250 gallon build thread - Page 14

logiktest · 03/08/2009, 09:27 PM

Just as I suspected... I have no idea what I'm looking at.

Have you hung the reflectors yet?

michealprater · 03/09/2009, 05:38 AM

That pic does look wierd. It is the angle.

I dont have them hung. I am wanting to build an aluminum rack for them. I am prolly going to make a "make-shift" wood rack for them in the interim. Just have not got around to it.

michealprater · 03/16/2009, 09:23 PM

michealprater · 03/16/2009, 09:24 PM

More coral pics here.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...2#post14626212

DOTZ · 03/22/2009, 10:11 PM

Your pics don't compare to what I saw today. You have a extremely nice set up! If you had a mini fridge and big screen in the basement I would never leave.LOL Awesome tank!

michealprater · 03/23/2009, 06:20 AM

The rest of the basement will eventually be finished with a wet bar and a large projected 100" screen for TV. But that will be down the road aways.

Thanks for the compliments.

michealprater · 03/27/2009, 09:09 PM

michealprater · 03/27/2009, 09:11 PM

SVTour · 03/28/2009, 07:51 AM

Did you get your lighting in yet? That list pic of the tank still looks dark on the outside edges.

Things seem to be progressing nicely for you. Love those rics

nixon125 · 03/28/2009, 09:53 AM

prater, nice looking corals. Those blue tubs look amazing! very vibrant!

michealprater · 03/28/2009, 09:58 AM

Yeah the lights are all up an going. the wood rack is temp until I can afford the aluminum for the permanent install..

oneoffcustom · 03/28/2009, 11:07 PM

how many maxijets do you have in that tank? also that lil ric garden looks deliciouse. Also mr. prater, will that egg crate be in there for good, or do you plan on the zoas eventually intermingling and covering the whole eggcrate?

michealprater · 03/29/2009, 01:40 PM

4 Maxi 1200s modded.

The zoa garden is on eggcrate, so each time I get a new angel, they can easily be pulled all at once. It is temporary. The other eggcrate is space rented out to Nixon to keep his sps until he gets his new tank going.

oneoffcustom · 03/29/2009, 01:57 PM

cool i hope to see some intermingling in that garden. I love it when its just a boquet of mismatches zoas.

RangerMat · 04/08/2009, 08:42 PM

wow that is an awesome set up!!!

michealprater · 04/08/2009, 09:44 PM

Thank you. I appreciate it. Long way from being done though!

kraash · 04/09/2009, 09:18 AM

You will never be "done" lol, I think of my tank as a living, and always changing work of art

michealprater · 04/09/2009, 09:25 AM

I will consider the build done, when the trim is up, drywall is painted, door is on, work bench is functional and lighting rack is aluminum. Then the rest will just be improvements.

logiktest · 05/01/2009, 06:18 AM

How goes the build, Mike?

Everything is looking great. I can easily imagine spending a whole lot of time relaxing in that sectional couch.

oneoffcustom · 05/01/2009, 09:02 AM

it looks like shiznit to me logik. praters down here at my house in texas...

michealprater · 05/12/2009, 08:55 AM

New addition to the tank

oneoffcustom · 05/12/2009, 09:47 AM

you lucky mutha trucker.... nice fish... where did u get that....

michealprater · 05/13/2009, 09:54 AM

Bought it from a guy in STL for a bill.

michealprater · 05/21/2009, 10:48 AM

Everything has been going great. I really have not been testing much because with water changes everything is really looking good. I decided to test my nitrates last night, and they came back buried on 0! I am really glad I have a fuge and a shallow sand bed. So far so good. Knock on wood!

oneoffcustom · 05/21/2009, 12:02 PM

I GOT SOME NITRATES YOU CAN BARROW

03/08/2009, 09:27 PM	#326
logiktest Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Zone 5 Posts: 4,071	Just as I suspected... I have no idea what I'm looking at. Have you hung the reflectors yet? __________________ Mike Have you ever looked around at the group of people you are in and thought, "If the Zombie Apocalypse happens right now, this is what I have to work with." Current Tank Info: 140.5gal. goldfish bowl

03/09/2009, 05:38 AM	#327
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	That pic does look wierd. It is the angle. I dont have them hung. I am wanting to build an aluminum rack for them. I am prolly going to make a "make-shift" wood rack for them in the interim. Just have not got around to it. __________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

03/16/2009, 09:23 PM	#328
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	__________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

03/16/2009, 09:24 PM	#329
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	More coral pics here. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...2#post14626212 __________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

03/23/2009, 06:20 AM	#331
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	The rest of the basement will eventually be finished with a wet bar and a large projected 100" screen for TV. But that will be down the road aways. Thanks for the compliments. __________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

03/22/2009, 10:11 PM	#330
DOTZ Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Benton, Il Posts: 1,764	Your pics don't compare to what I saw today. You have a extremely nice set up! If you had a mini fridge and big screen in the basement I would never leave.LOL Awesome tank!

03/27/2009, 09:09 PM	#332
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	__________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

03/27/2009, 09:11 PM	#333
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	__________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

03/28/2009, 07:51 AM	#334
SVTour Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,115	Did you get your lighting in yet? That list pic of the tank still looks dark on the outside edges. Things seem to be progressing nicely for you. Love those rics __________________ If you ever drop your keys into molten lava, let 'em go...cause man, they're gone. Current Tank Info: 220gal RR in wall w/ 90gal sump/fuge, 39 gallon QT, 2 X 45 gallon salt mixing station, Full LED lighting, RKE w/APC Tunze and MLC

03/28/2009, 09:53 AM	#335
nixon125 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cornfields of Illinois Posts: 388	prater, nice looking corals. Those blue tubs look amazing! very vibrant! __________________ You CAN'T Take it With You! Current Tank Info: 24 G Aquapod

03/28/2009, 09:58 AM	#336
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	Yeah the lights are all up an going. the wood rack is temp until I can afford the aluminum for the permanent install.. __________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

03/28/2009, 11:07 PM	#337
oneoffcustom Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 311	how many maxijets do you have in that tank? also that lil ric garden looks deliciouse. Also mr. prater, will that egg crate be in there for good, or do you plan on the zoas eventually intermingling and covering the whole eggcrate? __________________ Honey your are gonna be ****ed but... I really needed it!!! Current Tank Info: 5g Unknown destination!

03/29/2009, 01:40 PM	#338
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	4 Maxi 1200s modded. The zoa garden is on eggcrate, so each time I get a new angel, they can easily be pulled all at once. It is temporary. The other eggcrate is space rented out to Nixon to keep his sps until he gets his new tank going. __________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

03/29/2009, 01:57 PM	#339
oneoffcustom Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 311	cool i hope to see some intermingling in that garden. I love it when its just a boquet of mismatches zoas. __________________ Honey your are gonna be ****ed but... I really needed it!!! Current Tank Info: 5g Unknown destination!

04/08/2009, 08:42 PM	#340
RangerMat Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: O'fallon Mo Posts: 45	wow that is an awesome set up!!! __________________ when your strange faces come out of the rain, when your strange no one remebers your name. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef ready, 30 gallon sump, remora protein skimmer, 6 bulb t5 fixture, mixed reef

04/08/2009, 09:44 PM	#341
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	Thank you. I appreciate it. Long way from being done though! __________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

04/09/2009, 09:18 AM	#342
kraash Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: southern Il Posts: 907	You will never be "done" lol, I think of my tank as a living, and always changing work of art __________________ 6 pack a day keeps the doctor away :) Current Tank Info: 525 gallon mixed reef

04/09/2009, 09:25 AM	#343
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	I will consider the build done, when the trim is up, drywall is painted, door is on, work bench is functional and lighting rack is aluminum. Then the rest will just be improvements. __________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

05/01/2009, 06:18 AM	#344
logiktest Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Zone 5 Posts: 4,071	How goes the build, Mike? Everything is looking great. I can easily imagine spending a whole lot of time relaxing in that sectional couch. __________________ Mike Have you ever looked around at the group of people you are in and thought, "If the Zombie Apocalypse happens right now, this is what I have to work with." Current Tank Info: 140.5gal. goldfish bowl

05/01/2009, 09:02 AM	#345
oneoffcustom Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 311	it looks like shiznit to me logik. praters down here at my house in texas... __________________ Honey your are gonna be ****ed but... I really needed it!!! Current Tank Info: 5g Unknown destination!

05/12/2009, 08:55 AM	#346
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	New addition to the tank __________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

05/12/2009, 09:47 AM	#347
oneoffcustom Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 311	you lucky mutha trucker.... nice fish... where did u get that.... __________________ Honey your are gonna be ****ed but... I really needed it!!! Current Tank Info: 5g Unknown destination!

05/13/2009, 09:54 AM	#348
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	Bought it from a guy in STL for a bill. __________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

05/21/2009, 10:48 AM	#349
michealprater Angelfish Nerd Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grantfork, IL Posts: 5,465 Blog Entries: 1	Everything has been going great. I really have not been testing much because with water changes everything is really looking good. I decided to test my nitrates last night, and they came back buried on 0! I am really glad I have a fuge and a shallow sand bed. So far so good. Knock on wood! __________________ __________________________ Micheal Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder Reef

05/21/2009, 12:02 PM	#350
oneoffcustom Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 311	I GOT SOME NITRATES YOU CAN BARROW __________________ Honey your are gonna be ****ed but... I really needed it!!! Current Tank Info: 5g Unknown destination!