downhillbiker's Reef Build Thread

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 04:57 PM

Well, I have decided to gather as much pictures as i can to show people the progress my tank has made, and keep people updated in the future.

It all started with my 20 gallon tank with limited livestock: lot of learning here.

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 05:04 PM

Then I bought a 55 gallon tank and started to get some nice fish-only livestock:

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 05:09 PM

more fish from the 55, i know it was overstocked, but the LFS said i was fine, and i didn't know better, now i do...

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 05:11 PM

then i was given a 45 hex and bought an eel to put in it with the intentions of upgrading the size later:

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 05:13 PM

I then bought the 72 bowfront for "tiggy" the eel.

Sadly first day in he lifted the hood and was dried up on the floor. I put him back in and he came back to life, but only for about 6 hours.

So I moved the stuff from my 55 in there, and took some back to the LFS, and decided to start turning the 72 into a reef tank.

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 05:15 PM

Above the lighting is just CF from the 20gallon and regular flourescent from the 55, so I decided to upgrade the lighting and get a few corals:

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 05:19 PM

then a friend had some rock he sold me and i bought a few pieces from the FLS and it started to look more like a reef, i also bought more corals, and some new koralia 4 powerheads:

sk8rreefgeek · 07/28/2008, 05:26 PM

Cool fish! I think when I get a bigger tank for my reef, I'm going to use my 55 for a fowlr

Is that a Purple Haitian Nem with a Maroon in it?

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 05:26 PM

i should say that right about the time that i bought the MH lights, which are odyssea lights, i built a stand out of 9-ply 1" plywood. This was my first wood project and I think it worked out pretty well.

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 05:28 PM

then i kept adding a little here and there and also got a new uderwater camera, so got picture happy:

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 05:31 PM

here's one from about a month ago, since i had a huge crash and lost most of my SPS livestock, and some other corals. was able to save the clams and nems, and many corals though.

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sk8rreefgeek
Cool fish! I think when I get a bigger tank for my reef, I'm going to use my 55 for a fowlr

Is that a Purple Haitian Nem with a Maroon in it?

thanks, i really like the emporor angel and the fu manchu lion, they were awesome, the lunar wrasse was gorgeous, one of the best lunars i have ever seen, but mean too, and the dogface is just a cool fish.

the eel, well i dont like to talk about that cuz i loved that fish.

the anemone is a florida condi, and it does have a maroon in it, kindof a wierd combo, but they liked it. got rid of the maroon though, just wanted to get a pair of percs.

mattpenn · 07/28/2008, 05:50 PM

very nice what camera did you get?

downhillbiker · 07/28/2008, 07:15 PM

i got the olympus stylus 1030 SW. highly recommend it for an underwater point and shoot.

crvz · 07/28/2008, 07:19 PM

I love the clam, and I'm already dying to get that P&S camera. You're not helping! Thanks for sharing all the details and history... a familiar story for many of us and it seems that you're starting to get everything to come together.

downhillbiker · 07/30/2008, 02:28 PM

Just added some more corals yesterday. Hope you all enjoy them as much as I do...

downhillbiker · 07/30/2008, 02:29 PM

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downhillbiker · 07/30/2008, 02:31 PM

And some pics of corals I had before, but didnt have pics of:

downhillbiker · 07/30/2008, 06:43 PM

Here is a pic of the overall tank as of today, and also a short video for your enjoyment:

dmilne85 · 07/30/2008, 07:19 PM

nice progress on the tank. does your flame angle nip at your sps at all?

i like your user name btw! i ride all bikes, but i do love riding dh. ive been riding a santacruz v-10 for the last year and love it. ur gonna have to post at least one offtopic riding pic in your build thread!

downhillbiker · 07/30/2008, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dmilne85
nice progress on the tank. does your flame angle nip at your sps at all?

i like your user name btw! i ride all bikes, but i do love riding dh. ive been riding a santacruz v-10 for the last year and love it. ur gonna have to post at least one offtopic riding pic in your build thread!

a santacruz v10!!! those bikes are sick. a little pricey for my budget, i just got into hobbies like downhill and reefkeeping that are a little out of the range, pricewise, that i should be in for fun.

i ride a haro x7 with a marzocchi 888 on it and a I-beam seat and it seems to get the job done. here are the off topic biking short vid that we did up at falls city. i dont have any pics of me really, i mostly take other people. you can see all my vids both helmet cam and regular at youtube.com and search for videodownhiller, that is my name on the site.

heres the vid

heres some buddies jumping

dmilne85 · 07/31/2008, 01:31 PM

nice! that trail looks fun in the video. looks like a nice fast and smooth trail, but its always tuff to tell with helmet cams.

07/28/2008, 04:57 PM	#1
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	downhillbiker's Reef Build Thread Well, I have decided to gather as much pictures as i can to show people the progress my tank has made, and keep people updated in the future. It all started with my 20 gallon tank with limited livestock: lot of learning here. __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/28/2008, 05:04 PM	#2
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	Then I bought a 55 gallon tank and started to get some nice fish-only livestock: __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/28/2008, 05:09 PM	#3
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	more fish from the 55, i know it was overstocked, but the LFS said i was fine, and i didn't know better, now i do... __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/28/2008, 05:11 PM	#4
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	then i was given a 45 hex and bought an eel to put in it with the intentions of upgrading the size later: __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/28/2008, 05:13 PM	#5
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	I then bought the 72 bowfront for "tiggy" the eel. Sadly first day in he lifted the hood and was dried up on the floor. I put him back in and he came back to life, but only for about 6 hours. So I moved the stuff from my 55 in there, and took some back to the LFS, and decided to start turning the 72 into a reef tank. __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/28/2008, 05:15 PM	#6
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	Above the lighting is just CF from the 20gallon and regular flourescent from the 55, so I decided to upgrade the lighting and get a few corals: __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/28/2008, 05:19 PM	#7
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	then a friend had some rock he sold me and i bought a few pieces from the FLS and it started to look more like a reef, i also bought more corals, and some new koralia 4 powerheads: __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/28/2008, 05:26 PM	#8
sk8rreefgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lodi, California Posts: 1,352	Cool fish! I think when I get a bigger tank for my reef, I'm going to use my 55 for a fowlr Is that a Purple Haitian Nem with a Maroon in it? __________________ It's time for operation crazy-plan Current Tank Info: Drilled 55g, 14g sump, coralife 125 SS: mated pair of b&w misbar clowns, ywg

07/28/2008, 05:28 PM	#10
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	then i kept adding a little here and there and also got a new uderwater camera, so got picture happy: __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/28/2008, 05:31 PM	#11
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	here's one from about a month ago, since i had a huge crash and lost most of my SPS livestock, and some other corals. was able to save the clams and nems, and many corals though. __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/28/2008, 05:50 PM	#13
mattpenn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: j'ville,florida Posts: 66	very nice what camera did you get?

07/28/2008, 07:15 PM	#14
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	i got the olympus stylus 1030 SW. highly recommend it for an underwater point and shoot. __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/28/2008, 07:19 PM	#15
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	I love the clam, and I'm already dying to get that P&S camera. You're not helping! Thanks for sharing all the details and history... a familiar story for many of us and it seems that you're starting to get everything to come together. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

07/30/2008, 02:28 PM	#16
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	Just added some more corals yesterday. Hope you all enjoy them as much as I do... __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/30/2008, 02:29 PM	#17
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	\ __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/30/2008, 02:31 PM	#18
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	And some pics of corals I had before, but didnt have pics of: __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/30/2008, 06:43 PM	#19
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	Here is a pic of the overall tank as of today, and also a short video for your enjoyment: __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

07/30/2008, 07:19 PM	#20
dmilne85 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arizona, now in Pittsburgh :0( Posts: 602	nice progress on the tank. does your flame angle nip at your sps at all? i like your user name btw! i ride all bikes, but i do love riding dh. ive been riding a santacruz v-10 for the last year and love it. ur gonna have to post at least one offtopic riding pic in your build thread!

07/31/2008, 01:31 PM	#22
dmilne85 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arizona, now in Pittsburgh :0( Posts: 602	nice! that trail looks fun in the video. looks like a nice fast and smooth trail, but its always tuff to tell with helmet cams.