Western_reefer
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Well, I finally finished it and put it in my 28 gallon DT 30 minutes ago! Woot! Water is a little cloudy right now. I'll post pictures later today or tomorrow.
Just thought I'd share.
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Western_reefer
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Well, there is 5 feet of PVC tubing total in the nano tank. I used 6 sticks of epoxy, 4 tubes of silicone, and about 10 or so lb of live rock. The background weighed a total of 14 lb in the end, that's with epoxy, silicone, PVC, live rock and such. 4 tubes of silicone cost $5 a tube, epoxy was $6 a stick and live rock can be found at about $2 lb, so, total was about $76 not including PVC and egg crate.
Bret61081
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I assume ur gonna put more live rock in the middle or no?? I would, if you are gonna put any fish, they will want places to hide. IMO I dont think that a Blue Ribbon will do good in a smaller tank. I never had issues getting them to eat in larger tanks with active fish(I had 4 of them eating in a 150g, sadly they were eating the Anthias!) Never had good luck getting them to eat in the smaller tanks when I ran a store. Id try a white ribbon. Much easier to care for
Western_reefer
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lol Of course there is rock in the middle. Ribbon Eels like to hang out in tubes, so they don't venture out unless they are very hungry and there is enough tubing to cover its whole body. Where did did you get your Ribbon Eels and how long have you had them for? That must suck if they are eating your Anthias. lol Do you mean Ghost Ribbon Eel (Pseudechidna brummeri)? If so, Blue Ribbon Eels and Ghost Ribbon Eels are 2 different species of Eel.
Western_reefer
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Thanks!!
Western_reefer
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Well, got a bit of bad news. Tank isn't doing so hot. Tank had a pretty bad bacteria bloom and one of my jumbo sized cleaner shrimps died today. 
Cleaner shrimp body was 3 inches long, or 6-7 inches long with the antennas. Corals are ****ed off but fish are doing fine. Did a 14 gallon water change this morning, going to do another water change either tonight or tomorrow morning. My guess would be that the rock background was the cause of the bacteria bloom. I used live rock, but had to let it sit dry for 24 hours for the silicone to dry. Not a good idea to use live rock... lol Lesson learned. It should clear up within a few days and everything should go back to normal.
Cleaner shrimp body was 3 inches long, or 6-7 inches long with the antennas. Corals are ****ed off but fish are doing fine. Did a 14 gallon water change this morning, going to do another water change either tonight or tomorrow morning. My guess would be that the rock background was the cause of the bacteria bloom. I used live rock, but had to let it sit dry for 24 hours for the silicone to dry. Not a good idea to use live rock... lol Lesson learned. It should clear up within a few days and everything should go back to normal.
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Well, I gave all my high end corals to a friend of mine to hold them for me until things get better in the tank. So far, the losses are: 1 Cleaner shrimp, Red Robin SPS, Candlelight Acro, and Minefield Cyphastrea. All fish, the remaining cleaner shrimp and corals are fine. Water is about 10 times more clearer. All those things that died, they all died on the second day of the bacteria bloom, after that second day, I added 2 skimmers, added some carbon, and did very large water changes and nothing els has died yet and things are improving. The first day of the bacteria bloom, I didn't know it was a bacteria bloom.
Western_reefer
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Well, I tested my water at 2 different LFS today, so the readings are pretty accurate I suppose. Here are the readings:
pH: 8.0-8.2
Alkalinity: 10-11
Calcium: 450-550
Ammonia: 0
Phosphates: 0
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
Salinity: 1.026-1.027
Calcium is a little high but that's not really a problem... Looks like my water is good. lol
pH: 8.0-8.2
Alkalinity: 10-11
Calcium: 450-550
Ammonia: 0
Phosphates: 0
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
Salinity: 1.026-1.027
Calcium is a little high but that's not really a problem... Looks like my water is good. lol
ocd_mariner
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Gotta get a pic of that thing with water in it soon 
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Pictures will be posted later today or later on this week.
Monkeyfish
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Great idea and from what you've shown so far, very nicely done. What type of epoxy did you use?
Western_reefer
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Monkeyfish
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It really gives the tank a more "natural" look; kinda like some of the places I saw when diving in the Caribbean.
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Thanks!! Nice! Don't forget to make a thread/post pictures and pm me the link when you do start it.
Thanks! Yeah, it definitely makes it look more natural.
Monkeyfish
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When you get a chance, please post pics of the finished tank.
Western_reefer
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