So Cal Reefers FTS Thread... - Page 2

BeanMachine · 10/26/2010, 02:34 PM

Display tank: 48x24x24 Eurobraced
Sump: 36x24x16
Tank Age: 7 months
Flow: (1) MP40W and (2) MP20's
Return Pump: Eheim 1262 (someday I'll upgrade to a external return pump/manifold)
Lighting: Tek Light 8x54w
Filtration: Warner Marine AS150 Skimmer, Refugium w/ Chaeto, Reactor w/ Carbon
Controller: Reef Keeper Lite
Dosing: 3 Part w/ Bubble Magus Doser (still working on getting this completely setup)

Definitely still a work in process...

So Cal shaggy · 10/26/2010, 02:59 PM

135 gal tank

50 gallon sump

Chiller which vents outside via a one way vent with a 6" fan to draw air through the chiller

Only two fish I have left

This is what my tank used to look like, the tangs were given away to a friend that has given them a new home

But the last 2 years have been a difficult time for me both financially and personally and my tank suffered

but things are better now and I have time and money to devote to my tank again

. My tank really started to go down hill when I moved into a new house which unfortunately required extensive electrical work to be able to handle my tank so my tank sat in my old house which I could only visit once a week (if I was lucky) to take care of it. I had a severe hair algae outbreak due to a poorly functioning and damaged skimmer as well as bad water. I lost quite a few mushroom corals and all of my zoa colonies

but life goes on and now I have a new setup and am anxious to get it back up to what it was. Here are the specs for my setup:

135 gal tank with center overflow and 2" unrestricted drain
50 gal sump (got a stock tank from OC farm supply and it works perfect)
AquaC EV 240 skimmer and mag drive 18 pump
custom hood with 3 175 watt 12000K MH bulbs
Eheim canister filter used as a carbon reactor
3 gallon kalk reservoir

I am not finished with building the cabinets around everything due to not having the time available but I am slowly getting everything finished.

bullitr · 10/26/2010, 09:59 PM

Gumbii
I am calling you out!lol
Fts

wickedfish · 10/26/2010, 10:46 PM

DT dimensions 48"x18"x24"
Flow in tank one MP40, koralias both 750 gph, and two bulk heads that pump at the head 700-825gph
Return pump: Quiet one, it works buddy
Filtration: Aquamaxx 200, two BRS reactors, running gfo and carbon. Chaettomorphia in a refugium with a deep reef mud base and small pieces of LR, the return goes into the Sock filter first then to everything else
Sump 30"x12"x16"
3 part doser: bubble Magus works cool as long as you test often, I go thru tests like mad.
Salt: DD H2O salt for the past 6 months.
Prepared food and frozen mysis, and other homemade foods, work leftovers and pellets.
WC every week for the past 5 months without fail.
Lighting Aquailluminations 3 SOL blue modules in a zig zag pattern in an open top canopy.
JBJ 1/3 chiller in fish room disconnected as of October 18th LEDS baby.
APEX controller: controls heater, fans in canopy, thats it for now, havent finished maximizing what it can do stupid chiller and the VDM for the lights not out yet.
ATO: Tunze with a 5 gallon reservoir of RO water
Additives for ALk, Cal, MAg from BRS

solitude127 · 10/27/2010, 03:50 PM

bump

socalmiket · 10/27/2010, 05:07 PM

Display tank: 60x24x18 ClearForLife Acrylic, lifereef HOB overflow
Sump: DIY 40gal breeder, 3 chambers (fuge, return, skimmer)
Tank Age: ~ 5 years
Flow: (2) MP40wES, MAG 9.5 return
Lighting: 2 x 250w DE Phoenix 14k in Lumenmax Elite reflectors + 2x54w ATI (B+,P+)
Filtration: SWC 160 skimmer, 2lf reactor for carbon
Supplementation: MRC CR-1 Calcium Reactor (large ARM media, plus NeoMAG dolomite)
Frag tank: 24 x 18 x 8 Advanced Acrylic tank, drilled w/corner overflow (uses shared sump with display)
Frag tank light: 4 x 24w T5 (B+, P+ AB special, B+)
Frag tank flow: 2 x Korillia nano
Controller: APEX with additional EB8 and an added DC4HD (20 controllable outlets). I use dual PH probes (one for CA reactor control, other for tank PH).

- MikeT

fshRfrendsNTfod · 10/27/2010, 05:09 PM

Beautiful tank mike

Enjoy · 10/27/2010, 05:11 PM

Lovin the GSP on the overflow

scrapz · 10/27/2010, 05:13 PM

Sticky!!!!!!!!!!!!!

socalmiket · 10/27/2010, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fshRfrendsNTfod

Beautiful tank mike

Thanks, it looked like this before I lost all my caps due to the montipora eating nudibranch (this was from April of this year right before I had to tear em all out).

I think that is my favorite FTS of my tank since it was setup...

- MikeT

The REeFFers · 10/27/2010, 07:54 PM

Ill join in on the fun i guess.

Tank: 36x30x20
flow: MP40 (need more)
Lighting: ATI PM 6 bulb
Skimmer: ATB 840

[IMG]http://i52.*******.com/vo1lbt.jpg[/IMG]

solitude127 · 10/27/2010, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The REeFFers

Ill join in on the fun i guess.

Tank: 36x30x20
flow: MP40 (need more)
Lighting: ATI PM 6 bulb
Skimmer: ATB 840

[IMG]http://i52.*******.com/vo1lbt.jpg[/IMG]

I like the dimensions. Looking good. How old is the tank?

johnwin84 · 10/27/2010, 09:38 PM

Display tank: 30x30x24 corner pentagon
Sump: 15 gallon
Tank Age: 2-3 year old
Flow: (2) tunze 6055 and 1 6025
Return Pump: Eheim 1262
Lighting: 250 Radium on galaxy
Filtration: GSA also know as Avast marine compact 6
Controller: Reef Keeper Lite

Pic is from Sep..most of the arco are dead.but softies doing well

wickedfish · 10/27/2010, 09:43 PM

Speargunner que pex guey you in I know your probably on Ireef (gay) but post your pics b4 ur rival posts his and ruins the fun.

agsansoo · 10/27/2010, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The REeFFers

Ill join in on the fun i guess.

Tank: 36x30x20
flow: MP40 (need more)
Lighting: ATI PM 6 bulb
Skimmer: ATB 840

[IMG]http://i52.*******.com/vo1lbt.jpg[/IMG]

I also like these dimensions !

socalmiket · 10/27/2010, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by agsansoo

I also like these dimensions !

Me too...

The REeFFers - Do you have a shot from the side?

bullitr · 10/27/2010, 10:15 PM

I am still waiting gumbii.......

OCRick · 10/27/2010, 10:16 PM

Tank: Elos Mini
Lighting: Giesemann MH Pendant - 150W Radium
Tank Age: 1.5 Years Old
Salt: Tropic Marin Pro Reef
Additives: B-Ionic Alk/Ca/Mg

speargunhunter · 10/27/2010, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wickedfish

Speargunner que pex guey you in I know your probably on Ireef (gay) but post your pics b4 ur rival posts his and ruins the fun.

HAHAHAHAH my rival? yours, you even when to his house to see his tank .... u might love him, cuz u are always talking about him..

Bigmike · 10/27/2010, 10:42 PM

Heres my dirty ~95 gal finally starting to get some things grown in. Sorry for the dirty tank and crappy cell phone pic... but you get the idea :P

fshRfrendsNTfod · 10/27/2010, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bullitr

I am still waiting gumbii.......

+1 gumbii. FTS come on. You know you want to....

I'll get Peter to stop emailing you if you do. Lol

gumbii · 10/27/2010, 10:54 PM

no...

RandyFolds · 10/27/2010, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fshRfrendsNTfod

+1 gumbii. FTS come on. You know you want to....

Make that +3. For all your trash talk, I have never seen a pic of your tank.

fshRfrendsNTfod · 10/27/2010, 10:58 PM

Were all going to call you out gumbii. Might as well post it up

gumbii · 10/27/2010, 11:02 PM

nah... it's gone thru 2 crashes now... the last one was an accident really... but still... i hate my tank... i like my corals though... but i'm just waiting to see who will take care of some of my corals and fish for a couple of months, then my entire setup (sans the skimmer) will get taken down and sold... until i build a setup worth showing...

but right now it's basically all duncans and frags... nothing spectacular...

and i didn't know i talk trash here and there... if you get your feelings hurt during an argument that's a trip... imagine if i really talked trash... probably get you to jump off bridges or something...

10/26/2010, 02:34 PM	#26
BeanMachine Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 11,200	Display tank: 48x24x24 Eurobraced Sump: 36x24x16 Tank Age: 7 months Flow: (1) MP40W and (2) MP20's Return Pump: Eheim 1262 (someday I'll upgrade to a external return pump/manifold) Lighting: Tek Light 8x54w Filtration: Warner Marine AS150 Skimmer, Refugium w/ Chaeto, Reactor w/ Carbon Controller: Reef Keeper Lite Dosing: 3 Part w/ Bubble Magus Doser (still working on getting this completely setup) Definitely still a work in process... __________________ 300 Gallon 72x36x27 AGE- 4x Ecotech XR30G5 Blue- AA PVC Hybrid Sump- Dual Synergy Shadow Boxes w Bean Animal- RO 220INT Elite- AquaMaxx cTech T3 CaRx- RD3 230- Apex- Tunze 6155, 6255 & 6150- MP40

10/26/2010, 02:59 PM	#27
So Cal shaggy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Anaheim, Ca Posts: 395	135 gal tank 50 gallon sump Chiller which vents outside via a one way vent with a 6" fan to draw air through the chiller Only two fish I have left This is what my tank used to look like, the tangs were given away to a friend that has given them a new home But the last 2 years have been a difficult time for me both financially and personally and my tank suffered but things are better now and I have time and money to devote to my tank again . My tank really started to go down hill when I moved into a new house which unfortunately required extensive electrical work to be able to handle my tank so my tank sat in my old house which I could only visit once a week (if I was lucky) to take care of it. I had a severe hair algae outbreak due to a poorly functioning and damaged skimmer as well as bad water. I lost quite a few mushroom corals and all of my zoa colonies but life goes on and now I have a new setup and am anxious to get it back up to what it was. Here are the specs for my setup: 135 gal tank with center overflow and 2" unrestricted drain 50 gal sump (got a stock tank from OC farm supply and it works perfect) AquaC EV 240 skimmer and mag drive 18 pump custom hood with 3 175 watt 12000K MH bulbs Eheim canister filter used as a carbon reactor 3 gallon kalk reservoir I am not finished with building the cabinets around everything due to not having the time available but I am slowly getting everything finished. __________________ Thanks, Jeff "You go inside the cage, cage goes in the water, you go in the water, shark's in the water ... our shark. Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies . . ." Current Tank Info: 135 gal reef tank, 50 gal DIY sump

10/26/2010, 09:59 PM	#28
bullitr broke but happy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: stevenson ranch, ca Posts: 14,053	Gumbii I am calling you out!lol Fts __________________ Lawrence SFVR member 435 gallon display in wall see through no more hyposalinity... Current Tank Info: 96x36x29 inwall

10/27/2010, 03:50 PM	#30
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	bump __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

10/27/2010, 05:09 PM	#32
fshRfrendsNTfod I closed "the window" Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Huntington beach Posts: 748	Beautiful tank mike __________________ SCRK member 210 gallon mixed reef with magdrive 2400 return pump on 4 returns and 2 koralia #4, DIY LED setup, 60 gallon sump with vectron 600 UV light, reef octopus skimmer, 2 phosban reactors, 10 gallon ATO and 20 gallon fuge

10/26/2010, 10:46 PM	#29
wickedfish Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southbay Posts: 2,167	DT dimensions 48"x18"x24" Flow in tank one MP40, koralias both 750 gph, and two bulk heads that pump at the head 700-825gph Return pump: Quiet one, it works buddy Filtration: Aquamaxx 200, two BRS reactors, running gfo and carbon. Chaettomorphia in a refugium with a deep reef mud base and small pieces of LR, the return goes into the Sock filter first then to everything else Sump 30"x12"x16" 3 part doser: bubble Magus works cool as long as you test often, I go thru tests like mad. Salt: DD H2O salt for the past 6 months. Prepared food and frozen mysis, and other homemade foods, work leftovers and pellets. WC every week for the past 5 months without fail. Lighting Aquailluminations 3 SOL blue modules in a zig zag pattern in an open top canopy. JBJ 1/3 chiller in fish room disconnected as of October 18th LEDS baby. APEX controller: controls heater, fans in canopy, thats it for now, havent finished maximizing what it can do stupid chiller and the VDM for the lights not out yet. ATO: Tunze with a 5 gallon reservoir of RO water Additives for ALk, Cal, MAg from BRS

10/27/2010, 05:07 PM	#31
socalmiket Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lawndale, Ca Posts: 1,230	Display tank: 60x24x18 ClearForLife Acrylic, lifereef HOB overflow Sump: DIY 40gal breeder, 3 chambers (fuge, return, skimmer) Tank Age: ~ 5 years Flow: (2) MP40wES, MAG 9.5 return Lighting: 2 x 250w DE Phoenix 14k in Lumenmax Elite reflectors + 2x54w ATI (B+,P+) Filtration: SWC 160 skimmer, 2lf reactor for carbon Supplementation: MRC CR-1 Calcium Reactor (large ARM media, plus NeoMAG dolomite) Frag tank: 24 x 18 x 8 Advanced Acrylic tank, drilled w/corner overflow (uses shared sump with display) Frag tank light: 4 x 24w T5 (B+, P+ AB special, B+) Frag tank flow: 2 x Korillia nano Controller: APEX with additional EB8 and an added DC4HD (20 controllable outlets). I use dual PH probes (one for CA reactor control, other for tank PH). - MikeT

10/27/2010, 05:11 PM	#33
Enjoy That's what she said.... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 2,477	Lovin the GSP on the overflow __________________ -Andrew IIII20 Current Tank Info: 48x30x20 Rimless

10/27/2010, 05:13 PM	#34
scrapz Saturation+100 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,555	Sticky!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10/27/2010, 07:54 PM	#36
The REeFFers Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Pedro Posts: 1,462	Ill join in on the fun i guess. Tank: 36x30x20 flow: MP40 (need more) Lighting: ATI PM 6 bulb Skimmer: ATB 840 [IMG]http://i52.*******.com/vo1lbt.jpg[/IMG]

10/27/2010, 09:38 PM	#38
johnwin84 IEMAS Seceretary Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 1,231	Display tank: 30x30x24 corner pentagon Sump: 15 gallon Tank Age: 2-3 year old Flow: (2) tunze 6055 and 1 6025 Return Pump: Eheim 1262 Lighting: 250 Radium on galaxy Filtration: GSA also know as Avast marine compact 6 Controller: Reef Keeper Lite Pic is from Sep..most of the arco are dead.but softies doing well __________________ RIP Bruce Webster.........You will be missed my friend!!! He's the type of guy that would drive 100 miles to give you the shirt off his back" Current Tank Info: 65 gallon corner tank, 1 Ecotech Radion, Mp10 es, tunze 6055,bm dosing pump

10/27/2010, 09:43 PM	#39
wickedfish Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southbay Posts: 2,167	Speargunner que pex guey you in I know your probably on Ireef (gay) but post your pics b4 ur rival posts his and ruins the fun.

10/27/2010, 10:15 PM	#42
bullitr broke but happy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: stevenson ranch, ca Posts: 14,053	I am still waiting gumbii....... __________________ Lawrence SFVR member 435 gallon display in wall see through no more hyposalinity... Current Tank Info: 96x36x29 inwall

10/27/2010, 10:16 PM	#43
OCRick Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 202	Tank: Elos Mini Lighting: Giesemann MH Pendant - 150W Radium Tank Age: 1.5 Years Old Salt: Tropic Marin Pro Reef Additives: B-Ionic Alk/Ca/Mg __________________ Rick Current Tank Info: LeeMar 50 Gal Cube, MRC Custom Sump, Esshops Cone Skimmer, EcoTech Marine MP10, EcoTech Marine Radion Pro

10/27/2010, 10:42 PM	#45
Bigmike Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Silverado, CA Posts: 1,151	Heres my dirty ~95 gal finally starting to get some things grown in. Sorry for the dirty tank and crappy cell phone pic... but you get the idea :P __________________ I don't even like goats!

10/27/2010, 10:54 PM	#47
gumbii Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: bell gardens, ca Posts: 3,927	no...

10/27/2010, 10:58 PM	#49
fshRfrendsNTfod I closed "the window" Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Huntington beach Posts: 748	Were all going to call you out gumbii. Might as well post it up __________________ SCRK member 210 gallon mixed reef with magdrive 2400 return pump on 4 returns and 2 koralia #4, DIY LED setup, 60 gallon sump with vectron 600 UV light, reef octopus skimmer, 2 phosban reactors, 10 gallon ATO and 20 gallon fuge

10/27/2010, 11:02 PM	#50
gumbii Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: bell gardens, ca Posts: 3,927	nah... it's gone thru 2 crashes now... the last one was an accident really... but still... i hate my tank... i like my corals though... but i'm just waiting to see who will take care of some of my corals and fish for a couple of months, then my entire setup (sans the skimmer) will get taken down and sold... until i build a setup worth showing... but right now it's basically all duncans and frags... nothing spectacular... and i didn't know i talk trash here and there... if you get your feelings hurt during an argument that's a trip... imagine if i really talked trash... probably get you to jump off bridges or something...

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