William Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Aquarium specs: Tank: UNS 3N (2.9 gal) Light: Nano-box reef Tide Filter: Azoo mignon 150 with surface skimmer attachment Heater: Marina Compact Heater Auto-top off: XPAqua Circulation: Hydor Pico evo-mag 180 Rock: Rubble from my RSR Nano, "shapes" rock Sand: Sand from RSR nano, pulse a small amount of dry special grade Dosing (weekly): 2ml Tropic Marin "All-For-Reef" 1ml Acropower 3 drops of Vibrant Inhabitants: Fish: Snow Onyx Clownfish Inverts: Red Mithrax crab Pom Pom Crab Rainbow Bubble-tip Anemone Mini-maxi carpet Anemone(s) Rock Flower Anemone(s) Various snails Various hermits Coral: Birdsnest Katopora Green acropora Orange setosa Red pocillopora Orange leptastrea Green Duncan x2 Dragon soul favia Zoanthids (random) Purple frilly gorgonian Blastomusa merletti Red Iridescent mushroom Orange Jawbreaker mushroom Assorted favia Assorted Chalice 9/21/19 8/22/19 4/25/19 4/20/19 4/17/19 6 3 Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 LOL. Love the title of the thread. Welcome to the contest! 2 Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Just ordered this light, hopefully it will do the job 3 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Cool! Is it a janky tank? Glad you are joining the fun! Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 27 minutes ago, SeaFurn said: Cool! Is it a janky tank? Glad you are joining the fun! It’s against my better judgement to be sure..... but I have a wandering bubble-tip that could call it home Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, William said: It’s against my better judgement to be sure..... but I have a wandering bubble-tip that could call it home Cool! I haven’t read that anyone is doing that yet so bonus! Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 So I can’t think of anything more “Old school” ..... but it prob won’t be allowed 3 Quote Link to comment
kimdawg Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I think the hob will be allowed but wait for someone else to confirm this. Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, kimdawg said: I think the hob will be allowed but wait for someone else to confirm this. @Christopher Marks Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, William said: So I can’t think of anything more “Old school” ..... but it prob won’t be allowed Welcome to the contest!!! that is a huge filter!! But unfortunately it isn’t within the allotted (.5gal) parameters. given you say it’s .220 acrylic so subtracting .440 from all three variables gives 8.31x6.06x10.31/231=2.247gal but from the looks of it, it’s not .220 (1/4in) acrylic but probably 1/8in so it’s still over 😭 I’m still rooting for ya! Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, This guy is extra salty said: Welcome to the contest!!! that is a huge filter!! But unfortunately it isn’t within the allotted (.5gal) parameters. given you say it’s .220 acrylic so subtracting .440 from all three variables gives 8.31x6.06x10.31/231=2.247gal but from the looks of it, it’s not .220 (1/4in) acrylic but probably 1/8in so it’s still over 😭 I’m still rooting for ya! It was actually a joke, the “skilter” was a combination powerfilter and skimmer that came out in the late 90’s and early 2000’s ..... 1 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Wow! I thought my HOB was a beast. That one is big. Yeah, I concur with Salty - that one's not going to be allowed....but you could use and participate in the non-conforming tanks category... Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 🤭 . . . 😂🤣😂 2 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 minute ago, William said: It was actually a joke, the “skilter” was a combination powerfilter and skimmer that came out in the late 90’s and early 2000’s ..... You know...the more I looked at that I was thinking I acutally had one of those...that top tray caught the skimmate....it was removable to clean it. It used a wood airstone in the middle of the filter. Total old school.... Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 God..... HOB filters are so ugly .... 2 Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, William said: God..... HOB filters are so ugly .... Try building one 😭 2 Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 I canceled my light order, after looking at more reviews, there want much positive about it ... going to go with a Kessil A80 tuna blue 4 Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 Now I just have to tell my partner about this..... (was working overnight at the hospital).....🤦🏻♂️🙏 2 Quote Link to comment
Lingwendil Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 If you use the Azoo 150 the Marina C10 heater fits right in, and is ~$12 on amazon- I'm using the Azoo 150, but depending on how you like things it may not be enough flow for you- I find that i need to run mine at ~60% flow in order for it not to have water bypassing the cartridge/media. If you go with more coarse media this may not be an issue for you. You could also run an additional powerhead too and just turn the Azoo down a bit. The heater/filter combo sure makes for a low impact tank equipment setup though, the small intake fits the scale perfectly- 3 Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, Lingwendil said: If you use the Azoo 150 the Marina C10 heater fits right in, and is ~$12 on amazon- I'm using the Azoo 150, but depending on how you like things it may not be enough flow for you- I find that i need to run mine at ~60% flow in order for it not to have water bypassing the cartridge/media. If you go with more coarse media this may not be an issue for you. You could also run an additional powerhead too and just turn the Azoo down a bit. The heater/filter combo sure makes for a low impact tank equipment setup though, the small intake fits the scale perfectly- Ordered 2 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 14 hours ago, William said: It’s against my better judgement to be sure..... but I have a wandering bubble-tip that could call it home Dont we all have a wandering nem Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Glad you’ll be joining in the fun @William! I can’t believe you found a Skilter still for sale 😂 2 Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 I wonder If I could put it next to my UNS 3N planted pico? 5 Quote Link to comment
Lingwendil Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Do it! I'm doing sister tanks- 3 Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Lingwendil said: Do it! I'm doing sister tanks- If I did, I would prob move the freshwater aquarium to the left and put the blacked out background saltwater one on the right Quote Link to comment
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