reeferman81 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Well Santa came early oh yeah.... Here is what he brought. Although I forgot to put the Reef Octo BH50 and sump in the pic but more pictures will be up soon 1 Link to comment
FishBrawler Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Can't wait! When is it getting wet? Link to comment
reeferman81 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 What I have done so far AI Nano, Aqueon Evo 8, 6lb of Tonga,6lb Black Pacific LS, Chemi Pure Elite, Purigen, Poly Filter Floss, Poly Filter Pad. Hydor Nano 1600. Here's a most recent pic more to come. Link to comment
danimal1211 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Looking good so far! I have the evolve 8 as well and for the price I'm pretty happy. I have made some mods/upgrades though but overall it runs well. So I'm guessing the sippy cup is for water changes, the Ale bottle is for carbon dosing, and the spray bottle is to keep a naughty kitty from going fishing? 1 Link to comment
reeferman81 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Diy media tray I made out of egg crate. Filter floss on top chemipure middle tray purigen on the bottom. 1 Link to comment
reeferman81 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Looking good so far! I have the evolve 8 as well and for the price I'm pretty happy. I have made some mods/upgrades though but overall it runs well. So I'm guessing the sippy cup is for water changes, the Ale bottle is for carbon dosing, and the spray bottle is to keep a naughty kitty from going fishing? What mods have you made kinda wondering haven't really seen any on here? Thanks for the complements. Tanks kinda going through a mini cycle. Glad I have my DT tank helps keep me from getting N.T.S lol, however I've seen some coral line growth. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 very cool little build. i'm excited to see where this goes! Link to comment
danimal1211 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I drilled holes in chamber one so water flows through the bottom instead of that side cut out. I keep chaeto and filter floss in there. I upgraded the stock pump to a maxijet 400. Upgraded lighting as well, bit I see you've got that covered Link to comment
reeferman81 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 I drilled holes in chamber one so water flows through the bottom instead of that side cut out. I keep chaeto and filter floss in there. I upgraded the stock pump to a maxijet 400. Upgraded lighting as well, bit I see you've got that covered Awesome idea I going to do that myself the little cut out they provide is puny. Do you keep the cheato below the first chamber or in the first chamber? Also what do you use for light for the cheto? Link to comment
BlakeL Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Make sure to take pictures if you modify the tank. I want this tank for my daughters room and I'll defiantly modify it eventually. Link to comment
reeferman81 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Make sure to take pictures if you modify the tank. I want this tank for my daughters room and I'll defiantly modify it eventually.Will do should have the mods done by tomorrow Also I'll have some pics of my 2.5 gal sump up later still working on a couple things on the sump. Link to comment
BlakeL Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 One question, is that back section on the Evolve 8 removable in any way? Link to comment
Parker0824 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Nice build so far, subscribing Link to comment
Birdfeather Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Of Course the car person in my thought this was a car thread....Nice tank nonetheless! ^P.S. this comment prob also wont make sense if your not a car person. 1 Link to comment
danimal1211 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Awesome idea I going to do that myself the little cut out they provide is puny. Do you keep the cheato below the first chamber or in the first chamber? Also what do you use for light for the cheto? I cut two pieces of egg crate that fit the dimensions of chamber one and sandwich filter floss between them with rubber bands (pretty ghetto but actually works well). This sits in the bottom of ch.1. Then I have chaeto floating on top of this. I use intanks submersible fuge light for the chaeto. One question, is that back section on the Evolve 8 removable in any way? You could cut it out, but the entire back area is one molded piece. If I had it all to do again, I'd probably cut out chamber one and just make an acrylic divider with a 1/2" space along the bottom for water to flow. Link to comment
reeferman81 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 I cut two pieces of egg crate that fit the dimensions of chamber one and sandwich filter floss between them with rubber bands (pretty ghetto but actually works well). This sits in the bottom of ch.1. Then I have chaeto floating on top of this. I use intanks submersible fuge light for the chaeto. You could cut it out, but the entire back area is one molded piece. If I had it all to do again, I'd probably cut out chamber one and just make an acrylic divider with a 1/2" space along the bottom for water to flow. Could you post a pic of the chamber one mod much appreciated... More pics are coming. Merry Christmas everybody. Link to comment
JR! Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 looks really good so far. nice job 1 Link to comment
danimal1211 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I took out the chaeto so you could see. The filter floss sits on the bottom and is only about an inch wide so this leaves plenty of room for the chaeto. Below that I drilled 7 or 8 holes with a 1/4" bit so water would pass through. I didn't measure the space between them out just tried to space them out as evenly as possible eye balling it. 1 Link to comment
flypenfly Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Do you think a Maxijet 900 could fit in the back? We have concurrent builds right now. I'm debating lighting right now if I want to go tried and tested AI Nano or get one of them full spectrum thingies. Just haven't seen a good way to attach those without it uglifying the tank. I got mine on sale for $65 at Petsmart today. I just threw a bunch of crap in the back including a heater. I wish someone made a good try solution. 1 Link to comment
danimal1211 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 not sure the dimensions on the 900 but the back chamber is 2 7/16" x 5 3/8". I have the 400 and this is pretty good flow as far as the filtration. I also have 2 korallia nano 240s that alternate via the smartwave one on/one off. 1 Link to comment
flypenfly Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Yeah I'm figuring out the dimensions. The flow is good with my MJ400; the stock pump literally died in 10 minutes. I'm attaching a Hydor Wave Deflector on to the return pump and those cut flow tremendously so I'm looking into what might possibly fit, be quiet, and have enough flow with the wave deflector installed. Link to comment
reeferman81 Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 I took out the chaeto so you could see. The filter floss sits on the bottom and is only about an inch wide so this leaves plenty of room for the chaeto. Below that I drilled 7 or 8 holes with a 1/4" bit so water would pass through. I didn't measure the space between them out just tried to space them out as evenly as possible eye balling it. Awesome!!! I just ordered a underwater fuge light plan one pretty much following your route. I actually realized that the flow in the return chamber sucks so I'm going to put an extra little pump to stir thing up in there plus should help oxygenate the return water more. I did drop the a Maxi 400 in as the return and I've noticed a big difference in flow. Stock pump is under powered replacing is definitely a must for a reef tank. Link to comment
danimal1211 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I have the LEDTRIC fullspectrum and its a great bulb. The bright aquatics true spectrum is also nice and dimmable. For a fixture I have the boostled gooseneck from my old tank. Link to comment
reeferman81 Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 I took out the chaeto so you could see. The filter floss sits on the bottom and is only about an inch wide so this leaves plenty of room for the chaeto. Below that I drilled 7 or 8 holes with a 1/4" bit so water would pass through. I didn't measure the space between them out just tried to space them out as evenly as possible eye balling it. Thanks for the pics!!!!! And advice :-) More pics to come... Link to comment
reeferman81 Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Jeez I hate waiting for a cycle to end!!!! I was just on my favorite coral site and they have some awesome frags for cheap. I guess I could get them and put them in my DT, I hate passing up good deals. Link to comment
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