70gal bullet proof bank wall acrylic beast

spspirate · Jan 23, 2011

aquabooty said:
used the KISS theory on this one, I love IT!!!

Aquabooty, yes you are right with the KISS method.even the way I keep my reefs..I rely on manual 2 part a good skimmer (over rated) live rock and vodka(vodka NB7 reef plus combo daily) and water changes with a good salt brand..never used a calcium reactor or kalk stirrer..no GFO no carbon no refugium..no reactors of any kind. Im pretty cheap I know. I use Seachem calcium, Seachem carbonates and epsom salt for magnesium...good random flow and good lighting. I live in an apartment so I got to keep all compact..contained in one area...one day Ill buy a house and will be able to have my reef plumbed to a fish room!!

Mr E Wrasse · Jan 23, 2011

love the rimless! sweet tank man!

spspirate · Jan 24, 2011

Thank you Mr E Wrasse!

Kbra · Jan 24, 2011

What did you use to cut that thick acrylic so clean?

NAGA · Jan 24, 2011

spspirate said:
definitely solid as a rock and eco- friendly! And no absolutely no need for euro bracing or a center brace..thats the beauty of it!! Great job naga!

thank you!

mizzoumed02 · Jan 25, 2011

Awesome! Love it, You need to make 10 of them and sell them, I'm sure you could find buyers around somewhere!!:wink:

soccerbag · Jan 25, 2011

Looking good Andy. I know you have some corals in that thing so why not show us some updated pics homey? Your simple methods have always worked! You will have to post a pic or two of the 150g cube you just broke down before the move. You know what you're doing! That's for sure. And that Geissman looks awesome over the tank. And I love the look of ZERO powerheads. Nice concept. I'm sure it will be full of stuff soon...lol

Good job my friend!

spspirate · Jan 26, 2011

soccerbag said:
Looking good Andy. I know you have some corals in that thing so why not show us some updated pics homey? Your simple methods have always worked! You will have to post a pic or two of the 150g cube you just broke down before the move. You know what you're doing! That's for sure. And that Geissman looks awesome over the tank. And I love the look of ZERO powerheads. Nice concept. I'm sure it will be full of stuff soon...lol

Good job my friend!

A little conservative but I believe it will get the JOB done..Thanks Craig for the kind words! Im slowly stocking as you know..all the newly introduced SPS look like little nubs everywhere. Coral are still acclimating to light and water quality. Ill try to post pics soon. As for pics of the old reef that was up for a near 1.5 years I think I can find a couple pics a can throw them up on the SPS forum. And as for your reef.....................................looking sick..love the bells and whistles!!!

LILBUDDHA · Jan 27, 2011

That is one huge Bommie . I like it .

spspirate · Mar 20, 2011

Last week I snagged the reefbrite 12 LED royal blue strip light..lovin it...Having the giesmann fixture I needed some supplementation to tie things together..so I went and purchased a 3x25in piece of white acrylic to fasten the light and pendents to....worked out great I like the look...these LED's are awesome they really POP my LPS

iani · Mar 20, 2011

Very nice. The tank looks great. The builder did a great job.

spspirate · Mar 20, 2011

ianiwane said:
Very nice. The tank looks great. The builder did a great job.

Thank you. Naga did do a great job..so far out of the five salt water reefs Ive done this one im enjoying the best

iani · Mar 20, 2011

I also like how you hung the reefbrites. I've been thinking about adding a strip. But I don't want to mess with the esthetics of my fixture. I may end up mounting it to the back wall.

spspirate · Mar 20, 2011

How ever you hang them youll enjoy them alot!!

spspirate · Mar 20, 2011

heres a few more pics.....

soccerbag · Mar 20, 2011

Looking good Andy. You gonna put a lid on that bad boy to contain those pretty wrasses? Finally! A FTS! It will look incredible in a few months as all of your tanks do...

spspirate · Mar 20, 2011

soccerbag said:
Looking good Andy. You gonna put a lid on that bad boy to contain those pretty wrasses? Finally! A FTS! It will look incredible in a few months as all of your tanks do...

Thanks Craig..No body has jumped yet..lol..busy weekend..maybe we can catch up during the week your reef looks like its coming along beautifully. Cant wait to see that fixture in action.

spspirate · Apr 28, 2011

updated pic as of 5-28-11

soccerbag · Apr 28, 2011

Looking good Andy! Need to come by and check it out in person one of these days!

xmetalfan99 · May 2, 2011

You weren't kidding when you said bullet proof. I thought you were exagerating with that title. I love th ebuild and the thick glass makes the tank eem more elegant. What are the fish to the left of the YT in the last pic?