iyachtuxivm
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Very nice cant wait till its all put together!
58 Gallon Reef Build
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stdreb27
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hehe, well here are some pics. I'm searching for some cool clowns that aren't priced like cool clowns. I tried to talk this lfs out of their onyx clowns but she didn't want to part with em. I'm probably going to pick up a fireshrimp and a cleaner shrimp in a couple days from a fellow reef.
For the time being, I'm going to leave the sump the same, I pulled apart my chaeto and stuck it in a couple places in the sump along with some extra live rock.
I still need to do my cable management. It is a giant mess of spagetti now.
For the time being, I'm going to leave the sump the same, I pulled apart my chaeto and stuck it in a couple places in the sump along with some extra live rock.
I still need to do my cable management. It is a giant mess of spagetti now.
smokingreefer
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nice set up!!
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nemo_66
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looking good. you should get a black or blue background for your tank. it will make it look much cleaner IMO.
and im glad im not the only one with a messy sump. lol.
and im glad im not the only one with a messy sump. lol.
stdreb27
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Originally Posted by Nemo_66
http:///forum/post/2686757
looking good. you should get a black or blue background for your tank. it will make it look much cleaner IMO.
and im glad im not the only one with a messy sump. lol.
The backdrop is in the wash right now. I spilled salt water on it and it dried with salt creep. And I'm trying to talk the wife into heming the edges. I'm in the process of cleaning the sump, once I decide that is what I want to do. I'm going to clean it up.
http:///forum/post/2686757
looking good. you should get a black or blue background for your tank. it will make it look much cleaner IMO.
and im glad im not the only one with a messy sump. lol.
The backdrop is in the wash right now. I spilled salt water on it and it dried with salt creep. And I'm trying to talk the wife into heming the edges. I'm in the process of cleaning the sump, once I decide that is what I want to do. I'm going to clean it up.
stdreb27
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Ok this is where I'd like some input. I have a couple external pumps. The sump has 4 bulkheads I can tie into. It also has canisters perfect to run active carbon or filter floss in. I only have about 10 inches of space left in the sump, I supose I could fit a 5 gallonish tank in there. T the drain over to the tank. Run it into a fuge, then gravity feed the sump from the fuge. Then use an external pump for the return and to run the canisters. There would be a nice little area to stick frags.
veni vidi vici
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Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2686962
So do you think a 5 gallon fuge is going to do anything as far as water quality if It has a few pounds of rubble in it and some chaeto?
It definitely cant hurt.How fast is your flow going through it?
http:///forum/post/2686962
So do you think a 5 gallon fuge is going to do anything as far as water quality if It has a few pounds of rubble in it and some chaeto?
It definitely cant hurt.How fast is your flow going through it?
stdreb27
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Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
http:///forum/post/2687290
It definitely cant hurt.How fast is your flow going through it?
It hasn't been built yet... but do you think it is worth the trouble. I"d have to really rig something. The intake won't be hard, but I'd have to buy the little tank, drill it, get a bulkhead and figure out the easiest way to get it to return back into the sump. And I only have 10 inches total to work with. So I'd figure at most I'd have 6 inches... I was looking at 5 gallon tanks, and the glass is thinner than the gasket for a 1 inch bulkhead.
But I really want a tank to propogate snails in!
http:///forum/post/2687290
It definitely cant hurt.How fast is your flow going through it?
It hasn't been built yet... but do you think it is worth the trouble. I"d have to really rig something. The intake won't be hard, but I'd have to buy the little tank, drill it, get a bulkhead and figure out the easiest way to get it to return back into the sump. And I only have 10 inches total to work with. So I'd figure at most I'd have 6 inches... I was looking at 5 gallon tanks, and the glass is thinner than the gasket for a 1 inch bulkhead.
But I really want a tank to propogate snails in!
veni vidi vici
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If you can work it out ,i think its worth it.Cheato,mangroves,anything that eats up phosphates is a +.IMO.Not only would it be a good place to raise snails but a safe haven and breeding ground for pods as well.
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nemo_66
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man, did i mention your rockwork looks excellent.
stdreb27
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Well I've decided that I'm going to hold off a little while on the fuge, however I'm going to run an external Iwaki 55 as a return. Split it off to run where the canisters are then put filter bags in them. To scrub the water. Hopefully this will help keep the water tempurature down. Because the temp was getting to 84 degrees.
veni vidi vici
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Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2689451
I've got another question, with my light fixture, they use "to be used over a covered tank." However the glass cover I have isn't clear. So I don't really want to use it. Will this really effect the life of the unit?
You need the UV glass on the fixture but not on the tank.It just to cover their butt against damages caused buy water splashing onto fixture or whatever that could happen from an uncovered aquarium.
http:///forum/post/2689451
I've got another question, with my light fixture, they use "to be used over a covered tank." However the glass cover I have isn't clear. So I don't really want to use it. Will this really effect the life of the unit?
You need the UV glass on the fixture but not on the tank.It just to cover their butt against damages caused buy water splashing onto fixture or whatever that could happen from an uncovered aquarium.
stdreb27
Active Member
Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
http:///forum/post/2689606
You need the UV glass on the fixture but not on the tank.It just to cover their butt against damages caused buy water splashing onto fixture or whatever that could happen from an uncovered aquarium.
I understand that, however, should I go get a cover for my tank. Or not worry about it? Is it going to handle the moisture evap from the tank too? I don't think splashing will be an issue.
http:///forum/post/2689606
You need the UV glass on the fixture but not on the tank.It just to cover their butt against damages caused buy water splashing onto fixture or whatever that could happen from an uncovered aquarium.
I understand that, however, should I go get a cover for my tank. Or not worry about it? Is it going to handle the moisture evap from the tank too? I don't think splashing will be an issue.
veni vidi vici
Active Member
Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2689647
I understand that, however, should I go get a cover for my tank. Or not worry about it? Is it going to handle the moisture evap from the tank too? I don't think splashing will be an issue.
I wouldnt worry about it,All my halides are exposed.I run moguls and the bulbs are exposed .Nothing between them and the water.
http:///forum/post/2689647
I understand that, however, should I go get a cover for my tank. Or not worry about it? Is it going to handle the moisture evap from the tank too? I don't think splashing will be an issue.
I wouldnt worry about it,All my halides are exposed.I run moguls and the bulbs are exposed .Nothing between them and the water.
stdreb27
Active Member
Well here are the pictures of my first coral, some are starting to open up. Some are still getting used to their new environment. Most came out of a tank with just t-5's so I've got a piece of diffusing glass between he mh's and the tank. These were taken with the t-5's and MHs on.
