Slowtwitch Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 too bad shipping to Australia is so much. i can't even sell my Curve 5 locally for $75.Would you ship it to detroit? Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 Would you ship it to detroit? sorry but i dont want to deal with shipping bulky and fragile things. USPS / FedEx / UPS and I have a love hate relationship. Quote Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 sorry but i dont want to deal with shipping bulky and fragile things. USPS / FedEx / UPS and I have a love hate relationship.No worries. Looking at the dims it might be a fraction of an inch to big to fit in the chamber of my sump anyway.... 1 Quote Link to comment
bobssecrtsn Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Will have to check out that thread later. Are you running 8L in a 50g?? Wow, I guess I should get some more =P. First time using egg crate, it was pretty easy. Tinkering with the sump is so addictive. I am already thinking about adding a UV sterilizer and a waterfall algae turf scrubber. I just updated my signature its in about 90G total volume system, lets just say its an easy way for n03 removal, I just put some cheato in my fuge and lit that up, I really want a DSB in there but I'm not sure how effective it will be since its only 6x16 and some more macro algae 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 DIY fuge done. Weekend project! I need to pick up some zip ties 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 I just updated my signature its in about 90G total volume system, lets just say its an easy way for n03 removal, I just put some cheato in my fuge and lit that up, I really want a DSB in there but I'm not sure how effective it will be since its only 6x16 and some more macro algae Got 2L more coming in the mail =). Weekend project! I need to pick up some zip ties I may create another section to put a MiniMax reactor. Depends on how much area the MagnaFuge can light up. I can also just drop a passive bag of carbon behind the skimmer. 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Got 2L more coming in the mail =). I may create another section to put a MiniMax reactor. Depends on how much area the MagnaFuge can light up. I can also just drop a passive bag of carbon behind the skimmer. Why would the IM reactor need its own section given it mounts to acrylic? I stuffed my IM reactor with floss a week or two before the transfer and brought that over- it's nice and filthy. I've never had good luck with any chemical media, GFO or carbon. 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 Why would the IM reactor need its own section given it mounts to acrylic? I stuffed my IM reactor with floss a week or two before the transfer and brought that over- it's nice and filthy. I've never had good luck with any chemical media, GFO or carbon. I was going to put the IM reactor in the DIY section if the MagnaFuge light can't light up the whole area. Dont have anywhere else left to put it... 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 What are you putting in the refugium? Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 What are you putting in the refugium? just chaeto and nothing else. Don't want anything that can break apart easily and get into the skimmer pump or return pump. 1 Quote Link to comment
EquinsuOcha Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 2 questions and a statement for ya Statement, Wife and I started saving for a 350. question 1: Do your snails ever go over the rim? any advice on this? Question 2: in your sump what is the orange line from your Skimmer to your filter sock. I don't have much experience with skimmers. Last I had one was 7 years ago and a hang on the back. Don't remember much of them. Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 2 questions and a statement for ya Statement, Wife and I started saving for a 350. question 1: Do your snails ever go over the rim? any advice on this? Question 2: in your sump what is the orange line from your Skimmer to your filter sock. I don't have much experience with skimmers. Last I had one was 7 years ago and a hang on the back. Don't remember much of them. Congrats on your choice! The reefer is a great system. 1. Yes, my nerite has climbed out multipple times. Just dont get nerites. The other snails do not climb out. You want a tank cover anyways to prevent fish from jumping. 2. The orange line is just a drain line for the collection cup. So you can drain out the nasty stuff in the cup without taking off the cup. It's long so you can drain it into another container. Quote Link to comment
EquinsuOcha Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Ninja, It will take some time to save but I am pretty sure its what we want. I was wondering about that too I guess, do you have a cover for yours, I notice all your pictures you don't have one on. I will have to have one because our cats will end up IN the tank... For a couple days it was hot and I had the little tiny hatch open on the biocube and my alpha cat was swashing his paw in there trying to get the clown fish. SMH... That is pretty cool that it has a drain! another random question is: If you loose power will your sump flood? 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 Ninja, It will take some time to save but I am pretty sure its what we want. I was wondering about that too I guess, do you have a cover for yours, I notice all your pictures you don't have one on. I will have to have one because our cats will end up IN the tank... For a couple days it was hot and I had the little tiny hatch open on the biocube and my alpha cat was swashing his paw in there trying to get the clown fish. SMH... That is pretty cool that it has a drain! another random question is: If you loose power will your sump flood? Yup, I have a cover that I put on when I am not home or sleeping. When I am home, it's usually off. It's a $50 BRS DIY screen. Mine is a little warped so that's why I dont take pics with it on =P. Your sump will not flood if you loose power. You can turn off return pump and all your equipments and still have about a little less than 10 gallons of wiggle room, depending on the weight of equipment you have in your sump. However, if your house is prone to power lost, you should invest in a battery backup for your display powerhead to keep water moving for oxygen for your fish. The overflow is dead silent. The only noise I hear is a slight humming from my skimmer which I hope will go away when the skimmer pump breaks in more. And my wife wants a cat but I told her no cuz I have another two nano tanks that I run with no covers and I dont want the cat to go fishing =P. 1 Quote Link to comment
EquinsuOcha Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I already have a Large UPS and will invest in the Ecotech powerhead backup... Where I live we loose power pretty much every storm that comes through. I also invested in 4 solar panels, 1 rechargeable radio/battery/cell phone charger. used it 3 times in the past 2 months haha. I am pretty sure I am going to go with the DC skimmer you chose or a Reef Octopus, but cant decide. another interest is GFO or ozone. Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 DIY fuge done. Here was my take on it. My skimmer doesn't have an input line for water so I had to have it near the pump. 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Here was my take on it. My skimmer doesn't have an input line for water so I had to have it near the pump so clean! now i regret getting such a giant skimmer...hahah. I love how you separated out the reactor. I want to do the exact same thing. what's that probe holder? Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 so clean! now i regret getting such a giant skimmer...hahah. I love how you separated out the reactor. I want to do the exact same thing. what's that probe holder? The probe holder is dosing tubes. So I want a single glass baffle, the same length of the others, to go front to back. Space for skimmer and reactor. Then the rest refugium! 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 The probe holder is dosing tubes. So I want a single glass baffle, the same length of the others, to go front to back. Space for skimmer and reactor. Then the rest refugium! what brand probe holder? Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 what brand probe holder? Its eshopps dosing tube holder. $11 free shipping, got it at mana http://www.amazon.com/Eshopps-5-Hole-Dosing-Tube-Holder/dp/B00NRATTFC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1456279474&sr=8-3&keywords=eshopps+tube 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Its eshopps dosing tube holder. $11 free shipping, got it at mana http://www.amazon.com/Eshopps-5-Hole-Dosing-Tube-Holder/dp/B00NRATTFC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1456279474&sr=8-3&keywords=eshopps+tube awesome thanks! Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 awesome thanks! Last red sea reefer sump inspiration.. Oh man. This guy was using an external ATO and uses the factory ATO container before the baffles as a refugium! Perhaps I will see how this fits later. 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 I like the shelf he built for the doser too. very cool stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 this will do for now =). grow chaeto grow. i also found out today chaeto is pronounced "kay-to"...blew my mind. 6 Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Actually, the 'chae' makes a 'kee' sound, so it is actually kee-toe-more-fuh 1 Quote Link to comment
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