Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread - Page 36

kendog261 · 12/03/2006, 10:03 PM

very nice

melev · 12/03/2006, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by easye123
where did u get those pieces mark? imm lookin for similar types

I got them from Brian, a club member. I posted pictures of his tank on our club's message board yesterday in Reef Discussion, so you can see some of what he's got.

melev · 12/03/2006, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tbduval
So Melev, you are going to do that new tank? Last I read I thought you were thinking about it? Keep us post as that should be nice.

Yes, I'll probably have that up and running before the end of the year.

drummereef · 12/03/2006, 11:01 PM

Hey Marc, do you like peppermint shrimp the best of all reef-safe shrimp? Just catching up here.

melev · 12/03/2006, 11:21 PM

I think cleaner shrimp are the best reef-safe shrimp, but peppermints would be a good second. The reason I say this is because the Cleaner will be out in the open more than the Peppermint.

drummereef · 12/03/2006, 11:25 PM

I'm looking for a first shrimp is why I ask. So you'd go with a cleaner as a first addition? Thanks!

melev · 12/03/2006, 11:58 PM

Yes, that would be a nice choice.

drummereef · 12/04/2006, 12:00 AM

Thanks Marc. Love Reefcast

Thought I'd put a plug there. Reef on!

Nuuze · 12/04/2006, 12:16 AM

Yeah, I just caught up on all the reefcast!

Thanks for all the info!

Lunchbucket · 12/05/2006, 09:36 PM

any new reefcasts coming out??

Lunchbucket

bklynmet · 12/05/2006, 10:59 PM

I think M is excercising restraint in not discussing the podcasts here in RC because of what happened w/ QS... If you go back several pages and check out every time the show is mentioned by someone, M avoids discussing it within the thread itself. Email or PM him (as he mentioned in the last page I believe if you want to know details).. he'll respond.

-Bklynmet (reefer that doesn't want to see someone banned/censored from RC)

Lordhelmet · 12/06/2006, 12:11 AM

I 2nd that one!!!!! I'll shield marc with my body!

Snakebyt · 12/06/2006, 12:57 AM

any info on the new tank? you only got 25 days till the end of the year.. Not sure if you can make that deadline seeing that it took you a whole 14 days to set up the 280

Lunchbucket · 12/06/2006, 08:10 AM

oops i forgot we cannot speak about the unspeakable

Sorry
Lunchbucket

melev · 12/06/2006, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Snakebyt
any info on the new tank? you only got 25 days till the end of the year.. Not sure if you can make that deadline seeing that it took you a whole 14 days to set up the 280

At this point, it is just an idea. I'm thinking 24" wide, 16" deep (front to back) and I've still got to figure out the height. I want the front panel to be angled like the tanks ClamsDirect used to sell. It isn't a really involved project, so it shouldn't take long to build.

I've purchased some sand in a group buy, but don't know when it will arrive. However, if I only have 25 days to go, you know the tank will be up within 24 hours of that deadline.

drummereef · 12/06/2006, 10:33 AM

What are you going to keep in it for the most part?

Snakebyt · 12/06/2006, 10:50 AM

just curious how far away from the main reef this tank will be?
I have somthing simular plumbed into my reef, its one of those acrylic "petsmart" angle front display tanks.
But, i am moving in a week or so and i dont think ill have room for it in the new place

melev · 12/06/2006, 10:55 AM

It'll be about 6' away from the sump, but I have to go through two walls to plumb it into the sump (via a closet between the two tanks).

I'm thinking zoos, ricordia, LPS, perhaps a clam, perhaps seahorses....and the clownfish in the Clown Cube currently.

Snakebyt · 12/06/2006, 10:58 AM

I assume you will be building the new tank yourself?

melev · 12/06/2006, 10:07 PM

Yes, I'm going to build this little guy.

cbeitel · 12/06/2006, 10:42 PM

So Marc is building a tank!!!

Can't wait to see it!!! Are you modeling it after the ricordia tank in WWW.REEFVIDEOS.COM ??

melev · 12/06/2006, 10:54 PM

Precisely. I was hoping to make contact with it's owner, but I got no reply from the website owner. Anyone know that guy? I'd like to get some dimensions.

cbeitel · 12/06/2006, 11:12 PM

Did you try this?

chris@metricksystem.com

Snakebyt · 12/07/2006, 04:50 AM

wow, that is a rockin little tank.. makes me want to keep my little angle front tank going

dcombs44 · 12/08/2006, 05:31 PM

Melev. I talked to you the other day about red flatworms. I siphoned the ones out that i saw.

I just got home from work and found a rock semi covered in them. I'm getting ready to leave town for the weekend. The tank is not stocked except live rock, sand, and a few hermits and snails. What can I do?

I don't have much extra airline tubing, so it's hard to siphon them. I did try to get the ones i saw. I'll be getting some more airline, should I get some FWE as well?

12/03/2006, 11:01 PM	#879
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Hey Marc, do you like peppermint shrimp the best of all reef-safe shrimp? Just catching up here. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

12/03/2006, 11:25 PM	#881
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	I'm looking for a first shrimp is why I ask. So you'd go with a cleaner as a first addition? Thanks! __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

12/04/2006, 12:00 AM	#883
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Thanks Marc. Love Reefcast Thought I'd put a plug there. Reef on! __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

12/05/2006, 09:36 PM	#885
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	any new reefcasts coming out?? Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/05/2006, 10:59 PM	#886
bklynmet Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elkhart Posts: 527	I think M is excercising restraint in not discussing the podcasts here in RC because of what happened w/ QS... If you go back several pages and check out every time the show is mentioned by someone, M avoids discussing it within the thread itself. Email or PM him (as he mentioned in the last page I believe if you want to know details).. he'll respond. -Bklynmet (reefer that doesn't want to see someone banned/censored from RC) __________________ PBITAWA!!! Removing skimmate, scraping algae, now changing a new set of baby diapers... will the crap ever end? Current Tank Info: 75g, 16g Lifereef sump w/ Lifereef VS2-24 mag 7 return, 6x54w T5, Separate 20g RR Oceanic w/ 10g Sump, Separate 4g office pico tank

12/03/2006, 10:03 PM	#876
kendog261 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bothell, Wa. Posts: 73	very nice

12/03/2006, 11:21 PM	#880
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I think cleaner shrimp are the best reef-safe shrimp, but peppermints would be a good second. The reason I say this is because the Cleaner will be out in the open more than the Peppermint.

12/03/2006, 11:58 PM	#882
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Yes, that would be a nice choice.

12/04/2006, 12:16 AM	#884
Nuuze Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NorCal, California Posts: 3,550	Yeah, I just caught up on all the reefcast! Thanks for all the info!

12/06/2006, 12:11 AM	#887
Lordhelmet Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,008	I 2nd that one!!!!! I'll shield marc with my body! __________________ I need a new signiture Current Tank Info: 90 gallon, 14 gallon

12/06/2006, 12:57 AM	#888
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	any info on the new tank? you only got 25 days till the end of the year.. Not sure if you can make that deadline seeing that it took you a whole 14 days to set up the 280

12/06/2006, 08:10 AM	#889
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	oops i forgot we cannot speak about the unspeakable Sorry Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/06/2006, 10:33 AM	#891
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	What are you going to keep in it for the most part? __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

12/06/2006, 10:50 AM	#892
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	just curious how far away from the main reef this tank will be? I have somthing simular plumbed into my reef, its one of those acrylic "petsmart" angle front display tanks. But, i am moving in a week or so and i dont think ill have room for it in the new place

12/06/2006, 10:55 AM	#893
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	It'll be about 6' away from the sump, but I have to go through two walls to plumb it into the sump (via a closet between the two tanks). I'm thinking zoos, ricordia, LPS, perhaps a clam, perhaps seahorses....and the clownfish in the Clown Cube currently.

12/06/2006, 10:58 AM	#894
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	I assume you will be building the new tank yourself?

12/06/2006, 10:07 PM	#895
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Yes, I'm going to build this little guy.

12/06/2006, 10:42 PM	#896
cbeitel Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 367	So Marc is building a tank!!! Can't wait to see it!!! Are you modeling it after the ricordia tank in WWW.REEFVIDEOS.COM ?? __________________ Favorite Quote from a customer at my store... "It says here these fish are best kept in schools, but can I keep them in my home?" Honest to God, someone said that. -Chip Current Tank Info: You have too many tanks, says my wife

12/06/2006, 10:54 PM	#897
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Precisely. I was hoping to make contact with it's owner, but I got no reply from the website owner. Anyone know that guy? I'd like to get some dimensions.

12/06/2006, 11:12 PM	#898
cbeitel Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 367	Did you try this? chris@metricksystem.com __________________ Favorite Quote from a customer at my store... "It says here these fish are best kept in schools, but can I keep them in my home?" Honest to God, someone said that. -Chip Current Tank Info: You have too many tanks, says my wife

12/07/2006, 04:50 AM	#899
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	wow, that is a rockin little tank.. makes me want to keep my little angle front tank going

12/08/2006, 05:31 PM	#900
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	Melev. I talked to you the other day about red flatworms. I siphoned the ones out that i saw. I just got home from work and found a rock semi covered in them. I'm getting ready to leave town for the weekend. The tank is not stocked except live rock, sand, and a few hermits and snails. What can I do? I don't have much extra airline tubing, so it's hard to siphon them. I did try to get the ones i saw. I'll be getting some more airline, should I get some FWE as well? __________________ Current Setup: 10 Gallon Skimmerless Zoanthid Tank Lighting: Single 175 Watt Metal Halide (14,000 K Hamilton Lamp) Filtration: 10 gallon sump/refugium and Phosban Reactor Return: Mag Drive 700 Controller: ReefKeeper Lite (Basic Version) Circulation: TBD Age of System: Build is in Progress