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Oops. Fixed:rolleye1:
My House Reef upgrade
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Filter Tank is finnished. Wood and glass done.
On to the plumbing. Not really big on plumbing.
Daniel. :strange:
On to the plumbing. Not really big on plumbing.
Daniel. :strange:
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Some of the events in my tank currently.
The cardinals are spawning regularly. He has an new batch of eggs now. I will attempt to raise them in the future, but I know the pajama fry are much harder than Bangai to raise.
The clowns have been breeding for over a year. They have a new batch every three weeks or so. Also like to try to raise these someday.
obviously the more dominant of the anthia's changed to a male in late December. These two used to be the same color. It was interesting to watch the transition take place over two weeks or so..
This was during the actinic period. I was playing with the settings on my phone and discovered the features in the pro setting on my camera. Really able to capture a true to life Image if desired, or to really make the highlights pop.
This coral was also getting too close to the glass so I broke off the overhang and broke it into about 10 plug sized frags.
The cardinals are spawning regularly. He has an new batch of eggs now. I will attempt to raise them in the future, but I know the pajama fry are much harder than Bangai to raise.
The clowns have been breeding for over a year. They have a new batch every three weeks or so. Also like to try to raise these someday.
obviously the more dominant of the anthia's changed to a male in late December. These two used to be the same color. It was interesting to watch the transition take place over two weeks or so..
This was during the actinic period. I was playing with the settings on my phone and discovered the features in the pro setting on my camera. Really able to capture a true to life Image if desired, or to really make the highlights pop.
This coral was also getting too close to the glass so I broke off the overhang and broke it into about 10 plug sized frags.
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In December I harvested most of my zoanthid colonies, and sold them for store credit. A local guy is happy to take any grown livestock for cash or store credit. Prefers it actually, but doesn't get much of it.
Can't really tell but I took out more than half of the zoas I had growing around the tank.
I let them encrust an entire piece of 12x12 eggcrate, and had many pieces of rubble growing around the sand bed.
Can't really tell but I took out more than half of the zoas I had growing around the tank.
I let them encrust an entire piece of 12x12 eggcrate, and had many pieces of rubble growing around the sand bed.
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Does anyone know if this plastic box will be a problem in saltwater?
I found it for sale and it is exactly the right length and height for my skimmer to sit on.
Oh yeah. The air intake is modified for a 1 inch line to the outside.
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Some pics of the finished glass.
The main drain section is 22 inches tall. Then overflows into the filtersock area.
Pic from the outside looking at the coral grow out area and the refugium area behind the white eggcrate.
The coral section has a moveable piece of acrylic built into the wall. The area that has the visible black eggcrate can be either opened or closed independently.
By sliding the acrylic side to one side I can force the water to flow into a different location to exit the coral area.
This complicated section of glass will force the water to travel a longer linear distance, also increasing the speed of the waterflow. Back and forth with glass to force more current down toward the substrate both to keep it clean and to maximize nutrient uptake through contact.
Eggcrate again to keep any fish out of the pump area. Will glue a finer mesh to the eggcrate as well. Return pump section back left side.
The main drain section is 22 inches tall. Then overflows into the filtersock area.
Pic from the outside looking at the coral grow out area and the refugium area behind the white eggcrate.
The coral section has a moveable piece of acrylic built into the wall. The area that has the visible black eggcrate can be either opened or closed independently.
By sliding the acrylic side to one side I can force the water to flow into a different location to exit the coral area.
This complicated section of glass will force the water to travel a longer linear distance, also increasing the speed of the waterflow. Back and forth with glass to force more current down toward the substrate both to keep it clean and to maximize nutrient uptake through contact.
Eggcrate again to keep any fish out of the pump area. Will glue a finer mesh to the eggcrate as well. Return pump section back left side.
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Working on a rack to hold Radion's. Want to find metal brackets to be able to move the lights around a little bit.
Mr. Saltwater tank had some nice metal with channels built in on his old tank. Going to see if I can find that stuff.
Daniel.:wildone:
Mr. Saltwater tank had some nice metal with channels built in on his old tank. Going to see if I can find that stuff.
Daniel.:wildone:
Does anyone know if this plastic box will be a problem in saltwater?
I found it for sale and it is exactly the right length and height for my skimmer to sit on.
Oh yeah. The air intake is modified for a 1 inch line to the outside.
I used one like that for years under my rock work to create a cave without issues.
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Choke off the flow you mean? It's just there to hold back the cheto.
If the coraline starts to close off the holes in can just soak it in vinegar. I made that piece removeable.
Thanks though..
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Plan to use some lengths of this stuff to move my lights around. I plan to be able to move them 20 inches or so length or width.
http://www13.boschrexroth-us.com/Framing_Shop/Product/View_Product.aspx?category=10101&subcategory=1
I have 4 more radions as spares I bought from a local coral seller.
My thanks to Adam at Battlecorals. Still need to find uses for these.
I'm thinking of a few species specific tanks. Diving last month got me interested in the little yellow head jawfish that had eggs in their mouths.
The 90 gallon tall is 30 inches. They need like 8-10 inches of sand to make their burrows...:beachbum:
http://www13.boschrexroth-us.com/Framing_Shop/Product/View_Product.aspx?category=10101&subcategory=1
I have 4 more radions as spares I bought from a local coral seller.
My thanks to Adam at Battlecorals. Still need to find uses for these.
I'm thinking of a few species specific tanks. Diving last month got me interested in the little yellow head jawfish that had eggs in their mouths.
The 90 gallon tall is 30 inches. They need like 8-10 inches of sand to make their burrows...:beachbum:
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To any of you who may have caught it. I had by BA drain set up a little off.
This way will make it easier to start the main syphon.
This way will make it easier to start the main syphon.
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I was hoping that my skimmer was going to be short enough to be covered by the lids. Guess that idea is out the door. Even more so if I decide to get a swabbie kit from Avast...
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Anyone have good advise for mounting one of these? I can't mount it vertical at all. I know the outlet must be higher than the inlet for making sure the bubbles do not accumulate.
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Ready to add water. Fitting at today is my birthday. Didn't plan it this way it just worked out as far as waiting for glue to dry.
Some pictures of the almost finished product. I still need to disassemble the tank upstairs for the swap to the new tank. Then I need to cut holes in the floor and line up the tubing for final connections in the ceiling downstairs.
The main pump and several reactors then need to be transferred.
I have a brute can full of liverock that has been curing for almost two years for some of it. I also have several large pieces sitting in my sump as well as my cheto refugium. I will be adding all the well seasoned rock to the new sump.
I also have miracle mud for a section of the new sump. I will add this and as much from the current system as I feel I can get away with.
I have a biopellet reactor running on my tank. I hope to be able to get away from needing these in the future. I will keep them running for the foreseeable future.
Daniel.
Some pictures of the almost finished product. I still need to disassemble the tank upstairs for the swap to the new tank. Then I need to cut holes in the floor and line up the tubing for final connections in the ceiling downstairs.
The main pump and several reactors then need to be transferred.
I have a brute can full of liverock that has been curing for almost two years for some of it. I also have several large pieces sitting in my sump as well as my cheto refugium. I will be adding all the well seasoned rock to the new sump.
I also have miracle mud for a section of the new sump. I will add this and as much from the current system as I feel I can get away with.
I have a biopellet reactor running on my tank. I hope to be able to get away from needing these in the future. I will keep them running for the foreseeable future.
Daniel.
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Thanks. Appreciate it.
Water is off now but I had it filling for about 25 hours.
About half way there now. Will get back to it on Sunday night.
When it's full I will add the mud very carefully and then add a brute trashcan full of liverock.
I have some bacterial starters. I will give them about a day and then add the contents of my cheto refugium. It's swarming with pods and stuff.
Oh yeah. I suppose I should add the salt first. That would work best, and a heater...
Water is off now but I had it filling for about 25 hours.
About half way there now. Will get back to it on Sunday night.
When it's full I will add the mud very carefully and then add a brute trashcan full of liverock.
I have some bacterial starters. I will give them about a day and then add the contents of my cheto refugium. It's swarming with pods and stuff.
Oh yeah. I suppose I should add the salt first. That would work best, and a heater...
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To really drive home a main reason for this upgrade, especially the new 120 DT, my aqualifter pump stopped working again today. I have a syphon style overflow on the tank now, and it relies on the small pump to pull out air from inside it.
My Apex essentially saved the tank from a PH overdose and an overflow. The last chamber of the sump does not have enough volume to overflow the tank if the overflow stops working. However the ATO will think the sump level is low and fill the sump with more water. Which will then start to spill saltwater on the hardwood floors.
My Apex will sense a PH spike at 8.5 and kill the ATO. It will also shut off the main return if the water sensor on the top of the glass lids is tripped.
I was able to phone in some instructions to restart the syphon and later had to rebuild the aqualifter for the third time in a year.
Too anyone who has one of these I would highly recommend that you get rid of it ASAP.
To anyone thinking of a HOB style syphon overflow, please reconsider.
Just drill your tank so you don't have to worry about this problem constantly.
My Apex essentially saved the tank from a PH overdose and an overflow. The last chamber of the sump does not have enough volume to overflow the tank if the overflow stops working. However the ATO will think the sump level is low and fill the sump with more water. Which will then start to spill saltwater on the hardwood floors.
My Apex will sense a PH spike at 8.5 and kill the ATO. It will also shut off the main return if the water sensor on the top of the glass lids is tripped.
I was able to phone in some instructions to restart the syphon and later had to rebuild the aqualifter for the third time in a year.
Too anyone who has one of these I would highly recommend that you get rid of it ASAP.
To anyone thinking of a HOB style syphon overflow, please reconsider.
Just drill your tank so you don't have to worry about this problem constantly.
