[JackedupSOB]

Is there any bullying with all the tangs?
I'm guessing not since the tank it so big.
The fish look amazing

[aquasalt]

Congratulations on making cover page! Your tank most certainly deserves it!

[cbui2]

Jay03GT - thanks just want to make sure nothing major, but im pretty sure i have tons of other living things i dont know about

Ganrin - thanks 3" sailfin been with me since july 07 and now 6-7". first one to eat most of the time

Ross87 & plecosword - thanks, mini ocean yes. will see if the ocean appears in the future

kylebower224 - taste a little different from red beans . my wife said i was crazy for tearing down a brand new house a year ago, and now she and the kids enjoys the display

blu23girl - thanks as the haitian rocks has tons of shapes and character to them making it easy to aquascape then figi. about 600lbs haitian and 100lbs fiji mixed together in main dispaly. the best thing i did was to fly down where the rocks were and hand picked every pc's.

JackedupSOB - yes you know the PBT is the king and from time to time he would picked on all the tangs, orange and sailfin sometime plays but nothing serious. only 5 tangs are in main display includes PBT 5", yellow 3", orange 6", sailfin 6" and blue spotted kole 3" w/ plenty of swimming space for all 23 fishes in my display

aquasalt - thank you all for your continue support of my reef, as this was a surprise for me. i will try my best to keep this thread going with updates

[IceMan]

amazing setup, i gotta ask though, weren't you afraid of such a large scale for the first tank? i mean it looks like you may have a marine biologist in your family but still...

[cbui2]

IceMan - thanks, all i could think about when i first started was what's the biggest display i could fit in my wall. no marine biologist in family, but reading through ton of threads on different forums and searching the entire website. all i did was find a similar system to mine that was dominated SPS with great results and follow what he did. not only that by using their ideas and changing a few things on my ends to make it better.

the hardest employee finally gets to eat when everyone sleeping


just harvest 5 weeks ago and now its full again

[cbui2]

with only 23 fishes, my skimmer will retired soon unless new arrivals are coming .

[plecosword]

Thats Amzing! that seems to be the top of a skimmer, how big is it?

[teajay33]

just curious, whats the running total on cost of this type of tank? inquiring minds want to know.. lol

[dicksonhabetz]

Wow I can't believe the tank. BTW what tanks did you mimic if you don't mind me asking, cause I am doing my own research to do something like you have done.

[DEWAYNE]

man, that tank makes me want to take out a home equity loan, but I value my life (I"M MARRIED). just can't say enough about the tank, you are tha' man.

[Snappy]

First class all the way! That is one sweet set up, nicely done.

[cbui2]

plecosword - thanks Deltec AP1004

teajay33 - stop counting after tank, stand and sump was ordered.

dicksonhabetz - thanks, as i mimic from everyone's different ideas and put mine together. took all the flaws out and replace it with something better

DEWAYNE - thanks, as i been working hard for the past 15 yrs.

Snappy - thanks Greg, hopefully my corals will colored up like yours

not too much of an update as the system been stable for quite sometimes now. still collecting SPS every other week, about few weeks back i had completely removed all mushrooms and placed them in 2nd fuge, since they were jumping from one rock to another. i wish LFS guys would tell me when i bought them that they do that. all the current SPS are doing really great and within 2 weeks prior to mounting them have already encrusted onto rock.

[MWARREN]

I Was Very Impressed With All The Work. Do You Have Any Pictures Of It All Done With Fish Ect.

[cbui2]

finally i should be ready to install my calcium reactor, its only been in my closet for a year . gonna need some assistant on this one
here's the list of equipment on hand
Deltec PF1001
90lbs ROWALith C+ Media
20lb CO2 Tank
Aquarium Plants CO2 Regulator
Milwaukee SMS-122

[cbui2]

mwarren i will post pics every 6 months, thanks

[Fragmadness]

WOW I just went through this whole thread and all I can say is I am amazed!!! I have been at reef keeping for 15 years and yours is just unreal!!! I want a full tank pic for a wallpaper on laptop WOW WOW WOW

[IceMan]

Sequence 1000 SEQ4300 - $357.98 x 4 = $1431.92
Sequence 1000 SEQ5800- $447.98 x 2 = $895.96
4-Way V3 Oceans Motion - $258.95
Deltec AP1004 - $4,040.00
Deltec PF1001 - $687.95
Deltec FR1016 - $1,075.00
Deltec KM500S - $890.00
SpectraPure Litermeter 3 - $289.00
SpectraPure MaxCap 5 stage ro - $369.99
400w PFO HQI Metal Halide Ballast - $350.00 x 6 = $2100.00
Lumenarc III Pendenat Reflectors - $ 139.95 x 3 = $419.85

Total for these alone? = $12458.62

Not to mention remaining hardware, tanks, construction, rock, corals, fish, etc. etc.
I see why you stopped counting, I got tired of counting it up and it’s not even my money!
Sure makes me feel better after complaining over the 2k that’s gone into my goldfish bowl so far… sheesh what do you do for a living and when can I start? Need a partner? An assistant? Someone to mow the lawn? Wash the car? Come on… lol

[JackedupSOB]

Thats insane. I would go broke in a second if I had that tank. Im still jealous

[aquasalt]

Originally Posted by Fragmadness

WOW I just went through this whole thread and all I can say is I am amazed!!! I have been at reef keeping for 15 years and yours is just unreal!!! I want a full tank pic for a wallpaper on laptop WOW WOW WOW

I was thinking of printing a high resolution picture 48" by 24" and sticking it to the front of my Display.

[nanoreef11]

I just finished reading this entire thread and this tank sure is amazing. I'm only 18 and once I get out of school and have a good paying job and settle down in a house I am definitely going to build myself a tank like this. You have put some serious work and time into your tank and it really has payed off for you. I wish you the best.

[migget]

Cbui2, hey man jsut wondering about what your eletrical bill is each month, me and my wife are in the process of gettign our 120 and 220 moved form one house to the other, but we cant get a good answer on lighting, were running MH on both,and i know tht its not 600 gals, but with everyhting together well be pushing tht i think, jsut wondering, you can PM me if you like so now one knows, lol

thanks john

[Noobeef]

I was going to go with this exact same setup, but I opted for a 29 gallon tank from Petsmart.



Seriously though, how many gallons a day does this thing evaporate?

[JackedupSOB]

Id imagine a hell of a lot

[IceMan]

that is an interesting question... i'd like to know too.

[Tonz of fun]

Originally Posted by IceMan

Sequence 1000 SEQ4300 - $357.98 x 4 = $1431.92
Sequence 1000 SEQ5800- $447.98 x 2 = $895.96
4-Way V3 Oceans Motion - $258.95
Deltec AP1004 - $4,040.00
Deltec PF1001 - $687.95
Deltec FR1016 - $1,075.00
Deltec KM500S - $890.00
SpectraPure Litermeter 3 - $289.00
SpectraPure MaxCap 5 stage ro - $369.99
400w PFO HQI Metal Halide Ballast - $350.00 x 6 = $2100.00
Lumenarc III Pendenat Reflectors - $ 139.95 x 3 = $419.85

Total for these alone? = $12458.62

Not to mention remaining hardware, tanks, construction, rock, corals, fish, etc. etc.
I see why you stopped counting, I got tired of counting it up and it’s not even my money!
Sure makes me feel better after complaining over the 2k that’s gone into my goldfish bowl so far… sheesh what do you do for a living and when can I start? Need a partner? An assistant? Someone to mow the lawn? Wash the car? Come on… lol

He won the lottery about a year ago he came to the site. I already asked if he would adopted he said no...lol