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  1. Just reduced the price of my frag tank check it out!

  2. Got my new return pump. 8500 GPH at 50 feet of head should do it.

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    2. Richard L

      Richard L

      There's the Austin Pond Society and I think a Austin Koi Club.

    3. Richard L

      Richard L

      If I hooked it up to my SW system it would turn my 325 gallons over every 2.3 minutes! At least detritus would never settle.

    4. victoly

      victoly

      neither would your coral...

  3. If you can change your order for the larger frag tank I think that's a superb idea. 48x24 is fine but I think there's a good chance you would be wanting more space in a relatively short time. Especially when all your support equipment and stand can handle a bigger tank My metal fabricator buys the feet from his metal supplier. I'm pretty sure they are standard fare.
  4. Sorry Im late to this party, but I just read thru this thread and still trying to process all the info. Well done Reburn, your thoroughness and taking time to think about your build will surely pay off. Since you asked me for some input, here are a few things you may want to consider: Make sure the fabricator adds adjustable feet to the corner posts. No floor is level and feet are a good, cheap solution. Four of them will appear flimsy compared to the rest of your design but they can handle a ton of weight. Consider removing the 5 floor braces and set your sump directly on the floor on a sheet of high density foam insulation. Structurally those braces do very little and you would pick up a few more inches of clearance and save a few bucks. Along those lines, I would suggest moving any of the horizontal braces off the floor so the post are the only thing on the ground. Much easier to level and they won't end up sitting in saltwater when you have the inevitable spill. Just curious, whats the purpose of the double braces at the bottom? Long term Id be concerned about hot dipped galvanized metal holding up. Love the idea of the Rhino coating though. Consider having the stand fabricator add some tabs to the back supports so you can easily bolt a piece of plywood to the back to mount odds and ends (BRS reactors, ATO controllers, Apex components, etc.) Avoids drilling holes in the frame exposing bare metal. Probably do something similar for the top braces so you can easily mount your fuge light (if needed). Is the ATO reservoir a custom piece? If so consider slanting the bottom so if you add Kalk it will settle to one end for efficient mixing. I found flat bottom tanks build up old Kalk over time. Now that I have a few frag swaps under my belt, I think the traveling frag tank is something you will find impractical. Moving your corals into a separate tank with different flow, lighting etc. for any period of time before the swap risks pissing them off and not looking their best. Plus you cant really transport the corals in a shallow frag tank with water without it sloshing out and knocking the corals around so youll be draining it before the swap anyways. I think youd just be adding more steps to get ready for a swap and you really want things to be simple and streamlined. Plus I like storing my frag tank dry and clean so it looks perfect for the swap. No coralline, salt creep or gunk to worry about. Even with my architecture background, I find napkin sketches (no offense) difficult to really understand. I threw my best translation of your design into SketchUp to see what it looks like. Here it is again but with my suggested modifications. I think the results speak for themselves. General thought about this frag tank. Im assuming that the primary goal with this frag tank is to raise coral in perfect conditions, hence the long list of equipment which most of us have on our DT's. But isnt main for most of this stuff is to counter the heavy nutrient loads that fish create? It seems to me that adding fish to this system would be counter to the primary goal. If you go fishless, I'd bet you could get rid of bio pellets, macro algae (and associated light) and the GFO reactor. Maybe even get away with a smaller skimmer and less live rock. Less of a chance for a nutrient roller coaster ride which our precious SPS will not tolerate. In any event I'm excited to see your build progress and feel free to ignore any and all of my comments without hurting any of my feelings. Also while your waiting for these things to be built, feel free to come over and I'll show you some of the trials and tribulations I learned with my frag tank build.
  5. Need to borrow a fish trap

    1. Viet'spride70

      Viet'spride70

      I have one dyi, I ll text u some pics.

    2. FarmerTy

      FarmerTy

      Got a big one that I used to catch my tangs.

  6. Just ordered the new Maxspect Gyre powerhead. Can't wait to see what it can do.

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    2. XanReefer

      XanReefer

      I just got mine today Richard! It's awesome!! :)

    3. jestep

      jestep

      What size tanks are you guys running them in. I need an additional pump for my 90 and have thought of switching to one XF150 instead of multiple traditional pumps.

    4. FarmerTy

      FarmerTy

      Let's see some video reviews guys! I want to see this in action!

  7. Made a few bucks at MAAST's frag swap. Osmolator completely fried the next day. So much for my profitable aquaculture empire :)

    1. Robb in Austin

      Robb in Austin

      Sounds like you need to sell some more frags without an 'Act of Robb' guarantee.

    2. jolt

      jolt

      I figure at best one can hope to offset some of the cost. But profitable??

  8. Heading to MAAST's frag swap this afternoon!

    1. jolt

      jolt

      I'm heading out the door!

    2. XanReefer

      XanReefer

      darn, i wish i knew about it!

  9. Alright, now we've got some momentum for the Frag Swap! Who else is bringing some frags? Post on the meeting thread.

  10. Been on vacation for the last month. Can someone catch me up on the 440g drop off tank build? Jonesing for an update.

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    2. Robb in Austin

      Robb in Austin

      Ian; shut your dirty whorish mouth!

    3. victoly

      victoly

      wait, did i put that in the thread? i contacted him on a porsche forum i found him on. he and his fiancee split and he got poor and decided not to do it.

    4. Robb in Austin

      Robb in Austin

      You did but I refuse to believe that the build is dead.

  11. Just to let everyone know, I decided to auction off the zoas in the story above and donate the funds to Tim's scholarship fund that ARC started. They'll be in my frag tank Saturday at C4. I'll have a silent auction sheet setup for those who may be interested. And now that I'm looking at examples on the web, I think these might actually pink zippers. In any event they are beautiful and unique.
  12. My long tentacle plate move 6 inches across the sand bed last night. Uhmm, how?

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    3. Planeden

      Planeden

      Ha...autocorrect doesn't understand how I misspell tentacle

    4. KimP

      KimP

      lol Planeden

  13. How do we "pour one out" for Tim? Do you frag it and throw it on the ground like a drink? Well, if I could get it to grow out faster it would be nice to offer free frags for all members as kind of a memorial in all our tanks. But since it isn't really multiplying I asked Ty to find out if there is another hobbyist in Tim's family that I could give it too.
  14. Tim and I went in together on a frag of Sherita's pink hippos at the frag swap last year. We agreed to let them grow out for a month or so in my tank and then split them since the 4 polyps were so tightly packed. He'd text me every couple of months to see if they were ready and we would trade a few lol's since these zoas refused to grow beyond the four polyps. Last week, 5 months later, we were trading text again and I suggested that he take the zoas and see if they would do better in his tank. I never heard a reply and I now imagine he had more on his plate than worrying about zoanthids. Crushes me when I think about it.
  15. Found a MASNA spiral notebook someone left at the Frag Swap. PM me if its yours.

    1. victoly

      victoly

      mine are all lisa frank

    2. JamesL

      JamesL

      I would have figured yours to be all Hello Kitty Vic.

    3. sifuentes31

      sifuentes31

      Of course NOT! His is the New Kids On the Block!! Retro!

  16. Ordering HC GFO from Bulk Reef 10/23. PM me if you want to join in to get a better bulk price.

  17. Why don't you use your Sketchup skills and make a rendering of what the tank SHOULD look like given it's age and mixed reef stocking... Here's my best guess based on all available information. I probably should have bumped up the amount of coralline on the glass.
  18. Sorry guys but I'm not buying any of it. Got a good feeling tomorrow is the day! I pledge allegiance to the tank that may or may not actually exist, and to the dropoff...
  19. That's great! Can't wait to hear about breaking that tank in. Probably a good anecdote about a diatom outbreak or the sump overflowing coming.
  20. I now see that my nomination was too literal and contrived. I agree that "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" is more appropriate. I believe it holds deeper meaning to why we are all gathered here on this thread.
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