Rocketman's New Dual 175g Bullnose Build Thread

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by rocketmandb, Dec 16, 2010.

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  1. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    ...looks great, Rocket! Keep up the good work! It's coming along well.
     
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  2. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    Hey, you're just over the hill in Orinda! We're in the Hiller area just to the north of 24 right past the tunnel.

    As to the fish, right now I have the following being boarded:

    Red Sea Sailfin Tang
    Purple Tang
    Mimic Lemonpeel Tang
    Lt Tang
    Flamefin Tomini Tang
    Vlamingi Tang
    Midas Blenny
    Japanese Swallowtail Angel

    In the SPS side I'll be putting the Purple, Lemonpeel Mimic, Lt Tang, Tomini, Midas Blenny and the Angel. To that I will be adding a large school of Blackbar Chromis (at least about 15).

    In the other side I'll have the Red Sea Sailfin and the Vlamingi. I'll be adding a whole host of questionable reef fish like a large angel, a Flame Angel, a pair of Blue Throat Triggers and a puffer. This side will have a bunch of softies and a few hardy LPS. This one will be all about the fish.
     
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  3. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    I may have missed it, but what knd of rock will you be using? The rock you had in your last setup before you moved had some amazing shape to it.
     
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  4. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    nice but the vlamingi tang will grow out a 175 IMO! glad there's another bay area reefer! i know all the LFS and where the baymac thing is about and where it is!!!;D;D;D
     
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  5. Matt Rogers

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    Now that is a productive weekend!
    Love the trap and the DIY drain. I've never of a water trap like that before. Kind of a cool concept. I look forward to seeing how you dial this in.

    matt
     
    Matt Rogers, Apr 17, 2011
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  6. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    Not only did I keep all the original rock, but I bought another 100 lbs of equally as good :)

    They shipped it out last month via Southwest Air Cargo.

    The guys at World Wide Corals have been great to me. They kept the original rock for 9 months and the additional for about 3 months.
     
    rocketmandb, Apr 17, 2011
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  7. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    lol I just realized what a Vlamingi Tang is haha we have a bunch of those at my work :-D
     
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  8. JJL

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    This is such an awesome build!
    Congrats on your progress!
    JJL
     
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  9. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    ...sure to be a great turnout. ;) That was very nice of WWC to help you out like that.
     
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  10. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    Update:

    Not a lot of progress due to Easter weekend, but a little none the less:

    Protein skimmer is up and running:
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    We removed the cabinets and ran the flex PVC behind them and under the stairs.
    [​IMG]
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    rocketmandb, Apr 24, 2011
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