sweatervest13
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Well I have not posted pics in a while. Please let me know what you think.
Sweatervests tank update
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Well I have not posted pics in a while. Please let me know what you think.
meowzer
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OK...I must ask....why are all your powerheads pointing up?
Looks ok....are there any caves in that rock? The Coral Beauty need some algae in it's diet...I love the bubble tip..LOL...apparently the clown does too....
Suggestion.....get a solid background...makes a BIG difference....and clean your glass LOL
Looks ok....are there any caves in that rock? The Coral Beauty need some algae in it's diet...I love the bubble tip..LOL...apparently the clown does too....
Suggestion.....get a solid background...makes a BIG difference....and clean your glass LOL
sweatervest13
Active Member
Ya, I have a background that the wife got me for Christmas that I don't like (its like a fresh water background with plants and stuff), so I need to get a different one or paint. It is planned for the future. With the power heads I had one pointed a little down and it moved the sand a bit too much. I guess I should try to find a place where I can point it down to hit the rocks more just to improve the flow.
The glass needs to be cleaned better, The wife and I just had our second daughter on 1/6/11 so life has been a bit crazy the last couple of weeks. All the spots on the back glass are coraline algea and I thought that that was not too bad. Am I wrong?
And yes the Coral Beauty does get algea sheets and I feed Emerald Entree in the rotation of frozen foods.
For the background what does everyone think... Blue or Black???
Thanks for the input!
The glass needs to be cleaned better, The wife and I just had our second daughter on 1/6/11 so life has been a bit crazy the last couple of weeks. All the spots on the back glass are coraline algea and I thought that that was not too bad. Am I wrong?
And yes the Coral Beauty does get algea sheets and I feed Emerald Entree in the rotation of frozen foods.
For the background what does everyone think... Blue or Black???
Thanks for the input!
ecooper
Member
All three are good looking fish! My favorites! Yes, a background would keep those distracting mechanics hidden. I took the background off the back of my tank once the algae had covered the back. I like the natural background better. And, yes, coraline algae is good (well, a good sign the tank is healthy I suppose), but it's a pain to scrape. Happy problem? Keep it up! And, enjoy the new daughter!
meowzer
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HEY CONGRATS ON THE NEW BABY
I prefer black backgrounds, I was just talking about the front of the tank..LOL....looked like water spots
As far as the powerheads, you might want to get another Koralia, and place it in the left back corner mid-bottom pointing towards the front glass....this way it will give you some circulation within the tank
I prefer black backgrounds, I was just talking about the front of the tank..LOL....looked like water spots
As far as the powerheads, you might want to get another Koralia, and place it in the left back corner mid-bottom pointing towards the front glass....this way it will give you some circulation within the tank
sweatervest13
Active Member
You got me Meowzer. Totally water spots in the front of the glass. LOL. I was scraping every other day or two. Guess I have to make it a daily task.
For the power head. The wife cut my fish budget to the bare minimum so no new toys for a bit. Can I just reposition the Maxijet on the left to the position you mentioned?
I think that I will pick up a solid background tonight and put it on this weekend when I do a WC. Thanks again for the feedback. I was super nervous to post any pics for fear of getting lit up too much.
For the power head. The wife cut my fish budget to the bare minimum so no new toys for a bit. Can I just reposition the Maxijet on the left to the position you mentioned?
I think that I will pick up a solid background tonight and put it on this weekend when I do a WC. Thanks again for the feedback. I was super nervous to post any pics for fear of getting lit up too much.
meowzer
Moderator
I LOVE the new avatar....so cute...
If it were me....LOL...I would place the koralia where I said, and leave the maxi jet pointing up....(you can also place it on the right side mid-bottom) HAHA on the right side it looks like you have some top flow from your filter...so again
Just my opinion
leave the maxi jet where it is.....move the Koralia to the mid-bottom back wall...pointing towards the front at a slight angle to the left ... this way the water will kinda bounce off the front glass
If it were me....LOL...I would place the koralia where I said, and leave the maxi jet pointing up....(you can also place it on the right side mid-bottom) HAHA on the right side it looks like you have some top flow from your filter...so again
Just my opinion
leave the maxi jet where it is.....move the Koralia to the mid-bottom back wall...pointing towards the front at a slight angle to the left ... this way the water will kinda bounce off the front glass
sweatervest13
Active Member
Thanks Monsinour!!!
Moewzer, I think I will move the korilla this weekend when I do my WC. I will have to take some Pics and show how it goes.
Moewzer, I think I will move the korilla this weekend when I do my WC. I will have to take some Pics and show how it goes.
sweatervest13
Active Member
Update:
Did some cleaning of the glass and added the background. I think it looks a ton better with the background. I think that I have a bubble problem. What can I do to reduce the amount of micro bubbles? My skimmer( HOB Reef Oct) puts out a good amount of them from the return into the tank. Any ideas how to tune his kind of skimmer?
Thanks.
meowzer
Moderator
Quote:
Originally Posted by Monsinour http:///forum/thread/383286/sweatervests-tank-update#post_3353526
Looking good.
Longer hose on intake + point return from skimmer upwards so that the bubbles ( if any ) go straight to the surface to pop.
IIRC the return pipe will not turn that way
Originally Posted by Monsinour http:///forum/thread/383286/sweatervests-tank-update#post_3353526
Looking good.
Longer hose on intake + point return from skimmer upwards so that the bubbles ( if any ) go straight to the surface to pop.
IIRC the return pipe will not turn that way
monsinour
Active Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/383286/sweatervests-tank-update#post_3353529
Quote:
Originally Posted by Monsinour http:///forum/thread/383286/sweatervests-tank-update#post_3353526
Looking good.
Longer hose on intake + point return from skimmer upwards so that the bubbles ( if any ) go straight to the surface to pop.
IIRC the return pipe will not turn that way
well then, get more pipe and make the turn. "if it dont fit, force it"
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/383286/sweatervests-tank-update#post_3353529
Quote:
Originally Posted by Monsinour http:///forum/thread/383286/sweatervests-tank-update#post_3353526
Looking good.
Longer hose on intake + point return from skimmer upwards so that the bubbles ( if any ) go straight to the surface to pop.
IIRC the return pipe will not turn that way
well then, get more pipe and make the turn. "if it dont fit, force it"
sweatervest13
Active Member
When you say
Quote:
Originally Posted by Monsinour http:///forum/thread/383286/sweatervests-tank-update#post_3353526
Looking good.
Longer hose on intake + point return from skimmer upwards so that the bubbles ( if any ) go straight to the surface to pop.
There is an air hose and the pvc pipe that connects the pump to the skimmer box. Do you mean make the air hose longer??? Or the PVC pipe longer? The bubbles only come out of the return to the tank pvc pipe and I find this to be super weird, because the return to tank chamber of the skimmer does not have any bubbles in it. It is almost as if the return pipe is pulling air from the top opening ( If I knew how to draw on one of the pics I would but you might be able to see the return on the FTS the before and after adding the background. The return is turned a bit to the right.). Who know?!?!? Are the bubbles bad (other then super annoying)?
Thanks for the help folks!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Monsinour http:///forum/thread/383286/sweatervests-tank-update#post_3353526
Looking good.
Longer hose on intake + point return from skimmer upwards so that the bubbles ( if any ) go straight to the surface to pop.
There is an air hose and the pvc pipe that connects the pump to the skimmer box. Do you mean make the air hose longer??? Or the PVC pipe longer? The bubbles only come out of the return to the tank pvc pipe and I find this to be super weird, because the return to tank chamber of the skimmer does not have any bubbles in it. It is almost as if the return pipe is pulling air from the top opening ( If I knew how to draw on one of the pics I would but you might be able to see the return on the FTS the before and after adding the background. The return is turned a bit to the right.). Who know?!?!? Are the bubbles bad (other then super annoying)?
Thanks for the help folks!!
sweatervest13
Active Member
Quote:
LOVE the new avatar....so cute...
If it were me....LOL...I would place the koralia where I said, and leave the maxi jet pointing up....(you can also place it on the right side mid-bottom) HAHA on the right side it looks like you have some top flow from your filter...so again
Just my opinion
leave the maxi jet where it is.....move the Koralia to the mid-bottom back wall...pointing towards the front at a slight angle to the left ... this way the water will kinda bounce off the front glass
For Meowzer,
Did you see that I moved the Koralia to the mid-bottom back wall? I had it pointed almost completely level and within 5 min it blew the sand almost to the glass ( I have about a 2-3 in sand bed), so I angled it up a bit. I guess I will let that go for a week or so and see if it helps the flow at the bottom of the tank.
LOVE the new avatar....so cute...
If it were me....LOL...I would place the koralia where I said, and leave the maxi jet pointing up....(you can also place it on the right side mid-bottom) HAHA on the right side it looks like you have some top flow from your filter...so again
Just my opinion
leave the maxi jet where it is.....move the Koralia to the mid-bottom back wall...pointing towards the front at a slight angle to the left ... this way the water will kinda bounce off the front glass
For Meowzer,
Did you see that I moved the Koralia to the mid-bottom back wall? I had it pointed almost completely level and within 5 min it blew the sand almost to the glass ( I have about a 2-3 in sand bed), so I angled it up a bit. I guess I will let that go for a week or so and see if it helps the flow at the bottom of the tank.