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I'm tearing down the tank TONIGHT at 6:00 . if you want any of the live rock/fish/corals give me a call this afternoon (512) 771-2346 some of the fish may be available if I don't hear back form the guy I was holding them for.

Update on what's left: - 80-90 lb of fully encrusted liverock ($3.5/lb or $250 for the whole lot) - 80 lb of livesand ($50) - Bristletooth Tomini Tang ($30) - Rusty angel ($25) - two Zebra Barred Dartfishs ($15 each or $25 for both) - Spotted Cardinalfish ($10) - Ocellaris Clownfish ($20) - Banded Coral Shrimp ($20) all fish are on hold - two one large colonys of frogspawn ($75) each - four two large colonys of blue and green candycane ($50 - $75 each) - blue and green candycane frags ($15 - $30 each) - one large colony of pocillopora $60 - one large colony of hammer coral $50 - one large colony of Acan $45 - lots of different mushrooms, button polyps and other smaller corals ($5 - $25 each)

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please email me what you are interested in on eleyan@yahoo.,com since the PM system is down.

here are some more photos.

There are some pictures in the original post (http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/19065-72g-oceanic-bowfront-complete-reef-setup-with-livestock/) I'll try to put more pictures soon

over a year (same for the tank and clown fish and shrimp). the dartfish and angel are about 4 months.

Well, I wasn't able to sell the complete setup in one shot, so I'm parting it out. Fish/coral/liverock have to go first before the equipment. Here is the original post under complete system for sale: http://www.austinree...with-livestock/ the equipment thread is under: http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/19219-parting-out-72g-bowfront-reef-tank-equipment-thread/ I will have a separate thread in the hardware for sale for the tank and equipment if you are interested. see original thread for photos : - 80-90 lb of fully encrusted liverock ($3.5/lb or $250 for the whole lot) - 80 lb of livesand ($50) - Bristletooth Tomini Tang ($30) - Rusty angel ($25) - two Zebra Barred Dartfishs ($15 each or $25 for both) - Spotted Cardinalfish ($10) - Ocellaris Clownfish ($20) - Banded Coral Shrimp ($20) ------- all fish,shrimp snails, hermits for ($125) - two large colonys of frogspawn ($75) each - four large colonys of blue and green candycane ($50 - $75 each) - one large colony of pocillopora $60 - one large colony of hammer coral $50 - one large colony of Acan $45 - lots of different mushrooms, button polyps and other smaller corals ($5 - $25 each) ------- all corals for $400

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price dropped to $50

price dropped to $60

price dropped to $70

I downgraded my reef tank from 175G to 72G a while back. this is the skimmer I was using on the 175G ( a little too overpowered for a 72G ). runs great and have never had any problems with it, I just don't need it anymore. $60 $50 OBO (no pump included) http://www.amazon.co...n/dp/B001EUHZDU

Thanks for the responses guys. PMs sent.

I know most reef keepers take out the bio balls out of the sump. I'm setting up a fresh water tank and can use your old bio balls. I need a lot ( enough to fill up a 55g sump). let me know what you have and how much you want for it.

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I have about 120+ lbs of live sand that was been in an established reef tank to few years. Asking $100 or will trade for dry crushed coral substrate (I'm converting the tank into a chiclids tank). It will be ready for pick up in a week or so once the livestock is gone. I also have some "dead" fine argonite sand that I pulled out of my fuge a couple of months back and dried and washed. I have a about 50 lbs of that for $20 PM me if interested.

Part 4 (painting): The instructions on the Gorilla Glue bottle said to wait for 2 hours, I left it for most of the day to be safe. once I removed the clamps and screws I was relieved to see that the wood held the curved shape ( see photo). I ended up using a black enamel spray paint to get the glossy look to match the rest of the stand. even though I only had broken one door I ended up replacing both sides so that the shine and look matches. (So I have an extra glass door if anyone is in the same boat and needs a replacement )

Part #3 (building the door): here are the steps I followed (per door): 1) lay the 30"x20" sheet of wood with the smooth side facing down. 2) follow the instructions on the Gurilla Glue package: - dampen the rough side of the 30"x20" sheet - apply thin layer of the glue to rough side of each of the two 12"x19" sheets - wait 5min 3) place the two 12"x19" sheets on top of the 30"x20" sheet (rough side to rough side). evenly center them in each half of the larger sheet 4) screw in the center column of 3/8" screws to make sure the sheets stay lined up at the center axis 5) place two of the 4"x1"x32" scrap pieces with the 1/2" thick piece in the middle on the floor about 20" apart 6) flip the door and center it on the 2 scrap pieces. 7) use the remaining 4"x1"x32" scrap pieces to clamp down the sides of the door (see photos) 8) screw in the remaining 3/8" screws. 9) place something heavy on top of the curved part of the wood to make sure the two sheets stay clamped down as close as possible.

Part #2 (The plan): To duplicate the curvature I needed to glue two sheets of wood back to back and clamp them down while holding the curved shape until they fully dry. To do this I use four 4"x1"x30" scrap pieces of wood to make a clamp. To hold the curved shape I nailed small 1/2" thick scrap pieces (about 2"x5"x1/2") to the middle of the 2 horizontal pieces (see photo). To make sure I have a good hold I used twelve 3/8" screws per door to hold the two sheets together. The problem I ran into is that the smallest screw I found (the 3/8") is actually too long for 2 sheets of this material and will puncture the outside of the door. To get around this I used washers to shorten the screws (see photo)

Last weekend I was trying to take out the glass doors on my 175G bow front stand to get better access to the sump and fuge to clean them.needless to say one of the doors shattered into a million pieces. I called all the LFSs to try and order a replacement door and found out that Oceanic discontinued the bowfront tanks and has no replacement parts (so much for the lifetime warranty ). I decided to build a replacement out of wood. The tricky part is that the bow front glass doors are curved to match the tank curvature (30" x 20" and at the center the curvature is 1/2" high). Part #1 (Materials): I looked for a flexible type of hood and found this composite 3/8" sheet of wood at home home depot. its similar to the material peg boards are made of but without the peg holes (see picture bellow). Its relatively cheap ($6.98 for a 4'x8' sheet) one side is smooth and the other has a fabric like texture. I had them cut it into 4 doors (30"x20") plus a few smaller 12"x19.5" pieces I was going to use as back support. The other material I got was Guerrilla Glue and 3/8" wood screws. I also found a few scrap pieces of wood in the guarage to use for clamping down the doors while the wood dry.

Are there specific ballasts for DE vs SE bulbs? I found a few 150W and even a dual 150W ballasts at aquacave, but wasn't sure if all of them would work or if I should be looking for something specific. My setup is a DE one by the way. I like this one: http://www.aquacave.com/2-x-150w-dual-ocean-brelectronic-metal-halidebr-ballast--by-aqua-medic-1172.html