Coral Tank from Canada (1350gal Display Tank) - split

[mr.wilson]

Originally Posted by Briney Dave

I am just starting a large run of trees with no medium just the reef water tricking by. I will share those results as they unfold
(the trees are suspended in the water via plant tape to a pvc pipe)

You get a lot more root growth with no media.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...6&postcount=88

[captngreg]

Peter, you said you are planning an upgrade to your fish room. I do not know if you have talked to Orphek lately? There are a lot of great upgrades in the pipeline. One thing they did for me, I did not want to have to program 8 control boxes so they made a system that can be controlled from my apex controller. Now I can set sunrises midday, sunsets & night viewing all from my computer.
captngreg

[nineball]

Originally Posted by captngreg

Peter, you said you are planning an upgrade to your fish room. I do not know if you have talked to Orphek lately? There are a lot of great upgrades in the pipeline. One thing they did for me, I did not want to have to program 8 control boxes so they made a system that can be controlled from my apex controller. Now I can set sunrises midday, sunsets & night viewing all from my computer.
captngreg

Thank you very much for that Captngreg. I have 27 boxes over the display tank and another 7 in the fish room with 6 more to be added over the new coral tanks....this would be really terrific to combine the management into one system instead of programming 40 individual controllers. That might even give me more time to update this thread.

Peter

[dave.m]

Just an update to let you know that the newest video chapter, Episode 4, is now available in Peter's Phanfare album and on YouTube. This episode allows those who couldn't attend the Open House on October 21st in person to join Peter on a guided tour of the tank and fishroom.



For a guy who spent the day in a chair with a broken ankle with his camera beside him I think Rob did a pretty good job of this video.

Enjoy!

Dave.M

[Galtamar]

I have been out of the hobby for a couple of years and currently going into it again. Currently on the planning stages of my new system. This thread has been very informative and valuable for me. Im very thankful for you taking the time to explain every detail of your system.

[nineball]

DaveM. Thank you very much for all the help in making this available to our community. This continues to be supported by members of the forum and we all benefit from your efforts.

Rob Baxter did a great job on this video and I am looking forward to the feedback to help us with the next one. Thanks very much Rob. Now the folks who couldn't be there for the tour can get a feeling for the experience thanks to your efforts.

I also have to thank Mr. Wilson for supplying all the food and helping with the hosting duties. His competence in this domain continues to be unmatched in my two years of experience working with him on this project.

We are in the middle of making some significant changes in the fish room so stay tuned for more excitement........

Peter

[Made2Rock]

Originally Posted by nineball

DaveM. Thank you very much for all the help in making this available to our community. This continues to be supported by members of the forum and we all benefit from your efforts.

Rob Baxter did a great job on this video and I am looking forward to the feedback to help us with the next one. Thanks very much Rob. Now the folks who couldn't be there for the tour can get a feeling for the experience thanks to your efforts.

I also have to thank Mr. Wilson for supplying all the food and helping with the hosting duties. His competence in this domain continues to be unmatched in my two years of experience working with him on this project.

We are in the middle of making some significant changes in the fish room so stay tuned for more excitement........

Peter

It looks great!!!!! I can't wait to see what you have planned yetI have no idea what more you can do. You already have the world dreaming of reaching half of what you have achieved.

Joe

[swissgaurd]

excellent video
sorry i missed it,
so much has changed i cant believe its been 2 yrs

vic

[Padrino]

Sweet i am featured in the video. Now im famous!
Haha thanks again peter and team for hosting a great tank tour.
Cheers
Rob

[CRJ]

Bummed i missed that open house, Would love to see this in person!

Awesome work, to have something this nice in my area is just amazing. Keep it up!

[nineball]

Originally Posted by swissgaurd

excellent video
sorry i missed it,
so much has changed i cant believe its been 2 yrs

vic

With the upcoming changes in the fish room the next tour is a must for you.......

Peter

[chingchai]

Great meeting.
Everybody looks so happy.
Peter. You are the man.
All the best.

[nineball]

Originally Posted by chingchai

Great meeting.
Everybody looks so happy.
Peter. You are the man.
All the best.

Thanks Chingchai, the only thing missing was you and it would have been a perfect day......

I have been watching your thread and I am looking forward to the next chapter of the Chingchai journey in our hobby. Nice rock work!!!

Peter

[salali]

Great video wish he talked and gave details more about the LED lights.

How many LED unites are there? What brands ?

[MuffsAbby]

Great video...brought back good memories!

[nineball]

Originally Posted by MuffsAbby

Great video...brought back good memories!

Thanks Susan......

Peter

[mr.wilson]

We are still going through the footage to catch double dippers

[mr.wilson]

We tried a new material for scratch removal last week. We have been using the small (2" x 2") micromesh sanding pads for manual scratch removal on the wet side of the tank.



We decided to try the larger micromesh pads with the Magfloat cleaning magnet. The magnet has the "male" half of velcro on it, and the 5" dia. round micromesh sanding disks have the "female" counterpart.



If we use two 5" disks, we can cover the cleaning magnet with a bit of an overhang.





Since it is wet-sandpaper, it works perfectly fine underwater. The magnet attachment gives you access to areas you can't reach by hand. The velcro holds the micromesh firmly in place and an outer microfibre cloth protects the outer magnet form scratching the acrylic. There are 7 disks in the set, ranging from 1800 to 12000 grit.

[Elliott]

nice!

how does it work for scratch removal?

how does it compare to weight lifting for burning calories?

maybe a workout video?

[mr.wilson]

Originally Posted by Elliott

nice!

how does it work for scratch removal?

how does it compare to weight lifting for burning calories?

maybe a workout video?

It still goes faster using the micromesh by hand as you can press harder, but we are going through 1" acrylic so the magnet isn't as strong.

It's still a workout for a guy in my shape. It feels like you are doing Tai Chi as you drag it back and forth.

I picked up some of these algae pads from See Clear at MACNA. I noticed Champion Lighting is carrying them as well. They work very well and don't appear to scratch the acrylic. If you move the magnet length-wise it works better, as the mesh that bunches up at the end works like a scraper.

[Taipan]

Ruh Oh!.... Thanks so much for co-ordination and Peter for being such a gracious host. SO much to learn...so little time....Cheers.

Originally Posted by mr.wilson

We are still going through the footage to catch double dippers

[swissgaurd]

i like the magnet idea
very smart

[Garfield90]

First of all, I need to congratulate you for the incredible reef you have created.
I'm about to start a +1000 gallon system, you have inspired me although I haven't posted in the thread yet.

Here goes the question,
Have you noticed any magnesium depletion after having the mangle forest? Any tips?

Thank you very much and congratulations again

[mr.wilson]

Originally Posted by Garfield90

First of all, I need to congratulate you for the incredible reef you have created.
I'm about to start a +1000 gallon system, you have inspired me although I haven't posted in the thread yet.

Here goes the question,
Have you noticed any magnesium depletion after having the mangle forest? Any tips?

Thank you very much and congratulations again

Our magnesium is always about 1350. We only use a calcium reactor and occasionally add sodium carbonate & bicarbonate to make up for low alk. We do not dose any magnesium supplements, so the mangroves do not appear to have much impact. Perhaps it is due to the shear volume of water, or maybe some of the magnesium uptake is reclaimed by our automated misting system?

[Elliott]

I can't find a place that sells the see clear 5" disc kit you have, Champion Lighting only has the sleeves...