drummereef's 180g in-wall build

I never thought I would spend so long reading 49 pages of a thread, but wow man absolutely amazing tank build and tank!

If you ever you know get the urge to setup another tank or you know get bored and want to resetup mine give me a ring :)

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The bacteria slowly multiplies. Some do Ammonium --> Ammonia, Ammonia --> Nitrite, Nitrite --> Nitrate, Nitrate --> Nitrogen gas. The ammonium/ammonia bacteria start to turn to Nitrite but not faster then the ammonia is created so you have both, then the Nitrite to Nitrate starts to work but can't keep up with the Nitrite producing bacteria because they got a head start... because you added ammonia not ammonia and Nitrite (I don't know of a Nitrite source except from the bacteria that produce it from ammonia) your cycle is complete when your bacteria can convert every step of the way, to Nitrates at least, at the bio load you want with no noticeable nitrites/ammonia
 
Brando457 said:
I never thought I would spend so long reading 49 pages of a thread, but wow man absolutely amazing tank build and tank!

If you ever you know get the urge to setup another tank or you know get bored and want to resetup mine give me a ring :)

subscribed!
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Thanks so much Brando457. I think this tank will keep me busy for a while. :D
 
Greenmaster said:
The bacteria slowly multiplies. Some do Ammonium --> Ammonia, Ammonia --> Nitrite, Nitrite --> Nitrate, Nitrate --> Nitrogen gas. The ammonium/ammonia bacteria start to turn to Nitrite but not faster then the ammonia is created so you have both, then the Nitrite to Nitrate starts to work but can't keep up with the Nitrite producing bacteria because they got a head start... because you added ammonia not ammonia and Nitrite (I don't know of a Nitrite source except from the bacteria that produce it from ammonia) your cycle is complete when your bacteria can convert every step of the way, to Nitrates at least, at the bio load you want with no noticeable nitrites/ammonia
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huh? :lol: No I get it. :D Good news is it looks like the ammonia is quickly coming down. Tonight it's back to where I started at 0.25ppm. The nitrates are still going strong at 1.0ppm but it won't be long now! :)
 
I have ADHD so I don't do well in putting thoughts onto paper (or in this case a typed out form) my mind goes abstract and thinks way faster then 50 words per minute... so some times my thoughts don't quite make sense in the translation to written form... words tend to get lost on the way... and half thoughts make it down then I decide I want to say it a different way and the two half sentences don't blend well. It's all good though :-D keeps me entertained.
 
I think the light blue is too light, the black is unnatural and it does highlight particulate matter, but the dark blue is just right. I have black background but that's because I have no sump and all my equipment is black so it blends well. After staring at it for months I would definitely go a blue shade if I ever get a new tank (and a sump, oh how I'd love a sump).

My vote is dark blue.

I like your new camera. I just bought a new waterproof (20ft) Pentax Optio W90 (P&S). Plan on using it snorkeling and diving on vacation in a week. Then we'll see if I can do some shooting in the tank for fun. The new pictures look good, can't wait to see more.
 
easydoesit said:
I think the light blue is too light, the black is unnatural and it does highlight particulate matter, but the dark blue is just right. I have black background but that's because I have no sump and all my equipment is black so it blends well. After staring at it for months I would definitely go a blue shade if I ever get a new tank (and a sump, oh how I'd love a sump).

My vote is dark blue.

I like your new camera. I just bought a new waterproof (20ft) Pentax Optio W90 (P&S). Plan on using it snorkeling and diving on vacation in a week. Then we'll see if I can do some shooting in the tank for fun. The new pictures look good, can't wait to see more.
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Thanks for the advice easydoesit. :) Have fun on vacation, wish I was going snorkeling this week!

Taqpol said:
:)
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Sorry for the delay Alex, been crazy busy but hopefully I'll post it by Sunday for you. :)

patro said:
amazing build :thumbsup:

do you have a stocking list? fish? corals? inverts? :lol2:
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Not quite yet. The first fish will be my yellow tang I'm transferring from my other tank. Probably some anthias too but will mainly be a coral driven tank. :)

coraltastic said:
i will be tagging along. i am building a 180 inwall but it doesnt compare to urs. great work. cant wait to see it stocked
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I'm sure your 180g is great coraltastic. :) Do you have a build thread yet?
 
Coming along nicely, Brett.
Love the new DSLR... we splurged on the Nikon D300S...but it is SOOO complicated :fun5: Terry bought a D300S for dummies book (which is like 500+ pages) :lol:

As far as your nitrates...1.0 is all but non-existent. Ours are still at 1.0 and we put water in at the end of March! They're down from around 3.0 or so at the worst point of our cycle.
 
coraltastic said:
no, no thread yet. i might put one together today.
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Great! :)

prop-frags said:
Coming along nicely, Brett.
Love the new DSLR... we splurged on the Nikon D300S...but it is SOOO complicated :fun5: Terry bought a D300S for dummies book (which is like 500+ pages) :lol:

As far as your nitrates...1.0 is all but non-existent. Ours are still at 1.0 and we put water in at the end of March! They're down from around 3.0 or so at the worst point of our cycle.
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I was referring to 1.0ppm Nitrites. Right now my nitrates are hanging around 10ppm but I haven't done any water changes yet either. As soon as the Nitrites get down to 0 I'll do a water change and start slowly stocking. Congrats on the camera, that one is a beast! :D
 
UPDATE:


A few people have requested more detailed pics of the sump room but I could never get a wide enough shot to accurately detail the size of the room and how it is set up. So I decided to put together a short video... Presenting the Sump Room Tour. :)


*Apologize in advance for the mess of wires. Not quite done with the conduit project yet. Still a lot of details to take care of. :)



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The "mess of wires" :lol:

You crack me up Brett - that's gotta be the cleanest sump room in the history of the hobby! I've seen messier operating rooms!
 
drummereef said:
Not quite yet. The first fish will be my yellow tang I'm transferring from my other tank. Probably some anthias too but will mainly be a coral driven tank. :)
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maybe you could put a single specimen of something special. like a rare angel or a gem tang :thumbsup: would look awesome through a school of anthias :spin1:
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Looks impressive!! Your attention to details is amazing, control freak to the max:D
 
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