Lawnman Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Hmmm in a 6g...not sure if that's a good idea. Well, if it's that small should be fine for the time being. What kind of lighting? As long as the lights are able to sustain an sps tank, a clam can be easily cared for in the same tank. Yuppp. Sorry to answer this question for clayton!!! My friend! lol You are his assistant. Lol Clayton if I have any questions I will just PM your assistant. Lol 2 Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 You are his assistant. Lol Clayton if I have any questions I will just PM your assistant. Lol I'm his number 1 assistant!! lololol According to this thread. 1 Link to comment
1reefluvr2 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Hmmm in a 6g...not sure if that's a good idea. Well, if it's that small should be fine for the time being. What kind of lighting? As long as the lights are able to sustain an sps tank, a clam can be easily cared for in the same tank. 8 ..... Lighting is a DiY 4 cree nw 3 watt led's ,3 rb 3watt Led's & 3 cb 3 watt aswell, its m first attemp on a sps pico tank is a fluval edge drilled to a 3 gallon sump fuge and no skimmer. Going to run bio pellets, also looking dor a tunze9002 . All blues are dimable thru buckpuck drivers, whits are also dimmable thru buckpuck drivers. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Damnn, diy!! I suck at those. This, I don't know the answer to haha. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/itemdisplay.cfm?c=2733+10&ddid=175507&ref=4282&subref=AI&cmpid=E-_-TR-_-DDN-_-PRDCT This is the kind of tube anemone I want!! Link to comment
ClaytonG Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/itemdisplay.cfm?c=2733+10&ddid=175507&ref=4282&subref=AI&cmpid=E-_-TR-_-DDN-_-PRDCT'>http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/itemdisplay.cfm?c=2733+10&ddid=175507&ref=4282&subref=AI&cmpid=E-_-TR-_-DDN-_-PRDCT This is the kind of tube anemone I want!! Did you buy that one? I was eyeing it as well. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Did you buy that one? I was eyeing it as well. lolol Nope, too expensive. They get a lot of good stuff in but wayy overpriced. I'd rather buy from ebay or lfs if anything. Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I thought I should come over and say hello or something profound. 2 Link to comment
ClaytonG Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I thought I should come over and say hello or something profound. Lol thanks!? lolol Nope, too expensive. They get a lot of good stuff in but wayy overpriced. I'd rather buy from ebay or lfs if anything. Did you see how much they wanted for the blue squamosas they got in around Christmas? $400... Just couldn't do it. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Lol thanks!? Did you see how much they wanted for the blue squamosas they got in around Christmas? $400... Just couldn't do it. lolol Yeah, but they do get some nice stuff.....it's all about the hype these days. The price rich people are willing to pay for Link to comment
ClaytonG Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Also I got confirmation on my orders today. So I'll be away from the ADA and the 75 from the end of April until mid-October. I'm going to try to keep doing updates though. I am going to leave my GoPro at home so I can have my mom continue getting FTS every couple of weeks. I'll still be on here though, the planning for my big build is what is going to keep me occupied while I'm away (in San Antonio). Now to just get my orders written, plane tickets, and this thing sumped! Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Lol thanks!? Did you see how much they wanted for the blue squamosas they got in around Christmas? $400... Just couldn't do it. Blue squamosas are rare and that is the going price at the moment. Link to comment
ClaytonG Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Blue squamosas are rare and that is the going price at the moment. I know, It's just an obnoxious price. Link to comment
ClaytonG Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 So trying to get a few ideas for my future drilling of this tank for my sump. I want to keep everything hidden to a degree. I am considering as well to drill a second intake to provide an emergency overflow. All of the pipes will be drilled through the bottom and I will then drill a hole to size through the rocks, efficiently hiding the pipes. The main intake will be a full siphon controlled by a ball valve. The emergency intake will be an open ended standpipe with some sort of natural looking cover since it will be placed much higher near the waterline. They will be plumbed separately in case one is partially blocked by a snail or other obstruction. I plan on making both capable of handling all of the return flow, that way floods can be fully prevented. Here are my ideas, minus the location of the emergency intake. Link to comment
Squared Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 are you going to drain the tank and drill it? i don't think you need a ball valve on the intake though.. Link to comment
ClaytonG Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 are you going to drain the tank and drill it? i don't think you need a ball valve on the intake though.. The intake will be a full siphon (aka fully submerged) so the ball valve will control the amount of water it drains. Looking at it now it will be very similar to the herby technique if include the emergency intake. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Looks good to me even though I don't really know how sumps work...hahaha. Link to comment
ClaytonG Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Edited concept drawing. Link to comment
Squared Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 mmhkay i think i understand. i've only done one kind of overflow anyways. what's going to be in the sump? anything interesting? Link to comment
ClaytonG Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 mmhkay i think i understand. i've only done one kind of overflow anyways. what's going to be in the sump? anything interesting? I'm going to link my apex between this tank and my 75. Probably put in a skimmer just for safety since I won't be around to watch it. Add a refugium and a compartment for the dosing to disperse in, and an ATO system. I'm just tired of the lily pipes and the canister filter. I'm going to have a guy from my LFS coming by every Sunday while I'm on my deployment for 6 months. So I want to limit the amount of things that can go wrong in between visits. I'll have someone around to look at the tanks everyday (my mom), but I don't want her to have to do a lot of maintenance. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Guess what? $55 for the red maxi mini you want http://www.ebay.com/itm/Live-Coral-Exotic-Pigmy-Red-Carpet-Anemone-/281047001178?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416fb4e85a Ends tomorrow so be ready if you really want it. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hmm I just read bad reviews on these red mini maxi's....apparently wild ones brought in, dies early soooo I'm totally assuming goldenreefbasket is selling a wild one. Don't buy it lol. Last minute warning but yeah ahah. Link to comment
ClaytonG Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hmm I just read bad reviews on these red mini maxi's....apparently wild ones brought in, dies early soooo I'm totally assuming goldenreefbasket is selling a wild one. Don't buy it lol. Last minute warning but yeah ahah.Oh I know. I posted the same one on the red mini maxi thread. The ATL ones are the ones we're looking for. Luckily they aren't to pricey. Also having to go back to the overflow box design. My method above would drain half the water in the display if the power shut off. There is a solution to it, putting a electric switch valve that would close in the event of a power outage. But that could also result in a flood if it were to close while the pumps were still running. 1 Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Thanks for the comment on reef builders Clayton. Link to comment
ClaytonG Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Thanks for the comment on reef builders Clayton. Your welcome Link to comment
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