Chad and Belinda Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 We finally picked up our 144 half circle aquarium Thank you Jose, Mizeny, Chris, Calvin and Laura for your help and patience in getting it set up! Jose and Chad managed to get all the plumbing setup and we are currently filling it up with RO water for the leak test and clean up. Once it's clean, then we will add our mixture of black and white sand and fill it up with saltwater. More pics to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cob Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I miss my 144 half circle....great tank! It was nice when Mizeny and Jose had it set up and I'm sure this will be a great build. looking forward to following along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I'm glad I happened to be in the area to help today. Was much easier moving that little thing in than moving that monster 265 out. Good to see you guys getting back to a proper sized tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Nice, if you need more black sand let me know. im gonna toss my black sand in a couple days when i upgrade is ready. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 WOOOOHOOOOO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 ++++ 1!!!! Bout time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atxmandarin Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 if you need that chiller for this thing give me a shout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Awesome, can't wait to see it set up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 The tank has been cleaned...yay We added saltwater and a mixture of black and white sand tonight. Hope to start adding the rock within the next few days. Pics to come soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 I miss my 144 half circle....great tank! It was nice when Mizeny and Jose had it set up and I'm sure this will be a great build. looking forward to following along. So, who ended up with your tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Rock work was done tonight. A big THANKS to Dan!!!! Will post pics once the water clears up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 congrats - and thanks for the bubble - he's so cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Cmon with the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Cmon with the pics! Will post pics later today...Chad, Calvin and Matt are gonna get the lights in the canopy today so I will take them once they are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 congrats - and thanks for the bubble - he's so cute Thanks and you're welcome! Enjoy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Will post pics later today...Chad, Calvin and Matt are gonna get the lights in the canopy today so I will take them once they are done. Ok. Don't make me come up there! I'm out of school for a few weeks, I ain't scared! I'll do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballistic.reefer Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 hey guys yall are dropping the ball, where are the pics of the rockscape? i need some inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavis735 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I can't wait to see this tank running. It's gonna be very nice. Heck it looked nice just sitting there empty.lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Sorry guys...I promise I will post pics tomorrow. Thanks Matt and Calvin for all your help!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Will post pics later today...Chad, Calvin and Matt are gonna get the lights in the canopy today so I will take them once they are done. Ok. Don't make me come up there! I'm out of school for a few weeks, I ain't scared! I'll do it! Nah...you're all talk... Do it...I dare ya...bring the wife and kiddo and we can all go have dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Sorry for the wait. Here is the final product. Yay... Thanks to Dan for the rock work and Matt and Calvin for the lights. Attaching the lights to the canopy Underside of canopy Outside of canopy We are using 2 - 400 Watt LumenMax Elite and 1 - T12 VHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Ok, so when we took down the 265, we kept all the rock in a 55 gallon drum in our office with pumps, a heater and did water changes. The sand had also been cycling in a rubbermaid container with pumps and a heater. All this was added to our 144 half circle. Today we took the water to Aquatek to get it tested and all the levels were great...we were given the go ahead to start adding livestock and corals. So, tonight we added our mated pair of clown fish and their anemone, a yellow tang and a sand sifting starfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa1tx Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Your tank is unbelievable. The rock work is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Your tank is unbelievable. The rock work is awesome. Thank you! It was really nice meeting you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Belinda Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 We finally got our SWC 160 installed today...finally skimming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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