My 220g after 3months PICS

[McReef1]

Do you have any shots of the whole tank?

 

[dattack]

First off, really nice corals. I was wondering how you keep the chiller dry when it rains or snows?
Hey, it also looks like a prime candidate for another reef burglar to steal that thing.

j/k

 

[scubadude]

Heres a few full tank shots

and a pic of my refugium

and another macro shot

 

[ZenDogg]

Nice aquascaping. What kind of LR did you use?

 

[Lynn]

Awesome tank!!! Love the layout or as you guys say the " aquascaping" !!Really nice.

 

[Carpentersreef]

Nice rockwork. Looks like your corals have got some great ledges to grow on!

And I just can't get used to the sight of water plumbing outside the house!

Mitch

 

[Ben1]

I agree very nice rock work, I like the caves you created using the slab rock. Looks like it will grow in very nicely. The chiller outside must be a great way to displace the heat it creates. Did you set up your sand bed as a plenum? I thought I saw some screen.

 

[scubadude]

Now bear in mind that this tank was an upgrade for my 90g (which I no longer have) Also these are the first pics w/my Nikon995, which I love

And as far as the most recent hardware upgrads I have installed a chiller now inline with my closed loop, The chiller is a 1/2HP CSL PowerCooler with electronic temperature control and LCD readout here is some pics of the plumbing

And ontop of the 2 - 1" SS's fed by the AM3000 and the AM2100 on my return I put 4 - MJ1200's in there and put them on a Wavestrip.....Lemme tell ya....Im spent....financially and physically on this tank......but so far Im fairly pleased as to how it has worked out....Oh yeah I also put 2 - 25watt incadescent bulbs in the hood for moonlighting

 

[scubadude]

Thanx for all the kind words everyone

Zen

Over 60% of the LR in there was made by me! Known as aragocrete aka lace rock....It is very porous and there is coralline and even corals growing all over it after 3 mos. The rest of the rock is from my 90 gal which is mostly Marshal Island and fiji.

Ben

Yes I have eggcrate to keep the majority of my LR off the SB. My maroon clown LOVES to fan the SB and totally re-engineer the aquascaping...so this will confine him

I have cut out some of the eggcrate where its not supporting anything....As I have been told by Dr. Shimek that this will prevent horizontal migration of critters in your SB.