Josh Murrah's 240G project.

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:09 pm

I cleaned up "frankenstien" as I like to call it. The brown cords
go to their mates inside the end of the canopy, for a "quick
disconnect" style setup, and all the ballasts are wired into the
white 3 prong cord. I decided I didn't want control individually
over each light, I'll just turn these all on/off at once, and I'll have
the VHO's (640w worth) for dawn/dusk.

DON'T be afraid of DIY. This ballast setup (all four) cost me a
mere $170, versus, what,500+ for two dual PFO setups?
Granted, it doesn't look quite as nice, but then again, it's gonna
be hidden under a stand anyway.

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:11 pm

Kind of a crappy pic, but here's a quickie.... I moved most of
the rock from the 100G over to the 240G, and here's what it looks
like. Also, you can see the pulsing xenia elongata in the refuge,
along with a ton of feather macro that's growing fast.

The rock's not quite up to where I want it to be, but I think it's
a fine start so far... gotta get some fish/corals in there!

evermann · Post by **evermann** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:20 pm

lookin good..damn fine job on ur new halides as well..

Post by **snoopdog** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:38 pm

How many watts did the halides end up being for the grand total.

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 7:03 am

1000w on the metal halides... and I'll be wiring in the 640w of VHO today

bertz_maru · Post by **bertz_maru** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:45 am

looking good.... its crazy on how much rock the tank is taking in...lol.. a question.. what happpened to the fish you had in your 100gal? post some more pics when you get the vhos on.... looks good

what are you going to do about calcium? did you need a reactor? i might have one for you.....

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 6:31 pm

here's the workhorse 7 ballasts:

bertz_maru · Post by **bertz_maru** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 9:03 pm

hey,
where did you get those black tubing coming from the over going to the sump? how did you connect them also?

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 7:15 am

The black tubing is actually sump pump hose, it was like $5 for
24' worth... just get the right size hose barb, and slip them on.

Oh, and the fish from the 100G are still in there, we're moving
them today probably.

bertz_maru · Post by **bertz_maru** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:08 pm

where did you get the tubing from?

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:47 pm

Any hardware store. I think I got those from Lowes. Anywhere
that has sump pumps.

Here's some updates: lighting, lighting, lighting, I think the
lighting is done. WOW it's bright.

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:48 pm

...and here are some full tank shots... I'm leaving the lighting
on all day tomorrow, and see where the temp is... I have the fan
set to it's lowest speed. As you can tell, the two side doors in the
pic below need to be replaced, they are very warped.

SaltnLime · Post by **SaltnLime** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 11:54 pm

Won't be long now!

bertz_maru · Post by **bertz_maru** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 10:24 pm

its ALIVE!!! MUAHHAHAHA!!

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Sat Nov 08, 2003 2:00 pm

OK, here's some new pics... we got the doors on, and the 240 is
pretty much setup. I fear that my sump is leaking, so might have
to replace it

At least I built the stand so that I can remove it!
I mounted the MH ballasts... I have already witnessed that the
inside of the stand is VERY warm and muggy.... what can I do about
that? It's like I need to run a dehumidifier.