jonthefb
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thanks a lot guys, its nice to hear some complementing words....much better than the usual..."HOW MUCH DID THAT COST?" from the gf!
Tracklighter....the tank is a 65 gallon AGA Reef ready tank, that is 36 inches long, by 18 inces deep by 24 inches tall....
the tank sits on the aga approved stand, however i made my own canopy out of MLB from HOme Depot....used 1X4 for the bottem trim and 1X8 for the top part...i will get pics of this tomorrow....the inside is painted with a high gloss exterior acrylic white pain so i get maximum reflectivity, and then i have my lights mounted on reflectors as well....
under teh stand is my fuge that is basically a demolished US aquarium wet dry filter....very simple....will also get pics of this tomorrow....
GaryCarr...i had the tank with the dead sand/water circulating for 48 hours and then added pieces of cured live rock until i had the desired amount int he tank (about 90 pounds) I also used a 20 pound bag of arag-alive sand over teh dry and about 5 pounds of live sand from the bin we sell out of at the shop i work at....i also added all of the cured rock and sand from my 20 gallon after i eventually broke it down....all in all i waited aobut 2 weeks before putting any livestock in the tank, and this accounted for only one loss, a blue maxima clam, that wasnt thriving under the pc lights of the 20 anyway...!!
Vibe...the ricordea in the tank are mushrooms...a highly collectible, and often pricey mushroom at that...they are also often called bubble mushrooms, but are very cool and neat to get ahold of....if you have a couple, congrats!
again thanks all for your great comments, and i hope to see some of your tanks in the future!
good luck
jon
Tracklighter....the tank is a 65 gallon AGA Reef ready tank, that is 36 inches long, by 18 inces deep by 24 inches tall....
the tank sits on the aga approved stand, however i made my own canopy out of MLB from HOme Depot....used 1X4 for the bottem trim and 1X8 for the top part...i will get pics of this tomorrow....the inside is painted with a high gloss exterior acrylic white pain so i get maximum reflectivity, and then i have my lights mounted on reflectors as well....
under teh stand is my fuge that is basically a demolished US aquarium wet dry filter....very simple....will also get pics of this tomorrow....
GaryCarr...i had the tank with the dead sand/water circulating for 48 hours and then added pieces of cured live rock until i had the desired amount int he tank (about 90 pounds) I also used a 20 pound bag of arag-alive sand over teh dry and about 5 pounds of live sand from the bin we sell out of at the shop i work at....i also added all of the cured rock and sand from my 20 gallon after i eventually broke it down....all in all i waited aobut 2 weeks before putting any livestock in the tank, and this accounted for only one loss, a blue maxima clam, that wasnt thriving under the pc lights of the 20 anyway...!!
Vibe...the ricordea in the tank are mushrooms...a highly collectible, and often pricey mushroom at that...they are also often called bubble mushrooms, but are very cool and neat to get ahold of....if you have a couple, congrats!
again thanks all for your great comments, and i hope to see some of your tanks in the future!
good luck
jon
