The Reef Central Corner Club Thread - Page 21

joeychitwood · 01/23/2009, 07:48 PM

Thanks. I'm late to the party, but at least I arrived.

Misled · 01/23/2009, 08:14 PM

I ment that more like "Welcome to our "corner" of RC. So Joey, do you have any ideas on why your sps didn"t color up?

Michael · 01/24/2009, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by joeychitwood
Thanks. I'm late to the party, but at least I arrived.

you are late to the party but you posted the 500th post

Pulp Fishin · 01/24/2009, 07:51 AM

500 posts!

joeychitwood · 01/24/2009, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Misled
So Joey, do you have any ideas on why your sps didn"t color up?

I have no clue. I bought them as a frag pack from liveaquaria.com. They were all the same color you see now. The growing tips are beautiful shades of blue and aqua, but then the coral turns to the blah coloration as it grows and stays that way.

Esquare · 01/24/2009, 09:35 AM

Hello All,

I have just finished skimming through this thread and would like to throw my hat in the ring.

These are old photos and the tank looks completely different now. Iâ€™m in the process of changing my basement sumpâ€™s configuration for the umpteenth time and will get updated pics when done.

Great Thread!

Michael · 01/24/2009, 09:44 AM

hi-eddie thanks for coming on and posting some pictures, your tank is a beautifully made thing, i love the wood and it looks really good, looking forward to more when you can, welcome to the thread

Esquare · 01/24/2009, 10:06 AM

Thanks for the kind words Michael.

btb72 · 01/24/2009, 05:00 PM

that is all you will get around here

j/k that stand/canopy is sweet... did i hear that you have a basement sumP... if so you will be the envy of the corner thread...

Esquare · 01/24/2009, 06:04 PM

Yeah, I came up with several designs for an under tank sump but then realized I had a warm air return in the corner the tank was going in. I have everything crammed in under the stairs in the basement.

I started with a multi tank setup on a galvanized lumber rack then switched to a single acrylic sump with multiple chambers. I didnâ€™t do a very good job cementing the seams and it recently started to leak so I put in a temporary sump and am now designing/installing another multi tank setup. Whenever I see well enough, I just have to mess with it till itâ€™s broke.

I only hope it will come out as clean looking as some Iâ€™ve seen here.

Esquare · 01/24/2009, 06:05 PM

Oh, thanks for the compliment on the stand, it was a real bugger to make.

Hookup · 01/24/2009, 08:45 PM

Well done on the stand... seriously it's a beautiful piece of furniture! Looking forward to your updated photos... and welcome to the club...

Can you share some photos and comment on your lighting?

Michael · 01/25/2009, 01:08 AM

yep good point about the lighting, have you seen misled (jesse) lighting in his canopy, looks similar to your canopy,

kelso1980 · 01/25/2009, 09:05 AM

Wow Esquare, that stand is really something else! I have a bedroom set that is birds-eye maple it reminds me a lot of that. Same color stain and similar finish. I love it

Neurotech · 01/25/2009, 10:40 AM

Hey all - here is a corner related issue that might be of interest - it involves getting flow in a corner tank:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...1#post14237021

Michael · 01/25/2009, 10:47 AM

some good comments in there, and a couple of corner owners we havent seen before as well, not sure about the 6045 myself, im a 6025 man but hopefully someone else will chip in about the 6045

Esquare · 01/25/2009, 11:51 AM

Wow, thanks for the kind words folks. I made the stand and canopy to match the Pedestal Desk I made for my office/study.

Here are a couple of pics of the lighting, nothing fancy just an Aquactinics T5 fixture with the Neptune Lunar Sim.

I have some more pics in my gallery if anyone is interested.

Michael · 01/25/2009, 02:26 PM

some great pictures in your gallery eddie

Esquare · 01/25/2009, 03:48 PM

Thanks Michael.

I don't know what I love the most about this hobby, the fish, the corals or the DIY....probably the DIY.

kelso1980 · 01/25/2009, 04:15 PM

just want to share the beginnings of my ricordia garden

Esquare · 01/25/2009, 04:54 PM

Nice rics. I have 4 that have come along very nicely till I put a Platygyra next to them and it got 1 of the rics. I canâ€™t tell if itâ€™s coming back or not but the Platygyra is now on the other side of the tank.

phish guy · 01/25/2009, 05:48 PM

gotta love a ric garden. that green one is super bright, very nice.

and Esquare, very nice job on the stand/canopy. i love how you made the rack for your light. iv been wanting to raise mine up higher (sits on tank w/ legs) but dont want to hang it from the cieling. is there a third bar in back that i cant see? or is the corner shape enough to keep it stable?

Esquare · 01/25/2009, 08:10 PM

Phish, Thanks for the kind words. No third leg, the "feet" (pvc cut in half laterally) provide the stability.

Misled · 01/25/2009, 08:30 PM

Ok, been a while since I've said anything.

First Esquare, amazing woodworking skills!!!!

So last night I picked up a modded mj900. I tried to make one in the past and it worked but it wasn't reliable and also made a ton of noise. Last night I put it in my tank.

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!!

The mod kits are being made and work perfectly. I'm going to be getting another one and give them a try together. Just one is pretty amazing. Haven't got much done but there's a couple monti frags and a birdsnest in the tank from the meeting last night. They look fine today.

phish guy · 01/26/2009, 01:08 AM

nice, i think im gonna try that PVC light suspension.

01/23/2009, 08:14 PM	#502
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	I ment that more like "Welcome to our "corner" of RC. So Joey, do you have any ideas on why your sps didn"t color up? __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

01/24/2009, 07:51 AM	#504
Pulp Fishin Were all mad here. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London Ontario Canada Posts: 608	500 posts! __________________ Reef Central Corner Club Aquarium Dumpster Diver Extraordinaire Money talks, mine says "Good-Bye" Current Tank Info: RIP:60g Pentagon Reef 100lbs LR 20g Sump Deltec Mce 600 Mag 750 250W Metal Halide & 2x39W T5's Phosban ReactorX2 5gal refugium 36xTO RIP:135G FOWLER /Agressive

01/24/2009, 09:35 AM	#506
Esquare Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,954	Hello All, I have just finished skimming through this thread and would like to throw my hat in the ring. These are old photos and the tank looks completely different now. Iâ€™m in the process of changing my basement sumpâ€™s configuration for the umpteenth time and will get updated pics when done. Great Thread! __________________ Eddie Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder with Dwarf Lionfish

01/24/2009, 09:44 AM	#507
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	hi-eddie thanks for coming on and posting some pictures, your tank is a beautifully made thing, i love the wood and it looks really good, looking forward to more when you can, welcome to the thread __________________ Don't be afraid to ask questions, we in the new to the hobby are here to help you [For My Tank Spec,Photo Album,Articles and website, click on my name] MY Very Kindest and Warmest Regards , MIKE Current Tank Info: I have a 92 gal Corner Tank, and way too many pieces of equipment to list really, (proud member of the reef central corner club)

01/24/2009, 10:06 AM	#508
Esquare Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,954	Thanks for the kind words Michael. __________________ Eddie Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder with Dwarf Lionfish

01/23/2009, 07:48 PM	#501
joeychitwood Schrödinger's Mod Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,488	Thanks. I'm late to the party, but at least I arrived.

01/24/2009, 05:00 PM	#509
btb72 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: KY Posts: 657	that is all you will get around here j/k that stand/canopy is sweet... did i hear that you have a basement sumP... if so you will be the envy of the corner thread...

01/24/2009, 06:04 PM	#510
Esquare Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,954	Yeah, I came up with several designs for an under tank sump but then realized I had a warm air return in the corner the tank was going in. I have everything crammed in under the stairs in the basement. I started with a multi tank setup on a galvanized lumber rack then switched to a single acrylic sump with multiple chambers. I didnâ€™t do a very good job cementing the seams and it recently started to leak so I put in a temporary sump and am now designing/installing another multi tank setup. Whenever I see well enough, I just have to mess with it till itâ€™s broke. I only hope it will come out as clean looking as some Iâ€™ve seen here. __________________ Eddie Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder with Dwarf Lionfish

01/24/2009, 06:05 PM	#511
Esquare Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,954	Oh, thanks for the compliment on the stand, it was a real bugger to make. __________________ Eddie Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder with Dwarf Lionfish

01/24/2009, 08:45 PM	#512
Hookup Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,281	Well done on the stand... seriously it's a beautiful piece of furniture! Looking forward to your updated photos... and welcome to the club... Can you share some photos and comment on your lighting? __________________ Spellking is an art form to which I have no brush. I'm not sure FOWLRs actually exist, I think they're like unicorns or platonic girlfriends. A FOWLR is just a reef tank that doesn't yet hold any coral. Current Tank Info: 180g display, 150gallon sump in-wall 4-side viewable sps dominated tank, ATI Powermodule, MRC MR-4 skimmer, GHL controller, Baling Method, Ultralith Reactor, Carbon & Phosphate Reactors, and general time consuming money pit that I live for.

01/25/2009, 01:08 AM	#513
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	yep good point about the lighting, have you seen misled (jesse) lighting in his canopy, looks similar to your canopy, __________________ Don't be afraid to ask questions, we in the new to the hobby are here to help you [For My Tank Spec,Photo Album,Articles and website, click on my name] MY Very Kindest and Warmest Regards , MIKE Current Tank Info: I have a 92 gal Corner Tank, and way too many pieces of equipment to list really, (proud member of the reef central corner club)

01/25/2009, 09:05 AM	#514
kelso1980 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Syracuse NY Posts: 583	Wow Esquare, that stand is really something else! I have a bedroom set that is birds-eye maple it reminds me a lot of that. Same color stain and similar finish. I love it

01/25/2009, 10:40 AM	#515
Neurotech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 870	Hey all - here is a corner related issue that might be of interest - it involves getting flow in a corner tank: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...1#post14237021 __________________ Boneh Current Tank Info: 2 54 corner tanks. 1 2X65 PC and 1 250 watt 20K MH.

01/25/2009, 10:47 AM	#516
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	some good comments in there, and a couple of corner owners we havent seen before as well, not sure about the 6045 myself, im a 6025 man but hopefully someone else will chip in about the 6045 __________________ Don't be afraid to ask questions, we in the new to the hobby are here to help you [For My Tank Spec,Photo Album,Articles and website, click on my name] MY Very Kindest and Warmest Regards , MIKE Current Tank Info: I have a 92 gal Corner Tank, and way too many pieces of equipment to list really, (proud member of the reef central corner club)

01/25/2009, 11:51 AM	#517
Esquare Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,954	Wow, thanks for the kind words folks. I made the stand and canopy to match the Pedestal Desk I made for my office/study. Here are a couple of pics of the lighting, nothing fancy just an Aquactinics T5 fixture with the Neptune Lunar Sim. I have some more pics in my gallery if anyone is interested. __________________ Eddie Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder with Dwarf Lionfish

01/25/2009, 02:26 PM	#518
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	some great pictures in your gallery eddie __________________ Don't be afraid to ask questions, we in the new to the hobby are here to help you [For My Tank Spec,Photo Album,Articles and website, click on my name] MY Very Kindest and Warmest Regards , MIKE Current Tank Info: I have a 92 gal Corner Tank, and way too many pieces of equipment to list really, (proud member of the reef central corner club)

01/25/2009, 03:48 PM	#519
Esquare Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,954	Thanks Michael. I don't know what I love the most about this hobby, the fish, the corals or the DIY....probably the DIY. __________________ Eddie Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder with Dwarf Lionfish

01/25/2009, 04:15 PM	#520
kelso1980 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Syracuse NY Posts: 583	just want to share the beginnings of my ricordia garden

01/25/2009, 04:54 PM	#521
Esquare Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,954	Nice rics. I have 4 that have come along very nicely till I put a Platygyra next to them and it got 1 of the rics. I canâ€™t tell if itâ€™s coming back or not but the Platygyra is now on the other side of the tank. __________________ Eddie Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder with Dwarf Lionfish

01/25/2009, 05:48 PM	#522
phish guy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,003	gotta love a ric garden. that green one is super bright, very nice. and Esquare, very nice job on the stand/canopy. i love how you made the rack for your light. iv been wanting to raise mine up higher (sits on tank w/ legs) but dont want to hang it from the cieling. is there a third bar in back that i cant see? or is the corner shape enough to keep it stable? __________________ Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Reef, Reeftech LEDs ( on their way out for reefbreeder Photons), Reef Octoput NWB250, Custom made Sump/Refufium, Mp40wES, Koralia's. SPS, LPS, Zoas/Palys

01/25/2009, 08:10 PM	#523
Esquare Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,954	Phish, Thanks for the kind words. No third leg, the "feet" (pvc cut in half laterally) provide the stability. __________________ Eddie Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder with Dwarf Lionfish

01/25/2009, 08:30 PM	#524
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Ok, been a while since I've said anything. First Esquare, amazing woodworking skills!!!! So last night I picked up a modded mj900. I tried to make one in the past and it worked but it wasn't reliable and also made a ton of noise. Last night I put it in my tank. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!! The mod kits are being made and work perfectly. I'm going to be getting another one and give them a try together. Just one is pretty amazing. Haven't got much done but there's a couple monti frags and a birdsnest in the tank from the meeting last night. They look fine today. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

01/26/2009, 01:08 AM	#525
phish guy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,003	nice, i think im gonna try that PVC light suspension. __________________ Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Reef, Reeftech LEDs ( on their way out for reefbreeder Photons), Reef Octoput NWB250, Custom made Sump/Refufium, Mp40wES, Koralia's. SPS, LPS, Zoas/Palys