d2mini's Epic Fantabulous New Reef Build

[chichimom79]

That is really really beautiful! I liked the music used in the video too! Are they going to use your setup for advertising? They should.

 

[Civicdemon]

All i could ever say about this set up is Amazing. Would love to do something like this when i get my own house. Especially the set up in the garage !!! Just wow.

 

[d2mini]

Thanks! :)

Wish I had more updates but not quite yet. Hopefully soon.

 

[d2mini]

Oh, wait... one small update... picked up an Eco-Gorg this weekend. :D

 

[ErinCahir]

Oooooo. So fuzzy.

 

[ZyberGoby]

Vary cool Dennis

 

[Barch]

very nice! I see that your PH is 8.17, is this where you normally run it?

 

[d2mini]

Thanks!
And yes, it is always in the low 8's. I just logged in from the office and it says it's at 8.01 at the moment. I don't attempt to adjust my ph. The range it stays in is fine.

 

[d2mini]

Here's some quick vids of a few coral and stuff.
My giant Frogspawn, my Galaxea and my Corky Finger Gorgonian.
All in HD on the tube.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SStMwR3de2U]Huge Frogspawn - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KwpjwVSPHs]Galaxea Coral Reaching Out - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLWDBqPcLeQ]Corky Finger Gorgonian - YouTube[/ame]

 

[buddy08]

Looks great, awesome vids. What all are you using for water movement again? I know you have vortechs but how many and what setting/speed?

 

[d2mini]

Well, one of my MP60's is down at the moment, waiting on a new wet side.
But the setup is one MP60 on each end of the tank, facing each other and then two MP40's on the back wall pointed towards the front glass.
The MP60's will be running slow pulse, anti synched and the MP40's are reef crest random. Don't know the speed at the moment.

 

[buddy08]

your water has so much natural looking flow! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Barch]

Dennis your tank is amazing....you set the bar pretty high for the rest of us....cool video's

 

[Ted]

Great looking videos...

 

[beeguiles]

Looks amazing as usual!

 

[d2mini]

Finally got around to creating a divider to separate the light over my mangroves from the frag side of the tank. Since these two lights run on opposite schedules, I was getting spill onto either section almost 24hrs/day. I just took some length of pvc pipe that I had leftover and cut a groove down one side on the table saw. Slapped a T on one end to act as a foot with a little extra pipe for extra stabilization. Did this on both sides and put a black sheet of acrylic in between which fits snug into the grooves on the pvc. :D

 

[Kizmar]

Finally got around to creating a divider to separate the light over my mangroves from the frag side of the tank. Since these two lights run on opposite schedules, I was getting spill onto either section almost 24hrs/day. I just took some length of pvc pipe that I had leftover and cut a groove down one side on the table saw. Slapped a T on one end to act as a foot with a little extra pipe for extra stabilization. Did this on both sides and put a black sheet of acrylic in between which fits snug into the grooves on the pvc. :D

Genius. Where'd you get that acrylic? Would that stuff be safe to use in water too (will it leach phosphate or anything else into the water)?

 

[d2mini]

Yup it's just acrylic. People use black for baffles in sumps to help keep light from spilling out of the fuge and causing algae in other sections. I went to my local plastic supply place. Cost me $24 for a 24x36 piece.

 

[ZyberGoby]

That's quite sick sir I love the corals in the sump

 

[lilmatty5dimes]

Awesome idea. Looks great man I love your sump room.