Lets do this - 225+ reef bar - Page 11

SaraB · 03/13/2009, 05:25 PM

Ah, now I remember that from earlier posts!

LCN · 03/13/2009, 05:36 PM

Awesome tank.

SuperR* · 03/13/2009, 10:03 PM

Nice and Sleek! How high are the ceilings in your loft?

mcliffy2 · 03/16/2009, 11:38 AM

LCN and SuperR - thanks much. The ceilings are about 10.5 or 11 ft. I think.

murfman · 03/16/2009, 03:14 PM

Mike, where do you get your chalices from?

murfman · 03/16/2009, 03:14 PM

Dual Post

mcliffy2 · 03/16/2009, 04:02 PM

I've only got two of em'...one bought from a local reefer shutting down their tank (the $30 watermelon), and the other was just recently given to me by the guy that bought my skimmer. So I guess you could say my source is whatever comes my way

mpoletti · 03/16/2009, 11:25 PM

Great stuff Mike, The tank looks great.

reefsahoy · 03/17/2009, 06:43 AM

Mike, I must say you got some nice stuff there. I will be calling you when i reschedule my trip to Milwaukee so i can drop by and see your tank, if that's still ok with you. I'll probably add a day to my stay so i will have more time to come by. lol

danielp · 03/17/2009, 10:31 AM

Hey Mike,
I know it's not my thread, I don't own one. So i just wanted to show you what I've got last week, if you want me to remove pictures because of hijacking I will do it immediately:

mcliffy2 · 03/17/2009, 12:32 PM

Daniel - the bellus looks great, one of my favorite fish. The tank also looks healthy - your zoas seem to be growing great, and it looks like you got the cyano cleared up?

danielp · 03/17/2009, 12:34 PM

Yeah Mike it looks like I beat that, and it was actually dino not cyano (or mix), thanks God.
Oh and you promised me another pictures of regal angel, I am still waiting

ReefEnabler · 03/18/2009, 08:45 AM

Nice angel.

mcliffy we need to have somebody lend you a PAR meter one of these days

I'm dying to know what light its putting out. Obviously your corals are loving it, but I'm a sucker for numbers.

Hey I'll even ship you my PAR meter if you want to borrow it

tonyespinoza · 03/22/2009, 03:36 PM

the tank looks awesome! still setting up mine (with similar dims). wondering what you're using for flow these days. i see vortech and tunze's (i think) and maybe even sea swirls... ?

snaza · 03/22/2009, 10:07 PM

Hi,

What return pump do you have and how much flow thru your sump?

Do you have a sump layout pic somewhere thoughout this thread someone can point me to? do you run a DSB and fuge?

thanks

jennmac415 · 03/23/2009, 05:20 PM

Mike, I finally ordered new bulbs...

what order do you have yours in??

thanks!

mcliffy2 · 03/27/2009, 11:18 AM

Ryan - thanks much for the offer. Eventually I'd like to do that.

tonyespinoza - I had some nanostreams in there when a vortech was in the shop. Right now I've got 4 vortechs and a snapper return on 2 sea swirls.

Snaza - if you go back to the beginning there should be a pic of the sump empty somewhere between pages 5-15...I'll try to check exact page later. The tank has two 1.5" overflows, one goes directly to the main sump, the other goes to the middle sump where the skimmer is, the middle sump then overflows into the main sump. In the chamber where all this is received, there is a small pump (eek a rio

) that pumps water to the frag tank. The frag tank overflows through a long pump to the far side of the sump which is the fuge. The fuge and the compartment receiving the two returns from the tank are separate and both overflow to a path that leads to the snapper return.

Jennmacc415 - Not sure the exact order, I'll make a close guess:

UVL Actinic
blue plus
ati AB special
blue plus
blue plus
UV aquasun
blue plus
AS duo
blue plus
AB special
fiji purple
blue plus

mcliffy2 · 03/27/2009, 11:30 AM

Also, no pics for a while...I tore my tank up to get the anemone out, and ended up having to give the ~25 lb. rock it was attached to away with it as it wouldn't release. (Thanks Mitch and Pattie again for helping me get it out and re-aquascape) With a main piece of the aquascape removed, I had to redo the left side aquascape. I still have the same circular lagoon shape, but I think I actually created some more space for corals. I'm going to wait a month for things to heal up from all the accidental fragging before posting more pics...

ReefEnabler · 03/27/2009, 11:42 AM

ahhh accidental fragging

truth be told... at least half of my mille frags were accidental

sometimes I would look at one of my colonies, and see a branch mysteriously missing... then I find it somewhere on my sandbed! thats what I get for not being careful

the "frags" never seem to be damaged from being in the sand luckily

ozzman · 03/27/2009, 08:38 PM

mcliffy, sorry about that, i cleard out my inbox! sorry to hear that you tore stuff up!

danielp · 03/29/2009, 03:54 AM

Mike, what happened that you decided to remove anemone?
Didn't like it anymore?

mcliffy2 · 03/29/2009, 11:35 AM

ozzman - I tried to PM you the other day, you are welcome to come by for some frags whenever.

Daniel - the anemone was getting HUGE and stinging and killing SPS all around it, so it had to go. The clowns ignored it for 3 months, so I figured they didn't need it, and I'd rather have a few more SPS.

mcliffy2 · 03/29/2009, 11:36 AM

ozzman - I tried to PM you the other day, you are welcome to come by for some frags whenever.

Daniel - the anemone was getting HUGE and stinging and killing SPS all around it, so it had to go. The clowns ignored it for 3 months, so I figured they didn't need it, and I'd rather have a few more SPS.

mcliffy2 · 04/04/2009, 08:45 PM

Updated FTS. Used a tripod and turned off the flow, but it still seems a little soft...ugh...having to decide whether to get a new pentax body, or switch to canon/nikon

Bax · 04/04/2009, 08:51 PM

Still looks good though!

Is that a Dusimeri tang in front?

03/13/2009, 05:25 PM	#251
SaraB Coral Killer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lemont, IL Posts: 4,461	Ah, now I remember that from earlier posts! __________________ Sara

03/16/2009, 11:38 AM	#254
mcliffy2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown Chicago Posts: 4,093	LCN and SuperR - thanks much. The ceilings are about 10.5 or 11 ft. I think. __________________ 238g 60x36x26, 100g sump/fuge, 30g frag, 23g skimmer sump, 4 Vortechs, ATB L, Sfiligoi 12x54w T5 Bulb Combo: Super actinic, 6 Blue Plus/AS 22k, Fiji Purple, 2 Aquablue special, 2 Aquascience Duo

03/16/2009, 03:14 PM	#256
murfman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 4,670	Dual Post Last edited by murfman; 03/16/2009 at 04:13 PM.

03/16/2009, 04:02 PM	#257
mcliffy2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown Chicago Posts: 4,093	I've only got two of em'...one bought from a local reefer shutting down their tank (the $30 watermelon), and the other was just recently given to me by the guy that bought my skimmer. So I guess you could say my source is whatever comes my way __________________ 238g 60x36x26, 100g sump/fuge, 30g frag, 23g skimmer sump, 4 Vortechs, ATB L, Sfiligoi 12x54w T5 Bulb Combo: Super actinic, 6 Blue Plus/AS 22k, Fiji Purple, 2 Aquablue special, 2 Aquascience Duo

03/16/2009, 11:25 PM	#258
mpoletti You'll never walk alone Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 18,245	Great stuff Mike, The tank looks great. __________________ -Mark a.) I believe... The curse is a reality b.) Fish poop is your friend c.) Why chase numbers? #CoralsLiketoDisco #ReefSerenity

03/13/2009, 05:36 PM	#252
LCN Moved On Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bay Area Posts: 410	Awesome tank.

03/13/2009, 10:03 PM	#253
SuperR* Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 457	Nice and Sleek! How high are the ceilings in your loft?

03/16/2009, 03:14 PM	#255
murfman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 4,670	Mike, where do you get your chalices from?

03/17/2009, 06:43 AM	#259
reefsahoy I can see thru you! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Milky Way Galaxy 3rd planet from the sun, in a country called USA! Posts: 2,685	Mike, I must say you got some nice stuff there. I will be calling you when i reschedule my trip to Milwaukee so i can drop by and see your tank, if that's still ok with you. I'll probably add a day to my stay so i will have more time to come by. lol

03/17/2009, 10:31 AM	#260
danielp Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 507	Hey Mike, I know it's not my thread, I don't own one. So i just wanted to show you what I've got last week, if you want me to remove pictures because of hijacking I will do it immediately: __________________ 100g reef Current Tank Info: 50g cube reef, 16 gal nano, 100gal FOWLR to be build at some point this year

03/17/2009, 12:32 PM	#261
mcliffy2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown Chicago Posts: 4,093	Daniel - the bellus looks great, one of my favorite fish. The tank also looks healthy - your zoas seem to be growing great, and it looks like you got the cyano cleared up? __________________ 238g 60x36x26, 100g sump/fuge, 30g frag, 23g skimmer sump, 4 Vortechs, ATB L, Sfiligoi 12x54w T5 Bulb Combo: Super actinic, 6 Blue Plus/AS 22k, Fiji Purple, 2 Aquablue special, 2 Aquascience Duo

03/17/2009, 12:34 PM	#262
danielp Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 507	Yeah Mike it looks like I beat that, and it was actually dino not cyano (or mix), thanks God. Oh and you promised me another pictures of regal angel, I am still waiting __________________ 100g reef Current Tank Info: 50g cube reef, 16 gal nano, 100gal FOWLR to be build at some point this year

03/18/2009, 08:45 AM	#263
ReefEnabler Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 3,760	Nice angel. mcliffy we need to have somebody lend you a PAR meter one of these days I'm dying to know what light its putting out. Obviously your corals are loving it, but I'm a sucker for numbers. Hey I'll even ship you my PAR meter if you want to borrow it __________________ - Ryan B "that is enough skimmate to ruin lives." - GSMguy Current Tank Info: 220g Display, 70g sump, 35g frag, 50g fuge, 2x250w MH, 1x400w MH, 2x80w T5, 2x140w VHO Actinic

03/22/2009, 03:36 PM	#264
tonyespinoza Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: santa cruz mountains Posts: 1,268	the tank looks awesome! still setting up mine (with similar dims). wondering what you're using for flow these days. i see vortech and tunze's (i think) and maybe even sea swirls... ?

03/22/2009, 10:07 PM	#265
snaza Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1,393	Hi, What return pump do you have and how much flow thru your sump? Do you have a sump layout pic somewhere thoughout this thread someone can point me to? do you run a DSB and fuge? thanks __________________ T5 SPS 60x33x20 Display Tank + 50x16x8 Frag Tank - 10x54W ATI Powermodule \| 2 x Tunze 6205 \| Tunze 6105 \| 2 x modded Tunze 6025 \| Polario 15ML (Frag Tank) \| ATB white cone Skimmer with Airstar 1500 \| WM Ecobak in TLF 550 Current Tank Info: 60x33x20 SPS T5 DT + 52x16x8 FT, 4x2x2, 30x10x8

03/23/2009, 05:20 PM	#266
jennmac415 premium member "reefmama" Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 1,903	Mike, I finally ordered new bulbs... what order do you have yours in?? thanks! __________________ Jenni AKA "Reefmama" Current Tank Info: currently just have a 34 gallon.

03/27/2009, 11:18 AM	#267
mcliffy2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown Chicago Posts: 4,093	Ryan - thanks much for the offer. Eventually I'd like to do that. tonyespinoza - I had some nanostreams in there when a vortech was in the shop. Right now I've got 4 vortechs and a snapper return on 2 sea swirls. Snaza - if you go back to the beginning there should be a pic of the sump empty somewhere between pages 5-15...I'll try to check exact page later. The tank has two 1.5" overflows, one goes directly to the main sump, the other goes to the middle sump where the skimmer is, the middle sump then overflows into the main sump. In the chamber where all this is received, there is a small pump (eek a rio ) that pumps water to the frag tank. The frag tank overflows through a long pump to the far side of the sump which is the fuge. The fuge and the compartment receiving the two returns from the tank are separate and both overflow to a path that leads to the snapper return. Jennmacc415 - Not sure the exact order, I'll make a close guess: UVL Actinic blue plus ati AB special blue plus blue plus UV aquasun blue plus AS duo blue plus AB special fiji purple blue plus __________________ 238g 60x36x26, 100g sump/fuge, 30g frag, 23g skimmer sump, 4 Vortechs, ATB L, Sfiligoi 12x54w T5 Bulb Combo: Super actinic, 6 Blue Plus/AS 22k, Fiji Purple, 2 Aquablue special, 2 Aquascience Duo

03/27/2009, 11:30 AM	#268
mcliffy2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown Chicago Posts: 4,093	Also, no pics for a while...I tore my tank up to get the anemone out, and ended up having to give the ~25 lb. rock it was attached to away with it as it wouldn't release. (Thanks Mitch and Pattie again for helping me get it out and re-aquascape) With a main piece of the aquascape removed, I had to redo the left side aquascape. I still have the same circular lagoon shape, but I think I actually created some more space for corals. I'm going to wait a month for things to heal up from all the accidental fragging before posting more pics... __________________ 238g 60x36x26, 100g sump/fuge, 30g frag, 23g skimmer sump, 4 Vortechs, ATB L, Sfiligoi 12x54w T5 Bulb Combo: Super actinic, 6 Blue Plus/AS 22k, Fiji Purple, 2 Aquablue special, 2 Aquascience Duo

03/27/2009, 11:42 AM	#269
ReefEnabler Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 3,760	ahhh accidental fragging truth be told... at least half of my mille frags were accidental sometimes I would look at one of my colonies, and see a branch mysteriously missing... then I find it somewhere on my sandbed! thats what I get for not being careful the "frags" never seem to be damaged from being in the sand luckily __________________ - Ryan B "that is enough skimmate to ruin lives." - GSMguy Current Tank Info: 220g Display, 70g sump, 35g frag, 50g fuge, 2x250w MH, 1x400w MH, 2x80w T5, 2x140w VHO Actinic

03/27/2009, 08:38 PM	#270
ozzman Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: West Loop Posts: 399	mcliffy, sorry about that, i cleard out my inbox! sorry to hear that you tore stuff up!

03/29/2009, 03:54 AM	#271
danielp Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 507	Mike, what happened that you decided to remove anemone? Didn't like it anymore? __________________ 100g reef Current Tank Info: 50g cube reef, 16 gal nano, 100gal FOWLR to be build at some point this year

03/29/2009, 11:35 AM	#272
mcliffy2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown Chicago Posts: 4,093	ozzman - I tried to PM you the other day, you are welcome to come by for some frags whenever. Daniel - the anemone was getting HUGE and stinging and killing SPS all around it, so it had to go. The clowns ignored it for 3 months, so I figured they didn't need it, and I'd rather have a few more SPS. __________________ 238g 60x36x26, 100g sump/fuge, 30g frag, 23g skimmer sump, 4 Vortechs, ATB L, Sfiligoi 12x54w T5 Bulb Combo: Super actinic, 6 Blue Plus/AS 22k, Fiji Purple, 2 Aquablue special, 2 Aquascience Duo

03/29/2009, 11:36 AM	#273
mcliffy2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown Chicago Posts: 4,093	ozzman - I tried to PM you the other day, you are welcome to come by for some frags whenever. Daniel - the anemone was getting HUGE and stinging and killing SPS all around it, so it had to go. The clowns ignored it for 3 months, so I figured they didn't need it, and I'd rather have a few more SPS. __________________ 238g 60x36x26, 100g sump/fuge, 30g frag, 23g skimmer sump, 4 Vortechs, ATB L, Sfiligoi 12x54w T5 Bulb Combo: Super actinic, 6 Blue Plus/AS 22k, Fiji Purple, 2 Aquablue special, 2 Aquascience Duo

04/04/2009, 08:45 PM	#274
mcliffy2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown Chicago Posts: 4,093	Updated FTS. Used a tripod and turned off the flow, but it still seems a little soft...ugh...having to decide whether to get a new pentax body, or switch to canon/nikon __________________ 238g 60x36x26, 100g sump/fuge, 30g frag, 23g skimmer sump, 4 Vortechs, ATB L, Sfiligoi 12x54w T5 Bulb Combo: Super actinic, 6 Blue Plus/AS 22k, Fiji Purple, 2 Aquablue special, 2 Aquascience Duo

04/04/2009, 08:51 PM	#275
Bax Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,619	Still looks good though! Is that a Dusimeri tang in front? __________________ 150 gallon Perfecto with 1500 gph GH overflow / DIY stand-wine bar / Dart Return / SRO XP3000 Ext skimmer / 75 g frag / 40 g fuge / 40 g DIY sump / Orphek P156 & Kessil 150A Current Tank Info: 150 DT/ 40B fuge/ 75g frag/ 40 g sump/ SRO XP 3000 Ext/ TUNZEs & VorTechs circulation/Dart return/ MTC Pro Cal/ UV & Oz