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09/22/2016, 04:03 PM | #1 |
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m0nkie's 560gal
Hello everyone! Found the perfect sized tank for my house so I jumped on the deal. 10ft x 3ft x 30inches. 560gal Leemar Starphire
Moving this bad boy home was nerve wracking. No moving company would take the job. Finally found a rigging company to take on the job. Big shout out to Walkers Brothers Machinery Moving. Planning to keep a mix reef. Got all my current fish and coral in QT. Set up some permanent fish and coral QT in the garage. Equipment List: -APEX gold -Red Dragon 230w return pump (main) -Red Dragon 80w return pump (for everything else) -BK Deluxe 300 skimmer with Aquadrive HELIX -2 48" ATI LED 8 bulb powermodule -4 Sea Swirls -2 Gyre 150 -Theiling Rollermat -Genesis Storm Pro ATO -Genesis Renew Pro AWC -Emperor Aquatics 80w UV -Dastaco Calcium reactor -ARID reactor -Eheim 300w heaters -custom black sump from Advanced Acrylic -custom ATO chamber and salt water container from AA -Nextreef reactors -Siporax box needs a lot of cleaning still..
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getting it out
always that one douche neighbor who parks where she's not allowed to park.. now the truck can't get in.. steel plates barely fits
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QT all set up too. going to transfer my current corals in after a few more days of cycle.
left side fish only. right side coral only
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Tropic Eden Reefflakes Aragonite Sand.. lost some on the way, but Premium Aquatics were very generous on the compensation
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Nice find. I'm looking forward to the progress.
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09/22/2016, 05:12 PM | #6 |
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some rock designs (by Jestersix).. going to focus on minimalist style. 3 main structures. mainly small fish so lot of little caves for them to hide.
only 2ft of clearance up top.. so building in layers
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OH wow, that's a find and a half, looks like some lfs or wholesaler wanting to get rid of it?
I had to talk myself out of a similar 10' long design, it would have fit the space in wall perfectly.... except I realized I wouldn't be able to access a side, so have to reduce my dreams to 8' (and shorter too, no way I'm dealing with maintenance of a 30" tall tank! And yeah Jestersix does make some very neat scapes, our club has had him out once or twice that I can remember, heck I even think he was part of our club at one point.
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Awesome!! Looking forward to this build. That thing is massive!
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Johnny does great work! He's coming over tomorrow to help me finish rockscape. I've had the pleasure to work with him on several occasions. Highly recommend him to anyone. He drives from Norcal to my house in Socal for this couple more pictures.. going to be a busy day tomorrow
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Can I Marco concrete it in the tank? How long does it take to dry? Nice work! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Im sitting inside the tank as i type this lol.
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Looks fairly simple to get to stick together. Do you need to mix it with anything? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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The cement package should come with a milky color 2part compound. Its an acrylic mixer of some type that gives the cement more flexibility and stickiness. Just pour the liquid in a small cup of cement and mix. Keep it on the drier side. Keep the cups small. You have a few minutes of play time only
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What cement are you using, aren't you going to have to cure this much cement for weeks to get the pH down?
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Emarco 400. No curing needed
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it takes 15-20 min to dry so you can pick it up and move it. Pros have suggested that 1-3hr dry is enough to put back in water. I have always left them over night. no PH change. You need to lift existing rock out of water or drain your tank.
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Damn I think you may have gone overboard with the circle in the middle, you plan on swimming through it?
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Lol bit higher than i expected.. but im looking for negative space on this.. if i run out of coral space, ill design a few shelf rocks behind
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Wow very nice aquascape wish mine looked like that
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What was that equipment they was using to move the tank ? Mine is 11 feet long 28 inches wide 36 tall 500 gallon
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Hydrolic dollies and a lot of wood blocks and flat steel rolling wheels
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