DLANDINO's JBJ nano 8 build thread

[DLANDINO]

Well, it seems that a year away was too long from our great hobby/affliction/addiction. Although I don't have the time to manage a large reef still, I decided to jump back in with an 8 gallon nano. I successfully kept a 2 gallon pico in my office for a few years so I'm hoping that I have the small scale reef down pat. Time will tell.

So far, I modded the tank slightly to relieve pressure from the sump/filtration area from pressing out on the plastic wall into the display by drilling a small drainage hole 4 inches from the bottom. I also re-siliconed the plastic wall to the glass back wall to strengthen the plastic.

Upgraded the light to an AI Prime LED system which is hugely impressive.

Added some used pukani after an acid bath then a hydrogen peroxide soak and two day saltwater soaking.

My cycle is complete and I'll be looking into livestock next! Thanks for looking all!

https://vimeo.com/134543277

 

[JerSaint]

Awesome Dave! Can't wait to see it progress!

 

[Ari21]

Looks nice.

 

[Tweaked]

That's a nice plate, but I'm not seeing any feelers or a mouth for that matter. What gives :lol:

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

That's a nice plate, but I'm not seeing any feelers or a mouth for that matter. What gives :lol:

:lolspin:

 

[Masedaddy]

Looks nice Dave! Can you give more info about the actual tank specs pumps etc.

 

[SteelerMike]

Very cool! I set up an 8 gallon Fluval edge for my 10 year old son back in December. It is definitely different than what I'm used to but pretty cool. Looking forward to your progress, and welcome back

 

[DLANDINO]

Pukani vinegar bath.
Picked up some used pukani. It was pretty clean but I wanted to be sure so, in it went for a vinegar bath

Then a quick rinse in regular old well water

Then on to a peroxide bath

https://vimeo.com/135343654

From there it spent 3 days in saltwater with a power head and heater. Not quite sure why I heated it but I did it anyway.

The rock came out sparkling clean, hopefully po4 free as well.

My cycle is also over now with a reading of 0 for the first time this morning on No2.

So, I'll be looking to buy some LPS frags soon enough. Stay tuned friends and thanks for looking.

 

[Tweaked]

I still have a few heads of the merletti I got from you when you got out. I'll clip a couple heads off for ya.

 

[DLANDINO]

Thanks!!! I will take you up on that!

 

[Tweaked]

It will be the third time returning this piece to you. Been around that one lol

 

[DLANDINO]

It will be the third time returning this piece to you. Been around that one lol

Ha! I won't be happy unless it comes back around at least 6 times! WSe are in for a wild ride.

 

[DLANDINO]

Cycle is complete and I'm slowly increasing bio load.

 

[Tweaked]

We've got ****. I mean coral lol. Looking good my friend

 

[Marc11]

Good to see you back dave. Let me know if you need anything.

 

[DLANDINO]

Thanks guys!

 

[Tweaked]

How are you liking the light Dave? Just picked one up for a frag tank in my sump room. I liked that it had a built in controller, and the price was nice too.

 

[DLANDINO]

How are you liking the light Dave? Just picked one up for a frag tank in my sump room. I liked that it had a built in controller, and the price was nice too.

I love it! Make sure that you put it on their server so that if you lose power it will remember the schedule that you set. Send pics!

 

[Tweaked]

I love it! Make sure that you put it on their server so that if you lose power it will remember the schedule that you set. Send pics!

What an amazing light, so easy to use and crazy bright. Still seeing sun spots lol

 

[DLANDINO]

Update.