Updated pics of new setup 11-25-08

big tanner · 11-25-2008, 10:09 PM

Here's quite a few new pics pf the little 29g setup. I had to redo my rock work this past weekend because I can't leave well enough alone. Oh well, I like it better this time anyways. Well, hope you guys enjoy what little bit there is in there to look at.

And here's a few of my sump, filtration, light, and a shot of the flow from the top of my tank.

yungreefer2410 · 11-25-2008, 10:39 PM

suppose thats a mh light? how many watts? your clam doesn't look too good

big tanner · 11-25-2008, 10:45 PM

It's an Icecap 250w 20k. That's the thing though. The clam looked great until that blenny started staying in that hole to the right of the clam. Now that that fish is in and out of that hole alot, the clam has been keeping its right side closed. I actually have another thread going about the clam if you would like to give me some advice on the matter I sure would appreciate it.

yungreefer2410 · 11-25-2008, 10:52 PM

move the rock the clams attached to somewhere else is what i would do. do you know about ur tang?

plecosword · 11-25-2008, 10:53 PM

Amazing tank!

sambrinar · 11-25-2008, 10:54 PM

I like the scape, very nice setup! Yeah that tang is gonna out grow that tank in no time.

big tanner · 11-27-2008, 09:34 PM

I know the tang will outgrow it soon. I'm working on getting another BIG tank asap. I will then transfer him over to it. So, aside from my clam (which I have now moved and is doing much better), do you guys think the little tank is coming along? The fish seem to really enjoy swimming throught the rock work.

yungreefer2410 · 11-28-2008, 10:53 AM

what size tank are you looking at?

big tanner · 11-28-2008, 12:25 PM

I am a wholeseller and my friend's parents own Royal Pet. So, my wholesale price on an Allglass 220g reef ready tank is $700 and something. But. she gets 30-40% off of that price. I met with her dad when he was in town three weeks ago and he said I could end up getting it between $400-$500. I was like oh yeah! Then again, I'm still undecided on whether I want a 220 or a 180. Either way, they'll both still end up costing an arm and leg to get going the way I want it too. Heck, this little 29 I've been working on has got quite a bit of money tied up in it!

AndtheBonus · 11-28-2008, 03:38 PM

Ya tell me about it lol. I have a 24g and lovveeee spending money on it lol! Tank looks like it is coming along very nicely!

ReefGuy69 · 11-28-2008, 04:20 PM

did you epoxy your rocks like that? Im curois how you got them to stand up so perfect and yet worry at the same time about them coming tumbling down and cracking your tank

big tanner · 11-28-2008, 09:24 PM

No epoxy. Just a couple of hours of positioning and repositioning. I have always ''tested'' the rock work I do by applying pressure to each rock. I will then do the old wave your hand motion to each rock, from each angle, so hard that it stirs sand everywhere. Last but not least, I jump up and down real hard next to my tank. If it passes all these little, goofy tests I do, I then give it my certificate of approval. But to answer your question, I've been stacking rock like this for years in freshwater and salt. I've done it in my tanks, family's tanks, friends tanks, and customer's tanks. I have yet, to this day, had a collapse. However, I still worry from time to time that it may happen. This is why I push really hard on each rock before I am satisfied that it's secure.

11-25-2008, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
big tanner Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland, Tennessee Posts: 220 View Gallery Karma Komment	Updated pics of new setup 11-25-08 Here's quite a few new pics pf the little 29g setup. I had to redo my rock work this past weekend because I can't leave well enough alone. Oh well, I like it better this time anyways. Well, hope you guys enjoy what little bit there is in there to look at. And here's a few of my sump, filtration, light, and a shot of the flow from the top of my tank.

11-25-2008, 10:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
big tanner Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland, Tennessee Posts: 220 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updated pics of new setup 11-25-08 It's an Icecap 250w 20k. That's the thing though. The clam looked great until that blenny started staying in that hole to the right of the clam. Now that that fish is in and out of that hole alot, the clam has been keeping its right side closed. I actually have another thread going about the clam if you would like to give me some advice on the matter I sure would appreciate it.

11-25-2008, 10:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
plecosword Acropora Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: So CA Posts: 1,888 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Updated pics of new setup 11-25-08 Amazing tank! __________________ --Mario/Andre "Never try to tell everything you know. It may take too short a time" !!!20g for reals!!! 55G

11-25-2008, 10:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
sambrinar recovering overfeeder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Updated pics of new setup 11-25-08 I like the scape, very nice setup! Yeah that tang is gonna out grow that tank in no time. __________________ Brenda Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music ~ George Carlin Original member of http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...eef-holic.html My addiction 75 gal glass http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ce-sanity.html

11-27-2008, 09:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
big tanner Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland, Tennessee Posts: 220 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updated pics of new setup 11-25-08 I know the tang will outgrow it soon. I'm working on getting another BIG tank asap. I will then transfer him over to it. So, aside from my clam (which I have now moved and is doing much better), do you guys think the little tank is coming along? The fish seem to really enjoy swimming throught the rock work.

11-28-2008, 12:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
big tanner Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland, Tennessee Posts: 220 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updated pics of new setup 11-25-08 I am a wholeseller and my friend's parents own Royal Pet. So, my wholesale price on an Allglass 220g reef ready tank is $700 and something. But. she gets 30-40% off of that price. I met with her dad when he was in town three weeks ago and he said I could end up getting it between $400-$500. I was like oh yeah! Then again, I'm still undecided on whether I want a 220 or a 180. Either way, they'll both still end up costing an arm and leg to get going the way I want it too. Heck, this little 29 I've been working on has got quite a bit of money tied up in it!

11-28-2008, 03:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
AndtheBonus Plate Coral Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 775 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updated pics of new setup 11-25-08 Ya tell me about it lol. I have a 24g and lovveeee spending money on it lol! Tank looks like it is coming along very nicely! __________________ 24g Aquapod Want GSP? PM me.

11-28-2008, 04:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
ReefGuy69 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 934 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Updated pics of new setup 11-25-08 did you epoxy your rocks like that? Im curois how you got them to stand up so perfect and yet worry at the same time about them coming tumbling down and cracking your tank __________________ Dennis ________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...journal-3.html 55gal AGA w/ built in overflow 15 gal acrylic DIY sump/fuge 75lbs Fiji Live Rock 45lbs of Live Sand 1-1/2inch (1) 96 watt Super Blue Actinic Power Compact (2) 96 Watt 10,000k Power Compacts (2) Ebo Jager 200 watt heaters Seaclone 150 Skimmer (2) Hagen 50's Power Heads for flow (2) Hagen 70's Power Heads for flow (1) Hagen 70 Return Pump DIY ATO system (5 Gal) Algae Scrubber w/(4) 9watt 67k Bulbs TLF 150 Phosban Reactor 12X turnover rate 1 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Firefish, 1 Blue Hippo Tang, 1 Black and White Goby, Neon Green Hairy Mushrooms, Red Zoanthus Polyps, Sand Sifting Starfish, Emerald Crab, Various Snails and Hermits

11-28-2008, 09:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
big tanner Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland, Tennessee Posts: 220 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updated pics of new setup 11-25-08 No epoxy. Just a couple of hours of positioning and repositioning. I have always ''tested'' the rock work I do by applying pressure to each rock. I will then do the old wave your hand motion to each rock, from each angle, so hard that it stirs sand everywhere. Last but not least, I jump up and down real hard next to my tank. If it passes all these little, goofy tests I do, I then give it my certificate of approval. But to answer your question, I've been stacking rock like this for years in freshwater and salt. I've done it in my tanks, family's tanks, friends tanks, and customer's tanks. I have yet, to this day, had a collapse. However, I still worry from time to time that it may happen. This is why I push really hard on each rock before I am satisfied that it's secure.

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