Reef Aquarium 1350 gallons in Bucharest

[jmpickett]

WoW!!! amazing build! I can't wait to watch this one unfold!

[kinlayan]

wow andy!

thanks for the picture of the rostratum , lovely fish that super rare here. Mine is a hybrid of the scopas and rostratum and yes i have it for about 2 months now

here are pictures slightly shorter snout and lines on body when viewed under flash photography





Is it hard to get rare fish like that in your country, it is very hard to get them in South Africa but lately more exciting fish are coming in

[dainiusiva]

very nice fish indeed.i bet they are expensive and rarely available

[andytripa]

Originally Posted by Deputy1234

Have you looked into these?








http://www.panta-rhei-aquatics.de/


I've read they will be making a 12,000 gph version that uses 90 watts and should cost around $700-800each

Here's a link to their Youtube page

http://www.youtube.com/user/AquaticsPantaRhei#g/a

Thank very much for the information. I will check them out

[andytripa]

Originally Posted by TotalVapor

Those Hydro Wizzards are HUGE!

Great idea but could cause sand storms in a tank of this size.

You are right, they are huge but I don't think I'm going to use any sand in my tank, probably I will have only rock on the bottom from www.aquaroche.fr

[beex215]

those skylight things are a great way to help display a tank. natural lighting just cant be beat

[pluap]

any ideas of any other fish you are thinking of getting

[elijaher]

Those Hydro are huge.

[JASON L.]

I cant seem to find any info on the solar tubes! could i get the website?

[andytripa]

Sorry to all of you guys for the late replay but I've been away for more than a month.

Originally Posted by jmpickett

WoW!!! amazing build! I can't wait to watch this one unfold!

Thank you jmpickett !

[andytripa]

Originally Posted by beex215

those skylight things are a great way to help display a tank. natural lighting just cant be beat

You are right, they look great but today I ordered extentions because they are too high and the light spreads too much on the sides.

Thanks for stopping by.

[andytripa]

Originally Posted by pluap

any ideas of any other fish you are thinking of getting

Maybe because of my last month diving experience I decided to have a lot of small fishes like anthias, chromis, damsel, wrasse and only a few tangs that I have allready.

Thank you

[andytripa]

Originally Posted by elijaher

Those Hydro are huge.

Hi,
I haven't decided yet what I will use but those are huge indeed.

Thanks

[andytripa]

Originally Posted by JASON L.

I cant seem to find any info on the solar tubes! could i get the website?

Really sorry for the late reply.
www.solatube.com

Thank you

[scubasteve06]

That black tang is awesome

[andytripa]

Originally Posted by scubasteve06

That black tang is awesome

Thank you very much. I had a problem with him few weeks ago, something white was coming out from the back of his left eye but now is ok. Whatever that was withdrew.

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It won't stay still for a picture

[andytripa]

After reading Chingchai's from Thailand and Peter's from Canada threads (not entirely, sorry for that) I decided to meet this two guys in person because everything they've done so far with their tanks and for this community is incredible. Also I'm sure many of you have done beautiful tanks and I respect all of your work.

My first opportunity to meet Peter arise last month when I read about MACNA on his thread (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1811725). So I decided to pack and to go there. My wife joined me on this unknown trip to Florida. I've told Peter (Nineball) and Shawn (Mr. Wilson) that I was going to come for MACNA to meet them.
I have also received a dinner invitation from Peter which invited all the people participating to his thread. Unfortunatly because I lost a connecting fligh in Detroit I couldn't make it for dinner

I thought MACNA was a much bigger show but took me about two hours to see it all. I also asked if there is another exhibition hall but there was only one.

Even if I was not impressed by this event I've met pasionate and nice people, but the more important was meeting Peter and Shawn to whom I want to thank for the really nice time we've spend together and for the warm welcome. ........and for the canadian whiskey

Chingchai do you have a "MACNA" in Thailand because I definitely want to attend it and to meet you if is possible. Maybe Peter will join me too.

to all of you

Andy

[andytripa]

Originally Posted by scubasteve06

That black tang is awesome

Here is also a short video with the black tang:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhXpE9i39_0

[andytripa]

I decided not to buy the background and to make it with dry life rock. I didn't know what kind of cement to use and I asked Mr. Wilson for help. The answer was BASF Emaco s88 ci marine cement. So I started the test and this is what came out:


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[mr.wilson]

Hello my friend. Great to see you are progressing on the tank. Now that I know where your build thread is I will never get any sleep

You can add perpendicular plastic grid to the back wall for coral shelves and depth. It looks more realistic when you use uneven/broken pieces of plastic grid.

Another trick is to use spray foam to add texture and detail. Apply it in short squirts. Shooting it from farther away adds more texture. The cement is expensive and more importantly, very heavy so try to use styrofoam when you can.

You can also use PVC pipe to make a skeleton framework for the rock formation.

[Jason F]

Hi.
Nice background You have made mr.wilson.

andytripa
I just found Your topic and it´s impressive. I have planning to make about same size tank and and i´m thought Tunze 6508. Did you got that bigger one or what kind of stream you decide to buy. Are you satisfied with those pumps? Can you give some info your technic and how thin is the glass ?

Sorry my english.

[andytripa]

Originally Posted by Jason F

Hi.
Nice background You have made mr.wilson.

andytripa
I just found Your topic and it´s impressive. I have planning to make about same size tank and and i´m thought Tunze 6508. Did you got that bigger one or what kind of stream you decide to buy. Are you satisfied with those pumps? Can you give some info your technic and how thin is the glass ?

Sorry my english.

Hi,
I haven't decided on which pumps I'm going to buy. The only things I bought so far are these:

8 CoralVue SE 400W Finished Pendant Large
8 Reeflux 400W SE 12,000K bulbs
8 Coral Vue 400w Dimmable UL approved 90-240VAC Ballast
2 Coralvue 1000W SE 20,000K bulb
2 Galaxy 1000W electronic ballast

I'm still waiting for these to come.
The glass is 3.4cm with PVB (polyvinyl butyral) in the middle.

Thanks
Andy

[curlykid]

hey dude, awesome fish you got there! About the pumps, i would go with 2 Vortech MP60's, they are very small and push 12,000 gph. I think, they are about $600, not sure. So, less cost, and smaller than Hydors or Tunzes, plus it's got a fancy driver with a lots of modes.

[nineball]

Originally Posted by andytripa

Hi,
I haven't decided on which pumps I'm going to buy. The only things I bought so far are these:

8 CoralVue SE 400W Finished Pendant Large
8 Reeflux 400W SE 12,000K bulbs
8 Coral Vue 400w Dimmable UL approved 90-240VAC Ballast
2 Coralvue 1000W SE 20,000K bulb
2 Galaxy 1000W electronic ballast

I'm still waiting for these to come.
The glass is 3.4cm with PVB (polyvinyl butyral) in the middle.

Thanks
Andy

Andy, that's some serious light you have there!!!! It certainly looks like you and I might have a group buy for some great coral in our future.....

Peter

[mr.wilson]

I don't know if any of you like big tanks. I hope he link works http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f1...em-149347.html