J.R.'s 360g shallow tank build!!!!! - Page 3

Dmorty217 · 09/05/2012, 09:57 PM

Wow super impressive tank, you mentioned you picked it up for a grand did you get it from someone local or a store? I ask because I love the tank and the look I haven't seen a tank with these dimensions before

JRChristiansen · 09/06/2012, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dmorty217

Wow super impressive tank, you mentioned you picked it up for a grand did you get it from someone local or a store? I ask because I love the tank and the look I haven't seen a tank with these dimensions before

thanks! i got it from someone local.

the shark is about 15'' to 16''

fishmanstan · 09/06/2012, 08:03 PM

Nice. Show more pics of the shark! A vid would be great!

JRChristiansen · 10/20/2012, 07:11 PM

watch in 1080p

JRChristiansen · 10/20/2012, 08:52 PM

my coral cat shark watch in 1080p hd

Newbie Aquarist · 10/21/2012, 09:13 AM

Nice. How often do you feed your shark and what do your nitrates run at with him in the tank?

JRChristiansen · 10/21/2012, 10:43 AM

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Nice. How often do you feed your shark and what do your nitrates run at with him in the tank?

I feed him half a siverside every night nitrats at 0 thanks to my bio pellet reactor and ats. by the way your tank is looking good cant wait to see what it looks like when it is done.

Newbie Aquarist · 10/21/2012, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JRChristiansen

I feed him half a siverside every night nitrats at 0 thanks to my bio pellet reactor and ats. by the way your tank is looking good cant wait to see what it looks like when it is done.

Thanks. But you stepped it up by putting a shark in yours. Does he break any of he frags when he swims? Has he attempted to catch any fish yet?

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delamfe · 10/21/2012, 03:40 PM

That tank is bigger than my room.
Really nice tank

JRChristiansen · 10/21/2012, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by delamfe

That tank is bigger than my room.
Really nice tank

lol thanks. its almost done i still want to redo my led lights and add 2 frag tanks under the tank

JRChristiansen · 12/31/2012, 04:53 PM

updates! got a new skimmer off of craigslist! It is a custom 4.5' tall geo dual beckett ran off of a dolphin 3900s pump only 150watts. It pulls mud out of my tank like no 2mro. I also sold my shark he ate about 10 of my fish. my nitrates droped to zero and got a bad cyno out break so I took my ats off line and turned down the flow on my reef dynamics bio pellet reacter. And got the aluminum for my new led build that I will be starting soon.

FIRST 24 HOURS OF BREAK IN

FIRST 3 DAYS!!!

THE TANK I HOOKED MY SKIMMER UP TO TIE IT INTO MY SYSTEM

NEW PLUMBING UNDER MY TANK

MY REEF DYNAMICS BIO PELLET REACTOR 500G MODEL

fishmanstan · 12/31/2012, 04:57 PM

Saw ur shark ad on Craigslist...what fish did he eat? Nice skimmer BTW

JRChristiansen · 12/31/2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fishmanstan

Saw ur shark ad on Craigslist...what fish did he eat? Nice skimmer BTW

6 chromis 1 yellow wrasse 1 anthias 1 lawnmower 1 goby and took a nice chunk out of my sailfin tang. thanks I think it will get the job done and then some!

fishmanstan · 12/31/2012, 07:47 PM

Yep! I would love to see the tank sometime! I have lots of zoas , so if you need some PM me.

JRChristiansen · 01/01/2013, 04:11 PM

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Yep! I would love to see the tank sometime! I have lots of zoas , so if you need some PM me.

yeah for sure i love to show off my tank. what kind of zoas do you have any pics?

fishmanstan · 01/01/2013, 05:19 PM

PM me.

JRChristiansen · 02/26/2013, 09:41 PM

updates I took all the sand out because im dealing with dinos. added a few new fish. here is a video watch in 1080 hd.

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SUPPOReefer · 02/27/2013, 09:32 AM

Tank looks much better. Have you dropped your alkalinity now that you don't have sand in the tank?

biecacka · 02/27/2013, 07:32 PM

Love that geo skimmer, he's building one for my next tank too! I just sold my geo recirc skimmer! His stuff rocks
Corey

JRChristiansen · 02/27/2013, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SUPPOReefer

Tank looks much better. Have you dropped your alkalinity now that you don't have sand in the tank?

thank you! no I increased the alkalinity because it was low.

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Love that geo skimmer, he's building one for my next tank too! I just sold my geo recirc skimmer! His stuff rocks
Corey

yeah it pulled alot of stuff when I first put it on. But now it dont have much to pull out of the water

so I think I might put it on a timer.

Newbie Aquarist · 02/27/2013, 11:15 PM

Tanks is looking good JR. Explain why you removed the sand. I understand about the dinos but again I don't.

JRChristiansen · 02/27/2013, 11:24 PM

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Tanks is looking good JR. Explain why you removed the sand. I understand about the dinos but again I don't.

thanks! This is what it was looking like befor I removed the sand. not very good looking. PS I need to get by your build again do u got your tank up and running yet?

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Newbie Aquarist · 02/27/2013, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JRChristiansen

thanks! This is what it was looking like befor I removed the sand. not very good looking. PS I need to get by your build again do u got your tank up and running yet?

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Wow. That is understandable. Do you feel the tank is running better without the sand? How did you compensate for the loss of the nitrifying bacteria?

As for my build, it is on pause because of electrical work needing to be ran to the room. Plus I will be having alot of doctor appointments in the next couple months so I have to fit in the build as I can. The tank should be setup and running by then. Just trying to juggle health and family issues first.

JRChristiansen · 02/28/2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Newbie Aquarist

Wow. That is understandable. Do you feel the tank is running better without the sand? How did you compensate for the loss of the nitrifying bacteria?

As for my build, it is on pause because of electrical work needing to be ran to the room. Plus I will be having alot of doctor appointments in the next couple months so I have to fit in the build as I can. The tank should be setup and running by then. Just trying to juggle health and family issues first.

Yes much cleaner. I use special blend bacteria and run a bio pellet reactor. Yes it's good to plan ahead and take your time because the tank turns out better and just the way you want it to be. And then you are not wishing you did something Different down the road. I hope everything goes your way man.

bryanracing95 · 02/28/2013, 05:49 PM

i also removed most of the sand in my 150 reef. Since I removed it the brown slime has disappeared! Im breaking my tank down now to move to a new home but when i set the system back up i plan to use crushed coral or crushed live rock for substrate. Should be alot better i believe because water will be able to flow through it better to flush out the detritus.

10/20/2012, 07:11 PM	#54
JRChristiansen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: O'Fallon, missouri Posts: 325	watch in 1080p __________________ 540 gallon mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 540 gallon reef tank

10/20/2012, 08:52 PM	#55
JRChristiansen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: O'Fallon, missouri Posts: 325	my coral cat shark watch in 1080p hd __________________ 540 gallon mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 540 gallon reef tank

12/31/2012, 04:53 PM	#61
JRChristiansen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: O'Fallon, missouri Posts: 325	updates! got a new skimmer off of craigslist! It is a custom 4.5' tall geo dual beckett ran off of a dolphin 3900s pump only 150watts. It pulls mud out of my tank like no 2mro. I also sold my shark he ate about 10 of my fish. my nitrates droped to zero and got a bad cyno out break so I took my ats off line and turned down the flow on my reef dynamics bio pellet reacter. And got the aluminum for my new led build that I will be starting soon. FIRST 24 HOURS OF BREAK IN FIRST 3 DAYS!!! THE TANK I HOOKED MY SKIMMER UP TO TIE IT INTO MY SYSTEM NEW PLUMBING UNDER MY TANK MY REEF DYNAMICS BIO PELLET REACTOR 500G MODEL __________________ 540 gallon mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 540 gallon reef tank

02/26/2013, 09:41 PM	#67
JRChristiansen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: O'Fallon, missouri Posts: 325	updates I took all the sand out because im dealing with dinos. added a few new fish. here is a video watch in 1080 hd. [IMG][/IMG] __________________ 540 gallon mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 540 gallon reef tank

02/27/2013, 09:32 AM	#68
SUPPOReefer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 201	Tank looks much better. Have you dropped your alkalinity now that you don't have sand in the tank? __________________ 280 Gallon Starphire Mixed Reef 25 Gallon Starphre Mixed Reef

09/05/2012, 09:57 PM	#51
Dmorty217 Saltwater Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vandalia OHIO Posts: 11,624	Wow super impressive tank, you mentioned you picked it up for a grand did you get it from someone local or a store? I ask because I love the tank and the look I haven't seen a tank with these dimensions before

09/06/2012, 08:03 PM	#53
fishmanstan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: U.S. Posts: 734	Nice. Show more pics of the shark! A vid would be great!

10/21/2012, 09:13 AM	#56
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	Nice. How often do you feed your shark and what do your nitrates run at with him in the tank?

10/21/2012, 03:40 PM	#59
delamfe Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 21	That tank is bigger than my room. Really nice tank

12/31/2012, 04:57 PM	#62
fishmanstan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: U.S. Posts: 734	Saw ur shark ad on Craigslist...what fish did he eat? Nice skimmer BTW

12/31/2012, 07:47 PM	#64
fishmanstan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: U.S. Posts: 734	Yep! I would love to see the tank sometime! I have lots of zoas , so if you need some PM me.

01/01/2013, 05:19 PM	#66
fishmanstan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: U.S. Posts: 734	PM me.

02/27/2013, 07:32 PM	#69
biecacka Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 6,361	Love that geo skimmer, he's building one for my next tank too! I just sold my geo recirc skimmer! His stuff rocks Corey

02/27/2013, 11:15 PM	#71
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	Tanks is looking good JR. Explain why you removed the sand. I understand about the dinos but again I don't.

02/28/2013, 05:49 PM	#75
bryanracing95 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Belvidere IL Posts: 118	i also removed most of the sand in my 150 reef. Since I removed it the brown slime has disappeared! Im breaking my tank down now to move to a new home but when i set the system back up i plan to use crushed coral or crushed live rock for substrate. Should be alot better i believe because water will be able to flow through it better to flush out the detritus.