Reefkid88 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 low iron is really pretty freaking cool!! pics!!? I know,I can't wait. Hopefully seeming I ordered it early this morning,it'll be shipped out today. Here's a photo from their site ( credit goes to whom ever owns this tank ): Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Lots goin on in here, was it the sump that was leaking or the tank? Im assuming the tank aince the design change is on the display. That tank is a good way to go. Glass > Acrylic every time....especially for longevities sake. Scraping coraline and tubeworms off of acrylic is hard on the veiwing surfaces over time Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 Yeah no joke. The tank I made was the original design and idea. I just never got around to it. The sump is what started leaking pretty much for every side,then screwing in the loc-line for the return,I cracked the tank,idk how. Everything fit fine,but I think I had the bulkhead a smidge tilted and it put too much pressure on the acrylic. I agree 110%. For $30 shipped,I couldn't resist it. Ordered it this morning and it'll be here Thursday. I've been looking at their tanks for awhile now. It'll fit a AC50 on the back perfect. Also,the stuff from Coralux came in to,but I'm at my girlfriends house for the evening. So I'll finish up the light Sunday or so. Sent out the Typhon to be replaced by Steves today as well,god only knows when that'll be replaced and back in my possession,I'm suspecting 2-3 weeks,hah. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 Added some of the Nutrafin Cycle I got for my 7 gallon to this tank,and finally got some testing done for this tank... PH: 7.4 ( supppper low ) Ammonia: 0.25ppm Nitrates: 0ppm Phosphates: 1-2ppm Nitrites: 0ppm New FTS: Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Picked up a soldering iron & and solder from Walmart which hopefully will make for a short and easy solder job ( seeming I've never soldered a day in my life ). Hopefully I don't screw anything up tonight lol. Picked up a soldering iron & and solder from Walmart which hopefully will make for a short and easy solder job ( seeming I've never soldered a day in my life ). Hopefully I don't screw anything up tonight lol. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Just gotta get her soldered up tomorrow... Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Nothing new to really report. Tank has some algae from dosing Nutrafin cycle over this past weekend,light is 90% complete. Still gotta figure out some stupid sh*t. But here's a update FTS: Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Tank was here when I got home from work,and whew is she gorgeous. Makes the .9 look so TINY !!! I read good reviews about TruAqua online,but didn't think the tank would be this prestine. Such good looking,solid construction,perfect seams,beveled edges,low iron,just great tank all around. Enough jabber jawing,here's some shots: Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Ooo schlexxy indeed... Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Ooo schlexxy indeed... Sexy is right lol makes me wanna keep it at my house and set it up hahaha. My girlfriend would kill me though. The AC50 fits nicely on the back. I'm debating if I want to paint te back.. I do have some black Elmer's project foam board at work I might cut up and put it on the back. Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Nice tank bro. That thang is super pimp. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Nice tank bro. That thang is super pimp. Thanks mange. Says a lot coming from you,so I'll take that as a compliment. I got some unopened medical blood tube holders from work,so I'm making a media rack for the AC50 and a small frag rack for my 7 gallon to hold some future sps frags. I think I'm going to use small dime sized magnets so I can slide it up and down to acclimate things. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Got the media rack finished,just letting the WO-16 finish drying. I'm contemplating spraying it black,any suggestions ?! Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Krylon fusion. It's safe for in tank use. Let it dry at least 24 hours to get rid of any voc's, and your golden. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Got my Typhon back from Steve's hooked it up to my light. Idk if my solder job is bad or what. I'm going to resolder some of the spots that look bad and look like they don't make that much of a connection. As of now only the whites work.. Shoulda known that everything wouldn't have gone correctly lmao. Oh well. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Tru Aqua huh? I'll check them out. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Tru Aqua huh? I'll check them out. Yup. I found them a few months back. But searched for ever to find good reviews and another tank like them and couldn't. Revews were awesome,so I pulled the trigger. Same clarity as my CadLights,but better edges,and silicone that my Cad. Still love my 7 gallon though. No complaints. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Yeah their low iron 4g cube is only 35 bucks... crazy! I might go this route when I upgrade my tank. I'd need to figure out how to drill it, though. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 From what I've read on their website,you can't. It'll void the warranty. But I mean if you've got the money to spend,if it breaks,oh well lol. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Oh, I know that it'll void the warranty. Every tank is that way, unless the manufacturer is drilling it. I just need to figure out the best way to do that Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Very true lmao. I'd think just a Glass Holes 1/2" bit and overflow and return ? That'd be super sexy. I'd love to drill my 7 gallon and plumb into a 10 I have,but it's too late meow. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I was thinking along those lines but maybe through the bottom and have a center overflow area. Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Got my Typhon back from Steve's hooked it up to my light. Idk if my solder job is bad or what. I'm going to resolder some of the spots that look bad and look like they don't make that much of a connection. As of now only the whites work.. Shoulda known that everything wouldn't have gone correctly lmao. Oh well.You and those damn LEDs. I think they hate you. Lol. Very true lmao. I'd think just a Glass Holes 1/2" bit and overflow and return ? That'd be super sexy. I'd love to drill my 7 gallon and plumb into a 10 I have,but it's too late meow.Meow that would be cool meow if you had done meow that. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Personally,center overflows take up valuable real estate,unless you're configuring your scape around that. Kinda like Christine did in her 30c. Damn you freak,hush it !!! They do though,unless I'm really just fu*king stupid. Idk. Probably the stupid part. How about you send me some frags remember,I'll spit on it first hahahahaha. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 Update: So the 2 gallon isn't going to be set up until the light is finished. Still some unresolved issues. On another not,I did some testing in the .9 gallon just now and about to preform a half gallon water change. Nitrates: 1-2ppm PH: 7.8 Ammonia:.50ppm Nitrites: 50ppm Temp:77 Salinity:1.023 Couple pictures of the light while I was messing with it: Whites,Red and Green- Royal Blue,Blue and UV- Both Channels- Link to comment
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