Hexadron Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I must say that scape is EPIC! Link to comment
swull Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 I must say that scape is EPIC! Thanks JDH Hopefully I will be able to get water and sand in the tank this weekend. Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 +1 to the awesome scape! I feel like I need new live rock Link to comment
ednangel Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 can't wait to set up my 60-f we should have an ADA contest of some sort someday.. looking awesome btw Link to comment
swull Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 +1 to the awesome scape! I feel like I need new live rock Thanks Schreiba I don't think anything could make your tank look any better. Looks outstanding with the Mame! can't wait to set up my 60-f we should have an ADA contest of some sort someday.. looking awesome btw Thanks Ednangel I can't wait to see your setup too! Link to comment
swull Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Been a long day. Worked on getting all the holes drilled in the wall and the stand. Came out pretty good. I'm using my old coral life PC light for the cycle. Waiting to see the new AI nano's, then i will choose 2 of those or 1 AI Sol. Also waiting to order my Do Aqua Lily Pipes. They are out of stock right now, ughh. Drilling holes in drywall for Grommets. To run wires through the wall. Power cords come through this grommet. Filter tubing grommets. Cords from Light go through this grommet, through the wall and out the grommet inside cabinet. Night shot Here's a shot of my RO/DI system. Notice the torn insulation on Water heater. Wife left the door open and the dog got in and tore it apart, lol. Thank goodness she didn't chew the gas pipe. Water is mixing and should be ready to fill the tank tomorrow. Link to comment
bensanders Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 love the wall grommets, everything looks great Link to comment
swull Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 Let the cycling begin! Do you think the live sand and Marco dry rock have enough material on it to decompose and cycle properly? Link to comment
Zer0 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 The live sand probably, but not the dry rock. I still added ammonia to my tank to start the cycle quickly and efficiently and I have the same rocks as you. Your tank looks amazing! Link to comment
fote03 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 tank looks great! I love the rock work! Cant wait to see it fill it! Link to comment
NU2REEFIN Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 This is gonna be awesome. You picked a great tank for inspiration. Link to comment
swull Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 The live sand probably, but not the dry rock. I still added ammonia to my tank to start the cycle quickly and efficiently and I have the same rocks as you. Your tank looks amazing! Thanks Zer0 After 1 day all measurements are still 0. I think this weekend, if i get no ammonia reads, im going to try this Bacteria in a bottle. tank looks great! I love the rock work! Cant wait to see it fill it! Thanks fote03 It looks so good in person. Its a shame nothing is in it yet This is gonna be awesome. You picked a great tank for inspiration. Thanks NU2REEFIN Link to comment
swull Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Cycle Progress: After the first 2 days of running all parameters were 0. There wasn't really any source of ammonia. So I added 6 tiny blue legged hermits, 1 sexy shrimp, and 1 bottle of Bio Spira. I then feed those guys generously for the next 2 days. I tested again and got a 0 read again. On Day 5 I added 2 clownfish and 1 cleaner shrimp. On Day 7 Parameters were Ammonia-0 Nitrite-0 Nitrate-5. On day 7 my Black and White Ocellaris jumped out of the tank. I was really bummed out. It was hard to find a small one that was all black, most of them have an orange nose still. I made a cover, for the tank, that i put on at night. I think when the lights came on it might have startled them and caused him to jump out. They like to swim right at the top of the tank at night. I also got an MP 10, tends to be a little loud. I like how silent the tank is without it. I'm going to wait on putting it in, till its needed. So besides my littleguy jumping out, everything is looking good so far Ill get some pictures up this weekend Link to comment
bensanders Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Don't worry about the noise from the MP10. Both of mine got much quieter after a couple months of use. Sorry to hear about your carpet surfer, sometimes those things just happen. Link to comment
swull Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Don't worry about the noise from the MP10. Both of mine got much quieter after a couple months of use. Sorry to hear about your carpet surfer, sometimes those things just happen. That is good to know, I was kind of regretting buying it. But if it gets a little quieter, it will be a nice addition to the circulation of the water. Thanks Ben Link to comment
swull Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Some Pictures My ricordia is splitting, woot 2 for the price of one. Also one of my zoanthid came off, I guess thats what happened, and floated to a new spot. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I really like yer scape! Edit: Fwiw, I like yer tank, too. But, it's an ADA, so it kinda goes without saying. Kinda the same way, you don't need to praise an exotic car. Ya know? Link to comment
swull Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Cool rock escape! Thanks Sammy I really like yer scape! Edit: Fwiw, I like yer tank, too. But, it's an ADA, so it kinda goes without saying. Kinda the same way, you don't need to praise an exotic car. Ya know? Thanks Pismo. Yeah, theres nothing like an ADA Tank Link to comment
swull Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Heres an update: In october I had the tank crash, lost everything except the two clowns. I did a water change late in the evening and went to bed. Woke up the next morning and the corals were a mess. Did 3 emergency water changes but nothing helped. The corals died off fast and the shrimps and snails were dead by the second week. The only thing that i did different with this water change was i Put my Purigen back in the canister filter, after recharging it for the first time. I soaked it in bleach like the directions said. Then i rinsed it really good and soaked it in di water with de-chlorinator for a couple days. I put extra de-chlorinator in it because i was afraid the bleach might get into the tank. Then i rinsed it out again and let it dry for a week in the window. Im assuming that the bleach still got in the tank some how. I continued with water changes for the next month with just the clowns in the tank. The tank was consumed by brown alage for about 6 weeks. Was losing hope. Towards the end of december the brown algae started clearing up and I started to enjoy the tank once again. Still have some cynao algae but its slowly going away. Here's some updated pictures: Link to comment
JR! Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 looking awesome. cant wait to see more. Link to comment
swull Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 looking awesome. cant wait to see more. Thanks Jrmiller! Link to comment
JR! Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks Jrmiller! np man. really crushing on that ro/di setup Link to comment
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