300 Mixed Reef Build

[New Wave]

thank you to you all... but there is still a long way to go... but im stoked! its going to be GREAT! :-D
im mixing salt water now... hopefully tomorrow i can put the rest of the sand in... and start filling this puppy... wooohooo!!!

 

[islander84]

Rock scaping ROCKS!!! Love the two islands...i think it looks bada@# when the corals grow out between the islands and the fish can swim in between them.... what kind of sand are you using...looks like coarse aragonite?...

 

[New Wave]

im using carib sea live oragonite sand... i think its pretty standard... as far as course... i wanted something with some weight to it... ill be using 5 MP40's... so i hope its going to stick this time

 

[Dowtish]

only 5? hahaha

 

[orthokardia]

very sweet. the angle iron looks great. do you worry about rust around all the salt??

 

[islander84]

why not just get some 60s ......are those braces powder coated...? pretty sweet idea!

 

[Dowtish]

+1 to powder coating

 

[New Wave]

I was going to get 60's but I read about them being fish killers... I've run into cases where 40's are omost too much and thought better of it...

The angle Iron is just primed right now... Im not finished with them yet... Bill says I should powder coat them too

 

[ToXIc]

Power coat defiantly.



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[New Wave]

pretty sweet idea!

This is Bart's brainchild

 

[New Wave]

very sweet. the angle iron looks great. do you worry about rust around all the salt??

Yea... I talked to the fabricator about that... So they professionally primed them... And said once I paint them they will be fine... But I have my reservations about that seeing first hand how this salt gets to virtually all steel... Well see I guess

 

[Zef004]

Love the rock work Mel. The tank coming along.

 

[New Wave]

thank you for your compliments but my work is not done until you are ALL JEALOUS!!!

ok... so today we got a few things going... i finished putting the tint on the sides of the aquarium

i finished the braces for the top... sorry.. i didnt get them powder coated... i thought it was a great idea.. but the time frame involved didnt allow that... i used conduit to protect the threaded rod... painted the angle iron black... i was going to paint the conduit... except when i bought the rubber tips to protect the end of the threaded rod... it so happened to match the grey conduit... and when i put the angle iron pieces on... i really likeed the two-tone look... overall.. im really happy with them... its a MUCH better solution than the original glass cross braces... thanks Bart!

and now... fill-er-up!!! i used a couple of bottles of "smart start"... live sand... and microbacter 7.. so hopefully that will give me a good jump on the cycle...

 

[NeedBiggerTank]

Have you still got your old lighting in place?

 

[New Wave]

Have you still got your old lighting in place?

sorta... not really... all thats left is 2-250W MH 14K's... i sold the reefbrites... and trying to sell the other MH's... sell... ha.. more like give them away... no takers yet... im in the process of putting together LED's... so the 2-250's will hold me till those are finished... (cough..Bill.. cough) just kiddin... we're waiting for the parts to come in stock for the LED's... hopefully soon

 

[jiffy]

love the aquascape bro, tagging along.

 

[commonstranger]

Lookin nice Mel

 

[ToXIc]

Mel they have some DIY powder coating kits you can use at home.


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