Joe's 75 Rimless SPS - Updated Pics - Page 3

terahz · 10/18/2010, 02:32 PM

are they on?

From the photo it looks like only the LEDs are on.

What are your impressions with them? Good idea, or not worth it?

RTMA · 10/18/2010, 09:44 PM

I like it, I like the flexibility to play with the colors and the bulbs to add and change the look, it takes the edge off of what Steve calls the "Tim Burton" look. lol. Right now I have the red wave and reef wave in there and they are perfect. Two 39watt bulbs are perfect. The one thing I do need is reflectors, just to concentrate the lights away from your eyes (since the mounting height is higher) there is more light spill then I like.

RTMA · 10/20/2010, 07:44 AM

Here is a pic with them on.

Off

RTMA · 10/23/2010, 08:05 AM

New sump should be shipping on tuesday. Ordered the parts for a diy swirl stein to make a oscillating koralia nano for the prop section.

Ordered 3/4" acrylic tube, bearing, linkage and motor. Should be a fun build and be perfect flow for the prop section.

john90009 · 10/23/2010, 08:09 AM

very nice cant wait till it grows out, it certainly has the nice corals for the colors. Make the 75 owners proud.

RTMA · 10/25/2010, 11:35 AM

Thanks for the kind words john.

Prototyping of the DIY swirl stein has begun. Can't wait for the new sump to arrive

On another note, my Flower anemone has moved three times and has settled in on the backside sand and is opening very large now. This anemone is amazing with ridiculous colors under the actinic LEDS. The maroon clown is loving life and finally leaving my Welso alone. I'll have to post a picture.

Shard · 10/25/2010, 01:39 PM

Beautiful tank as always Joe.

The frags are doing well. Many thanks again for doing the shipment.

I will have to get some pics up. I currently have them on a frag rack in my SPS tank.

I am curious to ask, have you tried any biopellet media yet on your setup?

RTMA · 10/26/2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Shard

Beautiful tank as always Joe.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Shard

The frags are doing well. Many thanks again for doing the shipment.

Good to hear and your welcome. Glad they made it.

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Originally Posted by Shard

I will have to get some pics up. I currently have them on a frag rack in my SPS tank.

Pics would be cool!

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Originally Posted by Shard

I am curious to ask, have you tried any biopellet media yet on your setup?

I did for about 3 / 4 months and ended up with a cyano bloom. I think I mention it a bit earlier, but went back to GFO. I may go back to it one day when I get a bigger skimmer.

Shard · 10/26/2010, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by RTMA

I did for about 3 / 4 months and ended up with a cyano bloom. I think I mention it a bit earlier, but went back to GFO. I may go back to it one day when I get a bigger skimmer.

I am currently using GFO/GAC in my SPS tank with great results, but I was considering biopellets for my main 90g + frag + 29g setup to deal with the nitrates there.

How bad was the cyano bloom? That kind of scares me about it. I just got most of the hair algae beaten back to a controllable level in my multi-tank system.

RTMA · 11/01/2010, 10:21 AM

The cyano was probably a moderate bloom, but I didn't like any of it. Chemiclean worked very well, so I will stick with GFO for the time being. If I ever get a monster skimmer, I'll try it again.

RTMA · 11/12/2010, 09:52 AM

New Sump is in.

Made by John @ Advanced Acrylics - he's on E-bay under Macilwu. They did an amazing job and perfect to spec. I also now have a lifetime supply of Bubble wrap.

RTMA · 11/17/2010, 07:35 AM

Here is a pics of the new sump running. Could not have been happier with the results.

Pinwheel for the NAC 7 has been awesome so far and makes this skimmer near silent.

LEDS for Prop section. 8 XR-E Blues (700ma full power) / 4 XR-E White (1000ma - barely on) Looks like I lost a Lens! (Repurposed Fixture from my Minibow Thread here.)

Current residents are my two Juvi Picassos from Doni's Reef. and a nice Warpaint Scoly

Love these little guys!

DIY Swirlstein to move K1 back and forth for random flow with a single powerhead. (Built for under 40 bucks to boot

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Kdocimo90 · 11/17/2010, 11:49 AM

Looks great Joe!

scolley · 11/20/2010, 08:50 AM

Joe - your sump looks Awesome! It looks like you found a vendor that does a really nice job! Well done!

But I'm really curious about that Swirlstein, as you call it. I'm not familiar with those. Are you posting a build thread on that? Looks fascinating.

RTMA · 11/22/2010, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by scolley

Joe - your sump looks Awesome! It looks like you found a vendor that does a really nice job! Well done!

Thanks, I am really happy with it. I rebuilt the led mount for the prop section, I'll have to upload some new pics.

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But I'm really curious about that Swirlstein, as you call it. I'm not familiar with those. Are you posting a build thread on that? Looks fascinating.

I wasn't really planning on it, but its pretty simple actually. You can read the whole thread posted in the DIY section.

DIY Swirler Stein

I got most of my inspiration from post 273

Also this thread from reefs.org

Google Search Link

RTMA · 12/06/2010, 07:38 AM

Built a new mount for the LED fixture over the frag tank. (8 Cree RB (@700ma) & 4 Cree Cool White (@1000ma))

Here is the first crop of frags. I'll add to this and document the growth. These are just flash pics and no LEDS on.

Some of the corals are: ORA Blue Polyp Digi, ORA Orange Digi, FHI Cali Tort, Original ORA Oregon Tort, Yellow Acro, Garf Bonsai, ORA Purple Plasma, Neil's Giant Arkorpora, ORA Hawkins Enchinata, Purple Digi, among others.

Oscillating K1 provides the flow.

Some chalices

Jason Fox's My Miami, Tyree Bazooka Joe, Cornbredtrash 3G Mummy Eye, Cornbread Cotton Candy (Rasberry Monster) and a pink with blue rim I saw at Bob's. These look insane under the LEDS. In a couple of weeks I'll be adding Vivid's Original Enchino (Pink Boobies) and a BPC Flamethrower. We'll see how these do as I will have to create a better shaded area in the main display. Being mostly SPS, shaded areas in my tank are few and far between.

Need to get some more small snails for the tank.

RTMA · 12/06/2010, 07:55 AM

Nighttime shot of my Welso.

Rickyrooz1 · 12/10/2010, 07:33 AM

Nice work on the legs!

RTMA · 12/10/2010, 08:38 AM

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Nice work on the legs!

Thanks, if I had to do it over I would have made them about 2" on each end, opposed to the whole length. It would have given me better access for a turkey baster and some air movement. And easier to slide. But it works just fine.

scolley · 12/10/2010, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickyrooz1

Nice work on the legs!

Much agreement here! What can you NOT do Joe?

Did you cut that yourself? Where did you get that cut acrylic from?

RTMA · 02/10/2011, 03:20 PM

Just wanted to share my new clowns, hopefully they will one day pair up and breed.

The Snow Onyx came from Unique Corals and The Picasso from Doni.

They are doing the whole chase and shake, argue and then inseparable thing.

Should be fun and I will surely enjoy watching them grow.

terahz · 02/10/2011, 03:47 PM

They look nice Joe. Try to keep them off the top corners of your tank though. If they decide to host a top corner, a tiny spook is all that's needed to get the out of the tank. That's what happened to my female.

RTMA · 02/11/2011, 08:45 AM

The definately like the sides of the tank, that pic was taken about an hour after I recieved the Snow Onyx, so I think they were just finding a spot. Last night they slept about halfway up near my xenia wall. I am going to make a screen, which will also help reduce some of the par for my sandbed, as I am running out of shaded areas. With these LEDS I can grow SPS on my sandbed!

srusso · 02/11/2011, 10:58 AM

I love your setup Joe!! You have almost every detail I have dreamed of having in my reef setup! LED, dimensions, live stock, placement of your tank, breeding/frag tank under your display...

You totally have a pimpin' setup

Ps. IMHO you are just missing the algae scrubber! LOL

RTMA · 02/11/2011, 11:44 AM

Thanks for the compliments! As you know this hobby can get obsessive. I think I am at critical mass.

I have no room for anything now under my tank. And I'd love to get that Avast waste container and a Avast Swabbie.

oh and Steve - I get the Acrylic at a place in Norwalk (right down the street from me).

10/18/2010, 02:32 PM	#51
terahz 1x10^12 Hz Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 1,173	are they on? From the photo it looks like only the LEDs are on. What are your impressions with them? Good idea, or not worth it? __________________ Аз съм българче! Current Tank Info: DIY 40 Breeder with LEDs

10/18/2010, 09:44 PM	#52
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	I like it, I like the flexibility to play with the colors and the bulbs to add and change the look, it takes the edge off of what Steve calls the "Tim Burton" look. lol. Right now I have the red wave and reef wave in there and they are perfect. Two 39watt bulbs are perfect. The one thing I do need is reflectors, just to concentrate the lights away from your eyes (since the mounting height is higher) there is more light spill then I like. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow

10/20/2010, 07:44 AM	#53
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	Here is a pic with them on. Off __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow

10/23/2010, 08:05 AM	#54
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	New sump should be shipping on tuesday. Ordered the parts for a diy swirl stein to make a oscillating koralia nano for the prop section. Ordered 3/4" acrylic tube, bearing, linkage and motor. Should be a fun build and be perfect flow for the prop section. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow

10/25/2010, 11:35 AM	#56
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	Thanks for the kind words john. Prototyping of the DIY swirl stein has begun. Can't wait for the new sump to arrive On another note, my Flower anemone has moved three times and has settled in on the backside sand and is opening very large now. This anemone is amazing with ridiculous colors under the actinic LEDS. The maroon clown is loving life and finally leaving my Welso alone. I'll have to post a picture. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow

10/23/2010, 08:09 AM	#55
john90009 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brick Posts: 926	very nice cant wait till it grows out, it certainly has the nice corals for the colors. Make the 75 owners proud.

10/25/2010, 01:39 PM	#57
Shard Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 717	Beautiful tank as always Joe. The frags are doing well. Many thanks again for doing the shipment. I will have to get some pics up. I currently have them on a frag rack in my SPS tank. I am curious to ask, have you tried any biopellet media yet on your setup? __________________ University: Biology M.S. - 2012, M.D. 2015 Tanks: (2) 28g Nanocube 150w MH HQI - 18w Actinic CF 29g Blue Spotted Jawfish Tank

11/01/2010, 10:21 AM	#60
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	The cyano was probably a moderate bloom, but I didn't like any of it. Chemiclean worked very well, so I will stick with GFO for the time being. If I ever get a monster skimmer, I'll try it again. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow

11/12/2010, 09:52 AM	#61
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	New Sump is in. Made by John @ Advanced Acrylics - he's on E-bay under Macilwu. They did an amazing job and perfect to spec. I also now have a lifetime supply of Bubble wrap. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow

11/17/2010, 07:35 AM	#62
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	Here is a pics of the new sump running. Could not have been happier with the results. Pinwheel for the NAC 7 has been awesome so far and makes this skimmer near silent. LEDS for Prop section. 8 XR-E Blues (700ma full power) / 4 XR-E White (1000ma - barely on) Looks like I lost a Lens! (Repurposed Fixture from my Minibow Thread here.) Current residents are my two Juvi Picassos from Doni's Reef. and a nice Warpaint Scoly Love these little guys! DIY Swirlstein to move K1 back and forth for random flow with a single powerhead. (Built for under 40 bucks to boot ) __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow

11/17/2010, 11:49 AM	#63
Kdocimo90 Superior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 5,852	Looks great Joe! __________________ ¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯) VISIT MY HOME PAGE (¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸ ¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯)¸.•´¯) TO SEE MY 210G TANK (¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸(¯´•.¸ -Kevin Current Tank Info: 210 Gallon Softy/LPS Reef Tank

11/20/2010, 08:50 AM	#64
scolley ARKSC Founding Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 2,295	Joe - your sump looks Awesome! It looks like you found a vendor that does a really nice job! Well done! But I'm really curious about that Swirlstein, as you call it. I'm not familiar with those. Are you posting a build thread on that? Looks fascinating. __________________ - Steve Longing for "fact based" reef keeping - with hearsay, non sequiturs, dogma and other types of bad “information” removed from our discussions.

12/06/2010, 07:38 AM	#66
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	Frag Growout Built a new mount for the LED fixture over the frag tank. (8 Cree RB (@700ma) & 4 Cree Cool White (@1000ma)) Here is the first crop of frags. I'll add to this and document the growth. These are just flash pics and no LEDS on. Some of the corals are: ORA Blue Polyp Digi, ORA Orange Digi, FHI Cali Tort, Original ORA Oregon Tort, Yellow Acro, Garf Bonsai, ORA Purple Plasma, Neil's Giant Arkorpora, ORA Hawkins Enchinata, Purple Digi, among others. Oscillating K1 provides the flow. Some chalices Jason Fox's My Miami, Tyree Bazooka Joe, Cornbredtrash 3G Mummy Eye, Cornbread Cotton Candy (Rasberry Monster) and a pink with blue rim I saw at Bob's. These look insane under the LEDS. In a couple of weeks I'll be adding Vivid's Original Enchino (Pink Boobies) and a BPC Flamethrower. We'll see how these do as I will have to create a better shaded area in the main display. Being mostly SPS, shaded areas in my tank are few and far between. Need to get some more small snails for the tank. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow Last edited by RTMA; 12/06/2010 at 07:50 AM.

12/06/2010, 07:55 AM	#67
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	Welso @ Night Nighttime shot of my Welso. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow

12/10/2010, 07:33 AM	#68
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,093	Nice work on the legs! __________________ 120 gallon SPS dominated, two 250 watt Phoenix 14K DE metal halides in Lumenarc stealth reflectors, Lumatek dimmable ballasts, Two 48" T5's, Vertex IN-180 protein skimmer with Bubble Blaster 3000 pump, Mag Drive 9.5 return pump, two Vortech MP40w.

02/10/2011, 03:20 PM	#71
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	Just wanted to share my new clowns, hopefully they will one day pair up and breed. The Snow Onyx came from Unique Corals and The Picasso from Doni. They are doing the whole chase and shake, argue and then inseparable thing. Should be fun and I will surely enjoy watching them grow. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow

02/10/2011, 03:47 PM	#72
terahz 1x10^12 Hz Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 1,173	They look nice Joe. Try to keep them off the top corners of your tank though. If they decide to host a top corner, a tiny spook is all that's needed to get the out of the tank. That's what happened to my female. __________________ Аз съм българче! Current Tank Info: DIY 40 Breeder with LEDs

02/11/2011, 08:45 AM	#73
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	The definately like the sides of the tank, that pic was taken about an hour after I recieved the Snow Onyx, so I think they were just finding a spot. Last night they slept about halfway up near my xenia wall. I am going to make a screen, which will also help reduce some of the par for my sandbed, as I am running out of shaded areas. With these LEDS I can grow SPS on my sandbed! __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow

02/11/2011, 10:58 AM	#74
srusso Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bridgeport, CT Posts: 1,865	I love your setup Joe!! You have almost every detail I have dreamed of having in my reef setup! LED, dimensions, live stock, placement of your tank, breeding/frag tank under your display... You totally have a pimpin' setup Ps. IMHO you are just missing the algae scrubber! LOL __________________ 70 Gallon Oceanic \| Coral Reef \| Apex Controller \| Algae Scrubber \|Started 8/14/2010 General Interest Forums > Advanced Topics > Algae Scrubber Basics Thread Basics Write Up - Post #1 \| Quick Troubleshooting - Post #1902 \| Alternate/Updated Sizing - Post #2723 \| Latest Summary - Post #3251 - #3264

02/11/2011, 11:44 AM	#75
RTMA DIY Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwalk Posts: 904	Thanks for the compliments! As you know this hobby can get obsessive. I think I am at critical mass. I have no room for anything now under my tank. And I'd love to get that Avast waste container and a Avast Swabbie. oh and Steve - I get the Acrylic at a place in Norwalk (right down the street from me). __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: Coming soon - SPS Dominated In wall 180 (4x3) in progress \| SRO XP2000 EXT \| Reeflo Snapper powered Seaswirls \| MP40 & Tunze Flow \| DIY Lumenbright / LED / T5 8020 made fixture \| more to follow