Randy's Tank Description

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Several of the brutes were filled 2/3 or more full of largish rocks, so a powerhead at the bottom would probably stop working and I wouldn't know it. But it is a legit concern, and I cannot remember exactly how I dealt with it, but one way was to deliver the water near the bottom and remove it at the top.

Even if the water entered through a bulkhead near the top, the water was channeled down to near the bottom with PVC internal to these rock filled ones.

The two sumps has a lot of flow and no rocks, so there was no concern with them.

 

[Mickey]

I hadn't thought about running a pipe to near the bottom of the barrel, that's a good idea.

I am also planning on have one or two barrels filled with rock as I have at least one box full of rock that was at one time in my tank but is now dried and stored. I thought I'd resurrect it and add some additional live rock from a supplier.

It seems that I'm just going to have to plan as best I can then adapt as needed. I notice the brute cans are much more expensive than they were a few years ago so I want to get it organized so all I need to do is tweak rather than scrap and start over.

Thanks again for taking the time.
Mickey

 

[SauceyReef]

Glad to have made it here. Thank you for all the help you have given me in the past. Lovely tanks!! Hope to see some more update photos.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Glad to have made it here. Thank you for all the help you have given me in the past. Lovely tanks!! Hope to see some more update photos.

Thanks.

 

[LgTas]

@Randy Holmes-Farley I noticed you've been responding in the present tense regarding what dosing etc. you do. Have you restarted your system?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

@Randy Holmes-Farley I noticed you've been responding in the present tense regarding what dosing etc. you do. Have you restarted your system?

No, I haven't. I sometimes answer in the present tense for things I was doing when last the tank was up and which i would still do to not make people think I "was" doing something, but then switched to something else.

 

[Miami Reef]

What are your top favorite corals that you would or wish you could keep in a theoretical tank of yours? Price and difficulty of care doesn’t really matter; just what makes you happy.

A top 3 list would be interesting to see.

 

[Miami Reef]

@Randy Holmes-Farley

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

My top favorite thing is not a coral, but a large giantea anemone, perhaps blue, with a group of ocellaris clowns living in it. Way more interesting than any coral, and just as colorful.

I also like bright yellow leather corals. Not as interesting as the anemone with clowns, but the yellow color is really appealing.

I like elegance corals, but never had one thrive indefinitely.

In general, I like things that move, so many sps that might as well be artificial don’t make the cut. lol

 

[Formulator]

In the summer, the water is cooled by sending cold tap water through a big coil of plastic tubing int he sump, and then out tot he yard to water plants. The flow is controlled by a solenoid connected to one of the temperature controllers.

THIS IS BRILLIANT

 

[cdemoss01]

@Randy Holmes-Farley can we get more pictures?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

@Randy Holmes-Farley can we get more pictures?

The tank was taken down a while ago, so all I have are old pictures.

here are some:

 

[threebuoys]

The tank was taken down a while ago, so all I have are old pictures.

here are some:

Do you think you will ever start up a tank again? Appears you were very successful at getting the movement you wanted.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Do you think you will ever start up a tank again? Appears you were very successful at getting the movement you wanted.

Probably. Right now I travel too much to make it a good idea.