Bill's 59 gallon rimless low profile

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by poolkeeper1, Apr 6, 2010.

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  1. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    I am very sorry to hear about your fish. I guess its going to be a coral only tank for a while.. I love your tank.. Also, are you in AL?
     
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  3. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    Looking good. I'm sure this one will grow into a beautiful successful reef for you;)
     
  4. Dobrzemetal

    Dobrzemetal Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Really nice aqua-scape, looking great!
     
  5. poolkeeper1

    poolkeeper1 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    No Up In Tn, But the Tank came from Ocea aquarium In Huntsville Al. Thanks for the complements from all who looked today. I still have three fish and my Pistol shrimp left, But will refrain for at least 6 weeks B4 adding any new fish.
    Bill;D
     
  6. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Sorry to hear about your fish!
     
  7. poolkeeper1

    poolkeeper1 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Well after two and a half months and the tank Is already well stocked with SPS and growing at a good rate, It's time to add a Frag tank to help with costs and to give me some extra room to grow out Items for sale. I chose a rimless 30X18X13 which is about 30 gal and will sit next to and the top of the frag tank will be even with the bottom of the display tank. I chose to go with T5 Ho's 4X24" as to leave room for a center mount LED bar at 30" long for that Extra color Pop that you get with led's. I will connect it to my tank sump which will bring total water volume up to 130 gal minus rock and plus the water In the IN 250 Vertex skimmer. Plan on going bare bottom with a spray bar return and a Tunze 6025 for extra flow for now, Will add a Vortech when funds are available.
    Hope to P/u My lighting tomorrow and get going on the stand and get this thing full of water by the weekend, Waiting to take some photos when I have made some progress.
    Bill
     
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  9. Pelado

    Pelado Montipora Digitata

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    Congrats on your tank... LOVE the aquascaping and will be following your thread!
     
  10. poolkeeper1

    poolkeeper1 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Excellent, Thank you very much as I have made a online friend in Venezuela that I have actually helped get him an Item that was not possible to get in his country. He had family in Florida and was able to ship to them and they took the Item to him at home. Just some Acrylic tube for a skimmer but when you can't get it at any price he was very happy to get a hold of a piece, Plus It was extra that i did not need.
    Glad to see interest in my tank and thanks for your interest. Is reefing a big hobby in Spain like it is here? And can you get many things that we can not here in USA? What size tank do you have and what do you keep in it?
    Bill;D
     
  11. poolkeeper1

    poolkeeper1 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Made some progress today, I got a stand frame built and the tank set on It and all the plumbing done. I just had one piece to connect the water return line up that was the wrong size had 3/4 and my manifold hook up is 1/2". I will get the correct size tomorrow and hook it all up, I made the water today and it is heating up and has a pump running to mix the salt for 24hrs before use. After it's all hooked up and water added I will start to put the T5's together and mount them on a swing up type board to access the tank easy and also keep the lights very close to the water as i will only have T5's on this tank for now. when I have the money i will add a LED bar to add the final touch. Photo's tomorrow as soon as i get the water in...
    Bill
    PS Scored a beautiful Powder Brown Tang today (Small) That has been in a friends tank for over 4 years and It's a beauty...Won't have it until he gets all the rock out so he can catch it without stressing it out, Can't wait!
     
  12. SkyFire

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    Love your tank, when those frags grow out it'll be stunning.
    Sorry to hear about your fish.