andi.rahl Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 There's a thread on here but I wouldn't bother with it. I don't think I had any pics of it prior to taking the top off, though. Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Got a macro extension tube for my lens. Just trying it out. bubble anemone with porcelain crab crab shrimp eyes acan Had to pick that nem and crab up on my last viist to the lfs. Went there to return a fish, came back with those two and a Court jester goby. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Someone's all about pushing the limits huh ?!? That nem is sexy though !! Looks like the extension tube is doing it's job !! Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Someone's all about pushing the limits huh ?!? That nem is sexy though !! Looks like the extension tube is doing it's job !! Gotta keep advancing, right? Yeah the extension tube was a better buy (for me) than a $300 macro lens. Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 fts and video please. I need reef videos to treat my no-reef withdrawal symptoms. Link to comment
Muddy Waters Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 looking at the first posting and gear info, I see mention of a top and its failures, then below in the photos look like you made a nice looking screen top, do you mind sharing the particulars about it? looks sorta like thin screen window framing with the corners cut on a 45. great looking tank btw Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 looking at the first posting and gear info, I see mention of a top and its failures, then below in the photos look like you made a nice looking screen top, do you mind sharing the particulars about it? looks sorta like thin screen window framing with the corners cut on a 45. great looking tank btw That's exactly what it is, only difference i the screen itself. my local hardware stores only have black screening made from metal. So i ordered the clear plastic stuff online. Forget the site but i'll post it when i find it again. Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 roger that, thanks Here you go. I'm using this stuff on two of my tanks and it's worked out great so far. I try to stretch it as much as i can when i attach it to the frame, gives a nice and professional look imo. The rest of the stuff you need to make on of these covers can be found at HD or Lowes. You need spline, frame, and a tool to press the spline into the frame (a flathead screwdriver works but is much slower than what they sell at the hardware store). http://aquariumoverload.com/itemsforsale.html Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 OK! sorry i'm crazy busy at work and home. Not much has changed with my tanks though, basically just regular maintenance. I'll shoot some pics or a vid soon. Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 I'm back. Almost really screwed things up with this tank.. due to negligence.. Actually lost my hammer, sorta.... the soft tissue escaped the skeleton due to stress. My frogspawn was also slightly bleached. I. I managed to save what i could, and things are actually much better. Of course i know what my issue was.. i would say i neglected to check all levels for almost a year, and started to slip on necessary maintenance. Hair algae started to build up, nitrates and phosphates started to go up. Instead of taking care of the things the right way, i went with reactionary solutions to keep things going. Started using "phosphate & nitrate removers" to get better levels. So early this week i noticed that my euphyllia were looking terrible. My hammer had shrunken to 1/3 of its size and started to look like it was gonna bail. Frogspawwn looked really pale and had some heads that just wouldn't open up anymore. Acans were shrunken as well, and even my mushrooms were actually receding (crazy right?). Tested everything and found that nitrates were at 10ppm and phosphates were around .20ppm. Anyways, what i did was 1. take everything out of the tank (except fish), 2. separate corals and live rock in different containers, suck tank 80% of tank water out and put some in coral container, and the rest in live rock container. 3. add Coral RX to coral tank and Peroxide to live rock bucket to kill algae. Brush everything off live rock. 4. CLEAN SUMP- Replace "miracle Mud" in refugium, clean skimmer, sponges, remove any possible detritus that can exist. 5. CLEAN TANK - scrape walls, suck stuff from sand, add new sand (not sure why), clean powerheads. 6. New water 7. Rearrange rockwork (after letting peroxide-soaked water drip off) in tank and start putting corals back in. 8. Tank looks so fresh & so clean. Corals are definitely making a comeback. I don't know if the hammer will actually make it though. All that's left is the soft tissue that is now being kicked around the bottom of the tank. It looks like its inflating again. Anyone have success with euphyllia tissue re-establishing a skeleton again? I'll have pics of the new look up soon. Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Here's what we're looking at now. I guess this setup with everything in the middle will be a bit easier to manage. Full tank shot. Notice how the right side of the frogspawn looks a biut paler than the left. I guess stress bleached it. Left Side What remains of the poor hammer It just gets knocked around the bottom of the tank like that. Maybe i should try to secure it to a rock somehow.. This nem is probably the only thing that didn't mind the crap it was put through in recent times. Very hardy little bastards they are. Been a week now since everything was redone. Just did another water change prior to taking these pictures. All seems to be well. For now. Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'm back! It's been a while, but the tank still lives on. Since my last update i've moved into my own home and have taken the tank along for the ride. The move was done in typical hurried fashion, and i lost about half of my corals because of it. Regardless, i've never lost the reef bug and still plan on keeping this tank going. I managed to replace the syphon overflow by drilling a new overflow and return as well. Got a new skimmer sort of recently, and am still dialing it in. Waiting on the levels to get back to perfect so i can start re-stocking with new corals. Here's some pics latest fts closer shot CADlights PLS-50 nano skimmer right after i drilled the tank. yes, i managed to scratch up the glass a bit.. oh well screened overflow and return. i have since replaced the flat strainer with a conical one to get rid of the gurgling sound it used to make new strainer plumbing behind the tank Yes, i did drill and plumb everything with livestock and water still in the tank. I really had no other options so decided to take a bit of a risk. Really wasn't that hard besides having to drill with one hand and spray water with another. The cleanup might have been the worst part ...more updates to come! Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'm having trouble keeping my water temp steady recently. Right now i using two Aqueon 50w (rated for up to 20gallon) heaters placed horizontally in two separate chambers in my sump. I originally had only one of them and it worked fine until i moved to the new place and drilled the tank. I'm guessing that the increased water flow i have now might have been too much for the single heater to handle, because my temps were like 72degrees. So i got another one of the aqueons to try to help the struggling one... but now i have some pretty extreme temp swings. My temps will go from 79 degrees all the way up to 84.4 within a day, and then back down to 78-79 the next day. House temps are 62 deg while i'm at work and 69 from 6pm to 11pm. I have both heaters set to about 81, and recently lowered to 79ish, but i still get those high temps. What would you guys do in my case? Should i take one of the heaters out and hope jost one will be enough, or maybe upgrade to a better quality/higher wattage heater instead? Link to comment
CronicReefer Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Maybe set one of your heaters on a timer to turn off while you have your house at a higher temp. Clearly two is needed when it is much colder but maybe not when it is warmer in the house. I really like the look of your tank as well, how it appears to be floating on the stand. I look forward to seeing you restock with corals as well . Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 High risk of being a dumb question here but how did you keep glass dust/shares from getting in the tank? Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Maybe set one of your heaters on a timer to turn off while you have your house at a higher temp. Clearly two is needed when it is much colder but maybe not when it is warmer in the house. I really like the look of your tank as well, how it appears to be floating on the stand. I look forward to seeing you restock with corals as well . Hmm, didn't think of doing it that way. I have at least 2 timers laying around somewhere that i can mess with. Yeah the tank really caught my eye with its unique design some years ago at my lfs, just had to have it. High risk of being a dumb question here but how did you keep glass dust/shares from getting in the tank? That's a normal question in my mind. I actually had a towel just laying on the water surface inside, which caught most of the gunk coming down. Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 pic dump LIghts with lime and cyan added fts. looking for difference in appearance with added light. high and mighty clowny nem & shrimp against the current Link to comment
Cameron6796 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 What's that last fish pictured. I want a plumbed edge but I'm to scared, do u have the back tower peace on or did u take it away. Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 What's that last fish pictured. I want a plumbed edge but I'm to scared, do u have the back tower peace on or did u take it away. That is a type of trimma goby, i forget the exact name atm. No, i still have the black center piece in the back.. actually drilled it too, to get the plumbing to go through it. I was scared $%*less when drilling, but decided to wing it anyway. Link to comment
dmasterx1x Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Well i went ahead and ordered a 75W Eheim Jager heater instead of playing around with the cheap petco heaters i had. It's been running for two days now and the temp hasn't changed more than .5 degrees afaik. Good buy indeed. Link to comment
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