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My new tank/cabinet from Mermaid Aquarium
Here it is:
![]() Everything went pretty smoothly. They came, took down my old 240 and put up this new AGA 210 in one day. A little tweaking to be done still but, all in all it's been great. I went the full service route this time rather than spending months doing it myself. Here's a picture of the left side where most of the equipment is: ![]() More pictures in my Gallery. |
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WOW! Gorgeous tank. I have seen their stands, and they are top notch! Looking foward to seeing more pictures.
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Wow Mona, that would not work in my house, it looks too nice! Where's the pine boards?? Where's the ghetto curtains to hide the lights?? Nope definately not a good stand for my house
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That does look clean! Congrats!
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Eric Current Tank Info: 100g glass tank, BB, Too much LR, 2x250w xm 10k + 2x110w URI Super Actinic VHO, Trigger System 300 Becket skimmer feed with iwaki md55, Iwaki md30rxt for return, 2x seio 1500, Lots of sweat. |
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The tank looks amazing, nice work once again. I like the mix of coral types, almost 2 tanks in one. You were kidding either about your new skimmer. Impressive.
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Supper sweet. I've seen that stand. Ohh, here's me droolling
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Reefing isn't just for fun anymore! Current Tank Info: 55g acrylic 4 36" T5 SLS w/20g acrylic sump |
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Your tank looks better then the last time I seen it. The skimmer looks smaller in the picture.
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Very nice Mona!
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The pictures don't do it justice! I saw it in person. It's very, very nice!
I'm jealous too. Dennis P.S. Thanks for the sand. |
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Beautiful stand and tank congrats
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nice!
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wow thats gorgeous, if you don't mind me asking; how much did it cost you
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!!
That is one exceptional tank and stand setup. All the equipment is nice and neat too. Congratulations!
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Congrats Mona,
It looks great and even better in person. You sure have a lot of room to fill up!!! That is the best part though isn't it? Your starboard bottom has convinced me to try one out on my next tank.
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collecting donations to build tanks for special needs kids. PM for more information. Current Tank Info: 10 gal nano-reef 96w PC -- 72 bowfront anemone/A. clarkii tank - 20L reef with mantis and A. melanopus |
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Yes, I'm curious about the price too.
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I'll post pictures later of the pipe, gear, lighting, special switches, bevel cut starboard, etc. Thanks all for the nice words. It really does look very nice. |
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I'd love to see pics of the process. I bet that was pretty amazing.
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thats sweet, my dad likes going down there, and he always wants to get a tank from them and we will when we are doen w/ the remodel
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Down to freemont from Boulder Creek? Is that like going up to LA from Santa Cruz
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Here are a few more pictures:
Full cabinet shot. Only the first metal halide is on: ![]() I'm running PFO ballasts to power 3x400 watt 20K XM bulbs. Icecap Dual ballast for Hamilton SuperBlue Actinics, 2xTunze Stream 6100's with Controller, 2xPenPlex back-up Airpumps, Stealth fans will replace the remaining 110 volt fans. Top of cabinet: ![]() Close up of the left side: ![]() Close up of Center: ![]() The DC4 HD and DC8 controlled by AquacontrollerII Close up of right side: ![]() Last edited by mobert; 09/22/2005 at 05:24 PM. |
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Tunze controler in upper cabinet:
![]() Enaly Ozone generator controlled by Aquacontroller: ![]() Water Alarm: ![]() Skimmer with overflow mod to my sump: ![]() Close-up of skimmer cup with drilled 1/4" drain: ![]() Another shot undercabinet: ![]() Timers to control Kalk mixer and top off unit: ![]() Homemade Kalk Reactor: ![]() Calcium Reactor, CO2 regulated by Aquacontroller: ![]() Water to the refugium/sump can go either to the filter socks or to the skimmer: ![]() Last edited by mobert; 09/22/2005 at 05:26 PM. |
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Outlets controlled by switches on the right side under tank cabinet:
![]() AquacontrollerII. The cord was too short from the top of the cabinet to mount this better: ![]() Eheim 1262 is my return pump. The Kill-o-watt meter says it is only drawing 50 watts. Just enough water to feed the skimmer. Circulation for the tank is taken care of by the Tunze Streams. ![]() Right side of cabinet. TruVu Refugium/sump. Ten Gallon for new salt water mixing container. I've already junked up the cabinet with clutter. Lifereef float switch controls a solenoid for the RO line. The RO line has a valve so water is added slowly thus taking awhile to overflow if the float switch fails. There is a second float switch that closes the solenoid incase of high water in the sump: ![]() Last edited by mobert; 09/22/2005 at 05:44 PM. |
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Starboard is starting to turn purple. Mermaid beveled the bottom edge so that the top sits right up next to the glass and the bottom does not touch the silicone. A bead of silicone was run underneath the starboard to keep funk out:
![]() Anemone land on the right. The Nepthea looks great with the Roses: ![]() Closer shot of Anemones with Maureen's Green BTA: ![]() Future inhabitants of Anemone Land: ![]() Sponge Bob is back at work. I'm going to do a display similar to what Eddie had at TP. ![]() ![]() Close up of babies on day 24: ![]() Thanks for looking. |
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WOW
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wow wow
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