What Do You Think

fio1022 · 12/23/2010, 03:51 PM

After months of planning and rebuilding and alot of money,I feel the need to show off.
Here's a bit of my new heaven.
I'm very pleased with all my choices and new toys.
I can't wait to see this thank a year from now.

pramberg · 12/23/2010, 03:56 PM

Rockwork looks great.
Everything looks clean and your wiring is well labeled.
The sump looks packed full. You may want to upgrade that someday, but otherwise, looks great to me.

LifeAquatic · 12/23/2010, 05:03 PM

Looks cool! Bet you cant wait to stock the tank.

fio1022 · 12/23/2010, 06:26 PM

Sump is tight but very functional and it it deceivingly big.Every in of space being utilized,I would'nt change a thing.
tank is pretty well stocked from previous set up.Lost alot of sps's but whats left looks happy.Not adding anything else for quite some time.
Well maybe another mp40...

Lorenz725 · 12/23/2010, 06:31 PM

very nice set up I also cant wait to see what it looks like in a year! Good work.

noobtothereef · 12/23/2010, 08:02 PM

how long has it been running? Has the tank even cycled? It looks like not very long and looks a little premature to add all that money in corals

adam87 · 12/23/2010, 08:15 PM

Nice setup.

fio1022 · 12/24/2010, 12:59 PM

All the lifestock and corals are for previous set up 5yr+ sysytem.
I had everything in a temporary holding system for about 2months,went tank started to crash.I lost alot nice pieces.Real funky smell.almost chemical like.
I had to get everything out fast!So IN everything went.Everything that looked like it was going to die,died even after a last ditch effort to frag a little piece.All other corals seem happy.
I was going to wait another month or two but this was my only option.
Finished all my other upgrades and couldn't be happier with new rockwork.
Really like my new lights
AI SOLs
Vortech
NeptuneApex perfect addition to this set up.

oscar.millan · 12/24/2010, 04:13 PM

Love those AI's hoping they will come down in price soon.

wickedfish · 12/24/2010, 07:25 PM

Looks good. Is that a uv next to the apex?

aleonn · 12/24/2010, 07:43 PM

Very organized and neat! I'll have to copy a lot of that

. How did you cut the vent on your canopy?

BobNY · 12/24/2010, 09:37 PM

Nice job.
Did you make all those little extension cords that are plugged into the EB8?

fio1022 · 12/24/2010, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aleonn

Very organized and neat! I'll have to copy a lot of that

. How did you cut the vent on your canopy?

When I made that cabinet,I built the vent into it.Shelf and top also vented.This was because at the time I had halides and had to dissipate the heat.When I added the Apex,I also added a second temp probe to turn on canopy fans.Got to keep those AI's cool.Actually they barely get warm.

fio1022 · 12/24/2010, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobNY

Nice job.
Did you make all those little extension cords that are plugged into the EB8?

No,didn't make-walmart(hard to find believe it or not)
I added those because they glow when outlet is ON.Can't tell from looking at EB8 what state outlet is in.Not necessary at all,I just want to know fast what was on and not.

wickedfish-not sure what piece of equipment but no UV.

12/23/2010, 03:51 PM	#1
fio1022 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY Posts: 1,557	What Do You Think After months of planning and rebuilding and alot of money,I feel the need to show off. Here's a bit of my new heaven. I'm very pleased with all my choices and new toys. I can't wait to see this thank a year from now. __________________ its all about time,space,and money Current Tank Info: 240g,64g acrylic sump/fuge.

12/23/2010, 06:26 PM	#4
fio1022 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY Posts: 1,557	Sump is tight but very functional and it it deceivingly big.Every in of space being utilized,I would'nt change a thing. tank is pretty well stocked from previous set up.Lost alot of sps's but whats left looks happy.Not adding anything else for quite some time. Well maybe another mp40... __________________ its all about time,space,and money Current Tank Info: 240g,64g acrylic sump/fuge.

12/24/2010, 12:59 PM	#8
fio1022 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY Posts: 1,557	All the lifestock and corals are for previous set up 5yr+ sysytem. I had everything in a temporary holding system for about 2months,went tank started to crash.I lost alot nice pieces.Real funky smell.almost chemical like. I had to get everything out fast!So IN everything went.Everything that looked like it was going to die,died even after a last ditch effort to frag a little piece.All other corals seem happy. I was going to wait another month or two but this was my only option. Finished all my other upgrades and couldn't be happier with new rockwork. Really like my new lights AI SOLs Vortech NeptuneApex perfect addition to this set up. __________________ its all about time,space,and money Current Tank Info: 240g,64g acrylic sump/fuge.

12/24/2010, 04:13 PM	#9
oscar.millan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,003	Love those AI's hoping they will come down in price soon. __________________ "Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." -Tesla Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef, 90g rimless cube.

12/24/2010, 09:37 PM	#12
BobNY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 129	Nice job. Did you make all those little extension cords that are plugged into the EB8? __________________ Current Tank Info: 125g, 40g sump/refuge; Seaside Aquatics CS-2; ATI 6x80w T5; Apex Controller; 2x Vortech MP40 ES;

12/23/2010, 03:56 PM	#2
pramberg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 37	Rockwork looks great. Everything looks clean and your wiring is well labeled. The sump looks packed full. You may want to upgrade that someday, but otherwise, looks great to me.

12/23/2010, 05:03 PM	#3
LifeAquatic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 922	Looks cool! Bet you cant wait to stock the tank.

12/23/2010, 06:31 PM	#5
Lorenz725 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 942	very nice set up I also cant wait to see what it looks like in a year! Good work.

12/23/2010, 08:02 PM	#6
noobtothereef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: council bluffs iowa Posts: 1,530	how long has it been running? Has the tank even cycled? It looks like not very long and looks a little premature to add all that money in corals

12/23/2010, 08:15 PM	#7
adam87 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IL Posts: 812	Nice setup.

12/24/2010, 07:25 PM	#10
wickedfish Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southbay Posts: 2,167	Looks good. Is that a uv next to the apex?

12/24/2010, 07:43 PM	#11
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	Very organized and neat! I'll have to copy a lot of that . How did you cut the vent on your canopy?