jedimasterben Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I love my Octopus but only after putting a neck extender on to keep it from randomly overflowing. Do they still use the bubble blaster pumps? Things are a beast. Only on the 'SRO' models. Definitely beasts, but they need more 'in between' sizes for their skimmers, as for my old 150INT, the 1000 Bubble Blaster was too little, and the 2000 was too much. I tried the neck extension, but it would still overflow like a madman, so I valved the output between the pump and body, and it did the trick. Link to comment
tailes Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Not on the over flow again?! No - he somehow ended up between the breadbox and the edge of the fuge. Bizarre. Link to comment
Veng Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 I'd have to go back and look, but it seems like both were well over a year in the tank. Strange. Link to comment
Canadianeh Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Unbelievable that all of those rocks and corals fit in the 10 gallon tank! I guess the key is to find rocks that are not too big and the placement of the rocks. Link to comment
RollaJase Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 For what it's worth I use a Marine Color doser and haven't had any issues in over 2 years of use. I just picked up the expansion doser to give me 6 channels which caused some issues, nothing some DIY couldn't fix. The Marine Color doser is effectively the same as a Bubble Magus but is cheaper, they use the same pumps, I believe Kamoer do also.For a skimmer, I have a Coral Box DC500 also and love it. Easy to setup, easy to tweak and because it is a DC pump it is easy to set up for different water depths without the need for a stand (I made a stand anyway). Like Ben my impeller seized also after about 6-8 months continuous use. The impeller and impeller housing gets a nasty calcium build up over time, cleaning every 3-4 months would be recommended, same goes for any skimmer through. I just ordered a entire spare pump for my skimmer including the pinwheel and power adapters just to be safe. I'm looking forward to the tank move! Keep us posted on the progress with the new stand . Link to comment
Veng Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Still working on the sump, but changes are coming to the lighting as well... But for now... Link to comment
Veng Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Anyone have anything negative to say about planet aquariums rimless crystalline series? Link to comment
tailes Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Which one can we get faster? LOL Link to comment
Veng Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Slowly a plan is forming.... Link to comment
tailes Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 When did Frag and Tang get so big????? Link to comment
Veng Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Haven't had any time to work on this this week, however got some time today. Got the top and bottom frames in decent shape, but realized my plans for the verticals were completely whack. So, I'm going to use this as an excuse to get a new porter cable plate joiner (a.k.a biscuit joiner). It is supposed to arrive tomorrow, we'll see when it gets here. I'm also going to have to figure out how to hang something new over my current tank while the master plan comes together. Link to comment
tailes Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Well, we could suspend it from the ceiling OR we can make a light frame like we did with the 10 gallon? Link to comment
Veng Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 So much for keeping any secrets.... But I'm thinking a wooden frame like on the 10 gallon. Going to have to start these LEDs off at 1% and work our way up though. Link to comment
tailes Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 So much for keeping any secrets.... But I'm thinking a wooden frame like on the 10 gallon. Going to have to start these LEDs off at 1% and work our way up though. I'M SORRY I HAD A GREAT IDEA AND YOU MEANT IT AS A SURPRISE SILLY! I guess next time clue in the wifey? Link to comment
Veng Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 So as I mentioned a few posts ago, I'm selecting equipment. Dosing3x BRS 1.1ml Dosers dosing either Red Sea or Brightwell Apex energy bar 4 ebay dosing container MediaBRS Biopelet Reactor BRS Dual GFO and Carbon reactor with ROX 0.8 and either PhosGuard or GFO, have been using phosgaurd but could be convinced either way Purigen in a bag? PowerheadGyre XF230 Retire, move to sump, or sell the MP10? Skimmer/FugeConsidering removing the fuge, but hard to justify that and think it's the right move seeing how I've had one on this tank and 10G for basically, ever... Coral Vue Technology AC20287 Octopus Thoughts? Comments? I really want feedback to what I could tweak to make this new 65G better. Link to comment
tailes Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I'm in charge of the fishes!!! Pair of neon gobies. No damsel fish.. I say bad things about them and I really don't want Tang repeating it. Definitely court jester goby, clown goby, I really want a sand sifter too. I just like active fish and want more small ones rather than a big one. Link to comment
1reefluvr2 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 There's no way I have almost 200 pages to read! I been gone that long Link to comment
Veng Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 There's no way I have almost 200 pages to read! I been gone that long That's 3 years! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 No damsel fish.. I say bad things about them and I really don't want Tang repeating it. There isn't just one species of damsel, though, there are dozens, quite a few of which are more docile than most other fish out there. Basically anything within the Chrysiptera genus is a good choice. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I'm in charge of the fishes!!! Pair of neon gobies. No damsel fish.. I say bad things about them and I really don't want Tang repeating it. Definitely court jester goby, clown goby, I really want a sand sifter too. I just like active fish and want more small ones rather than a big one. I'm with Benny on this. I have 2 damselfish and they are great - Springers Damselfish. They aren't jerks. I even had a sweet 6 line fish, maybe my water is sweet ha ha. But they are lovely, very active fish. Court Jester is a shy fish and algae hunter. One of the first fish in my RSM back in 2012 was a court jester - they eat filamentous algae so it's best to add them when you have algae. In a 65 you can have a school of anthias - the movement and color is simply stunning. So as I mentioned a few posts ago, I'm selecting equipment. Dosing3x BRS 1.1ml Dosers dosing either Red Sea or Brightwell Apex energy bar 4 ebay dosing container MediaBRS Biopelet Reactor BRS Dual GFO and Carbon reactor with ROX 0.8 and either PhosGuard or GFO, have been using phosgaurd but could be convinced either way Purigen in a bag? PowerheadGyre XF230 Retire, move to sump, or sell the MP10? Skimmer/FugeConsidering removing the fuge, but hard to justify that and think it's the right move seeing how I've had one on this tank and 10G for basically, ever... Coral Vue Technology AC20287 Octopus Thoughts? Comments? I really want feedback to what I could tweak to make this new 65G better. You can get a good price for the MP10, the sump can use a simple pump for a powerhead. Link to comment
Veng Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 I'm with Benny on this. I have 2 damselfish and they are great - Springers Damselfish. They aren't jerks. I even had a sweet 6 line fish, maybe my water is sweet ha ha. But they are lovely, very active fish. Court Jester is a shy fish and algae hunter. One of the first fish in my RSM back in 2012 was a court jester - they eat filamentous algae so it's best to add them when you have algae. In a 65 you can have a school of anthias - the movement and color is simply stunning. I do plan to increase the bioload in this tank significantly over what I currently have. One of the reasons I'm going down the bio pellet/ skimming route. But I don't want large fish. I think putting large fish in an aquarium just makes it feel smaller which is the opposite of what I try to do with everything else. You can get a good price for the MP10, the sump can use a simple pump for a powerhead.Probably right. Link to comment
Veng Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 The future is bright.... Link to comment
Veng Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 So my 3 year old just told me that the new tank wasn't big enough..... Link to comment
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