MetaTank Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, asting said: Yes, but where will the heater fit? I assume it will go on the left, that whole open chamber to the left of the media rack goes all the way to the bottom, since the pump for the Tidal is technically in the tank itself Quote Link to comment
asting Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 ah that makes sense! I just looked over this filter on the site. The "maintenance" alert is pretty funny. 1 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, asting said: Yes, but where will the heater fit? Yes, on the left side as Meta described. 1 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, asting said: ah that makes sense! I just looked over this filter on the site. The "maintenance" alert is pretty funny. Yeah that feature seems a little ridic. 🤪 1 Quote Link to comment
kimdawg Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 14 hours ago, SeaFurn said: I have a soft side for these janky tanks. They take me back to my childhood! I read you're in Savannah in another thread. Very cool! How often do you get to ATL? Yes, I've got lots of baby RFAs and fingers crossed for bunches more in about 6-7 weeks! They are pretty small still and will be for awhile as they grow pretty slowly but when they are bigger I'm sure we can work something out! ! am really loving all of these small tanks. I watch my tank more than I do my 75 now. My mom lives in Dalton so we go through Atlanta 8-9 times a year. I would love to get some RFA from you sometime, I have about 16 but they are all smaller. The biggest is about 2 inches across now and the smallest is about an inch across. 3 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 The tank looks great. I love the rockwork. Tidal 55 is an awesome filter. I used it on my 15g and it was the best filter. 2 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 Cut up a plastic binder for the background. Waterproof. Easy to clean. Kinda janky....but doesn't look bad. Matches the rim. 😂 Working on the bottom of the tank now. The silicone job is bad so getting this to seal flat to the bottom on the edges is gonna be a challenge. 5 Quote Link to comment
asting Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Haha nice background. Why not just paint? Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, asting said: Haha nice background. Why not just paint? Didn't have any paint and had the binder just laying around! Lazy I guess.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 1 hour ago, SeaFurn said: Cut up a plastic binder for the background. Waterproof. Easy to clean. Kinda janky....but doesn't look bad. Matches the rim. 😂 Working on the bottom of the tank now. The silicone job is bad so getting this to seal flat to the bottom on the edges is gonna be a challenge. Sweet, easy home diy upgrades. Quote Link to comment
asting Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 28 minutes ago, SeaFurn said: Didn't have any paint and had the binder just laying around! Lazy I guess.... Maybe I'm just a hoarder but I've got maybe 10-15 cans of rattle from various projects. If I wanted mauve I'm sol, but black and white are good. Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Not much new.... Got the ABS attached to the bottom of the tank. Had to trim the corners to get it to lay flat. Media rack glued together. Also figured out the heater holder - using egg crate and a silicone ring at the bottom of the heater itself. Rocks are still cooking in the bucket. Lots of ammonia...no nitrites yet. 5 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Can't tell for sure with that Red Sea kit, but I might guess that it's over 5 ppm. If that's true, your cycle will slow down. I'd do a big water change to try to get it down closer to 2 ppm. That should get things going again. 2 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 hour ago, seabass said: Can't tell for sure with that Red Sea kit, but I might guess that it's over 5 ppm. If that's true, your cycle will slow down. I'd do a big water change to try to get it down closer to 2 ppm. That should get things going again. Thanks for the tip. I'll do that. I did hit the bucket with a little more MB7 when I saw that color! Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Ammonia is back down to ~2 ppm after a partial water change the other day. Added more MB7. Yawn.... Maybe I should practice cutting some glass while I wait. 5 2 Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I'm just waiting around for my cycle too. May we both have a speedy one! :) 2 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Tigahboy said: I'm just waiting around for my cycle too. May we both have a speedy one! 🙂 I hope we do! I’m trying to be patient. I may tinker around with it a bit this weekend. Need to consult with @Got Corals on the NOTORIOUS plan! At least yours is wet and has a cool scape that’s the talk of the town already! 1 Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, SeaFurn said: I hope we do! I’m trying to be patient. I may tinker around with it a bit this weekend. Need to consult with @Got Corals on the NOTORIOUS plan! At least yours is wet and has a cool scape that’s the talk of the town already! Really looking forward to seeing what you will be stocking with Got Corals! I don't know about talk of the town, but it is definitely the first to get aiptasia (and I'm sure there will be more). I think there's a pest category, right? 😂 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Tigahboy said: I don't know about talk of the town, but it is definitely the first to get aiptasia (and I'm sure there will be more). I think there's a pest category, right? 😂 You definitely are in the early lead for the Worst Infestation bonus award! 😂 4 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Slowest Cycle Ever 3 Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 2 hours ago, SeaFurn said: Slowest Cycle Ever Mine is super slow too. Maybe there should be a category for slowest cycle. 1 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 11 hours ago, Tigahboy said: Mine is super slow too. Maybe there should be a category for slowest cycle. I think maybe there should be! My impatience is just showing. I’m really excited to get going on this one. We’ve got an awesome plan brewing! Ammonia had dropped to 1.2 but there was nada of nitrites or nitrates. I would have thought that since some ammonia had processed, I would have seen tinges of one of those at least. I’m wondering if my test kits are expired or maybe it could be user error. I don’t test for either of those that often but you’d think I could follow directions... Changed a little more water, hit it with more MB7, and turned up the flow in the bucket. Now to to catch up on some of the other contest threads. These contestants are prolific in their posts! 2 3 Quote Link to comment
asting Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 36 minutes ago, SeaFurn said: I think maybe there should be! My impatience is just showing. I’m really excited to get going on this one. We’ve got an awesome plan brewing! Ammonia had dropped to 1.2 but there was nada of nitrites or nitrates. I would have thought that since some ammonia had processed, I would have seen tinges of one of those at least. I’m wondering if my test kits are expired or maybe it could be user error. I don’t test for either of those that often but you’d think I could follow directions... Changed a little more water, hit it with more MB7, and turned up the flow in the bucket. Now to to catch up on some of the other contest threads. These contestants are prolific in their posts! Could be that it was processed to nitrates, and then consumed by algae, coral, etc. Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Welp. I'll admit I'm dying to know what your stocking plans are now. Lol. When will we find out? Like as you are actually adding to the tank or sometime before?? Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 On 4/20/2019 at 10:04 AM, asting said: Could be that it was processed to nitrates, and then consumed by algae, coral, etc. I'm not seeing any algae in the bucket at all and there are no corals. It's just so weird. Will test it again tomorrow and see where things are at. Quote Link to comment
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