Murrel's 120

Murrel · Mar 31, 2016

iamgant said:
Nicely done! Subscribed.

Thank you! Now it is just time and patience!

pelphrey · Mar 31, 2016

Great build! Trying to convince the wife I need a 120!

renato120 · Apr 1, 2016

Murrel · Apr 2, 2016

Where this tank sits in my house it feeds into my great room where we spend much of our time. This area acts like a horn for any sound. The tank although not noisy had a hum that I could hear in the room. So I made some changes to the plumbing.

I found a good use for that yoga mat! Slipped it under the sump.

I also built a new set of plumbing to use with silicone tubing. Gave ma a chance to line some plumbing up that I had mis-measured before. Plus it is pretty quiet now.

Murrel · Apr 2, 2016

Yes there is water in the tank and it is cycling.........I took a ton of pictures of the aquascape on my bench. Mostly so I could go back and see what I liked and did not like. I did not feel like they were really worth posting. But I will share the pictures I took before and durring the tank filling!

So I am using a combination of dry sand, live sand, caribe rock, dry rock and will add some live rock to cycle that may or may not remain in the tank. The live rock is not in the tank at this moment. But the aquascape is good for now.....untill I look at it again!

Murrel · Apr 7, 2016

Cycling...cycling...cycling,

So The tank is now cycling has been since Saturday. It only took a day for it to clear up. Added a bit of mysis yesterday will test the water next week to see where we are.

A couple of shots with the blue lites!

Day light 40%

Murrel · Apr 7, 2016

Ok how about a few angles of the aquascape?

And one of the refugium in the horrible yellow light of the LED's

It is always good to find live critters only 5 days in!

Murrel · Apr 10, 2016

Mans best friend bloo ........oh and the tanks. It's a lazy day at our house today!

Davek · Apr 10, 2016

very nice

Murrel · Apr 10, 2016

Davek said:
very nice

Thank you!

revhtree · Apr 11, 2016

Looks good!

Murrel · Apr 11, 2016

revhtree said:
Looks good!

Thank you! It's getting exciting as the family ...wife, kids and grandkids are now wanting to pick corals and fish!! Everyone has something they like so it is going to be fun stocking this tank!

Murrel · Apr 17, 2016

Spent the weekend indoors due to snow.....spring in Colorado.

Made it a great time to install and set up my Apex system! So I have the Controller, PM2 module, breakout box, temp, salinity and PH probes. And the Energy Bar 8. I had an issue with installing the GFI behind the tank. So I Drilled between the walls and ran all of the power and probes into the storage room. I mounted the Apex system in between a set of rafters away from the under side of the tank.

Learning to set up the system was not to bad. I read the manual once and the quick set up guide once. Referenced some online help and **** its up and fuctional!

The tank has been wet now for a little over 2 weeks. I have a nice covering of brown alge growing. I do have some indicator corals in the tank now. A small batch of zenia in the sump along with some cheato, a small watermelon chalace and a devils hand. All are just fine. They all have their polyps out and are open everyday.

Murrel · Apr 17, 2016

LOL would love to be able to edit the **** to boom but i guess the edit feature times out!!! Any way The Apex system is really very nice! I like the way it is set up and is really user freindly!

Murrel · May 1, 2016

Finally I have the ATO installed and set up! MY garage is pretty close to my tank so i just had to split the RODI line run it in the basement and up to the tank.

Solenoid in the storage room below thw tank.

Float valve with two overflow shutoff switches.

And a couple of shots of the sump with some indicator corals. They all are fully extended and happy now. The first brown algae bloom has come and gone in the display. Let the stocking begin!

Murrel · May 1, 2016

How about a couple pictures from the 28?

Mister Goby and his friend the mushroom.

And Falco the tank watchman!

Murrel · May 1, 2016

A few pieces in the tank now. small and simple for now untill I am sure this tank is settled enough to move forward.

And the Fox Face joins the Chromis!

tj w · May 1, 2016

Very nice indeed.

sphack · May 7, 2016

Very nice. How have you like your AcroOptics? I found your thread via the AcroOptics forum and can't wait to see how the tank progresses.

Murrel · May 7, 2016

sphack!

I found http://acrooptics.com/ by way of http://aqua-imports.com/ in boulder

This light is amazing! and it is built like no other light I have ever seen! I love dealing with Local companies and I will tell you Steve at Acro Optics is a great person.......When I was talking about purchasing his product he personally came to my house to look at my tank, discuss what I had planned to stock it with and how I was going to mount it. He took all of the measurements and when I made the purchase he built the mount and delivered all of the parts to my house!

He has been readily avalible for any question I have had.......I fact I am an engeneering tech and have had the priviledge of testing some of Acro Optics interfaces...........The new GUI is truly amazing and has a wide range of flexability. Wish I could say more or send a screenshot of the new GUI.....Maybe Steve will see this and chime in with some info!

I have done quite a bit of programing and it is nice to just drag and drop programs to the fixture.....like my acclimation program for new corals. I just drag it and drop it and off I go with no worries about burrning the new livestock! It also helps that my favorite store http://aqua-imports.com/ runs these lights on many of the tanks they have!

Anyway the light is like no other in terms of quality and service! USA made right here in Boulder county Colorado by people I have known for years. It just dosent get any better than that!

Enjoy your weekend!