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01/28/2010, 01:23 PM | #301 | |
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Thanks, Abril... that little urchin is all over the place and taking everything with him. lol
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I guess soon I can start adding fish starting with my clown and blue/green chromi from my old tank.
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01/28/2010, 01:34 PM | #302 |
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Did you get the sponges from TBS?
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01/28/2010, 01:44 PM | #303 |
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Ya, all those sponges you see in the pics came free!!! I paid for rock, sand and typical cuc. The sponges, scallops, urchin, large orange star, plants, etc all were extras!
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01/28/2010, 01:47 PM | #304 |
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Damn, that's a good deal.
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01/28/2010, 02:34 PM | #305 |
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Wow, i can't believe I haven't seen this thread until now. Your tank is gorgeous! I love the cube dimensions, the rimless, and the fact that you can walk all the way around it. I'm really looking forward to how you plumb the ATO and water change system from your garage to the tank. Take lots of pictures!
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01/31/2010, 04:40 PM | #306 |
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I think someone earlier asked about seeing the tank in scale in relation to me, so here ya go.
I'm sporting my newly acquired 24" Stainless Steel Forceps. Thank you, Ebay. And here's a new video where I give a quick tour and talk about the equipment a little bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoT6vheSyco
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01/31/2010, 04:54 PM | #307 |
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Great tour!This is a great example of a wonderfully thought out system.The first time i looked at the picture i thought you were holding the starfish in the forceps
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01/31/2010, 06:14 PM | #308 |
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Thanks, Keith! lol, ya lucky shot.
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01/31/2010, 06:27 PM | #309 |
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Love the setup, you have a beautiful reef and an awesome home.
PS- The video with the dogs is hilarious!
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01/31/2010, 08:28 PM | #310 |
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Great vid and layout!
I just got an i-Tech 200 as well and its always good to see what it can do! That stuff its pulling looks dark and thick for what seems to be a fairly lite bio-load! How many days nog is in that cup?? |
01/31/2010, 09:19 PM | #311 |
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Very nice video. How do you like the UV filter?
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02/01/2010, 12:42 AM | #312 |
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+1 on the sump video thanks for shareing and i too thought you had the star fish in the foresepts lol
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02/01/2010, 01:55 AM | #313 |
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i love your tank, close to my dream set up. love your kitchen as well by the way
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02/01/2010, 08:50 AM | #314 |
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Nice tour!
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02/01/2010, 02:58 PM | #316 |
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Hey, I see in the video that both of your vortech's are upside down in a sense. It could have a little with why your sand is like that in the corner.
Try twisting them so that the solid part of the vents is facing downwards, so its a little less flow towards the bottom. Lemme know how that works, might be the problem, or might be nothing. I just notice on mine when its like that there is more sand blowing everywhere. And who ended up buying the twin to your tank?
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Someone else on Marsh bought the twin tank.
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02/01/2010, 05:30 PM | #318 |
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I understand why you did it to the top one, its worth a try, but do see what your saying that it might not effect it even if you do flip it. Lemme know if it has any effect at all.
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02/01/2010, 07:43 PM | #319 |
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Very nice set up! Cool tour. How much for the forceps?
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Absolutely stunning tank!!
Great work!
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Looky what I picked up today.
Going to get a second one soon. This one will be for RO/DI making/storage and will also be my ATO container. When I get the second one I will plumb them together and use the second for saltwater mixing/water changes. 65g, food grade.
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02/03/2010, 02:55 PM | #323 |
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Great video!
Thank you for going piece by piece explaining what the equipment does. Love the dry dock area for the vortechs, that arrangement makes the tank look even more clean and streamlined. And of course your reef tank, and sump are gorgeous in the video.
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Nice storage tank! I have the same one but in a 25g. They are very sturdy. I'm debating whether to get a 2nd one for mixing salt, currently using 20g brutes. You'll have to post some pics of how you plumb it together.
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Hey man,
I heard that Saphire Aquatics went out of business. Have you heard this?
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