Mnpilot's Cadlights 39g Pro

[mnpilot]

Well, it finally arrived and after 3 days, it's up and running.

High traffic location
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2848

Time to go to work
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2849

Stand assembled - Saving doors for later
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2850

Sump, skimmer, pump, refugium light and DJ strip installed
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2851

Sump from above
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2852

More to come .................... :goldfish:

[mnpilot]

More pics

The 39g tank
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2854

Set in place
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2855

Plumbing
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2856

Cord management
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2860

DC8 & American DJ strip
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2853

Lots of cords
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2857

The light - 150 HQI, T5's and Moonlights
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2858

Again, more to come ......................:goldfish:

[mnpilot]

Getting there ................

Box of Rocks
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2859

A "Tee-Scape"
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2861

Another angle of the "T"
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2862

Rocks in a tank
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2863

A little Fuji Mud
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2866

We have water :greenguy::greenguy::greenguy:
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2865

Cloudy, but wet - Nice rockwork huh?
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2864

Tasha the cat - Waiting on fish ..................
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2867

[Otolith]

Looks awesome. Hope the cat doesn't take a nap and fall in. That would be funny, but, well, a mess!

[PaulTushaus]

SWEET! :biggthumpup:

[scyre]

That rockwork is awesome . . . . . make me want to tear my pile down and start over!!!

[RaysReef]

nice work Grady! love the rock work

[kjdeut]

Looking great Grady, I love the "T-Scape". Cant wait to see it full of corals.
Better make sure you feed your cat real good before you add any fish. :)
Ken

[clownnut]

sweet setup. love the rockwork.:biggrin::biggthumpup:

[this1fish]

looking good!

[spsick]

Dang cats! I think they like being on the lights becuase they're warm. If the fixture slides back and forth easy you might want to think about putting something to secure it. I just stuck a couple little pieces of velcro to the rim of the tank in front and behind the legs of the light. This prevents the fixture from sliding right off when the cat jumps off.


Looks great!

[Zekester]

very nice!!!!

[mnpilot]

The tank has cleared up a bit and you can sort of see the rock work in place. Next step is to set up the Tunzi osmolator and two 6025's.

Front view
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2868

Side view
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2869

[freshfish]

Getting there ................

Box of Rocks
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2859

A "Tee-Scape"
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2861

Another angle of the "T"
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2862

Rocks in a tank
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2863

A little Fuji Mud
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2866

We have water :greenguy::greenguy::greenguy:
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2865

Cloudy, but wet - Nice rockwork huh?
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2864

Tasha the cat - Waiting on fish ..................
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2867

Very nice Grady:biggthumpup: I foresee kitty soup:biggrin:

[Dhummel]

very nice grady, like how you did the rock.:beerchug:

[spsick]

Getting there ................

Box of Rocks
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2859

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BTW I believe the rock on the bottom left here is the one with the crazy purple head dot fiji worm in it.

[WelderInWi]

Looks great, Grady.:cool:

[mnpilot]

BTW I believe the rock on the bottom left here is the one with the crazy purple head dot fiji worm in it.

I still haven't seen Mr. Worm, but I'm keeping an eye out.

[REEFSTOCK]

Love the rockwork!

[Aberrix]

awesome!

[Soltaker]

Looks grerat! :icon_rock: That is a perfect size tank for that location.

[old_man_river]

looks good. I bet you happy to have it up

[mnpilot]

Here's a few updated pics. Everything seems to be doing well so far. I moved my Gramma into the tank yesterday and he has already found "his home". Once I get a netting top created, I'll move "Carpet Fish".

The tank today
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2911

A few new corals on what will be the Acan shelf
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2912

The start of a ric garden
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2913

I've got some awesome acans coming from Phil at Flip-N-Pets and hope to have some ric additions soon.

[MSmusicstudios]

Great looking tank!!!! How do you like your CADlights?

[mnpilot]

So far I'm really liking the CadLights tank. They seem to put together a package that doesn't need to be modded unless you really want to.

[mnpilot]

Got the two Tunze 6025's running on the AC Jr now and the osmolator is set up and running. I'm going to try doing Kalk on the osmolator to start. If it doesn't work out, I"ll switch to 2 part. I also crafted a netting top for it tonight, but I'm waiting on the acrylic hangers, before I can set it in place. It turned out pretty well. I'll get some pics when I get it installed. Other than killing a couple of corals in my temp tank, things are still fairly smooth. Keeping my fingers crossed.:biggrin::goldfish::biggrin:

[Phil L.]

Nice tank cant wait to see the Acans and Duncan in there

[mnpilot]

Tank update - Some corals and fish added along with a mesh top to keep "Carpet Fish" in his new home.

mesh top
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2954

Acrylic frag rack
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2951

Moonlights
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2952

first acan - Thanks Mary
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2950

acan by moonlight
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2953

new acan from Flip-N-Pets. I'll need to get a better pic of this one
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2955

Duncan from Flip-N-Pets
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2957

Blue palys form Becky
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2958

Green lether from Dwight
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2956

Clownboys
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2959

More of the Clownboys
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2960

Badboy - He didn't want to play well with others, so he is having a "time out" in the frag tank.
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2961

SP - .025
NO2 - 0
NO3 - 0
NH3 - 0
PO4 - 0
Ca - 440
Mg - 1320
dkH - 7.7

Some hair algae present and hopefully the new emerald crab and the 35 snails with take care of that.

I have a pretty good fish list, but need to decide on what type of wrasse to get. Suggestions? I love the flames, but they are a wee bit too pricy. Maybe some sore of flasher or fairy?

[hypertech]

My favorite is the McKoskers.

[Dhummel]

it's looking good Grady., wait till the corals start opening.

[RaysReef]

Looking good Grady, so the semi is not playing nice?

[kjdeut]

Wow looking really nice Grady.
Ken

[NAL]

I love this tank. What did you use for the frame of the mesh lid?

[Flounder]

Nice rock..amazing you didnt need a bigger base

[Flounder]

Where did you get that dj power strip?

[mnpilot]

I love this tank. What did you use for the frame of the mesh lid?

I just went to Home Depot for the screen frame, PetSmart for the pond netting and WalMart for the Krylon Fusion paint. The tough part was putting a bit of a radius on the front rail.

[mnpilot]

Where did you get that dj power strip?

Can't remember where exactly, but on-line somewhere. It's a PC-100/A and I really like it.

[mnpilot]

Had a bit of a disaster today when I decided to install a HGB to quiet the overflow. I started messing with the plumbing in the overflow and all of a sudden I developed leaks in both the intake and the drain bulkheads. In short order I had water all over in the base cabinet :mad_3::mad_3::mad_3: I had to pull out the sump completely and take out all the plumbing, clean it up and put everything back. A couple of hours later all was good again and a little quieter :greenguy: At least I didn't have to disturb the main tank.

A few new additions:

Two Headed monster (CoCo)
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2996

Mr. Gramma
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2995

A better shot of Acan by moonlight
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2993

One of my Acro casualties (Sorry Mary)
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=2994

[dcook]

Nice setup love it any update more pictures please






"REEFING IS NOT A HOBBY ITS A WAY OF LIFE"

[brad]

Very nice tank.

[RaysReef]

any updates grady?

[mnpilot]

OK Ray. You got me. I slaked up a bit and I'll try to get some updates posted today. It's filling up nicely. :gay1:

[mnpilot]

Just about time to quit :gay1: I guess now I can start getting selective of what I add, because I'll probably have to take something out to make room. My Dracula Goby (went carpet surfing after only one day :mad_3:) has been replaced with a high fin goby and he has paired up with the Randalli shrimp. Now if only I can get a pic. I did put a Panda goby in, but haven't seen him in a week or so. Hope he's still there somewhere. He was really teeny tiny. I think the only fish to be added yet will be a yellow and a blue assessor.

Here's some new pics:

Chilly today - Hot Tamalle
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3110

Sunny
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3109

Zoa and Paly rock
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3106

Lights off
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3104

sps shelf and "Flash"
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3101

Carpet Blasto and Scoli - Nursing back to health
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3100

Ric Rock
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3097

Acan Shelf
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3091

"Flash"
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3094

Right side shot
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3099

Left side shot
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3095

That's it for now folks. Best I can do with my "point and shoot" camera.

[reeferbeefer]

So hard to quit, huh Grady? :gay1:

[JTNanoFish]

Awesome!

PS. You asked about the AC Jr. cable. I really like it! It's slick. If you have the money... a really great idea I had would be to hook it up to one of those mini laptops. They sell them at Sam's for about 250. I don't know if it would be worth it for the Ac Jr, but if you own a higher end unit it would be a perfect setup.

[mnpilot]

Today's addition
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3111

[RaysReef]

very nice grady!

[this1fish]

your sps shelf is definitly gonna need some moving once those acros start growing out!

word from the streets is that you picked up a blue and yellow assessor? where's them pics?!?!?!? :gay1: :biggthumpup:

[dobbs]

Very nice Grady. Great work on the rock work.

Dave

[mnpilot]

I just can't seem to get good pic of the new yellow and blue assessors. They're too fast and don't sit still, but they are a nice addition and doing well. Here they are with my new Blue Lollypop Tunicate
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3347

[clownnut]

you need a bigger tank.;)
feed the blue lollypop, i had one for about 3 months. need ton of feeding.

[this1fish]

nice to see they are doin well! we'll really see how well they do together when i get a pair of both blue and yellow assessor later on.

[fivesmallworlds]

How the heck did I miss this entrie thread???? Very Nice work Grady!!!

[dcook]

Updates please??????????????:nuts:

[DamselDebbie]

I just can't seem to get good pic of the new yellow and blue assessors. They're too fast and don't sit still, but they are a nice addition and doing well. Here they are with my new Blue Lollypop Tunicate
http://www.tcmas.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=263&pictureid=3347

How long have you had the tunicate? Does it ever molt and lose it's heads? I was so excited when I saw the picture of your tunicate. I haven't been able to find anyone else who has one or even knows what I am talking about. I have one that molts about every two weeks, but I just started feeding it reef chili three times a week. Prior to reef chili, I have been feeding it oysterfeast. Hopefully, reef chili makes a difference in the molting.

Btw, your tank is beautiful. I love the rock work with all the premium real estate. I assume you drilled spaces for the rods? And did you use some kind of glue to keep the rods in? Lots of questions, I know. I'm just passionate about my tanks and anything concerning them.:biggrin:

[acharpenter]

How the heck did I miss this entrie thread???? Very Nice work Grady!!!

+1 - its always nice when someone revives a build thread that I had not seen - this is so cool!!!:greenguy::biggthumpup: