Travis Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 8 hours ago, lilmatty5dimes said: Wow looks great so far. How do you like the loop system? Thank you! I absolutely LOVE the loop system. I had an apex on my last tank, but I am very pleased wit hthe level of control the loop gives. It was simple to setup. The pro version with two lights and the two wave pumps I bought separately cost LESS than the apex base unit. Can't beat that for the budget reefer imo. 3 Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 Well, we have decided a theme for this tank. All Caribbean. Ordered this little guy today off of Divers Den! Doing all fish coral and inverts from the Caribbean. I even want to try my hand at sea fans and sponges! It kinda works out that the AquaMaxx eco dry rock comes from Florida. 2 Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 The LOOP is now complete! Got the current usa DC return pump installed. This thing is SILENT. 1 Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Well the wife overruled the Caribbean themed tank when she asserted that she must have clownfish. Happy wife, happy life, right? Lol. I thought I had avoided diatoms by doing an unlit cycle, but I did not escape them. Haha. They have bloomed for the passed couple weeks and are rapidly disappearing. The tank was looking good this morning so I took a few shots. I am trying out the Masstick food from easy reef. Bought it on Amazon. Seems to trigger a feeding response from everything in the tank lol. 2 Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 35 minutes ago, Travis said: Well the wife overruled the Caribbean themed tank when she asserted that she must have clownfish. Happy wife, happy life, right? Lol. I thought I had avoided diatoms by doing an unlit cycle, but I did not escape them. Haha. They have bloomed for the passed couple weeks and are rapidly disappearing. The tank was looking good this morning so I took a few shots. I am trying out the Masstick food from easy reef. Bought it on Amazon. Seems to trigger a feeding response from everything in the tank lol. Nice to see this coming along, I was just wondering about you and this tank yesterday!! I love that Angel. Have never heard of that food though. Also, finally got my own tank wet on Thurs!! I need to work on the tank thread for it, but you can see messy beginner pics in my most recent post on the thread in my Sig. 2 Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Weetabix7 said: Nice to see this coming along, I was just wondering about you and this tank yesterday!! I love that Angel. Have never heard of that food though. Also, finally got my own tank wet on Thurs!! I need to work on the tank thread for it, but you can see messy beginner pics in my most recent post on the thread in my Sig. Thanks! I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, Weetabix7 said: Nice to see this coming along, I was just wondering about you and this tank yesterday!! I love that Angel. Have never heard of that food though. Also, finally got my own tank wet on Thurs!! I need to work on the tank thread for it, but you can see messy beginner pics in my most recent post on the thread in my Sig. I had never heard of this food until recently and now I am seeing it all over. People (and fish) seem to love it. Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Horrible picture but the dead rock is starting to come alive! Lol 2 Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Travis said: Horrible picture but the dead rock is starting to come alive! Lol Like MAGIC!! Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 Got the new skimmer installed! It was skimming in about 15 minutes of initial setup! Simplicity DC240 https://youtu.be/3ffx2BkNstc 1 Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 July 22 on the left. August 15 on the right. 2 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 32 minutes ago, Travis said: July 22 on the left. August 15 on the right. Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 So I have this idea... Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 32 minutes ago, Travis said: Hmmmm..... ... watching to see where this goes. Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 Finally figured out a we to redo my UPVC pluming...lol I incorrectly glued pieces together when setting the tank up, forcing me to have the filter sock in the front and the skimmer in the back. CadLights wanted $60 for a upvc to pvc conversion kit. I got some stainless steel hose clamps and 1.75" ID pvc hose for less than $20. Voilà 1 Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 16 hours ago, Travis said: Ok, so I feel like a dummy, but I can't figure out what you did here. Added a new light and DIYed a mount for it plus the old one? 'Splain please? 53 minutes ago, Travis said: Finally figured out a we to redo my UPVC pluming...lol I incorrectly glued pieces together when setting the tank up, forcing me to have the filter sock in the front and the skimmer in the back. CadLights wanted $60 for a upvc to pvc conversion kit. I got some stainless steel hose clamps and 1.75" ID pvc hose for less than $20. Voilà Trying to figure out plumbing makes my brain hurt, so I'm impressed that you were able to do this!! Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 I made the stainless steel brackets for my Current USA Orbit ICs. The first pic was showing my new bracket and the stock wire mount that they come with. Quote Link to comment
TatorTaco Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 @Travis I'm confused on what and why you did what you did with the plumbing. I'm setting up a Cadlights 45G and I'm just a day or two away from gluing the pipes together. Any suggestions before I get on with it? Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Just now, TatorTaco said: @Travis I'm confused on what and why you did what you did with the plumbing. I'm setting up a Cadlights 45G and I'm just a day or two away from gluing the pipes together. Any suggestions before I get on with it? Haha, yeh, don't glue it backwards like I did! That's the only reason I had to cut it and splice it back together with tubing. Do you have a build thread going? Quote Link to comment
TatorTaco Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 19 hours ago, Travis said: Haha, yeh, don't glue it backwards like I did! That's the only reason I had to cut it and splice it back together with tubing. Do you have a build thread going? Gotcha. I didn't figure it'd get much interest, so I haven't bothered with a build thread. Maybe I'll get around to it this weekend. Rock is still cycling so their isn't much going on at the moment, other than my disdain for Cadlights Customer Service (which I was warned about in advance) and the rocks. Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 September 17 Update. Algae has landed. Lol I suppose it's time for a real cleanup crew. I want to buy from ReefCleaners.com but I'm sure they will have to deal with hurricane Irma this week. 1 Quote Link to comment
TatorTaco Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Looking good man! Do you have a LFS where you could pick up a small CUC to tide you over until ReefCleaners to dry up a bit? While I'm here, can you check out my thread? Got a couple pieces in my Cadlights setup I'm not sure what to do with. Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 surprised your tang can't keep up with the algae Quote Link to comment
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