Pictures of Bomber's barebottom SPS tank and related equipment - Page 29

smoknreefrs · 08/04/2005, 04:09 PM

lol

melev · 08/04/2005, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Infinitereef
Since there is a gap between the starboard and the glass, the snail poops tend to settle down between those gap. Unfortunately, the gap is pretty small and I have problem inserting my siphon tube all the way to siphon it out. Any issues with it fouling the water? If it is not a big issue, I am not going to bother too much about it.

Either use a powerhead to blow it out, or use rigid tubing to reach that spot and siphon it out.

NuclearReefs · 08/04/2005, 09:50 PM

I suggested taking a thin bead of silicon around the outside edges to this before the tanks were setup in a glass tank that is.. keeps the board down and easier to get internal flow to kepp that stuff in suspension

Bomber · 08/05/2005, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by RonSF
Jerel, would you recommend Starboard for placing under them to decapitate them?

YES LOL

but you can use the cheaper 1/4" board for that

Knyght · 08/05/2005, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bomber
YES LOL

but you can use the cheaper 1/4" board for that

Oh and the different colors one can obtain.

Don`t stop with just one, create a rainbow of colors!

tankslave · 08/21/2005, 06:22 PM

Hey Bomber, doesn't your system ever run low on Mg? I remember you mentioned you only dose Sr and we all know how vigilat you are about water changes

Just wondering...

Bomber · 08/21/2005, 06:51 PM

I don't store a lot of organics/detritus in this system that would drive Mg consumption. So it takes a long time for Mg to drop.

So no, I don't worry about it.

photobarry · 08/21/2005, 06:56 PM

You also don't let coralline build up everywhere. I would think that the constant consumption by Doug would recycle Mg to some extent.

snoll · 08/21/2005, 09:26 PM

Well, color me a convert. I just spend all day reading this from the first page. Interesting debates to say the least but it all make sense. Now all I have to do is figure out what to use the refugium in my custom build sump for instead of sinking detritous!

tankslave · 08/21/2005, 11:45 PM

well, you could still use it to "sink detritus." Put in some eggcrate or some vertical pieces of acrylic, spaced off the bottom, and turn it into a settling filter. Easy way to catch and remove detritus!

funkyman · 08/22/2005, 06:36 AM

Awesome

boxfishpooalot · 09/18/2005, 02:56 PM

Bomber your tank is awesome, im giving it a bump!

gregt · 09/18/2005, 05:49 PM

Wanna see fresh pics of it?

photobarry · 09/18/2005, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gregt
Wanna see fresh pics of it?

Does a bear... Oh nevermind.

Of course we do!! LOL

gwaco · 09/18/2005, 06:01 PM

we are waiting greg ! tap , tap , tap ,

boxfishpooalot · 09/18/2005, 06:08 PM

Yes I would love to see fresh pics! Bomber may have revolutionized the way the hobby thinks!

gregt · 09/18/2005, 06:14 PM

Maybe tomorrow guys. I just got done with a 6 hour drive and I'm not much in the mood to mess with pictures. I don't even know if any of them came out yet anyway.

gwaco · 09/18/2005, 06:26 PM

you tease !!!!

Bomber · 09/18/2005, 06:32 PM

and it's not the way I want it yet either.

Chris over at Mote Marine Lab setup a tank for display that I loved, I'm trying to recreate that look. So far all I've accomplished is moving a bunch of things around.

gwaco · 09/18/2005, 06:37 PM

is that mote marine here in st. pete ? i am sure theres more than one .

Bomber · 09/18/2005, 06:38 PM

Yep, that's your Mote. Did you see the Caribbean biotope tank?

gwaco · 09/18/2005, 06:45 PM

no i haven't been down there yet . are we talking about the building by the airport and usf campus ? if so i'll have to head down there this week , is it open to the public ?

Bomber · 09/18/2005, 06:47 PM

Wait, I'm thinking Sarasota. nevermind

gwaco · 09/18/2005, 06:53 PM

even that is not much of a drive . i'll look up their site . thanks . gary

galleon · 09/18/2005, 11:12 PM

This may or may not be the display that Jerel is referring to:

Disclaimer: this display no longer looks this way due to a double wammy of cooling system failure and angry gorgonians.

08/04/2005, 09:50 PM	#703
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	I suggested taking a thin bead of silicon around the outside edges to this before the tanks were setup in a glass tank that is.. keeps the board down and easier to get internal flow to kepp that stuff in suspension __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

08/21/2005, 06:22 PM	#706
tankslave Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Jose Posts: 1,893	Hey Bomber, doesn't your system ever run low on Mg? I remember you mentioned you only dose Sr and we all know how vigilat you are about water changes Just wondering... __________________ Whoever said fishkeeping will lower your blood pressure never had a reef aquarium... "A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought." -Lord Peter Wimsey, "Gaudy Night" Current Tank Info: Tankless Reefer

08/21/2005, 06:56 PM	#708
photobarry Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Santa Barbara Posts: 2,381	You also don't let coralline build up everywhere. I would think that the constant consumption by Doug would recycle Mg to some extent. __________________ -Barry "smart people win debates, stupid people win shouting matches" -skippy Current Tank Info: 90g Urchin rearrangement experiment

08/21/2005, 09:26 PM	#709
snoll Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 25	Well, color me a convert. I just spend all day reading this from the first page. Interesting debates to say the least but it all make sense. Now all I have to do is figure out what to use the refugium in my custom build sump for instead of sinking detritous! __________________ Steve Happiness is a day without nitrate! Current Tank Info: Two 35g MRC cubes, custom sump/refug, two Dig Aquatic Reefkeepers, two 24" Aqualight Pro 150wt MH hoods with PC actinic, BAS SK1020 skimmer, Aquatic System Design CA reator, Blueline pumps with closed loop

08/21/2005, 11:45 PM	#710
tankslave Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Jose Posts: 1,893	well, you could still use it to "sink detritus." Put in some eggcrate or some vertical pieces of acrylic, spaced off the bottom, and turn it into a settling filter. Easy way to catch and remove detritus! __________________ Whoever said fishkeeping will lower your blood pressure never had a reef aquarium... "A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought." -Lord Peter Wimsey, "Gaudy Night" Current Tank Info: Tankless Reefer

08/04/2005, 04:09 PM	#701
smoknreefrs Moved On Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hackensack, NJ Posts: 669	lol

08/21/2005, 06:51 PM	#707
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	I don't store a lot of organics/detritus in this system that would drive Mg consumption. So it takes a long time for Mg to drop. So no, I don't worry about it.

08/22/2005, 06:36 AM	#711
funkyman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,811	Awesome __________________ 150 gallon mixed reef, Kessil x 3, Gyre x 2, IceCap 48XL sump, Reef Octopus Regal 200-INT skimmer.

09/18/2005, 02:56 PM	#712
boxfishpooalot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada, Grande Praire, Ab Posts: 5,824	Bomber your tank is awesome, im giving it a bump! __________________ Its a good idea to have a refrence sample for alk test kits. 1.1350 grams of baking soda in 1gallon of distilled water=10dkh. Check your alkalinity test kit! Algae is Mother Natures phosphate remover Current Tank Info: 220 galon mixed reef.

09/18/2005, 05:49 PM	#713
gregt Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 17,986	Wanna see fresh pics of it? __________________ -Greg If you want to know - ask. But I won't promise you'll like the answer. Current Tank Info: 400 gallon room divider system

09/18/2005, 06:01 PM	#715
gwaco Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in limbo Posts: 679	we are waiting greg ! tap , tap , tap , __________________ c.a.g. tank owner

09/18/2005, 06:08 PM	#716
boxfishpooalot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada, Grande Praire, Ab Posts: 5,824	Yes I would love to see fresh pics! Bomber may have revolutionized the way the hobby thinks! __________________ Its a good idea to have a refrence sample for alk test kits. 1.1350 grams of baking soda in 1gallon of distilled water=10dkh. Check your alkalinity test kit! Algae is Mother Natures phosphate remover Current Tank Info: 220 galon mixed reef.

09/18/2005, 06:14 PM	#717
gregt Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 17,986	Maybe tomorrow guys. I just got done with a 6 hour drive and I'm not much in the mood to mess with pictures. I don't even know if any of them came out yet anyway. __________________ -Greg If you want to know - ask. But I won't promise you'll like the answer. Current Tank Info: 400 gallon room divider system

09/18/2005, 06:26 PM	#718
gwaco Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in limbo Posts: 679	you tease !!!! __________________ c.a.g. tank owner

09/18/2005, 06:32 PM	#719
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	and it's not the way I want it yet either. Chris over at Mote Marine Lab setup a tank for display that I loved, I'm trying to recreate that look. So far all I've accomplished is moving a bunch of things around.

09/18/2005, 06:37 PM	#720
gwaco Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in limbo Posts: 679	is that mote marine here in st. pete ? i am sure theres more than one . __________________ c.a.g. tank owner

09/18/2005, 06:38 PM	#721
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	Yep, that's your Mote. Did you see the Caribbean biotope tank?

09/18/2005, 06:45 PM	#722
gwaco Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in limbo Posts: 679	no i haven't been down there yet . are we talking about the building by the airport and usf campus ? if so i'll have to head down there this week , is it open to the public ? __________________ c.a.g. tank owner

09/18/2005, 06:47 PM	#723
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	Wait, I'm thinking Sarasota. nevermind

09/18/2005, 06:53 PM	#724
gwaco Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in limbo Posts: 679	even that is not much of a drive . i'll look up their site . thanks . gary __________________ c.a.g. tank owner

09/18/2005, 11:12 PM	#725
galleon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,003	This may or may not be the display that Jerel is referring to: Disclaimer: this display no longer looks this way due to a double wammy of cooling system failure and angry gorgonians.