Firereefer's 168g

[iani]

I know I didn't get a great look at the tank seams with the photos. How do they look in person? From the little I've seen on the photos, it worries me a bit.

 

[Darkxerox]

Love the juvenile emperor angel!

 

[Galoot]

Nice job. Love the Muppet Show reference! Watched that as a kid weekly

 

[Fire_Reefer]

That is a really cool form factor for a tank. Was it custom?

Honestly not sure. I picked this up used from a guy named Chan in Sunnyvale. He said that he got it from a fish store that used to have a few of these as display tanks.

 

[Fire_Reefer]

Nice job. Love the Muppet Show reference! Watched that as a kid weekly

Haha yeah. I saw the two of them together and they just reminded me of the old guys in the theater laughing and yelling at everyone.

 

[Fire_Reefer]

I know I didn't get a great look at the tank seams with the photos. How do they look in person? From the little I've seen on the photos, it worries me a bit.

He said all the seams were redone. Silicone job looks a little sloppy.

Anything in particular I should be on the lookout for?

 

[iani]

I mean first off, I would be concerned with any tank that was possibly resealed by someone that would be that sloppy. If you want us to tell you what to be possibly concerned with, take some photos of the seams and post them here. We can give you our opinions.

 

[MichaelB]

I mean first off, I would be concerned with any tank that was possibly resealed by someone that would be that sloppy. If you want us to tell you what to be possibly concerned with, take some photos of the seams and post them here. We can give you our opinions.

Yea some random point in the future all you need is to be laid back watching tv and your living room is flooded and all the fish and corals are flopping around on the floor, worst would be your not at home. I would personally wanna make sure the seams are legit. Before investing Heavily with stocking. Going by the fact you said you seen a sloppy job. I don't think any local shop that cares about reputation would take on the risk and possible liability of resealing a tank. So more than likely someone’s diy attempt. I do hope however the more experienced people he here after seeing better pictures of the seams find that it’s a sufficent reseal job.

Wishing you the best of luck as I've been loving your updates thus far .

 

[iani]

Yea some random point in the future all you need is to be laid back watching tv and your living room is flooded and all the fish and corals are flopping around on the floor, worst would be your not at home. I would personally wanna make sure the seams are legit. Before investing Heavily with stocking. Going by the fact you said you seen a sloppy job. I don't think any local shop that cares about reputation would take on the risk and possible liability of resealing a tank. So more than likely someone’s diy attempt. I do hope however the more experienced people he here after seeing better pictures of the seams find that it’s a sufficent reseal job.

Wishing you the best of luck as I've been loving your updates thus far .

The thing is you will never know how well the cleanup was done, which is really important.

 

[Fire_Reefer]

I mean first off, I would be concerned with any tank that was possibly resealed by someone that would be that sloppy. If you want us to tell you what to be possibly concerned with, take some photos of the seams and post them here. We can give you our opinions.

Sounds good. I'll take a few pics when I get back from work on Friday.

 

[Fire_Reefer]

Yea some random point in the future all you need is to be laid back watching tv and your living room is flooded and all the fish and corals are flopping around on the floor, worst would be your not at home. I would personally wanna make sure the seams are legit. Before investing Heavily with stocking. Going by the fact you said you seen a sloppy job. I don't think any local shop that cares about reputation would take on the risk and possible liability of resealing a tank. So more than likely someone’s diy attempt. I do hope however the more experienced people he here after seeing better pictures of the seams find that it’s a sufficent reseal job.

Wishing you the best of luck as I've been loving your updates thus far .

That would be tragic!

 

[Fire_Reefer]

Good shot of Cuzco the Emperor Angel.

Clean up crew and a cleaner shrimp have arrived.

Messed around with the pump and got the water in and out stable in the "fuge." I guess it's somewhat of a chaeto reactor of sorts. I still don't trust the system to run 24/7 so I shut the supply off while I'm not in the room.

BRS shipment comes Thursday so I'll be able to add the gfo and carbon reactors this weekend. And possibly plumb in the fuge. Also going to add 1/4" or 1/2" push connect bulkheads to the fresh water 10g reservoir so it can be covered and run/filled without having access to the top.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

How is the floe to and from that refugium?

 

[Darkxerox]

Cute copilot! Did the tank come with a lid? Would hate to see any of those fish carpet surf (the most recent Reef Beef episode with the slappin fish in the night made me think of it).

 

[Fire_Reefer]

How is the floe to and from that refugium?

How does it flow?
1/2" Tee off 1" return line gated down with a ball valve. Then varios 2 returns the water to the sump. Flows are matched as best as possible making sure the water in the fuge is the one draining faster. Varios 2 float switch cuts off when sump gets too high.

How much is the flow?
Not sure exactly. Enough to tumble the chaeto.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

IMHO
Relying on 2 pumps for equal flow rates is quite risky
If I may suggest gravity for drain rather than a pump

 

[Fire_Reefer]

IMHO
Relying on 2 pumps for equal flow rates is quite risky
If I may suggest gravity for drain rather than a pump

Yeah, that's the plan. This is just a temporary setup.

 

[Fire_Reefer]

Cute copilot! Did the tank come with a lid? Would hate to see any of those fish carpet surf (the most recent Reef Beef episode with the slappin fish in the night made me think of it).

No, I will have to work on that. Large euro brace, but still a ton of room to jump for freedom

 

[Fire_Reefer]

I guess it's time to update this tank build. It's almost been 2 years since the last update. This is where we're at right now:

I think we're in a good place to be active in BAR again... I did end up getting burnt out mainly because of my battle with cyano.

 

[Fire_Reefer]

July '24

The battle began

Gains were made

Our lemon damsel and our Blue Hippo Tang were moved over from the 34g

They settled in nicely

August '24

The cyano fought back stronger

Then according to my camera roll we went months without looking at the tank... Not really, but it was daughters travel softball and nfl season so there weren't any good photos to update the tank status.