drgibby Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 FTS 2/1/17 20170201_082950 by drgibby, on Flickr FTS 12/14/16 20161214_111648 by drgibby, on Flickr 10/13/16 20161013_093926 by drgibby, on Flickr 9/14/16 20160914_081456 by drgibby, on Flickr FTS 8/31/16 20160831_111013 by drgibby, on Flickr FTS 7/27/16 20160727_093838 by drgibby, on Flickr FTS 6/22/16 20160622_090947 by drgibby, on Flickr  FTS: 4/27/16 FTS: 3/16/16 FTS 3/9/162016-03-09 08.23.28 by FTS 2/22/16fts 222 by drgibby, on FlickrDisplay: 4g CAD LightsLighting: Nanobox Mini Tide plus MFiltration: Homemade basket filter Skimmer: mameHeater: Cobalt neo thermCirculation: Hydor 200 with spinstreamATO: Micro smart ATo So first im new to the world of reefs and coral care so always feel free to give your 2 cents. My friend got me into this as he was getting out to move so i have acquired some things from him which i am grateful for. While shopping for supplies on NR i found this nice 4g cadlight for sale and just could not pass it up. My build is going to be very slow due to the costs and my financial situation so just hang tight and we will get through this. Here the tank is with some water in it to see if there are any leaks2015-09-07 11.15.42 by Derek Gibbons, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment
JR! Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Good to have you. Looks like a solid start already 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Awesome! I'm glad to see you've got the build thread started. You've got a great start with the CADLights 4g 2 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Thanks guys i appreciate it. Since the tank didn't come with a media basket i was in the mood to try and make one for cheap. I have tones of egg crate and plexi glass laying around the house from the frog hobby so i looked at tons of pictures on the internet and came up with this.mediabasket by drgibby, on Flickr Ignore all the silicone. It doesn't look pretty but i think it will work. Also I have been talking to Teeny about his pico (which is amazing if you haven't seen it you need to ) The return on this looked low and compared to the 10g Fusion tank i have and other tanks i have seen i decided to go ahead and move it up and put in a hydro flow. 2015-09-13 20.18.06 by drgibby, on Flickr Then i filled it up and left it running for a day or 2 to see how it did and to adjust flow. Seems like enough for the day any more and ill catch up to where im at then you will sit and wait with me which is no fun for any of us. 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nice job on the DIY media basket. It will do the job and nobody can see it anyway You probably already did this, but make sure you have media loaded up when you check the flow. 1 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nice job on the DIY media basket. It will do the job and nobody can see it anyway You probably already did this, but make sure you have media loaded up when you check the flow. Yup i had filter floss in and a sponge filter so it would add the correct resistance. Also the media basket worked for a while but the silicone bond to the egg crate didn't hold well so it was back to the garage with some loctite which is holding well:) 1 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Alight time to catch up to where im at. As i told teeny The basket worked for a while but needed some minor repairs afterwords the bond between egg crate and plexi just wouldn't hold but nothing a little loctite wouldn't fix2015-09-15 12.11.36 by drgibby, on Flickr Basket works great now. I ended up increasing the flow into the rear chamber and it seems to have helped a bunch more flow by drgibby, on Flickr Then i have also added a neo therm 25watt heater which i really like and am hoping works well for me neotherm by drgibby, on Flickr Now we wait for money to buy a refratometer, sand, salt , and rock. I think im going to go with the rock from reefcleaners. Looks to be some good stuff. 3 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nice start! I have the same tank sitting around waiting for a few more pieces to get it started. You have any pics of the return. I'm trying to decide if I will change mine. Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nice start! I have the same tank sitting around waiting for a few more pieces to get it started. You have any pics of the return. I'm trying to decide if I will change mine. The return was very low and I liked what Teeny did. Basically i glued plexi over the old one and drilled a new one higher up to install the hydor flow. 2015-09-14 12.17.36 by drgibby, on Flickr If you need more pics or more detail let me know. 1 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 What did you use for the elbow to go out of the hole. I was thinking about the rio pumps which come with all that stuff. I already have the hydor wave deflector thing. Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 I followed Teenys advice and used a rain bird 1/2 barbed elbow in the outdoor area of home depot. I cut off on of the ends and slid it into the hole. Connects directly to the hydor flow. Ill tank some pictures later tonight of the connection and what i did. connection by drgibby, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 What did you use for the elbow to go out of the hole. I was thinking about the rio pumps which come with all that stuff. I already have the hydor wave deflector thing. Ok I cut off one of the ends and slid it into the hole. Connects directly to the hydor flow. the pictures should show pretty well what was done. l barbed by drgibby, on Flickr 2 pieces by drgibby, on Flickr connection by drgibby, on Flickr hope this helps 3 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 cool, super simple, I love it. did you have a giant drill bit to move the return area. When I'm done in my thread I'll show you a cool idea for the intake. Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 No I just used a simple step bit I bought at harbor freight and I had to use a right angle attachment to fit it in the tank very simple to do 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I did the same thing. I just happened to have a picture of mine handy: Right Angle Drill Adapter with Step Bit by TeenyReef, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 I did the same thing. I just happened to have a picture of mine handy: I learned from the best 1 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Cool, I'll have to see if mine is big enough. I think the step bit I have is small. Thank you for the info Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Nothing has new yet. I did order a new nanobox tide though i can't wait for it to come in. Quote Link to comment
GoingPostal Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I really like that tank, it's very cute! 1 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 Just ordered rock from Reefcleeners John Maloney was very nice and quick in his response and im very excited to see what comes in!! 2 Quote Link to comment
Giga Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 This will be a fun tank to watch! 1 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Not much to report on this still waiting to order stuff. I did get a package from John at reefcleaners 2015-10-29 20.34.34 by drgibby, on Flickr I promised my wife though i would open it with her so we all have to wait to see what great rocks John sent me. Since a picture of a box is just a tease i thought i would share what the local petco had... I really want all three of those fish 2015-10-24 11.10.12 by drgibby, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 The rock looks great I'll probably have to break it down a bit. Now if I can only find some time to play with it and see what I can come up with Quote Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 this may or may not be a good idea but i swing in my local petco about every other week. sometimes they have nice coral that just got in for sale and its usually cheap. I got a 100+ Radioactive dragon eye zoa frag for 13 dollars and two 5 head candy cane corals for 10 dollars each. 1 Quote Link to comment
dandelion Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 My local Petco has ick investation. I went in the other day and I saw the left of a firefish being devoured by an emerald crab. Poor thing it's eyes were staring at me. The other Petco I went to a month ago in Ann Arbor.... The corals are all covered in algae. I wondered why they even bothered cleaning the glass. Might look better if you cannot see what's in the tank. I had really wanted this tank because I loved the design of the light. I've heard people adding actinic strips to it to supplement the intensity. However when I called CADlights they said they don't have this light anymore. So I ended up with my Petco 6.25 Arc. Quote Link to comment
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