JBM Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 My daughter has been egging me on to get "nemo & dorry". Well Land Lord wont let me get a Big Boy tank. So in comes this beautiful 72 bow. Picked it up on ebay for a song & a 1/2. EQUIPMENT AGA 72 bow black trim AGA 72 bow black stand Versa tops 48" aqua medic (4x54w t5) light. Pictures in the morning after it's cleaned Link to comment
JBM Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Minor update: Ordered the following items 30 lbs base rock 60 lbs of indo pacific (black and white) sand 2 maxi jet pro 400's (in circ mode capable of 500gph) i've never used them in this fashion, but for 1/2 the price of a comparable koralia & 1/3 the price of a tunze, it's worth a try 300 watt eheim jager heater coralife digital thermometer http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=288850 ideas? Link to comment
JBM Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Rock, sand, pumps & heaters came in. Afixed a black background to the tank. Ordered the following cs90 overflow taam rio 1700 AquaC Remora Urchin (with maxijet 1200) Picking up a 29g tank from petland & diy'ing a sump. Link to comment
castiel Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Making fast progress! Link to comment
JBM Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Making fast progress! having a small amount of disposable income always helps the process. It wont get wet till on or around january 15th (safe estimate) Link to comment
JBM Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 having a small amount of disposable income always helps the process. It wont get wet till on or around january 15th (safe estimate) well that was a bold faced lie. Tank has been wet for a few days now. Been feeding a cube of mysis a day to get a amonia spike (which i now have) current readings ammonia .5 ppm nitrites 0.0 ppm nitrates 0.0ppm sg 1.016 temp 80.5* Link to comment
JBM Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 now with 100% more sump Link to comment
JBM Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 and now the battle to stop micro bubbles begins. GRRRRR Link to comment
jeremy0411 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Try some of these^ Very in detail, not mine but helpful I hope Link to comment
JBM Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Try some of these^ Very in detail, not mine but helpful I hope I will try that, good thing I haven't ripped out that upper baffle yet. Also need to finish off the spray bar. Link to comment
JBM Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Well it's been about 10 days now. Here are the readings. Temp 80.4* sg 1.017 ammonia ~0.25ppm nitrite not quite 0ppm, but not at the .25ppm mark yet. nitrate 0ppm (YEP) Not going to test again till next week. It's doing it's thing. Just to dam slowly. Anyway, havent had time to put much thought or try anything to reduce the micro bubbles. Tuesday im gonna head on down to ACE & install a TEE in the return line. Kick some of the flow back to the intake chamber, also adding in 2 more tees for expansion (wish list includes a chiller, reactor & idk). Also gonna buy some Filter pad to wedge into my baffles. Might get around to making a spray bar, unlikely, as im happy with the 3/4" outlet. If all else fails, i will try reversing the flow of the sump (instead of left to right, i will try right to left) Beyond that, A filter sock. If that doesnt work. Tear down the sump & try again. Link to comment
JBM Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 well i lied. tested the water again. Temp 78.0 (moved the heater to the sump & dialed it back a bit) sg 1.017 ammonia 0.0ppm nitrite 0.5ppm nitrate 0.0ppm And I ordered more rock Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I find your post ironic..lol I am watching Storage Wars as we speak back episodes on Netflix. YUUUP ! Link to comment
JBM Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 I find your post ironic..lol I am watching Storage Wars as we speak back episodes on Netflix. YUUUP ! Not a fan of the new Texas version Link to comment
JBM Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 look, funny colored water YAY! As it sits Link to comment
JBM Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 ordered a cuc from john. lets see how crazy the cuc for a 20 high is. Im sure it will be more than enough Link to comment
JBM Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 CUC from Reef Cleaners. Link to comment
JBM Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 did a 4g water change (4g weekly works better than 8g bi weekly) also bought a 6 line wrasse. Whats left on the list? Mostly fish. Flame Angel Fire fish trio reef chromis trio Long Fin Fairy Wrasse Royal Gramma Mandarin fuge light Skimmer Macro algae Link to comment
JBM Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 bought a super high tech fuge light. No expense was spared. + Link to comment
JBM Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Lost a clown fish for unknown reasons. Carcass was not found. Parameters all normal (ammonia zero, trites & trates zero). Guessing the CUC had a tasty meal. Refugium algae came in today. Link to comment
JBM Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 red gracilaria isnt fairing to well. Everything else has brightened up & is growing rapidly. Yes growing even at 1 week. newest addition to the tank is a flame angel. Total fish count is at 4 now. Yellow Tang False perc. 6 Line wrasse Flame Angel cleaner shrimp Link to comment
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