Orion April 17, 2015 Author April 17, 2015 How bout some updates! Lots of changes happening at the Orion residence lately. I'll try to take some pictures in a few days. Tank is doing really well!
surf&turf April 17, 2015 April 17, 2015 Lots of changes happening at the Orion residence lately. I'll try to take some pictures in a few days. Tank is doing really well! Awesome, glad to hear it!!
Orion May 28, 2015 Author May 28, 2015 Video taken today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MMqPRnSNaU
flooddc May 28, 2015 May 28, 2015 I believed I saw a purple bonsai and a tri-color. ?? I missed mine, loss both prior to the move.
Orion May 29, 2015 Author May 29, 2015 I believed I saw a purple bonsai and a tri-color. ?? I missed mine, loss both prior to the move. That you did. The bonsai has really taken off now, and still maintains a very deep purple base. My favorite.
Orion November 13, 2015 Author November 13, 2015 Wow. It has been almost two years to the date when I first started this build. It really has come a long way since then, and I have learned a lot. Unfortunately this weekend I will be starting the process of taking it down in anticipation of moving to a new home early next year. Bigger home = Bigger tank right?? At least that's what the boss has told me!
SunWyrm November 13, 2015 November 13, 2015 Bigger home = Bigger tank right?? At least that's what the boss has told me! Woo! How bout an updated pic before you tear it down?
YHSublime November 13, 2015 November 13, 2015 Wow. It has been almost two years to the date when I first started this build. It really has come a long way since then, and I have learned a lot. Unfortunately this weekend I will be starting the process of taking it down in anticipation of moving to a new home early next year. Bigger home = Bigger tank right?? At least that's what the boss has told me! Shame to see this taken down, but I get it! This has been one of my favorite tanks on WAMAS!
Orion April 25, 2020 Author April 25, 2020 Resurrecting this thread as I have restarted this build. Stand is built. A few things need to be done still but it’s just about ready for a tank. Most of my supplies come in later next week. I kept all my old equipment so this shouldn’t be too painful on the wallet.
Flieger April 25, 2020 April 25, 2020 Holy necro-post! Wait, I thought you said bigger home =bigger tank. Looking good dude!
Orion April 26, 2020 Author April 26, 2020 Tank is in. Still need to work on the drywall.. paint and trim. Then need to figure out plumbing... ATO, mixing, etc.
epleeds April 27, 2020 April 27, 2020 A little crown moulding and your all set. Almost like a picture frame
Orion May 4, 2020 Author May 4, 2020 Tank is wet, rock and sand are in, and a fish-less cycle has begun over the weekend. Now working on setting up the apex and getting the wires sorted out (not fun).
dmatt56 May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 Tank is wet, rock and sand are in, and a fish-less cycle has begun over the weekend. Now working on setting up the apex and getting the wires sorted out (not fun). Again, I thank you for helping me program my Apex almost 8 years ago !!!!
Orion May 6, 2020 Author May 6, 2020 6 hours ago, dmatt56 said: Again, I thank you for helping me program my Apex almost 8 years ago !!!! I’m having to relearn everything again. Glad to see yours is still up and running!
Orion May 6, 2020 Author May 6, 2020 Full tank shot. Holding off on putting the trim up in case an issue develops in the near future. We are really happy with the way this turned out. Both ammonia and NO3 are present in the tank. I placed a frozen shrimp under the sand bed for ammonia and used Dr. Tim’s for the nitrifying bacteria. The Avast CS1 skimmer is overflowing like crazy with the gate valve wide open. I even swapped the recirculating pump from a MJ1200 to a MJ600. I’m thinking it’s because of all the epoxy I used on the rock work.
YHSublime May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 Love it. You went from "I'm thinking about getting back in" to "it's happening, here's my 3 year old reef tank!" lol. What tank is that, is it the 57?
Orion May 8, 2020 Author May 8, 2020 On 5/6/2020 at 11:26 AM, YHSublime said: Love it. You went from "I'm thinking about getting back in" to "it's happening, here's my 3 year old reef tank!" lol. What tank is that, is it the 57? When you are quarantined at home things can move rather quickly! Yes it’s the 57. Also helps to have all the original equipment on hand ? (except for lights).
Orion May 12, 2020 Author May 12, 2020 Trim is complete around the tank, and lights have been hung. This turned out really well. Went with a aquatic life t5 and 2 radion xr15s for lights.
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