CONSTANTNE Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Wow Looking good. Great pictures too! What return pump are you using on this setup? Mine is very similar to yours but I couldnt deal with the microbubbles I was getting with a quiet one 2200 and had to use a filter sock. Plus im using a 10g sump and im not sure what yours is. Now I switched to a quiet one 1200 without a filter sock but I need a bit more flow. Link to comment
disaster999 Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 im using a quiet one 3000 pump. have the return T-ed off so the flow partially goes to the chiller and returns back to the return chamber. my return is a herbie style so i have a valve on the drain pipe to reduce the flow to the point where no air gets into the pipes for a totally silent operation but still keeping up with the return flow. if you look a few pages back, i custom made the sump to fit my stand. the sump is roughly around 18X12X10. the bubble traps helps cut down the microbubbles a lot. Link to comment
CONSTANTNE Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Oh ok that makes sense now. Thanks for the info. How are you liking the cardinal? Thinking of getting one or two just dont know if my sixline will like it. Link to comment
irishtexan Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Im pretty sure the little brown things are flatworms. Fantastic BTW! -texx Link to comment
disaster999 Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Oh ok that makes sense now. Thanks for the info. How are you liking the cardinal? Thinking of getting one or two just dont know if my sixline will like it. hes a really nice fish that just chills in the open area and not move much. very peaceful but might need some spot feedings as i havent really seen him compete with the 2 other clownfish for food. im not sure if the 6 line would become aggressive towards it tho. i guess monitor the fish for the first few days and if theres any sign of aggression might want to fish out and return it Im pretty sure the little brown things are flatworms. Fantastic BTW! -texx YUPPP..thats it..just looks like what i have. THANKS. although i dont see any ill effect on any of my corals yet, not sure if i like to keep them around or not. i will have to see Link to comment
jjjo Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 wow i love your tank... i could be a whole croud of people saying "weee love your tank!!!"... yeah -dan Link to comment
PBUEHH Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 definitly a very nice looking tank... the hand made and new custom are some of the nicest. Link to comment
FredJones Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 definitly a very nice looking tank... the hand made and new custom are some of the nicest. Beautiful tank, I love the corner overflow, I think I'm definitely building my 10 gallon with a similar design. I'd love to see it with the back painted, that'd really finish it off. Cheers Link to comment
disaster999 Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 thanks! im getting the back black somehow. just need to get my lazy ass to get some black vinyl and it'll be all set just a quick non picture intensive update, the SPS frag is doing pretty well. it started to encrust the epoxy and slowly spreading. everything is growing very well. i went and bought a few fish for the tank. mostly chromis so the tank isnt that "boring" as my parents would say. they wanted more fish in it so theres some movement making it more lively. they were dirt cheap so what the hell. took a quick and dirty shot of my zoa garden im trying to grow and heres a new project im working on Link to comment
ajroy03 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Oooo! nice! Don't point a nozzle at that sps!!! I think this new tank is deserving of a new stand! Link to comment
East1 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Oooo! nice! Don't point a nozzle at that sps!!! I think this new tank is deserving of a new stand! tagging along to see how that skimmer turns out Link to comment
disaster999 Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Oooo! nice! Don't point a nozzle at that sps!!! I think this new tank is deserving of a new stand! dont worry, the nozzle isnt blasting at the SPS i agree with the new stand tho. definitely needs a new one. but that wont happen until later. tagging along to see how that skimmer turns out im eager to see how this skimmer works out too! keep you posted Link to comment
disaster999 Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 after setting everything up i got the skimmer running im not really impressed with the performance. its not producing enough bubbles and after a few research i found out my venturi design is flawed so i need to further modify it. stay tuned. hopefully it will work a lot better Link to comment
MGDMIRAGE Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Just found this thread and i must say it's a beautiful tank, i totally love black silicone lol. Link to comment
RENDOG Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I like your Zoos....as well as the entire tank. Link to comment
Reefer250 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 friend is on its way...just need to finish quarantine him/her Whats size qt tank do you have? Link to comment
disaster999 Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 its a small 3gal tank. works great and easy storage when not needed. some updates. new FTS this thing is growing nicely Just found this thread and i must say it's a beautiful tank, i totally love black silicone lol. thanks =) im loving the back too. im glad i didnt pick clear I like your Zoos....as well as the entire tank. thanks =) i need to acquire more different color zoas and make my tank more colorful =) Link to comment
disaster999 Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 after a month +, i finally got the background of my tank stuck and sure made my tank look nicer. not distracted by the hoses and the corner of the wall and some random shots what fish is this? new fish...bi-color blenny. this guy better get to work and start eating finally, what is this? Link to comment
East1 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 after a month +, i finally got the background of my tank stuck and sure made my tank look nicer. not distracted by the hoses and the corner of the wall and some random shots what fish is this? new fish...bi-color blenny. this guy better get to work and start eating finally, what is this? i mis my chromis the first fish u asked bout looks like a yellow damsel, cba to type the scientific name, they arent too aggressive but thats just ime lastly they look like hydroids, they might sting corals im not sure a FW dip on affected rock or something similar should fix them before they spread Link to comment
disaster999 Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 thanks, did a search and it is a yellow damsel. i was trying so hard not to get one, but this doesnt look like any other damsels ive seen. so far it only chase some of the fish around and havent constantly pick on them, but i will take it out if it starts to. gonna be a ##### catching it tho. Link to comment
East1 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 thanks, did a search and it is a yellow damsel. i was trying so hard not to get one, but this doesnt look like any other damsels ive seen. so far it only chase some of the fish around and havent constantly pick on them, but i will take it out if it starts to. gonna be a ##### catching it tho. IME damsels arent aggressive unless not fed enough, and if not given enough territory, if it gets a bit boisterish try feeding heavier first Link to comment
disaster999 Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 thanks for the tip. i did notice it eats like a PIG. zooming across the tank end to end just to catch the floating pellets. it did try to pick a fight with my bicolor blenny, but couldnt really get into a confrontation because the blenny was inside the rocks. he has his own little island that he owns, the one on the right hand side, but he seems like he wants the whole tank to himself. i will have to take him out if hes going to cause more trouble to my blenny. Link to comment
disaster999 Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 had some time, took pictures of my corals. Link to comment
CoRPS Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Just got done reading through the whole thread. Amazing tank and amazing pictures. Link to comment
disaster999 Posted May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 8, 2009 thanks =) i cant till your 20gal fills up! Link to comment
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