65g frag tank a-z
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reefkprz
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so I dumped the rest of my salt in....
Anyone remember a couple months ago when I got a bunch of sand off a friend? well i cycled the sand used some then packed the rest into buckets......
now its in the tank.... three 5g buckets full of sand, I thought I had four but I was wrong. so I ended up with adepth of about 5 inches. not as deep as I wanted but it will do.
old sand is nasty and dirty... and Dead, and nasty. here are the pictures. I dont think I need to0 add an ammonia source to start my cycle............
I am adding Amquell to reduce toxic ammonia and allow bacteria to develop. I dont have the overflow working yet so its not skimming the surface. I need to get some parts first.
Anyone remember a couple months ago when I got a bunch of sand off a friend? well i cycled the sand used some then packed the rest into buckets......
now its in the tank.... three 5g buckets full of sand, I thought I had four but I was wrong. so I ended up with adepth of about 5 inches. not as deep as I wanted but it will do.
old sand is nasty and dirty... and Dead, and nasty. here are the pictures. I dont think I need to0 add an ammonia source to start my cycle............
I am adding Amquell to reduce toxic ammonia and allow bacteria to develop. I dont have the overflow working yet so its not skimming the surface. I need to get some parts first.
coraljunky
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mmmmmm, frothy
digitydash
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yummy like a milk shake
Pretty bad when your light only pentrates 4 inches
Originally Posted by coraljunky
mmmmmm, frothy
Originally Posted by coraljunky
mmmmmm, frothy
reefkprz
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Well, I stirred the ever living crap out of the sand to suspend as much of the detritus as possible and let the sand settle under neath it, last night before bed, (the aqua c is skimming like a champ) this morning there is a layer of filth on top of the sand that would make any man or woman cringe. once it all settles I'm just going to suck most of it out with an airline.
this is pretty gross
this is pretty gross
reefkprz
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tested My Sg now that the salt has mixed. its 1.016....... Low but I think its high enough to allow marine based bacteria to start to develop untill I can get some more salt (maybe tonight) not that much bacteria is going to develop in 24 hours but hey every minute counts. any one want to do the math on that? roughly 50g of water (I put in 15 gallons of sand) Sg is 1.016 at 79 degrees. how much more salt do I need? LOL hopefully tonight I will have the sump up and running.
reefkprz
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sump is running... kind of. its pumping up and flowing down,n I put a sponge ibn the OFB to try and remove some of the silt. I also threw a whisper 10 on the front of the tank with just a sponge ion it to try and remove silt. there is a lot of silt. the skimmer ios still going like a champ, I dumped almost an inch of silt out of it this afternoon. now if only I had some reguylar filter floss.
reefkprz
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skimmers working like a champ.
and a pic of the sump installed (kind of) if I need to i will build a bubble box for the down pipe but I think I may be able to get away with just piling a bunch of LR in the sump, no sand in this sump. Maybe some chaeto later, right now I dont have any lights for the sump so i'll have to do without.
and a pic of the sump installed (kind of) if I need to i will build a bubble box for the down pipe but I think I may be able to get away with just piling a bunch of LR in the sump, no sand in this sump. Maybe some chaeto later, right now I dont have any lights for the sump so i'll have to do without.
digitydash
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Looking better
digitydash
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I hear ya my tank is water testing rite now.After a full disassemble and replace the side piece they where only 3/8 and front and back where 1/2 in now the whole tank is 1/2 in
Pick up another 125 tommorow dont know what I want to start first
reefkprz
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Yeah, he peed all over.... LOL
I spilled some water hand skimming foam out of the sump. I'm half way tempted to throw a limewood airstone in the tank to get more foam on the surface and hand skim out more of the silt. I used the last of my polyester batting in the whisper 10. I need more to get all that crap out of the water.
I spilled some water hand skimming foam out of the sump. I'm half way tempted to throw a limewood airstone in the tank to get more foam on the surface and hand skim out more of the silt. I used the last of my polyester batting in the whisper 10. I need more to get all that crap out of the water.
