Re: The 200 Plan

by ritter678 Fri 11 Feb 2011, 12:21 am

Bout time! Get that ball rolling! Very Happy

by matt_longview Fri 11 Feb 2011, 12:25 am

Very nice!

That thing sounds heavy... must have been a pain to go get!

by J.Davis Tue 15 Feb 2011, 1:52 pm

Naw... it wasn't that heavy Matt LOL. Special thanks to Matt for riding on the I-20 Hockey Rink with me to pick it up. And helping me carry it into the house...

by Yuma Tue 15 Feb 2011, 1:55 pm

Which reefkeeper did you get? The lite version? What modules did you get?

by J.Davis Tue 15 Feb 2011, 2:08 pm

All the plumbing has been done and tested. Filling up with RO/DI water now. 24hr operation that should finish up sometime Thursday. Still working inside the stand installing in a few things. Return pumps will be here soon. Will be running 2- 1000gph CA3000 pumps. Flow will not be an issue! Hope to update with some pics soon. Maybe Thusday, live sand will be in.

by J.Davis Tue 15 Feb 2011, 2:13 pm

I picked up the Elite version with Ph/temp and double float switch for elites ATO function as well as the Lunar modual with extra lights. The Elites wave maker function will be controlling 2 1400gph and 1 1050ghp Koralia Evos. More RKE mods to come.

by DonnieP Tue 15 Feb 2011, 6:33 pm

Jason
You get this beauty up and running we need to have a tank warming, everyone bring a frag! Its gonna take couple a years to get it stocked up! Keep the pics comin". bounce

by J.Davis Tue 15 Feb 2011, 9:04 pm

Couple years.... ROFLMAO! I'll deffinately have an open invite though. Black Hawaiian Sand came in today. Return pumps too. I'm still see some murkyness in my water from the dry rock, so I'm gonna kick up the powerheads and run the Rena XP4 full of carbon 'till it nice & clear. Then I'll add the salt. Hope to be putting in the sandbed by Thursday. Tomarrow I'll try to find some oak 1x10's for the canopy. Tank still has another day of running RO/DI in order to fill it up.

by J.Davis Thu 17 Feb 2011, 8:43 am

Tank is finally filled with RO/DI! Used every grain of salt I had, minus the salt shaker on the dinner table. Added the live sand, saved 1 bag for filling in as needed. SG 1.025... but that will change. Water temp still way to cool for an acurate measurement. Stopped by Lowes yesterday looking at the 1x10's. They only had one 8 footer in oak. EXPENSIVE.. $40 something for the one. Bought four different wood samples and stained them last night. Will see which will match the best.

by matt_longview Thu 17 Feb 2011, 11:19 am

I'm guessing it's a mixture of cherry and a touch of walnut... we'll see.

Very cool!

by Yuma Thu 17 Feb 2011, 11:21 am

That tanks gonna be sweet when it's all setup and filled up. I like the Pukani rock too...some HUGE pieces in there. Laughing

You ever need any help Jason, let me know. I'm available most evenings.

by matt_longview Sun 20 Feb 2011, 11:05 pm

DonnieP wrote:Jason
You get this beauty up and running we need to have a tank warming, everyone bring a frag! Its gonna take couple a years to get it stocked up! Keep the pics comin".

Jason, are you far enough along to keep frags yet?

We could try to do this pretty soon.

by J.Davis Mon 21 Feb 2011, 1:18 am

Naw... gotta put up the 700+ watts of lights yet. Still stumbling over design and cost of oak!

by J.Davis Sun 11 Mar 2012, 8:21 pm

matt_longview wrote:
DonnieP wrote:Jason
You get this beauty up and running we need to have a tank warming, everyone bring a frag! Its gonna take couple a years to get it stocked up! Keep the pics comin".

Jason, are you far enough along to keep frags yet?

We could try to do this pretty soon.

LOL.. this thread dropped like a hot rock! Where's my tank warming Party!

I've taken a few pics recently.. and had nowhere to post them.

What lurks in the darkness...

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