180 gal tank build relocating from NY to h-town (1 Viewer)

[funkmaster]

I'm undecided with doors I have some ideas but idk yet ill have it done by week end

 

[funkmaster]

doors r done


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[fishboyt]

That looks really good!

 

[funkmaster]

thanks im trying

 

[steveb]

I like them. Looks really nice.

 

[flexrac]

I like what i see, you may have to come help me skin mine, LOL! i know i can do it, but what's wrong with a little help.

 

[flexrac]

by the way what do you plan to coat it with? i assume paint because the tank is running and sitting on this thing already. Can you stain it while the system is running?

 

[funkmaster]

i stained my last one together ..i dont see why not i just set up a fan to keep it fumes blowing out im going to give the stand a rustic look stain first then black and brown paint ......felix the sps we picked up is full open and doing great how did the kalk work out

 

[flexrac]

good so far, Thanks!

 

[funkmaster]

i did tank maintance today ...tested my water, changed filter pad,replaced gfo and carbon and cleaned skimmer took about 45 min ...i was over due ...

 

[fishboyt]

How often do you replace your carbon and GFO?

 

[funkmaster]

i change them both once the front glass stats to have alot of film build up every day

 

[Tangs]

My brother lives in Brooklyn. He comes to sarnia to visit a couple of times a year. His wife just loves to come to sarnia and you will never guess why. Shopping.. She loves our wallmart and spends hundereds of dollars there every time they come. she says in brooklyn there are no shopping department stores and she can only buy online from wallmart at christmas time. I have been to nyc 3 times and nice place to visit and leave it at that. Nice tank and were you able to bring any livestock from nyc to houston? Jim

 

[funkmaster]

i took all of my equipment,sump and 2 lg brute cans of lr ...that was the hard part keeping it live but i did ...

i sold all of the fish,coral,lights and tank

 

[Tangs]

ya I have tried to keep stuff alive but not much luck... from ottawa to kitchener move the airater pumped the water out of the container while I was out. brought a floating plant from my vancouver trip but I think my tank was too warm for it ( came from ocean and airport thought it was a sandwich lol). brought a water plant from bahamas but I think my salinity ran too wild for it. I have been to the coral reef store at rosevelt station dragging luggage if you can picture that..lol.

 

[funkmaster]

thats funny my biggest deal was temp it was snowing when the truck left ny and was 80 here i had heaters running in the truck off 3 car batt

 

[funkmaster]

stupid sps died today it was fine yesterday and today i get home and its bleach white i dont get it .....

 

[flipside]

That is weird for it to bleach out that badly, that quickly. What kind of SPS was it? I've had some just bounce back outta' nowhere, so don't rule it out yet.

 

[flexrac]

was it the one from global leaders? large colonies like that are maricultured and are harder to keep, remember i kept telling you check you params.
have you checked?
what are they?
alk
mag
cal
temp
nitrates-
phosphates
Iknow you run gfo but.

 

[TexanReef]

Awww. That bites.