Psyire
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Chronicle of my 180g Aquarium
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Cheesy_Puffs
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Psyire,
What connections did you use to connect your RODI tubing to the washing machine water inputs. I'm interested in connecting our unit the same way. As it is now we have our RODI unit set up in the garage which is normally fine for spring summer and fall, but in winter time it gets very cold in there (ice) :eek2:
Thanks
What connections did you use to connect your RODI tubing to the washing machine water inputs. I'm interested in connecting our unit the same way. As it is now we have our RODI unit set up in the garage which is normally fine for spring summer and fall, but in winter time it gets very cold in there (ice) :eek2:
Thanks
Psyire
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Hey Cheesy_Puffs, I used to 'Y' adapters that you should be able to find at any hardware store and then 2 of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20756&item=4348585287&tc=photo
They work great! Hope this helps.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20756&item=4348585287&tc=photo
They work great! Hope this helps.
Cheesy_Puffs
New member
Thanks for the link 
Can't wait to see more of your project.
Can't wait to see more of your project.
Psyire
Premium Member
Well I ordered my Base Rock today! I decided to go with Reefer Rocks for this stuff because all the pictures I have seen of his rock are awesome. I would have liked to setup this tank using 100% live rock but the economics of such a thing wasn't very smart. I live in Northern Alberta, Canada so you can imagine how close the nearest Ocean is.. and if you can't, well.. it's just far away. I have seen pictures of quite a few tanks that started out with just Base rock and I think they work out great. However I do plan to buy 30-50 lbs of LR to 'seed' the tank with. Anyhow, here are some pics that ReeferRocks sent me of my order:
Complete Order:
Closeups:
I also made up a list of pvc fittings and valves that I'll be needing and called to place an order for those. I wanted an 'all grey look' for my piping so I went with everything in Schedule 80. This came out to around $200 CDN. :eek2:
I will be picking up these parts and the 80 lbs. of Black Tahiti Moon Sand that I'll be using for substrate on Feb. 5th. Then I'll actually get some water in this baby!
Complete Order:
Closeups:
I also made up a list of pvc fittings and valves that I'll be needing and called to place an order for those. I wanted an 'all grey look' for my piping so I went with everything in Schedule 80. This came out to around $200 CDN. :eek2:
I will be picking up these parts and the 80 lbs. of Black Tahiti Moon Sand that I'll be using for substrate on Feb. 5th. Then I'll actually get some water in this baby!
Psyire
Premium Member
I did some more spending on the weekend, things are coming together!
I bought 100lbs of Black Tahiti Moon sand for substrate:
I picked up my salt:
A wack of PVC valves, fittings & pipe. (ended up being quite a bit more than the projected $200CDN, ohwell)
15 lbs of some Baserock:
And on friday me and a bud installed my new ceiling fan. I'm hoping this helps with the humidity and general air movement around the house.
That's it for now, I'm going to start the plumbing tomorrow night, I hope to have water in the tank by the end of the week! The biggest holdup is going to be the Sump, hopefully I'll have that by months end.
I bought 100lbs of Black Tahiti Moon sand for substrate:
I picked up my salt:
A wack of PVC valves, fittings & pipe. (ended up being quite a bit more than the projected $200CDN, ohwell)
15 lbs of some Baserock:
And on friday me and a bud installed my new ceiling fan. I'm hoping this helps with the humidity and general air movement around the house.
That's it for now, I'm going to start the plumbing tomorrow night, I hope to have water in the tank by the end of the week! The biggest holdup is going to be the Sump, hopefully I'll have that by months end.
sfsuphysics
Active member
White spots from the sand? or On the sand?
And I agree with Fursphere, I ran my 135 reef tank with quikrete sand, it was browner than than nice white sand, but it was a buttload cheaper, I did end up getting argonite sand when I moved my tank (LFS owner got me a really good deal, still more expensive than quikrete but really cheap cost). I really like the look of the black stuff though, but don't know if I'd want to use it on a large sized tank, who knows though
And I agree with Fursphere, I ran my 135 reef tank with quikrete sand, it was browner than than nice white sand, but it was a buttload cheaper, I did end up getting argonite sand when I moved my tank (LFS owner got me a really good deal, still more expensive than quikrete but really cheap cost). I really like the look of the black stuff though, but don't know if I'd want to use it on a large sized tank, who knows though
UnderwaterExotic
In Memoriam
So far so good!
Psyire
Premium Member
Today I recieved my Gen-X PCX55, and a Mag 3.5 (for general utility use) I also recieved 100lbs of my 150lbs Base Rock order.
I've done quite a bit of research about what substrate to use or what not to use. I think this stuff is great, I like the black look and I have no worries about the buffering abilities (or not) of aragonite. Bare bottom tanks don't even have sand, I'll be running a Kalk reactor and possibly a Calcium Reactor to take care of my pH, so I think I'm good. I hope to keep the sand looking black with a lot of sandbed creatures and general maintenance. No different than keeping white sand white really...
I've done quite a bit of research about what substrate to use or what not to use. I think this stuff is great, I like the black look and I have no worries about the buffering abilities (or not) of aragonite. Bare bottom tanks don't even have sand, I'll be running a Kalk reactor and possibly a Calcium Reactor to take care of my pH, so I think I'm good. I hope to keep the sand looking black with a lot of sandbed creatures and general maintenance. No different than keeping white sand white really...
UnderwaterExotic
In Memoriam
How much did you order? And did you think that was enough?
Psyire
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I ordered 150 lbs. It's pictured on page 1 of this thread. I'm thinking another 50 lbs. wouldn't have been a bad thing, but I won't know forsure until I get it in the tank. If it's good, great. If not, I'll be ordering some more. I plan to buy around 30 lbs of live rock and put it in the 'fuge part of my sump for the first while. This I hope will help seed the main tank with bacterium. I haven't decided yet, but I may also stick two large pieces of liverock in the main display as well.
CPT. MURPHY
Premium Member
looking forward to updates ! FANTASTIC !
