jaydsl's tank
 

ok here is my tank but bare with in the works and have to fix my photo list lost some from the move to the pc but stil on the mac so soon i will get them all on here but any way here they are

tank and stand



jan 19 06



chili coral (Alcyonium sp) in the day


and at night

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BABI MAC

Nice tank...

my xenia before



and now but 3 not seen



my frogspawn



my broken frogspawn



since broken i have split and so far so good i have 2 and i was told
it was 90% to loose both it has been about a month since split i will take a pic later of the 2 split
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VAPORIZER VOLCANO

this shroom just showed up one day from no ware


i will take some more pics next weekend and i will try to find some old ones

found one from about 3-4 months ago just worked out the time line and i got this tank in september and started with nothing last salt water tank i had was about 9 years ago



ok i will get some more pics in soon
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Mazda rx-2 history

I doubt that you will lose both or any of them.

Well as long as your water quality is good.

Interesting combination of Crush coral and fine sand for your sand bed.

Tank looks nice. The frogspawn looks good for 1 month and will most likely make it. It looks like the xenia has taken root in your tank. 6 months from now you will have a forest of xenia :D
What size tank? What are you dosing?

i thought of trying some thing with having big crush and for the sand sifters some fine sand so far seems to work realy good and looks cool too not worried of cross over i'm in the process of building a 150g plexi tank then i will put all medium fine crush in this is just a 55g

just getting back in the hobby from 9 years ago :)
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all i have been doing is ounce i got it started kent marine tech-cb

and food concists of brine and mysis for the fish . medium crill , silversides for the snowflake eal and for the filters phyto-feast live


my next step is to get a calk reactor or what do you guys think i should do you know better then me :)

coaline is taking off on all pumps and starting on glass now
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Mo

How long until you have the 150 set up? When it comes to equipment I qould buy everything oversized that way it will all work for the 150 too, unless you plan to keep the 55 going too. What are your future plans? Do you plan on keeping mostly softies, lps, sps, clams, mixed, etc? If you plan on keeping corals with high calcium demands you may want to consider a calcium reactor.

i think i have to get all new stuff the 55 is going i will build a sump to fit the tank too no sump on the 55 , i just got a 175 wat mh so i will keep that but add another or a new light setup for the future plans i would like to keep a little of all corals if i could , i didn't plan on the new tank but ounce i seen the life and the stage i was able to get to with the 55 on a budget i thought that it was the next step and the fact my stand will fit a 150g didn't help :) but i do have 2 more boxes and i could get a 300g tank on it but don't let my wife know :P no i find a 4 foot tank is easy to place any ware compared to a 6 foot or bigger
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STARCRAFT REPLAYS

i think i might try to do a sump like this one or some thing simalar

http://www.melevsreef.com/dfwmas/plin/115g_sump.html
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Ducati 860gt

i really like the 4 foot tanks but when i upgrade from the 90 my next one will be a custom made 320 cube so but i will still be under 5 feet. But anyway your tank now looks nice. If you are going to a 150 or you might want to concider using some 250 or 400 watt mh get more penetration or even t5's. Keep us up to date on the progress....

That's a kick-ass sump/refugium. It's bigger than my entire tank. I like the way it is compartmentalized with a small propogation tank. Very nice.

Do you plan on building the sump yourself?

yes i am going to build the sump and tank , sump first to see how good i am then the tank . probably 1/4 inch plexy for sump then 1/2 inch for the tank maybe 3/4 but price just about doubles for 3/4 from 1/2
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VAPOR GENIE

What are the dimensions of the tank you are planning on building?

tank 48 long 24 wide 30 tall

sump will be around 30 long 20 wide 12-18 tall
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Yamaha maxim xj750 specifications

On a 30 inch tall tank it might bow a little using 1/2" depending on how you do the top. Are you thinking about doing a Euro-Style Top? Are you familiar with the pins method?

As soon as I get a table saw I plan on doing some acrylic fabrication tutorials on the site.

LOL that's been on my to buy list for over 2 years now.

yes lots of pins :) do you know if the make 5/8 plexy ? or i guess i will have to go 3/4 but at about 800$ a sheet pricy
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MICHIGAN MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES

i'm a contractor so i have all the tools needed but just not the extra cash yet to get some sheets oh and i forgot time might help too :)
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Silver Surfer Reviews

here are some pics sorry for quality but in a rush

any way 2 questions 2 pics of a burgandy slime in sandbed just about like jelly the other is a unknown crab i have a better pic but on my other computer i will find it later in 6 months he has grown from a dime sized crab that came in on a rock now it is about a inch and a quarter across
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but any way here is a nice shot and i think my good frogspawn is sprouting :)
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BONG PICTURES

The red slime is cyanobacteria. Here are a few links for some more info -
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/mic...a/aa092800.htm
http://www.lostmymarblz.com/75gal-algaecontrol.htm
http://www.reefs.org/library/article/c_bingman2.html
http://ozreef.org/content/view/26/2/

My guess is that the crab looks like a carnivore from what I can tell. Would need a better pic. It is probably a good idea to remove it.

The frogspawn is looking very healthy! :cool:

The plastics distributor near me only carries 1/2" and 3/4" thick sheets so I'm not sure that acrylite GP comes in 5/8" thick. Other brands might come in that size.

I want to do a 75 or 90 gallon with acrylic. Not sure if I would need 3/8 or 1/2 though. Someone told me 3/8 for the 75, but def. 1/2 for a 90.

Personally i would go 1/2", but I tend to overbuild things. With good bracing on the top you could probably get by with 3/8". What is the height? A standard 75 gallon is around 18-20" tall. Water pressure increases exponentially as the tank gets taller.

i alway think when in dout over kill it go with 1/2 better safe then sorry i think i will go with 3/4 but at 800$ us a sheet :(


and thanks for info frag- the crab has never harmed any thing but i have made shure to always keep him happy he now comes out at feeding time with the eel and fish maybe i will keep feeding him and one day i can have a crab dinner :)
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hey frag- where are u located or do you know a good online place for acrilic for info and maybe prices ?
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MICHIGAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES

Yeah, maybe ill just go with 1/2 and make a 90. Never can have enough water! I read somewhere to only use cell-cast acrylic for tanks, but the distributor near me only sells acrylite FF which says its extruded, but also goes by cast. Im confused. 3/4 inch is like 12.10 a square foot. Yikes.

$800 seems a bit steep. Are you getting this price from a local plastics supplier? My local plastics supplier has .708 thick Acrylite GP listed at 14.02 per sq ft on their website. Although I'm not sure how accurate the price is or how often they update their website price list. But $14.02 X 32 sq ft = $448.64 per sheet.

I'd keep an eye on the crab and keep him well fed if you plan to keep him. Although it would be high on my list of suspects if something was to get eaten. Maybe he would taste good with some lemon butter sauce! :D

I was just about to read a few pages of Calfo's book and go to bed but I'll hop in the chat room for a few. Give me a minute to fire up the laptop.

A 1 inch 48" x 120" sheet would only be $640.80 fom interstate plastics. *00 does seem a little steep for 3/4. Unless you're buying a massive sheet of course.

FF is extruded and the 1/4" is great for building small sumps and fuges but I would not recommend for anything under a lot of water pressure. Definitely go for cell cast when building a tank.

where is chat ? don't seem see it ? or am i just blind :)
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