Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! - Page 8

cioutlaw · 08-05-2007, 08:52 PM

Thanks panmanmatt, guess I could have looked a lil harder

Billy its looking really good, Im diggin the aqua scaping!

cheeks69 · 08-05-2007, 10:19 PM

Magnificent Billy !
Very well planned and executed, just love the the scaping

AQTCJAK · 08-05-2007, 10:25 PM

Great looking tank well thought out flow as well. The 4 ways are a very nice touch as well. A bit courious about your design of the over flow boxes.

jhnrb · 08-05-2007, 10:38 PM

congrats. I like the circulation system, great design, and pics. of the system and corals/ fish.

cbui2 · 08-05-2007, 11:20 PM

great work Billy, the entire display and aquascapes looks fantastic. keep them coming

lcstorc · 08-06-2007, 06:21 AM

Awesome pics. You really could go swimming in that bad boy.

I can't wait to see this one take off.
It is going to be awesome.

Woodstock · 08-06-2007, 06:46 AM

Billy, do you ever sleep?? It looks awesome!!! WOW!!

I see you used rigid foam between it and the stand.

What brand tank is it again?

blue_eyes53813 · 08-06-2007, 07:45 AM

Wow that was quick.. How much water did you use from your old system? Looks great... Kinda empty though,, lol Im sure you will fill it up in no time. Are you gonna be putting substrate in?

Dentoid · 08-06-2007, 08:30 AM

Wow! Waste no time! Your return tubes already have coraline growth!

Looks great! When's the pool party?

mps9506 · 08-06-2007, 08:38 AM

Looking good. It makes your corals look small though

I'm sure that will cure itself in a year or two.
Great job hiding the closed loop outlets.
I can't wait to see the growth you get in this tank.

Frankie · 08-06-2007, 09:09 AM

Awesome job Billy! I too love the way you hid the CL returns. The scaping looks very natural.

deaclauderdale · 08-06-2007, 04:06 PM

Amazing billy. I'm speechless!!!!

billyr98 · 08-06-2007, 04:42 PM

thanks guys.. taking a break today... i need to add some more corals still from the frag tanks and buy some more live rock for fill in gaps... but i am very happy with the scaping!!

jrf1175 · 08-06-2007, 05:29 PM

Looks great, I'm soooo jealous! Love the scaping too! Look forward to watching this progress.

panmanmatt · 08-06-2007, 06:38 PM

Looking great, Billy!!! I'm gonna have to stop by and check it out in person one of these days/nights.

08-05-2007, 08:52 PM	#106 (permalink)
cioutlaw Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 949 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Thanks panmanmatt, guess I could have looked a lil harder Billy its looking really good, Im diggin the aqua scaping! __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

08-05-2007, 10:19 PM	#107 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,630 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Magnificent Billy ! Very well planned and executed, just love the the scaping __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

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AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,937 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Great looking tank well thought out flow as well. The 4 ways are a very nice touch as well. A bit courious about your design of the over flow boxes. __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

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jhnrb Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Eureka, CALIF. Posts: 477 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! congrats. I like the circulation system, great design, and pics. of the system and corals/ fish.

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cbui2 Fire Coral Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! great work Billy, the entire display and aquascapes looks fantastic. keep them coming

08-06-2007, 06:21 AM	#111 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,473 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Awesome pics. You really could go swimming in that bad boy. I can't wait to see this one take off. It is going to be awesome. __________________ 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.

08-06-2007, 06:46 AM	#112 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,861 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Billy, do you ever sleep?? It looks awesome!!! WOW!! I see you used rigid foam between it and the stand. What brand tank is it again? __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~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

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blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,255 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Wow that was quick.. How much water did you use from your old system? Looks great... Kinda empty though,, lol Im sure you will fill it up in no time. Are you gonna be putting substrate in? __________________ 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

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Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Wow! Waste no time! Your return tubes already have coraline growth! Looks great! When's the pool party? __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,143 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Looking good. It makes your corals look small though I'm sure that will cure itself in a year or two. Great job hiding the closed loop outlets. I can't wait to see the growth you get in this tank. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

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Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 7,128 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Awesome job Billy! I too love the way you hid the CL returns. The scaping looks very natural. __________________ 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 just go away....

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deaclauderdale Posting & Toasting! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster,California Posts: 2,049 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Amazing billy. I'm speechless!!!! __________________ 100 Gal w/ 55 Gal Sump, (2) 250 watt MH's, 220 watts VHO, Fish: Lawnmower Blenny, Pair Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby, Rainsford Goby Coral: Neon Green Candycane, Brown Candy Cane, Purple and Blue Candycane, GSP-green, Palythoas, Montipora Digita (Green and Purple), Montipora Nodosa, Acro's, Neon Green Favia, Sun Coral, Cynaria, Zoanthids Shrimp: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp Clam: (2) Crocea, That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!

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billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,400 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! thanks guys.. taking a break today... i need to add some more corals still from the frag tanks and buy some more live rock for fill in gaps... but i am very happy with the scaping!! __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

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jrf1175 Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 296 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Looks great, I'm soooo jealous! Love the scaping too! Look forward to watching this progress. __________________ 90gal Miracles Starphire, Acrylic Sump with Fuge, Aqua-Medic Aquaspacelight 2x250 HQI, 2x24w PC, Euro-Reef RS100, Wavy Sea with Blueline HD 40x return pump, 1 Turbelle Nanostream 6045, Profilux II Plus controller Check out my 90 gallon build log Here

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panmanmatt Acropora Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 1,904 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Billyr98's Real Upgrade! 450g Starphire Custom Reef Tank! Looking great, Billy!!! I'm gonna have to stop by and check it out in person one of these days/nights. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

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