nanoreefer11 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thank you! I use two BESTA... here are the links... One 25 1/4" tall shelf http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50102157/#/00134052 One 15" tall shelf http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20134051/ And two glossy doors that match the shelves. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20227272/#/50178468 http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20227272/#/70178467 Total is about 40 inches height. 25" is too short, that's why I combined two units. The shelf unit already comes with kit that can assembled two units together. I did not use legs, you can buy a set of legs that can raise about 5" taller but I found 40" is just about right so I did not get legs. Thanks! I've been so confused, especially after going to ikea last week!! How much extra edge does the tank have in the front and back? The sides seem to edge up perfectly, but the front seems to be a tad bit longer? 1 Quote Link to comment
Miguel Burguete Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thanks again. Here is what I found out today... about my Alkalinity and Calcium level... I use Hanna Checkers Yesterday's values: Alkalinity 6.6 dKH Calcium 442 ppm Today's values: Alkalinity 5.9 dKH Calcium 390 ppm My freshly mixed saltwater Alkalinity 9.5 dKH Calcium 456 ppm Is it possible Alk and Calcium can drop this much in one day? Next water change is due on Thursday, it will be one week. Hi delatu, I´have a costume made that is like the ADA 90f I had the same problem with the Alk dropping 1 dkh per day and the other parameters were right, so i both the carbonates balling salt and started dosing it manually every day and so can keep my alk over 7,5dkh every time i test and my sps´s are growing faster and the ones that lost colors are recovering! I believe that for now you can maintain you Mag and Ca only with water-changes because corals can resist some changes but the Kh is really important to remain stable. I´m also considering buying a one way dosing pump just for Kh. You have a really beautiful tank! Congrats 1 Quote Link to comment
daletu Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Yes, it is absolutely possible. If I were you I would do a wc asap. If your alk drops any lower you may (probably will) start losing your sps. They will start to receed from the base of the coral up. Tested the water this morning, it dropped to 5.6 dKH so immediately did a 2 gallons water change, will monitor again when I get home tonight. Thanks! Thanks! I've been so confused, especially after going to ikea last week!! How much extra edge does the tank have in the front and back? The sides seem to edge up perfectly, but the front seems to be a tad bit longer? No problem. Depth of shelf is 15 3/4" and 60F is 12", so you will have 3 3/4" of clearance front+back. Width is perfectly 24", so 60F will still flush on both sides. 1 Quote Link to comment
daletu Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Hi delatu, I´have a costume made that is like the ADA 90f I had the same problem with the Alk dropping 1 dkh per day and the other parameters were right, so i both the carbonates balling salt and started dosing it manually every day and so can keep my alk over 7,5dkh every time i test and my sps´s are growing faster and the ones that lost colors are recovering! I believe that for now you can maintain you Mag and Ca only with water-changes because corals can resist some changes but the Kh is really important to remain stable. I´m also considering buying a one way dosing pump just for Kh. You have a really beautiful tank! Congrats Thank you Miguel! The sudden drop of alkalinity scares me a little, I will definitely start dosing some kind of alk buffer to stabilized it. Thanks again! Dale Quote Link to comment
nanoreefer11 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Tested the water this morning, it dropped to 5.6 dKH so immediately did a 2 gallons water change, will monitor again when I get home tonight. Thanks! No problem. Depth of shelf is 15 3/4" and 60F is 12", so you will have 3 3/4" of clearance front+back. Width is perfectly 24", so 60F will still flush on both sides. Thanks dude, I wasn't a huge fan of ADA's until I saw this setup! Great work, classy tank bro. 1 Quote Link to comment
daletu Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thanks dude, I wasn't a huge fan of ADA's until I saw this setup! Great work, classy tank bro. Thank you! Quote Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Tested the water this morning, it dropped to 5.6 dKH so immediately did a 2 gallons water change, will monitor again when I get home tonight. Thanks! Cool, keep us posted. 1 Quote Link to comment
daletu Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Is it normal that you think about your tank at work all the time? And just want to go back home as soon as possible to see it! Still at work... two hours to go! 4 Quote Link to comment
RollaJase Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Is it normal that you think about your tank at work all the time? And just want to go back home as soon as possible to see it! Still at work... two hours to go! Completely normal, I find myself taking a look at the pics on my thread at work sometimes haha. 2 Quote Link to comment
Illuiix Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Is it normal that you think about your tank at work all the time? And just want to go back home as soon as possible to see it! Still at work... two hours to go! Lolol yeah it's perfectly normal. Just make sure you put enough emphasis on the work topic, you're fine. 1 Quote Link to comment
Illuiix Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Yeh?? Yeh?? http://www.flickr.com/photos/102023456@N08/10733490374/'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/102023456@N08/10733490374/'>GoldNugget by http://www.flickr.com/people/102023456@N08/'>iscolymia, on Flickr Get it! http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/itemdisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=206983&ref=4282&subref=AI&cmpid=E-_-TR-_-DDN-_-PRDCT 4 Quote Link to comment
Illuiix Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Oh and here, this is why I do 70-80% water changes weekly. Meet the love of this guy's 5g nano reef, "Jake's EcoReef One". He does 100% water change almost every week. Featured on AdvancedAquarist.com http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/4/aquarium http://www.flickr.com/photos/102023456@N08/10734222536/'>http://www.flickr.com/photos/102023456@N08/10734222536/'>100%WaterChange by http://www.flickr.com/people/102023456@N08/'>iscolymia, on Flickr Works for him, it should work for anyone. 3 Quote Link to comment
Reef_Suds Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Is it normal that you think about your tank at work all the time? And just want to go back home as soon as possible to see it! Still at work... two hours to go! I think it's normal NOT to, especially when you just added some sweet candy 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 do you have a heater for your tank? i was about to place an order for the tank when i realized i have nowhere to hide a heater.... 2 Quote Link to comment
Illuiix Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 do you have a heater for your tank? i was about to place an order for the tank when i realized i have nowhere to hide a heater.... Lolol wait are you going to use mp10 only?? Or you're adding a filtration to it? If you're adding an eheim filter than you can use hydor in-line heater to hide the heater, no sump needed. http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-162-s&va=hydor+inline+heater 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Lolol wait are you going to use mp10 only?? Or you're adding a filtration to it? If you're adding an eheim filter than you can use hydor in-line heater to hide the heater, no sump needed. http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-162-s&va=hydor+inline+heater mp10 only for now. i am doing softies and LPS only. It wont be as epic as daletus's. 3 Quote Link to comment
Illuiix Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 mp10 only for now. i am doing softies and LPS only. It wont be as epic as daletus's. Mmm I see. Is it really cold over in Chicago? If so, I'm afraid you have no choice but to add a heater in the display....lol.There are some sexy looking heaters out there like Neotherm Cobalt. 2 Quote Link to comment
daletu Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Yeh?? Yeh?? GoldNugget by iscolymia, on Flickr Get it! http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/itemdisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=206983&ref=4282&subref=AI&cmpid=E-_-TR-_-DDN-_-PRDCT This guy looks so weird! Hahaha... kinda cool though, but price is not very attractive! Oh and here, this is why I do 70-80% water changes weekly. Meet the love of this guy's 5g nano reef, "Jake's EcoReef One". He does 100% water change almost every week. Featured on AdvancedAquarist.com http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/4/aquarium 100%WaterChange by iscolymia, on Flickr Works for him, it should work for anyone. This is crazy! No live rock. No live sand. No additives. Just 100% water change! So many corals in one tiny tank too! do you have a heater for your tank? i was about to place an order for the tank when i realized i have nowhere to hide a heater.... Yes. I use 50 watts Finnex Heater. It's pretty small. I hide it behind right side rock. You can see it from the attached photo below. Also, here is the Amazon link. http://www.amazon.com/Finnex-Electronic-Controller-Aquarium-20-Gallon/dp/B002YJW58K 2 Quote Link to comment
daletu Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Just did a little project tonight, finally hide the ugly wire! Thanks to whatisit for the tips! Just need to paint the grommets wall color tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment
whatisit Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Looks great those grommets worked out a lot better than the plugs. 2 Quote Link to comment
Illuiix Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Just did a little project tonight, finally hide the ugly wire! Thanks to whatisit for the tips! Just need to paint the grommets wall color tomorrow. Whoa...I've never seen that technique before. What's it called anyway? Thanks for sharing lol, I'll keep that one in mind. This is crazy! No live rock. No live sand. No additives. Just 100% water change! So many corals in one tiny tank too! Yes, so now does it convince you just as much to want to make bigger water changes? I think so. 1 Quote Link to comment
whatisit Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Whoa...I've never seen that technique before. What's it called anyway? Thanks for sharing lol, I'll keep that one in mind. I dont know what they call it but I learned it at my old job as a CCTV/security alarms technician. When I buy a house there will be no wires shown anywhere in it. 2 Quote Link to comment
Illuiix Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Whoa...I've never seen that technique before. What's it called anyway? Thanks for sharing lol, I'll keep that one in mind. I dont know what they call it but I learned it at my old job as a CCTV/security alarms technician. When I buy a house there will be no wires shown anywhere in it. Damn, that's pretty cool. Wait did you do this for him? Lol 1 Quote Link to comment
whatisit Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 No but he did a very good job, it looks like I did it. He could get a job in CCTV 2 Quote Link to comment
Illuiix Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Lol, nice. So asking for that kind of installation by a professional, how much roughly per se? 1 Quote Link to comment
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