Tiffany's 400G build thread

tirtza

tirtza

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hee hee hee..... yep, I'm sure my deodorant, and hair conditioner are perfectly fine for my aquarium. When I clean my aquarium I like to put on a snorkel and really get a close look at what I'm cleaning

At the LFS today, I purchased some thin/long stiff tubing that I can add to some flexible thin tubing. I'm hoping it works better then a turkey baster to siphon out the cyano. The turkey baster was just to short (and I hated having to put my hands in the aquarium). Plus the turkey baster sucked out to much water (especially for such a small aquarium).
I saw an aquarium at the LFS today that was about 180 gallons, it seemed so HUGE! It really put things into perspective. Then I thought of your 400 gallon, I can't even begin to imagine how big that must look in person! Did you have to get it custom made or are there places that actually sell them that big?
 
tiffanyk

tiffanyk

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Originally Posted by tirtza http:///t/388213/tiffanys-400g-build-thread/240#post_3450187
hee hee hee..... yep, I'm sure my deodorant, and hair conditioner are perfectly fine for my aquarium. When I clean my aquarium I like to put on a snorkel and really get a close look at what I'm cleaning

At the LFS today, I purchased some thin/long stiff tubing that I can add to some flexible thin tubing. I'm hoping it works better then a turkey baster to siphon out the cyano. The turkey baster was just to short (and I hated having to put my hands in the aquarium). Plus the turkey baster sucked out to much water (especially for such a small aquarium).
I saw an aquarium at the LFS today that was about 180 gallons, it seemed so HUGE! It really put things into perspective. Then I thought of your 400 gallon, I can't even begin to imagine how big that must look in person! Did you have to get it custom made or are there places that actually sell them that big?
It was custom made for a business I assume...I ended up getting it at an auction for an unbeatable price. You can't even tell it had water in it, If it even did. Oh and yes it is HUGE in person!!!
 
tiffanyk

tiffanyk

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Got the skimmer hooked up last night..holy cow its huge. Anyways, the air hose on it is super loud (gurgling) is there anyways to fix this or does it just have to break in? Second question, I'm going to dip my LR and rubble. How do I go about doing it? I mean do I leave it in over night? or litterally just dip it in RO water? Thanks in advance for my newbie questions lol
 
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smallreef

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has your rock been sitting out and has die off is that why you want to dip it? If not then you really only need to submerge it for a few minutes at most to kill off any hitchhikers...
as far as your skimmer,,, I have no clue
 
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smallreef

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I would just submerge the whole thing in a 5g (or bigger if needed) bucket of fresh water for a minute or 2 and shake it back and forth under the water...
atleast it worked for the rock going into my nano, lol
 
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smallreef

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it would just take you a MUCH longer time than it did for my 3 small pieces of rock,lol
 
spanko

spanko

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If you are looking to get critters out of the rock, can't imagine why you want this, put some type of stand in a bucket like an inverted tupperware bowl or some such thing. The do a hypersaline dip. Mix up some water to 1.030-1.032 and put it in the bucket so that it covers both the stand and the rock. Wait for a while then remove the rock. You should see a multitude of critters in the bottom of the bucket.
 
muse1

muse1

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We have a Niger Trigger, full of personality. He cleans out his barnical where he sleeps and spits out and rock or sand. Funniest thing. Also a Dogfaced Puffer, lazy like a dog, he actually looks alot like my Pit...we named him Rocko after my dog Rocki. Go for a puffer, go for a puffer. We just bought a 150 gallon to upgrade to. But man yours is awesome. We've just started to get our going. I showed my husband yours and he already wants to upgrade again. lol
 
tiffanyk

tiffanyk

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Originally Posted by spanko http:///t/388213/tiffanys-400g-build-thread/240#post_3451648
If you are looking to get critters out of the rock, can't imagine why you want this, put some type of stand in a bucket like an inverted tupperware bowl or some such thing. The do a hypersaline dip. Mix up some water to 1.030-1.032 and put it in the bucket so that it covers both the stand and the rock. Wait for a while then remove the rock. You should see a multitude of critters in the bottom of the bucket.
well a few reasons...I didnt want to kill baby brittle stars and snails that were on the rock..and just get rid of things that annoy me lol
 
tiffanyk

tiffanyk

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muse1 http:///t/388213/tiffanys-400g-build-thread/240#post_3451683
We have a Niger Trigger, full of personality. He cleans out his barnical where he sleeps and spits out and rock or sand. Funniest thing. Also a Dogfaced Puffer, lazy like a dog, he actually looks alot like my Pit...we named him Rocko after my dog Rocki. Go for a puffer, go for a puffer. We just bought a 150 gallon to upgrade to. But man yours is awesome. We've just started to get our going. I showed my husband yours and he already wants to upgrade again. lol
My pit's name is Rocco =)
Once you get the 150 all done and see a larger one..you'll want to go bigger lol
 
tiffanyk

tiffanyk

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Nothing really new to update at this time. Tested the water last night and Nitrates, nitrites, ammonia were at 0ppm. PH 7.8
I have a few diatoms blah blah blah you know the cycle.
 
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