Revised 155 RR BF Reef Tank Thread

[ohana888]

it was great to finally meet you. thanks for the beautiful pieces! you are TOO generous. let's do lunch again. see you soon! =)

 

[Awibrandy]

it was great to finally meet you. thanks for the beautiful pieces! you are TOO generous. let's do lunch again. see you soon! =)

Totally my pleasure Doug!!! So nice to not have to sit there with hubby's peeps listening to nothing but business stuff.LOL We both had a great time!!!

Enjoy the frags.........:hug:

 

[Awibrandy]

Just another mini disaster update!

Click below if your so incline:
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/113768-now-what-yikes.html

Losses this time around are as follow:
Ponape Bird Nest colony grown out from a small branch
Pink Bird Nest colony grown out from a twig.
Sunset Montipora grown out from a .5" to a nice size of about 6 or 7"
Tricolor something colony also grown out from a twig.
mummy eye
watermellon

Very sad; not only for the deaths of the animals, but the fact that I grew these out from tiny frags that were either gifts or tiny frags? My first sps ever that not only survived but thrived for me.
Others are not looking to good, but they seem to be hanging in.

Fish are fine..

 

[jerl77]

Wow sorry I got alot of frags for you when you get it back to perfect if you need anything just ask

Just another mini disaster update!

Click below if your so incline:
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/113768-now-what-yikes.html

Losses this time around are as follow:
Pink Bird Nest colony grown out from a twig.
Sunset Montipora grown out from a .5" to a nice size of about 6 or 7"
Tricolor something colony also grown out from a twig.
mummy eye
watermellon

Others are not looking to good, but they seem to be hanging in.

Fish are fine..

Sent from my DROIDX using Reefs

 

[Awibrandy]

Wow sorry I got alot of frags for you when you get it back to perfect if you need anything just ask

Sent from my DROIDX using Reefs

Thank you Jerl, you're a sweet heart!

 

[Awibrandy]

New Stand

 

[Tonyscoots84]

very nice awi. i like it alot

 

[Awibrandy]

Thank you Tony, I like it very much too.

A bit taller then my old one, and a whole lot sturdier too....

There will be more pix.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

come on hurry up :biggrin: your gonna be tearing down and building your tank back up?

 

[Awibrandy]

Tore it down late this morning. Only have some 40 gal of water & a heater in the tank just to keep the sand warm & wet.lol
I'm wiped out, my back is PO at me, not good lighting to work with so everything is in holding tanks & bins till the morning.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

good luck awi... if you were closer to me i would be there with flood lights and my back to help you out

 

[Awibrandy]

Look what happened to the old stand when it was pulled out from under the tank.
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Feels like my reef has been living on borrowed time.:bigeyes:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

you got some luck awi things could of been really bad soon and then there would of been another horrific thread. you better thank the stars

 

[Awibrandy]

Here is the install of the new stand! But first a little trimming.
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Now for the leveling: My floor is off level by 5/8" to the right, and off a little to the back. Consequently only 1 overflow was really doing all the work.
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Here come the great big doors: I shall not have any problems getting sump in and out of this stand.
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Great hinges
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The helpers with the stand switch:
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My adoptive son, and my youngest hiding behind him.lol
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My other son; they don't want their faces shown on MR.LOL pssst that's because we "reefers" are a bit strange.LOL
Now for the two amazing people that made my dream come true!!
DarkDrako & his father in law:
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Not only is DarkDrako's father in law a master craftsman, but is fastidious about everything being perfectly constructed, but he insisted on delivering, and installing the stand himself! He even brought ready made shims in several incremental sizes. They even insisted on taking the old stand out as well. I did tell them it wasn't necessary because my sons would take it out. They took it out any way.
Here she is:

 

[jerl77]

so nice when that thing gets filled i got free frags for you sweetheart

 

[Awibrandy]

good luck awi... if you were closer to me i would be there with flood lights and my back to help you out

Awww, you are a sweet heart! Yup, every morning as I walked down the stairs from the bedroom I didn't know what to expect. Trust me, I thank God for always looking after me!!!!!

Well, the hardest part is over!

The holding tanks & bins!
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Well that is it for tonight. Tomorrow I'll try some rock scaping.:lol2:

 

[rkaragozler]

I am so happy for you Awi, you have great friends, let me know when you are ready to fill her up with coral.

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Congrats! This guys father-in-law did a great job :cheers:.
Btw, hope the rest of the project goes as well as the stand Awi. Good luck.

 

[BobNY]

LOOKS GREAT!! They did a real nice job.
Good luck with the transfer.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

How did you notice the crack stand? You heard the noise when it cracked?