Ryan_H Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 So a while back ericrm built me this cool little tank. It's been sitting on my desk empty, and now that I have a little extra cash I decided to fill it up. Tank: 12x12x9 Acrylic AIO Display Volume- 3.4 gallons Filter Volume- 1.05 gallons Total Volume- 4.45 gallons Equipment: MJ 900 Return (impeller modified for less flow) Viper 70w HQI 80mm fan 1w Coralife Lunar Light 2x10w Fountain light for refugium Hydor Theo 25w submersible heater Standing thermometer Filtration: Refugium w/chaeto DIY egg-crate media rack Chemipure Elite Seachem Matrix ~3.5 lbs Live rock ~2 lbs Aragonite, dry Live Stock: Fish: -2x Gold Neon Eviota Gobies Inverts: -3x Sexy Shrimp -1x Candy Pistol -1x Flower Anemone CUC: 2x blue leg hermits 10x nerite snails 4x nassarius snails Corals: -eagle eye zoas -orange nipple zoas -yellow ricordea -blue ricordea -armor of god zoas -riddler palys -red mushroom -green pipe organ -dragon's breath favia -unknown blue branching lps -gold zoas Tank Pictures: Link to comment
nanoty Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Sweet tank, time to roast some corals.......... Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Sweet tank, time to roast some corals.......... now ty that almost sounds like you are referring to "overkill". that word is not in my dictionary lol. i was actually going to use a MJ900 as the return pump, but the overflow slots weren't as wide as planned and when i plugged the pump in it almost overflowed the tank. If it had worked, there would be water and rock in it right now. I'm just going straight to the 400, and I'll be changing the stock viper bulb to a 20,000k. I'm still undecided on livestock for this tank, but I will most likely focus on ricordeas for coral selection. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Quick lunar light addition Just used a couple zip-ties to secure a 1w lunar light to the viper. Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 damn that thing is insane, good job Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 damn that thing is insane, good job thanks lets just hope i can keep it looking good and not scratch it to hell like i did the last acrylic tank i attempted. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 so i decided that instead of spending another $20 on a MJ400, i would make the 900 work. I clipped the impeller blades down and now the flow is perfect so it has water now! downside is i have no idea exactly how much flow is going through this thing now. I clipped less than half of each impeller blade, so i would guess there's at least 1/2 of the 230 gph, or 115 gph. maybe more. i'll be picking up some tatoka live rock from work tomorrow Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 sweet tank. Ric garden does sound nice Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 sweet tank! i like the dimensions! Link to comment
weeber Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 you should keep a flaming prawn goby AKA spikefin goby perfect tank size for one. hers a pic. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 you should keep a flaming prawn goby AKA spikefin goby perfect tank size for one.hers a pic. i will if they're still in season when the tank is cycled problem is, they tend to disappear from our wholesaler's list after february until about december Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 well after only 8 hours of the tank running it has become quite apparent that i am going to need a small fan and an ato lol. heater's set at 76 but between the pump and the light the temp's at 82 . my room's not even close to being as hot as it get's in the summer, either. don't have problems with my other tanks, but i guess it had to start sometime. i also had about 2" of evap in the pump chamber, and after topping off another 1/4" has vaporized in the past hour. any suggestions where to get a good deal on some float-switches? Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Got bored. Made a media rack for some filter floss and eventually some chemipure elite and a bag of seachem matrix. dropdown door to secure media when removing rack Link to comment
Lebowski_ Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Nice an clean. Good planning Ryan. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Thanks for all the compliments guys let there be live rock! oooohhhhh tatoka view from my computer chair believe it or not, that is only 3.5 lbs of rock! this stuff is ridiculously porous/low density. i was wanting a more open aquascape, but also wanted 5 lbs of rock. didn't meet either requirement lol. but there are lots of little nooks and crannies for corals and caves for other inhabitants. my crappy cell phone pics don't do this stuff justice, but i'm too lazy to pull out my camera until there is more life in the tank. i raised the light from about 4.5-5 inches off the surface to 7 inches, and my temp was only 78 today. i have an 80mm fan and ac adapter coming in the mail soon though, just in case it heats up when the outside temps rise. after pay-day i'll be adding an ATO of some kind. I think if i went away for a weekend with noone checking on the tank, i would come back to a dry-running pump. now to wait a week Link to comment
ash71089 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 beautiful tank, i will be tagging along! Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 The tank looks good and I really like the live rock Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Thanks guys! Hey gerber, hows that DIY frag tank coming along? Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Not to good. I ended up smashing it when I was bringing it down from the second floor in our garage. All I remember is my foot slipped and the tank went one way I went the other. It was better anyway now Im probably going to build 36" X 12" X 18" LXHXW Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Not to good. I ended up smashing it when I was bringing it down from the second floor in our garage. All I remember is my foot slipped and the tank went one way I went the other. It was better anyway now Im probably going to build 36" X 12" X 18" LXHXW eeew yeah that sucks. well, i guess you have experience to build the bigger tank now! don't throw this one Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 haha I wont but my dad walked in and he was like why the hell did you throw the tank down the stairs? Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 haha I wont but my dad walked in and he was like why the hell did you throw the tank down the stairs? don't you love it when dad's react without thinking? haha Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 yea he was pretty pissed actually until he saw the blood all over my arm, the tank sliced me too. It just wasnt a good day. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 yea he was pretty pissed actually until he saw the blood all over my arm, the tank sliced me too. It just wasnt a good day. ooh, injury added to insult. that tank had to have been possessed Link to comment
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