My 1300 gallon addiction: A Miami reef build story. - Page 8

DannyDJD · 04/10/2016, 08:08 PM

Thanks everyone. I spent most of the day cleaning the house and continuing to prep the nursery, but did clean the glass a bit and thought a picture (with all the lights this time!) was in order...

Hopefully the canopy will be complete within the next few days...in the mean time I will make an effort to organize the fish room and maybe put up some shelving in there.

More updates to come!

wowkingjames · 04/13/2016, 12:01 PM

Awesome tank!

G_Sanab922 · 04/14/2016, 11:19 AM

moving along nicely. keep up the great work!

DannyDJD · 04/14/2016, 10:01 PM

Thanks everyone. Here are a few new additions to the display, thanks to my friends at Hydra Aquatics: 3 yellow tangs and 1 Blue hippo. The yellows are pale in color as they were getting an adequate (and appreciated) QT with copper and profilactic meds. So far I only saw a couple of inconsequential nips from the resident yellow tang, but it didn't seem as though he was too upset. Fingers crossed!

Speedfreak241 · 04/15/2016, 05:04 AM

Don't know if your interested but a lfs up here in west palm reef lovers has a giant heniochus bannerfish that there looking to to re-home. He is probably 7-8 inches and is in there 220 display. They haven't been able to find a home big enough for him due to his size. I could talk to them if your interested.

Psirex · 04/15/2016, 06:02 AM

Amazing......

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vikinglord13 · 05/21/2016, 01:58 AM

Great tank Danny!

Did you epoxy or putty any of the liverock when you put it in or is it all balanced?

Also, do you have a fish wish-list? With such a big system you can have so many species in there!

DannyDJD · 05/22/2016, 07:37 AM

Thanks Vikinglord13!

The rocks are currently just fit together like a massive puzzle, and balanced very solidly, but there are a couple of spots that placing some epoxy might be prudent long term.

I definitely have some fish I would like, some being common and others being a bit more "exotic" if you will:

Numerous anthias
Numerous wrasses
Powder blue and powder brown tang
Blonde naso tang
Yellow belly blue hippo tang
Magnificent foxface
Flame angel
Possibly other Angels, but I haven't decided to risk the corals...would love an emperor, regal, queen, blue face, and gold flake...but we'll see
Clown tang
Sohal tang (I know I know, haha)
Purple tang
Achilles tang
Scopas tang
Fire fish (red and purple)
Mandarin

I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch...but I also want to pack the tank with corals of all kinds, in particular SPS.

I have a few recent additions, and will add pics shortly!

vikinglord13 · 05/22/2016, 03:41 PM

Props on the balance achievement!

That looks like it's a promising list!

For the angels, you could consider looking into the Genicanthus genus for the Angels. From what I've read they're generally considered reef safe for the large group. My personal favorites are the Lamarck and the Bellus.

DannyDJD · 05/22/2016, 07:26 PM

I'm definitely going to check those out. I've seen the Bellus and it's definitely awesome. Here's the latest addition: a "show" sized Red Sea Sailfin tang.

He's got a bunch of personality and mugs for the camera every time!

Anim8me2 · 05/23/2016, 08:39 PM

Definitely look at the Genicanthus angels.
I am going with pairs of the Bellus, Semifasciatus (Swallowtail), Lamark (Watanabe).
Beautiful, peaceful and reef safe.

DannyDJD · 05/23/2016, 10:04 PM

Absolutely going to check those out. I would love to throw in the Angels as a nice contrast to the heavier tang lineup.

Dareloud · 05/24/2016, 05:59 AM

Man you could keep some serious fish in that thing, if it was me I'd have a bunch of different tangs.

albano · 05/25/2016, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anim8me2

Definitely look at the Genicanthus angels.
I am going with pairs of the Bellus, Semifasciatus (Swallowtail), Lamark (Watanabe).
Beautiful, peaceful and reef safe.

Multiple male Genicanthus Angels, will often cause the smaller/ less dominate males to revert back to female colors...

vikinglord13 · 05/25/2016, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anim8me2

Definitely look at the Genicanthus angels.
I am going with pairs of the Bellus, Semifasciatus (Swallowtail), Lamark (Watanabe).
Beautiful, peaceful and reef safe.

+1 for the swallowtail, I completely forgot about that one.

Personally what I like about angels is the males and females often have different, and distinct, color patterns. It adds to the variety of the tank if one has the space for a male/female pair.

Kengar · 05/26/2016, 11:27 AM

Nice build.

Re the issue of top-off from RODI vs reservoir addressed above, consider the SpectraPure UHE unit. When it is done filling your reservoir (e.g., a 50 gallon bin), it will automatically switch things around to draw water back from the reservoir to flush the membranes, and then when the unit shuts down it will leave the membranes soaking in the RODI'ed water.

The unit is controlled by two float switches. One low, for when reservoir runs low and needs to be refilled; one high, to turn off the unit when the reservoir is filled.

I have installed the unit and have been using it for a few months to supply water as needed for a 12 or 14 g desktop tank (e.g., manual topoff, water changes), and I have been very impressed and pleased with the unit. I am in the process of setting up a 250, which this will supply. When the tank arrives and I get to that point, I will add two extra float switches to the reservoir, to control operation of the unit. The additional low switch will sit below the low switch per the original UHE installation; if water drops that low and triggers the switch, Apex will send signal that something is wrong. The additional high switch will set above the high switch per the original UHE installation; if water rises above that switch, Apex will kill power to the UHE unit and send an alert.

(Topoff will be handled by Genesis Systems auto topoff and water change unit, which comes with float switches to control. Apex water detector on floor by sump will send alert if water overflows sump and will kill power to the Genesis system.)

FWIW, and HTH. Now back to work for me!

wanderlest · 06/12/2016, 02:36 PM

Welcoming the baby reefer to the hobby..

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kutcha · 06/12/2016, 02:44 PM

so i dont normally like tall tanks but wow your aquascape makes that tank amazing. Makes me almost want to get a tall tank.

kutcha · 06/12/2016, 02:50 PM

Also can we get a full fish room pic. If you can explain the connections from the few photos i saw i want to learn more about how it is setup. I may steal your fish room setup

kutcha · 06/12/2016, 02:51 PM

Oh and finally what is the equipment list?

sfsuphysics · 06/12/2016, 02:52 PM

Uh oh a baby... time to sell the tank

Congrats

wanderlest · 06/12/2016, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kutcha

Oh and finally what is the equipment list?

Go to page one.. It's all pretty much there.

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kutcha · 06/12/2016, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wanderlest

Go to page one.. It's all pretty much there.

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the only piece of equipment i found on page one was biotower/nitrate K1 reactor. Is the list somewere else?

wanderlest · 06/12/2016, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfsuphysics

Uh oh a baby... time to sell the tank

Congrats

Haha!! Fortunately thats not an option.

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wanderlest · 06/12/2016, 03:22 PM

The fish room.

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04/15/2016, 05:04 AM	#180
Speedfreak241 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: West palm beach Posts: 218	Don't know if your interested but a lfs up here in west palm reef lovers has a giant heniochus bannerfish that there looking to to re-home. He is probably 7-8 inches and is in there 220 display. They haven't been able to find a home big enough for him due to his size. I could talk to them if your interested. __________________ 29g biocube reef 90g reef 20g tall fowlr

04/15/2016, 06:02 AM	#181
Psirex Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,934	Amazing...... Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk __________________ SALINITY NOW....

05/26/2016, 11:27 AM	#191
Kengar Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Gaithersburg, MD (D.C. Metro Area) Posts: 1,970	Nice build. Re the issue of top-off from RODI vs reservoir addressed above, consider the SpectraPure UHE unit. When it is done filling your reservoir (e.g., a 50 gallon bin), it will automatically switch things around to draw water back from the reservoir to flush the membranes, and then when the unit shuts down it will leave the membranes soaking in the RODI'ed water. The unit is controlled by two float switches. One low, for when reservoir runs low and needs to be refilled; one high, to turn off the unit when the reservoir is filled. I have installed the unit and have been using it for a few months to supply water as needed for a 12 or 14 g desktop tank (e.g., manual topoff, water changes), and I have been very impressed and pleased with the unit. I am in the process of setting up a 250, which this will supply. When the tank arrives and I get to that point, I will add two extra float switches to the reservoir, to control operation of the unit. The additional low switch will sit below the low switch per the original UHE installation; if water drops that low and triggers the switch, Apex will send signal that something is wrong. The additional high switch will set above the high switch per the original UHE installation; if water rises above that switch, Apex will kill power to the UHE unit and send an alert. (Topoff will be handled by Genesis Systems auto topoff and water change unit, which comes with float switches to control. Apex water detector on floor by sump will send alert if water overflows sump and will kill power to the Genesis system.) FWIW, and HTH. Now back to work for me! __________________ Resident Patent Attorney

06/12/2016, 02:52 PM	#196
sfsuphysics Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 9,103	Uh oh a baby... time to sell the tank Congrats __________________ Mike

04/10/2016, 08:08 PM	#176
DannyDJD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Miami Posts: 128	Thanks everyone. I spent most of the day cleaning the house and continuing to prep the nursery, but did clean the glass a bit and thought a picture (with all the lights this time!) was in order... Hopefully the canopy will be complete within the next few days...in the mean time I will make an effort to organize the fish room and maybe put up some shelving in there. More updates to come!

04/13/2016, 12:01 PM	#177
wowkingjames Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 242	Awesome tank!

04/14/2016, 11:19 AM	#178
G_Sanab922 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Keys Posts: 1,392	moving along nicely. keep up the great work!

04/14/2016, 10:01 PM	#179
DannyDJD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Miami Posts: 128	Thanks everyone. Here are a few new additions to the display, thanks to my friends at Hydra Aquatics: 3 yellow tangs and 1 Blue hippo. The yellows are pale in color as they were getting an adequate (and appreciated) QT with copper and profilactic meds. So far I only saw a couple of inconsequential nips from the resident yellow tang, but it didn't seem as though he was too upset. Fingers crossed!

05/21/2016, 01:58 AM	#182
vikinglord13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 484	Great tank Danny! Did you epoxy or putty any of the liverock when you put it in or is it all balanced? Also, do you have a fish wish-list? With such a big system you can have so many species in there!

05/22/2016, 07:37 AM	#183
DannyDJD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Miami Posts: 128	Thanks Vikinglord13! The rocks are currently just fit together like a massive puzzle, and balanced very solidly, but there are a couple of spots that placing some epoxy might be prudent long term. I definitely have some fish I would like, some being common and others being a bit more "exotic" if you will: Numerous anthias Numerous wrasses Powder blue and powder brown tang Blonde naso tang Yellow belly blue hippo tang Magnificent foxface Flame angel Possibly other Angels, but I haven't decided to risk the corals...would love an emperor, regal, queen, blue face, and gold flake...but we'll see Clown tang Sohal tang (I know I know, haha) Purple tang Achilles tang Scopas tang Fire fish (red and purple) Mandarin I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch...but I also want to pack the tank with corals of all kinds, in particular SPS. I have a few recent additions, and will add pics shortly!

05/22/2016, 03:41 PM	#184
vikinglord13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 484	Props on the balance achievement! That looks like it's a promising list! For the angels, you could consider looking into the Genicanthus genus for the Angels. From what I've read they're generally considered reef safe for the large group. My personal favorites are the Lamarck and the Bellus.

05/22/2016, 07:26 PM	#185
DannyDJD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Miami Posts: 128	I'm definitely going to check those out. I've seen the Bellus and it's definitely awesome. Here's the latest addition: a "show" sized Red Sea Sailfin tang. He's got a bunch of personality and mugs for the camera every time!

05/23/2016, 08:39 PM	#186
Anim8me2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Southwest Ranches, FL Posts: 586	Definitely look at the Genicanthus angels. I am going with pairs of the Bellus, Semifasciatus (Swallowtail), Lamark (Watanabe). Beautiful, peaceful and reef safe.

05/23/2016, 10:04 PM	#187
DannyDJD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Miami Posts: 128	Absolutely going to check those out. I would love to throw in the Angels as a nice contrast to the heavier tang lineup.

05/24/2016, 05:59 AM	#188
Dareloud Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2	Man you could keep some serious fish in that thing, if it was me I'd have a bunch of different tangs.

06/12/2016, 02:36 PM	#192
wanderlest Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 88	Welcoming the baby reefer to the hobby.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06/12/2016, 02:44 PM	#193
kutcha Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 62	so i dont normally like tall tanks but wow your aquascape makes that tank amazing. Makes me almost want to get a tall tank.

06/12/2016, 02:50 PM	#194
kutcha Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 62	Also can we get a full fish room pic. If you can explain the connections from the few photos i saw i want to learn more about how it is setup. I may steal your fish room setup

06/12/2016, 02:51 PM	#195
kutcha Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 62	Oh and finally what is the equipment list?

06/12/2016, 03:22 PM	#200
wanderlest Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 88	The fish room. . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk