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Travis · 10/03/2005, 03:30 PM

Looking great Joe!!!!

scarab65 · 10/03/2005, 07:54 PM

Hi Joe,

As always, very very nice mate! An excellent tank!

Some of your coral growths are phenomenal... No doubt, my favourite tank...

Are you still keeping with your amino, lugol and strontium dosing??

JB NY · 10/03/2005, 07:59 PM

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Originally posted by scarab65
Are you still keeping with your amino, lugol and strontium dosing??

yup.

here are some tank shots

left side. You can see the tunze, maxijet and seaswirl.

right side. two seios and the sea swirl.

Full tank shot.

nbd13 · 10/03/2005, 08:04 PM

Looks great.

i remeber you were having some trouble with recession awhile ago, and you thought it was due to not enough current.

did you just add that maxijet and things pretty much took care of themselves?

thanks again.

Nick

Jamesurq · 10/03/2005, 08:07 PM

very nice... can't you get to the corraline on the lower part of the tank? Have you tried that oceans motions magnet scraper? I had a similar problem because the long handled kint scraper couldn't make it down there without making frags... The OM scraper did the trick.

Delicious1234 · 10/03/2005, 08:41 PM

i just added 2 more tunze 6100's in my tank i have 4 all together w/ 2 seaswirls my chiller returniing also 1500 gph

attml · 10/03/2005, 08:46 PM

Very nice as always Joe!

johnvu713 · 10/03/2005, 09:26 PM

Joe
I dont know you but i dont like you already
;0)

ahchung · 10/04/2005, 12:55 AM

This is absolutely amazing!

Questions on sandbed

How long have you been setting up the DSB? How do you maintain it so that it would not become a nutrition sink?

I am planning my new tank and I want to set up the sandbed correctly. Please share your experience. Thanks.

64Ivy · 10/04/2005, 01:34 AM

Glad to have you and your tank back, Joe. Looking good.

Gary Majchrzak · 10/04/2005, 03:25 AM

Ditto that.

JB NY · 10/04/2005, 07:27 AM

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Originally posted by nbd13
Looks great.

i remeber you were having some trouble with recession awhile ago, and you thought it was due to not enough current.

did you just add that maxijet and things pretty much took care of themselves?

thanks again.

Nick

I had the left sea swirl die on me. I got it fixed within two week, but didn't put it on the tank for about two months.

When I noticed two of the coral near the bottom start receding I realized I pushed my luck too far. I put the sea swirl back on the tank and added an extra seio to help get some more current. I took about 3-5 weeks for them to slowly stop receding but they seem to be ok now.

Quote:

Originally posted by Jamesurq
very nice... can't you get to the corraline on the lower part of the tank? Have you tried that oceans motions magnet scraper? I had a similar problem because the long handled kint scraper couldn't make it down there without making frags... The OM scraper did the trick.

I keep looking at that scraper from them. Yeah I can't get the corners and top/bottom of the tank with the magnet. Funny thing is it really seems to bother everyone when they see my tank, but it doesn't really bother me, I guess that's why I haven't cleaned it yet.

Maybe I'll get the scraper from OM.

Quote:

Originally posted by ahchung
This is absolutely amazing!

Questions on sandbed

How long have you been setting up the DSB? How do you maintain it so that it would not become a nutrition sink?

I am planning my new tank and I want to set up the sandbed correctly. Please share your experience. Thanks.

I have two fighting conchs to keep the sandbed white, also some tigertail cucumbers. Other than that I add about 2-3 pounds of new live sand once a year. I'm about 6 months over due on that right now though. Really that it for the maintenance of the sand bed. I run a cheatomorpha refugium, skimmer, use rowaphos, carbon and ozone for the whole tank as well. I'm sure they all help with keeping the tank going.

JB NY · 10/04/2005, 07:28 AM

Once again thanks for the good words. It's good to be on the boards again.

Hef · 10/04/2005, 09:10 AM

Been a while since I've been impressed. Amazing Tank.

davetkoch · 10/04/2005, 11:14 AM

Now in magnificent Panavision.

10810 · 10/04/2005, 12:56 PM

Tank Of The Decade

Joe, your tank was one of the reasions why I got so hooked on sps.

APorter · 10/04/2005, 01:46 PM

Great tank Joe!!!

technomex · 10/04/2005, 03:01 PM

Now I know, without a doubt in the world, that my tank sucks!!! Beyond amazing JB.

AcroSteve · 10/04/2005, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JB NY
Maybe I'll get the scraper from OM.

They are a very handy item.

I have mine mounted to a mag float. The only downside I see is they need about 2-1/2" of clearance on the inside of the tank. So if the corals get a little close to the glass, you might have a hard time getting it all with the mag scraper. Or, just frag it.

Other magnets might not be as thick.

JB NY · 10/04/2005, 06:58 PM

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Originally posted by davetkoch
Now in magnificent Panavision.

Wow that came out great! Nice job, thanks.

AcroSteve

I'll check out the scaper, I've got a few places that will be close if not impossible to reach with the scaper.

Would a mag float be strong enough on a 180, or would I need to go with the tunze?

Creetin · 10/04/2005, 07:14 PM

Jb where do you get youre live sand from? I am in need of a booster shot as well.

Kip · 10/04/2005, 07:15 PM

i use the magfloat w/the OMscraper... works great... buy a pack of blades and use a fresh one each time for best results

with that kinda build up... you may go thru a couple blades the first time you use it and may need to spend a good deal of time scraping.

after the initial scrubbing/scraping... it works easily and great as long as you dont let it build up again.

JME

JB NY · 10/04/2005, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kip
with that kinda build up... you may go thru a couple blades the first time you use it and may need to spend a good deal of time scraping.

I just cleaned every bit of coralline off the glass three months ago.

Kip · 10/04/2005, 07:44 PM

yeah... i hear ya

years ago i prayed to the coraline gods, now i curse them

ahchung · 10/04/2005, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kip
yeah... i hear ya

years ago i prayed to the coraline gods, now i curse them

Somebody said if you keep Ca and KH at NSW level you will not see that much coralline.

10/03/2005, 03:30 PM	#51
Travis 10 and over club Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,525	Looking great Joe!!!! __________________ TOTM August 08 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Current Tank Info: 280 sps w/ 75 LPS, 75 refugium, 120 sump

10/03/2005, 07:54 PM	#52
scarab65 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 427	Hi Joe, As always, very very nice mate! An excellent tank! Some of your coral growths are phenomenal... No doubt, my favourite tank... Are you still keeping with your amino, lugol and strontium dosing?? __________________ Francis Current Tank Info: 100 gal with 90% SPS / 2x250W Hamilton 14K MH / 4x54W blue & actinics ATI T5 / 30 in ht by 8 in dia Reef Maniacs Beckett recirculation skimmer run by Iwaki MD55 and MD40 / 0.5hp Daeil chiller / 4- chamber Reef Maniacs CR / 2xTunze 6100

10/04/2005, 12:55 AM	#59
ahchung Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: HK Posts: 304	This is absolutely amazing! Questions on sandbed How long have you been setting up the DSB? How do you maintain it so that it would not become a nutrition sink? I am planning my new tank and I want to set up the sandbed correctly. Please share your experience. Thanks. __________________ Explore the cheapest method to maintain SPS! Current Tank Info: 172L/45G SPS Tank

10/04/2005, 01:34 AM	#60
64Ivy B'rer Reefer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 3,194	Glad to have you and your tank back, Joe. Looking good. __________________ Be Kind To The Elderly. Life Without Parole Means Nothing To Us. ToTM 3-03 Current Tank Info: Between tanks. Searching for a home

10/04/2005, 03:25 AM	#61
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	Ditto that. __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

10/03/2005, 08:04 PM	#54
nbd13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charlotte, Michigan Posts: 3,259	Looks great. i remeber you were having some trouble with recession awhile ago, and you thought it was due to not enough current. did you just add that maxijet and things pretty much took care of themselves? thanks again. Nick

10/03/2005, 08:07 PM	#55
Jamesurq Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,470	very nice... can't you get to the corraline on the lower part of the tank? Have you tried that oceans motions magnet scraper? I had a similar problem because the long handled kint scraper couldn't make it down there without making frags... The OM scraper did the trick.

10/03/2005, 08:41 PM	#56
Delicious1234 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NY Posts: 14	i just added 2 more tunze 6100's in my tank i have 4 all together w/ 2 seaswirls my chiller returniing also 1500 gph

10/03/2005, 08:46 PM	#57
attml Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Round Bay, Maryland Posts: 1,041	Very nice as always Joe!

10/03/2005, 09:26 PM	#58
johnvu713 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: houston Posts: 732	Joe I dont know you but i dont like you already ;0)

10/04/2005, 07:28 AM	#63
JB NY Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 9,207	Once again thanks for the good words. It's good to be on the boards again. __________________ -Joe TOTM Sept 2002 \| Reefland April 2004 \| CORAL Magazine Nov 2007 Featured Tank "Coral Reef Aquarium" 2011 \| Reef Spotlight 2018 Current Tank Info: 270G SPS Tank, 140G sumps, 35G Frag Tank, Ultra Reef Akula UKS-200 Skimmer, Apex, Giesemann Spectra 3x250W MH 4x80W T5, 2xReefbrite Tech 72" Blue LED, Triton Dosing, ARID C30 Algae Reactor, Maxspect Gyre

10/04/2005, 09:10 AM	#64
Hef Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Fair Haven NJ Posts: 2,291	Been a while since I've been impressed. Amazing Tank.

10/04/2005, 11:14 AM	#65
davetkoch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 370	Now in magnificent Panavision.

10/04/2005, 12:56 PM	#66
10810 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: S.A. Posts: 81	Tank Of The Decade Joe, your tank was one of the reasions why I got so hooked on sps.

10/04/2005, 01:46 PM	#67
APorter Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 234	Great tank Joe!!! __________________ ~APorter 67 gal In-wall (RIP Oct. 2008) Visions of a nano in my future

10/04/2005, 03:01 PM	#68
technomex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 152	Now I know, without a doubt in the world, that my tank sucks!!! Beyond amazing JB. __________________ Try this credit card, see what they have to say about it. Current Tank Info: 150g RR, 72 bowfront community

10/04/2005, 07:14 PM	#71
Creetin Limestone Cowboy. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In a little place i like to call a little place. Posts: 4,552	Jb where do you get youre live sand from? I am in need of a booster shot as well. __________________ If only common sense was common. Current Tank Info: 300 gal marineland deep

10/04/2005, 07:15 PM	#72
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	i use the magfloat w/the OMscraper... works great... buy a pack of blades and use a fresh one each time for best results with that kinda build up... you may go thru a couple blades the first time you use it and may need to spend a good deal of time scraping. after the initial scrubbing/scraping... it works easily and great as long as you dont let it build up again. JME __________________ Sept'06 TOTM Taking a break from the hobby while we move to a new house.

10/04/2005, 07:44 PM	#74
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	yeah... i hear ya years ago i prayed to the coraline gods, now i curse them __________________ Sept'06 TOTM Taking a break from the hobby while we move to a new house.