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i just tested instant ocean salt as im going to use it for my new setup. A 50 gallon bag of IO will mix 45.5 gallon or RO to 1.026 with 400 calcium 11dkh 1350 mag. Sorry cant comment on kent.

Originally Posted by reefraff These threads mutate faster than the frogs down wind of Chernobyl. haha you got that right

wow talk about derailing a thread.

When i say the stand wasnt level i mean it would teetertot if thats even a word. with a few shims it balances out nicely. I dont know about any tanks from ***** or those type tanks as i have never looked at or owned one. I will say its nothing like the silicon job i have seen on Oceanic...

other then the sloppy silicon and unlevel stand nope. Both easily fixed.

its 1 mp40 for now, the 2nd one is on my 20L and will move over when my livestock does. But with my reeflow return and 1 mp40 im getting tons of flow already.

there is more room in that closet then you see in the pic, but not very much.

Ok so i have got some work done. The water is in and plumbed. 2 part dosers are in place and calibrated. Here you can see the water level in my overflow runs almost silent, the center pipe is an emergency drain. I will also be installing a float censor in the overflow to turn off my return...

Originally Posted by Ryancw01 Wow...really good looking tank so far. You might already know this, but you might want to put several coats of Kilz on the ******** of the stand. This will waterproof it so if you have any kind of accident with your sump the saltwater will not get into the wood...

Originally Posted by rlablan Sorry I have been away so long... Work... ugh Glad to see the progress. That tank looks awesome. Boy does that thing make your living room/stairway/entry blue. lol The people across the street might think there are aliens in your house. Sow when is the ETA for...

Originally Posted by King_Neptune I actually like the lighting color. I missed what kind they were. Looked like T5's/VHO. Also what spectrum are the bulbs. OVerall very pretty tank. I dig rimless. And this starfire glass is a new concept. I LIKE IT! the light is a 10 bulb ATI powermodule T5HO...

I was a bit concerned that it would be too blue but overall im quite pleased with the blulb combo. Today i hope to start my plumbing and would love to get my sand and water added this week.

Got allot done this weekend, my back and arms are killing me. Anyone know of a calculator to determine glass weight? Anyways saturday we got the stand in and the light up. Sunday we moved the tank in. Took 3 of us and it was everything we could do to lift this baby onto the stand. 175lbs of...

got the back of the tank painted and 2 coats of stain on the stand today. tomorrow i will add the 3rd or 4th coat if needed. Ill get some pics up soon. Also if anyone is interested i posted in the monthly hobby expense thread in the aquarium.

This is for the new 190 im starting up you can find over in the Reef section and was purchased over jan and feburary.Custom RO/DI System $183.91 Nuclear Grade COLOR CHANGING DI Resin 1.5 gallons (7.5pounds) $48.00 BRS “Reef Saver&#8221...

Here are a few more photos. This is 100lbs of BRS reefsaver rock, i have 75lbs more that should arrive today and another 100lbs of LR at a friends house that i may end up not even using. I must say it looks much better in person. I was thinking of doing a half moon shape on the left side and a...

if you see the last pic of the tank sitting on the stand, the molding you see on the front of the stand is the door. its 48X36X24. I have a 10bulb ATI powermodule fixture. ill get a pick of it tomorrow.

Once i made it back home i snapped a few more photos Here you can see the diffrence between standard glass and starfire. Remember this is all 3/4" glass. You can see the build quality is no Elos and some trimming of silicon is called for to clean it up. Some of the glass could have used some...

Ok so yesterday i drove up to Glasscages to pick up my tank. I was somewhat surprised when i pulled into the driveway of a farm with cows, ducks, and a very friendly peacock. The warehouse where the tanks are built. Everyone was very friendly and contrary to what i have read about glasscages...

Originally Posted by rlablan I am supper excited! Lots of Pics!!! YAY! Did you get your tank through glass cages? online? I am seriously considering them for my build... When you get yours, let us know what you think and how the whole thing goes down so that I know if I should go with them or...