~~troylee's new diy prop system~~

[Troylee]

thanks for the info. how thick should a 14x8x7 tank be to be rimless(thinking about making a desk top frag tank or micro reef) , also whats the rule of thumb on deciding how thick the acrylic should be?

1/4" cast acrylic will suffice.... as for a rule of thumb it's pretty much just exp. that tells you..... it's not about heigth but more of length x heigth...

 

[Troylee]

gonna start stocking this bad boy in the next couple days so i can re-scape the display!!!!!!:)
lot's of pics to come....

 

[Troylee]

Thanks frank.....
I ordered all my bulbs yesterday so they will all be new...
I have new radiums on the display so I don't want my corals losing there color under the t5s I currently have there old.... I had 3 new bulbs which are 2 uvl actinics and a marine glo actinic... I ordered a Fiji pink or purple what ever they call it a aquablue and 3 blueplus.....
So my combo will be....
Uvl actinic
Uvl actinic
Marine glo
Aquablue
Fiji pink
Blue+
blue+
blue+

Any recommendations where to place each bulb?????? Front to back wise???

 

[ronnie]

Front
blue+
Uvl actinic
aquablue
blue +
marine glo
fiji pink
uvl actinic
blue +

Just a guess though - might hit up grimreefer for a definite answer.

 

[Troylee]

Thanks for the reply....
Has anyone used the marine glo bulbs??? I'm guessing it's pretty much the same as a blue+ but not sure.... It def has some pop!!!!!

 

[Troylee]

So I got some frags moved over...;)
Sorry for the iPhone pics...:(
I'm gonna try to get some nice ones with a top down box I made but I left it at work...

 

[underwaterfirefighter]

Awesome build TroyLee. Looking very good.

Dave

 

[Troylee]

Thank you for the kind words....

 

[Troylee]

So I started neo-zeo today on the prop tank and gonna see what happens... I have always ran a low nutrient system with mb7 and vodka but decided to give the stones a shot in a reactor and see what happens..if all goes well I will invest in a big package for the display...;)

 

[Troylee]

just a update on the neo zeo stones from brightwells.... they have done a excellent job at bringing the nutient's to 0.... i lost alot of color on my sticks...:( so i kicked in the amino's the other day and see what happens.....
also picked me up a colony that i special ordered...1smile1
can you guess what it is by my crappy pics?????

 

[Troylee]

hmmmmmmm. i guess my pics are really horrible!!!!! lol....;)
let's just say it's one of the most chopped up acro's on the scene and there is prolly only a handfull of people who own a colony of it, if that...... since it get's chopped up quickly...... better pics later i guess... maybe then someone will know what it is...1smile1

 

[ronnie]

Strawberry Shortcake Wild Colony Troylee?

 

[Troylee]

Ding ding ding!!!! lol...
That is the infamous strawberry shortcake...;)
I had to have a colony man my all time favorite acro!!!!
It's actually a mariculterd piece... My lfs found a farmer...;)
I paid out the yin yang for it but I had to have it...;)

 

[ronnie]

Do I win a free frag? :wink:

 

[SunnyX]

Looking good! :D I wish I was that handy. I can do everything inside the tank, but the structure on the outside is a different story.

 

[Troylee]

I was actually thinking that myself lol.... I gotta learn how to ship corals first.. I have never shipped a coral yet...
I kept all my boxes from ordering stuff just haven't went for it!!!! Hmmmmm maybe I can do something..1smile1 I don't want to chop it up but a single frag won't hurt since the colony is the size of a volley ball lol....

 

[Troylee]

Looking good! :D I wish I was that handy. I can do everything inside the tank, but the structure on the outside is a different story.

Thanks for the kind words...;)
It's not all that hard just takes time and the right tools...

 

[akabryanhall]

Awesome build Troylee!! Have you thought about having the egge crate stepped in three levels so you can play with light intensity color. I know some chalices love low light and some high light, with 3-4 levels you can get it just right..

 

[ronnie]

I was actually thinking that myself lol.... I gotta learn how to ship corals first.. I have never shipped a coral yet...
I kept all my boxes from ordering stuff just haven't went for it!!!! Hmmmmm maybe I can do something..1smile1 I don't want to chop it up but a single frag won't hurt since the colony is the size of a volley ball lol....

I'd volunteer to be your test dummy! 1smile1

Vollyball? That thing is forkin' huge!

 

[Troylee]

Awesome build Troylee!! Have you thought about having the egge crate stepped in three levels so you can play with light intensity color. I know some chalices love low light and some high light, with 3-4 levels you can get it just right..

Ya I'm gonna make a nice acrylic one when I get time... I just slapped the egg crate in there since it was fast lol...