Doing the tank move

[Spiffyguy]

OK so I am moving from my 24 nanocube in to the 55 frankentank with the super sump.. About to move everything. I am very excited. I am thinking though that I will need some more flow. I have the 2 maxi jet 900s feeding from the sump area so I think I need something on the other side. I was thinking one of those New hydor streams but I am not sure what size. Any suggestions?

Things to keep in mind. I am not doing anything that requires high flow....yet The display portion is only 40 inches long so it is not a full 55 length. The mj 900s feed out in to 2 two inch flare nozzles on bottom and 2 hydor FLOs up top. Here is a pic.

 

[capncapo]

I can't believe you're even asking this question Scott!

With all of your modifications to the tank there is only one choice..... a modded maxijet, of course!

 

[Spiffyguy]

i thought about that. I am leaning more towards the hydor stream only because it comes out close on price when all is said and done. Also I don't have to trust my DIY skills to get it right. you have seen my mods, they work but they are far from precise.

 

[Spiffyguy]

Well it is moved. The 24 is torn down and cleaned. Here is a quick shot of the tank.

Closer view

Very blue. Need to adjust my camera. The lights are a bit blue. There is a rattle in the fan I need to check out too. Driving me nuts already. Also having a skimmer is loud lol. The remora is breaking in and I heard they will quiet up eventually. I for sure need some sort of water movement on the right side of the tank. The dust is settling over on that side.


I will make a build thread at some point and post up the link.

 

[JxMetal]

If they're new T5 bulbs, that blue will go away in a couple weeks. They just need to burn in a little.


But looks good! I've been enjoying the custom sump.

Yeah, that remora will break in as well.

I think a nano tunze will fit necely in the right corner and you can hide it behind some rocks.... or even a small seio 620 would work well. (it'd even work better on the wallet)

 

[Spiffyguy]

yeah but the tunze are so expensive. I was thinking that i could hide a hydor in the back right mounted off the back side. That way it wouldn't disturb the side view which is what I see from my desk. But if the tunze is smaller than that may be a better option. I am just not sure. But for sure I need something. I stirred up the dust and I can see the flow rolling on the left side but about half way it starts to die off.

 

[JxMetal]

I was talking about the 6025, since you're only keeping softies. It runs about $60.

If you were to keep some stonies then the 6045 would be more your style. @ $90

I've seen a couple of the hydor's and they're fairly large.

The seio 620 is small and i just have it sitting on a rock near the bottom of my tank and you can't hardly see it.

 

[Spiffyguy]

i am planning on trying some stonies as I go along. I think I have the lights for it, 5x 54 watts. I have two frags of galaxie that did well inteh nano cube so I hope they will continue to do well.

For the flow I certainly need somethign to move water on that right side. I will take a look at the 6045 that you mentioned. I have got some time to look around. I hope to order the rest of my rock by the end of the week. Probably take me a week or two to get it.

 

[JxMetal]

Yeah, definitly remember that more rock = less flow due to obstacles for the flow to move around.

 

[Spiffyguy]

I have about 25-30 pounds right now. I think I am going to get a 25 gallon package from TBS. That is 50 pounds of rock there, plus 25 pounds of sand. I have 35 pounds of sand right now. Total I think it would but me at 85 pounds of rock and about 50-60 pounds of sand. Might be a bit thick but I think I might do a jawfish so the thick sand bed should not be a problem. I may go as far as a 30 gallon package. I will ask Richard for his recommendation.

I still need to figure out a moon light solution. Either to attach it to the light fixture with a DIY kit, or some such. Or take a solution an attach it to the tank rim. Not sure yet. With the center brace it makes it hard attaching to to the rim and hitting all the tank. I also have egg crate over the whole top. The light does not get that hot from what I can tell so far so I might be able to Velcro something to the fixture and run the power along the fixture cables. I think I fixed my fan noise so I will see how hot it gets tomorrow.

 

[chadfarmer]

TX5 how do you like the light?


i looked at the solar flare but they are pricey---

 

[Spiffyguy]

yeah solar flare is pricey but looks nice. So far it seems like a decent light. THe first one I got was damaged in shipping. Tom at aquactinics got back to me within 15 minutes on a saturday morning on the forums. I was impressed. The fan was a little noisy but I think that was something rubbing. I took it apart and checked all the fittings. I will see if it is quiet today. The light does not get really hot which is nice. I wish it had moon lights but I will figure something out.

BUlbs are a bit blue but they should even out as it burns in. I will try to get a decent pic later today as it clears up.

 

[Spiffyguy]

so how long can a tank go without lights lol. I got a few corals in there, galaxie, colt, mushrooms and xenia. This fan is really loud and I am sure it can't be good for whatever is wrong with it. Thinking about just running the blues until I can get it straightened out.

 

[Spiffyguy]

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