Hansentyspy Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Hey guys! This is my first post on this website. I have a jellyfish tank with 3 moon jellies, and I used to have a 10 gallon freshwater tank. I got rid of the freshwater tank because I really want corals and clownfish! My friend is laser cutting a custom aio for this 20 long! I derimmed it, painted the back wall, bought a skimmer, media basket, wave maker, pump, heater, live sand, and aio, now I just need dry rock and this weekend I'm assembling everything!! I hope I'm a solid contender on this journey. And can't wait to see everybody's tanks mature over the upcoming year! 10 Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 oh very nice man! I was thinking of doing the same with a 20L! can we get close up of the edges with out the rim? what did you use to "clean" it up? did you have to sand or polish the glass? 2 Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 oh BTW nice moon jellies 😄 you will have to tell us more about them... 1 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Welcome to NR. Good luck with your tank and in the contest. I have a 20L rebooted a couple years ago. I like the look of long tanks. Following Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, debbeach13 said: Welcome to NR. Good luck with your tank and in the contest. I have a 20L rebooted a couple years ago. I like the look of long tanks. Following yeah me too. something about long tanks I find pleasing. Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Sweet, another 20L. Looking forward to seeing it take shape. 3 Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 17 hours ago, devaji108 said: oh very nice man! I was thinking of doing the same with a 20L! can we get close up of the edges with out the rim? what did you use to "clean" it up? did you have to sand or polish the glass? Yeah I'll take one when I get home! We used a razor blade as a scraper to scrape off the silicone and then polished the rim with fine sand paper! It's not perfect but it's good enough for me! 17 hours ago, devaji108 said: oh BTW nice moon jellies 😄 you will have to tell us more about them... Anything you want to know! I've had them for a few months, they're amazing 😁😁😁 Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Just added the tanks first big upgrade! I bought a wavemaker! My plan is to add a few clownfish once I get it cycled and get all the equipment in (won't be for a while! Just some freshwater in it right now to make sure it's holding water!) Originally I cheaped out and bought an $8 powerhead on Amazon. And it was LOUD! I returned it yesterday and bout this jebao ow25 instead and oh in so excited! It makes some crazy waves! Can't wait to get the tank put together this weekend!!! 2 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I think that's awesome. But are you worried at all about the extra stress, caused by the wave action, on the derimmed tank? Quote Link to comment
SaltyGallon Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Lovely dimensions on this tank! 😎 Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 8 hours ago, seabass said: I think that's awesome. But are you worried at all about the extra stress, caused by the wave action, on the derimmed tank? I was initially. But my friend that derimmed it for me, has 7 nano reef tanks in his house and they're all derimmed with good water flow and he's never had a problem. I've been testing this tank with freshwater and stronger waves than I'll be running when it's put together and it's doing great! 2 Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 ^ nice! good luck man. Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Just now, devaji108 said: ^ nice! good luck man. Thank you!! Looking forward to the progress 😁 Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 6:22 PM, devaji108 said: oh very nice man! I was thinking of doing the same with a 20L! can we get close up of the edges with out the rim? what did you use to "clean" it up? did you have to sand or polish the glass? On 2/19/2020 at 6:22 PM, devaji108 said: oh very nice man! I was thinking of doing the same with a 20L! can we get close up of the edges with out the rim? what did you use to "clean" it up? did you have to sand or polish the glass? Am I able to post videos on here somehow? Trying to take a good video of a the edges for you but I can't post it! Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Hansentyspy said: Am I able to post videos on here somehow? Trying to take a good video of a the edges for you but I can't post it! I am not sure upload to YT then post a link? 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 @Hansentyspyeither upload to Instagram or YouTube and copy the link Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Today's a big day! I put all the live rock in! Got it glued together! And put live sand in! I filled it with water until the live rock is covered and then I turned the wave maker on low to mix in the bio magnet clarifier. I'll post a picture once the same settles!! Oh I'm so so so excited 😁 On 2/19/2020 at 6:22 PM, devaji108 said: oh very nice man! I was thinking of doing the same with a 20L! can we get close up of the edges with out the rim? what did you use to "clean" it up? did you have to sand or polish the glass? On 2/19/2020 at 6:22 PM, devaji108 said: oh very nice man! I was thinking of doing the same with a 20L! can we get close up of the edges with out the rim? what did you use to "clean" it up? did you have to sand or polish the glass? Am I able to post videos on here somehow? Trying to take a good video of a the edges for you but I can't post it! 1 Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 wired my post vanished....any way I was saying someone walked another through posting a vid yesterday search around on some 365 build threads and I bet you can find it. Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Did you get the AIO insert placed? I believe we need to see a dry w/ condiment FTS showing the AIO compartment in order to qualify for the contest. Also, you should add the "365 day challenge" tag to your thread! 1 Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 18 hours ago, kimberbee said: Did you get the AIO insert placed? I believe we need to see a dry w/ condiment FTS showing the AIO compartment in order to qualify for the contest. Also, you should add the "365 day challenge" tag to your thread! Nah in the rules you need an empty tank with food in it, I did that. The aio is going in on Tuesday! I'll do a walk-through of all the equipment to show I am following all of the rules after I get the aio in place! How do I add a tag? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment
SliceGolfer Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Edit your first post and find the section beneath the thread title for tags. Enter 365 day challenge and save your thread. 1 Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, SliceGolfer said: Edit your first post and find the section beneath the thread title for tags. Enter 365 day challenge and save your thread. Thank you!! I got it!! Also I LOVE your profile pic. That is the exact clownfish that I'm going to put into the 20! 2 Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 6:03 PM, Hansentyspy said: Hey guys! This is my first post on this website. I have a jellyfish tank with 3 moon jellies, and I used to have a 10 gallon freshwater tank. I got rid of the freshwater tank because I really want corals and clownfish! My friend is laser cutting a custom aio for this 20 long! I derimmed it, painted the back wall, bought a skimmer, media basket, wave maker, pump, heater, live sand, and aio, now I just need dry rock and this weekend I'm assembling everything!! I hope I'm a solid contender on this journey. And can't wait to see everybody's tanks mature over the u On 2/23/2020 at 12:41 PM, SliceGolfer said: Hey guys I made a video of the tank now that the sand has settled! 😁 Getting excited 2 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Nice video tour. So will your AIO filter reside above the sand, or will you have to move the sand out of the way to make room for it? Quote Link to comment
Hansentyspy Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 12 minutes ago, seabass said: Nice video tour. So will your AIO filter reside above the sand, or will you have to move the sand out of the way to make room for it? Not looking forward to it but I'm going to have to scoot all the sand out of the way to make room for it! The guy building it for me said I could have like 1/8 inch of sand down there and be fine. But I just don't like the idea of it. I'm going to try my best to get it flush onto the bottom of the tank! Ideally I would've had it in before I put anything in the tank! But they were having problems with the laser cutting machine and then he went to California for a few days, and I already had all the supplies and wanted to start the cycle asap you know? 1 Quote Link to comment
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