victoly Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 be right over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Looks pretty amazing. Are you staggering the frag racks for visual purposes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Looks pretty amazing. Are you staggering the frag racks for visual purposes? Nah, I showed it that way in my sketches but now have decided to go with one level of black eggcrate to keep the design clean and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 the more i look at it, the more i load up my truck with a sleeping bag and start slowly creeping towards your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBMarlin Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Wow, that looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I didn't want to be the first to say it, but there's no geode in the mock-up... ~500 gallons total will be absolutely awesome. Are you going to go with the same LED's as your DT or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 No snookie either! I think the multi level frag rack is what gave it such a distinctive look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dustin Blevins Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I'd frag that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 the more i look at it, the more i load up my truck with a sleeping bag and start slowly creeping towards your house. . Lol. Since there is no sump there's plenty of room underneath for you and your sleeping bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 I didn't want to be the first to say it, but there's no geode in the mock-up...~500 gallons total will be absolutely awesome. Are you going to go with the same LED's as your DT or something else?Oh the geodes are there. I think you are underestimating the obstructive capability of Snooki. I'm going with AI Sols. The cost for using Radions was just too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Seen this tank in person, its gonna be so awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Seen this tank in person, its gonna be so awesome! Thanks Chris! Got the lights installed last night. I'm using AI Sols suspended from ceiling. Four is a little overkill for the depth and area of the tank but I was able to get them fairly cheap from a store that was going out of business. My thought is that I can run them at lower intensity and the frags will more evenly lighted. I was thinking about a canopy but think the look is clean enough to leave it as is. To start, I'm running them off AI's controller but will eventually tie it into my Apex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 There's an unexplicable feeling of pride that one feels when Victoly posts a gif on your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kingjames Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 the one with the lady pour water through her nose was my favorite, hahahha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Be careful of the corals coloration when using the SOLS, since they have no Red, Green, Yellow, or more so UV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcraze_1 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Awesome tank. So who was the builder. Local? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 DAS in waxahachie i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 Thanks Fishcraze! DAS (Dutch Aquarium Systems) is correct. Not to be confused with DSA. Finally doing my water test now. The cashier at Home Depot calls me by my name now. Just realized that my beautiful frag rack that I made out of eggcrate and PVC has a fatal flaw. It floats! I could fix it but I think I'm going to just use heavy frags to weigh it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 gold is nonreactive and pretty dense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 Yes, solid gold frag plugs were my first thought but they would be a little too gaudy. I know a guy who can get his hands on some moon rocks thats putting together a quote. I should probably start a group buy to save on the shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Water test found no problems. Was able to make enough RODI water last night to fill it up and add the salt. Hooked up an expansion module to my DT's Apex controller and setup a temperature probe and a heater. Temperature is 77.8 (matches my DT perfectly) but my salinity is still a little low so I'm still slowly adding salt to get it up. Anxious but scared to open up the return on this bad boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 can you slowly introduce water into system or is it an all or nothing type thing? this tank is sweet, is the lighting as blue as the pictures makes it look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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