72 Gallon Bowfront - New Tank
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jtinoco
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Well as you all already know. I took the tank down about two months ago. During this time I've been using my sump as a frag tank. I was able to keep a couple of my corals. I also convinced my buddy to sell me back some of the corals I had sold and my hippo tang. I kept all of my equipment and it's time to set the tank back up.
The original stand is no longer usable. Has severe water damage so I decided to build a stand over the new years weekend. Here are some pics. I started on Saturday the 31st. Today it was stained and door installed. I will add the poly coat tomorrow. I will post more pics once the tank is on it.
This is my first time ever at building any kind of furniture as you can probably tell.
Frame out of 2X4's and a 2X10 for the front radius(curve)
Wrapped with 1/4 inch oak plywood.
Stained red chestnut.
Black glass door from old tank.
The original stand is no longer usable. Has severe water damage so I decided to build a stand over the new years weekend. Here are some pics. I started on Saturday the 31st. Today it was stained and door installed. I will add the poly coat tomorrow. I will post more pics once the tank is on it.
This is my first time ever at building any kind of furniture as you can probably tell.
Frame out of 2X4's and a 2X10 for the front radius(curve)
Wrapped with 1/4 inch oak plywood.
Stained red chestnut.
Black glass door from old tank.
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stvguerrero
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hey Jesus its coming out sweet , let me know if you need any help im just around the corner
stvguerrero
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two thumbs up!
psuedopimp
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cool....let me know if you need anything....
stanger50lx92
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I remember those days of looking at a tank with freshly mixed salt water and looking at bare live rock for hours. I remember looking at my first aptasia and being so happy cause I had life in my tank lol. Of course I didn't know what aptasia was!
Tank looks sweet!!!
Tank looks sweet!!!
jtinoco
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Thanks for the comments! I couldn't stay out of the hobby for long. Hopefully the tank settles quickly. Thanks for the offer Justin. I'll keep in touch.
I had a friend start curing my rock in a 55 gallon drum with powerheads and a heater about a month ago. Because of this I dont think I'll have that bad of a cycle. I used all the water the rock was in and only mixed in about 15 gallons more. We'll see how the cycle goes.
I had a friend start curing my rock in a 55 gallon drum with powerheads and a heater about a month ago. Because of this I dont think I'll have that bad of a cycle. I used all the water the rock was in and only mixed in about 15 gallons more. We'll see how the cycle goes.
jtinoco
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Went through the shortest cycle ever. Almost makes me think something is wrong.
Two days after setup (friday the 6th) parameters were:
Ammonia spiked only to 0.25 ppm
Nitrites 0.50 ppm
Nitrates 5.0 ppm
I tested today and I couldn't believe it. I tested three times with same results.
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 10.0 ppm.
If nitrates start increasing, I will start with the vodka again as I had before.
I forgot to mention that I will add some coral in and maybe my hippo tang today and see how it goes.
Wish me luck!
Two days after setup (friday the 6th) parameters were:
Ammonia spiked only to 0.25 ppm
Nitrites 0.50 ppm
Nitrates 5.0 ppm
I tested today and I couldn't believe it. I tested three times with same results.
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 10.0 ppm.
If nitrates start increasing, I will start with the vodka again as I had before.
I forgot to mention that I will add some coral in and maybe my hippo tang today and see how it goes.
Wish me luck!
jtinoco
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Looks like everything is doing good. Added the hippo tang and two yesterday. Got a small flare up of cyano today. Nothing huge but expected due to the tank being new. Will keep an eye on it. Nitrates went up so started dosing vodka. Hopefully they drop and cyano disappears as well.
So far so good.
So far so good.
jtinoco
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Well I decided to modify my Nova Extreme Pro lights and add some moonlights.
I wasn't able to get a good shot with my phone of them on but they do give off a nice white glow. Really like the look of it.
I just taped them to the reflector near the back of the light. Electrical tape should hold.
Put one on each side, soldered wires together and used an AC/DC transformer. Hid all wiring on back of reflector. And drilled a hole near the other electrical cords for the transformer wire out.
I wasn't able to get a good shot with my phone of them on but they do give off a nice white glow. Really like the look of it.
I just taped them to the reflector near the back of the light. Electrical tape should hold.
Put one on each side, soldered wires together and used an AC/DC transformer. Hid all wiring on back of reflector. And drilled a hole near the other electrical cords for the transformer wire out.
psuedopimp
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looks good. is that too much light for a moon light?
