SoonerFan

I'd be interested in the Tunze Skimmer as well.

Lee

#2,3,4,8,9 are all sold.

Lee

I will try them.

You know, I have a small magnet for cleaning glass, I guess I could glue the holder to the magnet.

Any ideas on when the chiller might be ready? Just curious, no rush.

Lee

I have some straight mounting pieces left over from some Tunze Stream 6101s that might do the trick. I ended up going with magnets vs using the supplied parts. You are welcome to try it out.

Yea, I am looking for those "linkable" extensions that you put the float switch on. Specifically the extension.

Lee

Lee, are you looking for something that hold the float switch?

Does anyone have one of the plastic grey extensions that came with a JBJ ATO topoff? I need one and willing to pay or trade a frag.

Lee Hoy

Georgetown

#9 - Iwaki MD-55RLT (I think it needs new capacitor but not sure, not working right now) - $15

#10 - 29 Gallon Tank (Scratched and painted black on 3 sides - used as topoff reservoir) - $10

#11 - 20 Gallon Long Metal Tank Stand - $10

#12 - Acrylic Tank Polishing Kit - $5

See above for payment or trades.

Lee

#1 - Coral Magazine Issue on Frogfishes - $4

#2 - Large Filter Sock (100 microns I think) - $5

#3 - Coralife Gloves - $5

#4 - Long Tongs with rubber tips (great for 24" deep tank or better) - $10

#5 - Aquaclear 70 - $15

$6 - JBJ Digi-Lab TSS Digital Tester (Temperature, Salinity, Specific Gravity) - $30

#7 - Reefoptix II Metal Halide Reflector with Socket - New in Box (not opened) - $35

#8 - ARO 2X55 Watt PC Retrofit Kit (ballast and reflectors) - $35

Located in Georgetown (western side near Shell Rd and Williams Dr (FM 2338)

Call 512.869/5792 to arrange pickup. Cash or trade for encrusting Montis like superman, pokerstar or others of nice color, cyphastreas, or unique zoa's)

Lee

My add is posted on MAAST, but I live in Georgetown.

http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43074

Lee

I will be using a American Marine PinPoint PH Controller. Got it used off RC from believe it or not from a guy in Austin.

If you want to come over and see the reactor in action let me know.

Lee

Welcome to the club and area. Only a Brit would have a dragon skull in a tank!!! ; )

Too Funny! Bring the Percs and Anemone!!!

Lee

Just bought a new AquaC RX-1 from Salty Supply. Brian is heading over on Wednesday to help setup!!

Lee

I was just wondering why I hadn't seen you on the board lately.

So sorry to hear, maybe sell the livestock parting out and you will get some cash and can keep the hardware?

Lee

All depends upon what you plan to use for circulation? Want a wavebox, a center overflow will be great. I have a wavebox and dual overflows on each back corner and works fine though.

If you go closed loop, then you need holes for drain and return for closed loop. I would DEFINITELY put a hole in the back for instant water changes!!! If you are going custom think of exactly what you want BEFORE you order the tank.

If you want holes drilled in bottom, best to go with starboard or PVC bottom. Just ask guys on board about seeing their tank and figure out what you want.

Lee

I have a dual overflow brick 225 gallon tank. I will NEVER have a center brace again, it is so nice not having to work around a brace or have something to block lighting. Trust me, go without a center brace.

Lee

Be sure and post this and lights on www.maast.org as well. Bet will sell quick!!

Lee

PRICE REDUCED TO $300

Dude, I live so close, but I'm a pastor and a little busy right then. I would love to help just to see the tank!! Sorry man, please post if you move to another day!

Lee

Man, I did that one time and it is SUCH a long season. It was fun for a bit, but tracking pitchers!! Man though, I had Randy Johnson for one of my starters that year!! Just don't have the time, but it is a lot of fun!!

Lee

Not sure as I have never really kept any fairy wrasses but would highly recommend asking on Reef Central's forum "Reef Fishes" there are numerous fairy wrasse experts that post there frequently.

Lee

I learned about liverock pillars on Reef Central and decided I wanted to give it a try. Went ot Regal Plastics and picke dup some 3/8" acrylic sheets cut in 1'x1' squares and some 6' 3/4" acrylic rod. I also bought some masonry bits for drilling live rock.

Here are the pillars without the rock:

Shots of the actual live rock pillars:

Left Pillar:

Middle Pillars:

Right Pillar:

Water movement is provided by:

(1) Tunze Wavebox

(1) Tunze 6080

(2) Tunze Nanostreams 6025's

(1) Koralia #4

Close up of clips that allow bar to rotate:

Pics in action:

The canopy is cooled by (2) IceCap fans attached by brackets made by Brian at Kingfish Aquariums.

The tank is lit by (2) 250 Watt HQI Sunlight Supply Reefoptix Pendants with dual ballast and (1) 250 Watt HQI AquaMedic Pendant. All three run Phoenix 14K 250 Watt bulbs.

I don't like raising a canopy and being blinded by light so I wanted to design something where the lights would rotate and continue to point down and light the tank when the canopy is raised. I knew due to the weight of the canopy lid I would also need gas springs (from ebay).

Here are photos of how I designed the rotating light bar:

Here are the pendants mounted to the light bar (6' aluminum square tube painted with appliance paint).

Well, to get started I made a plumbing station.

I had originally bought an Iwaki pump off of Reef Central but when I got everything set up and turned it on it didn't work so I got a Panworld 150PS from River City.

Love the pump and it is very quiet for a large pump.

I used threaded bulkheads, lots of unions, and ball valves to allow easy dissassembly for maintenance.

The tank is a brick tank with dual overflows on each end. I plumbed with 1" spaflex and PVC for drains and returns until right before the returns entered the tank where I went back to 3/4".

Right drain and return:

Left drain and return:

I mounted the drain lines against the back wall of stand to hold in place:

Skimmer in sump:

Plumbing and wiring:

The skimmer has a gate valve mod and I put a gate valve on the return line from the pump to dial in the flow.

I wanted a cryptic refugium with a deep sand bed that could be taken off-line quickly if need be. I got the idea from Reef Central. My sump was custom made by Ace (Hobogate) and Brian (Kingfish Aquariums). The sump has a space for my protein skimmer (Euroreef 180 with upgraded Sedra 9000 pump), a frag growout section that will be light with 150 Metal Halide Phoenix 14K, and a return section powered by a Panworld 150PS. I bought the CJ Standpipes to replace the Durso's I had made. To be honest, for the money, I didn't really notice a big decrease as both were pretty quiet and the CJ's cost about $50 bucks for my tank so in hindsight I would have stuck with Durso's.

The tank has around 200lbs of Fiji Live Rock most of which I have had for three or more years so it is very mature rock with tons of pods, sponges, stomatella's, and all kinds of life.

SUMP:

Has probe holders, holder for JBJ ATO, and eggcrate for holding frags in growout section.

20 Gallon Tall tank with (2) 1/2" drains for cryptic refugiums. Fed by a T coming off the left drain pipe:

CRYPTIC REFUGIUM:

Contains one black serpent star and a blue Coral banded Shrimp.

Eggcrate for holding live rock off sand bed in cryptic refugium:

By turning the (2) 90" elbows sideways they skimmed the top of the water in the refugium and drain directly into protein skimmer section"

This 225 Gallon tank was a great find on ebay. The agreement with the wife was that all other tanks had to go if I got this one. Managed to snag the tank, stand, and canopy for $610. It was in Texas just south of Fort Worth. Here are some pictures of the tank as it looked on ebay:

It took me 6 weeks to redo the stand and canopy. I painted the inside of both with Kilz (about 3 layers each). I then stained with a Golden Oak and added Starfish knobs (from ebay as well).

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