Yeah, I understand about the language barrier part and how it will be difficult to tell them exactly what you want so I am designing everything in AutoCAD which is nice to be able to make a complete drawing that is accurate with the dimensions and all but simple enough for anyone to understand. Even the external overflow I want on it will be easy to understand since all they have to do is cut out the pieces to the dimensions I drew. Basically I plan to send whoever makes my tank a complete set of drawings just like you would have on a house only not as many pages. My plan is to go for a room divider with both sides and one end viewable. This will be a challenge to build but with a CAD program it is so much easier and more accurate.
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Posted this is the main forum but not getting any response as of yet........
I'm sure we all siphon at some point. In my case it's siphoning sand or siphoning out detritus from the sump. But when I siphon I like to not waste any water so until now I've been using an old Eheim cannister filter rated at about 110gph. It works but it's hard work. Takes a great deal of sucking to get the siphon going as the motor is so weak. Other than that it does work great. But sometimes it takes about 20 mins just to get the thing working....so I need other ideas (and cheap ). I found this Hagen Flual cannister which is rated at 340gph and is $100 approx:
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewI...product=HG10215
Not sure if that would work but I don't see why it wouldn't? I need a strong motor due to the tank height (30"). So if you are doing a similar thing - what are you using?
I'm sure we all siphon at some point. In my case it's siphoning sand or siphoning out detritus from the sump. But when I siphon I like to not waste any water so until now I've been using an old Eheim cannister filter rated at about 110gph. It works but it's hard work. Takes a great deal of sucking to get the siphon going as the motor is so weak. Other than that it does work great. But sometimes it takes about 20 mins just to get the thing working....so I need other ideas (and cheap ). I found this Hagen Flual cannister which is rated at 340gph and is $100 approx:
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewI...product=HG10215
Not sure if that would work but I don't see why it wouldn't? I need a strong motor due to the tank height (30"). So if you are doing a similar thing - what are you using?
I just ordered 6 female lyretail anthias and a powder blue tang from a shop in Toko. Hopefully this next QT cycle will go better than the last!
Also ordered my first 7 SPS corals. Few I wanted turned out to be gone already but the ones before were available and they'll be coming down on Sunday too.
Also ordered my first 7 SPS corals. Few I wanted turned out to be gone already but the ones before were available and they'll be coming down on Sunday too.
melev
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Laurence,
I would use a larger pump (like a Rio, believe it or not) and add some long tubing to the intake side, and more tubing on the output. Put the output tubing into a filter sock, and then use the intake tubing to suck the sump clean of detritus and sand. The sock catches everything and you don't lose a drop of water.
The larger pump works out well because it doesn't clog up when something small and hard is sucked up, like an empty cerith shell.
Lovely corals. SCORE!
I would use a larger pump (like a Rio, believe it or not) and add some long tubing to the intake side, and more tubing on the output. Put the output tubing into a filter sock, and then use the intake tubing to suck the sump clean of detritus and sand. The sock catches everything and you don't lose a drop of water.
The larger pump works out well because it doesn't clog up when something small and hard is sucked up, like an empty cerith shell.
Lovely corals. SCORE!
I tried that with an MJ 1200 and it didn't works too well. But I think I just had too much detritus and the filter sock got clogged too quickly.....
Hey, how much would those corals be in the US? I paid around $75 per colony on average. But I'm going to frag most of them immediately and put in the grow-out so I can place in the display later in the year and save cash. At $75 a pop - my God, think how much it would cost to fill my tank!
Hey, how much would those corals be in the US? I paid around $75 per colony on average. But I'm going to frag most of them immediately and put in the grow-out so I can place in the display later in the year and save cash. At $75 a pop - my God, think how much it would cost to fill my tank!
melev
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Yes, that does sound kind of high. I shop around, and while I do see corals selling for $69 to $89 each, I look for stuff that costs $40 to $45.
If you frag them, and yet want to keep them in the display tank, then break them in two and put each piece in different locations. That way if you lose one for any reason, you've got the other half still growing happily in your tank.
If you frag them, and yet want to keep them in the display tank, then break them in two and put each piece in different locations. That way if you lose one for any reason, you've got the other half still growing happily in your tank.
Nexdog, Just spent a couple of hours reading the entire thread. Great job, everything looks fantastic. The prior planning seems to have paid off. Can not wait to follow along with you on the rest of your trip.
Marc, I am located in Gunter.
agarza
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6978603#post6978603 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pewe
High?, ufff we here in Mexico paid around $100, we spend "mucho" more here
And then some more, but I'm not complaining I love this hobby and every cent used on the tank is well worth it.
Cheers
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NexDog: glad it's all coming together. Very nice corals.
I would opt to have more openings, caves and passages in the rockwork. I just think you would find it more interesting in several years when everything grows out.
I would opt to have more openings, caves and passages in the rockwork. I just think you would find it more interesting in several years when everything grows out.
I ordered some fish and coral yesterday from Natural in Tokyo and the box arrived at 2pm. All fish survived and the corals are stunning. I'm going to prepare a big update to this thread after the sumo musubinoichiban in a few minutes.
As for macro, I don't think you can get Chaeto in Japan. I use Grape Caulerpa which I ordered from a shop in Okinawa actually. It's called "Umi Budo" (Sea Grapes) and you should be able to find it easily in some speciality food place as it's considered somewhat of a delicacy I think.
As for macro, I don't think you can get Chaeto in Japan. I use Grape Caulerpa which I ordered from a shop in Okinawa actually. It's called "Umi Budo" (Sea Grapes) and you should be able to find it easily in some speciality food place as it's considered somewhat of a delicacy I think.
So....BIG day for me....and all done on a hangover after a 10 hour bender last night. 
As I mentioned before, I ordered those corals and 7 fish (6 female lyretail anthias and a PBT). After 24 hours in transit in your standard LFS fish bag, all arrived alive and very healthy. I was expecting bigger bags or something and I would never have believed that a fish could survive 24 hours in a standard bag half-full of water. One small downer was that the red monti cap was sold out from under me so they sent me a smaller acro for free to make up for it. I love this shop!
THE BOX
THE BAGS
THE LYRETAILS
THE LYRETAILS AND PBT in QT
As I mentioned before, I ordered those corals and 7 fish (6 female lyretail anthias and a PBT). After 24 hours in transit in your standard LFS fish bag, all arrived alive and very healthy. I was expecting bigger bags or something and I would never have believed that a fish could survive 24 hours in a standard bag half-full of water. One small downer was that the red monti cap was sold out from under me so they sent me a smaller acro for free to make up for it. I love this shop!
THE BOX
THE BAGS
THE LYRETAILS
THE LYRETAILS AND PBT in QT
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