And so it begins..... Again .....

Michiana · 12-06-2006, 01:37 PM

After my last episode involving a middle of the night tank crack, 5 day old carpeting, 120 gallons of saltwater, and the effects of gravity, I am HAPPY to report the following.........

Carpet / Pad have been replaced !!!
New 120g tank (60 x 18 x 26) has been purchased and dragged home

So here's how the story goes....

The carpet guys finished up yesterday afternoon. I was excited as heck because I REALLY wanted to get the tank up and running ASAP. Last night, after I closed shop and went home, my wife and I moved the stand back into position and leveled it. We set the tank on top, and we were "off and running" !!! I liked the idea of using eggcrate on the tank bottom under the substrate, and already had the right size from the previous tank (anyone need a snake tank ??? It wont hold water, but should hold a snake ((humor))... I also liked the idea of creating a false space in the bottom area of the tank, so I constructed out of eggcrate and zippy-ties a "hollow" 10" tall x 36" long x 6 " front to back and located / attached it to the floor eggcrate centrally at the rear of the tank. There's a MJ900 at one end blowing thru it, and the flow I have now in what has always been a "dead spot" is incredible!!! Then we started to aquascape... It was at this point in time, that I learned a VERY important lesson....

NEVER....... REPEAT NEVER..... UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, LET SOMEONE WHO THINKS THEY HAVE ARTISTIC "FLAIR" ATTEMPT AQUASCAPING !!!

But, I digress........ 5, yes count 'em....... 5 hours later, while standing on a stepladder, hunchbacked over the tank, after moving / turning each rock a minimum of 38 different ways to see its' "charachter", (and some of theses badboys are 20-30 lbs EACH !), we reached an amicable compromise, and it was now time to fill the tank !!! WOO HOO !!! YEE HAW !!! I had 20 gallons in a barrel, and 20 more in 5 gallon jugs onhand, so I began making 20 gallon batches and filling the tank. By now it's after midnight, and my butt is starting to drag, but I wanted to get it done. My wife, actually a VERY sweet woman who takes excellent care of me (The preceeding was inserted in MY best interest in case she should ever read this thread) volunteered to make the 3 needed runs to the local 24 hr supermarket to fetch home the additional 60 gallons needed to finish up. By the time we finished up with all the little "extras" setting up a new tank takes, it was closing in on 3 A.M. ....... This morning, after a whopping 2 1/2 hrs sleep, the tank looks ever so slightly cloudy, but I expect it should clear very soon..... Perhaps my "bad luck" is behind me with regards to the tank........ Time will tell !!!! I'll try and add some pics tonight / tomorrow. To everyone who has read my posts and offered encouragement, I say "Thanks"

blue_eyes53813 · 12-06-2006, 01:43 PM

ohhh good luck... I'll cross my fingers for you.... And she must be an awfull sweet lady to be running back and forth after midnight to lug all that water... You owe her a back rub,, lol

kyle1284 · 12-06-2006, 01:47 PM

GOOD LUCK Karma for you.... post some picture of its progress and let us know what happens!!!

lcstorc · 12-06-2006, 02:03 PM

Sounds like you are off and running. Can't wait for pics of the scape. I seem to constantly be changing mine.
Best of luck with the new setup. Keep us posted on your progress.

Dragon Wrasse · 12-06-2006, 02:54 PM

sounds, like par for the course....my first set up was an all nighter...you slacked and got a couple hours sleep....LOL......a true reefer would have said what the H*** I'm already up......LOL....but seriously, sounds great...you and your wife will be talking about that night for years to come....me and my wife still do...

boozeman · 12-06-2006, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Michiana

... It was at this point in time, that I learned a VERY important lesson....
NEVER....... REPEAT NEVER..... UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, LET SOMEONE WHO THINKS THEY HAVE ARTISTIC "FLAIR" ATTEMPT AQUASCAPING !!!

sasquatch · 12-06-2006, 07:13 PM

Michiana, I knew a little blow out wouldnt keep you down, Take Pics Now we wannaa see!!! good luck and no gum boots. lol Steve

theskunk · 12-06-2006, 08:08 PM

i had a feeling you would have a tank back up soon love to see some pics soon......tell your wife thanks from all the male reefers out there...she is setting a good example for all our wives and girlfriends to follow

Woodstock · 12-06-2006, 08:26 PM

Congrats on your new system. Pics when you can

Michiana · 12-07-2006, 11:50 AM

Bump..... Pics added !

Snelly40 · 12-07-2006, 12:01 PM

i know it was hard, but that aquascaping is awesome !!!!!!!!!

corallimorph · 12-07-2006, 12:07 PM

Looks good..good luck and keep us posted!-Dave

Woodstock · 12-07-2006, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by corallimorph

Looks good..good luck and keep us posted!-Dave

lcstorc · 12-07-2006, 12:37 PM

Looks great. Lots of hiding spaces and ledges.

BrothaWolf · 12-07-2006, 02:23 PM

AWESOME aquascaping!!!! I love it!

12-06-2006, 01:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Michiana Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana, The Great Corn Sea Posts: 56 View Gallery Karma Komment	And so it begins..... Again ..... Now with PICTURES !!! After my last episode involving a middle of the night tank crack, 5 day old carpeting, 120 gallons of saltwater, and the effects of gravity, I am HAPPY to report the following......... Carpet / Pad have been replaced !!! New 120g tank (60 x 18 x 26) has been purchased and dragged home So here's how the story goes.... The carpet guys finished up yesterday afternoon. I was excited as heck because I REALLY wanted to get the tank up and running ASAP. Last night, after I closed shop and went home, my wife and I moved the stand back into position and leveled it. We set the tank on top, and we were "off and running" !!! I liked the idea of using eggcrate on the tank bottom under the substrate, and already had the right size from the previous tank (anyone need a snake tank ??? It wont hold water, but should hold a snake ((humor))... I also liked the idea of creating a false space in the bottom area of the tank, so I constructed out of eggcrate and zippy-ties a "hollow" 10" tall x 36" long x 6 " front to back and located / attached it to the floor eggcrate centrally at the rear of the tank. There's a MJ900 at one end blowing thru it, and the flow I have now in what has always been a "dead spot" is incredible!!! Then we started to aquascape... It was at this point in time, that I learned a VERY important lesson.... *NEVER....... REPEAT NEVER..... UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, LET SOMEONE WHO THINKS THEY HAVE ARTISTIC "FLAIR" ATTEMPT AQUASCAPING !!!* But, I digress........ 5, yes count 'em....... 5 hours later, while standing on a stepladder, hunchbacked over the tank, after moving / turning each rock a minimum of 38 different ways to see its' "charachter", (and some of theses badboys are 20-30 lbs EACH !), we reached an amicable compromise, and it was now time to fill the tank !!! WOO HOO !!! YEE HAW !!! I had 20 gallons in a barrel, and 20 more in 5 gallon jugs onhand, so I began making 20 gallon batches and filling the tank. By now it's after midnight, and my butt is starting to drag, but I wanted to get it done. My wife, actually a VERY sweet woman who takes excellent care of me (The preceeding was inserted in MY best interest in case she should ever read this thread) volunteered to make the 3 needed runs to the local 24 hr supermarket to fetch home the additional 60 gallons needed to finish up. By the time we finished up with all the little "extras" setting up a new tank takes, it was closing in on 3 A.M. ....... This morning, after a whopping 2 1/2 hrs sleep, the tank looks ever so slightly cloudy, but I expect it should clear very soon..... Perhaps my "bad luck" is behind me with regards to the tank........ Time will tell !!!! I'll try and add some pics tonight / tomorrow. To everyone who has read my posts and offered encouragement, I say "Thanks" __________________ 120g tank, 2 x 400w 20K MH, 2 cooling fans,8 MJ PH, Eheim 1262 in sump, 300w heater, actinics, moonlights, skimmer, and a $400 monthly electric bill ! Last edited by Michiana : 12-07-2006 at 11:43 AM.

12-06-2006, 01:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,634 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... ohhh good luck... I'll cross my fingers for you.... And she must be an awfull sweet lady to be running back and forth after midnight to lug all that water... You owe her a back rub,, lol __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

12-06-2006, 01:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
kyle1284 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 919 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... GOOD LUCK Karma for you.... post some picture of its progress and let us know what happens!!! __________________ KYLE 75 Gal 110 Lbs Live Rock 40 Lbs of live sand Equiptment:48 Inch 4x54 T-5 true blue and 10000k lights, 2 fuvual 305 Canister Filters Mis. Mushrooms, Fan Worms, hammer coral, frog spawn, candy cane, A TON OF TRUMPET CORAL!! orange plating monti, some kind of branching monti, pom pom xeina, all kinds of zoos BRIGHT GREEN star polyps, xeina, neon green toadstool, 3 damn damsles, a foxface and a blue tang. November 1...The begining! http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../random045.jpg November 8,2008 http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ristina034.jpg My 75 GALLON BAR TOP REEF TANK! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...n-bar-top.html

12-06-2006, 02:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,008 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... Sounds like you are off and running. Can't wait for pics of the scape. I seem to constantly be changing mine. Best of luck with the new setup. Keep us posted on your progress. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

12-06-2006, 02:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dragon Wrasse Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 991 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... sounds, like par for the course....my first set up was an all nighter...you slacked and got a couple hours sleep....LOL......a true reefer would have said what the H* I'm already up......LOL....but seriously, sounds great...you and your wife will be talking about that night for years to come....me and my wife still do... __________________ Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society "A wise man learns more from a foolish question, then a fool learns from a wise answer" - Bruce Lee _____________________________ 75 gal SeaClear II Reef Tank (softy tank) - Coralife 125 Super Skimmer - Little Giant 2-MDQX-SC - Angstrom 2537 UV 15W - HOB Refugium - Eheim Pro 2228 - Red Sea Wave Maker w/Maxi-Jet 600 (X4) - 100 lbs Live Sand (DSB) - 100 lbs Live Rock - 260W PC lighting - 470nm lunar lights (X15) - AquaController II Custom 75 gal Starphire glass tank (SPS/LPS tank) - Custom 24 gal Refugium - Tuzne Wave box - JBJ Chiller - 390W PC lighting - 175W MH (X2) - Knop Cal. Reactor - AquaController 3 Pro - Aqua C Skimmer - Phosban Reactor - 18W Turbo-twist UV sterilizer - Sump - Sony Computer 5 gal Nano Hospital Tank** - Eheim 2213 - Red Sea Prizm Skimmer - Live sand - Live Rock - Built in Refugium - 36W PC lighting

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... Michiana, I knew a little blow out wouldnt keep you down, Take Pics Now we wannaa see!!! good luck and no gum boots. lol Steve __________________ castawayreefers.com

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theskunk Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 190 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... i had a feeling you would have a tank back up soon love to see some pics soon......tell your wife thanks from all the male reefers out there...she is setting a good example for all our wives and girlfriends to follow

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,264 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... Congrats on your new system. Pics when you can __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My QT/Hospital Tank* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

12-07-2006, 11:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
Michiana Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana, The Great Corn Sea Posts: 56 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... Bump..... Pics added ! __________________ 120g tank, 2 x 400w 20K MH, 2 cooling fans,8 MJ PH, Eheim 1262 in sump, 300w heater, actinics, moonlights, skimmer, and a $400 monthly electric bill !

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Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,843 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... i know it was hard, but that aquascaping is awesome !!!!!!!!! __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

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corallimorph Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 226 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... Looks good..good luck and keep us posted!-Dave

12-07-2006, 12:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,008 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: And so it begins..... Again ..... Looks great. Lots of hiding spaces and ledges. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

12-07-2006, 02:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
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