DJE's 120XL SPS Dominated Tank

[DJE]

I am glad I could help you with pictures. It was time for you to start a thread, everything looks great.

Greatly appreciated and thanks [MENTION=259]MMreef[/MENTION]!!!

oh yeah! Looking forward to a lot more

Slowly but surely [MENTION=1277]jrpark22000[/MENTION]

Beautiful!

Thanks [MENTION=1187]Siebo[/MENTION] !

nice tank!

Thanks [MENTION=367]fredfish13[/MENTION] !

Daym droooooooooooool

Thanks [MENTION=1217]madjoe[/MENTION] !

February Give Away!

Lol

Wow

Thanks @rockhead

Tom

egh not bad.....as always looks great bud

Gracias loco [MENTION=1971]jayjerk[/MENTION]

Looking awesome

Thanks [MENTION=814]tinman[/MENTION] !

Very nice..

Thanks [MENTION=454]maidia[/MENTION] ! Not as nice as yours but getting there. Hope to come see it sometime and pick up some frags

Hot damn!

Thanks [MENTION=2634]vucious[/MENTION] !

God dam!! amazing tank bro! Awesome job!

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Thanks [MENTION=569]Jep21[/MENTION] !

These tanks look amazing. I'm jealous.

Thanks [MENTION=203]maazreef[/MENTION] !

I absolutely love the aquascaping! Great job!

Thanks [MENTION=84]ColaAddict[/MENTION] !

Nice work. I love the look and cleanliness.

Thanks [MENTION=1455]Sawdonkey[/MENTION] !


Keep checking back often as I will update post#1 and 2 to provide as much info about my tank as I can. Note that I will also be including hyperlinks throughout my write up for more information on my equipment.

Thanks again everyone!

 

[Eddie79]

Your tank looks beautiful. I love the rockwork.

 

[jrpark22000]

You win. longest/most post quoting reply in the history of the internet

 

[DJE]

Your tank looks beautiful. I love the rockwork.

Thanks [MENTION=2051]Eddie79[/MENTION]

You win. longest/most post quoting reply in the history of the internet

Post #2 updated with more of my equipment.

 

[rosko23]

Such an ugly tank


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[EricTheRed]

Of course you know I love this tank

How long do you run the halides for?

 

[DJE]

Such an ugly tank


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[MENTION=749]rosko23[/MENTION]
It is and you should stop by the next time you in the neighborhood.

Of course you know I love this tank

How long do you run the halides for?

Lol thanks! Come visit when you down in the city.

I run them for 7hrs a day. [MENTION=261]EricTheRed[/MENTION]

 

[Slimm]

Did you start with dry sand and just the vida? Those are their branch pieces correct?

 

[DJE]

Did you start with dry sand and just the vida? Those are their branch pieces correct?

Yes with fresh sand(reef flakes) and then added my Vida rock.

I started out my rock 2-3 weeks prior in a tub with heater and pump to get the rock cycling. I added a couple shrimps and use Dr. Tims One & Only. More info in link below on the Vida rock and Dr. Tims

http://cerameco.com/gallery/

http://www.drtimsaquatics.com/treat-aquarium-nitrite-ammonia-levels

 

[Slimm]

Perfect. Thanks. I have a couple pieces of branch and a bonsai. Also have dr tims. Just trying to figure out pros/cons to just using those pieces and some of the man made real reef rock to start the tank. Patiently waiting for the damn reef flakes to make it here on the slow boat from toboingboing or wherever.

 

[Lil BamBam]

After seeing this thread!!! I'm jealous buddy... Great work and very sharp!!! The measurements on the tank is freaking badass

 

[Markemark]

Beautiful Tank!

 

[DJE]

Perfect. Thanks. I have a couple pieces of branch and a bonsai. Also have dr tims. Just trying to figure out pros/cons to just using those pieces and some of the man made real reef rock to start the tank. Patiently waiting for the damn reef flakes to make it here on the slow boat from toboingboing or wherever.

NP

After seeing this thread!!! I'm jealous buddy... Great work and very sharp!!! The measurements on the tank is freaking badass

Thanks [MENTION=270]Lil BamBam[/MENTION] (Dre)! The dimension were what sold me on the tank. Wish I could have got the 160XL

Beautiful Tank!

Thanks [MENTION=669]Markemark[/MENTION]!


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[DJE]

What's up CR? Cant believe it's been a long time since I last updated my thread. Well theres been lots of changes to my tank and I will start with the biggest change.. Over the summer I had to replace both my ballast for my Giesemann Spectra, after replacing them one went out after a few weeks....guess I was the lucky winner of a lemon. I bought them from Coral Vue so I wasn't concern because they replaced it asap. This actually turned me off and was planning on switching to full blown LEDs. I spoke to a few friends and got a few recommendations after that I reached out to some vendors and couldn't believe what some of these vendor were asking. This was also about the time I had also put the fixture up for sale. Well that didn't go well either because the offers that were coming were a complete joke At this point I gave up on selling my fixture and buying an LEDs fixture. After going back and forth, my buddy [MENTION=473]jayjigga[/MENTION] convinced me to turn the Giesemann Spectra into a dimmable fixture. Well we did and now my Giesemann is T5 dimmable. I'm glad I kept the fixture and did this simple modification.

The fixture before going under the knife

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I removed all the wires since it needed to be re-wired with longer wires since I wasn't going to add extension and make it look crappy. I also took this time to re-wire how the T5 bulbs turn on. Before the T5 were set up to turn on 2 fronts and then the 2 back T5 now one T5 in the front turns on with one T5 in the back. So basically bulb 1 and 3 are together on one channel and 2 and 4 are on another channel if that makes sense.

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Look at that professional wiring diagram

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I am extremely anal about how I do stuff and did my best to make sure the wiring was professionally done just like when I took it apart. I believe I achieved my goal.

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Testing it on the Apex before putting it back together.


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Untitled by Edwin Colon, on Flickr

Big thanks to [MENTION=473]jayjigga[/MENTION] for helping out on this project. If it wasn't for Jay I wouldn't have had the guts to do something like this. This was a bada$$ fixture but now it's even more BadA$$.


More to come later but Ill leave a couple pictures of some awesome corals

The Real TDF
THE REAL TDF by Edwin Colon, on Flickr

WCR DJE Dirty Hairy Millie
WCR DJE DIRTY HAIRY2 by Edwin Colon, on Flickr

WCR DJE DIRTY HAIRY by Edwin Colon, on Flickr


WCR DJE Green Millie

WCR MILLIE2 by Edwin Colon, on Flickr

WCR MILLIE by Edwin Colon, on Flickr

 

[jayjerk]

Looking good man. Let started the party. And get things rolling.

 

[tinman]

Sweet

Full tank shot pleaaa zze


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[ColaAddict]

Lookin good! You'll be happy to stick with halides/T5. I keep trying LEDs, but keep going back to the proven stuff.


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[MMreef]

Wow, those are some hairy milies , great job on your fixture !

 

[madjoe]

How did u make em dimmable im intrigued

 

[DJE]

Looking good man. Let started the party. And get things rolling.

Thank you ! And yes new changes coming soon.

Sweet

Full tank shot pleaaa zze


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Thanks Tin. Here you go.

FTS 11-1-15 by Edwin Colon, on Flickr

Lookin good! You'll be happy to stick with halides/T5. I keep trying LEDs, but keep going back to the proven stuff.


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Thanks Nino! Yes Im happy I stuck it out.