Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Nice tank! I like how both your house and tank have such complimentary characteristics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirReal63 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Thanks, it has been a fun tank with a really weird shape that fits the spot it is in perfectly. My calcium reactor can easily outpace this tank, both of them can actually, I made a new one out of a NexReef MR1 but even the little MRC one was too much. I was having to run the ph at 7.2 to keep from from building alk which hit 14 at the high point before going to the kalk, I can consistently run a 9dkh again. I have changed to flow a little, currently running a pair of Tunze 6100's at the full voltage with 2-1/4" shrouds and a 6060 in a Tunze Rock. I went back to the 150 watt Radiums and 445nm Ecoxotic led's. I have time again to work on the tank (massive bathroom remodel #1 is done) and am going to do the floating canopy right and put in a single 250 or 400 watt Radium and a pair of VHO SuperActintics. While I don't have a problem with the dual 150's I want better spread so the LumenMax Large is going in their place. The canopy was only done as a temporary solution and it is time to do a better aesthetically pleasing one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 No matter how you dose, the tank looks really good! Kudos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirReal63 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Thanks Ian, I appreciate it. I am hard on myself over the tank, it will never look good enough and my pathetic little point and shoot camera is woefully inadequate at capturing the true look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Yea, that's awesome. It's almost the same age as my tank but looks much better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko's Reef Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Sweet tank and house. Unique. Corals look great. I'm currently setting up a tank. I'm going to have to check that sand out. Going to be a shark and sting ray tank, so they will need quality sand. My parents have a house at Buchannon. Went to eat not too long ago at Marble Falls. It's blown up. Back when I was kiddo, we had a deer lease. The only thing I remembered being there was a WalMart. Tons of places now. We ate at a restaurant next to Chilis that overlooks the lake. Nice environment and great food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirReal63 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 It is a great place to live, we moved here moved here in 1967 when I just a kid and it was a much different place but in many ways it is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 It is a great place to live, we moved here moved here in 1967 when I just a kid and it was a much different place but in many ways it is the same. How long a drive to Cooper's in Llano? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirReal63 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Llano is about 30 minutes if Toni is driving, 40 minutes if I am. Coopers is great but there are great little BBQ places all over the place out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildman926 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Hey Jack, great build thread. Love the tank, and the house. Just thought I would stop by and say hello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirReal63 Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Good to see you Walter, I have made a fw changes and need to update this a little, I may have time tomorrow. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirReal63 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 It has been a while since I have updated this, so here we go. I have been playing with IrfanView and a white balance correcting plug in to try and get the colors closer to what the eye sees, and I have been fairly successful. Trying to do great photography with a 7 year old point and shoor is a challange, but a better camera will have to wait. The pics are still a little more pale than they are in person but it is a better representation. To supplement the 150 watt Radiums I added two 24" VHO SuperActintics and removed the Ecoxotic 445nm LED's. The difference has been fantastic. In order to fit in the VHO I had to replace the light canopy. I decided to build one that mimicked the tank shape and though it looks much better, access to the tank has suffered which has made tank maintenance a lot harder. I need to remove some rock and erradicate the Valonia on it. VHO Only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirReal63 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 I also had a spawn event with my GSP, it was fun, the fish got massively fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirReal63 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 I also retired my old ASM G3 in favor of a Vertex IN180 that I changed the pump on and converted it to a recirc. The pump is a Sicce PSK1000 and it appears to be a great fir for the Vertex body. Nice and milky. It was a fun little project and I am not unhappy with the results. It is a bit too much skimmer with my small bio-load, 5 small fish just isn't a lot but it is still doing an excellent job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Nice. The tank looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirReal63 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Thanks Robb, it still has a ways to go before I will be completely happy with it. I am still fighting flow with the odd shape, the two 6100's and 6060 are doing the job but keeping sand in place has become a never ending nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Looks wonderful, keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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