RobD Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 My tank project is coming together. It's a 1.5 gallon glass tank, from the Ocean Free Closeout that was posted here before. (9"Wx6"Dx7"H) The sump behind it is 4"D and contains the heater and circulating pump. Within the sump there is also a half gallon fresh water auto topoff tank. The lighting is 2x13w PC. 10k/Actinic bulbs. I've had the rock curing for about 3 weeks in a separate container and just added a clean up crew to finish off the rest of the hair algae. Link to comment
Nanomaniac Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Looks really nice. Link to comment
fras Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 really classy looking build you've made. It'll look great once you have a few select corals in there! Link to comment
robmacy Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 really classy looking build you've made. It'll look great once you have a few select corals in there! Yeah, smooth lines. Can't wait to see what it gets stuffed with. Link to comment
hyewiz Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 what are you using to get the water into the sump and back to tank? thanks Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Sweet tank. Is that green star polyps growing on the bottom-right there? Link to comment
RobD Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 hyewiz - I'm using a black acrylic overflow siphon box to move the water from the tank to the sump. The sidewalls of the overflow box are made from smoke black rather than solid black acrylic so I can see if there is air building up inside by shining a light into it from the side. I wanted something that would be inobtrusive while looking at the tank. To get the water back to the tank, there is a MiniJet MN404 with dual returns. they are on either side of the overflow box. Also, the intake of the MiniJet is modified so that a small piece of tubing connects to a solid tube that runs to the top of the overflow. This helps remove air from the overflow, but won't auto start it, if it loses siphon. The intake is also protected by a cover to prevent anything from getting pulled into it. Brian da lion - Hey! you are right. I put a little patch of them in there to see how they'd do. With how well they're doing, I'm confident that the rock is fully cycled. Hmm.. now I need to figure out some nice landscaping. Any thoughts? Also, since the photo, some of the hair algae I just pulled off by hand. I'll try to get some new shots up at some point, but it's been a busy week. I'm really looking forward to Christmas Vacation for some time off. Link to comment
RobD Posted December 18, 2005 Author Share Posted December 18, 2005 Ah! The weekend. I had a chance to get some frags in the tank, and here's what it looks like. Here's a couple of "behind the scenes" shots. The mount for the float switch and the plumbing to pump water out of the fresh water topoff tank is removed right now. Link to comment
sammycai Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Nice tank! One question I want to ask did you use skimer? Link to comment
Lord Nano Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 kind of a noob question....how does your auto top off work? i need to build one for my 10g nano and im just exploring other ideas Link to comment
aquadrone100377 Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 you should totaly get one of these, It would free up a ton of space in your sump. just an idea Link to comment
J86 Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 86 the crushed coral man, and get some reef sand. Link to comment
RobD Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Nice tank! One question I want to ask did you use skimer? I used a skimmer on the live rock, when it was curing in a 5 gallon bucket. I had a single 28w PC light that I ran over it 6 hours a day, as well. I haven't used a skimmer on the tank itself. kind of a noob question....how does your auto top off work? i need to build one for my 10g nano and im just exploring other ideas An auto top off uses a float switch to turn the power on and off to a pump that is in a fresh water reservoir. When the water pumps in, it raises the switch and the power to the pump goes off. It's really helpful to keep salinity stable. I had problems with my initial design, and am in the process of redoing it. I'll be sure to post pictures of it when it's up and running and working as expected. 86 the crushed coral man, and get some reef sand. Yeah, you're right. It's looking even more ratty as time goes by. you should totaly get one of these, It would free up a ton of space in your sump. just an idea I've used other smaller heaters, and none of them are as stable as Ebo Jagger. I've never had an Ebo Jagger lose it's thermostat and come home to a 90+ degree tank either. I hear ya about smaller, but I don't want to trade off temperature stablility and risk of a meltdown. Yeah, smooth lines. Can't wait to see what it gets stuffed with. It's glass too! I used a piece of scotchbrite scrub pad and glued it to the back of a toothbrush head for my tool to clean algae off the glass. It's got beveled edges on the top too. Whoever posted about these tanks on sale originally, I owe a big thanks to. Link to comment
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