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Islander’s Old School Reef – 900 Gallon Display
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Im very interested in the mangrove display. Following for sure!
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Tiles are all installed, great job by the contractor....!
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The sombreros are a very cool addition. Every tank room needs some.
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I have only one negative thing to say...... I came too see and got very sad that this isn't one of the threads that has 50 pages I can drool over, now, I must wait. LOL! Looking great
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This is goin to be a great build. Followingg
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Looks good, can wait to see the set up.
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This is going to be epic!!! Your progress has been remarkable.
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Islander’s Old School Reef – 900 Gallon Display
Okay.... here are some changes I might make due to several reasons. Feedback are more than welcome.
First is the design of frag and mangrove system - instead of having them situated across the fish room, I decided to make them into one "L" shaped tank. The reason is that I want to reduce plumbing work and I was kinda worried about the slow flow rate when water flows back (gravity) to the main sump under the DT. Also, the L shaped layout provides a better working space in the fish room. I also scratched the idea of using my old tank and the tank made by scrapped acrylic material. Whichever design I decide to go with, both tanks will be brand new and made by glass. Original plan: New plan: The widths of the L shaped tank should both be 75cm ^^^^^ made a mistake in the drawing. Secondly, I am VERY tempted to install AI Hydra 52 HDs as part of the lighting system. I should be able to cut down MHs from 10 units to 5 if I do this. The fish room will be much cooler with just 5 MHs, and the AI app is just surprisingly easy to use. Here is an illustration - 12 Hydras, 5 MH, and 8 VHOs (4 feet each) I was very against LEDs at the beginning, because I just couldn't stand the disco ball effect, and the shimmers just look too artificial to my eyes. However, a friend of mine suggested 52HD and I gave it a try on my holding tank in conjunction with one 400W MH and four 4' T5s. The disco ball effect was pretty much gone, and the shimmering doesn't feel as rushed when I lid the tank up with 52HD only. Everything seemed pretty blend-in. I sat there and messed around with the AI app for at least an hr and just loved it. I am pretty sure there is a high chance I can hit the sweet spot with this light. Tried my best to take some pictures with iphone: ALL ON - except red, green and violet: White LEDs only - This color looks great to me: White LED with just an accent of blues: So these are the possible major changes, please let me know your thoughts.....! Last edited by yifan917; 09/08/2017 at 11:23 AM. |
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Wow this is gonna be fun. What kind of fish are you looking to put into your ocean?
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That is a great idea. You can always add more aggressive fish such as tangs later. Anthias are such beautiful fish. Looking forward to your build taking shape. What are you looking at for flow through such a beast of a tank?
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amazing build
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Sorry you had mentioned that earlier. Awesome!
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Another awesome build. Gotta follow along and pick up some tips.
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amazing build! I have the dastaco ext3 and love it!!!! great choice on equipment.
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