Kahmu84 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 CURRENT FTS Stock Fish Black Ocellaris Clown Coral Zoa (long stemmed) Updates Added First Fish and First coral! To Do List Fill Tank with saltwater and start cycle Any advice or comments are welcome Wishlist Fish Yasha Goby Black Cap Basslet Ocellaris Clown Fairy/Carpenters Wrasse Inverts Pistol Shrimp Blood Red Shrimp Corals Zoas Acans Blasstomussa Favia Torch Ricordea Birds Nest Other Clam (at somepoint) Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Equipment List 20 Gallon Long from petco 15 Gallon Standard - DIY Sump with a kit from OceanBox Designs Duo Plus M Nanobox reef CPR Aquatics CS50 HOB Overflow Hydor korellia nano Eheim 1250 pump CAD Lights PLS-50 Elite Colbalt Aquatics Neo-Therm Heater Target Clip on desk lamp for fuge 25lbs dry rock 20lbs live sand carribsea hawaiian black in reef grade Parameters Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 As with Everything, today I snagged a 20 long at petco on the 1g for $1 deal and snagged a reptile 20 long mesh lid, with the mesh lid i pan to cut away the mesh along one side essential cutting out only where various euipment will be hanging on the edge to keep a protected top as much as possible, the mesh top is a heat resistant metal mesh (using led lights not a big deal anyway). My plan is to clean the water scale off the 15g tank tonight or tomorrow, my order from marine depot has shipped and is estimated to arrive the 26th of this month. Updating equipment list and to do lists as I can 1 Quote Link to comment
patback Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 That lid will rust eventually. Shouldn't be an issue, but will be an eye sore. Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 That lid will rust eventually. Shouldn't be an issue, but will be an eye sore. Its painted black but I can see where i can where I make the cuts, didn't think about that, but I think I may take black electrical tape and tape along the cuts to make it look cleaner and to protect equipment and my hands from cuts and scratches Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 So today I am going hunting for cabinets or stands at restores, and thrift shops, hopefully i can find something that will work and can get it picked up for reasonable, if not i guess i neeed to start designing my stand and building one Quote Link to comment
mashedpotato Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Just make sure the cabinet can support the weight. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Update time, alright so I was able to snag a stable, and solid feeling cabinet for $32.10, then got some thick plywood and had it cut to the dimension i want for the top, to make a solid top. below are images I plan to sand and paint it, i also have new knobs to put on it as well, the white trim will be peeled off and as i get it put together and the likes i'll update more Just make sure the cabinet can support the weight. Good luck! its a good solid cabinet, especially once it gets a top put on it it'll be solid Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Another update today, tested the space in which the sump will be housed got a few photos. I had to remove the two middle drawer rails to fit it in, which mean the top of the cabinet will not go on in a perminent fashion until, i have the sump made and in place and after painting the cabinet and top. Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Alright got my first shipment(and the most of the equipment I bought) from marinedepot today, have some pics, but will upload them tomorrow when its not late. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cencalfishguy56 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Alright got my first shipment(and the most of the equipment I bought) from marinedepot today, have some pics, but will upload them tomorrow when its not late.looks sweet man! Love how cost effective you're being on this build, leaving money for equipment and livestock! 1 Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Alright, i now i said i would upload pics but i havent, and i am going to wait till i start working on painting the cabinet and working on that Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 As always life got busy and updating slipped my mind but alas, when i do update and i plan to very soon, it will be a large, very large post Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 Alrighty update time picture heavy startign with a bonsai tree I got the other day and planted some succulents with if and redid the moss top on Well anyways back to the tank build so I deglossed and painted the cabinet (pic of the fresh paint =P) Got my Sump Kit from Oceanbox Designs, awesome kit (abosolutely hate silicone now, more on that later) I got my Nanobox Duo plus M (today as of 8/3/16) Also in the span of today drilled a hole for running the powerstrip to the tank And also got to the prep and building of the sump And i hate working with silicone now, and on top of it i am horrible at applying it even with help of a family member And to top it off did a rough alighment to drill holes in the top of the cabinet to run piping and what not through, and plus i wanted to check out and try out the lights from Nanobox And sorry for the long update granted i kept the words short and sweet and let the pictures do the talking, and yes i still have drawer fronts to finish painting =P Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 Quick update, gotta scrape the silicone off one baffle and redo the baffle as it got scewed and didn't set right =\ Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 The one baffle is redone, tomorrow i shall run a quck check to make sure the baffles will hold, though they seem liek they will Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 So update will follow with photos got plumbing dry fitted for the moment going to pick up pvc cutter to make cleaner straight cuts the mini hack saw I have is not good the blade twists but I do have it dry fitted and I do need to run a wet test on my baffles still Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Alrighty so got two new pics tested out the hold on the baffles and it works and holds water woohoo And got the pvc return pipe glues together and drying currently And i bought tickets to the ARRE thats going on this weekend, stoked to go check out whats there for tanks, livestock, corals, and even the reptiles. I plan to go back to it in November(as they have another) to possibly stock up on some corals or what i may be missing or wanting to get Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 The Nanobox looks great. I'm glad you got the sump figured out Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 The Nanobox looks great. I'm glad you got the sump figured out Thanks hopefully this weekend or this next week I can pick up some sand and live rock. And I need to get my Rodi unit going and get salt first and get it mixed up got a 32g brute can for mixing then 5 gal buckets to move it inside from outside outside and a little 90 gph pump I can use for mixing and then use to transfer into the main tank to prevent as much cloudiness I have a lfs I'm gonna use for getting about 5-10 lbs of either cured or uncured Lr (1.49 lb for uncured) then I think they have dry pukani and branch in gonna pick up about 15-20 lbs of that there too as well as a 20lb bag of the caribsea special grade reef sand Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 So after rl got crazy for a while, and lack of some much needed funds, im finally going to be getting back into starting my nano reef woohoo. Quote Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Nice, You've made good progress so far. Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 Yeah, it halted fro a few months, but today i picked up 20lbs of arag alive black hawaiian , and 5 lbs of dry rock from a lfs, but plan to get about 15-20lbs more of dry rock from brs Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Another update, i got the rest of the dry rock brs, 20 lbs 15 is reef saver, 3 in tonga shelf, and 2 in branches to create unique scapes Quote Link to comment
Kahmu84 Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Alright Updated FTS to a current shot though still not up and running but getting close Quote Link to comment
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