DBarsotti's Tank in Town

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  1. DBarsotti

    DBarsotti Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    ha yeah, my girlfriend said... "can i touch it!?" ... i said.. that would not be favorable.
     
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  2. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Lol, that is funny ;D
     
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  3. DBarsotti

    DBarsotti Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    48x36x24 ordered!


    Should be done within a few weeks!
     
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    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Very coool.
     
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  5. DBarsotti

    DBarsotti Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    thanks!

    Heres a little drawing i did of what i might want the scape to look like.

    i was thinking of a cascading wall down from the over flow and then a shallower island on the other side.

    [​IMG]
     
    DBarsotti, Dec 19, 2011
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  6. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    Looks like it would be a good scape. Mine is very similar.
     
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  7. DBarsotti

    DBarsotti Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Yeah definitely. I like what you've done with yours. Very cool
     
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  8. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    Thanks. Can't wait to see this all set up. I'll be waiting for updates for sure.
     
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  9. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Look like a cool idea. Can't wait to see it.
     
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  10. DBarsotti

    DBarsotti Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Thanks guys, the wheels are in a motion, tomorrow I am going to make a few modifications to the stand and get the sump and plumbing started, I'll post pictures as I go.



    So today I did something so stupid..

    When I moved my system over to my new place I had about 60lbs of live rock that wouldn't fit in the tank or sump so it's been in a trashcan for about a week.. Well the power head I had in there apparently broke so when I opened it up today there was a nice little smell coming from the can..


    So I figured ehhhh it doesn't look that bad.. Well about half way down through putting the rock in the tank a RANCID smell started coming up.. I immediately realized I was putting dead stinky rock into my system. I quickly ripped it all back out and started mixing water for a water change..


    Soooo many dead critters in the bottom of the trash can when I dumped it out. The corals and tank look like they are alright after I just did a water change. I hope I didn't nuke the tank with death. We shall see.
     
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