rigleautomotive's Tank Pics Thread

x2uranium · 08/24/2008, 06:08 PM

Dan, I'm going to start up a new thread just for you. Thanks for letting me come over as usual and snap some pics. Ladies and Gentlemen, I apologize for some of the quality of the pics due to I am a camera Newbie with my new Nikon D60 with stock lense. This is rigleautomotive's tank. Enjoy the pics. Dan again, thanks for the mini colonies

Here is a new thread for progress on someones tank with some great knowledge about reefing. Lucky enough I live minutes away. He is an archive of information and his tank shows that hardwork in this hobby pays off huge!

And sorry for the saturation I cant get the whitebalance figured out on this camera.

and....

x2uranium · 08/24/2008, 06:16 PM

And by the way.. I think he has TOTM Quality NO DOUBT!!!!!

Eventhough he does'nt think so!!!!!!!

AND.......

x2uranium · 08/24/2008, 06:23 PM

x2uranium · 08/24/2008, 06:28 PM

This thing is the size of a basketball

x2uranium · 08/24/2008, 06:42 PM

Absolutly disgusting colony (in a great way)

x2uranium · 08/24/2008, 06:46 PM

Ok.. wife is calling me.. enjoy the pics.

eagleONE · 08/24/2008, 07:07 PM

very cool photos. good job!

LooseHip · 08/24/2008, 07:42 PM

Those colony's are huge!!!!!!!!!!

143gadgets · 08/24/2008, 07:53 PM

Looks awesome FTS please.

jackson6745 · 08/24/2008, 09:12 PM

The tank looks awesome. Love the stags. You have to change the white balance setting and get us some better pics

moo0o · 08/24/2008, 09:31 PM

dude, where is that FTS! haha, ur buddy has nice lookin healthy corals =)

spleify · 08/24/2008, 09:39 PM

Beautiful corals, and awesome photography work!!

Thanks for sharing.

Spleify

60Cubed · 08/25/2008, 01:48 AM

YEEEEEYAAAAYAA! That tank rocks!!!!!

How many gallons?

And the photos rock.

x2uranium · 08/25/2008, 05:27 AM

180 gallons, Im waiting for dan to chime in about his system. I will get FTS up.. need to find it.

secrest · 08/25/2008, 08:12 AM

wow thats an amazing set up, can't wait for the FTS

rigleautomotive · 08/25/2008, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 60Cubed
YEEEEEYAAAAYAA! That tank rocks!!!!!

How many gallons?

And the photos rock.

Thanks everyone.sorry for not geting back sooner.I just found this thread.I did not know jon posted these pics.The tank is 180 gallons.

x2uranium · 08/25/2008, 08:58 AM

Im figuring out this white balance issue, and the next batch of pics will be tremendous!

eran · 08/25/2008, 09:19 AM

can't wait to see

furman589 · 08/25/2008, 06:12 PM

I just wanted to say your tank pics are awesome. VERY nice!! thanks for sharing

Ricunger · 08/25/2008, 06:22 PM

WOW Im glad to say i live 30 minutes away from breath taking tank!

tee1172 · 08/25/2008, 06:55 PM

Dan
Would you be willing to give us all a little bit of information on your tank.

x2uranium · 08/25/2008, 06:59 PM

you guys need to see this thing in person.. pics do this thing NO justice what so ever.

Mikeeee · 08/25/2008, 07:16 PM

FTS, TOTM.

rigleautomotive · 08/25/2008, 07:56 PM

Thanks everyone.You guys are making my sarementosa blush.LOL

rigleautomotive · 08/25/2008, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tee1172
Dan
Would you be willing to give us all a little bit of information on your tank.

The tank is a stock mega flow all glass 180 with all drilled holes used as drains.I use a blue line HD40x for a return pump and using just the two drains would just about max them out so i used all four for drains.Lighting is three 250 watt XM 20K bulbs in lumenarc III reflectors driven off coral vue electronic ballasts with two 6 foot vho actinic bulbs driven off an ice cap ballast.For flow i use a blue line HD 40X pump on a closed loop with 4 penductors , a maxijet 1200 modded and a tunze 6025 modded.I built the sump out of 3/8 acrylic with baffles and bubble traps included and its capacity is about 60 gallons.The tank drains into a 100 micron filter sock .The skimmer is a ETSS 600 pro downdraft skimmer.a 2 foot by 2 foot refuge with macro algae is located in the final chamber of the sump .

08/24/2008, 06:08 PM	#1
x2uranium Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittston, PA Posts: 1,257	rigleautomotive's Tank Pics Thread Dan, I'm going to start up a new thread just for you. Thanks for letting me come over as usual and snap some pics. Ladies and Gentlemen, I apologize for some of the quality of the pics due to I am a camera Newbie with my new Nikon D60 with stock lense. This is rigleautomotive's tank. Enjoy the pics. Dan again, thanks for the mini colonies Here is a new thread for progress on someones tank with some great knowledge about reefing. Lucky enough I live minutes away. He is an archive of information and his tank shows that hardwork in this hobby pays off huge! And sorry for the saturation I cant get the whitebalance figured out on this camera. and....

08/24/2008, 07:07 PM	#7
eagleONE Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CA Posts: 1,408	very cool photos. good job! __________________ Jay Current Tank Info: ATB powered

08/24/2008, 09:12 PM	#10
jackson6745 Yeah Yeah Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rockaway Park, NY Posts: 5,822	The tank looks awesome. Love the stags. You have to change the white balance setting and get us some better pics __________________ Richard - Officially done shipping coral. Don't ask! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2357196"]http://www.reefcentralcom/forums/showthread.php?t=2357196 Officially Done Shipping

08/24/2008, 09:39 PM	#12
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Beautiful corals, and awesome photography work!! Thanks for sharing. Spleify __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

08/25/2008, 01:48 AM	#13
60Cubed Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,518	YEEEEEYAAAAYAA! That tank rocks!!!!! How many gallons? And the photos rock. __________________ "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" Winston Churchill Current Tank Info: 75g...radions/vortechs/apex/geo/ehiem/bubble magnus...all the good stuff and still want more!!!!

08/24/2008, 06:16 PM	#2
x2uranium Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittston, PA Posts: 1,257	And by the way.. I think he has TOTM Quality NO DOUBT!!!!! Eventhough he does'nt think so!!!!!!! AND.......

08/24/2008, 06:23 PM	#3
x2uranium Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittston, PA Posts: 1,257

08/24/2008, 06:28 PM	#4
x2uranium Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittston, PA Posts: 1,257	This thing is the size of a basketball

08/24/2008, 06:42 PM	#5
x2uranium Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittston, PA Posts: 1,257	Absolutly disgusting colony (in a great way)

08/24/2008, 06:46 PM	#6
x2uranium Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittston, PA Posts: 1,257	Ok.. wife is calling me.. enjoy the pics.

08/24/2008, 07:42 PM	#8
LooseHip Foaming Conehead Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CO Posts: 1,002	Those colony's are huge!!!!!!!!!!

08/24/2008, 07:53 PM	#9
143gadgets Moved On Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,151	Looks awesome FTS please.

08/24/2008, 09:31 PM	#11
moo0o Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SJ,CA Posts: 1,694	dude, where is that FTS! haha, ur buddy has nice lookin healthy corals =)

08/25/2008, 05:27 AM	#14
x2uranium Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittston, PA Posts: 1,257	180 gallons, Im waiting for dan to chime in about his system. I will get FTS up.. need to find it.

08/25/2008, 08:12 AM	#15
secrest Tired Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,148	wow thats an amazing set up, can't wait for the FTS

08/25/2008, 08:58 AM	#17
x2uranium Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittston, PA Posts: 1,257	Im figuring out this white balance issue, and the next batch of pics will be tremendous!

08/25/2008, 09:19 AM	#18
eran Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mid west Posts: 397	can't wait to see __________________ 265gal starfire, 90 gal. sump, 70gal. frag tank, 40gal. QT tank, Vertex Alpha 300 Cone Skimmer, calcium and kalk reactors, 5- tunze 6105's, 7069 controller, Apex, 3-400watt radiums w/galaxy ballasts in lumenbright larges, 2 super actinic VHO's Current Tank Info: 265gal starfire, 90 gal. sump, 70gal. frag tank, 40gal. QT tank, Alpha 300 Cone Skimmer, Geo 618 calcium and kalk reactors, 5- tunze 6105's, 7069 controller, Apex, 3-400watt radiums w/galaxy ballasts in lumenbright larges, 2 super actinic VHO's

08/25/2008, 06:12 PM	#19
furman589 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Williamsport, PA Posts: 182	Your tank I just wanted to say your tank pics are awesome. VERY nice!! thanks for sharing

08/25/2008, 06:22 PM	#20
Ricunger Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hazleton Posts: 1,210	WOW Im glad to say i live 30 minutes away from breath taking tank!

08/25/2008, 06:55 PM	#21
tee1172 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 152	Dan Would you be willing to give us all a little bit of information on your tank. __________________ Theresa

08/25/2008, 06:59 PM	#22
x2uranium Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittston, PA Posts: 1,257	you guys need to see this thing in person.. pics do this thing NO justice what so ever.

08/25/2008, 07:16 PM	#23
Mikeeee Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada, B.C Posts: 501	FTS, TOTM.

08/25/2008, 07:56 PM	#24
rigleautomotive Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,705	Thanks everyone.You guys are making my sarementosa blush.LOL __________________ Dan Rigle President, * Reef Conservation Society TOTM December 2010 Coral Magazine Sept/Oct 2012 Current Tank Info: 180 gal SPS dominated display, 3 X 250 watt Radiums , lumenarc III minis , with VHO actinics, ETS downdraft skimmers, closed loops and 2 Tunze 6105 & 7095 controller,DIY calcium reactors DIY custom built sumps,since 1992