Quest Library 180 gallon Gorgonian/Caribbean Biotope Build

[Munch]

Mike, I see your plans to turn the school into an aquarium are progressing nicely

 

[MuralReef]

Mike, I see your plans to turn the school into an aquarium are progressing nicely

View attachment 24535 Excellent!

 

[SkyShark]

Lol. Which room is next for a tank? The cafeteria???

 

[MuralReef]

Lol. Which room is next for a tank? The cafeteria???

Wife said I was cut off!

 

[SynDen]

I believe 'home' is still in need of a tank

 

[MuralReef]

I believe 'home' is still in need of a tank

You are correct sir! I ended up using the light for my home build on the 40 breeder.

 

[MuralReef]

So this happened.
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[MuralReef]

That was the light on the sump refugium. The zip tie broke and the light fell into the water. The cord totally melted through on the fixture. Fortunately no fire and nothing dead so far. I am not sure if the outlet on the EB is still functional.

 

[MuralReef]

This happened too! Kessil donated an AP700 so I have pulled the metal halide. So far so good Gorgonians don't seem to mind the LED vs. the metal halide. View attachment 10874

 

[MuralReef]

Sorry for the sideways pics it doesn't like my phone.

 

[Haddonisreef]

Looks good if u click the pic it turns the wright way, at least for me.

 

[neil82]

That was the light on the sump refugium. The zip tie broke and the light fell into the water. The cord totally melted through on the fixture. Fortunately no fire and nothing dead so far. I am not sure if the outlet on the EB is still functional.

I can't see the pics you posted but that sounds horrible. Glad for no fire or loss of life.

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Curious how the Kessil does.

 

[MuralReef]

Curious how the Kessil does.

Me too! I really like the shimmer effect so far. I programmed it myself to create the look I liked. So far the gorgonians look great, but I don't have any SPS to give you guys feedback on that.

 

[MuralReef]

Kessil has been rocking for a while now and the gorgs seem to like it. I will post pics this week once I am back at school.

 

[MuralReef]

So this tank is done! The seam on the front left failed this morning. I was called as I was driving in that water was pouring out of the library aquarium. I arrived to see about 8-12" of water missing from the tank, and water squirting our of the left side of the tank. The funny part was the librarian was trying to stop it by covering it with her hands! I now have about 12" left in the tank with the fish and some of the corals. Everything else is in brutes in the classroom. View attachment 11587 View attachment 11588 View attachment 11589

 

[Balz3352]

Geze mike .... Bad luck for your tanks right now. Not the tank we were semi expecting to blow a seam... Sad day.

 

[MuralReef]

Sucks even more since this tank was doing really well.

 

[neil82]

Aw man, sorry Mike.

 

[MuralReef]

I will post up what we get to replace it as soon as I figure that out. I will be losing the 40 breeder, but I will try to have a fuge in the new system too.