Todd's ~ 320 Gallon System- A New Biginning?

Thanks for looking.

Thanks!
I'm sure someone around your area could get you some frags- good water quality and you're on your way.
I basically statrted with frags, and have since fragged nearly everything in my tank to trade, give away, etc.

 

A few new pics showing some of my 'stuff',
All pics were with my Iphone4, with lights on their usual setting

Ponape BN; Orange Digi; and Green Pocci

Birds of Paradise BN

Watermelon BTA and my Clarkii- that Clarkii is huge btw

Some kind of Lime Green BN

Pink Stylo

My RTBA w/ my Oc. Clown

Blue Milli


BN and Blue tipped Green Acro

Green Slimer, with a purple/blue Valydia in the background above

Plating Monti close up showing it's Blue Polyps

Rainbow Pocci- I can see some new Corrilline!

Rose Milli

Purple and Blue Valydia

Purle (left), and Blue (right) Staghorn Acro's


Todays FTS


A few pics of my old 125gDT- Now my 125gSump
The intake portion, with the waterfall to my Chaeto mass, and my Kalwasser drip bucket that drips into the
waterfall; also shown is my 2 x 100W CFL bulbs in reflectors for my chaeto
Also shown is my SC150 skimmer- pulls great skim everyday- still works great!

With some of the light off so it wouldn't 'flood' my pic, is my chaeto mass.
This area is 18"x17"x20", and easily expandable to up to ~48" if and when I need it

The RP side, with the stand light on thru a bare bottom. Notice the plastic riser that gets me some head height back, while taking virtually no volume up, allowing for max sump water volume, ~100g
This pic also shows a MJ 1200 I'm using solely as flow in the sump- back towards the botrtom of the chaeto thru the black egg crate barrier. Also shown is my digital thermometer.

My DIY ATO float in my sump, feed by a resevoir above the water height of my sump, feed by my RO/DI directly via another float in the resevoir. Both of which can also be adjusted by the JG valve going to each.

The FSS=Full Sump Shot, showing the entire set up with the ATO resevoir above and behind,
and my stand light on a a few of the doors open.
This has been working beautifully for me

 

Hello? I'm ready to hear what's wrong with my system and suggestions for improving.

This 180 have been set up and going about 7 weeks. (transfer from my 125)

 

looking good can't believe that skimmer is preforming that good how often do you have to empty the cup

 

Thanks

I empty the skimmer cup and give it a quick wipe basically everyday. It's usually about 1/2 full with some nice skim.
Maybe my level of skimming actually leaves about the right amount for my corals?

 

The panoramic shot of the tank is amazing. Colors are really popping. I'm really loving that green slimer.Keep up the good work!

 

Thanks for the kind words Jmill, We call it a FTS, = Full Tank Shot.

Welcome to 3Reef! The Slimer is getting pretty huge!

 

Well, I raised my RP in my sump thinking it would give me a little more flow.
I even shorted the spa flex hose going to my rigid return about 6".
I also put a 3" to 1.5" flange on the RP intake and put a large bend 90 3" on that so it wouldn't suck air.
Got everything going again and it seens nothing changed as far as flow is concerned.
The setting I had the gat valve on the siphon side of my return is still at the same setting- which I deduced meant that the flow is basically the same before and after the mod.
Here's some pics of what I did.
Any thoughts on this?

 

Some new add's, cruddy Iphone Pics:

Hollywood Stunner:


Yellow Polyps:


'Cactus' Coral:


Pearlberry:


Oregon Tort:


Tubineria:


Blue Damsel:


And, I painted the vinyl backing Blue- was White
The left:


Middle:


The Right (I resemble that remark)!


FTS:


** Edit- My IPhone sure takes some crappy pics- washes out all the blues and colors- Sorry 'bout' that.

 

An absolutely amazing tank and set up. I just got a 220 Gal tank and have a 90 gal that I may use as a sump. This thread has me thinking of many different things as i design my build. Like you, I am in no rush! I particularly like the coast to coast overflow. How difficult was that to install and what size drain pipes and how many did you use? Is there a good thread on here for building a C2C? I may have to do this as part of my design!