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Unread 11/20/2010, 09:24 AM   #101
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This thread definitely needs to be updated. What a sweet build!

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Unread 11/20/2010, 03:50 PM   #102
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Any updated pic's? Great tank - gave me an idea for mine.. Wat did you do for lighting?


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Unread 02/18/2011, 09:10 AM   #103
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Hi there,

last weekend I made a little video of the tank, after I upgraded the lighting. Now I have 2x250W MH and 8x54W T5. Current is created by two Venotec Abyzz 200 running in separate closed loop systems and two older Tunze Streams (I think they are 7200, but I am not sure).http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t...t=DSCF2370.mp4
Before I put the new light system onto the tank, I used the opportunity to move a few corals around and to reposition the large clam. A 35" high tank is great to look at, but a real pain to work on, especially right at the bottom. After I had no success with my tools, I grabbed mask and snorkel and went in.


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Unread 02/18/2011, 10:34 AM   #104
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Hi there,

last weekend I made a little video of the tank, after I upgraded the lighting. Now I have 2x250W MH and 8x54W T5. Current is created by two Venotec Abyzz 200 running in separate closed loop systems and two older Tunze Streams (I think they are 7200, but I am not sure).http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t...t=DSCF2370.mp4
Before I put the new light system onto the tank, I used the opportunity to move a few corals around and to reposition the large clam. A 35" high tank is great to look at, but a real pain to work on, especially right at the bottom. After I had no success with my tools, I grabbed mask and snorkel and went in.


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Nice picture... Im suffering with a 24" tank, cant imagine 35"....


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Unread 02/18/2011, 11:49 AM   #105
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A 35" high tank is great to look at
Looking good is what it's all about.

I'm glad to see someone with a shoal of half 'n' halfs. They are among my favourites in a reef tank, though I'm more familiar with seeing them with SPS corals. Everything is looking good! Thx for sharing.

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Unread 02/19/2011, 07:59 AM   #106
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love your tank man !


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Unread 02/21/2011, 11:45 AM   #107
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Looking good is what it's all about.

I'm glad to see someone with a shoal of half 'n' halfs. They are among my favourites in a reef tank, though I'm more familiar with seeing them with SPS corals. Everything is looking good! Thx for sharing.

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Yea, the half n'halfs are great fun. There are so many more Chromis species than just the standard blue-green one. There are some SPS in the tank, but I am not aiming for a SPS-dominated system. Initially I put mostly softies in the tank, they are now slowly being taken out again and replaced by slower growing corals.

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Unread 07/21/2011, 03:06 PM   #108
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awesome build i love the middle island! post some pics please i would love to see more detail of the corals and fish you have


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Unread 07/29/2011, 10:07 PM   #109
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Would love to see some more pictures of this awesome tank !!


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Unread 01/12/2012, 02:08 PM   #110
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Hi Jens, any updates of your tank? Now i have a new tank with same dimensions of your, but in acrylic.
I'm curious to see your tank progress.

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Unread 01/16/2012, 10:29 AM   #111
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Very nice!


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Unread 01/17/2012, 12:41 AM   #112
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Great job !!!


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Unread 01/20/2012, 12:30 AM   #113
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Ok Jens, it has been almost a year since your last post. Did the clam try to eat you when you snorkeled in your reef?

How is it going? This is an amazing reef that most of us can only dream of building. Where are you at in the process? How is the life in your tank?


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Unread 10/14/2012, 11:29 AM   #114
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Unread 07/30/2013, 06:36 AM   #115
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Here's a little video of my tank. I had quite some issues last year and lost most of my SPS. Everything is recovering quite nicely now.



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Unread 07/30/2013, 07:07 AM   #116
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Very nice.
Just a suggestion here, it seemed that flow was a little slow on the right hand side of the tank. excellent job, interesting looking tank : )


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Unread 07/30/2013, 07:20 AM   #117
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The tank is looking very well. You must be doing something right. Would you care to share some of the problems you had and what you did to fix them?

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Unread 07/30/2013, 07:25 AM   #118
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Here's a little video of my tank. I had quite some issues last year and lost most of my SPS. Everything is recovering quite nicely now.
where did you get that screen material for your overflow boxes?


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Unread 07/31/2013, 01:34 AM   #119
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Thank you for all your friendly comments.
@Ldagger: The tank has 4 pumps, two closed loops with an Abyzz A200 each, and two older Tunze Streams. They run in alternating pairs. When I shot the video this side of the tank happened to have its "quiet" time.
@dave.m: The problems were a mixture of several issues, one of them my lack of care due to way too much traveling. The last two years I was out of the country for at least 100 days each year.
@leveldrummer: The screens are made by the German company Aquadriver. They also make these fabulous Skim Cleaners for the BK skimmers. The screens are machined individually from a solid plate. You can order them through their webshop http://www.aquadriver.de/content/shop.htm
Look for "Sonderkämme"


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Unread 07/31/2013, 07:26 AM   #120
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wow, what a awesomely nice tank


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Unread 12/07/2013, 02:07 PM   #121
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awesome tank my friend.any updates?


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Unread 12/07/2013, 03:12 PM   #122
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how do the 250's do in a tank that deep?


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Unread 01/05/2015, 06:31 AM   #123
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Bump !


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Unread 01/05/2015, 10:15 AM   #124
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Unread 01/01/2016, 08:37 AM   #125
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OK, so here is a little update, the tank is now running for almost 6 years






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