Bob 1 stack's 300 Reef Piano build aka "The Beast"...

[sjsoto]

I use portland #3 cement, crushed coral, aragonite sand and about abig ziplock bag full of the pvc shreads from cutting all the plumbing on the last 2 builds last month.. The pvc shread's will make the coraline coverage a lot faster, aragocrete cover's in coraline faster the regular rock anyway.

thanks for receipe...

 

[Bob 1000]

The recipe only works if you have the secret ingredient,,,lol.. Pm me.. Or your ph will be to high and rise,,lol.

 

[sjsoto]

lol ... pm sent...

 

[Bob 1000]

where can I get a 20 amp i am looking for those here at home depot they only carry up to 15 amps

Local hardware stores hold the secrets to old places,,,lol... Sorry it took so long for me to reply..:splitspin

 

[Awibrandy]

Darn, I thought you had finished filling it.lol

 

[Bob 1000]

Okay almost there need about 3 more days for the phosphates on this beautiful rock with high inorganic phosphates to get down to at least0.08 to match the old system.. No cycle happened thanks to my denitrifiers good bacteria being dosed daily to the rock after 18 water changes to strip the rock down.. The phosphates were at 3.50 2 months ago..

 

[Bob 1000]

Some teaser pics of the rock in the tank 3/4 full with power heads that have been running for 1 month now.. and oh yeah Bob's Seagrass will be covering the whole bottom of the display.. Yeah that's my substrate,,lol.. Also some pics of the beast calcium reactor that has been keeping the Calcium and Alk at peak levels for about a month now while I have had to dose the sump that houses all the display's future inhabitants..
Keep in mind the two tanks are running just like that 2 tanks.. A soon as the levels match it's time to really play..


Fish line up as of today
2.5" Tenentti tang
2.5" Mustard tang
3" Fowleri tang (a beauty)
2.5" hybrid lavendar tang
2 1.5" scooter blennies
2 secret weapons.. I'll speak more about in a month to keep the colors on the coral showing instead of the super polyp extension I felt was a problem in the past:tongue1:
Plan on adding a 2.5" Archilles once the algae starts to grow in the display and that might complete the line up.. Stay tuned for the most perfectly orchestrated upgrade We've seen thus far:tongue1:,,lol..

 

[juiceguy]

fill the rest of it tobin

 

[Bob 1000]

Going sloooooowwww to prevent a nitrogen cycle, my denitrifier can't produce the amount of good bacteria keep up with 400 gallons all at once.. I would have to kill my sps and have a nitrate spike to need to have to use that much methanol to make enough of a good bacterial bloom. Metaphorically speaking,,,lol

 

[Awibrandy]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggg Your killing me.lol

 

[Bob 1000]

Here's some return plumbing pics for you guys and girls.. These are the pre rock covering dry fit, so that the rock on the pipes are at the perfect level in the water.. I will allow one of them to come out of the water in case a hermit or a pod wants to sun bath,,lol.. Yes there will be eductors cleverly hidden in the tank.. They will be at the end of 5200gph.. As you can see there are 4 returns, I have a tee ball valve of down the line in the back in case I want more returns..
Why,,,, you asked.. This sytem will have no ugly powerheads and a lot of current..

 

[marki24]

I guess your one of those reef fanatic type, i came to that conclusion after reading most of this thread and seeing what you are doing :lol3:

 

[Bob 1000]

That's me.. This build is going be to planned very well.. Every aspect of the system will be taken into consideration.. Everything must line up and work in harmony with each other.. Must be perfect:tongue1:

 

[Bob 1000]

Why can't I add pictures to a message???

 

[straightjiggy10]

More pics!!!

 

[juiceguy]

full tank shot tobin

 

[h2o]

Do you have a full tank shot with stand ? cant wait to see it

 

[Bob 1000]

Trying to load some up now but the managed attachments screen doesn't have the option on it.. Maybe they are working on something..
No FTS until I at least have the corals in the display.. Coming soon..

 

[D1J8Z]

was this the tank from SWC?

 

[grknyer]

Trying to load some up now but the managed attachments screen doesn't have the option on it.. Maybe they are working on something.

NO Excuses!!! Haven't you ever heard of Photobucket,Tinypic etc....????