Argent Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Well I suppose technically I never left (the hobby) my 8G BC has been pretty stress free for about 2 years now - but I have since moved in to a house and started to get the itchy sensation in my drawers which can only be satisfied by working on a reef tank (or maybe I just need some Gold Bond - anyway...) So I now give to you a brief glimpse of what I am about to embark upon! Behold! a 24 gal Aquapod with a 70W HQI SunPod, extra new bulb, extra new Ballast, extra new return pump, a sturdy 2x4 stand, and a HOB skimmer filter UV light (ViaAqua Multi-Skimmer Deluxe w/ 5W UV Sterilizer) I have no idea what that last bit about a HOB skimmer is but it's probably useful THE PLAN: Move everything over from my 8G BC to this (pair of black clowns, orange spotted goby, misc coral, oh and of course NATASHA! - yes my Mantis shrimp of fame and fortune is still sneaking about my rock work - she's still about the same size and last I saw her - tomato orange in color) Of course this means I'll need more tahitian moon sand and swanky cool LR but I'll worry about that down the road (as well as how I'm going to get 25G's of saltwater to fill the tank with) Link to comment
Argent Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Well the tank is in my possession now I'm pretty excited - but I haven't a clue how the HOB skimmer/filter thingy works - I also have someone who might give me a 75:25 mix of tahitian moon/fiji pink sand free (as much as I need because he's taking down the tank) which should help make short work of my cycle. The lights seems pretty nice - I put it over my 8G BC to see how the light looks different - pretty impressive next up - to set it up and test for leaks in the basement before plotting my tank swap Link to comment
NanoClown Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 nice to see you back! Link to comment
Lalani Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Hurry it up already! Sheesh.. Link to comment
spanko Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 *******waiting********* Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Argents back! Cool. Along for the ride. Link to comment
Argent Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 I forgot how impatient NR can be this tank probably won't be up and running before the end of the year due to the shoestring budget I'm trying to work with (and juggle Christmas present spending too) I'll see if I can get some more/better shots of the system today and hopefully start getting it setup for leak testing Link to comment
Argent Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 ok here's some shots of the Via-Aqua skimmer thingy Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Wow, that is one funky contraption. What's the plastic accordion doolybob for? Link to comment
Argent Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 good question - I believe it's for priming the whole thing Link to comment
Argent Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Here's some other tank shots so far and I got myself a 7" moai statue for the tank too Link to comment
Argent Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Finally started to try plugging stuff in Link to comment
Argent Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Leak testing with lights Link to comment
travisurfer Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Let's see some rock Link to comment
Argent Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 gotta get some rock first - I do have another 20# bag of tahitian moon sand (and will seed the tank with all the sand from my BC8) Link to comment
Vesian Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 gotta get some rock first - I do have another 20# bag of tahitian moon sand (and will seed the tank with all the sand from my BC8) Love the statue in there, lol Link to comment
Argent Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Thanks - I can't take credit for that idea though - I got it from travisurfer I'm aiming for christmas weekend to do the change over Link to comment
Argent Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 here's a shot of my 8G that I'll be moving in to this tank Christmas came early! Koralia 1, Hydor Flo, Maxi-Jet 1200 Link to comment
Argent Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Rinsed my sand and put it in the tank Link to comment
basser1 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Good Luck on your new set-up! Here's an idea for your TIKI dude: Link to comment
KMitch Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Argent's back!!!! omgomgomg Its like the old folks home here now! haha Link to comment
Argent Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 hehe yeah I'm back and this time I'm going with a bigger tank not a smaller one Link to comment
Argent Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 The update most of you have been waiting for.... 20G of saltwater and 7 new frags! hopefully this weekend I'll have some time to swap the new system for the old one Link to comment
Argent Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Progress Update: Tank in place Tank with 15G of water in it and waiting for the temp to raise to 70+ degrees before I can continue Link to comment
Argent Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 Thanks to some friends on a local reefing forum who helped talk me through some stressful bits yesterday I managed to get the tank finally up to a temperature I could feel safe introducing my frags and fish to... Note my 1G Ziploc bag filled with HOT water floating in the tank to help increase tank temps from 60-75 degrees Obviously rock placement is not final - I need more and I just wanted to get everything in the tank Link to comment
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