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06/03/2016, 08:07 AM | #101 |
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Ahh nice. Good idea! I think I have one of those around somewhere.... now if I could just get a tank going again.
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06/03/2016, 09:08 AM | #102 |
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All corals have been doing well and sps appears to be growing nicely with pretty minimal lighting for an 800 gallon tank, but I did lose the recently added Flame Angel, Muliceps Tang & Unicorn Tang (all from the same LFS)
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06/03/2016, 09:10 AM | #103 |
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I should state that I am to blame for not quarantining the fish and I do plan to set up a quarantine tank because it gave me quite a scare that I might have introduced velvet into my system.
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06/03/2016, 09:12 AM | #104 |
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It has been over a week since I lost a fish though and everyone else is doing well so it appears disaster averted.
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06/06/2016, 08:36 AM | #105 |
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Very nice build. I just have a question. How are you planning to combat winter weather chilling the garage once the cold hits? Did you insulate your garage?
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06/08/2016, 08:09 PM | #106 | |
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06/17/2016, 08:01 AM | #108 |
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quick update...I lost an anthias, a few clowns and a royal gramma but the rest of the fish seem healthy and I think enough time has past that I won't be losing any more fish. the corals all seem to be doing very well and no issues with the filtration. I have still not changed any water or done any maintenance except scraping algae, dosing and emptying the skimmer collection containers. no issues with keeping the front glass clean without an access panel. the magnet with metal blade works perfectly.
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06/28/2016, 08:12 PM | #109 |
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installed the insulated curtain today. I hope it works as good as it looks.
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06/28/2016, 09:26 PM | #110 |
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Great Build. Looks like you planned things pretty well. Hopefully the curtain works well for you.
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06/29/2016, 12:24 PM | #111 |
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more pics with blue curtain background
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07/02/2016, 08:42 AM | #112 |
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What a build
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07/04/2016, 01:57 PM | #113 |
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What is the point of the curtain?
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07/04/2016, 01:58 PM | #114 |
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Never mind just found it. Is it working? Does it got floor to ceiling and no air getting through?
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07/07/2016, 09:46 AM | #115 | |
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The temperature hit 97 degrees in CT yesterday and the garage felt like 90's. The air inside the curtain is circulated with the air in the house and house AC was on all day. The tank was running at 77 degrees when I got home at 5:30. It is ~800 gallons with only a 1/4 hp chiller so I would say for hot weather it is working perfectly. I will have to wait 6 months to see how effective it is in cold weather. Also as an update I still have not done any maintenance on the tank beyond scraping algae, dosing & emptying the skimmer cup. I plan to do my first water change of 5% next week. I added a few gorgonians and these fish a week ago: Powder Blue Tang Scopas Tang Vlamingi Tang Orange Shoulder Tang Mimic Tang
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07/14/2016, 06:03 PM | #117 |
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finally got a new ballast and ushio 14k bulb for my other 400 watt halide.
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07/14/2016, 06:07 PM | #118 |
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also added another gyre
and did my first water change. changed about 50 gallons, replaced carbon and polyfilter. I used the dirty water from the h2o change to set up my quarantine tank. kitty likes it Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk
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07/14/2016, 11:19 PM | #119 |
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Are you happy with the Gyre? I have one for my 720 and another for the 240 but haven't set them up yet
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07/18/2016, 12:21 PM | #121 |
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Great build, tagging along!
I am curious since you started up this tank and stocked it so quickly. Did you use water from the 500 gallon system you already had set up? Did you test your water parameters after you had these fish die? Did anything look off? Also I am not sure if I missed it but do you have any plans on a tank controller? It might be helpful to know if the temp on the tank rises too high or low. If the temp gets too high you can shut off things that are putting out a lot of heat like the MHs. Keep the pics coming! Love it! |
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07/23/2016, 08:14 AM | #123 |
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I'm curious as I'm contemplating a setup similar to yours, but how much noise do you hear in living room side of the tank when all of the pumps are located on the other side of the wall and running?
My wife can't stand the noise of eve the supposedly pumps and fans and this is her biggest reservation with my aquariums (which is why my tank will be set up in a small den area). |
07/23/2016, 09:35 AM | #124 |
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super set up
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