Follow my 90 build upgrade!!!! (Lot of Pics) - Page 15

flyguy7150 · 01/13/2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally posted by rkelman
Looks like a great meal but you used cooked seafood?

Yea i didnt even notice that till after i posted the pics

. At least i had the raw scallops. I know better for next time not to get that. Fish still like it, even though the nutritional stuff is barely there. I still feed along with frozen mysis to help that.

flyguy7150 · 01/13/2008, 01:37 PM

My new piece, ID please???

flyguy7150 · 01/13/2008, 06:07 PM

Might as well have a fts everytime a new page start, so here it is. I did change the position of that rock in the middle, I think it looks pretty cool connecting these two mountains together.

On another note, classes resume tomorrow

kfisc · 01/13/2008, 08:05 PM

Really looks good! I'm envious; I've wound up making a workbench and a pile of scrap lumber just trying to get things plane/level over the last three weekends.

Silverfin · 01/13/2008, 08:42 PM

Nice

flyguy7150 · 01/13/2008, 09:41 PM

Thanks guys

Quote:

Originally posted by kfisc
Really looks good! I'm envious; I've wound up making a workbench and a pile of scrap lumber just trying to get things plane/level over the last three weekends.

Lol. I always end up going back to my pile of scrap lumber when building other things, always comes in handy

I should make a nice workbench, i just use one of those foldable X tables with a piece of mdf on top. Work well and can be kept away.

flyguy7150 · 01/14/2008, 07:18 PM

Tried cleaning some coraline off with a razor, kinda hard though just holding the blade with my hands, hard to reach a lot of areas and my arm kept touching the lights or reflectors which stings a bit

, they're hot. But it looks soo much better without the coralline all over the back glass.

Definitely picking up one of those algae scrapers sometime with like a 2 foot arm.

carb850 · 01/14/2008, 09:15 PM

I think your tank looks great. Give me inspiration for my upcoming 90G.

While I think it looks better with no coraline on the back glass, I don't think I will fight that battle. I have seen some setups with the back panel completely covered and it looked alright.

flyguy7150 · 01/14/2008, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by carb850
I think your tank looks great. Give me inspiration for my upcoming 90G.

While I think it looks better with no coraline on the back glass, I don't think I will fight that battle. I have seen some setups with the back panel completely covered and it looked alright.

thank ya

It's actually pretty easy to remove the coralline with a razor, comes right off with the razor. With an arm to hold the razor to reach hard to reach areas, should be even easier, hmm, i think ill just make my own scraper...i'll see. But it should be like a 3to4month job, so not too much hassle.

Reeftanks6 · 01/15/2008, 06:12 AM

looks great flyguy now what are you going to do next add some fish or add some corals

equinecpa · 01/15/2008, 07:43 AM

Easyblades work great if you can get and move a mag float back there. IMO best reef invention in a long long time

flyguy7150 · 01/15/2008, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Reeftanks6
looks great flyguy now what are you going to do next add some fish or add some corals

Well i dont think i can add anymore fish, already have 10, think i'm maxed out. So only corals now

flyguy7150 · 01/15/2008, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by equinecpa
Easyblades work great if you can get and move a mag float back there. IMO best reef invention in a long long time

Yea I saw those a while ago, they look good, but its very hard to reach back there the way my tank is setup. Have maybe 4" or less of space behind the tank

flyguy7150 · 01/15/2008, 09:57 PM

ended up ordering 4 of these led modules from superbrightleds...

in blue of course

I miss my moonlights

flyguy7150 · 01/20/2008, 11:55 PM

Still haven't got my leds in, but i did go and order some float switches an aqualifter and other little stuff so I can setup an auto top off, instead of just dripping kalk from a bucket. Ordered from here http://www.aquahub.com/store/index.html. Only place who seemed to sell just the switches not in kits.

MLK day tomorrow, no classes

pvtschultz · 01/21/2008, 07:03 AM

http://www.floatswitches.net/ would be another option...

I've had good luck with them myself.

flyguy7150 · 01/21/2008, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pvtschultz
http://www.floatswitches.net/ would be another option...

I've had good luck with them myself.

Those are the same ones that I linked above

. It takes you to aquahub to order them.

pvtschultz · 01/21/2008, 01:07 PM

^^^My bad^^^

flyguy7150 · 01/21/2008, 02:28 PM

lol

flyguy7150 · 01/26/2008, 11:24 AM

Got my leds and float switches, so got working on my autotopoff and moonlights
Some pics...

I like the mold a hold thing from aquahub, its pretty cool...

wired up to the extension cable

and the leds, dont have pics of it on the tank yet, these leds are waterproof too

Got a question, i need a new container to hold my kalk cause i want something more than 5 gallons, if i use one thats taller than my sump's waterline, is it gonna keep putting water into the sump till the water is the same height?? Because i originally had my 5 gal bucket higher than the sump and it would keep draining the bucket even when the aqualifter was off. I thought the aqualifter would have some sort of check valve built into it.

flyguy7150 · 01/26/2008, 11:29 AM

wow thanks photobucket

. Guess its time for a new host, how am i gonna edit all these posts and change pic locations

Reeftanks6 · 02/07/2008, 06:02 AM

lol flyguy where have u been

crab0000 · 02/07/2008, 06:28 AM

I think as long as the aqualifter is higher than your top off container it shouldn't siphon into the tank. You also want the outlet tube above the water line.

coop47 · 02/07/2008, 10:12 AM

Did you ever get a good ID on the growth on your torch's base?

It looks like some colonial tunicates I've seen, but I'm not positive...

How fast did it appear? Does it change at all (expand, open siphon holes, alter colors) throughout the day?

flyguy7150 · 02/07/2008, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Reeftanks6
lol flyguy where have u been

Nice my pics show up again.
Just been really busy with classes and stuff this semester. Haven't had much time to update my thread

01/13/2008, 01:37 PM	#352
flyguy7150 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines Posts: 895	My new piece, ID please??? __________________ Leo Click on my red house to see my 90g RR tank :) Tons of pictures, tons... Click!!! Current Tank Info: 90g AGA Reef Ready, 6x54w T5s w/ SLRs, 29g Sump/fuge, OR 2500 Return, Octopus NW150, 2 x TLF Phosban Reactor, Koralia #1, #4, MJ Modded

01/13/2008, 06:07 PM	#353
flyguy7150 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines Posts: 895	Might as well have a fts everytime a new page start, so here it is. I did change the position of that rock in the middle, I think it looks pretty cool connecting these two mountains together. On another note, classes resume tomorrow __________________ Leo Click on my red house to see my 90g RR tank :) Tons of pictures, tons... Click!!! Current Tank Info: 90g AGA Reef Ready, 6x54w T5s w/ SLRs, 29g Sump/fuge, OR 2500 Return, Octopus NW150, 2 x TLF Phosban Reactor, Koralia #1, #4, MJ Modded

01/13/2008, 08:42 PM	#355
Silverfin Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brentwood, California Posts: 224	Nice __________________ Arrested Person:"I swear to drunk i am not God." Current Tank Info: Family 210gal reef, 30gal frag,

01/14/2008, 07:18 PM	#357
flyguy7150 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines Posts: 895	Tried cleaning some coraline off with a razor, kinda hard though just holding the blade with my hands, hard to reach a lot of areas and my arm kept touching the lights or reflectors which stings a bit , they're hot. But it looks soo much better without the coralline all over the back glass. Definitely picking up one of those algae scrapers sometime with like a 2 foot arm. __________________ Leo Click on my red house to see my 90g RR tank :) Tons of pictures, tons... Click!!! Current Tank Info: 90g AGA Reef Ready, 6x54w T5s w/ SLRs, 29g Sump/fuge, OR 2500 Return, Octopus NW150, 2 x TLF Phosban Reactor, Koralia #1, #4, MJ Modded

01/15/2008, 06:12 AM	#360
Reeftanks6 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: PA Posts: 3,857	looks great flyguy now what are you going to do next add some fish or add some corals __________________ 110g Reef build in progress Current Tank Info: 110 Gallon Reef

01/13/2008, 08:05 PM	#354
kfisc Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,020	Really looks good! I'm envious; I've wound up making a workbench and a pile of scrap lumber just trying to get things plane/level over the last three weekends.

01/14/2008, 09:15 PM	#358
carb850 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 2,042	I think your tank looks great. Give me inspiration for my upcoming 90G. While I think it looks better with no coraline on the back glass, I don't think I will fight that battle. I have seen some setups with the back panel completely covered and it looked alright.

01/15/2008, 07:43 AM	#361
equinecpa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 205	Easyblades work great if you can get and move a mag float back there. IMO best reef invention in a long long time

01/15/2008, 09:57 PM	#364
flyguy7150 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines Posts: 895	ended up ordering 4 of these led modules from superbrightleds... in blue of course I miss my moonlights __________________ Leo Click on my red house to see my 90g RR tank :) Tons of pictures, tons... Click!!! Current Tank Info: 90g AGA Reef Ready, 6x54w T5s w/ SLRs, 29g Sump/fuge, OR 2500 Return, Octopus NW150, 2 x TLF Phosban Reactor, Koralia #1, #4, MJ Modded

01/20/2008, 11:55 PM	#365
flyguy7150 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines Posts: 895	Still haven't got my leds in, but i did go and order some float switches an aqualifter and other little stuff so I can setup an auto top off, instead of just dripping kalk from a bucket. Ordered from here http://www.aquahub.com/store/index.html. Only place who seemed to sell just the switches not in kits. MLK day tomorrow, no classes __________________ Leo Click on my red house to see my 90g RR tank :) Tons of pictures, tons... Click!!! Current Tank Info: 90g AGA Reef Ready, 6x54w T5s w/ SLRs, 29g Sump/fuge, OR 2500 Return, Octopus NW150, 2 x TLF Phosban Reactor, Koralia #1, #4, MJ Modded

01/21/2008, 07:03 AM	#366
pvtschultz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Berlin , WI Posts: 1,247	http://www.floatswitches.net/ would be another option... I've had good luck with them myself.

01/21/2008, 01:07 PM	#368
pvtschultz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Berlin , WI Posts: 1,247	^^^My bad^^^

01/21/2008, 02:28 PM	#369
flyguy7150 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines Posts: 895	lol __________________ Leo Click on my red house to see my 90g RR tank :) Tons of pictures, tons... Click!!! Current Tank Info: 90g AGA Reef Ready, 6x54w T5s w/ SLRs, 29g Sump/fuge, OR 2500 Return, Octopus NW150, 2 x TLF Phosban Reactor, Koralia #1, #4, MJ Modded

01/26/2008, 11:24 AM	#370
flyguy7150 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines Posts: 895	Got my leds and float switches, so got working on my autotopoff and moonlights Some pics... I like the mold a hold thing from aquahub, its pretty cool... wired up to the extension cable and the leds, dont have pics of it on the tank yet, these leds are waterproof too Got a question, i need a new container to hold my kalk cause i want something more than 5 gallons, if i use one thats taller than my sump's waterline, is it gonna keep putting water into the sump till the water is the same height?? Because i originally had my 5 gal bucket higher than the sump and it would keep draining the bucket even when the aqualifter was off. I thought the aqualifter would have some sort of check valve built into it. __________________ Leo Click on my red house to see my 90g RR tank :) Tons of pictures, tons... Click!!! Current Tank Info: 90g AGA Reef Ready, 6x54w T5s w/ SLRs, 29g Sump/fuge, OR 2500 Return, Octopus NW150, 2 x TLF Phosban Reactor, Koralia #1, #4, MJ Modded

01/26/2008, 11:29 AM	#371
flyguy7150 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines Posts: 895	wow thanks photobucket . Guess its time for a new host, how am i gonna edit all these posts and change pic locations __________________ Leo Click on my red house to see my 90g RR tank :) Tons of pictures, tons... Click!!! Current Tank Info: 90g AGA Reef Ready, 6x54w T5s w/ SLRs, 29g Sump/fuge, OR 2500 Return, Octopus NW150, 2 x TLF Phosban Reactor, Koralia #1, #4, MJ Modded

02/07/2008, 06:02 AM	#372
Reeftanks6 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: PA Posts: 3,857	lol flyguy where have u been __________________ 110g Reef build in progress Current Tank Info: 110 Gallon Reef

02/07/2008, 06:28 AM	#373
crab0000 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Jasper,GA Posts: 2,801	I think as long as the aqualifter is higher than your top off container it shouldn't siphon into the tank. You also want the outlet tube above the water line.

02/07/2008, 10:12 AM	#374
coop47 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: sunny FL Posts: 52	Did you ever get a good ID on the growth on your torch's base? It looks like some colonial tunicates I've seen, but I'm not positive... How fast did it appear? Does it change at all (expand, open siphon holes, alter colors) throughout the day?