Some new Pics of the money pit....but lovin it.

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 12:58 PM

Here you guys go. Let me know what you think. I really need a new digital camera. I bought a $126.00 Samsung from Wally world just to take regular picture but this thing sucks as taking macro pictures. Everything is growing like a weed and the 16 pieces of rock with various button and sand polyps have not only opened up but are now growing mats and spreading. Hope you like.

Earl

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 01:00 PM

Here is another:

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 01:01 PM

Rocky my Yellow Tang was hamming it up today. Usually he doesn't like his picture taken. Maybe it was because he hasn't been fed today.

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 01:06 PM

And yet another:

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 01:08 PM

Here is one of the left part of the tank:

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 01:10 PM

And last the right side of the tank:

I will post more later. Comments are welcome.

Earl

Cali Kid · 02-23-2003, 01:59 PM

Your tank looks great! Lots of little caves all over the place. What size is the tank? How bout some equipment pics?

Great Work!

Sean

beach bum · 02-23-2003, 02:47 PM

That's great! It looks like you have so much rock aand yet still plenty of space for future additions. I also like all the polyps and mushrooms, you have a great start. Rocky looks happy.

How deep is that sandbed? It looks quite thick.

Cheers,
Beach

Casey · 02-23-2003, 03:24 PM

Earl your tank looks great good job man.

Casey

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 06:28 PM

Thank you for the encouragement. It is a 90 Gallon AGA RR with a DIY Ecosystem Sump with a 4.5 inch Sand bed. The Main tanks DSB is a woppin 7.5 inches. I am using a MAG 12 for my return pump and a Remora Pro with a MAG 3 H.O.T. Skimmer. I have two MaxiJet 1200's, one behind my rock and one at the bottom back of my tank for circulation behind my rock and one my for surface agitation for O2 exchange. I am running two JBJ Formosa Deluxe 48" 260 watt power compact lights. Each lamp has two 10,000K Daylight bulbs and two 7,100K Blue Atinics. I have a 30" JBJ Formosa 96watt with the same bulbs over my sump's refugium area. Here are some pictures.

Earl

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 06:29 PM

Here is another of the sump:

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 06:31 PM

Here is a close up of the refugium:

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 06:33 PM

Here is a close up of the third chamber where I have my heater and the fourth chamber where I have my return pump MAG 12 and my CoralLife Float Valve/Switch for my autotop off system:

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 06:47 PM

Here is my autotop off resevoir (Rubbermaid Black Office Wastebasket

powered by a MaxiJet 400. ):

digital_dragon · 02-23-2003, 06:48 PM

One more for the evening I promise a side view shot: