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Unread 09/06/2011, 07:43 PM   #51
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Looking great and tagging along. I especially love the brick work. How are you coming on your lighting decision?


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Unread 09/06/2011, 08:13 PM   #52
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Looking great and tagging along. I especially love the brick work. How are you coming on your lighting decision?
I am going to go with PAR38 LED bulbs. I like the deep water look and the savings in heat related issues as well as energy usage.


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Unread 09/07/2011, 07:45 AM   #53
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Video - Sept. 7, 2011


I have begun to add a few fish to QT where they will sit for the next month.


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Unread 09/07/2011, 07:53 AM   #54
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Fantastic build. The brick was a fantastic idea and really makes it stand out from the norm. Your build is well thought out and executed flawlessly. Congrats.


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Unread 09/07/2011, 02:30 PM   #55
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That rock on the right looks like an animal skull. Great job.


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Unread 09/07/2011, 06:48 PM   #56
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nice looking tank/basement


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Unread 09/07/2011, 07:37 PM   #57
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Fantastic build. The brick was a fantastic idea and really makes it stand out from the norm. Your build is well thought out and executed flawlessly. Congrats.
Thanks, Genin. I have put a lot of thought into it so I hope it turns out as well as I've envisioned.

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That rock on the right looks like an animal skull. Great job.
Ha ha! Not planned, but it kind of does! Keep it or change it?

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nice looking tank/basement
Thanks! It's all coming together quite nicely!


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Unread 09/07/2011, 08:02 PM   #58
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Thanks, reefermad!

BTW, I love your signature line...
I guess I am going on my 5th year registered on RC (who's counting on number of years in the hobby), yet I have under 400 posts...it is funny how people will be on this forum for about a year (or less) and have over 1,000 posts and seem to have everything figured out. Ha ha! Cheers!

Thanks! I put that in my sig when some dude wanted to argue that a bulkhead couldn't be ran backwards. I told him as long as the gasket was on the flange side, it didn't matter which direction it was. He said he had more post so he was right. What an idiot.


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Unread 09/07/2011, 08:30 PM   #59
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Double post. Just trying to get my post up so I can be right more often!


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Unread 09/16/2011, 07:55 PM   #60
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I checked the water to see how things were coming along. It looks like I need to add some more fish to get this thing really going...

My nitrates are at about 2ppm so I finally added some caulerpa prolifera to the fuge. When this stuff takes off it looks great!



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Unread 09/17/2011, 08:52 AM   #61
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In more non-fish related news... I have the fireplace completely finished. This sits on the opposite wall of the fish tank and the bar will have the same stone work.

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Sheetrocked with Hearth stone laid


Completed with solid maple mantel & ledgestone



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Unread 09/17/2011, 06:57 PM   #62
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Little off topic question, How high is your ceiling? About 7.5'?


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Unread 09/17/2011, 08:38 PM   #63
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Little off topic question, How high is your ceiling? About 7.5'?
Just about 8' tall.


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Unread 09/18/2011, 12:12 AM   #64
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That looks great!!!

Did you do the work your self?


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Unread 09/18/2011, 01:27 AM   #65
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Wow this is like most "cribbed" out basement iv ever seen!!
The brickwork give an antique/vintage feel to the whole setup which is different. Great planning on the build.
What are your coral stocking plans? SPS & LPS or will there be some softies?
I'm a fan of the PAR38 bulbs. But do u like the spectrum they produce?
What colour temperature will you be using?
I was looking for spot light options for my new tank, I really liked the LeDio spot lights they have a good range. But since I was going for a SPS dominated build I opted for another lighting system with broader range. My tanks just 2.5 months old it's holding up pretty ok till now. Im documenting the build on my thread, but it's not grand as your amazing build.
But your ideas are inspiring me to get some LED spotlights to accentuate or highlight some select areas giving my tank an "abyss" look
The redesigned rock work looks much better and more aesthetic.
Good luck to ya and keep updating

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Unread 09/26/2011, 11:51 AM   #66
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I've been working on the rest of the basement so the tank progress has been slow. I've got everything painted and now it's time for some ceramic tile. As far as the tank goes, things have been moving along and items have come out of QT. I am still lighting the tank with the same single lamp bulb which lights the fish room. Ha ha!




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Unread 09/26/2011, 01:25 PM   #67
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Man that is a beauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutiful setup. Everything is looking good and pristine.


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Unread 09/26/2011, 01:35 PM   #68
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well this has been truely inspiring... I love the design... gettin ready to do a 210 myself ... could i get your design of your sump again... wanna see if there is any ideas i may wanna barrow...
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Unread 09/26/2011, 03:00 PM   #69
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well this has been truely inspiring... I love the design... gettin ready to do a 210 myself ... could i get your design of your sump again... wanna see if there is any ideas i may wanna barrow...
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Thanks and welcome to RC! Here is a picture of the sump.

The sump is pretty straight forward...Waters enters the sump after the first chamber which is setup as a refugium (under the light). I use a filter sock to mechanically filter the water and also to quiet down the splashing. Water is diverted into the fuge but regulated by a ball valve. Water then moves into the skimmer section where there is additional live rock and the SRO-3000 skimmer. The DIY calcium reactor will also share this space. From there it is over a bubble trap and into the return section where the heater is placed.



If you look above the sump you will see the GFO/Carbon reactors which are fed through the return pump (Panworld 150) and the space to the right of there will house the Reefkeeper system. Let me know if you have any questions about the layout.



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Unread 09/27/2011, 08:36 AM   #70
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use to be a diehard refugium person... I just find that they are a lil more work than i wanna do but i have 5' of tank i need to use up so maybe i might do a frag setup down there... I haven't decided yet man... your set up is wonderful... I got a huge swc 300 skimmer... I cant wait to see it fired up...


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Unread 09/27/2011, 11:56 AM   #71
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use to be a diehard refugium person... I just find that they are a lil more work than i wanna do but i have 5' of tank i need to use up so maybe i might do a frag setup down there... I haven't decided yet man... your set up is wonderful... I got a huge swc 300 skimmer... I cant wait to see it fired up...
I like the idea of a fuge since I can keep different macroalgae down there and possibly even sea horses. It's like a nano tank. Good luck with your system and let me know when you strat a thread of your own.


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Unread 09/27/2011, 04:37 PM   #72
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will do... I will prolly barrow an idea from melevs reef... I like the design had I will like prolly do a fuge... or a frag section... or both if i have the room... it is a 5' tank my sump is gonna be a mix of aetech design, melev reef, my own and some from the eshopp sumps... yes eshopps i love the simplicity of them


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Unread 09/27/2011, 04:43 PM   #73
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will do... I will prolly barrow an idea from melevs reef... I like the design he had I will likely prolly do a fuge... or a frag section... or both if i have the room... it is a 5' tank my sump is gonna be a mix of aetech design, melev reef, my own and some from the eshopp sumps... yes eshopps i love the simplicity of them


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Unread 09/28/2011, 07:15 AM   #74
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Unread 09/28/2011, 08:59 AM   #75
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Really nice build man...in total.


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