Tony Vargas 300-Gallon Build
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joshporksandwich
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Ohhh alcoholics lol.
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Sorry for the long delay, but trying to catch up on five articles and a little travel. This is what the draw set from Ikea was used for, the Control Center of my APEX Controller unit. Wire management is very important to me and this is a good way of managing all those wires we can't help but have in this hobby of ours.
ReefFrenzy
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Tony, I just found this thread and the tank looks great. Big, neat, well thought out and I'm sure it can only grow into awesomeness.
Was great seeing you at MACNA 2013, and I'll look forward to the updates.....
Was great seeing you at MACNA 2013, and I'll look forward to the updates.....
Mattiejay6
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Are you worried about the humidity under your stand with the electronics?
Keithcorals
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Great build !!!
What are you doing for supplements?
Are you using a doser or calcium reactor ?
What are you doing for supplements?
Are you using a doser or calcium reactor ?
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These are three prong male replacement plugs, which allow me to customize the wiring of this project. The yellow replacement plug housing are designated specifically for the Cannon LED drivers and the white ones belong to the T5 wire arrangement.
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Not at all, the area chosen (carefully) for the control center/wire management is very well ventilated.
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At this point and time the demands from my system only require me to dose kalk through the night with a dosing pump to keep levels balanced. Once the frags become larger I will start an A/B system because the demands will be greater.
monkiboy
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how is it ventilated, did you install a fan on the rear of the cabinet and do you plan to seal it off from the sump area?
are they just caps to sit over the plugs and angle the wire to the sides instead of up? or do they replace the plug and one splices them in place? sorry if i'm being dense, but i still don't understand what purpose they serve. can you provide a link to where one would purchase so i can read more about their intended purpose? thanks!
MHG
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nice build Tony. I did the same thing with the drawers on my 60 cube build a couple of years ago. I was wondering how you handled the wire management? I tried some cable managers but the bundle was way too big with the eb8's and the other items...Sorry for the long delay, but trying to catch up on five articles and a little travel. This is what the draw set from Ikea was used for, the Control Center of my APEX Controller unit. Wire management is very important to me and this is a good way of managing all those wires we can't help but have in this hobby of ours.
Sorry for the long delay, but trying to catch up on five articles and a little travel. This is what the draw set from Ikea was used for, the Control Center of my APEX Controller unit. Wire management is very important to me and this is a good way of managing all those wires we can't help but have in this hobby of ours.
I love how this is set up. Very nice and clean.
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Hey tony,
What vendor did you go through to get a Cirrhilabrus brunneus? I saw RVS Fish World has them and I'm interested in possibly getting one?
What vendor did you go through to get a Cirrhilabrus brunneus? I saw RVS Fish World has them and I'm interested in possibly getting one?
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Sorry I have not been posting much lately but I have been very busy with VargasReef Consulting and my new venture Tony's Vault. After the holidays I will be posting like crazy, again.
BTW, the Cannons where the right selections for this aquarium, as the corals have great color and awesome growth.
Here is just a taste of Vargas Gumdrop Acro.
BTW, the Cannons where the right selections for this aquarium, as the corals have great color and awesome growth.
Here is just a taste of Vargas Gumdrop Acro.
