Here's an old pic of my setup in construction.

I've got some great pics of the whole process I'll have to find.

Hey Raj, how big is the main tank? Sump?

Yes, pls post some pics of the process.

you still have it set up?

yeah that pic aint gonna float for us.....we need more!

and you said my pic was crappy at least i had 3... hehe lol
j/k but you know we will need more or we will rumage your house.

Raj, the picture doesn't do justice. After seeing your tank in person, it's absolutely awesome. I talk about your tank to people all the time. When your done with the canopy, you should be on the list of tour of tanks. ARC members will be extremely impressed.

come on--more pics. please! and details about system

Thanks Dave, but after all your raving about my tank, I fear it will be a huge let down!

I'll post some more pics soon! I was trying to take a FTS today, but my camera skills are, well, negative!

i agree with barbra it is an amazing setup even with all that crap on the glass jk.....wish rk2 didnt take a crap that day so i could have seen it at its full potential

my Skimmer!

Sweet bro! Good luck!!!

Wow Raj, it is looking really good. I need to stop by your house one day to check it out.

my Skimmer!



Raj, what happened with the Mako?... Is that an MRC?




Big D

Now that is a reef tank! I guess I will have to be happy with my nano 125g.

Kick butt skimmer too... give us some details on it. Inquiring minds want to know.

Raj, what happened with the Mako?... Is that an MRC?




Big D

Can't run the Mako yet (no room!); I have to rework my sump and such.

Na, it's not an MRC. It was built by Aquarium Specialty, back when everyone was using 8" or smaller tubing. It has 2 10" diameter risers and 4 becketts. It's currently being pushed by a sequence hammerhead. It was designed in tandem with sequence; based on their specs and such, to maximize efficiency.

Trihn, stop by anytime! Everyone is welcome over actually, well, almost everyone :)

This is the stand in construction. The legs are anchored to the floor in the basement; they run up, through the ceiling/floor and into the main room!

Thats a helluva stand Raj. Have you got your skimmer yet from Brett? Is he waiting to build yours?

dang-that's hardcore, raj

thanks guys!

James- I was thinking of having Brett build a dual chambered skimmer that will be fed with a needle-wheel hammerhead!

Sump. My neighbor came over while they were delivering the sump and tank. He came into the room and saw the sump on the floor and goes "man, that's a big tank!" :lol2:

nice bro! What are the dimensions?

i think 10 foot by 3 foot by 3 foot

Its great! Either way i would love to see it.

The tank in place. It was HEAVY!

now you got something to swim in
Great tank man

How are you going to get hardware out of that sump if you need to at a later date? Enough head room?

Im only asking because debating on hole in the wall or not with my 600..

Ill be watching!

BTW: Im liking :)

How are you going to get hardware out of that sump if you need to at a later date? Enough head room?

Im only asking because debating on hole in the wall or not with my 600..

Ill be watching!

BTW: Im liking :)

I wish the stand was taller, thus giving me more head room. There is not enough room to get anything out of the sump; I'm locked in! If I were to do it again, I would do the sump in the basement-it would take a little room down there, but would end up being cheaper and easier.

Anybody got scuba gear to loan Raj? He needs to clean his tank! j/k! I'd love to see your tank....and my wife would like me not to!

What size is the sump?I am still debating on My sump and fuge setup plans.I was thinking of maybe 2 125`s.1 as a sump and the other as a fuge with a dsb.

it's a 125. I would definately advise a much larger sump.

Wow I didn't realize you were so hardcore. That is one monster of a tank!

:) Thanks Jin!

I was thinking of using 2 125`s.One for the sump and the other for a refugium.

If you're going to use an in-sump skimmer, you'll want a larger sump. Having 2 is a good idea though.

are there no current pics?

are there no current pics?

:) What pics would you like to see?

what the tank looks like now with all the life in it :) You kinda teased us with the first pic.

A couple of pics. No fts yet, need to figure out a good way to take that.

I can help you out with some FTS if I ever get invited to come over there..... :)

That tank is hard core - not many people can say that their tank legs go through the first floor and to the basement. I'm still lost as to why you didn't go with a basement sump setup?

I can help you out with some FTS if I ever get invited to come over there..... :)

That tank is hard core - not many people can say that their tank legs go through the first floor and to the basement. I'm still lost as to why you didn't go with a basement sump setup?


:) You're more than welcome to come by. I'm still embarrased with the lack of cool stuff in the tank though :blush:

As far as the basement, I wanted to build a bar with a pool table and stuff. I didn't want to lose the space. BAD IDEA! I'll probably end up re-doing things and building a fish room in the basement.

As far as the tank legs-I had a structural engineer draw up the plans; how cool is that? :D

I need to come see this thing too... Maybe some night this week after you buy me dinner and a few beers!!! (Oh wait, that did not sound right "I will come back to your place after you get me drunk and buy me food") :doh:

seems like youl do anything for food and beer ....;)

poor kittens...

Raj,

This looks amazing...Ill definitely need to come by and see this thing....

great job getting it all done. I bet that sand sifter has a lot of room to move around in now...haha

mannnnnn, you have a 10foot tank and you give us macros! AHHHH! lol. Lookin good tho. Cant wait to see some wider shots.

mannnnnn, you have a 10foot tank and you give us macros! AHHHH! lol. Lookin good tho. Cant wait to see some wider shots.

I don't have a wide angle lens and haven't figured out how to take a good pic of the tank yet with the other lenses! I'll figure it out eventually; if not Chris will take some pics for me!

ok, ok.....I'll let ya slide.

Nice tank. Loads of swimming room. What are you lighting with?

Nice tank. Loads of swimming room. What are you lighting with?


400w mh (4). I have some pc's for dusk to dawn.

Awesome tank! Just when I think having a 120 is cool you have to step up like this. LOL. Again great job and have fun with it.

I've seen it and it really does looks awesome!

thanks guys!

Raj..awesome tank and setup. My retirement home is going to hopefully have a setup built in like yours. How in the heck did you convience the wife about building it through the floor?

Dude, get yourself a tripod and your camera should take fine pictures. Maybe not perfect but good enough, in my opinion! :)

If you don't want to dish out money for the tripod, get a stool and then stack books on top of it until you can set the camera on top to take a level picture!


Either way, we want some more shots!!! Even if it's not a FTS... Maybe a HTS. ;)

If I wasn't leaving this weekend I'd say I'm coming up to take some pics...sooo maybe next week, cuz you and I both know you wont take any, lol.

If I wasn't leaving this weekend I'd say I'm coming up to take some pics...sooo maybe next week, cuz you and I both know you wont take any, lol.


LOL!

okay, okay, I'll setup the tripod and try some shots again. I'll do it after the meeting and turn off all the other lights and see if that works.

If not, knock it out Lee!

Yeah man it'll give me a even better reason to go up and see your tank. I'm not extremely gifted with taking pics like some are, but it'll be fun to get up there and see this thing.

Yeah man it'll give me a even better reason to go up and see your tank. I'm not extremely gifted with taking pics like some are, but it'll be fun to get up there and see this thing.
Dude, I'll tag along. I will carry the flash for you! (Great excuse to see this BEAST of a tank!) :D

Tee when I head up there I'll let you know.

Tee when I head up there I'll let you know.
:up:

wow thats a huge tank. i would love one like that one day. do you have anymore pics of the build/finished tank?

any updates?????????? i would love to see what it looks like now

yeah, RAJ! More pics! PLEASE!

I heard Raj fell into his tank while cleaning it last week and severely injured himself by falling into the sharp corals and all the rocks. He ended up in the emergency room after his wife found him trying to climb out of the tank. Most of his livestock was wiped out because of this and he's still recovering...

I know this sounds ****ty.. but I think its kind of humorous that his tank is big enough to fall into...

get better soon :)

I heard Raj fell into his tank while cleaning it last week and severely injured himself by falling into the sharp corals and all the rocks. He ended up in the emergency room after his wife found him trying to climb out of the tank. Most of his livestock was wiped out because of this and he's still recovering...

Well that sucks. Hope he is doing ok.

looking good raj!!!!

Oh, I forgot to remind everyone that my last comment was a joke! :D

:D Thanks Tee! Funny thing is, the joke is believable...It could happen. Except, that would entail my cleaning the tank :)

I'll post some updated pics soon!

I heard Raj fell into his tank while cleaning it last week and severely injured himself by falling into the sharp corals and all the rocks. He ended up in the emergency room after his wife found him trying to climb out of the tank. Most of his livestock was wiped out because of this and he's still recovering...
lol thats funny but if you saw this monster you would believe it lol

T what an ***-hole. :)

haha now i dont feel bad for how hard i was laughing when I read it the first time

Man I can't wait to see this thing filled and full of life. It's like when I was waiting on the Georgia Aquarium to open!

T what an ***-hole. :)
:D

Man I can't wait to see this thing filled and full of life. It's like when I was waiting on the Georgia Aquarium to open!
lol i kow just what you mean

any pics?

I still haven't been able to master the Full tank shot. All I have are some cool macros!

Let me see what I can come up with for some interesting pics :)

I still haven't been able to master the Full tank shot. All I have are some cool macros!

Let me see what I can come up with for some interesting pics :)


I'll give you some tips.

1) get camera
2) stand in front of tank
3) take picture

get to it.

Stop paying games and give us a full shot of the tank, all angles please Raj.

updated pics????

I'll give you some tips.

1) get camera
2) stand in front of tank
3) take picture

get to it.

It's that simple! Come on Raj "You can do it"

Leave Raj alone, he went to Georgia ;0

Leave Raj alone, he went to Georgia ;0

Oh, it's officially ON! Nobody talks about UGA like that...nobody! And I thought we were friends!
:bash:

I was just trying to stick up for you.

I have to give you UGA people a hard time. My wife and her sisters all went there.

Leave Raj alone, he went to Georgia ;0

LOL! So THAT's what went wrong! :yay:

Bbuuuuuuuurrrrrrrnnnnnn!

This is the best that I can do as of now.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f27/skriz007/Aquarium/P7231247.jpg

As you can see, the tank needs quite a bit of cleaning!

Looks awesome to me!

Looks awesome to me!

Yes it does!

Finally Raj, maybe it looks better in person, or maybe you just don't know how to work a camera. haha, I'll have to come see it soon.

Holy Crap!!! LOOKS AWESOME! Can you leave that in your will to me please?

Hey looking good. The corals look a lot bigger then the last time I saw them.:up:

You fish look tired from having to swim around so much. Poor things.

Joe

thanks guys! Yeah, the "frags" have grown quite a bit lately, so things are starting to fill in :)

some macros:

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f27/skriz007/Aquarium/P7231270.jpg

Very Nice! How about some more coral shots???? I want to see what all you got in this beast.

hot pink zoas
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f27/skriz007/Aquarium/P7231263.jpg

fire and ice

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f27/skriz007/Aquarium/P7231250.jpg

ORA birdsnest
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f27/skriz007/Aquarium/P7231254.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f27/skriz007/Aquarium/P7231252.jpg

I forget the name, but they're awesome...

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f27/skriz007/Aquarium/P7231251.jpg

Are those the same Hot Pink as I think they are if so WOW the MH does them so much justice. Your tank is outstanding I like all the room for the fish. That thing is rediculously huge hahaha right on.

what fish do you have??????

really nice bro! those coral shots are money!!

What fish doesn't he have. I want that mystery wrasse in there.

yeah Will, those are your pinks..they rule!

My mystery wrasse is the money..he's fat and cool looking. The best one I've seen in person.

:up: :up: I love it... I want some of the Hot pink Zoes:D !

tank looks AWSOME to me!

Jason

Hey Mr. I can't take pictures then busting out the macro shots. Can't use that excuse anymore. Nice shots!

Love the Hot Pink Zoa's.

Joe

Very Nice Raj!

Hey Mr. I can't take pictures then busting out the macro shots. Can't use that excuse anymore. Nice shots!

Love the Hot Pink Zoa's.

Joe

HAHA! THat's all I can take. Didn't you notice the fts?

Very Nice Raj!

THank you!

For the first time ever, I now have snails! I added 47 and they're cleaning up the beast...finally!

sounds awesome.....an 800 gallon snail tank. I'll take the ones from the bottom.




indian massive 09

Raj. Is this so you can show your tank. I said I would clean itfor some frags.

Dude that picture doesnt do the tank justice! I got to see this thing in person and WOW! My jaw dropped in awe. I almost forgot why i was there! Nice tank Raj.

is that tank all glass? better hope it doesnt leak

It's all starphire! :D

Thanks Andre!

Nancy- those would be the most expensive frags ever...there's a lot of work to be done!

first starphire tank ive ever seen

Man I need to come see that monster. Of course that would make we want one too so maybe it's not such a good idea...

Man I need to come see that monster. Of course that would make we want one too so maybe it's not such a good idea...


LOL! This tank had me drooling! He kept saying "man im sorry its a little dirty! I havent had time to clean the tank." But i didnt notice it being dirty or undermaintenanced at all. He had a bunch of corals and fish! I plan on going this big or a bit bigger in the future i said to him. He even offered to help me design my tank and give me his honest opinion and reccomendations. Such a cool tank. Def worth the drive to his mini ocean. He could probable charge an addmission fee for that monster.

Ta-da! Raj's tank. With water, fish and everything!

http://s293.photobucket.com/albums/mm51/rlmblm21/Raj_s%20tank/?albumview=slideshow

Looks good!! Thanks for sharing!

His tank isn't even that cool... it sucks.

Me and Raj are gonna make it much cleaner here in a few weeks.

so the pics are not working for me???

wtb updates please. How's the tank coming? :0

Raj who build you tank? I looked back on the first few pages and did not see.

Wish I could have seen this thing in all it's glory. Got it back up and running again?