65g Journal

[nanoreefer22]

First of let me thank Rich and Kasei for everything. Thanks guys.

Well I didn't want to set up the tank so quickly but with my luck I was forced too. I wanted to have everything before I started but with all the weddings and everything happening soon, and all the family that will be here my mom said she needs the room, so I spent a day on it and got it done.

This tank since the start is just about a year old. First is was a 15g, shown here;

Then to a 55g;

Then to a 30g;

And now here into the 65g. Its been changes non-stop but I'm stopping now..heh..Its not close to being finished but, I'm getting lots of help.

-Kris

 

[jhale]

that is a lot of tank changes.

is there a sump?
do you have a chiller now?
what lights are you using?

the rocks look good.

J

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks John. The rock work should be finished tmrw with some more rock that I'm getting. The tank is viewable from two sides so I have one extra side for the placement of corals.

The sump will be up and running in the next week or two. I need to get the plumbing together. It's going to be a 20long sump. No chiller just some fans that Rich gave me with the canopy. The lighting is soon going to be changed to 2x 250 10K XM's. With the VHO actinic to balance it out. Right now all the lighting is a 175watt 10k XM so the 175watter set up will be up for sale soon.

Just waiting on a skimmer and the tank is good to go.

 

[gforce6]

Looks good, Kris

18" deepth will give you more room to aquascaping.
What kind of skimmer are you getting? I hope you getting good one to coloring your SPS nice.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks Jung. Should look alot better tmrw once I have all the rock in place and have my powerheads better placed for the best flow. I love the extra room from back to front, its WAY better than 12inches. So much more possibilities. A skimmer is actually in the works for me. I think its going to be a beckett type skimmer. Can't wait to get it so the color can come back to my little frags.

 

[jhale]

you'll like the 250's, but i would suggest a chiller for backup.
one hot day if your not home and the ac is off, the fans can only do so much. I know from experience.
I know it's $$$ but think of everything you put into your tank, it's worth saving. look for a good used one.

 

[delv]

Looks like it's coming along well...hope the frags are doing well...

d.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Drew, Thanks. The table and the humilis are doing good. The blue stag on the other hand started STN and it wont stop and last night I finally lost the frag. It was still to small to frag so nothing was saved.

Maybe when this tank stabalizes I can pick up another frag of it from you.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks to the rock I got today, I was able to get my aquascaping done. Everything is not put in its permenant spot yet. I'll let everything rest in the tank for a week and then glue them in place next week sometime.

 

[rickytsui]

where did u put the diy tunze??+

 

[nanoreefer22]

I hid it well right??? J/k

I actually left it out, cause I was redoing the housing so that it could stick to the glass with suction cups. I'll post a pic with it in the tank in a few mins.

I redid the housing with PVC so its WAY lighter and it only cost me $3.00 for everything. =D

 

[nanoreefer22]

 

[nanoreefer22]

All i did was take off the old heavy housing that was really big. I took some PVC drilled some holes and got that. Not the best looking thing, but looks better than before just cause its smaller. =D

 

[DRZL]

Very nice homie,

I wish u and ur new tank (yet again?) reefing bliss. May you have no dead spots.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks Andres. Hopefully this is the inhabitants of this tanks final resting place...

Ahh the dead spots how they haunt me!!!

 

[ctxmonitor]

Nice.. You are quite fast! Completing all that in 1 day. You work pretty hard .. And you look like you already filled up new 65g tank. All those frags, just like my tank.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Definately. I worked hard that day, just so I could go bowling with friends in the night. Mom said it had to get done.

Don't forget when your fragging that monti, I wanna be first in line to trade with you for it.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Bump for BDK.

 

[jackson6745]

Kris you did a great job cleaning the tank. How's all the livestock doing so far?

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks Rich...so far everything is doing good. The new lights should be set up by later this week. Some of the live stock did start rtning and stning, the last of the stuff i got from Kasei and some of pieces. But i fraged what i could to save them. They were rtning in the bags so i had no choice. They do look a whole lot better now. Other than that, the sump should be in action sometime next week.

I'll post some more pics in a few. Its changed a little.