dustint21

8 hours ago, reeflover said:

Have a friend looking for nice setup. Will you pm me your contact number, along with your price so we can talk. Thanks 

Message sent

Well I started a new job not long after my last post. The tank has not received the attention it deserves. It is now for sale if anyone is looking for an awesome tank hit me up!

I have a 171g tank for sale.

1 hour ago, Gig 'em @ NDstructible said:

Well you've joined a good local forum if you need tips and advice on keeping acros alive, we have some members here who have amazing SPS tanks overflowing with healthy acros!

I will probably have you and Ty both blocking me by the time I get it figured out! 😂

52 minutes ago, jolt said:

I just noticed you are in Killeen.  I went to high school there but have not been back in nearly 40 years.  Bet it's changed a bunch, but I can't imagine the local fish store options are very good 

 

I need to update my profile. I left killeen in 2013 when I got it of the Army. I hate that place! There is one store that carries saltwater stuff plus petco... I now live outside of Salado. Love it out here. We drive into Austin for fish stuff.

12 minutes ago, Gig 'em @ NDstructible said:

Dang, you've got the nicest looking tank in town and you don't even have it stocked yet!

Thank you! Still need to finish up a few things on the equipment side. Still don’t have my ATO going. A few paint/stain touch ups are needed. 

  As far a livestock goes I can only hope I get half the color and health you got! I’m really wanting this tank to be sps dominant. I have never had any Acros in any of my tanks....

Well not much going on! Hurry up and wait! I did get a iPad for the apex. I need to find a good mount if anybody has suggestions.

Great pic! I’ve always had two in all of my tanks. They are great fish! I will have some in the new tank.

It looks great!

27 minutes ago, Gig 'em @ NDstructible said:

Could just be a bacterial bloom then.

That’s what I’m thinking. I’ve got the skimmer running so maybe it will help clear it up.

1 hour ago, JamesL said:

That is not bad for cloudy water.  I didn't rinse my live sand on my current tank, and this is what it looked like for a few days.

The blue/white filter floss helped to clean it up.

Mine wasn’t quite this cloudy. I was clear after the first day or so. 

2 hours ago, Gig 'em @ NDstructible said:

I assume you rinsed your rock and sand??

I did not rinse the sand as it was “live” sand. I did rinse the rock. Everything settled and was clean and clear for a week or so. I woke up one morning and the water was cloudy. I’m running a 3 hour light cycle right now since I have nothing in the tank. Temp and salinity are where they should be.

1 hour ago, Jimbo662 said:

Thanks.

The black one in the center is the 1Link for the WAVs, gray one on the right is the Lunar light module  and the small black one is the breakout box that I'll use to control the lights inside the stand.

I thought you could plug the wavs into the eb832? 

19 hours ago, Jimbo662 said:

Well, now that I've got the leak fixed it's time to move on! Got a simple stand built to attach all the controls to and got the return pump connected to the apex and running. Still waiting for the Aquatic Live fixture to be in stock...should be sometime this week!  Hopefully rocks go in tomorrow.

 

Looking good! What are you using the extra modules for on the apex?

48 minutes ago, RicordeaFreak said:

Truly spectacular! What a nice build and that stand is incredible. looking forward to seeing this tank grow out in the future. Awesome work!

Thank you! I will do my est to keep updating along the way! 

Playing around with wiring tonight. I got everything on the Apex! It’s all working as it should! I was ready to throw in the towel on the apex.... Their customer service is top notch! Emails and phone calls after business hours! 

Now if this cloudy water would go away I would be really happy! I’m pretty sure it’s just a new tank thing? I’ve never used live sand or dry rock until this tank. It must have something to do with it because I’ve never had it happen before....

2 minutes ago, FarmerTy said:

Got a nice used sump from Jen. I'm a realist with my free time and know it'll be a few months before I get it swapped out.

I put it on its side and currently using it as a tank towel holder. I took a look at it the other day and saw it looking back at me.

Lol that’s good stuff right there!!!

4 minutes ago, FarmerTy said:

Oh my Dustin, there's 448 posts. My kid will be 2 by the time I get through it.

Sorry couldn’t help myself.... it’s only because I’m jealous!

2 minutes ago, FarmerTy said:

12 minutes ago, dustint21 said:

Great pics Ty! I really love that you let that one little red anemone hang out under the rock in the back! Its cute! 

Thanks Dustin! Wait, which anemone?

Don’t lie did you go back and look at the pics??? Lmbo

4 hours ago, FarmerTy said:

More fish pics. These guys are hard to catch!

Great pics Ty! I really love that you let that one little red anemone hang out under the rock in the back! Its cute! 

I’m going to get a red bat signal light before this is over!

2 hours ago, FarmerTy said:

3 hours ago, dustint21 said:

You guys are killing me with these! Ty are you being facetious? I know this is the easy part... all that really counts is what’s in the tank!

No jokes here, I think reefing is equal parts science and equal parts design. The design part of it was never my forte... Its more like a mad scientist went through my tank setup. So I can appreciate when tank builds of this caliber come together... I'm always envious of the results.

I’m just messing with ya brother! I would be more than happy to help the other red stand guys get hooked up with removable covers! 

4 hours ago, FarmerTy said:

Wow!

You guys are killing me with these! Ty are you being facetious? I know this is the easy part... all that really counts is what’s in the tank!

Thank you!

13 minutes ago, BobcatReefer said:

Lol! Thank you!

11 minutes ago, Gig 'em @ NDstructible said:

WOW! That is impressive!! Well done, very well done

Thank you!