devilboy
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i am posting my new nano mods on this thread, and i will update and update photos as i go on with this project. As most of you know, i received a defective aquapod, so they replaced it, and allowed me to keep the old nano cube and just cut the power cords and send the cords back. so now i have 2 nanos... hehehe but so far here is my progress on this nano cube i have begun modding......
i would like to start my new nano progress thread. i am not to far into my project but as i do more thens to it i will post more photos....
ok here is my progression with my new nano.
1. the first thing i had to do was change out the crappy Azoo pump that came with the nano.
2. i replaced the azoo pump with a maxi jet 900 at 230 GPH
3. i replaced the duckbill output flow deflector, with a hydor flo rotating wavemaker device.
4. i placed my little nano skimmer (when i say little i mean little, it is only 6" inches tall) into the 2nd chamber of the sump/fuge area. in this step i also removed the black plastic backing that was covering the back so you would not be able to see the chambers from looking behind the tank. i removed the covering for the simple fact i will be putting cheato, live rock, and some live sand in a back chamber with a clip on light to make it a tiny fuge chamber.
here is the view from the looking behind the tank and u can see the different chambers
5. after that i decided i better leak test this sucker before i get much futher so i fulled the tank about 1/4 full with water and checked
6. after leaving the water in there for awhile i seen no leaks, i moved around the back of the tank, to make sure no water was seeping thru the silcone seal and into my sump/fuge chambers. so far so good....
7. so i filled up the tank alittle bit higher, since there is a vent in the back chamber wall that i covered with silcone so it would not put extra flow back into the sump/fuge chambers. so i filled it up to past the vents to check for leaks. as of right now this is where i am at in progress. i am still waiting to see if this starts leaking on me. but so far so good. all my chambers in back are still dry.
well lets move around to the back and see if my chambers are dry?
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HEY, imagine that still dry chambers... but i think i am going to let it sit overnight to make sure, plus i am getting alittle tired to be working on it. so i will continue more tomorrow....
since i am not too far into the project of mine, i still have nothing in my back chambers besides my maxi jet 900 and nano skimmer. i know i still need to put my heater, temp probe, pH probe into the back chambers. does anyone have any ideas how i should situate my back chambers?
how does this sound?
chamber 1 - chemi pure, purigen, temp probe, pH probe
chamber 2 - nano skimmer
chamber 3 - live rock rubble, cheato/fuge
chamber 4 - MJ 900 and heater
any other suggestions?
i would like to start my new nano progress thread. i am not to far into my project but as i do more thens to it i will post more photos....
ok here is my progression with my new nano.
1. the first thing i had to do was change out the crappy Azoo pump that came with the nano.
2. i replaced the azoo pump with a maxi jet 900 at 230 GPH
3. i replaced the duckbill output flow deflector, with a hydor flo rotating wavemaker device.
4. i placed my little nano skimmer (when i say little i mean little, it is only 6" inches tall) into the 2nd chamber of the sump/fuge area. in this step i also removed the black plastic backing that was covering the back so you would not be able to see the chambers from looking behind the tank. i removed the covering for the simple fact i will be putting cheato, live rock, and some live sand in a back chamber with a clip on light to make it a tiny fuge chamber.
here is the view from the looking behind the tank and u can see the different chambers
5. after that i decided i better leak test this sucker before i get much futher so i fulled the tank about 1/4 full with water and checked
6. after leaving the water in there for awhile i seen no leaks, i moved around the back of the tank, to make sure no water was seeping thru the silcone seal and into my sump/fuge chambers. so far so good....
7. so i filled up the tank alittle bit higher, since there is a vent in the back chamber wall that i covered with silcone so it would not put extra flow back into the sump/fuge chambers. so i filled it up to past the vents to check for leaks. as of right now this is where i am at in progress. i am still waiting to see if this starts leaking on me. but so far so good. all my chambers in back are still dry.
well lets move around to the back and see if my chambers are dry?
br />
HEY, imagine that still dry chambers... but i think i am going to let it sit overnight to make sure, plus i am getting alittle tired to be working on it. so i will continue more tomorrow....
since i am not too far into the project of mine, i still have nothing in my back chambers besides my maxi jet 900 and nano skimmer. i know i still need to put my heater, temp probe, pH probe into the back chambers. does anyone have any ideas how i should situate my back chambers?
how does this sound?
chamber 1 - chemi pure, purigen, temp probe, pH probe
chamber 2 - nano skimmer
chamber 3 - live rock rubble, cheato/fuge
chamber 4 - MJ 900 and heater
any other suggestions?
