testrak Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 It would be nice if you replaced the T fitting with a SCWD. That way you could get varying output from both returns to the tank. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 13, 2004 Author Share Posted July 13, 2004 yeah that was the origional plan, but man.. i've got the spray bar coming up from underneath the rock and the two nozzles spray almost as hard as a water hose if i wanted to turn them up, plus they are blowing at eachother and the bowfront... so there is some really chaotic water movement, trust me... i've got the water movement down pat, i think... we'll see... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 13, 2004 Author Share Posted July 13, 2004 new rocks... Link to comment
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The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 13, 2004 Author Share Posted July 13, 2004 View 3... what do you all think?... any ideas for aquascaping?... Link to comment
kraphtymac Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 It would look nice with a few unique areas... caves, shallows, maybe a high zone or two. Right now it is pretty homogenous. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 14, 2004 Author Share Posted July 14, 2004 yeah... they will come out in the next rock purchase... i'm trying to build a wall all the way up the back and them i'll get some more peices to accentuate the caves and stuff.. the trigger makes his own though... but i'm going to put one more layer of rock ontop of what's there... something like this.. (PS) Link to comment
jmt Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 I'm starting to lean towards the "Islands look". It's so damn hard to aquascape your tank by yourself. The trigger looks great BTW. -Justin Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 14, 2004 Author Share Posted July 14, 2004 i want it to look like the base of a reef... ya know... what do u mean by island look... Link to comment
jmt Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 At first I wanted to go for an aquascape that looked like one solid peice of rock. Now, i want to split the rock into two piles, with sand in the middle (kind of like 2 islands). I may bring them over and touch them or something, but i dont know. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 14, 2004 Author Share Posted July 14, 2004 oh i see... now that i think about it it would make more sense for me, since i could direct a nozzle towards each pile... we'll see... give me some more details on your halide pedant... i hate to build a canopy... i think it would look bad, maybe a pendant is the way to go for me... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 14, 2004 Author Share Posted July 14, 2004 Item Name 1 150/175W HL Metal Halide Retrokfit Kit 1 150/175W Bulb: 175W 10,000K XM 1 150/175W ARO Ballast 1 18G Wire(33ft) 1 Grounded Powercord 1 High Temp Wire Nuts 1 Parabolic Reflector w/mogul Base 1 36W Actinic 03, 16 7/8" -Straight Pin Base 1 Coralife Aqualight Silicon Retaining Bands 2 CF Lamp Clip Subtotal: $231.41 Shipping: $16.95 Total: $248.36 Link to comment
jmt Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Whoa, YIKES! I opted for a 13k MH Bulb, since I'm tired of PCs and knew I wouldn't have room for actinics anyway. So far so good, but the bulb color isn't true yet. The longer it burns, the whiter and more crisp it will get. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 14, 2004 Author Share Posted July 14, 2004 i'm not too... worried about the price if that's what you are yikesing about... i'm going to spend about $400 more dollas on the tank and then i'm going to let it set for about a month and get good and established, then i'm gonna get some frags from the Barbe part of the the BHP... my to-do list includes: a halide canopy and another layer of LR... i want my LR to be covered in coraline algea before i start putting in corals.. ya know ... start with a blank canvas... after that i'm thinking a coral every two weeks.. i won't get as many hoursin at work during school... during that month i'm gonna have a strict schedule... 1) Dose Calcium every day 2) Dose Strontium on Wed. and Sun. 3) Dose Iodine on Tues., Thurs, and Sat 4) Run skimmer Fri. - Sun. 5) 20% water changes on Sun. afternoon 6) 10 Hrs of light (6 hrs of halide and 4 hrs Actinic and 10,000k and 2 hrs just actinic) 6-7am: Actinic PC on 7-9am: Actinic and 10,000 k daylight PCs on 9am-3pm: Actinic PC, Daylight PC, and Halide on 3-5pm: Actinic and 10,000 k daylight PCs on 5-6pm: Actinic PC on Link to comment
tam Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Nice, the after is with the MH right? Hey I was wondering if you can make some of those autocad or maya pics for me. It's really simple, I'm designing a tiny desk topper tank and I dont like looking at these MS paint genric lookin "3d" boxes, lol. I'll send you a pm. Tam Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 16, 2004 Author Share Posted July 16, 2004 yeah man i finished it and emailed it to ya... let me know if you need changes or a blueprint for your build.... the acrylic in the rendering is 1/8th inch thick BTW Link to comment
tam Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 My PM box was full, could you look in your sent items and resend please? Thanks. Tam Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 16, 2004 Author Share Posted July 16, 2004 tonite man... Link to comment
SaltCreep Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 I like your ideas for aquascaping. Wall to wall live rock. Your tank is looking pretty good. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 thanks... i just sequestered 3 more pounds of marshall at the fish store.... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 i posted some renderings of my proposed canopy design... http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=35406 they're towards the bottom... Link to comment
LynusAnn Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 hey, i want to say i just got done reading all 14 pages of this thread, and your tank is coming along AWSOME!! I'm doing my own research on nano's b/c I'm going to swipe a lot of things from our main 80gal tank downstairs and you have given me a TON of ideas! Thanks bunches! Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 well you're welcome... but i can't take all the credit... a lot of other people have contributed to my tank by answering my questions... if i could start all over again... i would build my own tank, that's something you may want to think about... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 Damn... i bought 40 more dollars worth of rock today(4 lbs... 3 rock 1 rubble)... if i could stop buying rock i could afford that halide... but i still need a little more... i'm going to hold off untill i get my halide though.... i bought the wood... well... most of the wood to build my canopy also... here is a pic of the new rock and aquascaping... i changed it once between the last update pic and the purchase of the new rock, i just never posted a pic of it... anyway... Link to comment
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