stlouisguy
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The salt was added in a high flow area of the sump. You are correct in the way to do it
450 Cube tank build thread. Here I go!
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stlouisguy
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Will post some pics tonight of the system up and running tonight.
Everything is a go!!!!
Getting a correct temp is ****ing me off, as I have three guages and they are all giving me differant temps (same spot in sump before you say that)
Salinity is a bit low, but i plan to add the rock, raise the water level, let it evaporate away, and my salinity should be near perfect (its 1.022 now although I am going to test my gear tonight to calibrate
Skimmer is a monster, works great, just may need to replace pump (that sucker is loud)
Rock goes in tonight through the weekend
Everything is a go!!!!
Getting a correct temp is ****ing me off, as I have three guages and they are all giving me differant temps (same spot in sump before you say that)
Salinity is a bit low, but i plan to add the rock, raise the water level, let it evaporate away, and my salinity should be near perfect (its 1.022 now although I am going to test my gear tonight to calibrate
Skimmer is a monster, works great, just may need to replace pump (that sucker is loud)
Rock goes in tonight through the weekend
scarletknight06
New member
how tall is the skimmer and what pump are you using to run it?
corivus
New member
haha my ex roomate did that, took us 5 minutes to get the magnents apart and to keep him from flailing.... man I wish I took pictures of that *chuckles* but after that, he called it evil. every now and then we'll have a vistor or a guest that wants to play with them when they aren't on the tank. I just relate that story and they seem to run away from it hehe
Lunchbucket
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no pics...come on!
stlouisguy
Registered Member
Okay I couldnt wait to get the rock in
I havent aquascaped yet but I wanted to get the cycle going if there is going to be one, so I went ahead and piled all the rock in the middle of the tank
I also have the skimmer going getting rid of any gunk the rock has one it still.
Here is the fuge (still need to light it) that my skimmer dumps into, the gravity drains into the sump
I will start aquascaping this weekend. I want to build a rack for my largest area of rock so I get flow in the middle of it, then stack the rock on top of it almost up to the overflow.
Going to go with a main valley down the middle of the tank with small valleys going off of it
More to come, thanks for reading!!!
I havent aquascaped yet but I wanted to get the cycle going if there is going to be one, so I went ahead and piled all the rock in the middle of the tank
I also have the skimmer going getting rid of any gunk the rock has one it still.
Here is the fuge (still need to light it) that my skimmer dumps into, the gravity drains into the sump
I will start aquascaping this weekend. I want to build a rack for my largest area of rock so I get flow in the middle of it, then stack the rock on top of it almost up to the overflow.
Going to go with a main valley down the middle of the tank with small valleys going off of it
More to come, thanks for reading!!!
CyclistMT
More Idiot Than Savant
I've been following this one too stlouisguy, I just love seeing these big cubes come together. Looks like it's gonna be awesome!
Couple of questions for you regarding the reflectors for your actinics. Have you installed them yet? If so, did you find it made any difference? How wide are they and where did you get them?
Thanks in advance.
Couple of questions for you regarding the reflectors for your actinics. Have you installed them yet? If so, did you find it made any difference? How wide are they and where did you get them?
Thanks in advance.
yeah- the rock looks great in the middle like that- it looks natural. BTW- why do people put rock on platforms for total circulation? Isn't it a good idea to allow a part of the tank not to circulate behind the rock so things can grow there taht don't like the current? (I am trying to learn as much as possible 
stlouisguy
Registered Member
Havent installed them yet, just havent had the time. Hope to get that done within the week. I found them at marine depot and they were like $12 or $14 each. They are about 3" wide
cwegescheide
YOU have been ignored!
I actually like the rocks the way they are!!! :lol:
Evyllchyld
Trying again
I REALLY like the aquascaping just as it is lol. Gives fish room to swim out in the open for people to see, and plenty of space for coral...
stlouisguy
Registered Member
Okay first try at the sculpting. I still have rocks to replace from my old tank and will move some stuff around, but overall this is what I am trying for
here is looking through the rock pile on the right, I have the entire structure help up by pvc so no rocks are buried. Completely hollow inside
This shows the sloping reef I am trying to accomplish
here is looking through the rock pile on the right, I have the entire structure help up by pvc so no rocks are buried. Completely hollow inside
This shows the sloping reef I am trying to accomplish
HotRod68Camaro
Premium Member
Looks great. i am a big fan of split rock structures.
"Umm fish?"
Premium Member
First off, thanks! I've enjoyed watching your build.
Regarding your aquascaping, that canyon in the middle ... well, it's just too centered and too straight to the back of the tank. The idea is to pull visitors forward towards your tank with the mystery of where that canyon goes. If they can see the back of the tank, there's no mystery. Does that make sense? I learned that trick from landscape design. You never allow someone a clear view to the back of your yard. Breaking up the view draws people in and make them want to explore.
And that's really what we're trying for here, right? We want people who see our tanks to want to jump right in and explore.
Thanks again and good luck.
Regarding your aquascaping, that canyon in the middle ... well, it's just too centered and too straight to the back of the tank. The idea is to pull visitors forward towards your tank with the mystery of where that canyon goes. If they can see the back of the tank, there's no mystery. Does that make sense? I learned that trick from landscape design. You never allow someone a clear view to the back of your yard. Breaking up the view draws people in and make them want to explore.
And that's really what we're trying for here, right? We want people who see our tanks to want to jump right in and explore.
Thanks again and good luck.
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