Aggman I want to see your tank

[diego]

Alex,
Come on I want to see your tank build already. What's the hold up?

[Mr Cob]

I second that.

[txav8r]

I second that.

HAHahahahahaha!

[Mr Cob]

haha...I knew someone would comment. I've been seconding a lot of things lately! It makes me feel productive.

Where's that tank Alex?

[txav8r]

Yeah, Alex. Let's see it!

[aggman]

lol. i have been real busy the past two weeks. but i plan on spending all-day tomorrow setting it up.

~alex

[cbianco]

lol. i have been real busy the past two weeks. but i plan on spending all-day tomorrow setting it up.

~alex

Hmm... You posted this on my thread.


whats up chris a month and no updates. slacker. lol.

how is the tank coming along?

i finally decided on a new tank and it comes with the name 'finnex' on it. lol. i did something crazy to it....you will see when i start my build thread.

~alex

Let's see those pictures, slacker. Equipment pics will suffice for now.

Christopher

[diego]

Nice Chris. :D

[aggman]

ok ok. when i get home tonite i will post some pics.

~alex

[diego]

I love peer pressure........LOL

[Bill S]

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z157/bstreep/ThisThreadIsWorthless.jpg

[Jarob]

yes at LEAST some equpt pics!

[hobogato]

here is a pic of the stand before ANY finish work :wink_smile:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC05554.jpg

[Big_Pun]

is that a fancy liquid level on top???

[hobogato]

yep, works evertime as long as i dont use too many of em :D

[diego]

Still no tank pics Alex....You are really slacking.

[aggman]

ok ok relax. i decided to stain the stand myself this saturday and boy was that a dumb move. i have never stained anything before. i suppose it came out okay, but i am not completely satisfied with it. but...it is done. i will live with it till my next upgrade. i also got the overflow put in and the back painted black. water will go in this afternoon about 5pm. i promise to have a pic or two up.

~alex

[glennr1978]

make with the pics!!!!!!

[Big_Pun]

hmmm pics?? this is fun messin with alex

[Paul28]

hmmm no pics ? :)

[glennr1978]

ok ok relax. i decided to stain the stand myself this saturday and boy was that a dumb move. i have never stained anything before. i suppose it came out okay, but i am not completely satisfied with it. but...it is done. i will live with it till my next upgrade. i also got the overflow put in and the back painted black. water will go in this afternoon about 5pm. i promise to have a pic or two up.

~alex

We're still waiting!!

[txav8r]

Tick tock...

[aggman]

haha. i was wanting to see how long this could go on. three pages, geez.

i already have pics, but i am not happy with my pile of rocks. so i think i am gonna rearrange tomorrow.

let me get them loaded to photobucket and i will post in a few.

~alex

[Bill S]

You need new rocks? I have LOTS of rocks...

[aggman]

no. actually i have too much rock now. i bought all the totoka rock i could find with the idea that i was going to be building a much larger system. but i have settled with a 30g display. so i wanted to use as much rock as i could, but it seems like too much right now. i will play with it a bit tomorrow and see what i come up with. here are some pics of what i got for now...

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d112/mr_everybody/fishies/IMG_5896.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d112/mr_everybody/fishies/IMG_5906.jpg http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d112/mr_everybody/fishies/IMG_5908.jpg

also, i haven't decided on how to setup my 40br that i am going to use as a sump in the pantry behing the tank. so for the time being all my gizmos are visible in the tank. i only plan on keeping my 'dry' goods and ballasts inside the stand.

~alex

[diego]

That's some nice rock. It's definitely full.

[aggman]

yeah its a huge mound but full of crevices and holes that the mandarin can cruise through. still, i am going to be removing about 4 pieces to make it look more open and less bulky. i also have to make room for my clams. they are going to be in the front corner where the trumpets and duncans are.

~alex

[Big_Pun]

very nice any details on equip and tank, man I feel bad Im getting out of the nano "game" I just got the 14 Im about to tear down and put away, and my pico glad to see your tank finally

[aggman]

for flow i will be using an mp20.

lighting will be a retro once i get the hood made to match the custom stand ace built. i plan on doing 5x24w. double blue+ / actinic combo with 1 procolor in the middle.

i am still trying to decide on the skimmer. right now i have a tunze 9010, but that is probably overkill, so i am selling it and looking for something more appropriate. probably the deltec ts1250. i really like that model and i can find it relatively cheap on reefcentral.

really that is it. i don't plan on going all crazy with mods and add-ons that aren't necessary. trying to keep it as simple as possible. i will be dosing two-part with an aqualifter, but that isn't too special.

~alex

[cbianco]

Nice dood!

Any idea on what generation Finnex that is?

Christopher

[glennr1978]

Good call on taking out some of that rock. Sometimes less is definitely more. Great start, Alex!

[glennr1978]

What are your stocking plans?

[Jarob]

That totoka rock is so nice, I got a few pieces in my tank too and its definitely my favorite. Looking great!!

[Mr Cob]

Looks good Alex! The stain job isn't that bad man. I was expecting something much worse after reading your post bashing your stain work.

I do like that rock!

[aggman]

Nice dood!

Any idea on what generation Finnex that is?

Christopher

no idea. all i know is that joseph [the dude i bought it from] bought it when jeremy closed the b&b shop. so if anyone remembers the tank they might know. but i didn't like the back part so i gutted it and am adding a sump.


What are your stocking plans?

right now i have my pink skunk pair and my mandarin. i plan on removing the pair and adding a school of glass cardinals [apogon leptacanthus] and 1 or 2 cirrhilabrus wrasses.


That totoka rock is so nice, I got a few pieces in my tank too and its definitely my favorite. Looking great!!

yeah i bought up all i could find at aquarium masters. lol. i think i left like 2 pieces, but there are easily 13-14 lbs. [$97-$105] each. i might buy them after i get paid and keep them for my next build.


Looks good Alex! The stain job isn't that bad man. I was expecting something much worse after reading your post bashing your stain work.

I do like that rock!

man, your right it looks all right now that a tank is on it. but when i was doing it on saturday, it was hot and the stain kept drying before i could wipe it down. so in the sun you can see the blemishes. but in the area it is in it has no direct light shining on it, so it doesn't look too bad.

~alex

[texasfootball21]

Looks great alex, glad to see you could make this tank into something awesome.

Can't wait to see how it all turns out!

[texasfootball21]

no idea. all i know is that joseph [the dude i bought it from] bought it when jeremy closed the b&b shop. so if anyone remembers the tank they might know. but i didn't like the back part so i gutted it and am adding a sump.

Yeah I'm not sure I never looked into it, but as Alex said I bought it from Jeremy at B&B. Maybe someone knows?

[clone]

yeah that use to be Crazyeyes old tank maybe he knows.

[Calvert13]

Got my attention!

[jlh81]

Looks good