(July 18, 2010)

2  clowns (tank bred) have been added. Was going for a spotted cardinal…but it didnt work out. If these 2 do well, i plan on only 3 more fish. 1 pair of banggai cardinalfish, and one show fish..if i find one that i like

Used the drip methof of acclimation. Pretty sure my drips were faster then reccomended, but was better then throwing them in w/o doing anything.

clown acclimation

These are my Nemo’s

clowns

action shot

clowns action

vortech controller

vortech controller

wanted to stop puting hands in water for sampling, so i took care of that.

recirc sink

recirc sump

through the stairs

hole in stairs

brute water gauge with official duct tape markings via 5 gallon menard’s bucket

brute water gauge

brute bottom

brute bottom

what my display tank looks like

aquarium front

half of my sump showing probes going to apex controller (conductivity and temp only for now)

sump half 1

other half of sump

sump half 2

apex controller setup, mostly waterproof, plastic container (shown w/o cover)

electronics

(May 8, 2010)

not done with plumbing…but very close, last part i have to order a few items, should be done next week
pictures were resized on upload, text hard to read, dont try to to them, just read under the picture

rock

marco & bulk reef supply rocks, 3/4″ acrylic rods, 1/2″ hdpe with 3/4″ holes drilled, 1/4″ hdpe for bottom layer, 48″ L x 15″ W

workbench

2x4basics workbench, utility sink is model 14c, little giant ladder, sink is fed from kitchen using murlok and tube connections (cold connections)

rodi

5 stage ro/di from bulk reef supply, 2 44 gallon brutes, 2 10 gallon brutes, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank

insullation

1″ foamular 150 insulation, cover for sump & under sump

A = 1.5″ drain into 2″ to 1.5″ reducer, not glued, if sump falls, wont drag down aquarium

B = 2″ cap, will drill small holes for tubing. tubing will include freshwater for evaporation

C = 4 port clear pvc manifold (flexpvc.com), 2″ in and out, 4 3/4″ outputs (recirc, drain, not sure after that)

pump

poseidon ps3 pump, very quite (no fan, water cooled), 2x4basics shelf, came with workbench

sump

1.5″ drain x 2, 3/4″ return, return valve, swc 160 cone

sump cover

cover for sump, small area scrapped out for power cords so it sits flat, protein skimmer holes

Starting off my tank ( April 23, 2010 )

concept view

concept view

300$ worth of pvc

pvc