BMW M3 Forum (E90 E92)

BMW Garage BMW Meets Register Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Go Back   M3Post - BMW M3 Forum > BIMMERPOST Universal Forums > Off-Topic Discussions Board
 
European Auto Source (EAS)
Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      08-10-2011, 06:46 PM   #1
lamia2super
Colonel
lamia2super's Avatar
United_States
140
Rep
2,661
Posts

Drives: 335i
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Miami Beach, FL

iTrader: (4)

Garage List
2007 335i  [10.00]
REEFERS thread

i thought it would be a cool idea to create a thread to locate reefers out their. ill start i have a new 29 gallon biocube HQI



Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 07:48 PM   #2
ShopVac
Not willing to take advice
ShopVac's Avatar
No_Country
4020
Rep
1,519
Posts

Drives: F82 M4 - 6MT
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
And just when I thought this would be something different...it's not.

I started out with a 29 myself...told my wife it would only be about $100 to convert. I'm in about 30 Grand now Addicting for sure...

Here are a few pics of my 220 in wall project...
Front View

This was back before I added an extra 150lbs of live rock...I'll need to update this at some point.

Behind the Scene

Copperband Butterfly

Hammer

Frogspawn

Yellow Tank and Bubble Coral

Suncoral

Banggai Cardinal

Kole Tang

Powder Blue Tang

Naso Tang


Anyway...I documented the entire build...it can be seen here.

http://www.primepittsburgh.com/reef1.htm

But I can keep posting pics if needed
__________________
Proud owner of 4 Turbos and 1 Supercharger

Last edited by ShopVac; 08-10-2011 at 07:58 PM..
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 07:50 PM   #3
infinitekidM2C
Major General
infinitekidM2C's Avatar
United_States
4186
Rep
5,727
Posts

Drives: 2019 M2 Competition
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Orange County, CA

iTrader: (4)

Garage List
Hai fishy fishy fishy fishy fishy
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 07:52 PM   #4
swaite
High School Dropout
United_States
13
Rep
323
Posts

Drives: 2008 135i
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: PNW

iTrader: (0)

This is not what I was expecting...
__________________
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 08:13 PM   #5
choicez
Major
choicez's Avatar
264
Rep
1,124
Posts

Drives: you mad
Join Date: May 2009
Location: LA

iTrader: (15)

another thread about it.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...alt+water+reef
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 08:17 PM   #6
Kensta335
Brigadier General
Kensta335's Avatar
161
Rep
3,637
Posts

Drives: 335i Coupe
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: So Cal 626

iTrader: (4)

Wow, such a badass setup ShopVac.
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 08:29 PM   #7
ShopVac
Not willing to take advice
ShopVac's Avatar
No_Country
4020
Rep
1,519
Posts

Drives: F82 M4 - 6MT
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kensta335 View Post
Wow, such a badass setup ShopVac.
Thanks, I've dedicated years to it.
__________________
Proud owner of 4 Turbos and 1 Supercharger
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 08:30 PM   #8
lamia2super
Colonel
lamia2super's Avatar
United_States
140
Rep
2,661
Posts

Drives: 335i
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Miami Beach, FL

iTrader: (4)

Garage List
2007 335i  [10.00]
LMAO about the title and sorry to disappoint you guys

ShopVac your tank is insane !!!!!! real badass
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:01 PM   #9
ShopVac
Not willing to take advice
ShopVac's Avatar
No_Country
4020
Rep
1,519
Posts

Drives: F82 M4 - 6MT
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
Quote:
Originally Posted by lamia2super View Post
LMAO about the title and sorry to disappoint you guys

ShopVac your tank is insane !!!!!! real badass
Thanks...I see you said yours was new. I seem to remember going through a cycle process with a raw piece of shrimp...did you go through all that?

Your tank looks so clean now...that will change

I see you got some pulsing Xenia...zoas...star polyps (which will take over the tank). What kind of LPS is that in the front...I can't tell without it being open.
__________________
Proud owner of 4 Turbos and 1 Supercharger
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:07 PM   #10
ShopVac
Not willing to take advice
ShopVac's Avatar
No_Country
4020
Rep
1,519
Posts

Drives: F82 M4 - 6MT
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
Forgot to post my latest fishy...I got this Koran Angel about two years ago. He didn't really start coming out (for me to get his picture) until about a month ago.

When I got him, he was about 2 1/2 inches, now he's over 7 (and still a juvenile). You can see he's starting to change a tad...

__________________
Proud owner of 4 Turbos and 1 Supercharger
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:10 PM   #11
lamia2super
Colonel
lamia2super's Avatar
United_States
140
Rep
2,661
Posts

Drives: 335i
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Miami Beach, FL

iTrader: (4)

Garage List
2007 335i  [10.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by ShopVac View Post
Thanks...I see you said yours was new. I seem to remember going through a cycle process with a raw piece of shrimp...did you go through all that?

Your tank looks so clean now...that will change
ya its new and im still adding things to it. my cycle process was let it run for 2 days with live rock, live sand, and water then i added 3 chromes to the tank and after a month i began to buy some corals that ended up dieing on me because of a redslime problem that i didnt take care of and probably a over dose of buffer and other chemicals.

after i took care of the redslime i bought this tank and transferred w/e i had left over slowly. sadly i think i might over dosed on purple up or didnt watch my calcium levels because the torch coral i had looks like it died.....do you know anything about torch corals? if i live it in the tank will it grow back or is it too late to save? you can see it in the video and picture its the thing in front that looks closed. i saw all the green things float around the tank which gives me the impression that it died

btw this tank has been running for about 2-3 weeks
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:19 PM   #12
g_rant
Lieutenant Colonel
g_rant's Avatar
40
Rep
1,601
Posts

Drives: F10 M5
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Bay Area, CA

iTrader: (2)

Quote:
Originally Posted by infinitekid2002 View Post
Hai fishy fishy fishy fishy fishy
But Nemo isn't there lol
__________________
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:24 PM   #13
ShopVac
Not willing to take advice
ShopVac's Avatar
No_Country
4020
Rep
1,519
Posts

Drives: F82 M4 - 6MT
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
I've had some torches...and unfortunately they've gone through a similar process in what I see yours doing.

Once the tissue starts to recede on the stems, that's not a good sign. The coral is looking for one of a few things. More light, more calcium, or more food. Food part can be easy. Take a 2 litre bottle top (cut it) and force it into the sand around the coral (just to keep the fishies out). You can put cyclopeez into the top and let it float around it...if it takes it, you're good...if not it's something else. Don't leave the bottle on there for more than 30 minutes. Lighting is tricky...I've never had issues with VHO or Halide...I can't tell what you have on yours, hopefully sufficient. Obviously check your calc levels or get a water change in to raise it.

No need to worry about purple up...you'll get the algae you're looking for naturally with time.
__________________
Proud owner of 4 Turbos and 1 Supercharger
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:25 PM   #14
solefald
Nigerian Prince
solefald's Avatar
Vatican City State
385
Rep
2,180
Posts

Drives: '11 F25
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: San Diego, CA

iTrader: (2)

Garage List
'11 BMW F25  [0.00]
i want a reef tank, but its such pain in the ass. i have friends who are obsessed with this shit, and couple of friends that service them for other people.

i'm just not ready for how time consuming and expensive it is. maybe when i become an old fart with nothing else to do.
__________________
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:29 PM   #15
solefald
Nigerian Prince
solefald's Avatar
Vatican City State
385
Rep
2,180
Posts

Drives: '11 F25
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: San Diego, CA

iTrader: (2)

Garage List
'11 BMW F25  [0.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by g_rant View Post
But Nemo isn't there lol
wrong movie.


__________________
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:34 PM   #16
lamia2super
Colonel
lamia2super's Avatar
United_States
140
Rep
2,661
Posts

Drives: 335i
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Miami Beach, FL

iTrader: (4)

Garage List
2007 335i  [10.00]
i have the biocube HQI which uses a halide and i upgraded the bulb to a 20k to get a more blue color. mmmh i know my calcium level were a little low when i got it but i did try to raise it with some calcium that i have and i never fed it but it only lasted a week tops. could it have been the ocean water that i use from the back of my house could have been bad?
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:34 PM   #17
ShopVac
Not willing to take advice
ShopVac's Avatar
No_Country
4020
Rep
1,519
Posts

Drives: F82 M4 - 6MT
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
Quote:
Originally Posted by g_rant View Post
But Nemo isn't there lol
Sorry, here...



Had a dory too...it choked on me. Hard fish to keep.
__________________
Proud owner of 4 Turbos and 1 Supercharger
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:38 PM   #18
ShopVac
Not willing to take advice
ShopVac's Avatar
No_Country
4020
Rep
1,519
Posts

Drives: F82 M4 - 6MT
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
Quote:
Originally Posted by lamia2super View Post
i have the biocube HQI which uses a halide and i upgraded the bulb to a 20k to get a more blue color. mmmh i know my calcium level were a little low when i got it but i did try to raise it with some calcium that i have and i never fed it but it only lasted a week tops. could it have been the ocean water that i use from the back of my house could have been bad?
I wouldn't use any water close to a beach. From what I hear, there's too much in it when it's that close to shore. I don't know from personal experience, but to see that much foam sometimes...and knowing what my skimmer does.

A mile out...probably a different story.
__________________
Proud owner of 4 Turbos and 1 Supercharger
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:43 PM   #19
lamia2super
Colonel
lamia2super's Avatar
United_States
140
Rep
2,661
Posts

Drives: 335i
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Miami Beach, FL

iTrader: (4)

Garage List
2007 335i  [10.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by ShopVac View Post
I wouldn't use any water close to a beach. From what I hear, there's too much in it when it's that close to shore. I don't know from personal experience, but to see that much foam sometimes...and knowing what my skimmer does.

A mile out...probably a different story.
skimmer does do a lot of work so i usually wait till high tide to get better water. i once got the water from about a 2-3 mile out and that was super clear. i dont think ive ever seen my tank that clear before

i just did a water change but if the rain stops and i see the sun come out ill probably change it again
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 09:56 PM   #20
TK-421
Registered Sex Offender
United_States
572
Rep
4,759
Posts

Drives: E46 M3 | 1JZ S13
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Tampa, FL

iTrader: (0)

Holy shit I need this
Appreciate 0
      08-10-2011, 10:06 PM   #21
Year's_End
Lieutenant General
Year's_End's Avatar
United_States
1112
Rep
12,442
Posts

Drives: 2020 Shelby GT350
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: FL

iTrader: (0)

def assumed this was about locating drug dealers at first
__________________
Past: '08 E92 335i|ZPP|ZSP|6AT
Past: '15 Mustang GT|401A|PP|6MT
Current: '20 Shelby GT350|6MT
Appreciate 0
      08-11-2011, 01:11 AM   #22
Andrew@ET
Brigadier General
181
Rep
4,038
Posts

Drives: Red thing
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Earth

iTrader: (9)





Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:57 AM.




m3post
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST