dropped Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 So a package arrived today. any guesses to what it is? should be able to install it this weekend, might take a few hours. Link to comment
brahma04 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 "WHATS IN THE BOX!?!?!?!?!?!?" Link to comment
dandelion Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Looks more like an envelope. Some kind of baffle to create a built in filtration area? But then won't you have to tear the tank down. Link to comment
dropped Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 yip baffles for the rear of the tank. I will need to pull the tank down which is fine, i have another small tank i will move everything over to for a week or so. Link to comment
brahma04 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Looks more like an envelope. its a movie quote.. Lol Link to comment
dropped Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 One thing is ill need to come up with a entire new scape... which isnt a bad thing. any ideas for a nano scape? Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Not sure on a scape but I am really liking this tank. Does that fan cause extra evaporation? Link to comment
dropped Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 To be honest it has not been on much, or I have not been around when it has been on. It does cause a nice ripple through the water so I assume it does cause enough evaporation to cool the tank. Link to comment
dandelion Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I think all fans reduce water temperature through evaporation. I feel like this hobby lets me revisit all my middle/high school physics... latent heat, specific heat, simple circuitry... BTW I still can't wrap my mind around Christmas during Summer. Not sure on a scape but I am really liking this tank. Does that fan cause extra evaporation? Link to comment
dropped Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 I think all fans reduce water temperature through evaporation. I feel like this hobby lets me revisit all my middle/high school physics... latent heat, specific heat, simple circuitry... BTW I still can't wrap my mind around Christmas during Summer. Christmas to New Zealand means Beach, sand, summer, beers, sun burn haha Link to comment
dropped Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Ok, progress has started! have moved the contents of this tank over to my spare tank. Ready to get started First two baffles in place And i made an epic mistake!!!!! glued the front wall in with out drilling the return!!!! had to pull it all apart and drill the return then glue it all back in... what a mess! Link to comment
dandelion Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Should be glad you realized before you're past the point of no return (pun intended) I must say bent front glass makes a night and day difference! Is your tank also made of star fire glass? It looks so much better than your spare tank. Link to comment
dropped Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Haha yes very glad! Both of these tanks were under 20 dollars, from trademe (New Zealands ebay). dont think the tank is starfire. I think its just the bent glass which makes it look better. Link to comment
dropped Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Gluing partitions in, ended up making one out of glass. The handy brick, holding things in place. The bottom plate cannot be removed, the top can be removed to allow access to the lower compartment. Rear, messy but whose going to see it. Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Nice! Reminds me of the JBJ rimless series that I have Link to comment
dropped Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Its a bit full at the moment, need to ditch a few coral and get the macro algae out as its spreading like wild fire. Link to comment
dropped Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Sold most of the coral in this tank apart from the zoa/gsp. bit of a rescape as well so the zoas are a bit closed up. Link to comment
dropped Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 thought i would try out some mangroves in my nano before attempting them in my main display. Not even sure if these are the right mangroves haha. they might even be to close to the light, but i guess we will see. Link to comment
aer0 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Looking really good fella, hows your nano doing with the summer sun? I have a fan ready for mine but have not yet wired up my STC-1000 so im using 3-4 ice cubes in a ziplock bag to cool the tank on hot days. How do you find that light, I ran one for a while and it just didnt have the guts for my tank i think Link to comment
dropped Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 The tank is in my office which has a window i can open. however the temp has not been over 26.5 yet. The fan has only been on once or twice and works quiet fast to bring the temp down. the stc-1000 has made a huge difference in temp control over the standard eheim heater. I dont think the light has much guts at all, im looking to replace it with a par38 in time but im in no rush as the tank only has zoa, gsp and soon some acans. Also pulled my little DIY skimmer out, this morning. Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Tanks looking really good- how do you like the bare bottom? What sps is that on the left- I see some purple in there Link to comment
dropped Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Cheers mate! from my reading on nanoreef, it seems people have better luck with a pico going bare bottom. Makes it super easy to keep clean as well, just gravel vac everything off the bottom. The SPS on the left is actually a Grubes gorgonian with gsp encrusting the rock its attached too. Not sure if ill keep it in there though. Link to comment
dropped Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Pic without the DIY skimmer and lid bracing Close up of the mangroves Link to comment
aer0 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Where did you find the mangroves? and whats that i the chamber to the right? Link to comment
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