]

Love the kitty pictures! My cats are the same way! Unless they get wet, then it's game over. :D

[Mudbeaver]

This is actually not a new arrival but a lost one for almost 2 months now she's been hidding in the fuge lol. I thought both of them had been eaten by the seahorses. The other one who know but saw this one yesterday all grown too , she was about half that size when i got her.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo738.jpg


A bit of polution occur in my rich environment, and i happen to drop my conch there, surprise who knew, anyone asking what eats cyanobacteria, CONCH do lol , he didn't do it all but its a start.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo737.jpg




This guy is a Diodogorgia nodulifera,aka pain in the B. NPS Non photosynthetic gorgonians, light is actually a risk. Microalgaes can grow on them specially cyanobacteria which will kill it.

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They have to be fed many times a day to make the white tentacles open and then at least 3 times a day to keep them open.

Nutramar ogo, tigrio live pods, live nauplii, marine snow, Zooplankton suspension, Phytoplankton suspension, and other filter feeder foods like microvore.

Cyclopeeze works well and elicits an opening of the polyps. Fauna Marin also do a special gorg food I also use a range of Fauna Marin and other particulate foods. D. nodulifera are a little easier than other azoo corals because they have quite large polyps and IME are capable of taking a range of particle sizes.


If you have algae problems keep it in a shaded area or the branches will quickly become covered in algae. IME like uhuru stated unless they have a constant supply of food in the water they tend to close up.

The longer they stay closed the more they starve. Then you end up seeing the tips of the branches and base start to recede after time. Algae starts to creep in and the coral ends up wasting away.

If you take a look at the branches, mostly you will see the red tissue with dots, where polyps retracted. In case of starvation (and a low flow, together) the part of the branch becomes twice thinner - the ragged surface and no dots of contracted polyps.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo682.jpg

If you don't have this - very good, just start feeding, at least trice daily - morning, after return from the work, before the night.
Small pinch of the 250-800 micron food, variety counts, mostly zooplankton.

My criteria is seeing the polyps actually catching food:
From normal state:
to this:
if the coral is close to the glass, you can see the food, moving down the polyps.

The flow should be up to slightly bending polyps, otherwise it will be difficult for them to feed.

It the coral is not opening for a feeding, continue to add food into the water, in smaller quantities: at start should appear the polyps or two on duty - watching for the food coming, then all eventually should open.

If you see the ragged central core, without polyps, there are two option: frag it (should be no problems here) or leave as is (if mo microalgae or dirt settled on it), feed and watch, if regeneration starts.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo681.jpg

This is my diet for it and my sponges as well;


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/Ultraminseafan.jpg

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Polyps should open sooner or later, they react on the presence food in the water. Cyclop eeze or similar size zooplankton or substitutes.

The skeleton, protruding from the soft tissue, can be cut off by the stainless scissors, without removing the coral from the tank. If it is on the edge of disintegration - you will sense like cutting through dry sponge, if in good condition - as a stem of a woody weed.

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[Mudbeaver]

I don't know if alot of people try to read this but if you want them to fix your font size. Large images and tiny letters make for hard reading.

I actually try to put large letters because i have trouble with my vision and i can't see well myself. Thats why its on at least size 1 or 2 sometimes. So i can read myself, its not a question of glasses for me its a distortion of the cornea. When i copy and paste i don't bother, but when i write myself its much easier for me to see my mistakes. You should have large letters when you read it too no, thats kind of bizzare lol. Rendering should be the same no? Very strange, sorry i was not aware of that difficulty. I left this message untouch let me know if its more visible with the picture.

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[Mudbeaver]

Trick; i put one bristleworm in my overflows to take care of food that falls in before its eaten. they get the stuff before they cause nitrate spikes. A little trick i've devised. i"m thinking , maybe one of those bad crabs too , let him roam in there and get what ever falls in; he'll have plenty , everyday something get in there.

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Treat; Someone got pricked on the finger by a coral and got a Panaris(infection) where you can loose the nail; becarefull although they say don't wash with soap before going in a tank..... look what happens, this is a panaris.






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[Mudbeaver]

Whatch report ;

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/a-starfish-horror-story-is-unfolding-in-the-north-american-pacific-coast


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[Mudbeaver]

Well i found these 2 products that are specific to macro's , helpfull to corals as well in some fashion but one is design for macroalgae.


This one contains, Manganese, not Magnesium as i had to tell the clerk 25 times and still couldn't spell it....Probably left high school too fast... Manganese for algae ( Mn) on the periodic table a transition metal, Magnesium for corals, (Mg) an Alki earth metal,

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Well my research has brought me to these two components, their were others but over dosing is not a good idea. I've contacted the seller of my macroalgae and they're sending their parameters at which they keep their stocks to help me keep mine. Imagine that having water too clean lol.




And iodine and iodide for your red macroalgaes before they loose their bright red colors.

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[shifty51008]

I actually try to put large letters because i have trouble with my vision and i can't see well myself. Thats why its on at least size 1 or 2 sometimes. So i can read myself, its not a question of glasses for me its a distortion of the cornea. When i copy and paste i don't bother, but when i write myself its much easier for me to see my mistakes. You should have large letters when you read it too no, thats kind of bizzare lol. Rendering should be the same no? Very strange, sorry i was not aware of that difficulty. I left this message untouch let me know if its more visible with the picture.

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i'm gonna have trouble with my vision if I were to read this thread with the small font size lol. but nice pics all in all, I pretty much gave up on the trying to read it.

for example this is the size of the text I see from most everyone and this is the size I see with your text even smaller actually

[Mudbeaver]

i'm gonna have trouble with my vision if I were to read this thread with the small font size lol. but nice pics all in all, I pretty much gave up on the trying to read it.

for example this is the size of the text I see from most everyone and this is the size I see with your text even smaller actually


Wow this is suprising this section you wrote ; this is the size I see with your text even smaller actually......was about tree times bigger on my screen. This is weird!!! could be in the setting zones. now in this answer i'm writing now i haven't touch a thing either its default size and everything.

[moondoggy4]

When I had my 55 gallon tank with all aggressive fish back in the 80's, I feed gold fish, so I had a 20 gallon gold fish tank. My two cats would drink that water all day trying to get at the goldfish I thought it was funny until I noticed that we were going through kitty litter at an alarming rate,
So I think your cats will be fine.

[Mudbeaver]

When I had my 55 gallon tank with all aggressive fish back in the 80's, I feed gold fish, so I had a 20 gallon gold fish tank. My two cats would drink that water all day trying to get at the goldfish I thought it was funny until I noticed that we were going through kitty litter at an alarming rate,
So I think your cats will be fine.

Thanks, yes they've behaved so far, no problem with the tank and or any systems.

[Mudbeaver]

More research gave me these for my sponges. It didn't fail; since i got these 4 sponges my water has cleared up like crazy. These guys pump up so much water . During the day i can feed them but at night they litteraly clean out all particules out of the water. The result in the morning my tank is so cristal clear... No wonder so many people looses them from malnutrition. As a matter a fact 1 cubic cm or roughly about half a cubic inch,of sponge will filter 20Liter or 4 gallons of water a day, so if you have a sponge in your tank you can size up about how much its will clean out your tank per day. Here are a few videos on the subject that could be interesting for you.

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Can be done only once a day to a few times a day depending how many you have in your tank. The more you have the bigger you have, the more you have to feed, goes without saying as it feeds 24/7.

[Mudbeaver]

Yes a few tank mates but sadly they're very shy i can't zoom on them fast enough or properly. Two new spoted manderin ; one in the fuge and the other in the Reef.


Got a new cabbage coral ; Sinularia sp.

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Euphyllia glabrescens Purple Torch

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Euphyllia ....... Blue Hammer lol , sorry but the lighting doesn't give justice to the real colors i haven't found the right filter yet, for my lens.

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Tour of the tank.

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[Mudbeaver]

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[Mudbeaver]

Not at all happy camper here guys ewwwee not at allll.


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Got this guy unexpectedly, and he's great , has a good personnality , but the yellow one is furious, oh man. Got the mirror in and everything i could do i did for today. The guys came in tonight and said it's be ok in a few days but ....


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End of day two ; well things have calm down considerably . I came back this afternoon and everybody is swimming , Mulder Fox, my Foxface, i named him after you know who, is even comming out and swimming with "Zee" my convic, and Mellow yellow , the upset Tang got is name finally, is still wary but not aggressive anymore , he meet him but just turns away, they both do . And the other fishes who hid while the aggression was going on came out now; so things are settling, it seems. I'm giving myself a week before giving him away to another friend who would take him in his tank. Took that to name my main characters lol. In any case my fish load is full. I'm done its enough for this tank. My corals as well . I'm almost done too, after that let it grow.

[Mudbeaver]

I bought a nice dwarf fuzzy lionfish and its not eating now after 3 , no now its in its 4th week. The first week i gave it a molly, the week after 2 rosies, but since then it wont accept anything it persue and then wont even grab it even if its in front of its nose. I've tried ghost shrimp, mysis, krill silverside, fresh shrimps, forget it. It doesn't seem sick at all, because when i tried to net it; it jumped the fence and when into the seahorses pen and i wanted to put it back in its own pen which it did on its own later , well when i tried to catch it it took off like a rocket, so no sickness there. In anycase i'm running out of options here this thing is going to starve to death.Sorry about the size of the font their seem to be a problem with the font in my postings , working on it sorry again.

[Laura8088]

has anyone from the other sites you post on given you any suggestions? I would be interested to know how this works out for you. unfortunately, I do not know how to coax them to eat. sorry i do not have any suggestions for you.

[Mudbeaver]

has anyone from the other sites you post on given you any suggestions? I would be interested to know how this works out for you. unfortunately, I do not know how to coax them to eat. sorry i do not have any suggestions for you.


I got plenty of suggestions but he didn't respond. Someone said to me that they do starve themselve sometimes , for whatever reason. And i haven't seen him for a while , presumed dead now.

[Mudbeaver]

I started with some maintenance, powerhead dipping, vinegar baths,

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New nem, purple carpet, Searching for its spot! found my newly cleaned powerhead interesting

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She gave me the foot

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I had an idea regular fruit netting from loblaws

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worked like a charm zip tied it, voila

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Full power

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Found her spot, just like Sheldon, thats her spot!No i didn't name her Shedon.

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[Mudbeaver]

I've tried shots with and without the blue lights, just the white and it makes a lot of difference in the color rendering.

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[Mudbeaver]

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Some tissue recession here, found out its a lack of strontium supplement.

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But the same hammers right beside them are not affected, go figure...

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They creeped in don't know how lol.

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[Mudbeaver]

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with the blues

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without the blues

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[Mudbeaver]

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[Mudbeaver]

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[Mudbeaver]

I though they deserve their shot they after all are quite usefull.

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My sand working for me


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My fuge working for me

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[Mudbeaver]

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Teaming with life

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[Mudbeaver]

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babylonian snails egg trail

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[Mudbeaver]

Cerith snail egg trail, main tank.

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Nassarius egg trail main tank

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A nice cuke ; Pentacta anceps

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A Colochirus robustus

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[Mudbeaver]

Well now i have a new problem ;

Calcium 560ppm
Alk 6.0 DKH
Ph 7.0 to 8.1
Grav 1.025
temp 75 oF
Phosphates 0.03 ppm perfect for my fuge
nitrates 2,5ppm
Amonia >0,25ppm
Iodine 06ppm+ Low
Iron ,05ppm Low
the rest 0.0



Other parameters are ok, starting my doser today and making a emergency water change . I hadn't taken my doser out of the box but that was the kick in the butt i needed.



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[Mudbeaver]

Well lost a few theis month. My dwaft fuzzy lionfish disapeared. Stopped eating for 6 weeks and never saw it again in my angler pen. Then my angler finally arrived he did 3 days and he died , i gave him since i had a body this time to my carpet purple nem , she grabbed him with both hands. I though he deserved that more than the toilet bowl really. A more fitting and nature way to go. My Fary wrass decide to take a jump into space and lande in my cats lap , well you can imagine the rest , the tail is just what left about $ 89 lunch for the cat. So i replaced the wrass which i would of kicked in the rear end if she was here now with a nice square Anthias

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Sorry for the fuzzy picture fist day lights out and out of focus very nervous and can get to close yet.

What else oh yes well we need women shelter in my neighborhood because the male seahorses are bastards. mine beat up my female and broke her back she died from it. I whent to see my LFS and told him that and he said i was the third persone to come with this issue that week about the Hyppocampus Erectus. The male seems to harras the female and plays rough for some reason. Those are for non couples seahorses. My other couple is very happy and treat each others right. So i lost one female to that brute, this one i wanted to put in the toilet but nature deal with it right lol. My yellow tang is coping with my convic tang and he's now have to deal with a 4 1/2 " Square Anthias so he's busy lol. The rest of the tank is doing fine. I've cleaned up my fuge , got to reajust the powerheads so it doesn't become a cesspool. cranked up the flow to max did a good clean up of corners and dead spots . never let things go. Fuge are and needs attention. I've started dosing just Alk because my other parameters were too hight cal was 560 and alk was 6 so to balanced out . Overfeeding my tank with ultramin led too cloudy waters so i stopped for a week and it did good. it cleared up . My sponges didn't mind they're starting to branch out lol. So now i'll feed only 1/3 of what i was feeding. Or what the instruction was saying. I had cout down to 1/2 but still too high. If it becomes cloudy again i'll reduce to 1/4 the amount suggested .


Live and learn i guess. But no serious damage but some lost tissues on my hammers due to low alk and strontium. the rest of the corals are doing great , so is the macroalgaes. The CUC is fine although the urchins have been chewing my serpent and brittle stars, only one leg and a disc remain and from my reading , urchins are omnivore that will sometimes eat meaty food, so beware of it. When i say urchins i'm actually talking more about the Black Hatpin long spine urchin they move fast really too fast for the slow serpent star. If that occurs take you serpent star and put it in the sump to regenerate his limbs . But in the mean tim i need a night crawler so i bought 2 new stars . but making sure that my hatpin has more to eat i put dry algaes at night.

[MrineLfRlz]

I just came back from picking up my stuff from the UPS store, and my sand is sooooooooooooo cool!!!!! Very pretty,Tropic Eden Tonga miniflakes and flakes. With these pinkish pebbles really nice stuff i can't tank the guy enough who suggested that to me. i can't even remember now who did either lol and from which sites lol. When i set up everything i'll have a shot of it for now its stays in its bag, its not live sand no. I have to rinse it before using it.Cost me $ 410.00

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I just ordered 60lbs of the mini-flakes so far still need 60 more how is this sand working for you in high flow?

[Mudbeaver]

I just ordered 60lbs of the mini-flakes so far still need 60 more how is this sand working for you in high flow?

No problem what so ever. I have a buddy that went mini all the way and still no problem . His tank is very cool you'll like it. By the way no need to rinse it ; we did are first bag but with so little debris we just dumped it in its very clean sand, best quality i've seen of any sand yet. Good luck

[MrineLfRlz]

No problem what so ever. I have a buddy that went mini all the way and still no problem . His tank is very cool you'll like it. By the way no need to rinse it ; we did are first bag but with so little debris we just dumped it in its very clean sand, best quality i've seen of any sand yet. Good luck
Is your friend on the forum can i see it?

[Mudbeaver]

Is your friend on the forum can i see it?

Sorry no he's in are local club and i don't think he does any forums. But his tank his a 3 foot cube from marineland very nice and no sand issues.

[Mudbeaver]

Found a little bugger not sure what it is yet.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo1026-1.jpg

The size of a bean

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo1017.jpg

Top view

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo1015-1.jpg

Got a lot of sponge lately, a sponge crab?

[Mudbeaver]

I've enter a log blog very useful site , detailled and mainely for data on your tank and your actions taken so you can backtrack and see what you've done . Its also a reminder of what needs to be done on your tank, daily, weekly , monthy etc . You have to enter your parameters of course but doing so make you contemplate what you have and helps you manage your system more efficiently. You get points doing your chores and you can follow your progress. You can follow using your Iphones , Androids, and Apex controllers. A very usefull tool . Graph are availables even if you don't have controlers so very cool for those without the hardware to keep track of progress.

http://www.aquaticlog.com/?page=home

[Mudbeaver]

Well its been a while ,so some updates on whats been happening ;

First i lost my dwaf fuzzy lion fish for 2 months in my refugium , so presume dead. Never saw a body so the snail and critter got him i think.

I lost my sailfin blenny in the same refugium on the seahorse side never saw a body.

Lost my spoted manderin never saw a body either,

Saw a fight between a male seahorse and a female seahorse and the male end up breaking the female's back. Saw her lying on a cheato bed the next morning gasping for air the poor thing. She died soon after. Spoke to my LFS where i bought it and he said i was the second person who brought him the same story. Dan; the owner is actually a biologist and knows his stuff. So he says it maybe one of their behaviors we're not familior with.

Started dosing Alk because i was at 6.0 and my hammers were starting to shrivel and loose tissues. Got a dosing kit with Fauna Marine really good deal everything comes with it , dosing pump for 3 possibly 4 with 3 gallons, and all the powders and additives.



This will be going on my stalactite, you have to isolate those because they can overtake a tank Yellow polyps, are easy and on the stalactite they can't go over the main rocks and will be stopped by the lack of light on the other side, wich will be populated by something else.


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After listening to Alber Thiel i got myself a little flower anemone to diversify my my nem population i'm not lucky with nem so i'm carefull with my choice so a little one will do.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo210.jpg


A lucky shot of my little designer picasso clowns which according to Albert Thiel may never host my carper anemone because they lack the genetic disposition to do so, a trait missing in most designed clows fish. But like he said they may and if so one may the other not. It all very complicated genetics he said.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo189.jpg



Oh yes almost forgot this one . I lost this guy about two months ago along with his pistol shrimp , they both disapeared never to be seen again. Until i bought another pair, a yellow watchman and another bigger tiger pistol shrimp. They where both evicted from there cave lol. So now i have 2 pairs, not to worry lots of room in a 150G This is the orange spot goby never saw the shrimp just heard it.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo176.jpg



Now this is the other pair i bought to replace the firs who had dispeared on me now i can hear both shrimps lol each at both ends of the tank with their goby. I can see only one pair actually , the new commers.

This is the watchman kicking butt, he kicked everybody out of that cave , serpent star, the other goby, whent after the tangs , foxface very bullyish he's 5" and mouth wide open and he means business.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo173.jpg

A clear shot of the new pistol shrimp in a 2 second pass boy these guys are fast.


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The two of them in their cave


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Here she is carying a load of sand ; i'm on the side of the right panel and she has to pass along the panel very good angle to see this.


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My only shots of my sailfim Blenny , too fast for the camera.

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The thinker; fish style

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[Mudbeaver]

I did some skin graphting ; GSP skin that is. and its turning out very well. This guy had it on his glass so i cut it up and glued it on the branches.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo215-1.jpg




I decided to glue my main red ball to the main rock right where the main water flow passes. This way she's no longer on the sand and has the flow all around her.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo208.jpg



As you can see fully extended and very happy. My nutritional supplement seems to be working. Very please with that.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/Photo207.jpg



I have trouble with this guy, the sun coral so a bit of intence dipping everyday will do the trick and it actually did , i don't have the picture now but last night it finally opened . You do that all day , no harm done , agitate the water once and a while i add some garlic , one drop only and it will eventually open. I put it back in the tank for the night, and start over in the morning. 2-3 days of this and she'll open. Then you can feed her properly.

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Missing a few corals yet.

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[Mudbeaver]

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[sponger0]

Here we go, told ya, not 5 minutes he's sleeping on the job!!

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Mon%20systeme/Photo399.jpg





Awwww reminds me of my girl that passed away last year. 17 years old.

[Mudbeaver]

SUND
4
Measured Strontium at 3 ppm
20:30
Measured Magnesium at 1500 ppm
20:22
Measured Calcium at 548 ppm
20:10
Measured Nitrate at 5 ppm
19:59
Measured Ammonia at 0.25 ppm
19:53
Measured Iodine at 0.06 ppm
19:40
Measured Alkalinity at 10.3 dKH
19:35
Measured Iron at 0 ppm
19:35
Measured Phosphate at 0.04 ppm
19:15
Measured ORP at 429 mV
19:04
Dosed 15 ml of supplement 0001
18:35 Repeat
Measured pH at 8.09 pH
18:34
Measured Salinity at 1.025 SG
18:33
Measured Temperature at 75.2 F
18:33
Dosed 15 ml of supplement 0001
12:47 Repeat

[swine]

Hey! Really awesome build. I really like your attitude about it too, youre having fun and your cats get to come along for the ride too.

One thing did catch my eye, the stand for your 150 tank. I am working with my buddy to design a metal stand for my frag tank which is only a 60 gallon but want the stand to work for a 150 gallon when the time comes. Do you know how thick the metal is? It is 2" but how thick is the wall? 1/4"? Did they talk to you about the design of the stand at all? Thanks!!!

[Mudbeaver]

Hey! Really awesome build. I really like your attitude about it too, youre having fun and your cats get to come along for the ride too.

One thing did catch my eye, the stand for your 150 tank. I am working with my buddy to design a metal stand for my frag tank which is only a 60 gallon but want the stand to work for a 150 gallon when the time comes. Do you know how thick the metal is? It is 2" but how thick is the wall? 1/4"? Did they talk to you about the design of the stand at all? Thanks!!!

I have no idea really but i could find out for you and come back.Thanks for your interest.

[Mudbeaver]

Awwww reminds me of my girl that passed away last year. 17 years old.

Yes they do stay with us long after they're gone i still have pics of my older dead cat with me .

[Fishy 1]

beaver those macros are amazing, just amazing:)

[Mudbeaver]

beaver those macros are amazing, just amazing:)

Thanks much appreciated . I seem to have a nack for it. I have a new PC and now i see how small my font was ; outch!! I guess it was my pc settings that was out of wack, lol!!!

[Fishy 1]

Thanks much appreciated . I seem to have a nack for it. I have a new PC and now i see how small my font was ; outch!! I guess it was my pc settings that was out of wack, lol!!!



hahahaha on me screen the letters are well.....BIG:lmao:

[Mudbeaver]

hahahaha on me screen the letters are well.....BIG:lmao:

LOL ok well on mine now they're very small it must be according to what system we use and device if its a tablet, phone or PC depending LOL. Anyway bigger is better lol. At least you can read it lol.

[Fishy 1]

LOL ok well on mine now they're very small it must be according to what system we use and device if its a tablet, phone or PC depending LOL. Anyway bigger is better lol. At least you can read it lol.

Hahahaha lol, the size is normal now though:)

[Mudbeaver]

Your font has always been super tiny on my PC.....

Ok well now i've reset to big sorry about that guys.

One of my best contributer of my refugium. When you have a huge refugium like mine its impossible i found to escape certain algaes, like hair algaes that cling to other algaes because of laminar flow thats occurs because of the nature of a refugium. I have my powerheads at MAX; 2 XTunze 6055
1,450 USgal./h and i still get some.
So i got a little critter a seahare that does a great job without harming my macroalgaes. Here's a little vid about him.

<iframe width="640" height="390" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zr_1zh9NtTU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Mudbeaver]

Well i heard their was seahorses at MLFS so i got a replacement female for my tank. Hopefully this one wont be beat up by the male and my couples will mate, don't know why it hasn't happened yet, maybe i'm playing the wrong music....

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[Mudbeaver]

New video

<iframe width="640" height="390" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OaTZKVq17AU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Mudbeaver]

5 months 18 days ago

The Refugium

<iframe width="854" height="510" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MyNZPDo7Rgs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Funnies/tumblr_mxkx99MBOo1t63td7o1_250.gif

[atrox]

Well today i got a sample choice of sump options from Concept Aquariums they want me to choose, wow, some of that stuff is unknown to me.


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiansumpdesign22.png


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/justinboyadjiansumpdrawingmay72013.png


Kina simple here


http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiansumpdesign1.png

That seem to come out of a James bond movie, lol

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http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/Tech%20things/christiangassetankdrawingnum25.png


Pretty good options there.


You should be building space ships and time machined holy cow this is impressive!

[Mudbeaver]

You should be building space ships and time machined holy cow this is impressive!


Thanks but for those i can't take credits, its from Concept Aquariums Calgary Canada, lol . They have all kinds of designs for their clients and choices of problem solving solution if you have specifics in mind very professional.

[Fishy 1]

Hey beaver the vids are amazing:eek2:. I love all the softies in the DT and the movement they give to the tank - I am nuts about softies:D. I somehow think your fish aren't starving either beaver:p, but I don't think they are obese though - just a bit porky:).

I'm still amazed at the beauty of the fuge:crazy:. I might have to make my sump into something similar:D.

Looking good beaver:thumbsup:



Fishy

[Mudbeaver]

Hey beaver the vids are amazing:eek2:. I love all the softies in the DT and the movement they give to the tank - I am nuts about softies:D. I somehow think your fish aren't starving either beaver:p, but I don't think they are obese though - just a bit porky:).

I'm still amazed at the beauty of the fuge:crazy:. I might have to make my sump into something similar:D.

Looking good beaver:thumbsup:



Fishy


Thanks much appreciated.


Yes i'm actually in aw that everything is going so well, minus a few misses, but on the whole its great. I didn't want to go too complicated . I want a tank to enjoy it. Simple things, not too demanding, my tank design had a wavebox incorporated in it so i chose corals that would mostly sway in the current and give the most effect.

I wanted to stay away from the supper stocked coral tank where their's no room to move for the fish as well i like to see the rock texture too, like in real nature.

My fuge is a big hit with most people . I've coverted a lot of people actually. Many have changed their plans to have a display fuge now. Most only think of fuge as a refuge for bad crabs and chaeto only, but when they see the potential for a full ecosystem the perception changes dramastically. Then they want one. The parameters need to be address then when you maintain a fully stocked refugium because the demands on the system changes. Mainely Phosphates, nitrates and iron demands.

By the way check this 20 000 gallon private home tank here; longer version here.


http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/largest-private-reef-aquarium-in-north-america/1bfr3g6?from=dest_en-us&src=v5%253apause%253afacebook%253a

Bill Wann wanted a challenge, so he designed a 20,000 gallon reef aquarium himself. From the filters to the pumps, he built everything at home in his shop. The tank is so large, that the only way to clean it is jump in with scuba gear.
Date: 2/10/14 Views: 233091
Video by: Coolest Thing


or here

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[Mudbeaver]

I finally have clowns that host my carpet Nem, the pictures are not the best because its the end of the photoperiod but here they are.It took 5 min for them to jump in the nem lol enought to tell other fish BITE ME LOL.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/031.jpg

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[Mudbeaver]

New pictures of my new guys in their nem, lol

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My nem was healthy, but since they moved in she seem to have perked up up even more, they've cleaned her up , even under her mantle as well

[Fishy 1]

Looking good there beaver:thumbsup:. The clowns look super happy and healthy, well done:beer:

[Mudbeaver]

Rough month ; the carpet nem took my Yellow tang , and i lost my yellow wrasse to a somersault outside fluidic space and it dried up on the newly installed terracotta from Italia..... very ****ed....on both counts. The latter was doing a bang up job with the flatworms in my fuge grrrrr.

Anyway, got new recruits;

Helmo here;Yellow tang, very skinny....

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/079.jpg

Harry the second to replace Harry the first ;Yellow wrasse again....

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/074.jpg

and the Red dwarf, in the main tank, he was so funny and cute and needed a home.Flame hawfish great personnality.

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/076.jpg.

Also i build up the cats walkway a bit further this week.

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and rescued a bubble tip nem, now she's actually much better, she's deep orange with pink and green tips really nice;

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq68/Basilesim/My%20fish/073.jpg

[Fishy 1]

Hey beaver:wave: sorry to hear about your fish losses:sad1:, so the nem ate the tang? I'm sure it won't take long for the new tang to fatten up nicely. The wrasse and hawk fish look cool. I actually have a spotted hawk fish that I rescued from the pet shop before he was going to be fed to the lionfish(terrible I know), he's a great fish but it's a shame he's so aggressive towards my other fish, so he lives in the sump now but he's very happy there.

[Mudbeaver]

Hey beaver:wave: sorry to hear about your fish losses:sad1:, so the nem ate the tang? I'm sure it won't take long for the new tang to fatten up nicely. The wrasse and hawk fish look cool. I actually have a spotted hawk fish that I rescued from the pet shop before he was going to be fed to the lionfish(terrible I know), he's a great fish but it's a shame he's so aggressive towards my other fish, so he lives in the sump now but he's very happy there.

Thanks, hope mine doesn't get agressive.

[Mudbeaver]

Finally finish renovating the condo, floors, ceilings and walls, without moving and without killing my back in the process, which i have a displace disk, by the way.

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The hallway when i was building up lol

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I had never touched terracotta before just tried my hand with it. The secret i was told by the handyman at Rona was not to try to put things straight, because all the tiles are handmade in Italie by different company so they're not all the same sizes , so you go crazy if you try. So a rustic look is innevitable and thats was my aim anyway. Looks very cool and very clean easy to take care too. Broom or vaccumm, and a wet mop. has a 7 year coating on it, can't be stained or chiped very hard and resistant.

[Mudbeaver]

The time tunnel CAT STYLE;

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[Mudbeaver]

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Now they have access to the whole upper room level.

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[Fishy 1]

Looks great:thumbsup:, I got a good laugh out of the minion gif(who doesn't like minion's).

[Mudbeaver]

Got the brow jelly syndrome which i treated with Furan-2 from API after loosing 8 corals i was ready to try anything. It seem to have stopped for now.

I used on pack in one gallos of water; usually its one pack per 10 gallons, but i used it as a dippy dooda so for 30 min all my corals were in a yellow solution and then in clear salt water to rince for another 30 min and back to the tank.


Zoos, bubble coral, gorgonian, the whole thing whent in and they all opened up 10 min back into the tank and sang kumbaya.

Here's a few updated picture of the tank in its 7 months;


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I've got more gorgonians comming for the NPS zone, now that i know i can keep them alive lol.

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Trying to put more stuff on the stalactite is tuff.

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[Mudbeaver]

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A new comer

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I transfered some caulerpa profilata in the main tank for the urchins see if they go for it. Plus i've got some new macro's going into the refugium later in the week, need some room. The tangs should also enjoy some too, we'll see.

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The nem is behaving, just lost one fish and hopping its the last........i know , i know.....

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Somme gorgonians and kenya trees .

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I post big for my iphone friends:p

[Mudbeaver]

Brown jelly article you might find interesting since i whent through it;

http://reefdreams.de/lang_eng/info_13_eng.html


http://www.coralscience.org/main/articles/pathology-2/ciliates



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Some dammage done by the jelly on the top

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This is all taken after the dipping in Furan-2 from API

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Of course those on the rocks??? can't do anything about that.

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Oh yes buddy that i usually can't see during the day , we talked about him earlier; he came to say hi at noon the other day. Its a Dendrochirus barberi thanks to a good buddy of mine, :beer: lol, we've been able to ID him finally after 5 months. He survived on pods all that time , because he never ever took any food i gave him, gosh shrimps, just one molly and when on hiding for 4 months after that.

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