Flipside
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My new endeavor consists of a tank that I purchased from a gent that I met locally... He lives about 4 hours north of me in Dallas.
The tank was built by Deep Sea Aquatics, based out of Dallas, TX. They used-to be Oceanic until Oceanic relocated and all the employees stayed behind... something like that.
Any way, about three weeks ago I brought it home. It is used, but the PO only had it for a year. He moved and had more room to upgrade to a 325g. Kind of a win/win for both of us. :bigsmile: (though, his 325g really got the gears churning!)
Specs:
1. 138g DSA Rimless Starphire on front 3 panels and PVC bottom and overflow plumbing
2. Oak stand, stained black with doors on the side. I'm going to paint the inside with oil based KILZ and silicone the seams.
3. Lighting - Lumen Max Elite Reflectors, 250w Radiums (SE), Galaxy ballasts, 2 x Tek 2 HO Ready Fit Kits (T5's for supplementation)
4. SRO XP2000
5. MP40w ES
Stuff that I've accumulated via trades and purchases:
1. Chiller
2. Couple of pumps
3. Ca Reactor
4. Stock tank and water tank
5. Dry rock
6. Apex Lite
7. TDS meter (that you attach to RO/DI units)
8. Miscellaneous other things...
So as it stands, the tank is just collecting dust in the living room of my house. I'm hoping to have some water in it this month or early next month and will do a full cycle before adding livestock.
Pics:
Cleaning the sump and skimmer.
Cleaned up and ready. It's a 2 chamber sump built by Melev's Reef. Liquid refreshment there for size reference.
Jeremy/CoralVue sent me a new volute for the skimmer since I saw some rust building up around the old one's screws. Proper customer service! 1smile1
And, my accumulation of "stuff." LOL
So, there's three weeks in a nutshell. Can't wait to get this thing wet!
The tank was built by Deep Sea Aquatics, based out of Dallas, TX. They used-to be Oceanic until Oceanic relocated and all the employees stayed behind... something like that.
Any way, about three weeks ago I brought it home. It is used, but the PO only had it for a year. He moved and had more room to upgrade to a 325g. Kind of a win/win for both of us. :bigsmile: (though, his 325g really got the gears churning!)
Specs:
1. 138g DSA Rimless Starphire on front 3 panels and PVC bottom and overflow plumbing
2. Oak stand, stained black with doors on the side. I'm going to paint the inside with oil based KILZ and silicone the seams.
3. Lighting - Lumen Max Elite Reflectors, 250w Radiums (SE), Galaxy ballasts, 2 x Tek 2 HO Ready Fit Kits (T5's for supplementation)
4. SRO XP2000
5. MP40w ES
Stuff that I've accumulated via trades and purchases:
1. Chiller
2. Couple of pumps
3. Ca Reactor
4. Stock tank and water tank
5. Dry rock
6. Apex Lite
7. TDS meter (that you attach to RO/DI units)
8. Miscellaneous other things...
So as it stands, the tank is just collecting dust in the living room of my house. I'm hoping to have some water in it this month or early next month and will do a full cycle before adding livestock.
Pics:
Cleaning the sump and skimmer.
Cleaned up and ready. It's a 2 chamber sump built by Melev's Reef. Liquid refreshment there for size reference.
Jeremy/CoralVue sent me a new volute for the skimmer since I saw some rust building up around the old one's screws. Proper customer service! 1smile1
And, my accumulation of "stuff." LOL
So, there's three weeks in a nutshell. Can't wait to get this thing wet!
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