ninjamyst Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 wait, you are QTing your corals for 6-8 weeks for ich?? Or did I not read that right... 1 Quote Link to comment
Scorched Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Ya, I don't get the reason for the deconstruction. Do you have a serious pest in the tank? Are you changing a lot of equipment? Setting up a QT tank is probably going to put some serious strain on already irritated and new corals that are trying to adjust to your system only to be shocked again. Unless you were fearful of losing everything I would have tried to fight the battle in the tank and take a few losses as a victory. 1 Quote Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 crazy you broke everything down???????? 2 Quote Link to comment
Fishstiks Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Just claimed this baby, pricey but can't pass up such a rare and amazing show piece, never seen torch like that before If and when you decide to frag that beauty down the line, I will sell my soul for a piece ;-) Just sayin...... 1 Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 wait, you are QTing your corals for 6-8 weeks for ich?? Or did I not read that right... Ya, I don't get the reason for the deconstruction. Do you have a serious pest in the tank? Are you changing a lot of equipment? Setting up a QT tank is probably going to put some serious strain on already irritated and new corals that are trying to adjust to your system only to be shocked again. Unless you were fearful of losing everything I would have tried to fight the battle in the tank and take a few losses as a victory. Nothing serious guys. I'm just switching out the substrate, I can't stand the fine sand anymore, it gets all over my rock/powerhead/filter/on corals, everywhere even the slightest touch. I did a custom sand mix of special grade sea flor and a sprain of black sand, looks quite nice and no more blowing everywhere when I need to vacuum sand bed. So anyone starting a new nano reef, go with coarse sand, you'll be glad you did. crazy you broke everything down???????? Yes I am...haha If and when you decide to frag that beauty down the line, I will sell my soul for a piece ;-) Just sayin...... Sure don't refuse when I come to claim it! j/k...sounds like a demon... Quote Link to comment
acrab78 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 My version of DIY refugium media box for Aquaclear 70 is completed. I don't have exact dimensions, kinda eyeing and measure on the fly while turning off the filter and trying each piece in the filter (literally) to match original media basket for perfect fit. This is based on In-Tank media basket but I made a few upgrade modifications: the overflow slots to prevent snails intrusion and also raise water level up by 1in to allow for more chaeto submersion, made filter floss chamber is narrower 1in wide (i don't need wider), still able to fits small heater like Cobalt Neo-Therm in there if I want, again this allow more space for chaeto. This build took me over 20 hours to complete working several hours over 5 days period. The tool i used are basic DIY tools: drill, dremel, hobby knife, mini filers, ruler, angle ruler. I will be adding DIY LED module for the chaeto. I really like the way the turns out! SWEET.... Make me one!!!! hahahahaha Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 SWEET.... Make me one!!!! hahahahaha Thanks...well that's 20 hours of work, you sure you can afford it? haha...j/k...still need to build a canopy and back cover and still haven't even got around to do it. Planning on upgrading to a new LED fixture soon as well, lots of plan, great things coming Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 went to Petco today and came home with $20 20g long tank...frags tank time... and my new buddy Purple Firefish for $25 after 25% sale and coupon. Good Friday for me Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Look what just came in...FRAGALICIOUS!!! Starting a 20g long frags tank so these will be transferred over soon, working on a custom stand and tank's back ground right now. Excellent customer service and packaging from PEA. Highly recommend them for all your corals needs, especially the BTFS and add a nugget cheap frag for every $100. 2 Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 20G long frags tank build to be continue http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/352581-20g-long-frags-tank-conversion-custom-overflow-box/ Quote Link to comment
nanoreefer11 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Hey man, read through most of the thread, but didn't catch what stand you have this on? Looks ikea maybe? Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Hey man, read through most of the thread, but didn't catch what stand you have this on? Looks ikea maybe? It's IKEA Quote Link to comment
nanoreefer11 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Is this the 48'' stand? Cant seem to find any that are 36''? Thanks for the quick reply Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Is this the 48'' stand? Cant seem to find any that are 36''? Thanks for the quick reply Yep, it's 48", doesn't look too bad. 1 Quote Link to comment
Kimosobey Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Great looking tank! Tanking notes. Looking forward to seeing it set up again Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Great looking tank! Tanking notes. Looking forward to seeing it set up again Thanks...tank is still running great, I've never took it down, only switched out fine sand for special grade reef sand. Quote Link to comment
acrab78 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Thanks...tank is still running great, I've never took it down, only switched out fine sand for special grade reef sand. Woould like to see with the new sand... thinking about doing something similar.... And no I don't think I could afford your AC 70 skills... haha 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 where are the pics of the PEA order?? =P 1 Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 where are the pics of the PEA order?? =P Sorry I never got around to that, most of them are in the frags tank since im making spaces for a rescape, ordered 10lbs of reef saver rocks from BRS. I was not happy with the way my tank look and rocks are just taking up too much estate of corals. Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Woould like to see with the new sand... thinking about doing something similar.... And no I don't think I could afford your AC 70 skills... haha I'll post a FTS as soon as I'm done rescaping, still waiting for new rocks to come in, should be here Monday. It's a mess right now you don't want to see it...lol Quote Link to comment
Gusbus696 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Just finished reading through your thread. What an awesome tank. Your DIY skills are top notch. Wish I could do the same. Hope to see the update of your tank soon! 1 Quote Link to comment
mechishark7 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 What did you do to get that super clean black background? I didn't see it mentioned, did you paint it? 1 Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 What did you do to get that super clean black background? I didn't see it mentioned, did you paint it? Auto black adhesive vinyl. It won't chip or peel off as easily as paint and I can get perfect result every time, def less messy than paint. I did a frag tank the same way to cover both background and bottom. Quote Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 There are a lot of changes to the tanks in the past few months with lots of new corals and two more new fishes addition (Purple Fire Fish and Pygmy Angelfish). Sorry there wasn't any new updates for a while because I was very busy doing a total rescape. I also took my time to glue most of the corals on the rocks permanently. I don't know how many time I have to remove and reglued some corals that just either don't look good or didn't like where I placed them. It was a major PITA thinking about the scape and corals placement but all in all I think I finally nailed it. Here is my latest FTS and few close up shots of my tank. Merry Christmas to everyone!!! 5 Quote Link to comment
Najay343 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Its Current USA Orbit Marine LED 36-48" I'm glad I came across your tank, very cool! I'm am doing the same tank myself and just ordered the Current USA 36-48. I'm glad to see it fits cuz I was stuck between the 24-36 and the 36-48 but looks like I made a good gut feeling choice. 1 Quote Link to comment
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