75 Gallon Pictures & Build Thread
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cdness
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Very nice setup so far! I can't wait to get a house and set up an in-wall system. You have a heck of a lot more room to work than I do...lol.
For the auto top off I would really recommend going to the local plumbing store (Lowes, Home Depot, Menards, etc) and tell them what you are attempting to do. They are always able to help find a way to get the rig set up. I know silicone is strong but like you said Physics... if it ever fails you are guaranteed leakage down to that point. The plumbing area should have something like a small bulkhead that would help with that. Just my $.02.
I can't wait to see the final setup!
For the auto top off I would really recommend going to the local plumbing store (Lowes, Home Depot, Menards, etc) and tell them what you are attempting to do. They are always able to help find a way to get the rig set up. I know silicone is strong but like you said Physics... if it ever fails you are guaranteed leakage down to that point. The plumbing area should have something like a small bulkhead that would help with that. Just my $.02.
I can't wait to see the final setup!
timschmidt
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Some die off will occur, but not too much. So long as it wasn't out for hours.
chatyak
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It was in a styrofoam box on the way home for about 2.5 hours....
Then in the tank for a bit then out of the tank for a couple hours when I was working on the pieces I need.... how can I tell if it completely died? We can't exactly see bacteria. lol
Tank aquascaping is DONE... pictures later :rollface:
timschmidt
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Smell
You should be ok. I was referring to like over 5-6 hours at once. My understanding is that the bacteria can reproduce as quickly as 15 minutes. I don't remember where I got that number from though (maybe the microwave burrito box :rollface: )
chatyak
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Well I'm no expert at smelling ocean rock, but it didn't smell rotten. I would consider it a "fresh" ocean smell. The longest was a few hours anyway out of the tank, but I should be ok. I also got live sand which should help the cause.... after the sandstorm settles down in the tank now I can add my "shrimp" to start the cycle?
timschmidt
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IMO you don't need the shrimp as you have some die off from your LR being out of water for a couple hours. But go for it, just don't leave it there forever. You get need to get a reading on the ammonia.
Aquarist007
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12976162#post12976162 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chatyak
Would leaving the shrimp in the tank forever produce more bacteria to combat it, thus producing more beneficial bacteria in the long run? Some folks chime in here
the level of bacteria is in equilibrium with the bioload of the existing tank. If the bioload goes down so does the level of bacteria and then cycles back in response to an increase again
This is a continuous processs through out the life of your tank
Keeping the shrimp in would increase the ammonia and cause more cycling of bacteria--but they would die off in their numbers quickly as the the shrimp disentegrated.
In the meantime you have a high spike in ammonia which can kill of the inverts that are there and in the reef rock, developing slowly in the sand bed ect
chatyak
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Well I finished smoothing out the sand and had to tweak a couple other things.... I'll wait to things clear up before taking some pictures. I also took the background off for now until all is said and running,, makes it easier to see from behind the tank. I think I'm going to get some velcro and put that on the corners of the background... make it easier to take off and on.
timschmidt
Premium Member
? never used shrimp. Sorry. But for the backing I use this stuff that all I do is spray a light mist of tap water on the glass and the backing sticks to it like vinyl. I imagine it comes off and goes on ok.
