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Reply to Cathm1079.
Cathm1078, thank you for the compliment on my aquarium design. I have started constructing the stand a few days ago and should have some photographs and updates uploaded shortly.
Reply to HarryK.
HarryK, thank you for the compliment. I will definitely keep everyone updated but this will be a slow process because of the amount of tools and supplies that need to be purchased over time.
Reply to Jcurry@weesketch.
Jcurry@weesketch, those ideas are definitely some food for thought. I was curious as to as to your thoughts for the piping for this. I'm assuming that you would use true unions with balls valves to disconnect the piping to that the equipment could slide out after...
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Custom Built by Myself" Reef Aquarium Update.
Hypothetical Schematics and Reasoning Behind the Design
I have included some schematics containing the basic design of the new 120 gallon Reef Aquarium. Please remember that majority of equipment will be manufactured by...
Well it is true, I broke down my 120 gallon aquarium and sold all of my aquarium equipment and supplies except for a few essential items in hope to one day enter the hobby again after what I wanted to be a long hiatus. However lurking on the aquarium boards just left me teetering on the edge of...
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium Update.
I wanted to apologize to everyone for not updating this thread in a long time. I have recently been given a promotion at work and I have started my own website for my aquarium blog. These two things plus spending time with my...
March of Dimes "March for Babies" Fundraiser
Well It's that time of the year were I go ahead and ask all my friends, family, and co-workers to sponsor my son's team "Jayson Michael" for the March of Dimes "March for Babies Walk". My wife first started having complications in the first trimester...
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Do-It-Yourself: Customer Aquarium Stand (Doing My Bob Villa Thing)
My wife wants my son to be able to explore the rest of the house to further his development and I want to be able to keep his curious little hands from...
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Equipment: American Marine Inc. Calcium Monitor II (Taking the Time and Color Matching Out of Testing)
Well I decided that I should start improving everything from the groun up. So what better place to start then replacing my...
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Equipment: Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter Efluent (Coming Online)
Well it has been four days and as the instructions state it is now time to open the Miniature Ball Valve to allow the Efluent to flow out of the Deltec NFP509...
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Chemicals: Nitrate Fluid (Do-It-Yourself) for the Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter
The Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter utilizes naturally occuring anaerobic bacteria to remove chemical toxins from the aquarium water column. However...
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update
Equipment: Deltec NFP509 Nitrate Filter (Vodka Dosing at its Finest)
As many of you know I have been having a very difficult algae problem and even though Prodibio supplements have been doing a great job but I feel that my test...
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Livestock: Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon)
Well my Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus Leucosternon) has been enjoying the new Tang Care Package that I provided for them. There is still a little territorial dispute between...
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Aquarium: Full Aquarium Photograph
Well here is another recent full aquarium photograph as requested by some of you.
Photograph - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - My 120 gallon Reef Aquarium full aquarium photograph.
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Food: Ocean Nutrition Varied Algae Sheet Diet (Tang Care Package)
Well they say a varied diet is the best thing for your aquarium livstock so I decided to treat my Tangs to a little care package containing Ocean Nutrition Red...