TM

My diy reflector. I will have two of these up soon. Thats all for know

Some more photos of plumbing etc Views from the top

I wouldn't say i fully cooked it, but i did cook for a while. Starboard or HDPE came from canty plastics cost about $130 mates rates??

The spacers (chairs) came from bunnings, or any other building place for that matter.

Thanks more pics coming. will get some up of my diy light reflectores

Plumbing Intake 2 inch From pump 1.5inch >32mm to taps >25mm after taps to bulkheads (lifeguard 1inch bulkheads) Yes joeblog

I think a good starting tank would be 1200 x 700w x 600h

cheers, still heaps to do I think the pump is sweet, heaps of flow (aslong as i don't compare to steves tank ) Quite quiet to, feel free to pop round. Will prob have the next reef meeting round home as long as no one else has already done so

yeah i agree. But will start another thread for that. GO THE BB.

Thanks Fay Yes i am going bare bottom... Starboard>>>>>>>>

No RCD yet will install soon. Pump is know outside the tank. Photos were taken just after moving every thing, still a bit more to do on the sump.

They are chairs, used for sitting metal mesh on or spacing mesh befor you lay concrete. THEY COST HEAPS about $0.80 They work sweet, you can get all diff sizes.

Calcium Reactor Sump Thanks to Robert, Steve and chris who helped move all the rock and other stuff in side. It made things much easier.

Left Side Front View

Well after some time i have finally moved the new tank inside. Everything was made by me. Total cost was around $3000.00 Tank Details Main Tank 1070 x 920d x 700h about 650 ltr Sump 1000 x 500 x 450 about 100ltr of water Return pump 8000ltr laguna Cir Pump Sequence Dart about 14000ltr per hour Tunze 6060 Lights 2x 250w de XM's 10000k to be added soon Lights 2x T5 Blues Skimmer, home made Calcium Reactor, home made Rock KG? The tank was setup for about 12hrs when these pics were taken. Here are some picks

Yeah i agree I have put some HDPE (cuttingboard) in my new tank, i it doesn't turn out like i want then i can just put sand on top. I really like the idea of the bb tanks, they should stay alot cleaner. The piece of HDPE cost me about $150 for a bit about 4foot x 3. Sand would have been the same.

Yeah they would, but every tank is different, different tank, different needs.

What brand of magnetic ballast would be the best then, atco, osram What do you guys use. I need 250w. TM

interesting Thanks for the info

Do venture do them?

Does anyone know who makes a 250w electronic ballast. I can get 150w in a osram, thorn and phillips but none of these guys produce a 250w version. I can't think of anyone else who would make them. ??????????????????????????

Also nice to see you put on some top weather for us all

Thanks guys for letting us come over and have a look at your tank. I think you have done a great job on your tank, looking nice and tidy. All the corals are showing great expansion. And to think it has only been setup since The end of Jan this year. Nice Good luck for the new project sounds very interesting. look out steve west. TM

Nice Good to see babys Have a pair also, male is a good size, know just waiting

What i was meaning