SnapCrackleD's new 105 rimless
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mrsmanhattan
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I am stalking you and skim heavy on your builds because I have a pro neo 105 of my own. I love the glass it is so clear, the black silicone, and rimless it is truly beautiful! I bought mine in Fremont, Ca at Neptunes. It was $650.00 only for the tank. I opted to not buy the stand an additional $540.00 because I would like to build my own so I can determine the height and size of the inside for all of my equipment. I sort of think I bit off more than I can chew but I am so stoked and looking forward to this. I am a beginner but have been researching for quite some time. Your tank looks beautiful and I was considering those same lights but I was thinking of doing three's a crowd sort of thing...anyway, awesome job!
808jaymakoa
Active Member
I just recently bought the same tank and stand. Finally filled it up today. It's a beautiful tank and love mine. I'll be putting rock in tomorrow.
snapcrackled
Community Member
Opps. Sorry, been out of the loop here for a while. Sorry for the delay, Munch. But yes, love the stand. It's awesome. Very easy to manuver in and out of the cabinet. And knowing I can take the sump out if anything happens with out removing the tank is a plus.
snapcrackled
Community Member
Thats fine. I've stalked many people online before jumping on my setup. You're braver than me, however. I would have built a stand, but thats a lot of oops error if I didn't do it right. Plus, the Pro stand has PVC lining which has helped a lot with random spills I've had in the sump.
The lights rock. I have the a150 for my 30 gallon, so I knew I liked Kessil. Honestly, I thought 2 wouldn't be enough, but it started to burn out a lot of my SPS', so I have the 10k turned down to almost half intensity now. The blue is aaaaaamazing
Oh and side note.... ha ha, I saw your profile... from selling seafood to keeping them a live? LOL. Nice.
mrsmanhattan
Community Member
[/QUOTE]Oh and side note.... ha ha, I saw your profile... from selling seafood to keeping them a live? LOL. Nice.[/QUOTE]
Maybe it will fix my Karma :squigglemouth:
On a side note, I just drew out my plans for my stand and I will be building it this weekend. Wish me luck!!! I also have a question, I think I may need to post it in the forum but, I'm wondering if it would be legal for me to get rock from the beach by my house, either Half Moon Bay, or Santa Cruz but I cannot find any local laws regarding this. Do you know where to find that info @. It sure would save me some moula for all that rock I need in my tank. Best regards...I love, love, love your tank btw! So sick
Maybe it will fix my Karma :squigglemouth:
On a side note, I just drew out my plans for my stand and I will be building it this weekend. Wish me luck!!! I also have a question, I think I may need to post it in the forum but, I'm wondering if it would be legal for me to get rock from the beach by my house, either Half Moon Bay, or Santa Cruz but I cannot find any local laws regarding this. Do you know where to find that info @. It sure would save me some moula for all that rock I need in my tank. Best regards...I love, love, love your tank btw! So sick
Flameback Pair
started reefing 1999
WoW those itty bitty Kessils put out a lot of light!
snapcrackled
Community Member
Oh and side note.... ha ha, I saw your profile... from selling seafood to keeping them a live? LOL. Nice.[/QUOTE]
Maybe it will fix my Karma :squigglemouth:
On a side note, I just drew out my plans for my stand and I will be building it this weekend. Wish me luck!!! I also have a question, I think I may need to post it in the forum but, I'm wondering if it would be legal for me to get rock from the beach by my house, either Half Moon Bay, or Santa Cruz but I cannot find any local laws regarding this. Do you know where to find that info @. It sure would save me some moula for all that rock I need in my tank. Best regards...I love, love, love your tank btw! So sick[/QUOTE]
Thank you
As for the rocks on your shore, I'm going to say probably not legal, but either or, I would think it wouldn't be that great of an idea. You don't really know whats on those rocks, and they may have weird bacteria that may eventually infect whatever live stock you have. But I'm no marine biologist. My first tank I got live rock, but they were from all over the place, so maybe it's no different? This tank, I decided to just get dead rock / sand and seed it with a handfull of live rock and some sand from my other tank. It's a lot more controlled this way, but I still ended up with a couple starfishes, crabs, and urchines. The fun part when I started WAS finding out random hitchhikers on live rock though. But the trouble of catching the bad ones wasn't worth it this time around.
How'd the build go this weekend?
Maybe it will fix my Karma :squigglemouth:
On a side note, I just drew out my plans for my stand and I will be building it this weekend. Wish me luck!!! I also have a question, I think I may need to post it in the forum but, I'm wondering if it would be legal for me to get rock from the beach by my house, either Half Moon Bay, or Santa Cruz but I cannot find any local laws regarding this. Do you know where to find that info @. It sure would save me some moula for all that rock I need in my tank. Best regards...I love, love, love your tank btw! So sick[/QUOTE]
Thank you
As for the rocks on your shore, I'm going to say probably not legal, but either or, I would think it wouldn't be that great of an idea. You don't really know whats on those rocks, and they may have weird bacteria that may eventually infect whatever live stock you have. But I'm no marine biologist. My first tank I got live rock, but they were from all over the place, so maybe it's no different? This tank, I decided to just get dead rock / sand and seed it with a handfull of live rock and some sand from my other tank. It's a lot more controlled this way, but I still ended up with a couple starfishes, crabs, and urchines. The fun part when I started WAS finding out random hitchhikers on live rock though. But the trouble of catching the bad ones wasn't worth it this time around.
How'd the build go this weekend?
snapcrackled
Community Member
Oh, I also finally got a skimmer! I decided to go with the Vertex Omega 150. I did a bunch or research and this was the winner. Biggest reason was I was sure it would fit my sump 
But also it was rated over my tank size, and supper quite (a plus!).
But also it was rated over my tank size, and supper quite (a plus!). 
Flameback Pair
started reefing 1999
Built like a Cadillac of skimmers!
Oh, I also finally got a skimmer! I decided to go with the Vertex Omega 150. I did a bunch or research and this was the winner. Biggest reason was I was sure it would fit my sump
Flameback Pair
started reefing 1999
Built like a Cadillac of skimmers!<br>
Flameback Pair
started reefing 1999
Oops what happened?
Rimlessreefer
Community Member
Love the build! Would love to know how the vertex skimmer does for you. Is it as quiet as they claim it is?
Flameback Pair
started reefing 1999
I wonder if they can be modified to have a gate valve outlet put on them.
