tetraodon Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 its more of making a tidal wave which then floods the night stand, i just need a longer tooth brush Link to comment
nismo_sky32 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Thanks for the pics. Looks good Link to comment
tetraodon Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Thanks for the pics. Looks good thanks and your welcome Link to comment
tetraodon Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 what lights are on your tank? looks like the stock light, and another, whats the other one? hows the clam doing? Link to comment
famousdan314 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nice, gonna look real good, has anyone found a good way to clean the acrylic? I used a nano magnet scrapper but it doesn't do well an scratched part of my tank, I use a dog tooth brush now but to get the bottem I create a tidal wave I use a small magfloat algae cleaner made for acrylic glass, i use this one on a regular bases. ( They also make them for glass tanks so make sure its the right one before you buy it, otherwise you risk getting a large scratch. ) For the corners of the tank I took an acrylic algae scrubber pad and rubber banded it to the handle of a small fish net. It gets the round corners and tight spots like a champ...and no tidal wave. (The pads you can buy in packs of five for like $4 about 2" x 4" in size, also make sure its rated for acrylic cleaning) Another trick with the mag floats is you can open up an acrylic pad and use it as a sleeve on your mag float. its probably a maxima, man im jellious sweet tank, i plumbed my evo 4 and a spec 2 together, to use as a refugium Thanks for the compliments! Link to comment
famousdan314 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 what lights are on your tank? looks like the stock light, and another, whats the other one? hows the clam doing? The clam is doing great, it has stayed open ever since I placed him in the tank. I love its bright blue coloration. I've read that they are light hungry so I placed him half way up the tank. As far as lights, you are right. On the left I am running the stock led light but only for three hours a day. On the right I am running the 8W Skyye Light from Innovative Marine as the main source of lighting for day and nite. This little 8 watt lights is actually awesome and haven't had any problems growing softies or maintaining good tank temps. I also like the fact that the blue lights are on a separate driver so can be set on an independent timer. Link to comment
tetraodon Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 The clam is doing great, it has stayed open ever since I placed him in the tank. I love its bright blue coloration. I've read that they are light hungry so I placed him half way up the tank. As far as lights, you are right. On the left I am running the stock led light but only for three hours a day. On the right I am running the 8W Skyye Light from Innovative Marine as the main source of lighting for day and nite. This little 8 watt lights is actually awesome and haven't had any problems growing softies or maintaining good tank temps. I also like the fact that the blue lights are on a separate driver so can be set on an independent timer. good i also know when they are small they love phytoplankton also, keep us updated on the clam, cause i want to get one at some point as well, and your tank is really well light, looks great Link to comment
erinelainerobertson Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I am excited to find this thread - glad it got pinned. We have had an 8g running since June 2012, and it is our first fish tank ever, so we still have lots to learn. We have had fish since January. I would like to eventually try some coral but want to get our algae problem in hand first. I have a pump cleaning question to start with. It seemed the flow from the pump had really slowed down and it occurred to me that maybe the flow had been dialed down accidentally. I pulled the pump out (for the first time!) and found it filled with gunk. I cleaned it a bit with paper towel and toothpick but it still has some junk in it. Here it is a week later when I pulled it out for the next water change. I got a little more out of it this time but it is still not really clean. How frequently should I be cleaning the pump? What method do you use? Can I safely scrub this with a toothbrush or something? I did a little searching and saw some advice to run pumps in vinegar now and then, but that seemed more about coralline algae and this stuff is soft. Does this crap in the pump suggest some obvious thing I am doing wrong? Also, how much water do you remove when you do changes? I have been doing 1g. Feel free to kick me back to the beginner thread and I will just lurk here on the side. Or, I welcome your kind and generous help. I have been trying to find a local mentor but no luck yet and our closest LFS just went out of business. In the good news department, our two fish have survived our entire experiment to date. Now I must go knock on wood. Thanks, Erin Link to comment
tetraodon Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I am excited to find this thread - glad it got pinned. We have had an 8g running since June 2012, and it is our first fish tank ever, so we still have lots to learn. We have had fish since January. I would like to eventually try some coral but want to get our algae problem in hand first. I have a pump cleaning question to start with. It seemed the flow from the pump had really slowed down and it occurred to me that maybe the flow had been dialed down accidentally. I pulled the pump out (for the first time!) and found it filled with gunk. I cleaned it a bit with paper towel and toothpick but it still has some junk in it. Here it is a week later when I pulled it out for the next water change. I got a little more out of it this time but it is still not really clean. How frequently should I be cleaning the pump? What method do you use? Can I safely scrub this with a toothbrush or something? I did a little searching and saw some advice to run pumps in vinegar now and then, but that seemed more about coralline algae and this stuff is soft. Does this crap in the pump suggest some obvious thing I am doing wrong? Also, how much water do you remove when you do changes? I have been doing 1g. Feel free to kick me back to the beginner thread and I will just lurk here on the side. Or, I welcome your kind and generous help. I have been trying to find a local mentor but no luck yet and our closest LFS just went out of business. In the good news department, our two fish have survived our entire experiment to date. Now I must go knock on wood. Thanks, Erin glad you found us, and dont worry we wont kick you back, whats collected on the pump is perfectly normal, its stuff that isnt caught by the floss, it doesnt mean your doing anything wrong, i get the same build up, ive only cleaned my pump once in 10 months, but that was because i have a skimmer and a heater stuck in the same chamber, anyway the black part with the strainer comes off and feel free to use a tooth brush, just make sure it wasnt used for anything else, i use a dog toothbrush, its very useful. where are you from? you can try looking for local clubs, they are really helpful, and good job with your two fish, what are they? Link to comment
nismo_sky32 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Planning on picking up an upgrade pump for the evo8. Which do you all recommend? Leaning towards eheim or cobalt mj at the moment. I was going to use my sicce 1.0 and upgrade my 40b pump but the flow was insane on the little cube Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I've always done mostly 2 gallons. I first take the water out of the back and put the siphon tube into the L shape as lots of crud comes up. and w/ each change I clean the walls and then also rinse out the pump and clean the output tube once a month. I found a big fluffy pipe cleaner works well, the one I use looks more like a boa, wire and fuzz- take the tube off completely and clean it out. I had so many pineapple sponges it restricted my flow greatly. Link to comment
famousdan314 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Planning on picking up an upgrade pump for the evo8. Which do you all recommend? Leaning towards eheim or cobalt mj at the moment. I was going to use my sicce 1.0 and upgrade my 40b pump but the flow was insane on the little cube I have a RIO 800 pump upgrade and it works great. Link to comment
famousdan314 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I am excited to find this thread - glad it got pinned. We have had an 8g running since June 2012, and it is our first fish tank ever, so we still have lots to learn. We have had fish since January. I would like to eventually try some coral but want to get our algae problem in hand first. I have a pump cleaning question to start with. It seemed the flow from the pump had really slowed down and it occurred to me that maybe the flow had been dialed down accidentally. I pulled the pump out (for the first time!) and found it filled with gunk. I cleaned it a bit with paper towel and toothpick but it still has some junk in it. Here it is a week later when I pulled it out for the next water change. I got a little more out of it this time but it is still not really clean. How frequently should I be cleaning the pump? What method do you use? Can I safely scrub this with a toothbrush or something? I did a little searching and saw some advice to run pumps in vinegar now and then, but that seemed more about coralline algae and this stuff is soft. Does this crap in the pump suggest some obvious thing I am doing wrong? Also, how much water do you remove when you do changes? I have been doing 1g. Feel free to kick me back to the beginner thread and I will just lurk here on the side. Or, I welcome your kind and generous help. I have been trying to find a local mentor but no luck yet and our closest LFS just went out of business. In the good news department, our two fish have survived our entire experiment to date. Now I must go knock on wood. Thanks, Erin check out the early pages of this thread there should be a link of performing the pump mod. This will show you how to slide off the cover of the pump, you can then remove the yellow selector dial and clean and remove the impeller if needed. You should be able to search aqueon evolve pump mod under youtube and find a video which may help to guide you a little better. I take the pump apart and rinse everything out in a bucket of water from my water change and slap it back together. I clean the pump about once every 3 months. If you get that much build up in less than three months you may be overfeeding or providing too much light causing algae growth. Also look into the filter modification, this may help keep the algae and debris from getting to the pump compartment. Best of luck and welcome to the thread. Link to comment
nismo_sky32 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Just performed the mod on the stock pump for my evo4 and picked up a new marineland maxi jet 1200 that was made it Italy for my evo8. The mj1200 pushes around so much water in the 8 that I'm not going to need any other form of flow. These little rimless aio are making me want to go get a bigger rimless! Link to comment
zeke2020 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I have a RIO 800 pump upgrade and it works great. ++++ on the rio i have it on mine too and works just fine. Gives perfect amount of flow. And no problems to date with the Rio. Link to comment
zeke2020 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Can you add me & my 8 to the list? Heres a few pics sorry about the phone pics. Used to go on some of the other forums But NR is the best by far! Link to comment
Dan9 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Are your Rio 800s loud? I just went and bought one and its super noisy. If I hold it in my hand it's silent but as soon as I stick it to the bottom it's crazy loud. Any ideas? Like a rubber mat on the bottom or something? Thanks Link to comment
zeke2020 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 My rio was at first but it quieted down after awhile.. just give time to break in. Link to comment
dtitus1 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Can you add me & my 8 to the list? Heres a few pics sorry about the phone pics. Used to go on some of the other forums But NR is the best by far! Need a link to your build thread. Link to comment
zeke2020 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Will do. Just realized i Didn't have one..doh! Upgrading the evolve 8 to my 15 gallon. gotta find some of my older pics. Thanks for having me along for the ride! Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Anybody else using one of the tanks as a Coldwater system? There is 3-4 of us now using them that chat on this facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ColdwaterOwners/'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/ColdwaterOwners/ Link to comment
Maniu Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Anybody else using one of the tanks as a Coldwater system? There is 3-4 of us now using them that chat on this facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ColdwaterOwners/'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/ColdwaterOwners/ I will jump on the wagon as soon as Mike comes up with 12x12 cube solution Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I will jump on the wagon as soon as Mike comes up with 12x12 cube solution He has one, just tell him to make it in 1/2" and you're set Anyone come up with an easy fix for surface skimming these tanks? When I had a JBJ nanocube they sold an attachment piece that fit over the grates to allow the water to flow over that then through the grates. Any such thing easily available for these? Or am I going to just have to glue some scrap acrylic together and make one, lol, Link to comment
tetraodon Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 so for the past week ive found my blue legged hermit under my yuma in morning, its been pretty cold, and i think he uses them as a blanket Anyone come up with an easy fix for surface skimming these tanks? When I had a JBJ nanocube they sold an attachment piece that fit over the grates to allow the water to flow over that then through the grates. Any such thing easily available for these? Or am I going to just have to glue some scrap acrylic together and make one, lol, i just take my brine shrimp net to the surface every couple of days Link to comment
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