Pictures of Bomber's barebottom SPS tank and related equipment - Page 13

gjuarez3 · 11/08/2004, 04:12 PM

Bomber, I have read most of your starboard thread and have seen the progress of your tank. It took the entire day. I will keep a starboard bottom and I will convert it this weekend. Do you think that if I take it all out it will create problems for me? My sand bed has only been running for 6 months and it is super clear and white due to heavy skimmimg. BTW, didnt think that starboard would be very aesthetically pleasing but the growth of coralline algae over starboard did it for me. And of course, a desire for perfect parameters. Thanks, you are my new hero.
Jerry

melev · 11/08/2004, 06:18 PM

Jerry,

To Reef Central

Man, you have already picked a hero with your first post? I guess there's nowhere to go from here but downhill, right Bomber?

Bomber · 11/08/2004, 06:20 PM

Jerel ponders how fast Marc can really run.

melev · 11/08/2004, 06:24 PM

You can simply call me "Speedy".

Bomber · 11/08/2004, 06:26 PM

Bomber, I have read most of your starboard thread and have seen the progress of your tank. It took the entire day. I will keep a starboard bottom and I will convert it this weekend. Do you think that if I take it all out it will create problems for me?

OH BOY, you start right off with the hard questions, don't you? LOL
It shouldn't be a problem. Livestock out, water out, rocks out, substrate out - reverse.

My sand bed has only been running for 6 months and it is super clear and white due to heavy skimmimg.

Jerry, what kind of tank do you have in mind? Unless you're set on a hard core SPS tank, you might not need to to this.

BTW, didnt think that starboard would be very aesthetically pleasing but the growth of coralline algae over starboard did it for me. And of course, a desire for perfect parameters.

Then there's your answer. Be sure and get your circulation down and remember, you don't have sinks any more and the ones you do have you want them to purge and stay clean. You're going to rely on skimming to remove it for you. Don't cheat on the skimmer.

Thanks, you are my new hero.
Jerry

I can't get this stupid grin off my face (that will last about 2 more mins with this crowd).

Thank you back!

Bomber · 11/08/2004, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
You can simply call me "Speedy".

Hmmmm

Nope, that wasn't what I was thinking.

NuclearReefs · 11/09/2004, 12:53 AM

jerel , what size tank is your skimmer rated for?? is it
"oversized"?

Nathan

Bomber · 11/09/2004, 07:46 AM

I don't know. It gets the job done though.

It's a modified Bullet3 on a Iwaki 70 right now.

gjuarez3 · 11/09/2004, 09:33 AM

Thanks alot Bomber. I never knew that post was my first ever. THey dont count the ones on the selling forum, I guess. Well I am glad it was you. The search for this info started when one of my corals died, and it wasn't sps. It was an lps that died in its own mucus or whatever you call that stuff because the lack of flow. I needed more flow from when I upgraded from my 10 nano to my 29g. I added a new powerhead and sand started blowing all over the place. So that is one reason I am getting rid of my sand and course starboard makes a tank look much cleaner. And I can bet its not only the look that seems cleaner.

NuclearReefs · 11/09/2004, 07:43 PM

thanks jerel.. me and ,, ( well actually I or me ) thinks that some certain person that is housing my corals for awhile needs a bigger skimmer,,,,LOL

Nathan

melev · 11/10/2004, 04:41 AM

I'm pretty darn sure my skimmer can handle your corals quite nicely. I don't remember the exact gallon rating as I asked months ago... Maybe I'll ask Jeff at LifeReef one more time. It's a LifeReef VS2-36.

Bomber · 11/10/2004, 07:02 AM

I went through a ton of different skimmers before I settled on this one. Even then, I ended up making Mike (Precision Marine) do some modifications to it.
One thing I did figure out, what they rate them for you can throw out the window. It has more to do with how they are built, that decides what they can and will do.

RedEyeReef · 11/10/2004, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bomber
I went through a ton of different skimmers before I settled on this one. Even then, I ended up making Mike (Precision Marine) do some modifications to it.
One thing I did figure out, what they rate them for you can throw out the window. It has more to do with how they are built, that decides what they can and will do.

What modifications did you have done?

NuclearReefs · 11/10/2004, 10:50 PM

True Jerel,, Im thinking about having an additional chamber made for my ets,,,,,,,,,I want to be able to have more reaction time in it,,,, HINT HINT Marc,,,,,,, Mr Acrylic!

LOL

Nathan

melev · 11/10/2004, 11:27 PM

If you want to mod your skimmer, I'll be happy to help.

NuclearReefs · 11/11/2004, 06:38 PM

I just wanna make another chamber, Would be round with flat plates with holes matched up to make it taller.... I think increasing my contact time would make it even more efficient than it allready is,,

lovetoreef · 11/14/2004, 09:17 AM

Bomber

read through your thread, and I remember you starting with a Queen Angel but I don't see it any longer?? What happened to that beauty and are you going to consider getting another one? Thanks and sorry if I missed this earlier in the thread, just couldn't find it. Thanks.

gerard

Poseidon007 · 11/14/2004, 09:22 AM

cool tank

Bomber · 11/15/2004, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by RedEyeReef
What modifications did you have done?

Changed the 3/4" 90degree input on the becket to a straight 1" all the way.

Raised the becket 12" on a stand pipe.

Bomber · 11/15/2004, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lovetoreef
Bomber

read through your thread, and I remember you starting with a Queen Angel but I don't see it any longer?? What happened to that beauty and are you going to consider getting another one? Thanks and sorry if I missed this earlier in the thread, just couldn't find it. Thanks.

gerard

Malcomb was the best behaved angel I've ever seen - until one day! He developed a taste for ricordea and cleaned the entire tank out!
He's in one of the tourist displays now.

FishAffair · 11/15/2004, 08:59 AM

Nice tank Jerel, how big is it? Our tanks are so crammed with corals, I feel like I need to give you some! hehe
That has to be one of the cleanest tanks I've ever seen. How long has it been setup?
I don't think I'll ever get used to no dsb in the main tank. It just looks too bare. Our prop tanks are bb, but so much coral fills up the space that it doesn't bother me. ;]
I'll have to come down and put some more corals in there! lol

FishAffair

creepingdeath086 · 11/15/2004, 09:35 AM

looks very nice, i didnt think bare tanks looked that good unil i saw yours, what did you use on the bottom to make it white?

NuclearReefs · 11/15/2004, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bomber
Changed the 3/4" 90degree input on the becket to a straight 1" all the way.

Raised the becket 12" on a stand pipe.

Im gettering ready to tweak my ETS like this by adding another chamber and increasing the output pipe...

Nathan

Bomber · 11/16/2004, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FishAffair
Nice tank Jerel, how big is it? Our tanks are so crammed with corals, I feel like I need to give you some! hehe
That has to be one of the cleanest tanks I've ever seen. How long has it been setup?
I don't think I'll ever get used to no dsb in the main tank. It just looks too bare. Our prop tanks are bb, but so much coral fills up the space that it doesn't bother me. ;]
I'll have to come down and put some more corals in there! lol

FishAffair

LOL we are all past due to "do lunch". We might be on our way up this next week, I'll let you know.

It's been up in some form or the other for years now, I jerked the sand bed over a year ago.

Bomber · 11/16/2004, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by creepingdeath086
looks very nice, i didnt think bare tanks looked that good unil i saw yours, what did you use on the bottom to make it white?

Starboard. It's almost the same as those plastic cutting boards.

11/09/2004, 12:53 AM	#307
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	jerel , what size tank is your skimmer rated for?? is it "oversized"? Nathan __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

11/09/2004, 07:43 PM	#310
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	thanks jerel.. me and ,, ( well actually I or me ) thinks that some certain person that is housing my corals for awhile needs a bigger skimmer,,,,LOL Nathan __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

11/10/2004, 10:50 PM	#314
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	True Jerel,, Im thinking about having an additional chamber made for my ets,,,,,,,,,I want to be able to have more reaction time in it,,,, HINT HINT Marc,,,,,,, Mr Acrylic! LOL Nathan __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

11/11/2004, 06:38 PM	#316
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	I just wanna make another chamber, Would be round with flat plates with holes matched up to make it taller.... I think increasing my contact time would make it even more efficient than it allready is,, __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

11/14/2004, 09:17 AM	#317
lovetoreef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Canton, TX Posts: 763	Bomber read through your thread, and I remember you starting with a Queen Angel but I don't see it any longer?? What happened to that beauty and are you going to consider getting another one? Thanks and sorry if I missed this earlier in the thread, just couldn't find it. Thanks. gerard __________________ Planning SPS AIO tank Canton, TX Reefing on and off since 2001 Current Tank Info: planning nano AIO

11/08/2004, 04:12 PM	#301
gjuarez3 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: mcallen, texas Posts: 157	Bomber, I have read most of your starboard thread and have seen the progress of your tank. It took the entire day. I will keep a starboard bottom and I will convert it this weekend. Do you think that if I take it all out it will create problems for me? My sand bed has only been running for 6 months and it is super clear and white due to heavy skimmimg. BTW, didnt think that starboard would be very aesthetically pleasing but the growth of coralline algae over starboard did it for me. And of course, a desire for perfect parameters. Thanks, you are my new hero. Jerry

11/08/2004, 06:18 PM	#302
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Jerry, *To Reef Central* Man, you have already picked a hero with your first post? I guess there's nowhere to go from here but downhill, right Bomber?

11/08/2004, 06:20 PM	#303
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	Jerel ponders how fast Marc can really run.

11/08/2004, 06:24 PM	#304
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	You can simply call me "Speedy".

11/08/2004, 06:26 PM	#305
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	Bomber, I have read most of your starboard thread and have seen the progress of your tank. It took the entire day. I will keep a starboard bottom and I will convert it this weekend. Do you think that if I take it all out it will create problems for me? OH BOY, you start right off with the hard questions, don't you? LOL It shouldn't be a problem. Livestock out, water out, rocks out, substrate out - reverse. My sand bed has only been running for 6 months and it is super clear and white due to heavy skimmimg. Jerry, what kind of tank do you have in mind? Unless you're set on a hard core SPS tank, you might not need to to this. BTW, didnt think that starboard would be very aesthetically pleasing but the growth of coralline algae over starboard did it for me. And of course, a desire for perfect parameters. Then there's your answer. Be sure and get your circulation down and remember, you don't have sinks any more and the ones you do have you want them to purge and stay clean. You're going to rely on skimming to remove it for you. Don't cheat on the skimmer. Thanks, you are my new hero. Jerry I can't get this stupid grin off my face (that will last about 2 more mins with this crowd). Thank you back!

11/09/2004, 07:46 AM	#308
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	I don't know. It gets the job done though. It's a modified Bullet3 on a Iwaki 70 right now.

11/09/2004, 09:33 AM	#309
gjuarez3 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: mcallen, texas Posts: 157	Thanks alot Bomber. I never knew that post was my first ever. THey dont count the ones on the selling forum, I guess. Well I am glad it was you. The search for this info started when one of my corals died, and it wasn't sps. It was an lps that died in its own mucus or whatever you call that stuff because the lack of flow. I needed more flow from when I upgraded from my 10 nano to my 29g. I added a new powerhead and sand started blowing all over the place. So that is one reason I am getting rid of my sand and course starboard makes a tank look much cleaner. And I can bet its not only the look that seems cleaner.

11/10/2004, 04:41 AM	#311
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I'm pretty darn sure my skimmer can handle your corals quite nicely. I don't remember the exact gallon rating as I asked months ago... Maybe I'll ask Jeff at LifeReef one more time. It's a LifeReef VS2-36.

11/10/2004, 07:02 AM	#312
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	I went through a ton of different skimmers before I settled on this one. Even then, I ended up making Mike (Precision Marine) do some modifications to it. One thing I did figure out, what they rate them for you can throw out the window. It has more to do with how they are built, that decides what they can and will do.

11/10/2004, 11:27 PM	#315
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	If you want to mod your skimmer, I'll be happy to help.

11/14/2004, 09:22 AM	#318
Poseidon007 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: DFW,TX Posts: 175	cool tank __________________ -Patrick- Current Tank Info: 30g long

11/15/2004, 08:59 AM	#321
FishAffair Moved On Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Coral Gables-Miami Posts: 464	Nice tank Jerel, how big is it? Our tanks are so crammed with corals, I feel like I need to give you some! hehe That has to be one of the cleanest tanks I've ever seen. How long has it been setup? I don't think I'll ever get used to no dsb in the main tank. It just looks too bare. Our prop tanks are bb, but so much coral fills up the space that it doesn't bother me. ;] I'll have to come down and put some more corals in there! lol FishAffair

11/15/2004, 09:35 AM	#322
creepingdeath086 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Delaware Posts: 33	looks very nice, i didnt think bare tanks looked that good unil i saw yours, what did you use on the bottom to make it white?