Deathies 110 Gallon

[charlie]

Don't know what to tell ya man, that is a bummer, but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do.

[Parrothead]

Sorry to hear about the downer stuff, I'm kinda in the same boat myself, just perfect what you have and what you can when you can. My 55 looks pretty barren right now, but its doing great, financial down falls are happening everywhere, it sucks, but we can only hope it doesn't last much longer. Just maintain what you have and as you can add as you go along.

Robert

[Deathsmile]

Well, im getting my lights tomorrow. Still up in the air if i gotta throw down another 100 or two hundred bucks though :\ Hopefully only 100 :]

Ill take some pics of the system once i have it on the hanging kit and such.

[Deathsmile]

Once i get things set up, this is what i wana add in my tank. (Just the Zoanthids though)

-Blue Shuriken
-Bleeding Hearts
-Mixed Dragon Eye
-Lava Zoanthids
-Branching Alveopora Marionensis Coral

Looking for SUPER COLORFUL corals and such to add in my tank. I want Stevie Wonder to see this **** from across the room

[Deathsmile]

New Lights are up and hung on my tank

[Deathsmile]

Just did a 30gallon water change to help get my params in check. Took out ALL of my rock, cleaned it off, got most of the sand out and rearranged it. Now i have like, 3 shelves to put things on and such when i get to that point. Need some more rock though to fill up one spot.

Lights are awesome!!

Also, it takes my pump around 35seconds to fill up a 5gallon jug. What formula would i use to figure out its size?

[metalhead]

Looking good Deathie

I'd lower that light a little though if I could.

[Deathsmile]

Its going to be lowered once i chop out some support beams and such in my Hood. Then itll only be bout an inch or 2 above the water.

[metalhead]

Also, it takes my pump around 35seconds to fill up a 5gallon jug. What formula would i use to figure out its size?

35/5 = 7 sec/gal

60/7 = 8.57 gal/min

8.57 x 60 = 514.28 gal/hr

... x 24 = 12,343 gal/day, etc...

So your pumps probably rated @ 500gph, or at least that's its current output ;;

[metalhead]

Its going to be lowered once i chop out some support beams and such in my Hood. Then itll only be bout an inch or 2 above the water.

Right on!

[Deathsmile]

I think that means that my pump isnt big enough to give me enough water flow at 500gal per hour for my 110gal tank :\

Yeah, i get to get out the power tools and do some man work on my hood!

[Parrothead]

Look at the mag 12, that will give you around 750 - 800 gph at the guesstimated head you are running, maybe a little more.

Tanks,
Robert

[Deathsmile]

Cool cool. Im gonna add in two K 4's if i add those into my tank would i be ok keeping the same return pump i have?

[Parrothead]

Deathy,

That depends on who you ask

Me, I want more flow as my design is to keep sps and one or 2 lps with a couple of clams, I want more flow for the sps.

Tanks,
Robert

[Deathsmile]

Well i want to get a whole ray of corals and such for my tank so i think the more flow i get the better. I set up some rocks like shelves so i can get some claims and such and put them perfectly on display and have plenty of light.

[Parrothead]

your corals are a ways down the road, as are mine, you've got time to get the mag 12, that along with your k4's you should be in good shape, take it from one who knows, go slow and do it right the first time.

Tanks,
Robert

[Deathsmile]

Thats true, didnt think about how long it would take to get all of that lined up. By that time i should have enough saved up for a mag12 and the K 4's. My pet rocks bit me today when i moved them around in my tank :[

[Steve McKay]

Got some good lights know I see good job.

[Deathsmile]

Guess what i got for christmas.... tonight for some reason, my damn tank is leaking from the fron and back seals. im so ****ing pissed, my carpet is flooded with salt water and idk why or how its leaking. im so ticked off, i think this is the last stand and its gone. i mean ****, my nitrates are still 50 and my phosphate is 5.00 its been over a month, i think im finally done, i cant deal with this tank anymore.

[Steve McKay]

Cool out.Are you sure it's leaking,not just spilled water?Was it a new tank?