bulldogpet Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Ok I will get straight to the point 20 long AIO with Maxijet 600 return Koralia 425gph DIY auto top off cheap A@@ ebay airstone skimmer 2-BOOSTLED PAR bulbs Decided to join the 20L foundation not much as far as livestock just a few small frags. Here are some Lam pics that I took hard to get anything good with my cheap P&S camera. Link to comment
Bishop Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I would like to know what type of DIY ATO you went with. Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 It's just a float switch inside a medication bottle with a suction cup to hold it in place. I have it wired to a aqualifter 20 pump. Link to comment
Dasani Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 That's a pretty freakin nice freakin 20 freakin long. Good freakin luck in the freakin future and keep up the freakin updates! Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Thanks for the freakin kind words Short video comming shortly Link to comment
Soopa1 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 LOL.. Just reading this thread makes me wanna go punch something Link to comment
Dasani Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Thanks for the freakin kind words Short video comming shortly Freakin awesome! Link to comment
andru24 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Lookin good... (and familiar). Welcome to the club. Link to comment
nebthet Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Very nice.. what color combination of bulbs did you go with from Boostled? Are you planning on getting any additional bulbs in the future? What fish or other corals do you plan on stocking? Link to comment
snookman03 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Awesome tank I like the rock work. How is that skimmer working, I was thinking of getting a cheap one? Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 I went with 1- 3blue 2white & 1- 4blue 1white Skimmer has been working great it's still in the break in period so I am sure the skimate will darken up as time goes on. As far as corals and fishies I have a fire clown fish in the tank now he is just too freakin scared to show himself. I plan on adding 1 or 2 more fish just not sure yet. Corals just a mix of Softies , LPS & maybe some SPS Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Short video dam P&S Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Awesome looking tank! Great color from the LEDs. Nice scape too. Any chance you could send a link to where you found auto top-off design or perhaps describe it a little better? Link to comment
nebthet Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Nice video... Saw your clown in the back corner for a half a second. lol. Don't poo poo on the point and shoot cameras.. some of them are actually pretty decent. My first reef pics were with p&s cameras. Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Here is the float switch I am using http://www.aquahub.com/store/madisonm8000.html It's a pretty simple set up you can use an old medication bottle like I did to mount the switch in. The bottle acts as a snail guard so that a snail will not trigger the sensor and flood your tank. I drilled small holes at the bottom & top of the bottle to allow water in and air out then I mounted an old suction cup to the bottle. The switch is wired to an aqualifter pump that I ordered from petsolutions.com a lot of people will disagree with straight wiring the switch to the pump but it works for me. I will problably rig a better way of mounting the switch since suction cups fail over time. Hope this helps... Thanks for the kind words Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Yea he still a shy little thing. Nebthet Your 20 is looking pretty sweet I bet it's bright with 3 PAR's over it Link to comment
nebthet Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 It's pretty bright.. but the black sand and black background absorb some of that light so it isn't too rough on the eyes. I want to actually add one to two more bulbs to the mix, but they will be BoostLeds all royal blues with 60 degree optics (which I might take out) to use for actinic lighting. Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 I have another BOOST that I was thinking of adding but I kinda want to see what 2 will do I am also using the 60's. The LED's are kinda new to me after seeing other members tank threads and hearing positive things I decided to give them a try and so far I love them. Metal Halide what was I thinking...lol the summer here is pretty dam hot but my tank will be cooool mon ! Link to comment
nebthet Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Personally, depending on where you want to keep most of your corals and what you want to keep, you might find certain areas of your tank without light.. but then again, you might be able to get away with two of them because you have a good portion of the tank sectioned off for a AIO. Usually, the Par lights will cover a 12inchx12inch area for usuable part so if you take that into consideration with 60degree optics you can usually figure out about how many lights you need. It takes some playing around with, but it is always good to have a back up. Metal Halide What?? You got that right.. I went with the leds because I needed a second set up but also had to keep power consumption down because I am in an apartment in a house and all three apartments are hooked up to the same fuse box, so if any one apartment plugs too much in at any one time and we all lose power. Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 MP10 is on it's way !!! Link to comment
Mini-Dude Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 How did you hang your Boost Led Par30's? Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 I went Home Depot and picked up a couple of pendant light fixtures they are mounted to the celing. Link to comment
Mini-Dude Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Ok cool. I'm a noob and I don't have a lot of money. What did this cost you? Link to comment
bulldogpet Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 Here is the link to the ones I am using http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Ind...catalogId=10053 Link to comment
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