looking super clean, can't wait to see what follows!
~ My Shallow Masterpiece ~
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CRJ
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salt is mixing with roughly 25 gallons. picking the rest of the water up tomorrow along with a few fittings i messed up while gluing. already dropped a few pieces of LR to get the cycle going, and dosed the tank. have 9 cups of salt so far. shooting for 1.024
aquascape not final, have roughly 16 lbs of rock in my biocube that will be going into this tank.
aquascape not final, have roughly 16 lbs of rock in my biocube that will be going into this tank.
CRJ
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no fuge, so i wont have that problem. but if i was using it as a fuge, yes the light would come through. that light is purely for working under there at night without disturbing the fish.
sump goes | Drain/LR | Skimmer | Return | no filter socks, or wool. straight drain to sump, natural filtration and skimmer, then back to the tank. only thing running off the main pump is a reactor with phosphate remover. I have been running a straight tank, with a circulation pump and live rock only, have had a clown in it for 2 months now, hes doing great and the tank is super stable. only 5 gallons too. im amazed, but the LR alone does enough to sustain a fish, and it cant be more then 4-5 lbs. with that knowledge, and a sweet skimmer, this tank should work flawlessly.
sump goes | Drain/LR | Skimmer | Return | no filter socks, or wool. straight drain to sump, natural filtration and skimmer, then back to the tank. only thing running off the main pump is a reactor with phosphate remover. I have been running a straight tank, with a circulation pump and live rock only, have had a clown in it for 2 months now, hes doing great and the tank is super stable. only 5 gallons too. im amazed, but the LR alone does enough to sustain a fish, and it cant be more then 4-5 lbs. with that knowledge, and a sweet skimmer, this tank should work flawlessly.
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MileHiReefR
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Looks great man. I like the DIY stand skills. Wise move to order the new tank and resell the used one.
CRJ
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off to grab more water and finish the plumbing. im hoping to turn on the return pump thursday morning. after that its just a bunch of LR to go into the tank, get it up to temp and salinity, setup the ATO system and let it run for 2 weeks while it cycles. i will aquascape it more when its running fully.
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CRJ
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over the weekend the tank got turned on, and has been running. i am having trouble bringing it up to temp, it is hovering around 70. im also only running a 100 watt heater, but even with all the heat from the pumps, no luck. I will have to up my heater output!
I build a gurgle buster to silence the drain, and man it works AWESOME! takes up VERY little space, unlike a herbie style steup, and it has a sweet failsafe so if it clogs it makes a loud sucking noise.
need to setup the ATO system, and play with a few settings.
my skimmer also isnt foaming up like it should. it was, when i had it in the displa, but now in the sump its bubbling like its in fresh water. tank is a 1.020 at 70*
I build a gurgle buster to silence the drain, and man it works AWESOME! takes up VERY little space, unlike a herbie style steup, and it has a sweet failsafe so if it clogs it makes a loud sucking noise.
need to setup the ATO system, and play with a few settings.
my skimmer also isnt foaming up like it should. it was, when i had it in the displa, but now in the sump its bubbling like its in fresh water. tank is a 1.020 at 70*
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