Newbie Tank Build

[yardy]

Im currently in the market to get a new camera, (so please bear with the horrible pics but still havent decided on which one to get. My budget is $500. Any ideas Any way here is my first build of my 110 3/4 cylinder. I will definitely post better pics as soon as i get another camera.

 

[yardy]

MOre pics

 

[PasstheTorch]

Nice start! What are you using for lighting for the tank? Looks like it will be awesome!

 

[Turbosnail]

Looking good love the round tanks.

 

[saltdiscus]

try craigslist if u get t2i for 500.its worth it for a dslr camera.btw nice tank .

 

[s_kelley]

Looking good!

 

[AnthonyP]

Looks awesome!

 

[yardy]

Nice start! What are you using for lighting for the tank? Looks like it will be awesome!

Ended up going with Acan lighting 104AC. Ran me a little over $1000 but it was worth it. I'm still trying to learn how to adjust it. I currently have the blues running from 11am-12am, blue & white 12-8pm, blue 8pm-9pm, moonlight on again till the next morning. I have them all running at 100%. Any suggestions would be helpful. I'm not sure if i should adjust the percentage.

http://www.acanlighting.com/index.p...ategory_id=13&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=27

 

[yardy]

try craigslist if u get t2i for 500.its worth it for a dslr camera.btw nice tank .

Thanks, will definitely look into that camera

 

[newenglandreef]

Looks great. Cleaning that skimmer cup and filter sock seem like it'll be a pain in the butt with the external pump in the way. Any way you can spin those to the front before starting the system?

 

[yardy]

Took some better pics with the lights on.

 

[yardy]

more...

 

[yardy]

Its actually not difficult at all, I made sure they were easy to reach before i set everything up. Quick question? my LFS told me not to run the skimmer and UV for about 2 months......... Is he correct?

 

[Skeeter7424]

you will get mixed answers to that. when i have cycled each of my tanks (both short-3 weeks, and long cycled-6 months) i run it just as if it was fully operational. full liughting pattern, full skimmer. i dont run a uv, and i know most do not. i have never heard great things about them on sw tanks. this goin to be a reef tank or fo? looks good. im jut not a fan of curved glass after my experience with bowfronts. looking forward to seeing this in action

Jordan

 

[bossreef]

Tank looks nice (for curved glass ). The Nikon D3100 is a nice basic DSLR.

 

[yardy]

you will get mixed answers to that. when i have cycled each of my tanks (both short-3 weeks, and long cycled-6 months) i run it just as if it was fully operational. full liughting pattern, full skimmer. i dont run a uv, and i know most do not. i have never heard great things about them on sw tanks. this goin to be a reef tank or fo? looks good. im jut not a fan of curved glass after my experience with bowfronts. looking forward to seeing this in action

Jordan

it will be a reef tank, Ive read many horror stories about issues with the flow in these tanks but I anted something different and Im ready for the challenge