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This is GENIUS! It's great to see that hobbyist are become more proactive in the development of the type of equipment needed for our tanks.

Marc,
Thanks for the help.

Baker,
Did you make it with a variable speed?

Matt,
I know, it's really all about the joy of making it. I had enough parts to make 1 more, for no reason at all except that I wanted to try to use 1 IC to run 2 separately.

Watching all of these videos and being this excited about something like this just makes me realize exactly how big of a nerd I am. Haha. I loved it!

kool thats how i made my kalk stirrer!

That came out nicely. Thanks for sharing all the various steps with us.

Thanks for the heads up Marc,

I have done a bit more research and I will postpone my switch over to pellets. I'm really in no big hurry to make the change, I'm almost afraid to do so.

The cost of those reactors are a bit out of the realm of what I would be willing to pay for them, I kind of look at it as it's not a necessity because the vodka is doing such a great job.

The only thing I can tell you is that most people say that isn't a good reactor for the biopellets. I've read that over and over and over so I tend to believe it must be true. You can get a better one from a number of sources, like Nextreef, Coralvue, and Two Little Fishies now. Something that will fluidize the pellets and keep them tumbling, usually at a decent rate. Mine is running at about 500gph, but it's a big reactor.

When I set up this tank, I went full on with 2-liters of media and didn't dose vodka at all. What are your current Nitrate and Phosphate numbers?

Nice score. I've been running bio pellets for over a year now. The transition is pretty simple. Go slow. Get reactor online with with 1/4 the recommended and gradually move up to 1/2 recommended. Watch your skimmer going nuts the first month or so. When the skimmer goes back to normal, add more bio-pellets. Also start decreasing you vodka dosing right away. Too much carbon dosing (vodka) will cause a cyano out-break.

Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress !

Marc,
That's funny, They have been a part of the tank since day 1 and I don't even realize they are even there. Every time someone comes over and sees the tank they always ask about them though.

Your tank looks great - very clean. The corals look healthy, colorful, and are filling in nicely. I like that clam on the front rock too.

My only suggestion is to remove the feeding clips when taking pictures. I do it also, it's one of those things I need to remind myself to do to keep the pictures distraction-free.

20 years is a nice goal to obtain congrats, luckily I managed 22 . Any ideas of what you want to do after you retire yet? I didn't think about it as much as I should have. How far are you from Anaheim, I'm scheduled to be there the week of Nov 14 to open up a new property, would be nice to hook up. I'm not sure yet which airport I will be flying in to or out of yet. Keep in touch.

Originally Posted by Hat39406

I look forward to your post Sister. Your tank is absolutely beautiful!

Thank You I appreciate the compliment.

Originally Posted by cyano

this tank must be the hobby equivalent of McDonalds because "I'm Loving It!" I can tell you are doing a great job with the fish and like you said the corals are really starting to come around, but it looks great and I look foward to your next post

My main love of the tank is the corals, since getting the ACIII and the Bubble Magus dosing pump it has made my life much much easier. I can now view my tanks parameters from my smart phone, which I thought was going to be a novelty that wore off rather quickly, but I'm constantly viewing it to make sure everything is working the way it should

Originally Posted by chuck

What a beautiful aquarium! what size is it?

Thank You, it's a 125 gallon tank.

Originally Posted by agsansoo

Great looking tank !

Thanks

Originally Posted by Jaxom

Tank is looking fannnnnnnnntastic, have missed your postings.

Thanks Jaxom,
You haven't missed much, I haven't been posting on any forums for a while. My new position at work keeps me occupied with little free time to get on and get my fix. 3 more years and I'll be in your shoes, collecting a retirement check.

Tank is looking fannnnnnnnntastic, have missed your postings.

Great looking tank !

What a beautiful aquarium! what size is it?

this tank must be the hobby equivalent of McDonalds because "I'm Loving It!" I can tell you are doing a great job with the fish and like you said the corals are really starting to come around, but it looks great and I look foward to your next post

I look forward to your post Sister. Your tank is absolutely beautiful!

Thanks Baker,

Yes, those are mp40's. They are a bit on the pricey side but i guess they can charge what they want for them as long as we continue to purchase them.

your talk is looking awesome, i really like the green monti

that first pic really shows the size diffrence between the vortechs and the hydor well....wow i want one lol, are thos mp40's?

Yea, the owner of ice cap actually works for Coral Vue now and is taking care of all previous customers as well