Triggerjays new 125g Build thread - Page 6

JoJo · 04-08-2008, 11:43 AM

updates?

Triggerjay · 04-08-2008, 05:08 PM

I need to post some new pics.. I will try to soon. I am also working on a carbon chamber for my sump,... I will also post some pics of this later..

Jason

Triggerjay · 04-10-2008, 08:32 PM

OK, update time. I have added a little new equipment...

DIY calcium reactor made by John Kelly:

New halide (250w 6500k) over cleaned out 55g fuge:

New carbon filter (20g long with egg crate baffles, and carbon pads:

An ok pic of my DIY skimmer (yeah, I know its dirty!):

FTS:

Thats it for now. I have some coral pics to post too,... but have to go eat dinner! lol..

Jason

framerguy · 04-10-2008, 08:40 PM

Dang Jason, I love it! Great FTS and I really like the equipment shots! That's a heck of a lot of light over the fuge, you should be able to house most anything there. What light cycle do you use? And what injects air into the skimmer? a needlewheel or an airstone? or something else?

JoJo · 04-10-2008, 08:40 PM

Nice pics Jason! Tell me more about that diy reactor, who's John Kelly?

Triggerjay · 04-10-2008, 09:09 PM

John Kelly, is a friend of mine. He is known in the saltwater world for his research on goniopora. his website is Goniopora.org:::Goniopora Reference Web Site . This particular reactor was on his display tank before he took it down. he is currently taking a break from having a tank setup, and often comes over to give me advise on mine. the reactor is fairly simple. the media is ARM. mag drive pump, and some plumbing.

framerguy, the skimmer pump is a sedra 9000 needlewheel. works great! thanks for the compliments on the pics.

jason

Triggerjay · 04-10-2008, 09:14 PM

oh yeah, lighting on the fuge is the same as the main tank. I used to run the old light reverse cycle, to help prevent a large PH swing, but John explained to me that plants put off oxygen while photosynthesizing, duh, and the oxygen would benefit the main display more in the day while metabolism is at its peak.

Jason

Triggerjay · 04-10-2008, 09:43 PM

Ok, Dinner is done.. the coral pics.. (although nothing like the pics I posted the other day of one of our club members tanks!)

Have no idea what this is.. had it for some time. Thought it was an acan, but John says its not...:

Some of my zoa frags:

My frog... got this as a frag:

My goniopora.. not the typical variety:

Candy cane:

Acro.. It was white with purple tips, but browned out:

Just a neat peice of junk coral.. this would be great for a nano:

My Blastos:

to be continued...

Midnight · 04-10-2008, 09:47 PM

Great pictures I love all the DIY stuff too

Triggerjay · 04-10-2008, 09:48 PM

Tank shots:
left side:

left-center:

right center:

right side:

I wish I knew how to put them all together for a panoramic FTS.. I think I need a tripod to do that though..

A ric/mushroom rock:

new zoa colony.. I know, out of focus!...:

Thats it for now! Thanks for looking.

Jason

Midnight · 04-10-2008, 09:51 PM

I love the brown tang I really want one but I am going to have to wait till I have a bigger tank.

CMG · 04-10-2008, 10:01 PM

What kind of camera are you using? If its a canon hit the menu button and select stitch assist. When you take pictures make sure they are all at the same hight and start shooting from left to right or right to left. then when you upload it on your computer it will recognize the format and put them together for you.

If not then I dont know...haha. Nice tank! Looks liek you switched out the overflow.

JoJo · 04-10-2008, 10:05 PM

cool pics of the tank. i'll have to check your friends site maybe he has instructions on how to make that reactor. thanks

Triggerjay · 04-10-2008, 10:11 PM

camera is a sony cybershot dsc-h2. no option like that. I had to switch out the overflow... it was WAY too big, and ugly! I can take some better pics, and get you some dimensions on the reactor if u want JoJo.. its not on his site... ttyl!

Jason

JoJo · 04-10-2008, 10:16 PM

thanks Jason

04-08-2008, 05:08 PM	#77 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread I need to post some new pics.. I will try to soon. I am also working on a carbon chamber for my sump,... I will also post some pics of this later.. Jason __________________ 125g Mixed reef, 100g Basement sump, two 40g breeder frag tanks, Iwaki 100 main return pump, Sequence Reeflo Dart CL pump, Sedra 9000 powered DIY 3 foot tall skimmer, Aqua 40w UV, Two little fishies phosban reactor, Kangaroo dosing pump, 29g tank in my daughters room, All tied together into one system.

04-10-2008, 08:32 PM	#78 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread OK, update time. I have added a little new equipment... DIY calcium reactor made by John Kelly: New halide (250w 6500k) over cleaned out 55g fuge: New carbon filter (20g long with egg crate baffles, and carbon pads: An ok pic of my DIY skimmer (yeah, I know its dirty!): FTS: Thats it for now. I have some coral pics to post too,... but have to go eat dinner! lol.. Jason __________________ 125g Mixed reef, 100g Basement sump, two 40g breeder frag tanks, Iwaki 100 main return pump, Sequence Reeflo Dart CL pump, Sedra 9000 powered DIY 3 foot tall skimmer, Aqua 40w UV, Two little fishies phosban reactor, Kangaroo dosing pump, 29g tank in my daughters room, All tied together into one system.

04-10-2008, 08:40 PM	#79 (permalink)
framerguy Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 2,923 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread Dang Jason, I love it! Great FTS and I really like the equipment shots! That's a heck of a lot of light over the fuge, you should be able to house most anything there. What light cycle do you use? And what injects air into the skimmer? a needlewheel or an airstone? or something else? __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 75g Main, 55g Fuge w/DSB/+-25#LR, 25g Sump, turboflotor skimmer, 2x250w MH(9hrs/d), 4x65w PC(14h/d), 950gph mag drive/seaswirl return, 100# LR, 3" SB chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

04-10-2008, 09:09 PM	#81 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread John Kelly, is a friend of mine. He is known in the saltwater world for his research on goniopora. his website is Goniopora.org:::Goniopora Reference Web Site . This particular reactor was on his display tank before he took it down. he is currently taking a break from having a tank setup, and often comes over to give me advise on mine. the reactor is fairly simple. the media is ARM. mag drive pump, and some plumbing. framerguy, the skimmer pump is a sedra 9000 needlewheel. works great! thanks for the compliments on the pics. jason

04-10-2008, 09:14 PM	#82 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread oh yeah, lighting on the fuge is the same as the main tank. I used to run the old light reverse cycle, to help prevent a large PH swing, but John explained to me that plants put off oxygen while photosynthesizing, duh, and the oxygen would benefit the main display more in the day while metabolism is at its peak. Jason

04-10-2008, 09:43 PM	#83 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread Ok, Dinner is done.. the coral pics.. (although nothing like the pics I posted the other day of one of our club members tanks!) Have no idea what this is.. had it for some time. Thought it was an acan, but John says its not...: Some of my zoa frags: My frog... got this as a frag: My goniopora.. not the typical variety: Candy cane: Acro.. It was white with purple tips, but browned out: Just a neat peice of junk coral.. this would be great for a nano: My Blastos: to be continued... __________________ 125g Mixed reef, 100g Basement sump, two 40g breeder frag tanks, Iwaki 100 main return pump, Sequence Reeflo Dart CL pump, Sedra 9000 powered DIY 3 foot tall skimmer, Aqua 40w UV, Two little fishies phosban reactor, Kangaroo dosing pump, 29g tank in my daughters room, All tied together into one system.

04-10-2008, 09:47 PM	#84 (permalink)
Midnight Limpet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 141 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread Great pictures I love all the DIY stuff too __________________ 75 gallon Reef 20 gallon Reef 30 gallon sump

04-10-2008, 09:48 PM	#85 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread Tank shots: left side: left-center: right center: right side: I wish I knew how to put them all together for a panoramic FTS.. I think I need a tripod to do that though.. A ric/mushroom rock: new zoa colony.. I know, out of focus!...: Thats it for now! Thanks for looking. Jason __________________ 125g Mixed reef, 100g Basement sump, two 40g breeder frag tanks, Iwaki 100 main return pump, Sequence Reeflo Dart CL pump, Sedra 9000 powered DIY 3 foot tall skimmer, Aqua 40w UV, Two little fishies phosban reactor, Kangaroo dosing pump, 29g tank in my daughters room, All tied together into one system.

04-10-2008, 09:51 PM	#86 (permalink)
Midnight Limpet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 141 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread I love the brown tang I really want one but I am going to have to wait till I have a bigger tank. __________________ 75 gallon Reef 20 gallon Reef 30 gallon sump

04-10-2008, 10:01 PM	#87 (permalink)
CMG Scopas Tang Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 473 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread What kind of camera are you using? If its a canon hit the menu button and select stitch assist. When you take pictures make sure they are all at the same hight and start shooting from left to right or right to left. then when you upload it on your computer it will recognize the format and put them together for you. If not then I dont know...haha. Nice tank! Looks liek you switched out the overflow. __________________ My Chronical: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wlr-setup.html 40g, Purple Dartfish (squirley), Banggai Cardinal (Spot), 3 sand sifting snails, 3 nerite snails and a golden banded shrimp (Batman).

04-10-2008, 10:11 PM	#89 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Triggerjays new 125g Build thread camera is a sony cybershot dsc-h2. no option like that. I had to switch out the overflow... it was WAY too big, and ugly! I can take some better pics, and get you some dimensions on the reactor if u want JoJo.. its not on his site... ttyl! Jason

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