i have crabs Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Tigah, your new profile pic is a barnacle blenny huh? THE BEST FISH IN THE WORLD! Sorry, just had to say it. I love them. Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 as said before this is going to be kick a$$...only you can get a 3 page post in a day without even haveing a tank set up! Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted January 16, 2005 Author Share Posted January 16, 2005 Thanks for the support, everyone! btw, I'm thinking about changing my aquascaping to something drastically different. Here's a pic of my current aquascaping in my 30g: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...6929#post416929 I like how it is right now, but I figure I should try something new. How about 2 peaks? kinda like a valley? and yes my avatar is a barnacle blenny. I've decided to name him "Lucky" after his near death experience today. more on that in my 30g thread: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...7531#post417531 Link to comment
g0tfish Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Yea tigah! i wanted to do 2 peaks in my tank.. too bad it was too small. maybe like an L shaped 2 peaks, cuz if ur tank is sittin in the corner n yea.. TIIIIGHT! Link to comment
reeferbarra20 Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Hey tigah you got any good ideas for a SUMP/fuge designs? Link to comment
king_miku Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 I gotta ask man, why would you ever get rid of your 30g? It's such a nice tank. I suppose the idea is the bigger tank allows more fish and coral choices...but still....tearing down the 30 is a crime. Link to comment
Sushi Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 i believe Tigah wanted to get the 67g to maximize the area in which he can place his frags/colonies... believe it or not i think he was "running out of space" in his 30g, so this upgrade would be to accomodate the increase in corals that he's been consistently adding. Link to comment
Cesar Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Tigah, I think that the 2 peaks would look great since you will have so much space to deal with. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted January 16, 2005 Author Share Posted January 16, 2005 Originally posted by reeferbarra20 Hey tigah you got any good ideas for a SUMP/fuge designs? Still thinkin bout that one, reeferbarra20. Will let you know when I finalize my plans for sump/fuge. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted January 16, 2005 Author Share Posted January 16, 2005 Originally posted by king_miku I gotta ask man, why would you ever get rid of your 30g? It's such a nice tank. I suppose the idea is the bigger tank allows more fish and coral choices...but still....tearing down the 30 is a crime. I very much hate having to take down the 30g too. If I could afford it, I'd just set-up the 67g on the side and try to run both. hahah. but I wouldn't be able to afford that. And like uchiha said, I am running out of room. The SPS will be in each other's business soon unless I give them more room. Link to comment
reeferbarra20 Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Yo tigah , did your Aquamedic make your fishes colors permantly darken? Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 Not that I can tell...my fish's colors seem the same more or less. Link to comment
reeferbarra20 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 TIGAH , any luck with sump ideas yet? Link to comment
MiniReefin Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Kick Ass!!! Now wheres the new Tank pics?/ Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Man...I wish I was that far along. I still havent figured out my plans for sump. and I JUST finally took the RO/DI filter out of its packaging...this looks MAD complicated. uh...does anyone want to come over and set this up for me? I can pay you $20. hahaha. Man. I don't have much time to work on this...but hopefully it won't be as bad as it looks right now: Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Looks like someone doesn't know what he's getting himself into.. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Originally posted by NaNO ReeFiN Looks like someone doesn't know what he's getting himself into.. I don't. hahah. just wait until I get my calcium reactor. I will be even more confused as to how to set it up properly and adjust for correct amount of CO2 feeding... up until now, my knowledge of the actual operation of RO/DI filters and Calcium Reactors has only been "in theory." haha. Link to comment
snehls Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Tigah, I put together that same RO/DI unit (w/o the storage tank). It isn't too bad, so long as you don't do anything permanent. The directions they send via email say that you should pierce the feed water line and that you have to drill a hole in the exit pipe for your waste water. I say, this is a bad idea. Unless you want a permanent solution and you have plumbing skills. Just get a faucet adapter from AquaSafe (and you may need an adapter for the adapter, like I did) then put the waste water line in the toilet, tub, or sink, doesn't matter. Their directions are only good if you want a permanent solution. If you want a permanent solution, you've got some drilling to do. One other thing, regardless of whether you want to drill pipe and all that jazz, make sure you put plumber's tape around all the pieces you screw into the various filter compartments (there are like 4-6). Some of mine came w/ the plumber's tape on them, several of them did not. If you don't put plumber's tape on, you will have a big mess. Anyhow, let me know if it is still too daunting or you have a question. Good luck. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 I'm kinda bummed b/c ideally I could hook it up directly to my sink's plumbing (cold water source and drain)...but I didn't know that I had to actually drill or modify the existing metal plumbing...I live in an apt, so the plumbing parts under the sink don't even really belong to me! Oh well, I guess I'll have to just hook it up to the kitchen faucet. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Originally posted by snehls Tigah, I put together that same RO/DI unit (w/o the storage tank). It isn't too bad, so long as you don't do anything permanent. The directions they send via email say that you should pierce the feed water line and that you have to drill a hole in the exit pipe for your waste water. I say, this is a bad idea. Unless you want a permanent solution and you have plumbing skills. Just get a faucet adapter from AquaSafe (and you may need an adapter for the adapter, like I did) then put the waste water line in the toilet, tub, or sink, doesn't matter. Their directions are only good if you want a permanent solution. If you want a permanent solution, you've got some drilling to do. One other thing, regardless of whether you want to drill pipe and all that jazz, make sure you put plumber's tape around all the pieces you screw into the various filter compartments (there are like 4-6). Some of mine came w/ the plumber's tape on them, several of them did not. If you don't put plumber's tape on, you will have a big mess. Anyhow, let me know if it is still too daunting or you have a question. Good luck. Thanks, dude! I posted my previous comment before seeing your post. I appreciate the tips, and I will forgo the manipulation of the plumbing. I agree that it seems too permanent. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 My lights have been shipped and are scheduled to arrive tomorrow! Big thanks to nanocustoms.com for placing the order for me! Check em out, ppl... And w/ 2x250w 20K and 2x39w 03 actinic T5's, it's gonna be like a rave party up in my tank! And I finalized the placement of the holes and such for closed loop and returns. Here's a very last minute crude diagram I sent over to socalcreations.com. It should be ready for pick-up this weekend. Link to comment
Withers Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 daaaamn, that's gonna look sweet! I've only got one question, those drains that are to the left and right of the main overflow... how are they gonna work? Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 actually only one will be a drain. the second is just optional in case I just settle for OM squirt since it needs the bypass line back into the tank. so for example, the one to the left of the internal o-box will be connected to the external pump then to OM (either 4-way or squirt)... and if i use the squirt, then just have another line connected to the one on the right side. I'm actually leaning towards the squirt b/c regardless I only want about 1000 gph going thru 4 of the returns. Another 1000 will be going thru the 2 other returns in addition for total of 2000 gph. If it were an SPS-only, I'd want more flow, but i want to keep my yuma, rics and LPS which need a little less flow than SPS. So given my plans for circulation, I cant think of a reason to pay like $200 more for the 4-way. And I wouldn't be adding the revolutions anyway. Link to comment
Kogut Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Going to be sweet. When are you getting the beast, anyways? Link to comment
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