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Originally Posted by meowzer LOOKS GOOD...LOL...I had to look back...I was thinking...hey didn't he just start this tank lessthan 2 weeks ago...LOL... then I saw where you moved rock from somewhere... Thanks. The rock was out of water for....10-12 seconds. In reality, I have moved this along...

Lil' updates. My I-Tech Medium skimmer is in and working like a champ. Just some random top-down shots...

Triggers rock as table fare. Tough skinned, but I allways just gut them and put the whole fish on the grill and flip after 5 minutes and cook the other side. Easier to peel the tough skin off and eat.

Originally Posted by srfisher17 Just a bit of trivia: cyno isn't algae, its a bacteria, that's why it can be eliminated so easily with various products. A very controversial issue. IMO, its fine to use a cyno eliminator once in a (very long) while; if it returns, then find the problem What...

Phosban reactors really do help. I use the 2 little fishies brand and use ROWA-phos media. The ROWA is a little pricey but works better than any other stuff I have tried.

Really need pics of the one you got. Could be like firefight said nassarius. Or olive snail, or conch.

Keep the returns higher than the overflows. When power is off to the pump, it will drain back through the pump and into the sump and more than likely overfill the sump the way you have it drawn.

Originally Posted by Tizzo I have a "folder" too... but it sits on the floor and gets emptied weekly! So Grouper... THAT'S what youve been up to!! That, I must must say, is freaking sweet!! Thanks guys....Tizzo, you should stop by and check it out. Give me some aquascaping ideas.

I pour mine around our Palm trees. They seem to like it.

Google I-Tech. Great skimmers at a decent price. Here's my I-Tech 200 that is cleaning a WAY overstocked 75 and will be used in my new 225 build.

Your painting the outside of the tank....I have allways used whatever cheap spray paint from Homey Depot. Use some masking tape and newspaper to mask off the tank opening and sides. C'mon dude....let's get this project rollin'

Now that ya'll made me think of cost.... All acrylic and glue---approx. $1000 Steel for stand and canopy---$300 Powder coat stand and canopy---$506 Dart pump---$225 used Tunze 6105's---$600 for 2 Radium 20K bulbs---$220 for 3 Icecap 250 ballast---$130 VHO actinic bulbs---$100 for 4 Samoa Pink...

Originally Posted by fishkid13 Nice! What is the appoxament cost for a build like this. Just curious. I haven't really kept track and I don't think I want to know.

I got the lights up this past weekend and started moving some of my existing rocks over. The lighting right now is: 2-250w Radium 20k on Icecap ballasts and my DIY reflectors. 2-VHO 110w Super Actinic 2-VHO 110w 454 Can't even tell there is not a center bulb.

Originally Posted by windlasher How do you "tweak" an RO/DI Unit? Curious minds want to know. Booster pump to get it to 90-100 PSI after the first 2 filter stages, then run the waste line from the RO membrane through another RO membrane. Good water from both RO through the DI resin.

Mostly Zoa and Paly with a mix of shrooms. Some choice SPS and LPS pieces, but not much. I love letting my zoa/paly colonies grow to huge colonies.

I would suggest opening the ball valve a little and let it cascade some. That will help in the skimming.

Originally Posted by BigTankBigFish speechless..... when u say look from the top, you mean like cover the water surface with glass like a glass bottom boat? How does that work? or just have the tank at a lower height so its easier to view Keep going man this is going to be awesome. Tank is...

some more.... The last pic was 1 1/2 weeks ago. I'll get some new pics to post up with clear water and the lighting above. I'm running a Reeflo Dart pump and 2- Tunze 6105's for circulation. I will be getting the Neptune Apex controller as soon as available. Lighting is 3- Radium 20k 250w SE...

Some of the progress so far....