Recent content by Pittsburgh

well, its been over a month since my last post... All that time I've been experimenting with the setup while waiting for my rock. Marshall rock was and still is not available and I dont know when it will be, so I finally gave up and bought 100lbs of semi cured fiji from my LFS. That was two...

well... I have a few reasons to empty the tank. I may have to move the tank around the room. Besides, i considered the initial run to be a cleaning cycle for all equipment, so that it is free of oil and whatever else was in those pumps and hoses. I ended up keeping tap water for a few days...

umm... those prices are in CAD I understand? Looks somewhat out of proportion to me, but the total is probably more or less reasonable. $650 for 36'' lighting is definately too much... you can find a cheaper sump also. Not sure why they need to cut the glass and charge for it. You can definately...

Thanks guys! you are too nice. Lando: regarding powerheads. Those tunze 6101's that I got are supposed to be extremely efficient... I have also repositioned them using magnet holders (see pics below). If I turn both of them to the maximum, the water at the top looked like it was boiling. :)...

hmm... I was going to do all tubing. PVC is not very critical for a tank of my size. I'm gonna put a valve after the pump somewhere so that i can control the flow, and perhaps on return from the tank to the sump. I was thinking about the background... Still cant figure out what exactly I...

All equipment came in yesterday except for the skimmer, which is to arrive today. I spent last night installing RO/DI unit and assembling lightning. RO/DI took the longest, but seems to work great so far. I will post some pictures of the light and other assembled stuff tonight. Now, I got some...

Called MD... two Tunze magnetic holders added to the order... the website says they will hold Turbelle PHs up to 45w... so should be fine. Thanks alot for the hint. As far as the magnetic field, I would imaging that it is present at all time as long as the magnet is there. The question is, how...

I will check Tunze website again... from reading the 6101 manual, I got the impression that magnetic mounts are not available for 6101's... only for 6300 model line... also, 6101's are quite bulky and heavy, I hardly imaging a magnet that can hold them while they are in motion.... also, what...

austinsdad: I've noticed that you have an ability to read my mind... I was just thinking of electric layout last night. Ofcourse, all powerstrips and plugs will be mounted outside. Hopefully, everything will fit on the back of the stand. I am jsut waiting for my pumps and lights to come in to...

Just got back Back from MACNA. Very glad I made it there today. Although I couldnt find any of AA guys... The main reason I went there was to look for some nice aquascaping ideas. Indeed, there were a few very large reef tanks, so I got some nice photos to look at tonight. Seen an amazing...

Already... I must admit, a was a bit fast on choosing the powerheads... Tunze 6045's would be a waste when plugged into 7095 multicontroller... I am having difficulty finding 6065's. Therefore, I'm gonna go with two 6101's and a 7095. Like austinsdad mentioned, it will most likely be an overkill...

austinsdad: sounds like a plan. I will probably get all of my cleanup crew from my LFS. But thats later... The light and RO/DI have been ordered. Found a good deal on SunPod at pet mountain. Finding the sump at a good price seems to be abit of a problem... may end up getting it from LFS this...

I may consider stopping by... not on Friday of course. I just realized that live like four miles away from ExpoMart... so, perhaps on one of the weekend days.

Very well... After reading all your suggestions, I have come up with the newer version of the grand equipment list. Here we go: Grand Equipment List v.0.9a: 00. RO/DI: 6 stage 100GPD RO/DI Water filter 01. Lighting: 48'' SunPod 1164 2x250W 14,000K unit with 9 lunar lights, automatic timers...

lando: Thanks for the input. I looked at your sump, it seems you got a built-n skimmer in there. how is it working out for you? I've heard too many times people talking about replacing bioballs with LR rumble. So I guess this is what I am going to do as well. Isnt 150 abit small for that tank...