Ninjafish's new cube diary.

Ninjafish's new cube diary.

  • Thin layer of aragonite

    Votes: 207 84.8%

  • Bare bottom

    Votes: 37 15.2%
  • Total voters
    244
It is GREAT!!! love the progress pics...and that frogspawn looks awsome...finding this thread has been my inspiration to get into reef systems...so keep up the great job...everything looks very very happy :)

Namaste,
Kristen
 
Kristen,
Thank you, that is very encouraging for me. I'm glad to hear that this tank has played a part in your decision - just don't be mad at me when you look back someday and realize how much money it has cost you :p ;)

- Chad
 
I wouldn't dare :) I'm actually really lucky...the local fish store I have been using just got bigger and went totally saltwater and they do alot of trade for credit...so as long as my stuff can grow well I can do frags to pay for other stuff :):) That and the guy that owns this place def. knows his stuff so I've gotten a lot of help :) So, so far it hasn't been tooo bad...my problem will be can I stick to a small tank or will I want one bigger :) For now..small is good :)
 
Hi Ninjafish,

A quick question regarding having a MH sitting on your desk all day.

I just purchased the JBJ Viper because I plan on setting up my aquapod on my desk at work. The tank is currently sitting there without water and I can tell that the light from the MH covers quite a bit of area outside the tank. Should I be concerned about sitting so close to the light for so many hours of the day? Are you concerned?

Here's a post I started regarding this topic.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=836111
 
emascter,
Just make sure that your lamp has the uv fulter glass in place (I'm sure it comes with one). If so, I wouldn't worry about it. My setup keeps the light pretty well contained though - any light that spills over onto the desk has already passed throught the water and sides of the tank. HTH.

- Chad
 
Hey im setting up a tank the same size as yours. How much flow do you have in there, i have a mag 2 that gives 250 gph (~30x turn over). My return comes out of the bottom the same as yours. Do you think I will experience water splashing over the edge?

BTW mine is gonna be BB.
 
Hi Mileme,
My 2128 is rated at 280gph (but it will be less after losses) and I still would have liked a little more flow. The surface swells a bit right above the return but it would take a lot of flow to actually splash over the edge after first travelling through 12 inches of water. I keep my water level about 1/2 inch from the top and never had a problem. The only time you would experience overflow is if your water level was even higher or your bulkhead really close to the edge (like closer than two inches).

If I could find a filter with an output of 350gph I would use it - and I still wouldn't expect a problem with disturbing my sand because the flow is directed straight up. After hitting the surface, the current is a gentle, random turbulance by the time is gets to the bottom. HTH Good luck.


- Chad
 
I know you heard this a million times but man what an nice tank hard to belive no magnufacture has thought about this. Now that I have the time and money I want to set up a tank like yours. Beacuse I will have my tank in my home office I'm planing on putting a sump and refugium. If you don't mind me asking when you trun off the pumps or in the event of a power outage how do you stop the water from going down to filters?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7314594#post7314594 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bolis03
I know you heard this a million times but man what an nice tank hard to belive no magnufacture has thought about this. Now that I have the time and money I want to set up a tank like yours. Beacuse I will have my tank in my home office I'm planing on putting a sump and refugium. If you don't mind me asking when you trun off the pumps or in the event of a power outage how do you stop the water from going down to filters?
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Thank you very much. The reason that I used a cannister filter is because it is a closed loop and there is nowhere for the water to drain even if the power goes out. If you are using a sump, it is impossible to have the water drain from the bottom of the tank like this setup. Even if the power never went out, the whole tank would still drain and overflow the sump. If you are using a sump, you need to take-and-return water at the surface. A good way to do that is with an overflow shelf. If you wanted to have a cube, just make the tank 3" longer and then put an acrylic wall in the back that the water will have to first flow over. It will act as a dam and keep the water from all draining. When the power goes out, the water will also begin to flow backwards / siphon through your return line. This is why it is important to have the return at the surface of the water. Some people drill siphon break holes but I still wouldn't trust them not getting gunked up. And as Patio said, you would never want to be in a position where you had to rely on a check valve. HTH
Good luck,

- Chad
 
Yesterday I brought the tank home from the office. I put it on the bookshelf in the kitchen but I am still looking around for a better piece of furniture so that I can keep the 360degree visibility. The topoff sits on the left of the bookshelf and the cannister filter is to the right.




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As seen from my chair at the dinner table:

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- Chad
 
Chad-
Everything is looking great! Could you look at the lamp and give me a brand name and part number? I can't seem to find a good candidate for a retro.

Thanks
Pat
 
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