Melev's new Nano!

[K5_Guy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10591614#post10591614 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Recently, Champion Lighting was selling a "Box of Crap" for $10 plus shipping. One RC member bought it and it came with the light cables. I asked him if I could get them since he stated he'd no use for 'em, and paid $5 to cover postage and his time.

It arrived missing the ballbearings of course. I'm determined to find the tiny beads rather than paying for a full kit. It's the principle of the matter!

Melev, Go get you some waterfowl shotgun round and snag some shot out of them. or I can check to see if I have some laying around. #4 shot has a diameter of .129" and #5 is .120 If you look for waterfowl shells the shot will more than likely be stainless so it won't rust.

Hope this helps, haven't read to the end yet so don't know if you have solved the problem.

 

[12gallonbaby]

I know that my occys wont host with the mini carpets. I decided to buy the pickiest clowns. I would really just like them as an addition to my tank. They are really beautiful. melev, would be willing to part with some of them if they split?

 

[melev]

I've been waiting a long time for them to split, and already promised them to a few local reefers.

 

[12gallonbaby]

ok thats cool. if you ever want to sell them i am here.

 

[Corndork2]

Hey Melev just a quick question..... what are your opinions now on your drain setup? Would you do anything differently? Im looking to set up my old 29 in the same way; tied into my main reef. Thanks man.

 

[Ziggy953]

Marc, when your RBTA split how long did it take before you had 2 seperate anemones?

 

[GSMguy]

mine do it in 3-8 hours

 

[GSMguy]

5:55pm melev responds to this thread and the post enters the "phantom zone"

 

[melev]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12453866#post12453866 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Corndork2
Hey Melev just a quick question..... what are your opinions now on your drain setup? Would you do anything differently? Im looking to set up my old 29 in the same way; tied into my main reef. Thanks man.

The only thing I might do differently is add a second drain instead of just the one. Or perhaps make the drain larger, like 1.25 to 1.5" in diameter.

 

[melev]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12457408#post12457408 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ziggy953
Marc, when your RBTA split how long did it take before you had 2 seperate anemones?

It was a matter of hours. It doesn't take long.

 

[Crypsis]

Just finished the whole thread. I love the tanks! What kind of eel is that in your sun coral tank?

 

[melev]

I'm not sure what kind it is. Maybe a sand eel, but that's pretty generic sounding.

 

[zzak]

I demand an update with pics! jk, what's new?

 

[melev]

There isn't a lot to report. The other naked goby is in Goby Heaven for some reason, and I'm thinking about pulling out one of the RBTAs just to recapture some real estate.

The ricordia look great, nice and puffy. And I placed this micro-chalice in the tank.

 

[GSMguy]

Nice i need some LPS like that.

 

[Ziggy953]

Now that is an awesome chalice!

 

[cereberus]

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coming along great.

 

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coming along great.

 

[melev]

Finally!!!

Finally!!!

For several months, I had some metal rods I'd purchased at Ikea for .49 on clearance, and had a plan in mind. What I needed was time and motivation at once, but that rarely happens.

Tonight, Evan and his girlfriend came over to hang out. Our plan was to just visit and do nothing but eat dinner. After coming back from Carino's, I was motivated to get one little project done.

My goal was to use those rods as a modern way to hang the light fixture, and with Evan's help, it got done at last. The rods are 5/8" thick, and had to penetrate sheetrock twice, as I needed it to go through the wall and into the closet. This allowed me to secure the rods into some plywood. One thing I knew, it was going to be very hard to drill through all three layers and keep everything perfectly straight, and that proved true.

The rods were cut to the length necessary using a metal blade and a jigsaw.

The next hurdle was to fish the cable wire through one tube into the closet and back out the other tube and down to the light fixture again. I wanted a continuous loop so I could adjust both the height and keep it perfectly level, and that worked out nicely. The rods are very snug in the wood and aren't going anywhere. The sheetrock keeps them level, and the board was screwed snugly to the wall to keep everything stable.

After it was hanging in place, I replaced the aged bulb with a new 150w 10,000 Coralife bulb I had in my bulb stash. The old bulb was very weak, so I'm expecting the livestock to really benefit from the increased PAR. Since it is new, I reduced the lighting period to 6 hours (2pm to 8pm) from 9 hours (1pm to 10pm).

Some of the locline was removed since it was blocking the light. With the new VorTech MP20 pump, there is plenty of flow and no reason to divert the return line's flow through so much locline.

Speaking of the VorTech, that new board came in handy.

Nice to be able to check something off my list of things to do finally.

 

[NanoGurl]

Love it looks really good! :thumbsup: