nice to be back building inside out: UPDATE total setup 500 gallons [Archive]

BBQHILLBILLY

Wed, 2nd Oct 2013, 11:43 PM

Nice to start building towards another 8ft tank.
550 gallon, Ill have to look at that. lol That one may be to big. I dont think I can get it through the door.
The goal on this build is to build inside out. Start planning for closed loop and dart placement and work on an 8ft stand.
Ill be using a dart for return and dart for closed loop.

Dean

Fri, 4th Oct 2013, 01:42 PM

Wow this will be fun to watch! Keep us posted shane

dipan

Fri, 4th Oct 2013, 04:52 PM

This stuff looks familiar ....
I know it will be put to good use. Good to meet you Shane ...

BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 4th Oct 2013, 08:21 PM

Thank you Dipan and good to meet you too. Build will go a little slow. Still kinda tossing up the idea of a 240RR or 300RR drilled for closed loop. an 8ft 240RR brick would be nice. we'll see

BBQHILLBILLY

Sat, 19th Oct 2013, 09:51 AM

So this is where the future 8ft tank will go. All of this against the wall has to go.
I did find a 180rr to help me consolidate everything on the side.

180rr is being cleaned and water tested

BBQHILLBILLY

Thu, 31st Oct 2013, 11:41 AM

Monster sump in the stand. Needs a tank.

BBQHILLBILLY

Thu, 31st Oct 2013, 12:01 PM

Before and after shots.

BBQHILLBILLY

Wed, 6th Nov 2013, 11:34 AM

Found this old school 7ft tank and looks like its in good condition. Glass is clean, no scratches, seals look good, going do water test today. Has a big glass center brace on it too.

BBQHILLBILLY

Wed, 6th Nov 2013, 05:31 PM

seals are holding really good and heres the pic of the oceans motions:hypnotyized:
So if this tank holds may need to drill some holes.

Scutterborn

Wed, 6th Nov 2013, 06:20 PM

I love the Oceans Motions 4 way. It's worth the holes. If you decide not to use it, let me know.

- Ben -

BBQHILLBILLY

Thu, 14th Nov 2013, 12:42 PM

new pics For now wont be using the oceans motions, no drilled holes for now, but did some plumbing this morning. Using a basic hob pvc and split the gold dart 3 different ways. There is a lot of room in the tank without the overflows.

Scuba Sam

Fri, 15th Nov 2013, 09:54 AM

Looking good man! Where do you buy those valves? They are hayword right?

BBQHILLBILLY

Thu, 21st Nov 2013, 10:57 AM

Looking good man! Where do you buy those valves? They are hayword right?

yes thats hayword plumbing. got the plumbing with the skimmer/sump purchase.
I am going to set this 7ft tank up. Did not drill it and will use a hob.
Its going to be a nice reef. 5 buckets of sand will get you a couple inchs of height.
Now the waiting game, while sw clears from the sand.

BBQHILLBILLY

Sat, 23rd Nov 2013, 09:50 AM

Sand has settled, little bit more salt, and this tank is ready for a 7ft reef. Lighting can be improved, but it will work for now.

BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 1st Dec 2013, 09:37 AM

alllrighty picked a bunch of LR from madfragger yesterday heres some pics
Theres coral on them rocks too:bigsmile:and a tail spot blenny swimming around he couldnt catch.
Ill try to snap some picks of the blenny when hes out again.

BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 1st Dec 2013, 10:15 AM

Last build I ran a closed loop, this time, for sw flow and movement currently using 2 koralia8 3250gph each AND mp40

BBQHILLBILLY

Thu, 10th Jul 2014, 10:11 PM

Tanks been running for a little bit now. Have a little bit of cyano but the tank seems to start taking on some nice color.
Not much coral at this time.

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=24880&d=1405048282

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=24879&d=1405048279

BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 21st Oct 2014, 10:30 AM

I have officially removed the pellet reactor. The fish seem to be much happier. Heres a nice pic.

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=25364&d=1413905367

Dean

Tue, 21st Oct 2014, 10:38 AM

Nice pic Shane. That Kole is winking at the camera. Lol

BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 21st Oct 2014, 11:18 AM

Thank you. The picture could have been priceless if I had the right camera. So I need to get that awesome camera that can improve this pic and take the blue led pics.
Any cameras in mind and what store? Like Best Buy ?

350gt

Tue, 21st Oct 2014, 02:11 PM

Look for used on CL if u dont want to spend much....

The cameras are not that expensive, its the lenses...

I personally started with canon and ive been happy.... Any of the rebel cameras are a good starting camera.. I have a older t3i...

Nikon are good cameras too... But idk much about them....

Justin

Tue, 21st Oct 2014, 04:00 PM

Nice build man. I would agree, Cameras are fairly cheap on CL. I'm now looking for a good macro lens and the sticker shock is unsettling.

Glad you took the Pellet reactor offline. I used to have one and it was the single most reason why I lost so many great frags. Couldn't figure out in time but through the process of elimination, I found out the problem was the reactor. The little bugs were stripping the water down way too efficiently. Now I have no pellets and everything is thanking me for it, including the random pieces of algae growing in low flow areas.

BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 21st Oct 2014, 04:09 PM

Thank you Im increasing flow in the bad areas, increasing the amount of chaeto in the refugium, and purchasing a strong uv sterilizer are in my furture. Still tempted to run a cup of pellets.

leliataylor

Tue, 21st Oct 2014, 04:52 PM

Hi Shane, when it comes to cameras it depends on how much you want to spend and what you want to shoot. I have a friend that is a professional photographer he he swears by a Canon. He has been doing this for over 20 years and they kept the same lens mount so he can still use his old lenses on his new camera bodies. Kevin considers a camera to be a tool and the operator is responsible for the pictures. Another friend of mine prefers Nikon's. Check out some of their photos on their website. http://www.lionfishlair.com/gregandrenee/ourgallery.shtml Pentax also makes a nice camera and as long as you go with a K mount body you can use all the older lenses. It is the lenses that will eat your lunch. I have a couple of cameras and my favorite for macro pics is my Pentax. I was able to pickup a Lester A. Dine macro lens (originally designed for oral surgery pics) for a couple of hundred dollars and was able to take clear pics of the tip of a newborn seahorse tail when I was studying their caudal tail fin. My favorite camera for shooting wildlife is my Fuji S8600. When it comes to taking full tank shots it is tough to beat a Canon.

Another factor to consider is even stock photo editing software such as Microsoft Photo Gallery can make a difference in your photos, at no cost to you. Here is a comparison of a retouched photo vs the original.

BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 21st Oct 2014, 04:58 PM

thank you

350gt

Wed, 22nd Oct 2014, 09:30 AM

Some untouched photos using a entry level canon t3i and a awesome macro lens

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww125/gsrt5/IMG_8568_zps16db65ef.jpg (http://s712.photobucket.com/user/gsrt5/media/IMG_8568_zps16db65ef.jpg.html)

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350gt

Wed, 22nd Oct 2014, 09:34 AM

Whoops, these werent with the macro lens but a good lens... A lens i bought before our trip to disney world.. The canon 15-85mm lens, not even a great lens but a good all around lens...

BBQHILLBILLY

Wed, 22nd Oct 2014, 02:43 PM

Blue Orgasms and Fruit Loops those are awesome. Those are awesome pics!! Those are yours? I have some frag plugs . . .:)

BBQHILLBILLY

Wed, 22nd Oct 2014, 03:15 PM

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or are they blonde hair blue eye

quicksilverz

Wed, 22nd Oct 2014, 06:34 PM

very nice.

Justin

Wed, 22nd Oct 2014, 10:18 PM

Wow...wow. are there polyps available?

leliataylor

Sat, 25th Oct 2014, 07:33 AM

Wow...wow. are there polyps available?

Yeap, it's zoas like that it makes me want to set up a reef tank again. Then again maybe I should just set up a SOWLR (softie only with live rock). LOL

Hey Shane that is a awesome system you built. I am glad to see I am not the only one that buys a tank with plans to drill it and then decides to go with a HOB. Now that you have this tank running what is going to be your next build? You still have two other walls you can use for tanks.

BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 26th Oct 2014, 10:08 AM

Hi Cheryl. My preference is closed, std drill, bean, hob. I was not ready to drill this tank. After that great flood of the century, I didnt want to drill holes.
If you do it right, hobs can be awesome and no floods. Not as noisy if you put a lid on it. For future projects, I have been given permission to expand into the garage :)
This opens the door. I just need to control the temperature in the garage. I have that 7ft sump and will need bigger tanks to feed that sump.
Got to love this hobby. The passion will allways be there with me.

leliataylor

Sun, 26th Oct 2014, 01:41 PM

Look out everybody, Shane is about to do a major expansion. Does your wife realize what she has unleashed? I see a 500+ gallon tank in your future. When you talked about taking over the garage it make me calculate the # of gallons of saltwater I have inside my home and reminded me why when people ask how many tanks I have I reply "don't ask, don't tell".

You also reminded me I still have a Eshopps PF-800 laying around. Gotta find a tank I can hang it on. LOL

BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 26th Oct 2014, 01:49 PM

lol I like that prediction.

BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 9th Nov 2014, 11:24 AM

In a previous post I mentioned of removing the pellet reactor to remove cyano. In all fairness I reduced the pellets to a cup and now cyano gone. Here some pics.
I did not get pics of the cyano but it was covering the sand bed. Some coral dont like pellets others thrive. I have a couple chalice colonys doing very good and growing fast.

BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 17th Nov 2014, 12:05 AM

new tank pic

BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 17th Nov 2014, 12:06 AM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 21st Jun 2016, 02:43 PM

Wow I just found my old tank build for the 7ft 210 tank. I need to update this because a 180 gallon tank has been added to this setup to make a monster 500 gallon setup.

BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 21st Jun 2016, 02:49 PM

Here are pics of the two tanks and the plumbing that connects the two . Forgive the hair algae on the 180. I have lazy tangs and I have to scrub it off the frag racks. Lazy tangshttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160621/f526d98a4160ca9a89bcf6b638ef95c4.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160621/c5238934f9e97579a1fb46738b0d52b3.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160621/0ed16aefd4ccba2bb092cd1f36434755.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 21st Jun 2016, 02:52 PM

More tank more coral more fun. I'll be doing this until I am 125 years old . Nice fish room http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160621/ec3fc1bdd099d4f189dce2ce92f701bf.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 21st Jun 2016, 04:43 PM

A super dart gold is the return for the entire setup. It feeds the 210, 180, and the refugium that sits in the sump, which is a sump within a sump.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160621/f57d49bcc268ded227e742508e9ffaa5.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160621/cbccae3fe99db4fbf09ce7e02760e315.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160621/45b634045fb3a190698c63cd8aaaacf3.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 21st Jun 2016, 04:49 PM

I had two 1 ton tanks break on me and have water throughout my house . Most people would quit. I believe you take a step back , then take 2 steps forward but you never quit. It's always easy when the road is nice and everything goes your way. When everything turns upside down don't ever quit . Ever. :)

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BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 24th Jun 2016, 06:38 PM

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FarmerTy

Fri, 24th Jun 2016, 08:53 PM

Nice!

BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 24th Jun 2016, 09:51 PM

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FarmerTy

Fri, 24th Jun 2016, 10:04 PM

Like a zoa boss!

BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 24th Jun 2016, 10:06 PM

I wished I could grow sps like I do zoas. these zoas like acropower

FarmerTy

Fri, 24th Jun 2016, 10:07 PM

Haha, maybe they'll come out with a zoapower and I'll try it out on my SPS. ;)

BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 24th Jun 2016, 10:08 PM

lol

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 25th Sep 2016, 03:59 AM

Maybe a new project soon. Adding a 180 with sump plumbed into the current setup. This would make two 180s, 210, and 2 100 gallon sumps plumbed together.

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 2nd Oct 2016, 08:56 AM

The addition is finally here as thinking about selling this huge sump. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161002/08ddca87becef6a00599d9f25217b497.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161002/7c31b46a96965340f9f346d0bd862b91.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161002/98ba14b42e71b40eba2ae6aea6be4566.jpg

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Jasonb

Sun, 2nd Oct 2016, 08:58 AM

Nice!

BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 2nd Oct 2016, 09:14 AM

If I plumb into the current setup I won't need this awesome sumphttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161002/e81f4c50e505d7daf5f451386055733e.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 4th Oct 2016, 10:10 AM

This setup will be separate build and not plumbed into the current setup.

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 11th Oct 2016, 07:52 PM

13ft mixed reef quick video unedited . Lots of zoas , lps, sps. As this setup matures , corals seem to be happier and happier. Tanks not perfect but it's getting better and better. Saltwater change is down to 20gallons per week. https://vimeo.com/186506090

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BBQHILLBILLY

Thu, 13th Oct 2016, 09:47 PM

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FarmerTy

Thu, 13th Oct 2016, 11:02 PM

Very nice!

BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 14th Oct 2016, 06:21 AM

FarmerTy

Fri, 14th Oct 2016, 10:10 AM

Thank you. I have several sps that have been encrusting this year. I expect several sps colonies next year. Anticipating sps colonies and a lack of space is why I know I'll be needing the extra 180.

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I don't think people realize sometimes how fast SPS can grow when happy. That's good planning on your part.

BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 14th Oct 2016, 12:05 PM

I have 13 feet of coral and there is no more room for sps colonies, which I want . So a lot of zoas will get moved to the 180. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161014/25e594ada5dcf03c239f6e3facc35aaf.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161014/40407157524a24d057320e273c0fc080.jpg

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Jasonb

Fri, 14th Oct 2016, 03:16 PM

Holy zoas man

BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 9th Dec 2016, 07:19 PM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 9th Dec 2016, 07:21 PM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 04:02 AM

Update I have removed the external dart and I am using 2 sicce 5s for the return.

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 04:50 AM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 05:08 AM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 05:09 AM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 05:16 AM

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alton

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 07:22 AM

Looking good! How much heat do you think the two new pumps will add as compared to the external?

BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 09:27 AM

BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 11:20 AM

Heat generated by vectra dc Pump compared to an ac sicce pump. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OY6HJ8pYnYE

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alton

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 11:40 AM

Good morning . Hopefully being sicce5 very little heat. The dart was adding heat. First night running and it's quiet and everything seems good so far . The dart was ran 24/7 I think for 3 years.

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Wow that is crazy my Pan Worlds never add any heat, I run my Vectra M1 external and there is no heat transferred. Aquarium only runs about 2 degree's above room temp, my skimmer pumps is a Rio 1700?

BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 10:53 PM

Yes I agree , the dart shouldn't generate heat in the tank and the dart did great for 3 years :) my favorite pump next to a hammer pump :) for now 2 sicce 5s to run 2 monster tanks.

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 14th Feb 2017, 10:56 PM

3 years have gone by in this setup and pushing to make this a 4 year monster setup . Everything is big here .

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BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 17th Feb 2017, 11:17 AM

I noticed a temperature increase with the sicce5 . My fish room is climate controlled so I dropped ac 1 degree to and tank temp is a controlled 78-79.

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BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 17th Feb 2017, 11:18 AM

I noticed a temperature increase with the 2 sicce5 . My fish room is climate controlled so I dropped ac 1 degree to and tank temp is a controlled 78-79.

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 26th Feb 2017, 12:18 PM

In an effort to get away from the rack look , I am going to build a 5ft tunnel made of pvc and egg crate and I will be putting live rock around it. Then I will be gin to place the sps on the rocks. Project starting today

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 26th Feb 2017, 12:19 PM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 26th Feb 2017, 12:20 PM

These are the 3 areas to work on. When complete there should be a 13 ft sps reef with no racks to see in the display

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 26th Feb 2017, 05:24 PM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 26th Feb 2017, 06:40 PM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 26th Feb 2017, 07:39 PM

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Justin

Mon, 27th Feb 2017, 01:16 AM

What is that acro one with three different colors of blue?

BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 27th Feb 2017, 08:52 AM

That one has gotten a lot of attention. It was sold me sometime back. Maybe A blue paletta tenius. Very nice colors.

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BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 27th Feb 2017, 09:00 AM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 27th Feb 2017, 09:01 AM

The fun part now is cover the rocks with sps

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BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 27th Feb 2017, 09:02 AM

I have some battle corals that are going up today .

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BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 27th Feb 2017, 04:25 PM

Zero 0 frag racks in this tankhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170227/04c0de3a92b0cf308c7082c190539292.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170227/98a59ea593c8ca269b9d679d1ec84e1d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170227/f7d4ac0e15fe24164eaa97982acfb55a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170227/780c6d2ac058b9ee1768563d3669a1fb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170227/827b48e31f3e2fc759b74103daedac98.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 27th Feb 2017, 04:26 PM

Some corals in the display https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170227/abeb7517e57291e648ed58b62750834f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170227/cbc99eba9649561f90d8cd4b01a707e2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170227/b715e1b7c599ca4e7f8a0967800255e6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170227/a20c9f3b3ea557b80431d3f27b96702f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170227/f6f9b814f1e8a711470248348c93a634.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 27th Feb 2017, 04:27 PM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 27th Feb 2017, 04:28 PM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 28th Feb 2017, 01:22 PM

More and more sps going in ... pic under white lights https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170228/705310ea2c70b1cc4f0cd51e943de50f.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 28th Feb 2017, 04:03 PM

White pic here is the other 7ft of the 13 ft sps reef that's plumbed together. No zoa allowed and the last rack in the entire setup . https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170228/312d58ea9ab4c0965cce8c045ecc140f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170228/fc4ba5816a7f4d388c0f734f32abf17d.jpg

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ErikH

Wed, 1st Mar 2017, 01:55 PM

I'm still here! :) hehe

BBQHILLBILLY

Wed, 1st Mar 2017, 02:43 PM

awesome :)

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slm222

Wed, 1st Mar 2017, 04:03 PM

Looking good buddy

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BBQHILLBILLY

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017, 03:48 PM

Thank you . This reef is not happening overnight , it's taking Years .

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BBQHILLBILLY

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017, 10:51 PM

Only getting better. Best full tank shot of half the reef . https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170303/8d35808bcf12b10d24300b2392e8c842.jpg

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slm222

Fri, 3rd Mar 2017, 07:02 PM

Did you get rid of the bonsai piece?

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BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 3rd Mar 2017, 07:24 PM

The bonsai was in the zoa tank . It was taking 2ft from the middle so I ended up selling to someone who had an 8ft tank. I'll update the zoa tank. I'll be adding a ton of rock to the zoa tank.

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BBQHILLBILLY

Mon, 6th Mar 2017, 05:18 AM

The stability of this setup shows up with the sps being very happy. With this setup plumbed together I get very little change in parameters. That's a big advantage over little tanks where changes can be drastic.

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 7th Mar 2017, 06:22 PM

Here are some white pics of the tank setup in progress. Sps that I have been growing I am placing but leaving room to grow I hope.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170307/fbfbbb558dfd32a48671d412e634ff0f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170307/21a4e8503dc69b87054e6dbd8f1470c3.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 7th Mar 2017, 06:27 PM

Here is the other side of the tank setuphttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170307/f67e7ee3aa5424802a51efaa4c1af547.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170307/175f442d44459379f48418bc1c4ab018.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 24th Mar 2017, 09:58 PM

Rainbow fusion and Walt Disney pics https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170325/cfeeb82976c29931774050fcef101573.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170325/1f36aa6293a84304ab846c8fd3c27ae5.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 7th Apr 2017, 09:51 PM

Not bad 0 racks in a 210/180 combo sps setup . Bigger is always betterhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170408/2244543c309658b85154bdd438808473.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170408/a8507a378f6bc057a3ac6c4e7de60c52.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sat, 8th Apr 2017, 09:21 PM

2 colonies grown from little frags https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170409/c582d1e77f9f66f14a71e94684b027a1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170409/76f17d2c099149318b950c7f97ecd611.jpg

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Frogman

Thu, 13th Apr 2017, 07:20 PM

What piece is that? (Top) I didn't remember seeing that.

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Zack

Thu, 13th Apr 2017, 08:38 PM

Man Shane those look great!

slm222

Wed, 24th May 2017, 08:13 AM

Any new pics Shane

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 11th Jun 2017, 07:26 PM

Yes I do have new pics on the way. Sps sometimes can be a waiting game but I'm having fun trying to grow these colonies from little https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/5424996ee50d74bc479e0f6cccf1c48a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/c412e50f7a520b2aacd17ffcabfbc7a6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/602c9dde0cdfa42a850624951d0a17ee.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/a425a602340865d306d6b70047dd5d8c.jpg frags .https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/a2ca10ca121d165c0d8bf837f4b1053f.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 11th Jun 2017, 07:30 PM

As some of y'all knew I grew a mummy eye chalice the size of a football but sold it into 2 chunks. Since then I have picked some awesome chalices for growout. Check it out https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/c73d2f6bd792fb578fa071868438dcd2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/c2523602e10ec1b823177d39b6052f02.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/e7a77b2e519dc3126064e5c707e8dd7d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/bb4268e58fcce997d7cd4c283f1f5933.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/80845c5acd03fd6fb04a1a37bea3770d.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 11th Jun 2017, 07:31 PM

I feel like I lost a couple years trying to recoup from all those tank breaks . But never give up on reefing. I always say take a step back but take 2 steps forward that way your always progressing and never regressing. Happy reefing I'm loving it. The key is progression and not doing the same thing year after year

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 11th Jun 2017, 08:14 PM

Here are some quick pics of the 13 ft reef 2 tank setup https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/3b2108df25c518aee09aebb1e404993b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/24217c1d724364cd52dca43b4f7a6321.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/8a8b215c8fc44328805fbeb3a5a3b7c4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/96f3be2c748c3a53620f6309a37ec8d8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170612/b75d8a654d988ad7fe9599cac004994d.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 11th Jun 2017, 08:15 PM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 11th Jun 2017, 08:34 PM

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BBQHILLBILLY

Wed, 14th Jun 2017, 10:25 PM

Had my tank numbers tested yesterday and there was a little improvement needed. I've made the change and expect the coral to go through a growth spurt. Hawkins, foxflame , WD , grape juice, red planet are all going to grow fast. It's been long enough. Years of trial and error and I think I finally got something going here. I remember those days when I wanted to buy large frags because I wasn't able to grow colonies. Now it's totally different . I am growing colonies from little frags. And enjoying it

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 4th Jul 2017, 08:30 AM

Some Coral picshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/57a6b159840f7794dfd616386be4bcce.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/4a139435c1170fab8ac3b2d17d5bcb01.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/5de6e97f2aa4703ed84f96185fe8e7e3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/11b198db1ad16a5da96f7de6c2be44de.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/551a51f124ecdc52bb19dc23c1ae684e.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 4th Jul 2017, 08:39 AM

The longer your in the hobby, the longer your tank stays afloat lol, the bigger the colonies get. I sure hope My tanks are on this path . Close to 10 years in the hobby and I have no corals 10 years old. Ugh I'm gonna change that. I now have sps colonies older then 2 years old.

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 4th Jul 2017, 10:01 AM

Ahh here is a WWC OG bounce baby :) I hardly ever check parameters . When I do test I use it as a reference to calibrate the setup. I enjoy watching this setup grow these colonies. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/79e63ed22cf8a8c9854fe5326ff9af2e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/316ced69b3f439897251214866866b63.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 4th Jul 2017, 07:56 PM

Tank pics. These are the 2 tanks plumbed together to stable the setup and sps keep growing. I checked calcium and alkalinity a month ago and adjusted but that's been for the entire year. About 500 gallons for spshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170705/a02008dd7623ffdd2c8739f067d49509.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170705/bbb2837486e2ccfb8bc418ba264f9161.jpg

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BBQHILLBILLY

Sun, 9th Jul 2017, 10:01 AM

Some chalice picshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170709/aafa0ab26b69b8be163eedbd2ba389d3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170709/aa81ff3c366dd9d330b3e5f2d04433e3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170709/1f03d37074492d3d7458ef012b3f05db.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170709/c76e20a8bf1913bb39d4ba5ab6c7b681.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170709/fe426fc4f0257902ff9ebb8fb45832ea.jpg

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MockandRoll

Mon, 10th Jul 2017, 10:17 PM

Corals look great. You are getting good color.

BBQHILLBILLY

Tue, 11th Jul 2017, 12:43 PM

Keeps getting better sps hot pics https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170711/79a8c110f8b1c583cb8bc76afa9aa384.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170711/c0bcf968427c0202e034f8ce09f02fd4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170711/30595568d0cfd375de024b3e6c90d280.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170711/c9299423c8af404a640cf977a0638c5b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170711/9414e6a832dbbb1cafdab2bed7b00743.jpg to me the hobby is about growing corals

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MockandRoll

Wed, 12th Jul 2017, 09:59 AM

Would you consider your flow high or medium?

BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 14th Jul 2017, 09:15 PM

Medium to high. I run 2 pp20 in each tank . Those are like mp60s

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BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 14th Jul 2017, 09:17 PM

I am cutting my expenses down. Very costly to keep a 500 gallon sps setup running and growing colonies. I have decided to keep my best corals for the new 180 and slowly take down the setup unless I get cold feet. So I'm selling corals but I'm keeping a lot of corals too

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BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 14th Jul 2017, 09:19 PM

This setup is perfect for sps and I may keep it running with everything out . I'm still processing. 500 gallons of saltwater is so stable for sps. It's awesome

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BBQHILLBILLY

Fri, 14th Jul 2017, 09:33 PM

What I'm starting to think is to run the setup and keep the 210 full of saltwater only and move a lot of sps to the 180 part of the 500 and keep the sps happy . So I'll move the sand and the rocks to the new 180RR . That way I can slowly move one at a time to the 180RR and not rush while I monitor stability .

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