My Humble Mixed Reef

08-26-2007, 10:01 AM

Some of you will recognize this tank.

The tank is a make over from my old non 155 RR Bow Front to a new RR 155 Bow Front with a few improvements.
Like tap water to RO/DI water. Bigger sump with out fuge. Custom built canopy. MH lighting, Two Little Fishies reactors, and Aquamedic Doser. Cleaned up live rock.

And so you will see a couple of pics of the before, during the re build, and after.
Hope you guys enjoy, and of course feed back, and questions are welcomed.
The last two pics were taken recently @ the 6 month mark. 1 without flash, 1 with flash. I always prefer the without flash ones.

155gl. AGA Black Bow Front Reef Ready.
Canopy by Omega
Lighting Hamilton Fixture 3 - XM 175watt 10K pulse start MH supplimented by 2 - URI 72" 160watt vho (1) super actinic & (1)white actinic
cooling 4 of which 3 are controlled by Ranco controller- 4" Icecap fans - 2 blowing across tank at the bottom of canopy, 2 pulling hot air out of light fixture.
return pump Iwaki WRLT 40MD & Eheim 1260
heating 2 - 250 visitherm submersible heaters
34.7gl. sump
Turboflotor powered by oceanrunner ph2500 for now.
Phosban reactors, 1 w/phosar & the other holds carbon (Before phosban reactor 1/17/07 phosphate 1.25, after 2/16/07 phosphate .25)
Aquamedic Duo dosing ESV B-Ionics part 2

**JF2381** · 08-26-2007, 10:07 AM

Sounds great. Can't wait for pics

**Deepwater** · 08-26-2007, 10:21 AM

Cant wait to see pics

08-26-2007, 10:46 AM

Deep, what size do I have to make the pics in order for them to fit here? I can't upload them from photobucket which is what I am using.

**Deepwater** · 08-26-2007, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefer4Live

Deep, what size do I have to make the pics in order for them to fit here? I can't upload them from photobucket which is what I am using.

If you copy and paste from photobucket you should have no problem . all the pic i put up are from photo bucket. If anything call me and ill help you out or see why youcant post them up

Feelsgoofy · 08-26-2007, 11:54 AM

I want pic's deep

08-27-2007, 08:43 AM

Deep I emailed you the pics to see if you can post them. Since for what ever reason I am not allowed to post them here. Hope you can figuer out what is wrong.

**JF2381** · 08-27-2007, 08:54 AM

Deep. Get to work! I want to see pics.

**Deepwater** · 08-27-2007, 08:05 PM

I posted the pic on the thread ,,
Enjoy

Deep

Reefer4life · 08-28-2007, 08:35 AM

Thank you Deep!

mynd · 08-28-2007, 11:31 AM

Is that floor going to support 1200lbs +? Make sure you don't end up with a tank in the basement. Unless of course that is a slab. Good luck and looks great.. Seems like you have the whole town over there giving a hand. Excellent!

Scumonkey · 08-28-2007, 01:41 PM

Hmmmmm I seems to know a few of them folks.....
I guess the names have been changed to protect the innocent!

**Deepwater** · 08-28-2007, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scumonkey

Hmmmmm I seems to know a few of them folks.....
I guess the names have been changed to protect the innocent!

LMAO .

Reefer4life · 08-28-2007, 04:27 PM

Thanks guys! They are a great gang, without them this tank would not exist. Um, we believe the floor will hold. The back of the tank is actually sitting on a support beam, and the rest of the tank is bridging a few joist. By the way this is just one of two 6' tanks in my living room. Across the room in the corner sits my FOWLR, also resting on a few joist plus the back of the FOWLR is up against an outside wall. Scumonkey, I don't have any idea what your talking about.

Here are a couple of pics of the 155 Bow at 6 months.
1st. without flash

2nd. with flash

Scumonkey · 08-28-2007, 05:59 PM

Trust me peoples, This tank is sweet-much bigger than it looks and, due to the bow front...no pictures can do it justice, ( i know- i tried and failed)!

**twinreef** · 08-28-2007, 11:29 PM

Reefer4life, your tank is coming along very nice

Reefer4life · 08-29-2007, 08:14 AM

Thank you much Scumonkey & twinreef. I wish I could get better pics of it. I was warned about the bow's effect on pic, but the original bow was part of an inheritance. In person it is awesome, if I may say so myself.