siwelk Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 Nice, your plumbing looks good, very clean. Keep it up, and keep us updated, I'm excited to see this come along. thanks, im sure it will look pretty nasty here soon. Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 man, you move a lot faster than me and i have almost everything! lol i said that i hope to get water by the weekend and that was 3 weeks ago! good luck on the build Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 haha, thanks. well that tax check helped me get all the rest of the equipment i needed and ive been off work all week with strep throat. ive been just stayin inside out of the snow and trying to get as much done as possible. good luck to you too. Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 lucky! right now i wouldnt mind getting sick and staying home, but i remember when i got strep in hs wasnt fun, but i wasnt setting up a tank back then for me money isnt the issue, its just making decisions that get me. do i want a new skimmer or just use the one i have, do i know everything i want now so i can order or should i think some more to make one big order? already been to home depot 4 or 5 times now and i have to go back today to get a few more things...this never ends for me hope you get better and tell them you still have strep so you can still work on the tank...jk Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 i have the same problem. i usually spend half my time at work with my phone looking at reef related stuff and a pen and paper making listing, drawing diagrams, etc. my OCD kicks in and i keep myself pretty occupied with trying to make purchase decisions and everything. Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 UPDATE emptied the tank so i could do some initial aquascaping with the marco rock. ive always liked the look of pillars and i wanted to try to do 3 pillar-style rock formations. let me know how you think it turned out. i still have to find some place to add about 10-15lbs of "seed" rock. some arrangements i was working on outside of the tank turned out a little differently once i got it in the tank. i like it so far i think. any comments/suggestions? Edit: wow, i cant take a level picture for sheet. Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 yes, no? yes?....no? maybe? yes? ? Link to comment
dekand Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 i think it looks pretty cool... lots of room for putting corals on the substrate and it's different, cool stuff. Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 thanks, i just needed a little reassurance before i added the sand and water Link to comment
Atticvs Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 if anyone has a pair of K3s in a 40g or under, hows that working out for you? IT DIDN'T ! There was way to much movement ! I was constrained as far as placement, there were only two combinations for placement both did not end up working out. Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 could you elaborate a little more on your problem please? i.e. what were you keeping that was having a problem with the flow. Link to comment
Atticvs Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 could you elaborate a little more on your problem please? i.e. what were you keeping that was having a problem with the flow. Well, I had issues with flying substrate/ bare spots in the corners. I had them pointing at the surface from 8 " bellow the water line. I took one k3 out and still fell that it was a little high, I am now using one K3 and one K1 in my 40 BR. Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 hmm. duly noted. ill have my substrate and water back in my tank in about an hour, we'll see how it goes i suppose. thanks for the heads up, just in the nick of time too. Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 formations look nice but the placement looks wierd like theyre just there Link to comment
PurpleUP Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 thanks, i just needed a little reassurance before i added the sand and water Are you gonna be ok with algae building up on the left and right sides of your tank? You could avoid that by leaving a 1" gap in between the bottom-most part of your rock, where it now touches the glass. You can bring the center piece forward a little to maintain the gaps in between. Link to comment
DarkMazda Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Man that aquascape looks great just as it is now, there is just the right amount of rock for that tank.Lets hope the seeded rock doesnt negatively affect the "spaced out and airy" look. One thin just push the rocks away from the side glasses a little more. Btw, that tunze 9002 magnet is so much better than its previous hang on attachment. Actually, because of the old attachment it kept me from buyin the damn skimmer. I though the magnet came only in the reefpack, does it come with the newer model 9002 or did you buy it seperately??? Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 formations look nice but the placement looks wierdlike theyre just there maybe because its minus sand and water? im not sure. hopefully when i fill it up it will look better, if not i guess i can always rearrrange it. Are you gonna be ok with algae building up on the left and right sides of your tank? You could avoid that by leaving a 1" gap in between the bottom-most part of your rock, where it now touches the glass. You can bring the center piece forward a little to maintain the gaps in between. i think the algae buildup will be ok. the tank is meant to be viewed from the front only, and i have painted the left and right sides of the tank black to match the back. i have a nimble super magnet coming from C. Jerome so hopefully ill be able to clean some of the sides if i find it to be unsightly. Man that aquascape looks great just as it is now, there is just the right amount of rock for that tank.Lets hope the seeded rock doesnt negatively affect the "spaced out and airy" look. One thin just push the rocks away from the side glasses a little more. Btw, that tunze 9002 magnet is so much better than its previous hang on attachment. Actually, because of the old attachment it kept me from buyin the damn skimmer. I though the magnet came only in the reefpack, does it come with the newer model 9002 or did you buy it seperately??? thanks. im hoping i can find a few good spots to put the seed rock so it will complement the present 'scape. i believe the newer 9002s come with the magnet attachment, as mine did. i ordered it from MD about a week or so ago. it made getting the skimmer the right depth a breeze. Link to comment
PurpleUP Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Alright sounds good, so pour sand in it already. Are you home or must we wait until you get off of work? hehe. Link to comment
Monkeyrobb Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I think you should change your top off system. Your tank is going to look great but will be dwarfed by that tower of plastic next to it. Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 Alright sounds good, so pour sand in it already. Are you home or must we wait until you get off of work? hehe. im home im working on it sheesh I think you should change your top off system. Your tank is going to look great but will be dwarfed by that tower of plastic next to it. everything around the tank will be covered up by black curtains. you wont see anything but the front glass. Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 well my camera just decided to not let me delete any pictures so now i cant take any new ones. WTF? Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 well im not sure if the problem is the camera itself or the memory card. i took the memory card out and now im limited to 5 pics at a time that i can store on the cameras internal memory. i guess that will have to do for now until i get this SOB figured out. anyways, heres a few pics of the cloudyness. enjoy. flash... Link to comment
PurpleUP Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 well im not sure if the problem is the camera itself or the memory card. i took the memory card out and now im limited to 5 pics at a time that i can store on the cameras internal memory. i guess that will have to do for now until i get this SOB figured out. anyways, heres a few pics of the cloudyness. enjoy. flash... Looks like you decided to move the outer rocks slightly inward. Good call. Especially during cycling, that algae can become quite unsightly. I'm not so sure you would want coralline growing on your glass either or you might? I know it's a personal preference thing. Looks great. Let the real journey begin. Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Looks like you decided to move the outer rocks slightly inward. Good call. Especially during cycling, that algae can become quite unsightly. I'm not so sure you would want coralline growing on your glass either or you might? I know it's a personal preference thing. Looks great. Let the real journey begin. ha, actually i didnt move the rocks at all. it must just be the angle of the pic. the rocks really arent that close to the sides of the tank, it must just look that way. i have enough room to clean the sides of the glass once my nimble nano gets here. thanks for the comments. Link to comment
PurpleUP Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 ha, actually i didnt move the rocks at all. it must just be the angle of the pic. the rocks really arent that close to the sides of the tank, it must just look that way. i have enough room to clean the sides of the glass once my nimble nano gets here. thanks for the comments. Yeah wierd. they don't seem to be touching now. Must've been the angle. So do you already know what you'll be stocking? Link to comment
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