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02-12-2006, 07:45 PM
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c.a.g. owner and operator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: st.pete florida
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here is the metal halide "board " . the bulbs and reflectors are mounted on a piece of pvc fence board . the the disconnects for the fixture are made out of two different colored extension cords , which are then fed out to the garage to the worlds ugliest ballast .
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02-12-2006, 07:50 PM
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c.a.g. owner and operator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: st.pete florida
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and here are the uglys . 6x6 electricalboxes with small cooling fans and controlled by a couple of out door timers . thats all for the lighting !. i'll post some of the other equipment pics soon !
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02-13-2006, 08:17 PM
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c.a.g. owner and operator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: st.pete florida
Posts: 2,311
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thought i would post my stocking list . wellatleast what i can remember!
FISH - bangaii cardinalfish 2yrs old
red fairy wrasse
5- bluegreen chromis
mystery wrasse
yellow tang
true percula
blue spot watchman goby
blood hawkfish
anthias - unsure of species
clown goby
mandarin
royal gramma
midas blenny
fire fish goby
INVERTS - blood cleaner shrimp
skunk cleaner shrimp
linka multiflora star
tuxedo urchin
12 or so astraea snails
1 turbo grazer snail
1 scarlet hermit
CLAMS - 3 maxima clams ( 2 blue and 1 brown teardrop)
2 derasa
CORALS - probally over 30 different species of stony corals which include a short list of the following .
millipora , tubinaria , hammer , frog spawn , platygyra , favia , caulastrea , merulina , hydnophora , scolymia , lobophyilla , acanthastrea , blastomussa , pocillpora , montipora ,porities , pachyseris , pavona , herpolithia , and numerous acropora species .
SOFT CORALS - not too many here but they include the following . capnella tree , sinularia dura , sinularia sp. , and three small sarcophyton species .
MISC. - numerous zoos , two types of mushrooms , three types of xenia ( all came as hitch hickers ) , and a heliopora ( blue ridge coral ) . |
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03-23-2006, 06:52 PM
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c.a.g. owner and operator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: st.pete florida
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time for some more info . tonight i will describe all of my safety features . their are two coral-life screamers at each end of the tank , the sump has an overflow that drains out to the garage . also a few new gadgets include a set of float switches that shut off the two skimmers and the auto top off and one that shuts of the main pump should the in tank skim boxs plug up and the tank level rises to high . on with the pics !
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03-23-2006, 06:58 PM
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c.a.g. owner and operator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: st.pete florida
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this pic shows the modified ultralife float switch that shuts off the main pump . since i have a wavebox the only place that i could mount it was in the center . the float had to be modified too fit under my hood , so the tube the wires run thru was carefully ground down so the tube could be bent over to a 90 degree angle then any exposed area siliconed closed . the bracket is made from a scrap piece of starboard drilled and tapped for a ajustment screw that holds the probe where i need it .
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03-23-2006, 07:09 PM
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c.a.g. owner and operator
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Location: st.pete florida
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the next few pics are of the trio of float switches that turn off the skimmers and auto top off . i came up with this idea after painting my daughters room and not thinking didnt shut off the skimmers . well they overflowed the half gallon collection jug and proceded to flood the floor all the while the auto top off kept pumping water into the sump because of the water level continuing to drop . soooo to solve this i came up with this . it uses three float switches mounted in a modified (cut up ) container. if the skimmers should overflow the 1/2 gallon jug then start filling the secondary pan , after about one inch the switches shut off the skimmers and water top off . hopefully it won't have to ever be activated but i feel better .
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03-23-2006, 07:11 PM
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c.a.g. owner and operator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: st.pete florida
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in the ready position .
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03-23-2006, 07:12 PM
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c.a.g. owner and operator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: st.pete florida
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one more .
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03-23-2006, 07:28 PM
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c.a.g. owner and operator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: st.pete florida
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one last feature is my homemade battery back-up .sorry i don't have pics of it but i will do my best to describe it . it uses a 12 volt bilge pump rated at something like 300 g.p.h. that sits in the sump . all of the other components sit inside a marine battery box , they include a gel cell battery about the same size as a motorcycle battery, an automatic battery charger and a mechanical relay like the one used on my light relay for the t-5s. it is connected on the same circuit as the main pump ,that way if for some reason only power to that plug goes out it will kick on . the battery will run the pump for atleast 2 hours which gives me time to get the generator up and running . when power does come back and the bilge pump stops , then the automatic battery charger recharges the battery and keeps it up . the only down side i have found is that the pumps only last about a year before the shafts become rusted . but at less than $15 at walmart its cheap insurance . one last project will be a temp switch too shut off the m.h. lights should the water temp rise to high . it will be made just like the temp controlled fan switch descibed above .
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03-25-2006, 11:13 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
Posts: 4,978
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Very nice setup!
where'd most of the pics go...time for new ones then! 
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03-28-2006, 07:26 PM
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c.a.g. owner and operator
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: st.pete florida
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wow i don't know what happened to all the pics ! is there a time limit that they are saved for ?
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03-28-2006, 10:41 PM
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The Ninja MOD
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
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Is it a photo bucket thing? Anyway, great looking set up and some realy good ideas!
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04-20-2006, 08:47 PM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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sweet looking tank
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04-20-2006, 08:47 PM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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you might want to place them in the TRT gallery under your name
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04-21-2006, 12:45 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 34,128
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Wow! Really Nice Tank!
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acropora sp
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acrylic sump
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astraea snails
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bangaii cardinal
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blue ridge coral
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clown goby
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fairy wrasse
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filter sock
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float switch
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frog spawn
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green chromis
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maxima clam
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maxima clams
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midas blenny
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mystery wrasse
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royal gramma
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sarcophyton sp
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scarlet hermit
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sinularia sp
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skunk cleaner shrimp
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soft corals
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stony coral
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stony corals
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trt gallery
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true perc
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tunze wavebox
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tuxedo urchin
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ultralife float switch
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watchman goby
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wiring harness
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