My 900 gallon "dream" is coming to life!!

Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 18, 2015

tonto95 said:
I like the progress of your set-up. Tings are coming together for you. Now waiting for the tank to cycle a little can be hard.

Thanks. Yes I have been in build mode for so long and I can finally switch over into livestock mode (which is the best part).

Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 19, 2015

New Tank Syndrome.... when it's only day 3 and there is no cabinetry, no lights and no livestock yet but it sounds and looks so good when you wake up in the morning and see it up and running !!!

Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 19, 2015

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Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 25, 2015

Added 6 small cardinals - 3 Banggai & 3 Pajama. They look like tiny specs in a vast ocean... they need some company

sc50964 · Oct 25, 2015

Reef_Hobbyist said:
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Can't see any video.

soggytees · Oct 26, 2015

Man, this is looking great! Can't wait to watch it fill in!

Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 26, 2015

soggytees said:
Man, this is looking great! Can't wait to watch it fill in!

Thanks. It has been literally hundreds of hours day after day and now all of a sudden it is so quiet around here. The build is done, everything is running smoothly, water is stable, have 6 small fish that are healthy and eating well... and now we wait

Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 26, 2015

Going to try a fish order from Saltwaterfish.com. This will be an interesting experiment to see how it goes. Their address is a warehouse not far from where I live but they will not let people come to pickup their order in person. It has to be shipped at high risk and cost. The same thing held true for Reef Cleaners which sells Florida Reef Rock. They are a couple miles away from me but would let me pickup the rock there. It has to be shipped at high cost. Both of them are online only and said it was because they are in a location that is not zoned for retail. I guess that saves them money to not be in the retail game but at the same time, livestock and heavy rocks are things that are better picked up than mailed when possible.

AlexG · Oct 29, 2015

Reef_Hobbyist said:
Going to try a fish order from Saltwaterfish.com. This will be an interesting experiment to see how it goes. Their address is a warehouse not far from where I live but they will not let people come to pickup their order in person. It has to be shipped at high risk and cost. The same thing held true for Reef Cleaners which sells Florida Reef Rock. They are a couple miles away from me but would let me pickup the rock there. It has to be shipped at high cost. Both of them are online only and said it was because they are in a location that is not zoned for retail. I guess that saves them money to not be in the retail game but at the same time, livestock and heavy rocks are things that are better picked up than mailed when possible.

That is just dumb not allowing local pickup. They should just say act like a delivery driver for a courier service when you come over. Pickup and go or they should have an employee drive it over.

Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 29, 2015

AlexG said:
That is just dumb not allowing local pickup. They should just say act like a delivery driver for a courier service when you come over. Pickup and go or they should have an employee drive it over.

Well it is interesting because the FEDEX tracking on the fish order shows it came from Los Angeles. So my guess is their FL address is not a fish facility at all.

AlexG · Oct 30, 2015

Reef_Hobbyist said:
Well it is interesting because the FEDEX tracking on the fish order shows it came from Los Angeles. So my guess is their FL address is not a fish facility at all.

That's a bummer

altezza · Oct 30, 2015

great looking tank!

Mykulak · Oct 30, 2015

Great tank! *_*

NeuroticAquatics · Oct 31, 2015

Reef_Hobbyist said:
Well it is interesting because the FEDEX tracking on the fish order shows it came from Los Angeles. So my guess is their FL address is not a fish facility at all.

It may be that they have fish in FL but did not have your fish in stock so they drop shipped it from their supplier in LA?

Great build. I'm thrilled with my 240g. I can't imagine having one this size.

Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 31, 2015

altezza said:
great looking tank!

Thanks and its nice to finally see some life in there.

Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 31, 2015

Mykulak said:
Great tank! *_*

Thanks!!

Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 31, 2015

NeuroticAquatics said:
It may be that they have fish in FL but did not have your fish in stock so they drop shipped it from their supplier in LA?

Great build. I'm thrilled with my 240g. I can't imagine having one this size.

Thanks, it still looks huge every time I see it. Cabinetry is coming in a week which will really finish it off.

Reef_Hobbyist · Oct 31, 2015

Results from Saltwaterfish.com. One chromie was DOA. A second chromie survived the night but dead the next day. The rest are healthy and eating well. I used their guarantee policy and they refunded the cost. Just had to attach a photo with a comment on their website and they took care of it. Still hate to loose them even if its only a $4 fish.

Reef_Hobbyist · Nov 3, 2015

My HVAC guy is scheduled to arrive tomorrow to replace the fan motor in the compressor for my chiller (brand new chiller and it was delivered with a defective motor) :-(

I have been running a large fan to keep things cool which has worked fine but I have a lot of evaporation and since I don't have my ATO installed yet it has been a pain keeping up with it manually. Will be happy when that is done.

So far things have been going smoothly. I have 4 chromies, 3 banggai cardinals, 3 pajama cardinals, 2 tiny percula clowns and 1 tiny hippo tang. They are health and eating well although they look like tiny dots in a vast ocean.... that is totally OK with me for now.

Cabinetry and lights are scheduled for Tuesday. Looking forward to wrapping that up.