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Biffy Finally Gets a Build Thread!
- Thread starter Bifferwine
- Start date
www.king5.com/animals/news/stories/M_IMAGE.11...
225 x 168 - 10k
225 x 168 - 10k
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Here are a couple pics of the new rocks. They only charged me $6/lb!
Here's the new torch:
The new flowerpot:
And check out what's left of my poor bubble after the boil!!! The trumpet is above it:
Full tank shot:
Left side (which as all my random frags and corals and rocks just sitting on the sand for now):
Right side (which is partially aquascaped -- I'm getting there):
Pictures of sump and plumbing coming up later on today.
Diamond goby has been a no-show since I put him in there. I'll get a picture of him and the flowerpot when it opens up later on too.
Here's the new torch:
The new flowerpot:
And check out what's left of my poor bubble after the boil!!! The trumpet is above it:
Full tank shot:
Left side (which as all my random frags and corals and rocks just sitting on the sand for now):
Right side (which is partially aquascaped -- I'm getting there):
Pictures of sump and plumbing coming up later on today.
Diamond goby has been a no-show since I put him in there. I'll get a picture of him and the flowerpot when it opens up later on too.
winyfrog
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Southern Utah
Lookin good!
BlueSi4
Reefing newb
- Location
- Scarsdale, NY
Looking amazing Biffer!!!
reeffreak
Reef pro
- Location
- Clarksville,Tn
Those rocks Neal pick up looks awesome Biff.
The tank is coming along nicely.
You added a Goniopora so soon?Feed and protect,baby!Feed and protect!
Don't let any of the tentacles get under the sand,brown jelly can be brutal.
Oh and a really nice torch too!
The tank is coming along nicely.
You added a Goniopora so soon?Feed and protect,baby!Feed and protect!
Don't let any of the tentacles get under the sand,brown jelly can be brutal.
Oh and a really nice torch too!
bobby
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- hehe right behind you. hehe
WOW everything looks great biff! I'm happy for you, ya b!tch. LOL
You know I'm kidding.
You know I'm kidding.
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
I love you too, Booby!!
I should start calling you "Ricky Booby" -- from Talladega Nights, with the French accent, LOL.
Yeah Freak, I was wary about adding the goni so soon...Hehehe, a week into my tank being set up ;). But it was super cheap and looked good. And Neal was like, "I want that one! I want that one!" We'll see how it goes.
There is still no ammonia or nitrites in my tank, so I think I was able to successfully avoid a new cycle!!! I can't wait to get the rest of the rocks in there so I can move my dining room table back into the dining room and start adding more corals.
yote
Reef pro
With every thing you already got,it still looks empty.But its looking great too.
You going to a hellva reef.
Good luck with with it.
PS
Want some more kenyas to fill in with?
You going to a hellva reef.
Good luck with with it.
PS
Want some more kenyas to fill in with?
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Oh it looks empty now... But remember I have 200 lbs of rock sitting in trash cans in my dining room waiting to be placed in their new home! I'm in negotiation right now to get a crapload of cheap frags. I'm going to be the "guinea pig" for an aquacultured coral company that has never shipped corals before, but wants to expand their business. I'll get everything 50% off and free shipping in exchange for taking pictures of everything and keeping track of the conditions in which they arrive in from the different shipping companies. Hopefully this will happen in a couple months or so.
yote
Reef pro
AWESOME.
Let me know how that goes.I might want to order some SPS from em.
You sure you aint using your looks to get these great deals?
Let me know how that goes.I might want to order some SPS from em.
You sure you aint using your looks to get these great deals?
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Yeah, it's kinda funny, I never realized that naked pictures would get me so far in this hobby!! ;)
Just kidding. I don't swap nudie pics for corals. I swear I don't. Hehehe.
yote
Reef pro
Yeah right:mrgreen:
NewPortRichey
Reefing newb
- Location
- New Port Richey, FL
It's really looking good! I can't wait to see all that live rock on there fully aquascaped! Oh, and I'm wanting to see your sump and plumbing. I know, it's on the way.
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Okay, for all you people that get excited about pictures of sumps and plumbing... well, first off I don't understand your attitude. "F*ck those coral and fish pictures, I want to see some PVC!!!" But here they are anyways! I am to please.
Booo hissssss! My flowerpot opened up. BRING ON THE PVC DAMMIT!!!
Top of the tank. Eggcrate, of course!
Back of the tank. PVC splits in a T to both sides of the aquarium.
Full sump picture.
Equipment section of the sump. All I have now is an Aqua C Remora Pro, inside the sump. This will do until I upgrade skimmers. No heaters!!!
Refugium and return pump section (Eheim 1200). The refugium consists of a 6" to 8" sand bed, chaetomorpha, some hitchhiking caulerpa, and live rock rubble. The water level is higher than the baffles right now because I added some more live rock to the tank today.
Plumbing from the return pump and from the overflow on the opposite side of the tank.
Plumbing from both overflows. Where the water comes out is completely submerged to minimize noise.
BTW, Neal gets credit for all the plumbing. I told him what I wanted it to look like, and he put it all together. Yay Neal!
Booo hissssss! My flowerpot opened up. BRING ON THE PVC DAMMIT!!!
Top of the tank. Eggcrate, of course!
Back of the tank. PVC splits in a T to both sides of the aquarium.
Full sump picture.
Equipment section of the sump. All I have now is an Aqua C Remora Pro, inside the sump. This will do until I upgrade skimmers. No heaters!!!
Refugium and return pump section (Eheim 1200). The refugium consists of a 6" to 8" sand bed, chaetomorpha, some hitchhiking caulerpa, and live rock rubble. The water level is higher than the baffles right now because I added some more live rock to the tank today.
Plumbing from the return pump and from the overflow on the opposite side of the tank.
Plumbing from both overflows. Where the water comes out is completely submerged to minimize noise.
BTW, Neal gets credit for all the plumbing. I told him what I wanted it to look like, and he put it all together. Yay Neal!
NewPortRichey
Reefing newb
- Location
- New Port Richey, FL
Ok, well um, thanks for the photos. They help me out a lot planning mine. Neal looks like a handy guy.
