DOJOLOACH Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Ok everybody... Here goes my first tank journal for the nano contest 2020... Going with a theme of ... Drumroll... StarWars! I'll be using a IM 6 gallon frag tank with diy aio enclosure in the back. This is a frugal setup. Equipment list: 6 gallon IM tank Mj-606 as return pump Aqueon 50w heater Wavepoint Blade HO 9" 10k/blue 6 Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Hot sauce! 1 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Don't forget to add the "365 day challenge" tag to your thread! It makes it easier for everyone to locate all the threads in the contest! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
DOJOLOACH Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, This guy is extra salty said: Hot sauce! Texas Pete! Nothing but the finest down in upstate SC 1 Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I’ll have to try it sometime 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 May the Force be with you. 3 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Would love to get my hands on one of these tanks Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 First journal but not first tank? welcome aboard this contest is bring back so many people. Good luck with your tank and the contest> Following 2 Quote Link to comment
SaltyGallon Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Dojoloach The Wise? I thought not. It’s not a story the nano-reefers would tell you. It’s a pico-reefing legend. Darth Dojoloach was a Dark Lord of the Pico, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create instantaneous marine life… He had such a knowledge of pico-reefing husbandry that he could even keep the Acropora he cared about from dying. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be, unnatural..." 1 4 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 How's your AIO compartment coming along? 1 Quote Link to comment
DOJOLOACH Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 2/29/2020 at 7:50 AM, kimberbee said: How's your AIO compartment coming along? Well I have issues and need advice and recommendations. I'm satisfied with the different sections: middle is for heater and end right section is for the return. However my drill bit size was ttoo small to make a nice hole for the return line nozzle... And the bigger problem is I can't make the inlet right and now it is huge. I have one more piece of acrylic to use and I'm debating a smaller inlet cutout and gluing coarse mesh on it. Or just poking lots of organized holes for the inlet. What are yalls thoughts? I have an acrylic razor blade, power drill, and a nice new Dremel I splurged on. Also when I heated the acrylic to make the 90 bends they didn't quite come out even but we're acceptable... On a side note installing the middle dividers was quite a pita with the silicone getting stuck everywhere on the glass. I'm also going to go get a hole saw, I hear once pilot hole is drilled, run the drill in reverse to prevent saw teeth biting and cracking the thin acrylic 1 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 This is not my area of expertise at all but I think your best bet is to take your extra acrylic and create an overflow (inlet - with slats) - something like Intank's Surface Skimmer (link below) and attach it with silicone over the current opening. https://intankaquatics.com/intank-all-in-one-surface-skimmer/ And also with the extra acrylic create a smaller hole for the return plumbing and nozzle and silicone that over the large opening. It all may look a little janky when finished but it will be functional. Hopefully someone else will have some ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Looking good, I can’t wait to see you incorporate the star wars theme into this. 1 Quote Link to comment
DOJOLOACH Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 7 hours ago, ef4life said: Looking good, I can’t wait to see you incorporate the star wars theme into this. I'm excited. Finishing up the silicone tonight and filling with water this weekend. I redid the outlet with a proper sized holesaw... Inlet holes still are a bit janky but we will see 2 Quote Link to comment
DOJOLOACH Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 11 hours ago, DOJOLOACH said: I'm excited. Finishing up the silicone tonight and filling with water this weekend. I redid the outlet with a proper sized holesaw... Inlet holes still are a bit janky but we will see So here she is. Decided to put heater and return pump in the same chamber... May add another chamber later on. I really want to try mounting rocks to magnets to create planets, with a green field of gsp 2 Quote Link to comment
DOJOLOACH Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 Scaped and cycling. Got some asteroids in here 5 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 That is some nice progress. I can't even decide on which rocks and how to lay them on the sand. Quote Link to comment
DOJOLOACH Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, debbeach13 said: That is some nice progress. I can't even decide on which rocks and how to lay them on the sand. Thank you, I chose not to do sand so made my own magnetic rocks... Don't worry... Magnets are epoxy coated . I picked up a few zoa's and an acan frag I'm holding in my frag tank, it's going to be tough finding a Coral to grow on the left most rock that is shaded Quote Link to comment
MainelyReefer Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, DOJOLOACH said: e tough finding a Coral to grow on the left most rock that is shaded Try leptastrea it seems to like low light IME 1 Quote Link to comment
DOJOLOACH Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 minute ago, GraniteReefer said: Try leptastrea it seems to like low light IME Ok, think it could grow underneath some too? Was planning to put zoa's and acans on the top of left rock too Quote Link to comment
SaltyGallon Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Quietly this could be a very cool tank... Three floating asteroids, and an AT-AT?! I'm sold. 🌑 2 1 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 34 minutes ago, Azur said: Quietly this could be a very cool tank... Three floating asteroids, and an AT-AT?! I'm sold. 🌑 I know right, I’ve always thought of doing something like this, I have an old hasbro millennium falcon missing some parts and I thought that would make an awesome artificial reef/ habitat in a 75g or bigger 1 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 34 minutes ago, Azur said: Quietly this could be a very cool tank... Three floating asteroids, and an AT-AT?! I'm sold. 🌑 I know right, I’ve always thought of doing something like this, I have an old hasbro millennium falcon missing some parts and I thought that would make an awesome artificial reef/ habitat in a 75g or bigger Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 5 hours ago, DOJOLOACH said: Scaped and cycling. Got some asteroids in here looking forward to seeing some corals in there. what's your first impression of the light (I think, you're the one I pointed toward this brand a week or two ago)? I imagine it a tad less blue in real life than in that photo. hopefully there's enough blue in there to make all your zoas pop. Quote Link to comment
DOJOLOACH Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: looking forward to seeing some corals in there. what's your first impression of the light (I think, you're the one I pointed toward this brand a week or two ago)? I imagine it a tad less blue in real life than in that photo. hopefully there's enough blue in there to make all your zoas pop. It is a tad less blue. It's ok, unfortunately whites and blues both share the same plug so I can't use mechanical timers for each channel individually. I may see if I can buy another power supply and run them independent. Reviews said it would grow sticks so that's a plus 2 Quote Link to comment
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