Aqua Splendor Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 ꧁Hello Reefers and welcome to my thread꧂ I'm super excited to finally enter in my first Aquarium competition, always wanted to participate in this kind of event, this time the timing is good 🙂 My name is Nicolas Marion, i'm from Montréal. I also have a YouTube channel youtube.com/c/aquasplendor where I create ... "things". I'm really happy that my first competition is on the nano side, space is a big issue in my apartment so I don't have choice :P. Also reefing have a special place in my heart, so both together is close to a Big Bang event for me hehe 🙂 I'm pumped to create a display tank, I don't any, the one I have at home is more a laboratory testing gears/product for my channel then anything else. I'm also planning to cover this aquarium on my channel, so everyone can see the evolution of a reef tank. In other to do that I will have to change my editing style, something more simple and relaxing that is fast/easy to edit. I will show the total budget also maybe? Will see. I bought a tank for this competition 3 weeks ago and last week I receive the cabinet to put the tank on. Today I just open the box to see inside, turn out, they sent me the wrong cabinet... yay, it's starting well 🤣 The tank size is 60x30x20cm (23.6x11.8x7.8 inches) It's 34 Liters, 9 U.S. Gallon I'm not 100% sure if it's that aquarium i'm going with, i'm concern about the height with coral growth that might be problematic with one of my aqua scape I have in mind. I'm still looking for equipment most of has been bought, waiting to be deliver. For the wall separator I will look at it when i'm sure i'm going with this tank. I'm not in hurry to start the aquarium right now. I love planning things before, making sure i'm taking the right decision, specialy with aquascape. This aquarium will be set at my work place. I've been annoying my collegue with aquarium for the last 2 years, but now, they will see why i love this so much. It worry me a little bit to have different people (client/unknow/cleaner) to be around this. It's a little fragile baby for me and, i'm not going with a friendly budget either, hopefully people don't know how this hobby is expansive! Also the real reason why i'm doing this at work it's because I don't have any place for aquarium at home 😶, and look so much better at work then at home. L.i.g.h.t. Note to my self: First life bacteria was made on 2/06/2020 EVOLUTION OF THE AQUARIUM 14 1 Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 PLAYLIST VIDEOS MADE FOR THIS AQUARIUM: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 14 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 18 Episode 19 Episode 20 Episode 21 Episode 22 Episode 23 Episode 24 Episode 25 Episode 26 Episode 27 Episode 28 Episode 29 Episode 30 Episode 31 Episode 32 Episode 33 Episode 34 Episode 36 Episode 37 Episode 38 Episode 39 Episode 40 Episode 41 Episode 42 Episode 43 Episode 44 Episode 45 Episode 46 Episode 47 Episode 48 Episode 49 Episode 50 Episode 51 Episode 52 Episode 53 Episode 54 Episode 55 Episode 56 Episode 57 Episode 58 Episode 59 Episode 60 Episode 61 Episode 62 Episode 63 Episode 64 Episode 65 Episode 66 Episode 67 Episode 68 Episode 69 Episode 71 Episode 72 Episode 73 Episode 74 Episode 75 Episode 76 Episode 77 Episode 78 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 PRICE OF THIS PROJECT spoiler alert: Not friendly budget. Canadian $ with tax included - HARDWARE - Wood Cabinet: 540$ Aquarium Glass: 126$ 2nd Aquarium 65$ Acrylic Separator: 86$ RODI Aquatic Life 50gdp: 138$ Eheim Thermocontrol E heater 50W: 54$ Sicce Syncra Silent Pump 1.0: 87$ (might switch to smaller size) Hanna Marine Salinity Waterproof Tester - HI98319: 113$ AI Prime 16HD: 325$ AI Prime Mountain arm: 40$ CaribSea - Hawaiian Black: 23$ Matrix Bio media: 20$ Versa Dosing pump: 241$ CaribSea Liferock Base: 133$ CaribSea Sand Hawaiian black: 22$ CaribSea Sand Eco-Complete: 40$ CaribSea Sand Fiji pink: 30$ Egg crate black 24x48: 45$ FISH NET COVER (free so far, taking the back glass from the broken first aquarium) XP Aqua Duetto: 201$ Carpet Neoprene: 20$ Tubing for return pump: 12$ Glass Scraper: 0$ Ikea Ranarp: 29$ Ikea Roller blind Bleking: 41$ 4x Super glue: 52$ Metal wire for plants: 10$ Cotton: 3$ IM Refugium light: 100$ LEDGLE Aquarium Lights 5 W: 23$ Ecotech Hanging kit: 50$ Metal circle plate: 4$ Hiding cords: 7$ Ecotech Marine Radion XR15 G5 PRO: 661$ Inkbird Temperature Controller ITC-308S: 62$ 4 Smart plug Wi-Fi: 65$ __________________ Subtotal: 2576$ - MAINTENANCE - Salt - Tropic Marine Pro - 140$ Powder Alk/Cal - 0$ Amino Acid 40$ Fish Food 40$ Dr. Tim’s Aquatics Ammonium Chloride: 14$ Brightwell MacroBacter 7 20$ DrTim's Aquatics Marine, Small, 3 Single Packs: 37$ __________________ Subtotal: 234$ - LIVE STOCK - Fishes 1x Gobiodon Okinawae - (Yellow Goby Clown) - Wild 35$ 2x Coryphopterus Personatus (Masked Goby) - Captive bred 36$ 1x Cryptocentrus Cinctus - (Yellow Watchman Goby) - Wild 34$ Corals Soft Toadstool green with grey base - Sarcophyton genus - Aquaculture 60$ Neon Green Finger Leather - Sinularia sp. - Aquaculture 40$ Orange and Orange/Green Clove Polyp - Clavularia genus - Aquaculture 30$ Knopia Octocontacanalis - Clavularia genus - Wild 25$ Gorgonian Purple Candelabra - Purple Bush - Candalabra Eunicea sp. - Wild 25$ Gorgonian Pterogorgia citrina - Yellow sea whip - Pseudopterogorgia sp. - Wild 25$ Gorgonian Muriceopsis flavida - Purple Bottle Brush - Pseudopterogorgia sp. - Wild 35$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Blue - Discosuma sp. - Aquaculture 10$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Purple with Blue dot - Discosuma sp. - Aquaculture 30$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Purple with Yellow edge - Discosuma sp. - Aquaculture 25$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Purple with Yellow dot and white Bubble - Discosuma sp. - Aquaculture 30$ 1x Mushroom - Rhodactis Orange with Green center and Yellow edge - Rhodactis sp. - Aquaculture 35$ 1x Mushroom - Rhodactis Green - Rhodactis sp. - Aquaculture12$ 1x Mushroom - Rhodactis Green with Gray & Orange bubble - Rhodactis sp. - Aquaculture10$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Brown/Gray with Black spot - Discosuma sp. - Wild 50$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Green/Brown with Green/Yellow dot - Discosuma sp. - Aquaculture 35$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Red with Red dot and white Bubble - Discosuma sp. - Wild 30$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Red with intense fluorescence - Discosuma sp. -Wild 35$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Pale green with white pattern - Discosuma sp. Wild 20$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Green with orange dot - Discosuma sp. - Wild 40$ Organ pipe - Tubipora chamissonis(?) - Tubipora sp.- Aquaculture 45$ Toadstool green long tentacle with green base - Sarcophyton genus - Aquaculture 60$ Toadstool beige long tentacle with beige base - Sarcophyton genus - Aquaculture 30$ 7x Zoa Purple Monster - Zoanthids sp. - Aquaculture 20$ 1x Zoa Speckled krakatoa - Zoanthids sp. - Aquaculture 20$ 6x Zoa Rasta - Zoanthids sp. - Aquaculture 25$ Xeniidae Unknown name, Anthelia (?) - Unkown(Sterosoma) sp. - Aquaculture 20$ 11x Zoa Pink Panther - Zoanthids sp. - Aquaculture 30$ 1x Mushroom - Discosuma Orange Fluorescence - Discosuma sp. - Wild 60$ 1x Mushroom - Ricordea Yuma Purple with Green dot - Ricordea Yuma sp. - Wild 30$ Green Star Polyps - Pachyclavularia violacea(?) sp. -Pachyclavularia genus - Aquaculture 0$ 16x Zoa “Incredibles” Zoanthids sp. - Aquaculture 15$ Heliopora (Blue Ridge Coral) - Heliopora coerulea sp. - Aquaculture 30$ White Sinularia (Kenya Tree) Sinularia Genus - Aquaculture 10$ Organ pipe - Tubipora - Unkown sp. - Wild 40$ LPS Pastel Brown/white Alveopora - Alveopora sp. - Wild 30$ Goniopora Green - Goniopora genus - Aquaculture 25$ Goniopora Red Sparkle - genus - Aquaculture 80$ Bernardpora Red/Orange sparkle - genus - Wild 150$ Goniopora Teal with pink center - genus. - Wild 45$ Green Polyp Duncan - Duncanopsammia Axifuga sp. - Aquaculture 35$ Caulastraea - Brown with Green center Candy Cane - Caulastrea Tumida sp. - Aquaculture 30$ Caulastraea - Green Neon Candy Cane - Caulastrea Curvata sp. - Aquaculture 15$ Caulastraea - Full Teal Candy Cane - Caulastrea Curvata sp. - Wild 35$ Caulastraea - Teal Pattern Candy Cane - Caulastrea Echinulata sp. - Wild 30$ Green Lord - Micromussa Lordhowensis sp. - Aquaculture 20$ Green Blasto Blastomussa Merletti sp. - Aquaculture 40$ SPS Green Pocillopora Damicornis - Pocillopora Genus - Aquaculture 25$ NPS 1x Sun coral - Tubastraea coccinea - Tubastraea genus. - Mariculture 120$ Feather Duster 1x Feather Duster - Sabellastarte Sanctijosephi(?) - Sabellastarte genus - Wild 25$ 1x Feather Duster - Sabellastarte Magnifica (?) - Sabellastarte genus - Wild 15$ 2x Feather Duster - Bispira brunnea (?) - Bispira genus - Wild 35$ 1x Yellow Dwarf Feather Duster - Bispira (?) genus - Wild 20$ 2x Feather Duster - Bispira genus (?) - Wild 24$ 1x Feather Duster - Sabellastarte genus (?) - Wild 25$ Clam Purple & Blue Clam - Tridacna Crocea sp. - Aquaculture 120$ Anemone Oyster/Mussel 2x mussel - unknown type - Wild 12$ 7x mussel - same unknown type - Wild 30$ Shrimps 1x Alpheus Ochrostriatus - (Yellow-lined Pistol Shrimp) - Wild 30$ Hermit Crabs 4x Clibanarius tricolor - (Blue Dwarf Hermit Crab) - Wild 8$ 1x Ciliopagurus strigatus - (Halloween Hermit Crab) - Wild 10$ 2x Clibanarius (?) - Wild 5$ Snails 3x Margarites pupillus - Wild 6$ Macroalgae Chaetomorpha Linum - Chaetomorpha sp. - Aquaculture 0$ Gracilaria Hayi - Lectotype sp. - Aquaculture 0$ __________________ Subtotal: 000$ - R.I.P.- 5x Dwarf Hermit Crabs 10$ 1x Babylon snail 8$ Green Stylophora - Stylophora sp. 35$ (frag in my lab tank) Green Seriatopora Caliendrum - Seriatopora Caliendrum sp. 25$(Moved to lab tank - then RTN) Purple Milka Stylo - Stylophora pistillata sp. 35$ (Moved to lab tank - then RTN) Bird of Paradise - Seriatopora sp. 35$ (Moved to lab tank - then RTN) Pink Birdnest - Seriatopora hystrix 30$ (Moved to lab tank - then RTN) Panda Goby - Paragobius lacunicolus 100$ (Got eaten by Wheeleri) Alveopora Brown/white tips - Alveopora sp. 60$ (Bacterial infection) 6x Thor amboinensis 76$ 1x Phymanthus crucifer - Rock Flower Anemone 50$ (never settled, lack of space) Gorgeous prawn-goby - Amblyeleotris wheeleri - Gobiidae 35$ (Jumped) Turquoise Seriatopora - Seriatopora sp. 20$ (Moved to lab tank - then RTN) Purple Pocillopora Damicornis - Pocillopora Genus 25$ (frag in my lab tank/sold back) Goniopora Violet - Goniopora sp. 25$ (Bacterial infection) Goniopora Violet & pink - Goniopora sp. 100$ (Bacterial infection) Green Clove Clavularia Genus 40$ (Didn't made the transition) Frosted leather Coral - Capnella sp. - Wild 35$ (Melted - Bacteria infection) Fox Coral - Nemenzophyllia turbida sp. 45$ (Alkalinity swing) Xenia full white/beige thick - Xenia sp. 25$ ( Water to clean at the time, got sting by Goniopora ) Green Toadstool white tips - Sarcophyton sp. 45$ (Melted - Bacteria infection) 1x Zoa Superman - Zoanthids sp. 6$ (floated away, forgot about it) 1x Zoa Seduction - Zoanthids sp. 25$ (Got shadowed by other and vanished) 8x Zoa Yellow Sparkle - Zoanthids sp. - Aquaculture 20$ (I decided to remove/killed them, too much of a pest) 1x Trochus Subincarnatus - Banded Trochus snail (Hermit crab shell...) 1x mussel - same unknown type - Wild 5$ - Moved to another tank - Strawberry Coral - Scleronephthya genus 120$ (doing ok, had accident later on) 1x Phymanthus crucifer - Rock Flower Anemone - Captive bred 200$ - DECORATIVE STUFF - Air plants 200$ Spider wood 60$ ___________________________________ TOTAL PRICE: 3300+ ish$ So far...for god's sake... 1 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Aqua Splendor said: How to merge post god damnit Oh i figure out i guess? I had more problem trying to un-merging. 2 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, mitten_reef said: I had more problem trying to un-merging. Haha glad I’m not the only one!! @Aqua Splendor, excited to follow along! 2 Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 nice! question- is that a rubber squeaky hamburger dog toy in the back ground? 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 9 hours ago, Aqua Splendor said: I'm not in hurry to start the aquarium right now. I love planning things before, making sure i'm taking the right decision, specialy with aquascape. Yeah, my "OCD" has kicked in while planning my AIO chambers. I spent most of my free time this weekend trying to work it out. I think I'm finally satisfied. Once I get some more acrylic, I can actually start working on it. I haven't done a nice rock scape in so long; maybe I should attempt one this time. IDK, I bet I can progress even slower than you. Good luck! 3 1 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Hi welcome to the contest. Are you making the AIO compartment or buying one? If you have room I think you might really like the over sized cabinet. My cabinet is the same size as the tank and I am always wishing I could put some plants or shells next to the tank. Good luck with your tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 11 hours ago, devaji108 said: nice! question- is that a rubber squeaky hamburger dog toy in the back ground? AH! god damnit my boss will kill me. It's actually a phone 🤣 6 hours ago, seabass said: Yeah, my "OCD" has kicked in while planning my AIO chambers. I spent most of my free time this weekend trying to work it out. I think I'm finally satisfied. Once I get some more acrylic, I can actually start working on it. I haven't done a nice rock scape in so long; maybe I should attempt one this time. IDK, I bet I can progress even slower than you. Good luck! You know with that tank dimension i might not even able to make rock aquascape, i'm thinking something very low profil so coral can grow easily. 1 hour ago, debbeach13 said: Hi welcome to the contest. Are you making the AIO compartment or buying one? If you have room I think you might really like the over sized cabinet. My cabinet is the same size as the tank and I am always wishing I could put some plants or shells next to the tank. Good luck with your tank. I'm going to make compartment. I search around my area for laser cut because last time i did my self it wasn't super straight and that bother me 😅. Hehe you got it right for the oversize cabinet, I chosen it like this for putting ... "things" around it (It might be more than plants? I don't know will see) 3 Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 I need your advice on this design choice for the separator Is the second Separator (red) on the right is low enough compare to the intake? Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Aqua Splendor said: I need your advice on this design choice for the separator where dose the heater go? in the RT section? not my fav. place to put one. not that I have had AIO for long...lol Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Probably in the bio media section, so it doesn't run dry by accident. 1 Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Aqua Splendor said: Probably in the bio media section, so it doesn't run dry by accident. my thoughts too! are you making a media basket for the 1st chamber? if so then you can change media and your tanks needs. Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, devaji108 said: my thoughts too! are you making a media basket for the 1st chamber? if so then you can change media and your tanks needs. Yup 1 Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 For the guy who will cut it: Back side planification Which one of these option is the best, I would like to skim the water has much possible and we don't see any hole if possible. Quote Link to comment
devaji108 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 if you go option #3 its needs to be stainless steel or titanium what did you have in mind? #2 the most common when I was thinking of making an AIO insert I was gonna use glass and go with #1 not sure if if any good tho...curious to see what others think Quote Link to comment
Kat_Syd Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I love the shape of this tank - can wait to see how you aqua scape it. Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Kat_Syd said: I love the shape of this tank - can wait to see how you aqua scape it. I love the shape also, I just wish it was higher, I have different idea but in long term most of them failed... I wasn't quick enough to switch the aquarium before the deadline Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 7 hours ago, Aqua Splendor said: I love the shape also, I just wish it was higher, I have different idea but in long term most of them failed... I wasn't quick enough to switch the aquarium before the deadline I think the unique shape will really lend itself to something creative... excited to see what you come up with. Have you thought about doing something with the scape extending out of the water? 1 Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 4 hours ago, banasophia said: I think the unique shape will really lend itself to something creative... excited to see what you come up with. Have you thought about doing something with the scape extending out of the water? Yeah I did, many many idea... too much idea lol, just don't know which one to go with. I need to feel it, I guess when the separator will be made and other hardware in place it will be more clear in my head. I would like to go with birdnest coral, black sand, black rock. I'm thinking also instead of having outflow with a pipe that you see, it would be a long vertical mesh, like holes in the wall separator. I wouldn't be able to control the flow direction but it would be invisible. 2 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 That would be a very different look. I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 Alright i continu very slowly but surely, so here is the hardware I bought for this project, I might change light or pumps, depending how it goes. But most of the hardware is here. Now here the thing. It's freaking hard to do this project right with the time I have and YouTube at the same time, holycow! Doing this at work make all this process very slow: I have specific window when I can film, I don't always have all the tools to build the aquarium, gotta hide some stuff when I record/picture, my boss always worry about the mess, you can hear the people talking in my mic (try to film when no body is around), Gotta good way to get water with the RODI without people notice too much, I rush thing has much has I can but, will get there, will get there! I think I finish the All-In-One section, the small size give me trouble when i'm going to do maintenance, but I think it will do. Pipe are in the way.. Right now this is what the things look like (21 march 2020), I really want to have that tank ready and start the cycling process during that Covid-19 quarantine, we are not in quarantine yet but things might change next week. Also don't know if i'm still going to have work after this, we are in a critical situation. I will do videos of this project when I can. It's getting there, slowly but surely! 4 Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 I don't have access to my aquarium at work during the Covid-19 so I can't take picture for the monthly update unfortunately. The aquarium is actually empty anyways. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 12:15 PM, Aqua Splendor said: I don't have access to my aquarium at work during the Covid-19 so I can't take picture for the monthly update unfortunately. The aquarium is actually empty anyways. Do you still not have access to your tank? 1 Quote Link to comment
Aqua Splendor Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 No, I don't think in the 3 week either 😞 If they were some livestock in it then I would have yell but since it doesn't even have water in it I let it go for now. 1 Quote Link to comment
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