Author Topic: 180 Gallon Starphire tank Upgrade + Fish Room (Read 42498 times)

Reefpete · « **Reply #100 on:** August 14, 2011, 16:42:00 »

Its coming along nicely Paul! How exciting!

HUNGER · « **Reply #101 on:** August 14, 2011, 19:10:28 »

wow looks great

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #102 on:** August 15, 2011, 20:08:56 »

After waiting about 6 weeks for the slow boat from China to arrive, Here is my new skimmer

Super Reef Octopus 5000 EXT

Boonjob · « **Reply #103 on:** August 15, 2011, 20:49:02 »

Looks awesome, Feel free to swing by anytime and drop it off

micki · « **Reply #104 on:** August 15, 2011, 21:42:55 »

Very Cool Paul!!! Exciting!

HUNGER · « **Reply #105 on:** August 15, 2011, 23:30:29 »

looks sweet

Reefpete · « **Reply #106 on:** August 16, 2011, 05:51:24 »

So when are you going to host a meeting?

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #107 on:** August 16, 2011, 15:15:46 »

Quote from: Reefpete on August 16, 2011, 05:51:24

So when are you going to host a meeting?

If Lazy is right, this is going to take me another 6 months to finish.....

HUNGER · « **Reply #108 on:** August 16, 2011, 15:24:10 »

better do it right the first time then have to do it again

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #109 on:** August 17, 2011, 10:33:35 »

So I've been just starting to learn Solidworks. DIY learning. So I figured I would play around with designing a LED fixture. This has 120 LEDs on the fixture, it is a 60" long heatsink.

I've been debating over 3 individual fixtures, or one big fixture. The large fixture will be less wires running everywhere, and allow me to space out LED's powered by a single driver.........

HUNGER · « **Reply #110 on:** August 17, 2011, 14:41:03 »

looks good but wouldnt it look better with out the spaces between the 3 groups?

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #111 on:** August 17, 2011, 18:57:30 »

Quote from: HUNGER on August 17, 2011, 14:41:03

looks good but wouldnt it look better with out the spaces between the 3 groups?

Center Braces on the tank are there. Don't want lights directly over the brace. I'm going to leave the optics a little broader on those edges, probably 80degree optice. Probably put 60degress in the centers.

HUNGER · « **Reply #112 on:** August 17, 2011, 19:25:23 »

oh ok good point

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #113 on:** August 20, 2011, 12:05:25 »

Skimmer installed and running. Being an external skimmer, it has an anti-overflow feature built into it, but I think I'm going to build a small acrylic pan to fit under the skimmer, so that I can detect water and shutdown the skimmer.

cyberwollf · « **Reply #114 on:** August 20, 2011, 18:49:11 »

Or, if you have enough vertical height, just plumb the pan into your sump so you dont have to rely on electrical components

HUNGER · « **Reply #115 on:** August 20, 2011, 23:25:41 »

Quote from: cyberwollf on August 20, 2011, 18:49:11

Or, if you have enough vertical height, just plumb the pan into your sump so you dont have to rely on electrical components

+1
looks sweeet how well it the skimmer working
and whats with the purple primer should have used the clear primer

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #116 on:** September 03, 2011, 20:42:02 »

The quarantine tank needed some new fish. Everyone is doing well, but going into Hypo-salinity treatment.

Powder Blue Tang, and a trio of clowns.

micki · « **Reply #117 on:** September 03, 2011, 21:57:54 »

Very cool! Love the powder blues

lazylivin · « **Reply #118 on:** September 03, 2011, 22:46:44 »

Paul what are you using for filtration in your Q-Tank

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #119 on:** September 03, 2011, 23:13:19 »

Quote from: Lazylivin on September 03, 2011, 22:46:44

Paul what are you using for filtration in your Q-Tank

Just a simple power filter.

lazylivin · « **Reply #120 on:** September 04, 2011, 02:14:44 »

Consider adding one of those little real-time Ammonia suction stickers. The ones that change colors if ammonia is present. It can be really hard to deal with in Quarantine and creep up on you pretty quick

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #121 on:** September 04, 2011, 10:46:12 »

Quote from: Lazylivin on September 04, 2011, 02:14:44

Consider adding one of those little real-time Ammonia suction stickers. The ones that change colors if ammonia is present. It can be really hard to deal with in Quarantine and creep up on you pretty quick

I was thinking about that....did you have pH problems as well?

lazylivin · « **Reply #122 on:** September 04, 2011, 14:35:03 »

No PH issues but I don't really worry about PH all that much unless it goes below 7.80. When running Hypo be sure to only add baking soda as a buffer not baked baking soda. Although a protein skimmer won't work with Hypo you can still run it to help oxygenate the water which would help with PH.

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #123 on:** September 11, 2011, 00:04:40 »

My PB Tang is hanging out in QT in HypoSalinity Water. 1.009. I was on the road all week (Wife was watching the tank) Noticed today, that he has stopped scratching his gills. Good sign. Now 4 weeks in hypo and 4 weeks in Normal QT. He is devouring algae sheets, only picking at other food.

After weeks of planning, I have most of the components here for my LED Light Build. In this build, I decided to go with a single heat sink covering the whole tank. Also, I am going to screw down the LED's, instead of epoxy. Well, 280 holes drilled, tapped #4-40. Not sure that I'd do that again, but it's over. And only 2 Broken taps.

NEWMAN · « **Reply #124 on:** September 11, 2011, 05:34:08 »

Thats looks awesome, I'm interested to see it come along

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Author Topic: 180 Gallon Starphire tank Upgrade + Fish Room (Read 42498 times)