bluenassarius Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Dang, nice stuff....... Watching this one. thanks lalani.. what small fishys are out there? gonna need to get one to keep the lil 1 happy. i had a 1.5" algae blenny in there before.. i do not see him anymore my livestock currently consists of 3 different starfish, 6 sexy shrimps (might add 9 more) Link to comment
davidr2340 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 TOTM!!! (Tubs Of The Month) This is going to be one sweet tank!!! Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 tank arrived!! wasn't sure if i got the ecocube or the solana.. guess this is the solana check out the box stand in box acjr courtesy of socaltropicalfish Link to comment
spanko Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Nice starter kit of coral you got there!!!!! Taggin along because I'm likin what I'm seein so far!!!! Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 what a drag... the drawer piece is damaged spk to Dr F&S and they are shipping me another stand. i only need one piece.. they said its easier to ship the whole thing. another week before i get the part to finish off the stand a glance at the tank.. here it is put together.. Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 does anybody remove the locline on the return? it's a bit intrusive in the tank. Link to comment
davidr2340 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 does anybody remove the locline on the return? it's a bit intrusive in the tank. Sorry 'bout the stand... The good Dr's ALWAYS take care of you though!!! I think you'll be fine removing the loc-line, sine you have the Vortech! Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 so i spent the past few hours putting it together, putting the light stand on. i've decided to remove the media, bioballs from the chamber. i've modified the rack so it can hold my temp and ph probes instead. and here it is with light.. leak test tonight. if it passes, in goes the sand for a few days. i will be running heavy carbon since its live sand being transferred over. Link to comment
ooooooohhpeter Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 sam this is nice . ima be in elk grove soon to visit my new niece the next two weeks or so i gotta see ur setup. hopefully its up by then. Link to comment
racechase Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 wow im so jealous!! want to just box that tub up and send it my way? Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 sam this is nice . ima be in elk grove soon to visit my new niece the next two weeks or so i gotta see ur setup. hopefully its up by then. peter hit me up b4 u head out this way wow im so jealous!! want to just box that tub up and send it my way? :lol:lol sorry, it has a destination already Link to comment
racechase Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 okay half and i'll even pay for shipping! but on the real this is going to be an amazing tank. Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 okay half and i'll even pay for shipping! but on the real this is going to be an amazing tank. quite tempting thanks. i just filled it w/ water and running the vortech. suprisingly the mp20 doesn't seem to push much water even when cranked to the max Link to comment
reeferbarra20 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Looks pretty good so far, I've been out of the reef hobby for a couple of years now and i've been contemplating about another AIO. I've been a bit hesitant to go out and purchase one ever since I came home to a dead clownfish that had jumped in the back tray of my biocube... How do you plan to avoid fish from jumping back to their deaths? Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Looks pretty good so far, I've been out of the reef hobby for a couple of years now and i've been contemplating about another AIO. I've been a bit hesitant to go out and purchase one ever since I came home to a dead clownfish that had jumped in the back tray of my biocube... How do you plan to avoid fish from jumping back to their deaths? eh.. no protection.. if they're daring and want to jump to their death. thats ok with me.. hehe i'm not much of a fish person. i'm going to get a fish to please my wife and son. other than that, its going to be sexy shrimps and starfish as far as livestock goes hehe Link to comment
j'field Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Guess I am right! Sam is the Same Sam!!! So by the way, Sam, you've got some very nice corals and frags as well as niche top equipments and tank as well! And yes, I can predict a NTOM in the future. Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Guess I am right! Sam is the Same Sam!!! So by the way, Sam, you've got some very nice corals and frags as well as niche top equipments and tank as well! And yes, I can predict a NTOM in the future. lol yes its me, how are you doing? Link to comment
j'field Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 lol yes its me, how are you doing? Hi Sam, I am good and very busy. Still working in the same job in the same company. But in the process of starting my own business. Is tough for a start. But I guess only time and hardwork will tell How about you? Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 school school school enjoying every minute of it. so i transferred the sand over. it was super cloudy when i put it in... went to walmart to get some of this felt they use to make filter socks 30 minutes after adding it in the chamber. pretty clear now the substrate i used is grade 1 aragonite mixed with miracle mud Link to comment
Pablo Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Looks good cant wait to see it with corals in it. Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 YIKES!!!! picked up a frag of the babys breath favia and went over to my parents place to place it in the tub. the tub looked like some guy did something unnatural in it.. (milky water) i spent the past 3 hours bagging corals inspecting em and now they are in elk grove w/ me. sheesh and to think they were fine at 4:30p today when i went to inspect em. water was clear and perfect. Link to comment
adolfo425 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Sucks for the milky water but you have some great taste in corals and tank selection. I will be keeping track of this tank thread. Good job. Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Sucks for the milky water but you have some great taste in corals and tank selection. I will be keeping track of this tank thread. Good job. sup adolfo yeah, i was really shocked to see the corals in milky water. i rushed to see what caused the milky water.. none of the corals are damaged. maybe the trochus snails spawning again.. Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 finally got done transferring the stuff over to the tank.. can't fit all the stuff in the tank some of the stuff that is left over.. took a few close up shots of the corals Link to comment
fiction101 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Man, those acans are awesome! Will you be adding more live rock in the future or is it more like a display tank? Link to comment
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