worm5406's 180g Reef in SOMD

[flooddc]

Looking great! I notice u have corals. Fowlr folks almost always get suckered into corals

[worm5406]

Yeah.. I am not really a fowlr person for a bit... I just can't change the name of the thread and didn't really want to open a new one. HAHAHA... Maybe I should.

 

It should read:

 

180g Reef SOMD

[sachabballi reef]

Looking great! I notice u have corals. Fowlr folks almost always get suckered into corals

LOL they really do, don't they? It never takes very long either....

[worm5406]

Yeah.. I am not really a fowlr person for a bit... I just can't change the name of the thread and didn't really want to open a new one. HAHAHA... Maybe I should.

 

It should read:

 

180g Reef SOMD

 

That should have read 'I am not really a FOWLR person anymore.' (where did 'a bit' come from)

 

I was on a computer not my phone. HAHAHA.. Must have been having a conversation with someone else at the same time.

[worm5406]

Just a small video of one of my frag racks.

 

http://youtu.be/Fx3MFU2oiwg

Edited April 3, 2013 by worm5406

[howaboutme]

Very nice tank, the videos are a nice bonus!

[Coral Hind]

Yeah.. I am not really a fowlr person for a bit... I just can't change the name of the thread and didn't really want to open a new one. HAHAHA... Maybe I should.

 

It should read: 180g Reef SOMD

Since you are a paying member now I moved your thread to the dedicated tank area and I changed the title for you. Nice job on the tank so far!

[worm5406]

Thanks!!

 

This has been an effort in love and hate.... (salt and aptasia) (Aptasia is all gone so...)

 

I did some more video's and I am looking at spinning backup up my 120 and pipe it in with the 180 (plus the sumps for both). So about 300 g when done.

 

I look forward to meeting and seeing some of you at the meeting in April.

[worm5406]

Here is a clam that I just got from Rozzens in Maryland.

 

[DCReefer1964]

I saw him there today. Nice clam. They also had some nice Zoa combo rocks !

[worm5406]

When were you there?

[DCReefer1964]

Man he should be clean now

[zygote2k]

ditch the frag racks.

put the frags on the rock instead.

other than that, you're on your way to a nice tank.

[worm5406]

Ohh I am... I was fighting GHA so I could not put anything on it.

 

After NEXT Sunday I will have a lot more options to choose from and have a lot more placed.

[DCReefer1964]

When were you there?

yesterday around 9:30am I stopped by on the way home from Norfolk. I live about 15 min away. Heading back to Norfolk now. Hope I can make the meet next week. Edited April 7, 2013 by DCReefer1964

[worm5406]

Some new frags I got :

 

 

[worm5406]

I just got 3 new radion pro lights.

 

Here is a time lapse of wakeup on a small section of the tank. Play in High Deff and Full screen. Just press pause and let it buffer if you have a slow connection.

 

[smallreef]

Wow...and your hippos really like that spot,lol

[mr.x-ray]

Looking awesome. Where are you in SoMD?

[worm5406]

Looking awesome. Where are you in SoMD?

 

On the west side of Charles.

[worm5406]

OK So I came home Wed night and this is what I found... A crack and leaking sump.

 

 

 

 

So off to the PetCo $1/gallon sale and bought 2 new 40g breeders

 

One to fix the sump, one to make a new correct sump with baffles. Silicone would have needed to cure anyway. So the stopgap measure was the easiest.

This is a picture of my baffle less sump.

 

This upcoming week I will have to make the new one. This weekend already booked up with a wedding and out of town.

 

Life is wonderful. HAHAHAHA

 

Edited April 19, 2013 by worm5406

[sachabballi reef]

look at the bright side...at least it happened while you were home and not out of town !!!!!

[worm5406]

look at the bright side...at least it happened while you were home and not out of town !!!!!

 

Very true... I had it all fixed less than or within 1 hour of getting back with new tank.

[sachabballi reef]

thats great!!

any clue why it cracked? pump hitting it?

[worm5406]

I had acrylic baffles. I have heard before that these will expand and put pressure on the glass. I kinda knew about it before so I left a gap and siliconed to allow for this.

 

I guess I did not have enough gap.

 

My new sump will have glass baffles. SO... I will have to work on that next. I am going to adjust the over/under order and make it a bit better, I hope.