runningstix 58 Oceanic Upgrade - Page 3

miwoodar · 01/10/2009, 11:19 AM

Any new pics? Updates?

maddmaxx · 01/10/2009, 08:08 PM

this is a very nice system. alot of DIY things, which i am not very good at. so i appreciate it more....good stuff good stuff

runningstix · 01/10/2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally posted by 02WRXGT30R
How well does the cl return work do you have good flow every where

I really like my closed loop. I do fear down the road that I will probably have to add to it but thats ok. I had a lot of dead space before I moved the excess locline. The two sides were two close making the middle very vigorous flow and the ends not so much.
When I removed 3 locline links from each piece it helped a ton, I also repositioned them and have virtually no dead spots. I was scared to drill that many more return holes in the tank.

runningstix · 01/10/2009, 09:24 PM

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Originally posted by miwoodar
Any new pics? Updates?

Funny you would ask today! I added 13 new frags to my tank, some closer to mini colonies! Here are some teaser pictures til I get better ones. There is coral everywhere as I want to acclimate pieces from Keys Island and I was working where plugs would jamb as I am planning an epoxy party soon.

Here are the goodies I picked up today

FTS

From the couch

maddmaxx · 01/10/2009, 09:34 PM

i like the rock. its different from what im used to seeing....

runningstix · 01/10/2009, 09:38 PM

Here are some shots of some of the corals.

Aussie Acan

Alien Eye Echinopora

Ricordia

Super Bright Pink Milli

Tort (picture doesnt do it justice)

Brightest purple I have ever seen

maddmaxx · 01/10/2009, 09:42 PM

i too had a primer moment. i knocked it over my tile floor. beige tiles, purple smudge

katyttt · 01/11/2009, 12:23 AM

Looks Great Steve,
Can't wait for them to grow up, your gonna need a bigger tank, But I know many folks who will be happy to find your frags a new home once they outgrow yours.
Won't be that long,
Chris

Ehaze · 01/11/2009, 12:55 AM

looks good, I love that DIY skimmer.

bph0013 · 01/11/2009, 01:03 AM

very nice build. IMO you found precisely the right amount of rock for the tank. You have just enough to accommodate space and rock for corals/filtration. I always tend to put too much in my setups and I think a lot of people run into that problem. Excellent, excellent build.

spleify · 01/11/2009, 10:30 AM

Looking good Steve-o!!

Padrino · 01/18/2009, 11:01 PM

SWEET SETUP AND THREAD!

i saw a frag tank you had posted with a MH fixture you were selling... Any chance you could post pics of that frag tank setup? i was hoping i would find some in the build thread

spleify · 01/18/2009, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Padrino
SWEET SETUP AND THREAD!

i saw a frag tank you had posted with a MH fixture you were selling... Any chance you could post pics of that frag tank setup? i was hoping i would find some in the build thread

Yeah the frag tank, is no more. It popped one night and flooded my loft up stairs and down stairs in my foyer.

Here is a link with more pics of the setup as far as we got. It's all tore down now.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...g&pagenumber=1

Padrino · 01/18/2009, 11:22 PM

crap, thats blows.. That frag was soo beautiful i want to build on like that only i have no room till i buy a house of my own. then it will happen. Thanks a lot for the link and the ideas

BuddhaKiss · 01/19/2009, 01:31 AM

What's your current list of fish in the tank ? I'm curious cuz I find that my tank could only support 7 small fish at one time. Anytime I added an 8th, I would lose a fish...not right away, but 2-3 weeks later. It never failed. I would add another, and another would die. I find that 7 was my max for stocking capacity in my 58.

runningstix · 01/19/2009, 09:39 AM

Thats interesting.
My current fish list is the magical number 7 haha

-4 green chromis
-2 percula clownfish
-small yellow tang

I have been looking for a showcase fish thats 58g friendly and reef safe and then be done. I wanted to give the chromis away in the upgrade, but my wife would have none of that. I should have went bigger!

What was your stock list in your 58?

runningstix · 01/19/2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by Padrino
crap, thats blows..

Yes, I cant agree with you anymore! We spent a lot of time planning this not to mention the amount of money dropped on the setup. Huge dissappointment. The only positive to come out of it popping when it did was it had no coral in it!

Spleify and I went in to it together Im still bummed.

Ryan95i4 · 01/19/2009, 10:28 AM

The new tank looks good, nice build. Just curious why you didnt like the old bowfront...friend of mine is looking at a 72g bowfront, wondering if I should warn him of something.

Robb in Austin · 01/19/2009, 10:45 AM

Nice build. Nice looking dog too!

I have the same setup and this is my fish list:
6 line, 1 chromis, pair Clarki, tail spot blenny, Eibli angel, royal gramma.

The angel has been 95% reef safe. He nibbles on my zoas but has left the clams and other corals alone.

We would love to find another blue reef chromis but one hasn't shown up yet.

runningstix · 01/19/2009, 10:51 AM

Here are some personal reasons why I didnt like my bowfront:

-Viewing, most of the time gave me a headache.
-Scratched too easy at the bow with a magfloat
-didn't like the dimensions
-center brace

I would highly recommend visiting someone or somewhere that has a bowfront before buying it. I liked the unique aspect which is what I started with. It was our first tank. After switching to the typical rectangle tank I would never ever get a wierd shape again. For the sole purpose of viewing!

BuddhaKiss · 01/19/2009, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by runningstix
Thats interesting.
My current fish list is the magical number 7 haha

-4 green chromis
-2 percula clownfish
-small yellow tang

What was your stock list in your 58?

I've got a 90 now, but before I upgraded a few weeks ago, I had (actually, I still do)

2 percs
1 cherub/pygmy angel
1 green mandarin
1 firefish
1 royal gramma
1 yellowtail damsel

oh and I agree...I'm not a fan of bowfronts

BuddhaKiss · 01/19/2009, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Robb in Austin

I have the same setup and this is my fish list:
6 line, 1 chromis, pair Clarki, tail spot blenny, Eibli angel, royal gramma.

lol, looks like we got another 58 with 7 fish

Padrino · 01/19/2009, 05:49 PM

when i was choosing a tank, i almost bought the 72 Bow... so glad ididn't. for all those reasons and then some!

runningstix · 01/26/2009, 11:10 AM

I got more coral last friday! I will be setting up a frag tank shortly as I am out of realestate already. I have also been cut off by the wife as I have spent way too much on coral.

I will get some pictures tonight.

Newest additions:
-ORA Red Planet
-ORA German Blue Polyp Acropora (Impossible to find)
-ORA Oregon Tort
-Red with Blue tip Table Acropora
-Montipora Undata
-"Blue Guy You" Acropora
-Acropora Efflorescens

Padrino · 01/26/2009, 11:26 AM

sweet can't wait to see them under the light

01/10/2009, 11:19 AM	#51
miwoodar Likey the bikey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,371	Any new pics? Updates? __________________ Mike On hiatus. I'm either out riding my bicycle, playing with my family, or throwing ferts in my planted tank. Or working. I hope I'm not doing that though. Current Tank Info: 140 DIY Cube

01/10/2009, 08:08 PM	#52
maddmaxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,003	this is a very nice system. alot of DIY things, which i am not very good at. so i appreciate it more....good stuff good stuff __________________ One Life One Shot Current Tank Info: 40B Mixed reef

01/10/2009, 09:34 PM	#55
maddmaxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,003	i like the rock. its different from what im used to seeing.... __________________ One Life One Shot Current Tank Info: 40B Mixed reef

01/10/2009, 09:38 PM	#56
runningstix Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,544	Here are some shots of some of the corals. Aussie Acan Alien Eye Echinopora Ricordia Super Bright Pink Milli Tort (picture doesnt do it justice) Brightest purple I have ever seen __________________ Go Buckeyes! Current Tank Info: tankless Last edited by runningstix; 01/10/2009 at 09:44 PM.

01/10/2009, 09:42 PM	#57
maddmaxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,003	i too had a primer moment. i knocked it over my tile floor. beige tiles, purple smudge __________________ One Life One Shot Current Tank Info: 40B Mixed reef

01/11/2009, 12:23 AM	#58
katyttt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Englewood Posts: 567	Looks Great Steve, Can't wait for them to grow up, your gonna need a bigger tank, But I know many folks who will be happy to find your frags a new home once they outgrow yours. Won't be that long, Chris

01/11/2009, 12:55 AM	#59
Ehaze Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thornton, Colorado Posts: 1,259	looks good, I love that DIY skimmer. __________________ 75g SPS tank, 30gal sump/refuge. Melev RO/DI, Coravue duel calc reactor, MSP 200 skimmer, 2 Vortech MP40, Mag drive 9.5 return, autotopoff.com ATO, 2 CoralVue 250W SE finished pendants(with 20k Radium bulbs), powered by 2x Icecap ballasts, controlled by a ACJR.

01/11/2009, 01:03 AM	#60
bph0013 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 317	very nice build. IMO you found precisely the right amount of rock for the tank. You have just enough to accommodate space and rock for corals/filtration. I always tend to put too much in my setups and I think a lot of people run into that problem. Excellent, excellent build. __________________ Ben Current Tank Info: 40br SPS Reef, 20H sump/refugium, L3MS on a ARO 250W E-ballast, 250w XM 20k bulb, 2 x Tunze 6025 NS, Tunze 9005 DOC Skimmer, Mag 5 return

01/11/2009, 10:30 AM	#61
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Looking good Steve-o!! __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

01/18/2009, 11:01 PM	#62
Padrino Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,934	SWEET SETUP AND THREAD! i saw a frag tank you had posted with a MH fixture you were selling... Any chance you could post pics of that frag tank setup? i was hoping i would find some in the build thread

01/18/2009, 11:22 PM	#64
Padrino Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,934	crap, thats blows.. That frag was soo beautiful i want to build on like that only i have no room till i buy a house of my own. then it will happen. Thanks a lot for the link and the ideas

01/19/2009, 01:31 AM	#65
BuddhaKiss Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,068	What's your current list of fish in the tank ? I'm curious cuz I find that my tank could only support 7 small fish at one time. Anytime I added an 8th, I would lose a fish...not right away, but 2-3 weeks later. It never failed. I would add another, and another would die. I find that 7 was my max for stocking capacity in my 58.

01/19/2009, 09:39 AM	#66
runningstix Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,544	Thats interesting. My current fish list is the magical number 7 haha -4 green chromis -2 percula clownfish -small yellow tang I have been looking for a showcase fish thats 58g friendly and reef safe and then be done. I wanted to give the chromis away in the upgrade, but my wife would have none of that. I should have went bigger! What was your stock list in your 58? __________________ Go Buckeyes! Current Tank Info: tankless

01/19/2009, 10:28 AM	#68
Ryan95i4 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: FL Posts: 68	The new tank looks good, nice build. Just curious why you didnt like the old bowfront...friend of mine is looking at a 72g bowfront, wondering if I should warn him of something.

01/19/2009, 10:45 AM	#69
Robb in Austin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Georgetown, Tx Posts: 1,016	Nice build. Nice looking dog too! I have the same setup and this is my fish list: 6 line, 1 chromis, pair Clarki, tail spot blenny, Eibli angel, royal gramma. The angel has been 95% reef safe. He nibbles on my zoas but has left the clams and other corals alone. We would love to find another blue reef chromis but one hasn't shown up yet.

01/19/2009, 10:51 AM	#70
runningstix Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,544	Here are some personal reasons why I didnt like my bowfront: -Viewing, most of the time gave me a headache. -Scratched too easy at the bow with a magfloat -didn't like the dimensions -center brace I would highly recommend visiting someone or somewhere that has a bowfront before buying it. I liked the unique aspect which is what I started with. It was our first tank. After switching to the typical rectangle tank I would never ever get a wierd shape again. For the sole purpose of viewing! __________________ Go Buckeyes! Current Tank Info: tankless

01/19/2009, 05:49 PM	#73
Padrino Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,934	when i was choosing a tank, i almost bought the 72 Bow... so glad ididn't. for all those reasons and then some!

01/26/2009, 11:10 AM	#74
runningstix Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,544	I got more coral last friday! I will be setting up a frag tank shortly as I am out of realestate already. I have also been cut off by the wife as I have spent way too much on coral. I will get some pictures tonight. Newest additions: -ORA Red Planet -ORA German Blue Polyp Acropora (Impossible to find) -ORA Oregon Tort -Red with Blue tip Table Acropora -Montipora Undata -"Blue Guy You" Acropora -Acropora Efflorescens __________________ Go Buckeyes! Current Tank Info: tankless

01/26/2009, 11:26 AM	#75
Padrino Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,934	sweet can't wait to see them under the light