I am going to be putting this build together over the next few weeks. I am starting a thread so I get peoples opinion on parts of it. ordered a 120 48x24x24 with dual overflows that should be here tomorrow. My plans are to set up the 120 with a 22 gallon frag tank plumbed into it. They will have matching stands. Anyway I have alot of stuff and will be looking for some more.

As for equipment I plan on using the sump I have on my 40b thats just under 40g. For lighting I am looking for another 250w PFO HQI pendant or something similar. This would give me 2x250 plus 2x39w T-5ho actinics. As for skimmers, I have a coralife 125 and MRC oceanforce 100. I'm not sure either is large enough so I will probably be looking to do some trading to get one thats more appropriate to the size. I have also tossed around the idea of running both of them. i plan on using a mag 12 for a return. For flow I am probably going to go with 3 or 4 modded maxijets.

On the frag tank I am going to be running a mag 5 and a 175 watt se with a ushio 14k and ARO ballast. I already have all this laying around so it cuts down on the cost. I will throw some K-2s in for flow. It will be plumbed in to the bigger system and the stand will have shelves for storage.

I will get some pics up because I am starting the stand tomorrow, and hopefully going to get the tank.

Let's get this thing started !!:yay: :thumbs: :yay:

Sounds good so far! :up:

And so it begins !!! Big thanks to Sal at Saltwater City for getting this so quick.
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Nice cant wait to see this build come along

Big props go out to Shromy for helping me move some stuff around. We got my 40b moved to make room for the big tank. I didn't get the stand started today but I will get it and the canopy done over the next week.
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Uh why are your eyes so red Steve? The one in the picture, not me.

That tank looks like crap John.

Uh why are your eyes so red Steve? The one in the picture, not me.

That tank looks like crap John.LOL, Guess I will just toss it.

You probably should, just leave it in the protective cardboard and set it out by the street tomorrow night. Santa will surely come for someone!

shromy looks like he is on shrooms.

Annce called it! But really John, I'm gonna have to come check out your set-ups.

Got started on the stand. I may get it skinned tonight also. Probably over built it, but better safe than sorry.
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Sweetness! You can't overbuild a stand John. Make it sturdy; you won't be sorry.

Good to see you're making it without a center brace. Those center braces are a PITA.

Sweetness! You can't overbuild a stand John. Make it sturdy; you won't be sorry.

Good to see you're making it without a center brace. Those center braces are a PITA.Yeah, I chose to do the top in 2x6 because I didn't want the center brace.

Did you use screws?:D

Got the sheeting on and most of the trim done. I still need to put the floor in and build the doors. There are also a couple of pieces of trim I have to put on the corners . I plan on painting it black. I will be building a canopy for it next.
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Looking good John, what skimmer are you planning to use, and is this going to be mixed reef?

Looks nice man!!!! Ready to get water in it? I need to come by and check it out.

Looking good John, what skimmer are you planning to use, and is this going to be mixed reef?
Yep its gonna be a mixed reef. I still havn't decided what I am going to do for a skimmer. I have 3 sitting here.

Looking Good man!

Did you use screws?:DLOL, I own nail guns and ain't afraid to use them.

LMAO! Sounds like an "ACCIDENT" waiting to happen! Jp John you are truly a handy man. I may recruit you in the future for a project or two.

PS I cant wait to see this baby up and running.

Nice stand! Can't wait to see the finished product.

You are pretty handy John. I cant believe you are setting up a non-nano. You have betrayed your cause.

hope you layed the framing nailer down before running the trim??? never mind get the caulk. hahaha

OK its getting somewhere. I have the stand done. Just need to mount the doors. I picked up another 250 PFO pendant and a 2x 250 ballast. I will be starting on the canopy tomorrow. This thing will hopefully see some water by the end of the week.

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Here was todays project :thumbs: . I got the canopy done, just have to paint it. I left the back open and installed a lip to put a clip on fan if needed.
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Sweet looking canopy!

Man john i wish i could make stuff like that, it is amazing!

John, lots of people can make nice stuff, but you seem to have some kind of speed talent. It seems like you pump out projects like a machine.

BTW, we still need to hang out sometime!

John, lots of people can make nice stuff, but you seem to have some kind of speed talent. It seems like you pump out projects like a machine.

BTW, we still need to hang out sometime!I'm well motivated. I wont quit till its up and running :up:

Ah, when I was young....

Looking good!

Got started on the stand. I may get it skinned tonight also. Probably over built it, but better safe than sorry.

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You think!? :) I think I used less wood in my wife's 300g stand! :)

Lookin good bud! Cant wait till you fill this baby!

Looks good man. You going to get that Powder Brown? I am picking up my Powder Blue Friday! I think the Powder Brown would look great in that tank.

Ok I finally got the canopy painted. I also got the back painted black. Big thanks to Mike Sommers for helping me move this thing around to paint it.
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sweet!

Looks good man. That the same kind of tank I want to get. Great size!!

PM your way.

Looks really good man. Fill it up!

Looks really good man. Fill it up!LOL I'm getting there. I just got the lights up and the reefkeeper installed

LOL I'm getting there. I just got the lights up and the reefkeeper installed

WOW your going high tech! which version did you get. I'm looking into getting to new reefkeeper Light

WOW your going high tech! which version did you get. I'm looking into getting to new reefkeeper LightIts the original. I dont have a reactor so I really just wanted to make use of the timer, Temp, and powerhead options. Plus I couldn't beat the price. If I do get a reactor in the future I will upgrade.

Yeah i'm think with the mid grade light i could monitor the ca reactor ph tank temp and lights but idk still to be determined

sweet.:up:

Well, I got all my electrical mounted in the stand and my lights installed. I also got my sump set in place. I mounted the reefkeeper controller on the side of the stand so it would be easy to access and put in feed mode.

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Wheres the water?

Ok I got it plumbed up. I ended up changing my fuge around and running the return chamber in the center. I then plumbed one overflow into the fuge and one into the skimmer chamber.
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I also got it filled up :yay: I still need to order nother Pheonix 14K Right now it has a Ushio 10K on the left and a Pheonix on the right if your curious about the color difference
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WOW and all in about 2 week great build john!

Oh and creations had Pheonix 14k the last time i was there

Is the water cloudy? I am getting a kind of "Predator Invisible" look from the overflows-and it's kinda sweet.

Comin along really nice.

Is the water cloudy? I am getting a kind of "Predator Invisible" look from the overflows-and it's kinda sweet.Its still a little cloudy plus I havn't wiped down the inside of the glass.

Looks real good John!!!

Looks good man:thumbs:. Did you check out my 90 thread. I will let you know asap on that LR. Congrats:up:

Lookin good. I love the Phoenix bulbs.

Joe

Thanks guys, I still have a few things I need to get nailed down but its enough to transfer the livestock.

hey john if you dont mind how much did you give for the tank im looking for one that size? pm if you like

Looks really good.

Now I know who beat me to Phil's Reefkeeper. I see in the picture.....

Looking good> I need to talk to you john.

Joe

Now I know who beat me to Phil's Reefkeeper. I see in the picture.....

Looking good> I need to talk to you john.

Joe
LOL, I was all over that :D .

Looking good man!!

eww! you have world tour. Yuk!
nice build, i like the dimensions on the tank.

Havent been on this thread in a bit and I must say you have def made some progress! YAY! Its got water! Congrats.

Thanks guys, I ordered my powerheads and a new phoenix 14k. I'm wondering if this thing will even get a cycle since I used new sand and cured rock.

What powerheads did you go with?

I ordered two MJ1200s with the sure flow mods and mag holders. I am also throwing my 2= K2's and 2=K1's in there. That should be around 6000gph flow.

That will be nice, if you have the room those MJ mods are great!

eww! you have world tour. Yuk!
nice build, i like the dimensions on the tank.LOL :party:

I finally got all my other rock moved over. My other phoenix 14k also came in. We started moving some of the corals over also but they are sitting on racks untill I'm sure that the anemone stays put. Between the rock out of my other two tanks and the rock I bought I have right at 120lbs in there.

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Here is another shot without the flash.

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Needs a Powder Brown! Looks Good man! Congrats on the good luck:up:

:up:

lookin' gooddddddddddddddddddd!

Way to go John !!

I just saw the pics of the rock moved over. It looks really good! How many pounds do you have in there?

Nice SPEEDY build there. Looks super that stand and canopy look really nice. I have a 90 right now thats 48x19x24deep but the extra 5" would be great for depth. Cant wait to see some more pics.

John I have to say that you do beautiful work. I've seen your other builds and I am amazed with your skills. I love your cube setup and it has inspired me to do a cube. Just wish I could build stands like you do.

John I have to say that you do beautiful work. I've seen your other builds and I am amazed with your skills. I love your cube setup and it has inspired me to do a cube. Just wish I could build stands like you do.

Just buy his cube its forsale for a good prce.

Thanks folks, I will get some pics with the corals in it.

terrible...just terrible..

Looking great I need to come over and check it out

Well I'm slowly getting my corals placed. I also picked up a couple fish today. I got a powder brown tang, yellow watchman/pistol pair and some cromis. Anyway here are some more recent pics

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That's nice man

It's looking great John.

I absolutely love the Powder Browns. And good luck seeing the shrimp/goby again, lol.

Thanks guys. I will get some pics of the goby/pistol pair when they find eachother again. The pistol is already going to town digging a burrow. My wife Melissa is the one that picked out the powder brown. I was skeptical after doing some reading about the difficulty of getting them on prepaired foods. She ate flake at the store and Rods shortly after getting introduced into my tank. Its truely a beautiful fish.

Nice!!!! Looks great man, I got to get over soon and see it in person

Looks great! Love the Tang. You will really enjoy him. Despite the problem my PBT had he is doing great. They are pigs!!!!! Mine is about 4" and almost 1/2" thick. He eats all day. Same with the Blonde. It will take a week or two to get a good diet and feeding times down. Once he decides hes home he will even clean your dinner plate:up: .

Nice build. Looks great.

Love the Powder Brown!!! It is on my list of must haves for my tank. Tank is looking good John!!!!

Got my new skimmer in yesterday. Its the Reef octopus DNW-150 I will be plumbing it in tonight.
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Got the right sized tubing? :)

Beautiful! I picked up my DNW-110 i can't wait to get it going

Got the right sized tubing? :)LOL, I went and grabbed it today.

Beautiful! I picked up my DNW-110 i can't wait to get it goingThanks, You should be happy. I have heard great reviews about these, I'm excited to find out.

Since I got the skimmer installed and the doors on the stand, I figured it was time to get started on the frag tank. I built the stand today. It will match the stand on the 120. I am also building a hood of sorts to house the light but it wont sit on the tank. The plan is to install adjustable shelf brackets on the wall and suspend it from them. I saw this on someone elses build and figured it would work perfect for aclimating new corals to the light. I'm going to run a 175 ushio 14k.

All this will be plumbed into the big tank. The stand is going to hold about 12 gallons of top off water for the system in a rubbermaid. This should buy me a little over a week on topoffs. I picked up the autotopoff.com ATO with two float switches.

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im assuming you wont drill the side of your display so how are you going to connect the two.. from underneath??

everything looks great

Good call on the ATO, those look nice. I've been eyeing their setups for a while. I want a review after you get it installed.

im assuming you wont drill the side of your display so how are you going to connect the two.. from underneath??

everything looks great
The small tank is already drilled with bulkheads. Its gonna be plumbed into the sump with a mag 5 return pump and the overflow will go into the skimmer chamber.

Good call on the ATO, those look nice. I've been eyeing their setups for a while. I want a review after you get it installed. Prices were really good and they had two float switches so I figured I would give it a shot. Plus Jhutto had told me about them a while back and said he had good success.

Yeah they look nice and easy to install. I've got all kinds of relays and what not laying around here to build my own, but those look super nice.

Anyways, back on topic... That frag tank is nice. Man I love that size tank. I think Bud had the first one of those I saw at the Collins Hill Frag Swap. I need to pick me one up.

Its the perfect size for what I want 24x18x12. It will help my display not look so cluttered later on and able to grow out some frags.

the auto top off from autotopoff.com works great. As John says you can buy this already made for only a few dollars more that making it yourself. I have had one on my 90 gallon for several years and no issues and just added to my 40 breeder. I have my water beside the tank and its also on a timer as a fail safe. If you get it, also get the autolifter pump as its a great little pump and make sure you keep the float switch clean so it does not gum up and stick. That is true of all the top off relays.
Joe

Made a trip over to Creation Reef today. Melissa fell in love with a Sailfin Tang. I know it will eventually get to big for the tank but since it was a zebrasoma instead of a acanthrus like we already have I let her get it. Plus its small so we should be able to enjoy it for a while. All in all its a pretty cool fish. I really am enjoying the large tank, and being able to get more swimming fish. It adds a new dimension to the tank. I'm letting Melissa pick the fish for it as long as they are reef safe. she seems to have an eye for it:up:

Sorry the pics arn't that great. The actinics were the only thing on and it was hard to get a ballance with the low light.

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Sweet. I love sailfin tangs they have so much personality. Nice tank John, its looking good!

Sweet. I love sailfin tangs they have so much personality. Nice tank John, its looking good!Thanks Jin, Both my Tangs have great personality. I'm just crossing my fingers they will get along.

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Really looking nice John, good job.

WOW! Where have I been? Looks great! Congrats man!

Here are some more cropped images for you John. The tripod makes things a lot easier.

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LOL, and thats the favia that got thrown away it MACNA because they said it was dead.

Is that the favite you got from the "water trash can"? If so, a great testament to your skill. I thought it was a goner too, thats why I didn't fight you for it.:doh:

Is that the favite you got from the "water trash can"? If so, a great testament to your skill. I thought it was a goner too, thats why I didn't fight you for it.:doh:Thats the one. It looked even worse when I got it home and was almost completely receeded. I just didn't give up on it. Now its doing great and growing. Nothing like dumpster diving for corals LOL

John that sailfin looks great. Your tank seems to be coming along well.

Thanks Tyler, Melissa fell in love with it when she saw him at the store. There was a little positioning between it and my powder brown when I first put him in but everything has settled down now.John that sailfin looks great. Your tank seems to be coming along well.

Well I havn't gotten much done on the frag tank because I have been sick. I did get the stand done and painted. I should get it plumbed in over the weekend.

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I realized I never got a picture with the skimmer installed. Fits in there like it was made for it. So far I'm really pleased with the performance. I am still playing around with feed pumps on it. I have tried both the maxijet 1200 and 900. The 1200 skims a little wet so I may go back to the 900 or lower the T on the return. Right now with the valve open all the way it makes it skim to high up the neck.

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I cant believe that monster fit under there...How much elbow grease did it take to get it under there..

I cant believe that monster fit under there...How much elbow grease did it take to get it under there..It was really less of a deal than we thought. It goes right in almost like it was made to fit that sump. Slims like crazy :up: . It was skimming a little dryer with 900 and the skimmate was alot darker.

Lookin GREAT dude:up: . I am so ready to put the 90 back together. Another couple of weeks and its show time!

Lookin GREAT dude:up: . I am so ready to put the 90 back together. Another couple of weeks and its show time!Thanks Mike, You'll have to get by and check it out. Hows your QT going? Looking forward to seing the 90 go up.

They are doing great. I updated my threads. I will have to come by. Whats going on Sunday. Shauna has to work. Maybe I can come by if your going to be around. I will give you a ring.

:thumbs: on the tank.

OK I got the frag tank finished up. I oredered a PFO mogul pendant and hung it on black shelf brackets. I was going to use a batwing and build a hood but This turned out nice and clean. Now on to setting up my ATO. Here are a few pictures. Its running a 175w ushio 14k.

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sweet.

:thumbs: Looks good man

Thanks guys, I still have a ton of stuff I need to get moved over to the frag tank.

Well, Here is an update. I had a little bryopsis battle a while back. I still need to mount some stuff I moved out of the way to keep it from growing over. I'm getting it back to where I want it slowly. here are some pics I just snapped

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Lookin good!

Looking good man!

There is a blenny in there that is massive! Post a pic to show the scale of that bad boy if you can. Oh yeah, The frags that JetskiQueen sold me (Purple Haze and Sun Set Monti) are doing great! I had fun talkin crazy universe physics with you and he Doc a while back. C you.

There is a blenny in there that is massive! Post a pic to show the scale of that bad boy if you can. Oh yeah, The frags that JetskiQueen sold me (Purple Haze and Sun Set Monti) are doing great! I had fun talkin crazy universe physics with you and he Doc a while back. C you.Thats Murray my lawnmower blenny. I'll try and get a pic that shows some scale. I've had him for a pretty long time. I enjoyed hangin with you also. You have some mad skills with metal.

Well, Here is an update. I had a little bryopsis battle a while back. I still need to mount some stuff I moved out of the way to keep it from growing over.

I hate that stuff. Tech M took care of it for me, but now you have to worry about every little frag you put in your tank becasue I have seen it on so many frags, even LE type corals from online vendors. Bryopsis is an absolute plague. Give me Redbugs instead to Bryopsis anytime.
Dave

You have some mad skills with metal.

You know what they say." Bless his heart he tries so hard "

Thanx for the update John. The tank matured nicely. I really like it.

Hey Micheal I'm posting this one just for you. It's the Macna garbage can favia. :thumbs:

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Tank is looking good bro!

man thats one awsome tank john .love it

Looks great! i love that toadstool at the top left. Definitely sticks out

Looks great man Im real jelous of the frag tank LOL.

Saw these tanks in person the other day when I was knockin' on people's doors for no reason.....Nice tank John, it was a pleasure meeting you and misses...look forward to seeing ya'll again soon...

Snapped a few more shots today. I wish I could figure out how to pull more color out of my corals with the camera. Anyway here are some I liked.

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I see a new fish in there!!!:D

I see a new fish in there!!!:DThere are actually two new fish. The bartletts I got from you LOL. Plus I decided to give a CBB another try. I noticed him eating some frozen food today. Hasn't touched any aptasia but grazes on pods.

Congrats on getting the CBB to eat....those guys can be boogers sometimes

Figured it was time to upgrade. I have been running the RK1 for a while now and its done its job. I just wanted a few of the new features so I picked this up today from Tim. I had been weighing my options on controllers for a couple of months. I don't run calcium reactors but still needed 8 plugs for lighting , Flow and temp functions. I figured the RK lite would probably be my best option. I also purchased another PC4 so I would end up with 8 plugs and kept it under $200. If for some reason I do decide to run a reactor then I can upgrade it without running a seperate PH controller. My old RK1 is going on the frag system I'm building now.

The old beast.
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You know, if you're posting pics, you're not installing it fast enough.

If I had known you were thinking about a RKL, I would have stayed a few more minutes to help Tim make the sale, lol. I've had mine since May and love it.

You know, if you're posting pics, you're not installing it fast enough.

If I had known you were thinking about a RKL, I would have stayed a few more minutes to help Tim make the sale, lol. I've had mine since May and love it.
LOL, It was nice meeting you today. I plan on installing once my lights go off for the night. Tim didn't have to do much pitching. I had been eying them for a while. It was more a decision to go with the level 1 and add a pc4 or just get the level 3. I ended up choosing the first option because I don't have plans of adding a reactor.

Very nice addition John! I'm trying to decide between the apex lite or RK lite level 3. I'm just torn.

Very nice addition John! I'm trying to decide between the apex lite or RK lite level 3. I'm just torn.Thanks Colin, I'll let you know what I think of the RK lite.

John, nice addition. I have been thinking of doing something similar, but not yet ready to make that step$$..Maybe after I get my ATO, and some livestock.....

John, nice addition. I have been thinking of doing something similar, but not yet ready to make that step$$..Maybe after I get my ATO, and some livestock.....I decided the way I'm going to get the stuff need for the frag system is to just upgrade everything on my 120. Next is lumenmax elite reflectors and radiums then I will move the PFO's and phoenix DE's downstairs in the fishroom.

Now that sir, is a great idea!!!:D

Well, I got the controller installed now I have to figure out how to work the darn thing.

Well, I got the controller installed now I have to figure out how to work the darn thing.

Very nice addition to your system! I have heard that the reef keepers are awesome controllers... it is certainly on my wish list for 2010 :D

Very nice addition to your system! I have heard that the reef keepers are awesome controllers... it is certainly on my wish list for 2010 :DThanks, This little thing has some really cool features. I finally got it installed and programmed. I had to do some firmware updates and there was a learning curve going from the old style RK. I'm really looking forward to the Net module coming out along with the new firmware updates.

On another note my clown wrasse jumped the night before last. I was right there and got him back in. I decided to name him lucky becuase its the second time its happened in a year and I was there both times. Guess I need to screen the back of my canopy. I've been planning on doing it for a long time I've just been procrastinating LOL.

Well I played around with the little waterproof camera I got for Christmas. I'm loving this thing. Still gotta tweek the settings but I think it does a good job for a $150 camera.

Yuma ricordia
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture442.jpg

Undata
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture437.jpg

Welso having a snack
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture455.jpg

ORA spongades
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture459.jpg

Agent orange
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture461.jpg

Ora supernatural Cap
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture434.jpg

Nice pics John, looks like some more stuff I need frags of....:D

John, could you tell me more about your UW camera?(Make,model #,etc...)
The tank looks great BTW.

Sweet Pics John. I have the same Yuma, undata, and spongodes. Slick pictures of them for sure.

John, could you tell me more about your UW camera?(Make,model #,etc...)
The tank looks great BTW.Sure Jason. Its a fujifilm Z33 WP.

Looking good J-Doggy dog!

Need to make my way over there soon.. Been too busy being slack..

Looking good J-Doggy dog!

Need to make my way over there soon.. Been too busy being slack..Thanks Doc. You know your welcome anytime :up:. I have a bunch of rolls of insulation that need put up :D.

Insulation and me do not mix very well..

I'll send jeeves to gas up Air Fish One!

Insulation and me do not mix very well..

I'll send jeeves to gas up Air Fish One!
LOL, I'll get the secret service to do a walk through.

All Clear!!!:shades:

all clear!!!:shades::d

Thought I could contribute something.....
Need insulation hung? Will work for frags, I have put up insulation before and I haven't felt the itch in a while so.....LMK.

Thanks JohnSure Jason. Its a fujifilm Z33 WP.

Played around with the camera again today.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture2636.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture2640.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture2667.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture2645.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture2628.jpg

Wow, those are great photos, John. I really like the brightness of the zoas and the SPS in the next to last pic!

Wow, those are great photos, John. I really like the brightness of the zoas and the SPS in the next to last pic!Thanks, the hawkins blue has to be my favorite coral in my tank. The SPS in the first pic isn't anything special but I really like the patern its developing around the coralites

Mmmmm Hawkins...let me know when you have some frags of that available ;)

Mmmmm Hawkins...let me know when you have some frags of that available ;)I actually have a frag or two in frag tank right now. :up: Sending you a PM

Picked up this mini colony today. Couldn't get the color in the pic. Its colored a real nice green and redish purple.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/Picture2693.jpg

That last pic looks like the kiwi strawberry milli.Nice find.:thumbs:

Its not a milli but kinda reminds me of a tricolor

Dang the color it much different in your tank.

Dang the color it much different in your tank.The redish purple dosn't really come out as much in the pic. But yeah, it does look different under my lighting.

Great pics John.

John,

First off, awesome job on the tank! Second, the pics have looked amazing... you are a really clear zoom on the corals/frags.

I do not mean to get off topic as this is your build thread, but what kind of camera are you using to take these pics?



Jeff

He uses some sort of waterproof camera. It is pretty nice.

John,

First off, awesome job on the tank! Second, the pics have looked amazing... you are a really clear zoom on the corals/frags.

I do not mean to get off topic as this is your build thread, but what kind of camera are you using to take these pics?



JeffNo problem, feel free to ask whatever you want.

Colin is correct, Its a Fuji waterproof point and shoot. I love it. I can just stick the camera in the tank and get as close as I want.

On a side note. The Frag tank is going away this week and frags are getting put in the new system. I also pulled most of the zoas out. They are going in a zoa only setup downstairs. Just trying to get my sandbed cleaned up so I don't have frags everywhere.

Ok I got it plumbed up. I ended up changing my fuge around and running the return chamber in the center. I then plumbed one overflow into the fuge and one into the skimmer chamber.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e395/jetskiking/othercard830.jpg


I see what you mean now about the center return. I'll keep it mind for next time

No problem, feel free to ask whatever you want.

Colin is correct, Its a Fuji waterproof point and shoot. I love it. I can just stick the camera in the tank and get as close as I want.


That is an awesome camera... I have really enjoyed the pics in your build thread! Keep the pictures coming :thumbs:



Jeff

Any new pics?

Any new pics?

YEA John! Whats UP!!:D

LOL,nothing lately. I've had my hands full with a larger project :up:

LOL,nothing lately. I've had my hands full with a larger project :up:

I understand! :up: