WilRams

You can try CMAS but when I checked it out it wasn't very active hence how I found this club. There is a Facebook group for the MD area that is very active by what I have seen. As far as stores its a matter of opinion but I think the best vendors in the area are on this forum/club.

Do the Pros use the same power supplies and dimmers as the stunner strips? If so I could def use some.

I haven't even finished my current setup and I already thought about this . I would love to have a Gulf Signal/Sailfin Blenny nano.

Yeah that labor dispute on the west coast has delayed those Reefers. I got it all figured out eventually after many headaches. I ditched all their plumbing except for the bulkheads. I ended up using 3 unions from flex pvc that convert from metric to standard. Its tight in there so to get them to fit I staggered the fittings and from there on out used standard stuff. It all worked out in the long run. I hope to get back to working on it soon. You could give them a call and see if its possible to get them to drill it standard to begin with. Not sure if they will or not but worth a shot. The tank looks great and the build quality has been nice so far. I had an issue with a damaged door but they quickly sent a replacement. The most common issue with these is the company themselves. Customer service is not their forte. With that said so far I have been ok I found one point of contact and stuck with them through out the whole process. If you end up getting one ill help you figure out the part numbers you need and save you the trouble.

What did you end up using to level out your tank? I ended up doing some home brewing to level mine but if theres a more appropriate way to do it I def will. Looks like your moving along nicely. Looks good

Not worth the hassle to paint or dye plus it won't look as good as colored pvc.

It doesn't work because I feel like it never gets any shorter despite my best effort. Other then that it works just fine.

I meant what's the over under on you actually setting it up! I sure hope you do. Looked great when I saw it.

So whats the over/under?

Whoa very cool. I really like unique builds like this. Good job!

Ha. What timing. Just got called from one of the two CC's I used at BRS. They said someone tried running it twice in PA. So new cards on the way...

Well that sucks but to be honest I'm not even that phased. Not my first rodeo...I think I get a new card at least twice a year when either I notice or my CC calls to say its been compromised. Blah. Target hack? Yup did some Christmas shopping there during the exact dates. Home Depot hack? Yup just bought a house and bought tons of stuff during that time period.

So close! Yet so far away.

Thanks! No paint although I have read Krylon Fusion works well. I originally ordered blue from Formufit. They took a very long time to ship so I went ahead and ordered orange from BRS. Of course a day after plumbing with orange blue showed up...So I decided to use blue on the frag tank. Either way I ended with way too much pipe. I plan on trying to sell the rest instead of sending it back.

Yeah I have ran into that problem with a couple companies so far... Instead of waiting on them I decided to figure it out myself. I read that some GFCI's are too sensitive and some won't have issues with it. I tried a different GFCI in the house and it did not trip. I bought another one just like that and replaced the one that was tripping (which was brand new). Problem solved. Ill send them back the power supplies they sent me and keep mine. Also gave Neptune a call and hope to hear back from them tomorrow to cross that off my list. Leveled the tank today and got some lighting in stand. Its white but shows up purple in the picture.

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Thanks fellas! The tanks wet! I filled it up with tap water to leak test a few days ago. Only leak was a union I had not seated correctly. Fixed that and its good. I started playing with the lights when I noticed the tank is not level. Drained it and Ill get on that soon. Another issue I came across was my lights kept shutting off after a few minutes. GFCI tripped. Looked into it and it turns out the power supply that Radions come with are both 110v and 220v which sometimes throw off gfci's. Called Ecotech and they sent out 110v only power supplies. Of course one crapped out after a couple hours tonight....Kind of annoying. I also got a lot done on what will be my Frag tank. Its a 34g Deep Blue. I really like this tanks dimensions. Wish I would have done a shallow reef now. It was chipped on the top right corner. I patched it up and so far so good. Plumbing is all done. I would really like to mount the light on something nicer then the gooseneck. Looking into that. Otherwise I just need an ATO, powerhead. Thinking the 130 Gyre. I bought a used Apex for this tank. I was able to mostly get through the teeth pulling setup and update (Yes hardwired). Only problems I had was when changing a setting and uploading it would say it failed. It did this either hardwired or through the wireless adapter. I was spent messing with it so I put it away and haven't messed with it anymore. So thats on the to do list. Any ideas? Another question I have is if there is a way to go back to default? Even though I reset it and updated the firmware it still kept the previous owners inputs and what not. Id like to start from scratch. I feel like one could make a small business just setting these things up... As always moving a long slowly but surely.

Your really trying to keep busy! I think I can see where your going with it. Looks pretty good. So no more 50 and its now a 75?

Im about to order the 130. I have been reading the main threads on r2r and I'm kind of hesitant at times since theres different types of issues being reported. I also understand any new product has its growing pains. As long as the vendors or Maxspect/CoralVue back it up I'm willing to try it.

The secret pizza place on the second floor of the Cosmopolitan is money at 4am.

I was just looking at these at a LFS today. Such a good looking fish. I wish I could keep one. I know my tank is not big enough so bummer. I couldn't help but wonder what kind of setups they would end up in. Im sure the chances of them ending up in a nice big tank are slim...

I needed something for work and stopped by earlier this week. They do have open top ones as well but they are the kind with a ring around the top that seals the lid to the container. She said they should both be about the same price. Just a heads up incase that works for anyone.

Thanks! Thats what I'm going for. The only other items I plan to be under the stand is a skimmer, Apex Probes, ATO sensor and line. Finished up the plumbing tonight. Tomorrow I plan on filling it up it and leak testing. Now I'm on the hunt for a nice big cherry piece of Pukani rock.

I keep telling my gf the next tank will be a drop off! Very cool setup.