My Full Tanks Shot - World Premiere!

[davidc]

Never before seen on the internet - a pic of my whole tank!
It's a 72G bowfront, started june '04 with uncured rock and terrible sand. Here it is after replacing some of the sand. Everything is DIY too.



Hi res:
http://www.electronicauto.com/reef/img_2025.jpg

Open to suggestions!

[Tim224DT]

Looks great, I wish my 72bow looked that good. I just dont have the money to do that. ~Tim~

[hawaii4485]

is that a cup in the bottom left?

[Stanfill Reef]

What type of lighting?

[davidc]

Originally Posted by hawaii4485

is that a cup in the bottom left?

yes - i'm trying to get a ricordea frag to attach, and I have recently used it to attach some mushroom frags.

[davidc]

Originally Posted by Stanfill Reef

What type of lighting?

DIY metal halides 2X175W with 10000K bulbs
$40 for both ballasts
$70 for both bulbs

The hood is DIY, pyramid shaped, and is supported by 1" PVC painted black. I'm replacing the hood with a better one, and I'm adding DIY VHO actinics - 2 X 110W - and I'm swapping the right hand 175W for a 250W. I ran across a 250W ballast for $25 and I just couldn't resist

[davidc]

Originally Posted by Tim224DT

Looks great, I wish my 72bow looked that good. I just dont have the money to do that. ~Tim~

See lighting costs above and other costs below


More info:
50lbs uncured hatian rock
60lbs fiji from www.atlantaaquaria.com
~$390

Southdown sand = free (Original sand was an ebay gone bad )

The sump/fuge is about 24G DIY ($40?), skimmer is 4' DIY PVC ($40?)(upgrading now to a better DIY one). Return pump is a CA4000 - $35. Heater was $15. I have two of those oscillating power heads, ~$25 at petco.

The heater just broke (accidently ran it dry) and the pump is going to be replaced by an external soon.

[jimbeau]

Sweet Tank David,