Straightjiggy10's 100G Rimless

[JiggyReefer]

Welcome to Straightjiggy10's 100G tank thread

This is going to be more of a photo thread, I can sit and type all day long, but a picture is worth a thousand words. Many of you know I have upgraded and downgraded quite a few times. This time is going to be a little different. I have planned alot, and have bought exactly what I want, and I'm gonna do only what works for me! ENJOY

Camera:
Canon 60D
100MM Macro
50MM
18-135MM
Avast Look-Down Porthole

Recent tanks:
90G - FOWLR to LPS/Softy Reef
120G - LPS Reef
220G Tall - Mixed Reef
Various Nano's - 24G, 29G, 14G Reef
60G Cube - Mixed Reef

Current Display Tank
48"x24"x20" Rimless
100 gallons Glass Cages
1 Sided Starphire glass(Front)

Sump
Custom King 15G sump w/ Refugium & Dual Socks

Water Movement
Mag Drive 12 for Return pump
Vortech Mp40wES
Vortech Mp10

Lighting
48" IceCap Reef Illuminations 6 x T5 + 2 x Tubular LED Moonlights (470nm Actinic LED) Fixture

Skimmer
Super Reef Octopus XP1000 Space Saver Internal Cone Protein Skimmer

Other Equipment:
Bubble Magus 3 pump doser
2 x phosban reactors

Fish:
3 - Bartletts Anthias
3 - Blue/Green Chromis
1 - Purple Tang
1 - Yellow Tang
1 - Mystery Wrass
2 - Grade A Picasso Clowns (Doni's Reef)
1 - Coris Wrasse
1 - Yellow Assessor
1 - Helefrich Firefish

Pictures:

 

[btkrausen]

Great looking tank. You said the Glass Cages made that? One thing you might watch for is that firefish and that wrasse might try to jump on that rimless. Just a thought.

 

[MimicOcto8]

wow very impressed! you must make a lot of money or something. you got quite a track record there. in the pic i only see the vortech MP40...where do you have the MP10?

 

[JiggyReefer]

Great looking tank. You said the Glass Cages made that? One thing you might watch for is that firefish and that wrasse might try to jump on that rimless. Just a thought.

Im fully aware, thx for the heads up.

wow very impressed! you must make a lot of money or something. you got quite a track record there. in the pic i only see the vortech MP40...where do you have the MP10?

back glass redirecting the flow

 

[MarvinsReef]

I really like it. will be checking often. :)

 

[m and m]

That scolly looks sick, i would love to see a closer shot of it it glows.

 

[btkrausen]

How was your experience working the glass cages?

 

[JiggyReefer]

I really like it. will be checking often. :)

Like wise, love your system... see you soon plan on taking lots of pics this time around!

That scolly looks sick, i would love to see a closer shot of it it glows.

Its POTM in December 2010, and its in my avatar, will take more pics soon starphire makes it easy!

 

[JiggyReefer]

How was your experience working the glass cages?

bought tank used no issues besides, the silicone could have been done neater but with all the goodies in the tank you dont pay that any mind!

 

[aalvarado87]

that is a very nice tank I love those dimensions. So much that I have the exact same dimensions. i would have went rimless but i like the look of a canopy. None the less man you got a pretty nice set up and you also have a nice camera how much do you use that 100 mm macro just for aquarium stuff or other things...

 

[btkrausen]

cool, thanks. I've always heard about sloppy silicone work by those guys, but then others get some decent work out of them. I've been contemplating a tank from them when I upgrade, but not sure yet. I could drive down and pick it up, which would save me maybe 50 bucks or something.

I did have a GC tank, but never got to set it up, and sold it. It was 8 feet long, and needed about 6-8 people to carry. It was a beast.

 

[m and m]

cool, thanks. I've always heard about sloppy silicone work by those guys, but then others get some decent work out of them. I've been contemplating a tank from them when I upgrade, but not sure yet. I could drive down and pick it up, which would save me maybe 50 bucks or something.

I did have a GC tank, but never got to set it up, and sold it. It was 8 feet long, and needed about 6-8 people to carry. It was a beast.

Why would you sell somthing like that i would love 8 feet the fish you could stuff in there and be happy would be amazing.

 

[JiggyReefer]

Why would you sell somthing like that i would love 8 feet the fish you could stuff in there and be happy would be amazing.

tell me about it wish i had eight feet and enough money to equip that baby!

 

[btkrausen]

Why would you sell somthing like that i would love 8 feet the fish you could stuff in there and be happy would be amazing.

It was when I was "getting" out of the hobby, so I didn't think I was gonna use it. It sat in my brothers basement for about a year until I sold it. I do with I had it still.

 

[m and m]

tell me about it wish i had eight feet and enough money to equip that baby!

Money isn't the issue i dont care who you are. It could take a year to buy it piece by piece but its EIGHT FEET! I can't even the amount of fish you could dump in there. The hard thing would be what not to buy and add to it.

 

[btkrausen]

tell me about it wish i had eight feet and enough money to equip that baby!

Yeah, I can't imagine the cost to run that thing right now. Just think, 4 x MH fixtures running would keep that electric meter turning :) I've been fortunate enough to where cost isn't much of a problem anymore, but I don't know if I'd want to blow all the money for upkeep :)

 

[m and m]

It was when I was "getting" out of the hobby, so I didn't think I was gonna use it. It sat in my brothers basement for about a year until I sold it. I do with I had it still.

i guess thats why you tossed it. Did you recoupe your money atleast i would think not.

 

[m and m]

Yeah, I can't imagine the cost to run that thing right now. Just think, 4 x MH fixtures running would keep that electric meter turning :) I've been fortunate enough to where cost isn't much of a problem anymore, but I don't know if I'd want to blow all the money for upkeep :)

You could always go T5 or Led's that would cut down on it alot pending with what T5 fixture you went with.

 

[btkrausen]

Money isn't the issue i dont care who you are. It could take a year to buy it piece by piece but its EIGHT FEET! I can't even the amount of fish you could dump in there. The hard thing would be what not to buy and add to it.

Oh, I had big plans for that guy, don't get me wrong. The guy I sold it too still has it empty I believe....maybe I could get it back. The biggest thing I DIDN'T like about it was that it was only 18 inches deep. I bought that guy for like $500 dollars with a awesome stand and canopy. Guy even through in a $400 sump cause he was getting out of the hobby.

 

[btkrausen]

By the way, how do you like the Reef Octopus SSS? I'm running the Super Reef Octopus Internal 3000 SSS and absolutely love it. Does yours have the bubble blaster pump on it?