The Reef Central Corner Club Thread

[fazio92]

Originally Posted by Michael

lovely, how did you fit the 2 250s in, were they hanging above the tank or built into the hood?

I've never had a hood over that tank, just used wire cable susepsions connected to the pendants hanging from the ceiling! I had the 250s hanging long end from front to back of tank and had them seperated by about 3in over the center of the tank. Worked well, but i will never go back after using the Lumenbright.

[gawf4fun]

Fazio,

Very nice looking tank and outstanding growth on your SPS! I love the blue stags. Is that a Mimic Tang?

Glad to have you in our corner!

mark

[Jagarang]

This is the tiny space that my wife has surrendered to me to fit my first SW tank ever. I have never really lliked the bow front tanks and I was wondering where you guys with pentagon shaped corner tanks have ordered yours from and how much they cost you.

What sump options have you found?

This tank would work out to around 50 gallons.

Whats the smallest sump I could get away with?

I wont have ANY space to place anything thats not in the bottom of the stand.

I need recomendations on Skimmer brands and models, sump makes and models etc etc etc.



http://http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=ff15dcfee43feceab240b24a72af49de

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehou...40b24a72af49de

[reefscape15]

Vertex IN-80 or 100 would be a great size to keep your tank clean. You're sump will most likely need to be DIY from acrylic to be able to fit anything under a corner stand. I think most of the guys/gals on here have made their own sumps. Pretty much any skimmer that has a good reputation; MSX, ASM, Vertex, Reef Octo, Euro Reef, etc... that are rated for around twice your system volume.

[fazio92]

Originally Posted by gawf4fun

Fazio,

Very nice looking tank and outstanding growth on your SPS! I love the blue stags. Is that a Mimic Tang?

Glad to have you in our corner!

mark

Thanks! No, it was a Blue-eyed Kole Tang, really good looking, but i lost him a few months ago don't really know what happened.

[epstein]

Great Looking Tank Fazio........Love the placement and growth......I to am using 2 250...what k are yours?

[fazio92]

Originally Posted by epstein

Great Looking Tank Fazio........Love the placement and growth......I to am using 2 250...what k are yours?

Thanks! I was using the 14K Phoenix 250, but now just have the single 400w SE 12K Reeflux which i love!

[epstein]

SINGLE 400.......How long ya running that and is it enough for the entire tank?....Do you run a lid?.....What about temps.......are you running a sump?..what skimmer?

Brian

[fazio92]

Originally Posted by epstein

SINGLE 400.......How long ya running that and is it enough for the entire tank?....Do you run a lid?.....What about temps.......are you running a sump?..what skimmer?

Brian

Yes to all. Single 400w SE 12K Reeflux in a LG lumen bright reflector, which covers the entire tank perfectly and have been using for the past 8 months 8hrs a day. I would never go back to 2 250s after using this setup. I have no canopy, open top, with pendant hanging by cable suspensions from the ceiling. I built a custon acrylic sump that fits under the stand, mainly as a refugium. Then i have an MR2 skimmer.

[charleskeller]

I'm using an all-glass 44g pentagon. i drilled the back to allow the tank to sit closer to the wall. i already had a tank/stand but i purchased a new tank for about $150.

as far as a sump, the stand only allows for a 10g tank but if you remove the wood top that would sit under the tank you could drop in a 15G. you could go custom and get some more G's.

Originally Posted by Jagarang

This is the tiny space that my wife has surrendered to me to fit my first SW tank ever. I have never really lliked the bow front tanks and I was wondering where you guys with pentagon shaped corner tanks have ordered yours from and how much they cost you.

What sump options have you found?

This tank would work out to around 50 gallons.

Whats the smallest sump I could get away with?

I wont have ANY space to place anything thats not in the bottom of the stand.

I need recomendations on Skimmer brands and models, sump makes and models etc etc etc.



http://http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=ff15dcfee43feceab240b24a72af49de

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehou...40b24a72af49de

[Ocean Mang]

Hey Everybody, I have not posted here in a while. I've been pretty busy working on my system. I recently acquired a 150 Gallon Frag tank that is on the other side of the wall of my corner tank in the garage. I plumbed it together with my 54 with a 40 long custom sump that includes an ASM G3 with mesh mod (I am loving this skimmer!). Blackthunda77 has been giving me a lot of help along the way and it is much appreciated. I will post some pics of the 150 when I get the eggcrate in there and start filling it with frags. The dimensions are 6 feet long x 30" wide x by 16" tall. It is made from 1/2" glass and was custom built in Miami. In the meantime here is an updated picture of the corner tank. It is so nice to have all the noise from the tank out in the garage. Nothing like the having a tank to look at but not hear, lol. Hope everyone is doing well. I have some reading to do to catch up.

[Ocean Mang]

BTW, the date is wrong in my pic, really 10/20/2009.

[reefscape15]

looking good Mang. lots of new corals in there huh?

[Ocean Mang]

Thanks Reefscape, I am waiting for them to color up a little more, the sps that is.

[vickreyreef]

hi there

I currently have 2 150w DE MH lights.....I am wondering if these are sufficient really for this tank. I see mostly 250w MH in everyones posts anymore and am wondering if I need to invest in a new lighting system..


So, I want to stay with MH lights but am wondering...do I upgrade now?

When I got the tank almost 4 years ago this is what the LFS set me up with and told me I could pretty much grow any coral under it, flash forward all these years and knowledge and I think that guy was an idiot on almost everything he said to me so now I am wonderings...

The tank has been LPS dominated with a few softies
and now we have added a few of the hardy SPS as well and would like to continue down that path....

any thoughts would be helpful

[damac20]

I think that should be plenty of light for what you said you want to keep. If you upgrade to a 250w you would get more intense light deeper in the tank. If you are just planning on keeping lps and softies you should be fine. Just keep the sps toward the top of the tank.

[vickreyreef]

thanks for the response.....so what is everyone else keeping that demands the 250W.....SPS for the most part? Also I don't have actinics....should I? or is the blue from my 20k sufficient ?

[sdoggssf]

Hey everybody, i cant believe how big this thread has gotten. I skim through every once in a while and see some incredible tanks. Im just posting a couple pictures of my 54, since its been a while. I have been very busy the past couple of months, so my tank has been the one suffering. Ive lost a couple of my favorite colonies due to lack of circulation. Its getting harder and harder to create adequate flow, as my corals get larger. However, since your tanks have been so inspiring, im back at it. thanks

[Jagarang]

Originally Posted by reefscape15

Vertex IN-80 or 100 would be a great size to keep your tank clean. You're sump will most likely need to be DIY from acrylic to be able to fit anything under a corner stand. I think most of the guys/gals on here have made their own sumps. Pretty much any skimmer that has a good reputation; MSX, ASM, Vertex, Reef Octo, Euro Reef, etc... that are rated for around twice your system volume.

Thanks for the recommendations Jim. The Vertex skimmers don't seem as frighteningly expensive as some I've seen...good tip. I didn't know the "twice my system volume" parameter either.

I haven't been able to find many people willing to make a glass corner pentagon tank, especially in Florida. I'm a little worried about having just "anybody" do it for fear of a seal failure and/or just generally poor construction.

The sump I imagine would be easier since it can be acrylic.

Originally Posted by charleskeller

I'm using an all-glass 44g pentagon. i drilled the back to allow the tank to sit closer to the wall. i already had a tank/stand but i purchased a new tank for about $150.

as far as a sump, the stand only allows for a 10g tank but if you remove the wood top that would sit under the tank you could drop in a 15G. you could go custom and get some more G's.

Have you got any pics Charles?
I wasn't able to find any AGA corner pentagon shaped tank, and they told me they dont custom make them. They also told me that they won't drill a 36gallon bowfront for an overflow

Did you purchase the pentagon for $150 new or used? If new, from where?

I wonder if an L shaped sump would add more volume and fit through the doors on the stand, if you "snake" it in just right and the dimensions were well calculated.

I'd like to run a hood for the lighting fixture and was wondering if anybody has used a stagered bulb system with perhaps two T5HO 24" bulbs with a bit of overlap at the front, maybe a CF 17" in the middle, and a small MH in the back corner with a reflector? Perhaps a ring of LED actinics/moonlights/etc around the perimeter of the hood?

Does anybody know how to or who can design a closed loop system for a tank? Where could I find info on learning how to plan such a setup? One of the people in Melbourne, FL that I found willing to quote me for a glass corner pentagon didn't know how to plan out a CL system?

Can a CL use a sump/skimmer/ATO etc? And How?

I'm a nooob, I KNOW!

[reefscape15]

SDOGG - Stunning!!!! I love your tank so much, and someday hope to have my 54 look as astonishing as yours. Did you loose that vivid teal acro colony? I remember that one from your older pics where there seems to be a bare spot now, and that was one of the corals that appealed to me alot. Do you still have all 3 wrasses and the clown? I just talked to one of my friends and he said he would trade me all his smaller fish and shrimp for my Wartskin Angler, which i've been wanting to get rid of anyways. So hopefully, I can keep the ones I want and trade the others in for a Wrasse collection of my own. Again, i love your tank. It's been one of my biggest inspirations! I never would imagine that you could cram so many corals into a 54gal. Great job!

[reefscape15]

Jangarang - For any projects that you are looking for help on, the "Do It Yourself" forum on this site has tons of info. Most of it is very high quality, and you wouldn't believe that people just messing around with a tank of water could come up with such great engineering. Your lighting plan sounds a bit like mine, and if I ever get it completed i'll post my build on here with a bunch of pics. I'm going to run a 250watt SE MH in a DIY "Lumenbrite III" style reflector, dual 24" T-5's on each back side with individual reflectors and a 30" or 36" T-5 across the front of the tank. I already have 4 Current Lunar Light/Links as LED moonlight, but i'll be adding 8-12 automotive 12volt blue and white LED's. I have the top cut and a bunch of bracing, but haven't had much time to get things done on it.

[kelso1980]

I wanted to post some before and after pictures of my tank. I had a guy from one of the local rochester stores (Stephen from the Ocean Connection) come aquascape my tank for me. I had tried a few different times but it never looked as good as I thought it could. I had to bring in the professionals.
Before:


and after:


it's so much more open! I love it! and I have lots of room so put stuff (when I'm not a poor student anymore)

[sdoggssf]

reefscape15,
Thanks for the positive info, i appreciate it. The vivid teal acro colony did get broken up due to lack of flow. It was in the center of a couple other colonies and all of them started suffering due to flow issues. Its a shame because that peice brought alot of color to the middle of the tank; however, its also a good thing because it free's up some space for new corals. As wrasses go, I only have the yellow coris and the radiant wrasse as of now. My Clown mysteriously died one day, which was unfortunate since i had her for a total of ten years. The leopard wrasse jumped out when i was on vacation, which was a bummer. I plan to put another wrasse in there to keep the Acro Eating Flatworms at bey.

[reefscape15]

Kelso - I like the new setup. looks like you have a lot more room for coral placement and you'll get better flow through the rocks like that. I still have that Chalice piece if you are up for a trade.

Sdogg - that sucks about the Acro and the Wrasse! I think those were my two favorite things in your tank! Do you know what the name of that acro was?

[kelso1980]

I'd love to trade for it reefscape, but I bought a tiny piece of a challice from ARC and it's not doing so hot. Let me make sure I know what I'm doing with them before I get a peice from you and kill it! thanks though