Getting my 42 set up

[~Mykle~]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#My 42 should be set up with the lighting tonight, Ill post pictures as I get some more progress with it. Aslong as the hood was made at my moms work today that I should be set for the tank to be set up! [pictures should be set up tomorow#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[graphixx]

that is good to hear. cant wait to see the pics. what is the hood made out of? wood or plastic?

[zoo-a-holic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Lucky bugger! I will be over some time soon to see the progress! Any idea on the fish/coral/inverts??#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[~Mykle~]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#The hood is made of both lol, The out side is all wood, But it has a white plasic layer, Witch is good cuz itll cuz down on salt build up, and well reflect my lighting good! And as for what well be in it, I dont know lol, Its gona be a reef tank though, Im thinking of just loading the tank with mushroom/ricordia's, Zoanthids and maybe some leathers or something like that, But I want the ricordias and Zoanthids to be over grown in the tank. Heres the begining prosses of the tank, Me and my dad started to build the hood, When we noticed the people who cut it for us cuzit 1/8" to short#ed_op#IMG src="http://www.captivereefing.com/richedit/smileys/Angry/2.gif"#ed_cl#So now were just getting it re cut for free, and gona have the lighting and filter holes cut by tonight! #ed_op#IMG alt="image file name: 2k91a27b2040.jpg" src="http://www.captivereefing.com/richedit/upload/2k91a27b2040.jpg" border=0#ed_cl#It looks very off but o Well its gona be able to grow everything that I want so the strageness well be worth it!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[~Mykle~]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Sorry about all the spelling mistakes lol, Well I dont have the lights in yet, But the hood is finished its filled and has some LR in it, Ill post some pictures tomorow morining when I get on a decent computer!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Guido]

I like it. It gives you a lot of height options as far as how high you want to place your lights. I might have to make something like that.

[zoo-a-holic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I need to make a canopy for my 90 gallon. Something like that, so i can house ither a 400w MH or 2 250w MH.... Maybe i will pay the people at your moms work to cut it for me Mike!!! lol, cant wait to see the finished product#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[~Mykle~]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#IMG alt="image file name: 2kbd50db5670.jpg" src="http://www.captivereefing.com/richedit/upload/2kbd50db5670.jpg" border=0#ed_cl##ed_op#IMG alt="image file name: 2k8f800e06fc.jpg" src="http://www.captivereefing.com/richedit/upload/2k8f800e06fc.jpg" border=0#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#There not the best pictures but thats it set up, The metal halide isnt set up yet so I needed some kind of light so I put the 50/50 in it.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[dakar]

Next time take the purple filter off the camera... J/K most digi's have trouble with the shorter wavelength colors. Once you get the halide on there you'll be all set...

Just a side note, if you can you'll want to somehow attach the cords to your powerheads to something outside of the tank, when the suction cups let go, I said when not *if*, because they will fail you, that way the cord willl keep them suspended out of the sand or they'll make for a horrific sandstorm.

Looking pretty good, going to have yourself a reef here real soon from the looks of your progress so far.

[zoo-a-holic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Thats what happenes when you take a picture With flash and an actinic!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#