DannaM Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Yahoooo!!!!! Looks great! Love your scape too - makes the tank look really big and lots of room for fish and corals Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 cute! Remove a bit of water to let the flowing water from the filter have more of a drop so that water in the tank gets oxygenated more. Will help with the bacterial bloom. Ah, thanks! I'll do that when I get home tonight. Yahoooo!!!!! Looks great! Love your scape too - makes the tank look really big and lots of room for fish and corals Thank you I'm pretty pleased - more than I thought I was going to be. Link to comment
Lamilvelo Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Looking good man. Glad to see you're finally up and running again Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Looking good man. Glad to see you're finally up and running again Thanks - I'm glad to have the tank ready for life. I love microbes, but they're not much fun to look at in a tank Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 I'm wondering if I should do a glass canopy for my tank? Deep Blue makes one specifically for this tank, but I'm not sure? I was planning on cutting my AC70 lid to fit the heater, but I wonder if the glass lid would be problematic for the little tank? Link to comment
el_ote Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 i cant think of a reason why a lid would be bad. it would keep heat in, evap to a minimum.does Deep Blue make one with a cutout for the AC? Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 i cant think of a reason why a lid would be bad. it would keep heat in, evap to a minimum.does Deep Blue make one with a cutout for the AC? Their lid is 16x8, so I don't think there is a cut out, but they also supply HOB filters, so I'd think there would be some kind of cut out? They come with a clear "cut to fit back splash" so I assume that's what I'd do? Link to comment
Lamilvelo Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Personally I find that even on my 16g the evap is pretty high which impacts the salinity a lot faster so if I could get a glass top for mine I would. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Personally I find that even on my 16g the evap is pretty high which impacts the salinity a lot faster so if I could get a glass top for mine I would. Yeah, I noticed this morning there is already like .3-.5 gallons that need to be topped off. I will probably pick up a glass lid - I'm just always wary of how well the light gets through. I guess in such a small tank, I shouldn't have any issues. Link to comment
Lamilvelo Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Honestly I think the evaporation would be a bigger problem than any light penetration you might have from the lid. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Honestly I think the evaporation would be a bigger problem than any light penetration you might have from the lid. Yeah, you're probably correct. I'll order one this weekend. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Here I am, sitting in lab (again), and all I want to do is tinker with my tank and get some coral... I think my wife wants me to get the yellow clown goby first. Do you think the ycg and a thing of GSP and some small zoas would be too much too quickly for this tank? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Why would that be too quick? Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 I didn't know if that would be too much bioload for a 5g all at once? I suppose the corals wouldn't be an issue. I'm still figuring a CUC. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 The only way bioload increases is if feeding increases. A clown goby can't eat a whole lot, so realistically they add almost no bioload. I added a 4-5" rabbitfish to my system but didn't increase the bioload because I didn't feed any more than I was already. So don't sweat it Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 The only way bioload increases is if feeding increases. A clown goby can't eat a whole lot, so realistically they add almost no bioload. I added a 4-5" rabbitfish to my system but didn't increase the bioload because I didn't feed any more than I was already. So don't sweat it Word. Thanks! Should I do the CUC before I get anything else or add the CUC later after I have some life in the tank? I don't have any hitchhikers, which is kind of sad, but not surprising. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 A cleanup crew is needed only when algae is present - no algae means dead cleanup crew, so I'd hold off until the 'uglies' hit lol Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Good call. I'll test my water when I get home today and if it's good to go (it should be by now) I'm going to check out some local places for YCG and maybe a local reefer for some colonies of something. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Water parameters: Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 0 pH: 8.3 Temp: 76 Salinity: 1.013 Ca: <300 Mg: 1000 dKH: ~7 No bueno. Water needs some fixin... Link to comment
evanski Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 No bueno. Water needs some fixin... No worries, Buddy. It is a process. I imagine regular, moderate volume water changes will see it right. Something in your tank is sucking up minerals but I imagine it will saturate quickly (if it is not already is). If you have a little two part, you can start catching up on the CA/Alk immediately. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Just do a 100% water change since nothing is in there Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 No worries, Buddy. It is a process. I imagine regular, moderate volume water changes will see it right. Something in your tank is sucking up minerals but I imagine it will saturate quickly (if it is not already is). If you have a little two part, you can start catching up on the CA/Alk immediately. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with! Thanks! I have the Instant Ocean marine stabilizer (thanks Kat!) which will bring my Ca/Alk/Mg back up. I think a major water change will help, too. Just do a 100% water change since nothing is in there That's my plan! I've got to - the salinity is too low. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Does anyone know if the glass lily pipe style overflow setups can be used with a sump/fuge and return pump kind of thing or do they have to be used with canister filters only? Link to comment
DaveFason Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Canisters. You can not get the correct siphon with just the lily pipes. You would need a MAME or something like it. -Dave Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 As far as the overflow part, Dave is spot on. For the outflow, though, you can use one, I did on my 55g tank for the longest time simply because it's what I had lol. Be warned, though, that what you are seeing in all the beautiful pics of them on SW tanks is post-cleaning, which is not a quick thing. Within a few days they will be tinted green, and a few more they will be ugly as hell. Link to comment
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