Complete DIY Custom 144x15x15 - Page 28

weirze · 06/04/2010, 11:11 PM

sooooooo hows the tank doing now a days

legolas100 · 06/08/2010, 11:02 PM

Just finished reading the thread and im very impressed! very clean and well balanced. nice job dude

tydtran · 06/09/2010, 07:44 AM

One of the best diy threads ever. Anxiously awaiting an update.

Giga · 06/09/2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by calvin415

He goes nuts for this stuff!!! 2 or 3 pellets and his mouth is full! LOL!

I found this stuff and red the ingredients and it says it has something called copper something or another as a preservative-is that safe to inverts?

scott11 · 06/10/2010, 02:01 PM

I have been feeding that for about 6 months, my pistols and cleaner shimps are doing fine. I think it is safe

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Originally Posted by Giga

I found this stuff and red the ingredients and it says it has something called copper something or another as a preservative-is that safe to inverts?

sweetnsour · 06/11/2010, 03:53 PM

Calvin just went thru this whole thread and wow! awesome build man keep up the great work and pictures.

areeftank · 08/08/2010, 06:15 AM

one of the best DIY's i have ever seen

beex215 · 08/08/2010, 11:48 PM

when the first pic came up showing the lighting. the right side of the tank looked best.

calvin415 · 10/10/2010, 08:24 PM

Sorry for the lack of updates, but I've been super busy this summer and finally feel I might actually have everything done (for now)!

As proof, here is what I've done since my last update, mostly non-fish stuff so you understand where all my time has gone:

First my Shark Dive...

Backyard:
Shed

calvin415 · 10/10/2010, 08:25 PM

Re-landscaping

Alright, so we did some work in the basement as well, got rid of the old furniture and went with a bigger screen. I also built a pendant to mount the LEDs in, here are some pics from tonight....

calvin415 · 10/10/2010, 08:25 PM

And a closeup of the new pendant...

And the LED layout

tangers · 10/10/2010, 08:31 PM

Thank god!!!! updates!!!!! The tank lives....and looks great!!!

dantimdad · 10/10/2010, 11:47 PM

Looks incredible! I like the idea of the LEDs. Sounds like someone is finally making a fairl affordable fixture.

What did you build the canopy out of?

Thanks for the updates!

juldelf · 10/11/2010, 05:37 AM

Awesome Build!!!!
congrats
great canopy led build

widmer · 10/11/2010, 06:36 AM

Looks like growth has been copious

geaux xman · 10/11/2010, 08:22 AM

WOW !!

calvin415 · 10/11/2010, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangers

Thank god!!!! updates!!!!! The tank lives....and looks great!!!

Thanks! Sorry for the lack of updates, but needless to say I've been very busy...

Quote:

Originally Posted by dantimdad

Looks incredible! I like the idea of the LEDs. Sounds like someone is finally making a fairl affordable fixture.

What did you build the canopy out of?

Thanks for the updates!

Yeah, I pick up these fixtures from steelcitycorals.com the white pendants goes with the setup nicely, but wish I could control the white and blues independently. I'm considering selling them and going with the ones from reefkoicorals.com but still need so do some more testing on them... They are much more blue, but not sure if it will look better or not.

Built the canopy out of poplar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by juldelf

Awesome Build!!!!
congrats
great canopy led build

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by widmer

Looks like growth has been copious

Yeah, it's been hit/miss some corals have really responded well to the LED's, others have not done so well. The LED's are so bright and over the summer my tank was neglected and lost a few due to too much light. I've been cutting back the light cycle, but now that I have the pendant finished I'm able to raise them up as well. Hopefully things will start to darken back up, a number of corals are really lightened in color.

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Originally Posted by geaux xman

WOW !!

Thanks!

widmer · 10/11/2010, 11:10 AM

If you're considering replacing the current LED fixture, why not consider making one? Lots of us have made LED fixtures that blow all of the premade ones out of the water as far as brightness, efficiency and ability to control. Not to mention they're a LOT less expensive up front.

With a tank that long, if you DIY an LED fixture controlled by an arduino, I can really picture how much fun you could have with effects like a cloud rolling over, or sunrise to sunset one end to the other, or a really smooth transition from one part of the tank being deeper blue than another etc etc...

Hopefully something to think about..

calvin415 · 10/11/2010, 11:18 AM

Would be sweet, but a lot of work to build a 12' version...

widmer · 10/11/2010, 11:36 AM

Could be thought of as ~3x the same 4-foot fixture, if you built it like the great majority of us, you would end up using ~300 or maybe fewer LEDs, you could build it in an afternoon I beleive. It would take a little while longer if you made it arduino-controlled.

leonet · 02/04/2011, 08:32 AM

very nice!!

stan zemanek · 02/04/2011, 02:34 PM

WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

n0rdin · 02/04/2011, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by calvin415

Is that some Stylophora or maybe a Pocillopora, looks great in green if so, I got a purple one, but that green one looked outstanding

sabodish · 02/04/2011, 04:17 PM

i believe thats a porites..

this is easily one of my favorite tanks of all time..

Tahoe Reefer · 02/04/2011, 04:38 PM

This thread was worth following for so long, what a beautiful tank!

06/08/2010, 11:02 PM	#677
legolas100 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 227	Just finished reading the thread and im very impressed! very clean and well balanced. nice job dude __________________ 120 Gallon Build Thread: 13 Year Olds 1st tank! Check my homepage in profile. Current Tank Info: Setting up 120G

10/10/2010, 08:24 PM	#684
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	Sorry for the lack of updates, but I've been super busy this summer and finally feel I might actually have everything done (for now)! As proof, here is what I've done since my last update, mostly non-fish stuff so you understand where all my time has gone: First my Shark Dive... Backyard: Shed __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

10/10/2010, 08:25 PM	#685
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	Re-landscaping Alright, so we did some work in the basement as well, got rid of the old furniture and went with a bigger screen. I also built a pendant to mount the LEDs in, here are some pics from tonight.... __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

10/10/2010, 08:25 PM	#686
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	And a closeup of the new pendant... And the LED layout __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

10/10/2010, 08:31 PM	#687
tangers Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 1,411	Thank god!!!! updates!!!!! The tank lives....and looks great!!! __________________ "Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth." Henry David Thoreau Click on red house for build thread. Current Tank Info: 135 gallon corner. 3x kessil a360we's, gyre xf150, custom "L" shaped sump, all on apex

06/04/2010, 11:11 PM	#676
weirze Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: sault ste marie Posts: 45	sooooooo hows the tank doing now a days

06/09/2010, 07:44 AM	#678
tydtran Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 853	One of the best diy threads ever. Anxiously awaiting an update.

06/11/2010, 03:53 PM	#681
sweetnsour Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: JHB South Africa Posts: 59	Calvin just went thru this whole thread and wow! awesome build man keep up the great work and pictures.

08/08/2010, 06:15 AM	#682
areeftank Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 113	one of the best DIY's i have ever seen

08/08/2010, 11:48 PM	#683
beex215 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: philly, pa Posts: 208	when the first pic came up showing the lighting. the right side of the tank looked best.

10/10/2010, 11:47 PM	#688
dantimdad Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Dirty South Posts: 315	Looks incredible! I like the idea of the LEDs. Sounds like someone is finally making a fairl affordable fixture. What did you build the canopy out of? Thanks for the updates! __________________ “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” - Nikola Tesla Current Tank Info: 50 reef (dry docked after vandalism...long story), 46 reef and getting ready to setup 300+ shark tank

10/11/2010, 05:37 AM	#689
juldelf Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: France Posts: 85	Awesome Build!!!! congrats great canopy led build

10/11/2010, 06:36 AM	#690
widmer Drug Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 2,958	Looks like growth has been copious

10/11/2010, 08:22 AM	#691
geaux xman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 3,279	WOW !!

10/11/2010, 11:10 AM	#693
widmer Drug Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 2,958	If you're considering replacing the current LED fixture, why not consider making one? Lots of us have made LED fixtures that blow all of the premade ones out of the water as far as brightness, efficiency and ability to control. Not to mention they're a LOT less expensive up front. With a tank that long, if you DIY an LED fixture controlled by an arduino, I can really picture how much fun you could have with effects like a cloud rolling over, or sunrise to sunset one end to the other, or a really smooth transition from one part of the tank being deeper blue than another etc etc... Hopefully something to think about..

10/11/2010, 11:18 AM	#694
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	Would be sweet, but a lot of work to build a 12' version... __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

10/11/2010, 11:36 AM	#695
widmer Drug Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 2,958	Could be thought of as ~3x the same 4-foot fixture, if you built it like the great majority of us, you would end up using ~300 or maybe fewer LEDs, you could build it in an afternoon I beleive. It would take a little while longer if you made it arduino-controlled.

02/04/2011, 08:32 AM	#696
leonet Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: japan Posts: 35	very nice!!

02/04/2011, 02:34 PM	#697
stan zemanek Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 524	WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02/04/2011, 04:17 PM	#699
sabodish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Holly Springs, NC Posts: 1,703	i believe thats a porites.. this is easily one of my favorite tanks of all time..

02/04/2011, 04:38 PM	#700
Tahoe Reefer Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lake Tahoe, Ca Posts: 506	This thread was worth following for so long, what a beautiful tank! __________________ Always learning... I think Current Tank Info: 20G Long