My humble SPS journey - Shallow 80g - Page 2

reefmutt · 09/09/2015, 05:41 PM

nice equipment and starter corals!
looking forward to watching this take shape!

joshky · 09/09/2015, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

nice equipment and starter corals!
looking forward to watching this take shape!

Thanks! I can't wait to see what the frags develop into under T5 versus my brothers LED fixtures.

markalot · 09/09/2015, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by joshky

Thanks! I can't wait to see what the frags develop into under T5 versus my brothers LED fixtures.

You'll force your brother to switch to T5, or at least hybrid.

joshky · 09/09/2015, 09:39 PM

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You'll force your brother to switch to T5, or at least hybrid.

Before he decided to take a break from the hobby he was going to go T5 himself, but right now I'm the only thing keeping him from selling out completely.... a good deal of my livestock is sitting in his tank, he's sold all of his.

He has travel plans that he wants pursue and not have to worry about a fish tank. He also faced a lot of adversity earlier this year dealing with a chaotic mess from a tank crash when he had an anemone dominated tank. I truly think that wore him out since treating expert level anemones on a large scale like that is a lot of maintenance, and them getting reinfected because the tank never fully bounced back kept him doing a few hours of work every day for about a month or so before he just gave up. By the time things started to get better he burnt himself out, so hopefully he'll be back in a couple of years when he'll be in a better situation.

joshky · 09/14/2015, 08:46 PM

Stand progress so far, still need to finish painting and poly. I'm going to do a two-tone inside of the stand with a different color. I'm thinking something along the lines of a sea green/aqua color, but not too bright and in your face. I'm not done with the doors yet, I still need to sand some and stain them, they will be stained grey.

Light is hung

Skimmer came in today

That's it for now, lots left to do... Thanks for reading.

cFloor · 09/14/2015, 10:46 PM

Excellent equipment choices! I love my mp40s and t5s. Looks like you had some nice corals to take frags from. Looking forward to seeing this all come together

jroovers · 09/15/2015, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by cFloor

Excellent equipment choices! I love my mp40s and t5s. Looks like you had some nice corals to take frags from. Looking forward to seeing this all come together

+1

I think you're going to like that skimmer, I've had both the Co-2 and Co-1 and have not been disappointed.

You have some amazing looking colonies

joshky · 09/15/2015, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cFloor

Excellent equipment choices! I love my mp40s and t5s. Looks like you had some nice corals to take frags from. Looking forward to seeing this all come together

Thanks, I am really excited about my equipment choices and the starter frags I have to get my tank started.

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Originally Posted by jroovers

+1

I think you're going to like that skimmer, I've had both the Co-2 and Co-1 and have not been disappointed.

You have some amazing looking colonies

Thanks you! I chose the CO-2 because of all of the reviews I kept reading about it, it seems like a really popular skimmer. The colonies were my brothers, I just snipped a frag from each to grow out and color up. It will be interesting to see what they look like 6 months from now.

Wrangy · 09/15/2015, 05:57 PM

Coming together nicely mate! Looking forward to seeing it filled!

joshky · 09/16/2015, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Wrangy

Coming together nicely mate! Looking forward to seeing it filled!

Thanks!

joshky · 09/17/2015, 03:36 PM

TEASER

My sump came in! I ended up going with the Tideline 36 by Trigger Systems. I didn't know about this sump until like a week ago and when I did I knew that was the sump for me. Thanks to Fragtastic Reef I was able to order one of these beauties and they shipped it to me in perfect condition, I couldn't be happier!

I will take another photo of it later, enjoy.

GroktheCube · 09/17/2015, 06:41 PM

Sexy looking sump!

joshky · 09/17/2015, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GroktheCube

Sexy looking sump!

Thanks, I don't want it to get dirty!

annnnnnnnnnnd,

things are finally coming together!

bitwise · 09/17/2015, 07:28 PM

Just like many others have said: that is some serious equipment.

And that last photo, wow.

joshky · 09/18/2015, 04:37 AM

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Just like many others have said: that is some serious equipment.

And that last photo, wow.

Thanks man, hopefully 12 months from now the DT outshines the equipment.

sahin · 09/18/2015, 09:50 AM

Wow, that is a top class sump.

joshky · 09/18/2015, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by sahin

Wow, that is a top class sump.

I'm pretty happy with it, I can't lie. It was more than I wanted to spend but I keep telling myself it's worth it.

Wrangy · 09/19/2015, 04:32 AM

The entire build is top class mate! Seriously! Loving it

joshky · 09/20/2015, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Wrangy

The entire build is top class mate! Seriously! Loving it

Glad you like it so far, thanks!

Alex Costa · 09/20/2015, 06:09 AM

Looks good!

reefmutt · 09/22/2015, 11:09 AM

Love those shots of perfectly clean and glowing set ups before water and algae and fish poo mess everything up!

Nice sump!

joshky · 09/22/2015, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Costa

Looks good!

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Love those shots of perfectly clean and glowing set ups before water and algae and fish poo mess everything up!

Nice sump!

Thanks you guys, really appreciate it.

Not much to update yet, waiting on a shipment from BRS to get some more work done. If things go as planned I should be filling the tank up next Monday.

joshky · 10/02/2015, 05:38 PM

Considering the tank should already be wet, this is kind of a small update. Forgive me.

Another toy, not sure what I'm going to do with it other than a few basic things. I don't want my system reliant on one piece of gear so it's more of a novelty than a necessity I suppose. Nevertheless, hopefully I'll get things switched over next week.

.Pandy. · 10/02/2015, 07:49 PM

That sump would look awesome with the back, sides, and bottom white

Nice build, will be following along.

joshky · 10/03/2015, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by .Pandy.

That sump would look awesome with the back, sides, and bottom white

Nice build, will be following along.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

09/09/2015, 05:41 PM	#26
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	nice equipment and starter corals! looking forward to watching this take shape! __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

09/14/2015, 08:46 PM	#30
joshky Acros & Wrasses Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Central KY Posts: 2,546	Stand progress so far, still need to finish painting and poly. I'm going to do a two-tone inside of the stand with a different color. I'm thinking something along the lines of a sea green/aqua color, but not too bright and in your face. I'm not done with the doors yet, I still need to sand some and stain them, they will be stained grey. Light is hung Skimmer came in today That's it for now, lots left to do... Thanks for reading. __________________ Josh My 80g: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2677031

09/14/2015, 10:46 PM	#31
cFloor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,552	Excellent equipment choices! I love my mp40s and t5s. Looks like you had some nice corals to take frags from. Looking forward to seeing this all come together __________________ 250g. SPS tank Instagram: @cfloorsaltwater

09/15/2015, 05:57 PM	#34
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Coming together nicely mate! Looking forward to seeing it filled! __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

09/17/2015, 03:36 PM	#36
joshky Acros & Wrasses Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Central KY Posts: 2,546	TEASER My sump came in! I ended up going with the Tideline 36 by Trigger Systems. I didn't know about this sump until like a week ago and when I did I knew that was the sump for me. Thanks to Fragtastic Reef I was able to order one of these beauties and they shipped it to me in perfect condition, I couldn't be happier! I will take another photo of it later, enjoy. __________________ Josh My 80g: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2677031

09/17/2015, 06:41 PM	#37
GroktheCube Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,063	Sexy looking sump!

09/17/2015, 07:28 PM	#39
bitwise Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: CT Posts: 316	Just like many others have said: that is some serious equipment. And that last photo, wow.

09/18/2015, 09:50 AM	#41
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	Wow, that is a top class sump.

09/19/2015, 04:32 AM	#43
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	The entire build is top class mate! Seriously! Loving it __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

09/20/2015, 06:09 AM	#45
Alex Costa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Itupeva - SP - Brasil Posts: 673	Looks good! __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49229306@N02/ http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/153-tank-of-the-month Current Tank Info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2596707

09/22/2015, 11:09 AM	#46
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Love those shots of perfectly clean and glowing set ups before water and algae and fish poo mess everything up! Nice sump! __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

10/02/2015, 05:38 PM	#48
joshky Acros & Wrasses Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Central KY Posts: 2,546	Considering the tank should already be wet, this is kind of a small update. Forgive me. Another toy, not sure what I'm going to do with it other than a few basic things. I don't want my system reliant on one piece of gear so it's more of a novelty than a necessity I suppose. Nevertheless, hopefully I'll get things switched over next week. __________________ Josh My 80g: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2677031

10/02/2015, 07:49 PM	#49
.Pandy. Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 77	That sump would look awesome with the back, sides, and bottom white Nice build, will be following along.