DBarsotti's Tank on the Hill.

looks like its time to bring out the razors, and beers!!!... or... just beers^^^

Yeah i'm going to try and clean it up today but i threw my back out yesterday moving the damn thing so we'll see.

So i need an acrylic sump Who's got one? The one the guy had was glass and old and had some cracks in it so i didn't take it.

Bow chicka wow wow.. this fuckin thing is covered in scratches, fuck it ha

looks good! cant wait to see it full of water and corals!

Looks great Dom what are you doing with your old set up? I'm looking to upgrade just like everyone else in Salinas! LOL

hwntunda wrote:

looks good! cant wait to see it full of water and corals!

Thanks, yeah waiting to set this up is going to drive me nuts.

wootwoot wrote:

Looks great Dom what are you doing with your old set up? I'm looking to upgrade just like everyone else in Salinas! LOL

Thanks man, I'd be willing to sell or trade the stand, sump and overflow box if you want it, I would say you'd need to buy a new tank tho cause the one i have is a POS. Most all the other equipment im going to use on the new tank.

HOLY SHIT!!! that's a big ass tank... sweet.. good luck getting everything together..
I'd love to see your set up when your done.. or even on your existing tanks..
good job

gr808 wrote:

HOLY SHIT!!! that's a big ass tank... sweet.. good luck getting everything together..
I'd love to see your set up when your done.. or even on your existing tanks..
good job

thanks, yeah its pretty big

Anytime you want to check out my tank just let me know, i'm always down for visitors


Hopefully by the end of this weekend i will have the stand cut down and all the new plumbing done to tie in the frag tank.

Anyone have any input on what size return i use for this tank? its got 2 returns plus one for the frag tank. It came with a HUGE external pump but i think its way overkill and i also don't want to pay to run it.
Think a Mag 6 would be alright?

Thats a Oceanic aint it??I had that tank about 5 years ago and fuckin hated the "mega flow" those 2 overflows made me sick in the head

bayreefer wrote:

Thats a Oceanic aint it??I had that tank about 5 years ago and fuckin hated the "mega flow" those 2 overflows made me sick in the head

ha yeah i wish it only had 1 overflow but theres more than enough room in there for what i need it for right now.
What kind of return did you use on your tank when it was set up?

I really dont remember,it was 5 years ago

shit, fuck, balls

I need to figure out the return situation and get a fuckin sump, i want to get this thing running, i've got an assload of live rock in a damn trash can right meow that needs to be put in its new home

Damn D1 nice upgrade yo...

thanks buddy

DBarsotti wrote:

gr808 wrote:

HOLY SHIT!!! that's a big ass tank... sweet.. good luck getting everything together..
I'd love to see your set up when your done.. or even on your existing tanks..
good job

thanks, yeah its pretty big

Anytime you want to check out my tank just let me know, i'm always down for visitors


Hopefully by the end of this weekend i will have the stand cut down and all the new plumbing done to tie in the frag tank.

Anyone have any input on what size return i use for this tank? its got 2 returns plus one for the frag tank. It came with a HUGE external pump but i think its way overkill and i also don't want to pay to run it.
Think a Mag 6 would be alright?

u got a website we can check out ur awesome shit... And setup too

gr808 wrote:

DBarsotti wrote:

gr808 wrote:

HOLY SHIT!!! that's a big ass tank... sweet.. good luck getting everything together..
I'd love to see your set up when your done.. or even on your existing tanks..
good job

thanks, yeah its pretty big

Anytime you want to check out my tank just let me know, i'm always down for visitors


Hopefully by the end of this weekend i will have the stand cut down and all the new plumbing done to tie in the frag tank.

Anyone have any input on what size return i use for this tank? its got 2 returns plus one for the frag tank. It came with a HUGE external pump but i think its way overkill and i also don't want to pay to run it.
Think a Mag 6 would be alright?

u got a website we can check out ur awesome shit... And setup too

you're lookin at it.

You growing macro or is it just to hold the skimmer? Could always just bang the flow and use fewer powerheads

DBarsotti wrote:

gr808 wrote:

DBarsotti wrote:

gr808 wrote:

HOLY SHIT!!! that's a big ass tank... sweet.. good luck getting everything together..
I'd love to see your set up when your done.. or even on your existing tanks..
good job

thanks, yeah its pretty big

Anytime you want to check out my tank just let me know, i'm always down for visitors


Hopefully by the end of this weekend i will have the stand cut down and all the new plumbing done to tie in the frag tank.

Anyone have any input on what size return i use for this tank? its got 2 returns plus one for the frag tank. It came with a HUGE external pump but i think its way overkill and i also don't want to pay to run it.
Think a Mag 6 would be alright?

u got a website we can check out ur awesome shit... And setup too

you're lookin at it.

LMFAO,you crazy ass mofo

ReeferRob wrote:

You growing macro or is it just to hold the skimmer? Could always just bang the flow and use fewer powerheads

i like to have hecka macro. I might just drive up to santa cruz and get a sheet of acrylic and fuck the shit out of it and make my own sump.

heres my current sump/fuge setup. Real simple.

This weekend I'm going to cut the stand down and hopefully move the tank into its new spot. I'm going to fill it about half way up and get the cycle going, then focus on the plumbing and sump since i'll have some waiting aound for everything to calm down in there.

I fucking hate you. I wish you had the day off so we can play tank face.

Kraylen wrote:

play tank face.

Is that like "just the tip" cause if so, i'm in

yo D,
what kind of macro is that? Feather caulerpa?

gr808 wrote:

yo D,
what kind of macro is that? Feather caulerpa?

I'm actually not sure what it is, I got some from the lfs when i started and have been using it since. seems to work great.
Heres a few more shots of the tank i took with my phone just now.

ORA Phils Granulosa.. Finally got a legit frag, its growing pretty fast so far.


Jager keeping it real being a camera whore and As you can see the Sarmentosa is growing into the damn glass, I keep hitting it with the fuckin magnet. I need to get the new tank crackin.