blcktitaniums 185gal Starphire or Acrylic New Tank Build - Page 4

lcstorc · 03-18-2007, 08:55 AM

Spectacular build. I love the tank. Mine is 3 sided as well and I absolutely love the look. Good choices on the equipment as well.
I can't wait to see it up and running. This is going to be a sweet reef.

blcktitanium · 03-19-2007, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

Spectacular build. I love the tank. Mine is 3 sided as well and I absolutely love the look. Good choices on the equipment as well.
I can't wait to see it up and running. This is going to be a sweet reef.

Thanks, I'm hoping that it will be an outstanding reef. I'm trying my best to ensure that I get at least the majority of the equipment right the first time around.

boozeman · 03-19-2007, 09:49 AM

oh yeah...deffenitely all top line equipment

lcstorc · 03-19-2007, 12:21 PM

When you aquascape do lots of arches. I love looking through the arches from one side of the tank to the other. I think that is my favorite part of my tank. Then I have all the corals either on top of the arch or in the columns supporting the arches.

blcktitanium · 03-20-2007, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

When you aquascape do lots of arches. I love looking through the arches from one side of the tank to the other. I think that is my favorite part of my tank. Then I have all the corals either on top of the arch or in the columns supporting the arches.

I agree, I plan on having arches and caves as much of both as I can. I hope to get it right we will see. My LR will be in at my lfs on Friday they will, picking there shipment up on that day. So thats the day that the fun part of setting up my tank begins.

I'm having a world of a time with my plumbing right now it is killing slowly. I should have it all plumbed by days end and I will include photos at that time.

Nanoreefbro · 03-20-2007, 01:30 PM

Very, very nice Blk.. Was this tank at Socal's site? I think I saw it.. I still go there even after my tank was built to see their upcoming projects.. Did they build the stand and canopy as well??

blcktitanium · 03-20-2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nanoreefbro

Very, very nice Blk.. Was this tank at Socal's site? I think I saw it.. I still go there even after my tank was built to see their upcoming projects.. Did they build the stand and canopy as well??

Yeah they built the entire complete tank package. I must say for some very young guys, they are extremely talented and do very very nice work. I couldn't be more happier with my choice of builder.

blcktitanium · 03-22-2007, 12:32 AM

Okay I'm finally finished with my close loops plumbing and I have tried to include pictures but i'm out of space. I have a total of 10 jets on my return system in all 3 of which are facing directly towards the bottom to keep the water movement around the rock work but I have ran out of space to post pictures.

My goal is to have at least a total flow of 12000gph, a bit much but I believe it will benefit my tank in the long run. I will be testing the plumbing out here shortly.

lcstorc · 03-22-2007, 07:24 AM

Are you sure you are out of space? Your gallery doesn't look very full. You can put the pics in your gallery and then go to the bottom where ther eis a button that says copy to clipboard. Copy the code in the box with the button and then paste it into your thread.
If you really are out of space you can either become a Premium Member which will give you extra space, delete some of the older pics, or start putting the pics on a picture storage site like Photobucket and paste the links in your thread.
HTH

blcktitanium · 03-22-2007, 12:12 PM

thanks for the insight lcstorc

blcktitanium · 03-22-2007, 12:27 PM

Thanks to lcstorc.... solving my lack of how to post pictures here are the photos of the plumbing so far my 2 closed loops powered by 2 hammer heads.

lcstorc · 03-22-2007, 01:15 PM

Glad I could help.
It looks like you are going to have some serious flow there. Are you going for sps?

Frankie · 03-22-2007, 03:34 PM

Looks good. Nice clean plumbing job. Keep it up!

Nanoreefbro · 03-22-2007, 05:55 PM

Looks great Blck.. Are you going to put any plastic down in your cabinet in case of a leak?

blcktitanium · 03-23-2007, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

Glad I could help.
It looks like you are going to have some serious flow there. Are you going for sps?

Yeah I plan on keeping mainly SPS.

03-18-2007, 08:55 AM	#46 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,423 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: blcktitaniums 185gal Starphire or Acrylic New Tank Build Spectacular build. I love the tank. Mine is 3 sided as well and I absolutely love the look. Good choices on the equipment as well. I can't wait to see it up and running. This is going to be a sweet reef. __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-19-2007, 12:21 PM	#49 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,423 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: blcktitaniums 185gal Starphire or Acrylic New Tank Build When you aquascape do lots of arches. I love looking through the arches from one side of the tank to the other. I think that is my favorite part of my tank. Then I have all the corals either on top of the arch or in the columns supporting the arches. __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-20-2007, 01:30 PM	#51 (permalink)
Nanoreefbro Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 116 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: blcktitaniums 185gal Starphire or Acrylic New Tank Build Very, very nice Blk.. Was this tank at Socal's site? I think I saw it.. I still go there even after my tank was built to see their upcoming projects.. Did they build the stand and canopy as well??

03-22-2007, 12:32 AM	#53 (permalink)
blcktitanium Tubeworm Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California Posts: 31 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: blcktitaniums 185gal Starphire or Acrylic New Tank Build Okay I'm finally finished with my close loops plumbing and I have tried to include pictures but i'm out of space. I have a total of 10 jets on my return system in all 3 of which are facing directly towards the bottom to keep the water movement around the rock work but I have ran out of space to post pictures. My goal is to have at least a total flow of 12000gph, a bit much but I believe it will benefit my tank in the long run. I will be testing the plumbing out here shortly.

03-22-2007, 07:24 AM	#54 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,423 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: blcktitaniums 185gal Starphire or Acrylic New Tank Build Are you sure you are out of space? Your gallery doesn't look very full. You can put the pics in your gallery and then go to the bottom where ther eis a button that says copy to clipboard. Copy the code in the box with the button and then paste it into your thread. If you really are out of space you can either become a Premium Member which will give you extra space, delete some of the older pics, or start putting the pics on a picture storage site like Photobucket and paste the links in your thread. HTH __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-22-2007, 12:12 PM	#55 (permalink)
blcktitanium Tubeworm Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California Posts: 31 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: blcktitaniums 185gal Starphire or Acrylic New Tank Build thanks for the insight lcstorc

03-22-2007, 01:15 PM	#57 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,423 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: blcktitaniums 185gal Starphire or Acrylic New Tank Build Glad I could help. It looks like you are going to have some serious flow there. Are you going for sps? __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-22-2007, 03:34 PM	#58 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 6,025 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: blcktitaniums 185gal Starphire or Acrylic New Tank Build Looks good. Nice clean plumbing job. Keep it up! __________________ Visit my aquarium -->Frankie's 120 gal Experiment Bruce: Today's meeting is Step 5: Bring a fish friend. Everyone brought a fish friend? DIY=DO IT YOURSELF! If we ignore the environment maybe it will go away....

03-22-2007, 05:55 PM	#59 (permalink)
Nanoreefbro Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 116 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: blcktitaniums 185gal Starphire or Acrylic New Tank Build Looks great Blck.. Are you going to put any plastic down in your cabinet in case of a leak? __________________ "It wouldn't be a hobby if it was easy"...

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