AJ_Tsin Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) Re-building the Shallow Reef:Rebuild portion of thread starts here:http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/225402-aj-tsins-47g-shallow-rimless-rebuilding-w-hd-videos/?p=4573157Pair of clowns are in with CUC and a very empty yet inspiring FTS to start the new year. It's on.CURRENT SEPT 2014 FTS: Rebuild Highlights First FTS Fish Room 14 Day ZeoVit Cycle PraziPro in Display Cooking New (Dead) Rock Vertex Omega 130 Purple Tang added Zeo Reactor Mod One month coral progress Reef Raft Coral Haul Display 30" x 30" x 12" Starphire Glass Custom Shallow Rimless Equipment Protien Skimmer: Vertex Omega 130 20g Acrylic Sump w/ 3 sections (Section 1: Filter Floss, Temp Probe, Carbon, Skimmer, Zeo Reactor, Section 2: Heater, ATO, Section 3: Live Rock, Return Pump Heater: 500w Titanium Submersible Heater Water Motion: 2x Eco-Tech Vortech MP10 (One on Wave mode, one on Reef Crest), Mag 9.5 Return Pump (7 ft. lift) Filter Media: 1.5 L Vertex ZEOvit Reactor w/ Korallen Zucht ZEOlite, Filter Floss, 250 ml GAC Carbon ATO: D.I.Y. auto top of using a gravity fed, float valve and 15g glass aquarium reservoir. Lighting8 x 24w ATI Powermodule T5Bulb Array (Front to back): ATI Blue + ATI Blue + ATI Actinic (On First) ATI Blue + ATI Purple + ATI Actinic (On First) ATI Blue + ATI Blue + Parameters Salinity Level: 1.025 Temp: 79 pH: 8.2 Calcium Level: 420 Alkalinity: 7.5 dKh Ammonia: 0 Nitrite Levels: 0 Nitrate Levels: <0.0 Phosphate: <0.00 Sandbed Depth: 1 in. Carib Sea Seaflor Special Grade Aragonite Liverock: 40 lbs (Split between sump and display) Total System Water Volume: 60g LivestockFISH2x ORA Black Ice Snowflake ClownfishINVERTSGolden Tahitian MaximaPeppermint ShrimpEmerald Crab 8 Astrea Snails4 Trochus Snails3 Nassarius Snails 6 Nerite Snails 4 Cerith Snails2 Scarlet Leg Hermits6 Blue Leg HermitsSPS Reef Raft Canada: Reef Raft Canada Avengers Reef Raft Canada Blizzard Reef Raft Canada Cj’s Pinky Reef Raft Canada Green Plasma Reef Raft Canada Jawdropper Reef Raft Canada Kraken Reef Raft Canada Multicolor Matrix Reef Raft Canada Nauti Spiral Palawensis Reef Raft Canada Orange Passion Reef Raft Canada Peacock Reef Raft Canada Pearlberry Reef Raft Canada Pretty in Pink Reef Raft Canada Pink Floyd Reef Raft Canada Pretty in Pink Reef Raft Canada Red Diablo Reef Raft Canada Shazam Reef Raft Canada Strawberry Shortcake Reef Raft Canada Tierra del Fuego Reef Raft Canada Ultimate Orange Passion Reef Raft Canada Wolverine ORA: ORA Bellina Acropora ORA German Blue Polyp Digi ORA Hawkins ORA Orange Setosa ORA Pearlberry ORA Red Planet Tyree: Tyree Pink Lemonade Tyree Red Dragon Tyree Mr. Pacman Tyree Seasons Greetings Monti Cap Bigshow: BS Toxic Sarmentosa BS Ultimate Stag BS Orange Yellow and Blue Secale BS Teal and Pink Tip Secale BS Tricolor Millepora Other Collectors: $500 Efflo Vivid's Rainbow Delight Blue Palmers Millipora Miyagi Tort Oregon Tort Sunset Millepora Generic: Acropora Desawii Acropora Granulosa Blue Green Acropora Vermiculata Blue Tipped A. Tenius Green Tipped Acropora Prostrata Indo Blue Tip Subulata Neon Green Acropora Aculeus Pink Tip Millepora Pink with Yellow tip Acropora Red Millepora Teal Acropora Caroliniana Teal A. Tenius Rainbow Montipora Tubuculosa Bali purple rim undata Green Polyp Scroll PALYS AND ZOASTyree Space MonstersGiant PalyMonstropolis Zoa.Purple Death PalyAtl. Triple Reds Reef Raft Ultra Rainbow RastasMagician PalyMUSHROOMSYellow and Green RicordiaYellow and Blue Ricordia Reef Raft Jaw Dropper Reef Raft AvengersReef Raft Pretty in Pink Reef Raft Wolverine Reef Raft Orange PassionDosing/Maintenance Schedule Total NET Water Volume ~55g Feeding NLS Pellets daily PE Mysis Rinsed and Soaked in Selcon (Once in a while) Polyp Labs Reef Roids mixed w/Selcon (Once in a while) Daily 0.15 ml K-Z ZEOStart 2x daily (total of 0.3 ml) 7ml Ca, 3ml Alk, 10 ml Mg (BRS Two Part) 1 ml K-Z Pohls Xtra 2 Drops K-Z Coral Vitalizer Intermittent 2 Drops of K-Z Sponge Power 3-4x weekly 2 Drops of K-Z ZeoBak 2x weekly (Every other day for two weeks after ZeoLite Exchange) 2 Drops of K-Z Potassium Iodide Flouride 3x weekly 2 ml K-Z Coral Snow 2x weekly (once immediately after water change, once midweek) 2 Drops of K-Z BioMate 2x weekly (w/ Coral Snow) 2 ml K-Balance 2x weekly 2 ml B-Balance 2x weekly 2 Drops Amino Acid High Concentrate 1x weekly 2 Drops Cyano Clean 1x weekly Maintenance 10% water change weekly (Vacuum sand bed bi-weekly) Change Filter Floss 2x weekly 250 ml of ESV Activated Carbon in media bag changed every 30 days 500 ml K-Z ZeoLite in Vertex Reactor running 60 g/h change 90% every 6-8 weeks Blast Rocks w/ Turkey Baster (Several times weekly) Follow rebuild starting here: http://www.nano-reef...deos/?p=4573157 _______________________________________________________________________________ORIGINAL POST (OLD BUILD, Disassembled) April 2011 FTSHD VIDEOS: Video featured on Glassbox Design http://glassbox-design.com/2010/3-new-must...eos-on-youtube/ Second Video Featured on Glassbox-Design: http://glassbox-design.com/2010/clowns-and...hown-off-in-hd/EquipmentProtien Skimmer: Vertex IN-100 Heater: 2x Stealth 150 Watt Heater Water Motion: Eco-Tech Vortech MP10, Nano Koralia, Mag 9.5 Return Pump (7 ft. lift) Filter Media: 1.5 L Vertex ZEOvit Reactor w/ Korallen Zucht ZEOlite, Filter Floss, 250 ml ROX Carbon ATO: D.I.Y. auto top of using a gravity fed, float valve and a 40g Rubbermaid bin. Lighting 8 x 24w ATI Powermodule T5Bulb Array: ATI Blue + ATI Blue + ATI Blue + K-Z Fiji Purple ATI Aquablue Special ATI Blue + ATI Blue + ATI Blue + Parameters Salinity Level: 1.025 Temp: 77- 78 pH: 8.2 Calcium Level: 420 Alkalinity: 9 dKh Ammonia: 0 Nitrite Levels: 0 Nitrate Levels: <0.2 Phosphate: <0.00 Sandbed Depth: 2-3 in. Liverock: 43 lbs Total System Water Volume: 74.5g LivestockFish: 2x Lyretail Anthias, 2x ORA Black Ice Snowflake Clownfish (QT)SPS: True Bali Tricolor Acropora, Acropora Tenius, Neon Green/Blue Acropora, Purple Millipora, Green Millipora, Blue/Green Tipped Acropora, Pink Birdsnest, Purple/Green Acropora, Orange Acropora, Red Montipora Cap, Hydnophora Rigida, Green/Yellow Digitata, Orange/Red Montipora Cap, Blue/Green Tortusa, Purple Polyp Green Digitata, Red Polyp Digitata, Aussi DelicateLPS: LA Lakers Scroll Coral, Red Blastomussa, Diploria Brain, White, Red and Green Acan, Pink and White Acan, Purple and Green Favia, Echinophyllia, Caulastrea Candy Cane, Torch CoralSofties: Yellow Tonga Leather, Assorted Zoanthids, Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Yuma, Orange Ricordia, Blue Ricordia, Kenya Tree, Pulsing XeniaInvertebrates: Pair of Sexy Shrimp (Hosting in Maxi Mini Anemone), Hawaiian Strawberry Crab, Snakeskin Crocea Clam, Squamosa Clam, 12 Blue Legged Hermit Crabs, Several Astreas, Chestnut, Margarita, Cerith, and Nassarius Snails, Cleaner Shrimp.Here's an update on what I've been up to.In addition to Calcium and Alk Buffer Two Part supplements on alternating days, I also add 1 TSP of Mg Weekly and two capfuls of Purple-Up.All of my dosing is done manually except for my top off water which is gravity fed ATO. I will be looking into automatically dosing Two Part in the future but without a controller I dont feel safe automating anything like that.As of right now in order to establish a ZeoVit Powered Ultra Low Nutrient System (ULNS) my dosing regiment is as follows:Daily 0.6 ml ZEOStart 3 drops of ZEObac Spectrum Pellet fish food and/or rinsed PE Mysis shrimp. Weekly 1-2 Drops of K-Z AAHC 2 Drops of ZeoFood7 2-3 Drops of K-Z Coral Vitalizer 3-4 ml of Pohl's Xtra 2 Drops of Sponge Power 3-4 x Weekly 1 Tsp Strontium 1 Tsp Potassium 1-4 Drops Kent Lugols Solution 3 ml K-Z Coral Snow 3-4x a week I also Feed Cyclopeeze Rotifiers and ReefRoids Soaked in Selcon once in a while For those of you who havent read much about this. The goal here is to dose a carbon source eg: ZeoStart, Vodka, Sugar, or Vinegar this carbon source feeds bacteria which will grow rapidly consuming Nitrate and Phosphate as they consume N/P the bacteria gets skimmed up quickly ridding the system of just about everything.Benefits: Crystal Clear Water, in fact I had to raise my light higher because the water was soo clear the corals were reacting to the increase in light. The ability to feed heavily without worrying about algae or nitrates Incredible coral colors and growth Highlights First Month FTS Video Camera Details Gravity Fed ATO Plumbing Skimmer DIY LED Halide Addon VSV + MB7 Explanation DIY Brine Shrimp Hatchery Hanna Checker Details Fish Room and Drilling Glass ATI Powermodule T5 Fixture Addition ReefKeeper Lite Addition =================================================FIRST POST:Well I upgraded the 29 Gallon Biocube this weekend. Attached are the first few pictures (iPhone only) of what is the beginnings of a 47 gallon, shallow, rimless cube. The system is a sleek shallow rimless cube made with Starphire glass... 30x30x12Because I needed to place the tank in the same location as the already existing Biocube, all the livestock from the drained 29 gallon tank was stored in a clean rubbermaid bin with a heater and two Nano Koralias.All new substrate was used and a lot of new water had to be made to fill the extra 40 gallons of volume but almost everything for the previous system was used. There is most likely going to be a small re-cycle in the system due to loss of a lot of beneficial bacteria in the old sand but the extra water, sump space, and massive DSB and Refugium should help to keep everything in line soon enough.The Setup is plumbed into a 30 gallon basement sump in a room that has inevitably been dubbed the "fish room."After all the plumbing was finished the livestock was added.Last but not least... here are the first attempts at an aquascape... water is still a bit cloudy from new sugar sized sand but you can get the idea....and another from aboveSo far so good corals and the paired black clowns seem happy, I will be testing for ammonia and nitrite frequently over the coming days/weeks to monitor the severity of the re-cycle.I don't recommend upgrading a tank using this "do it in a day" method if you don't have to. In this case: in order to drill into the basement and keep the tank in the living room the only option was to put it in the same place as the existing system hence the tiring all weekend affair of upgrading with a basement plumbing mission. Ideally you would set up the new system have it run and cycle for a while before beginning to add livestock...More updates to come on specifics in the system... also to see the Biocube system I tore apart to fill this glass box visit <a data-cke-saved-href="" href="" "="">the blog, which contains a full history of the previous system, and will continue to profile this new 47 Gallon Shallow Rimless Cube. Edited September 3, 2014 by AJ_Tsin 4 Quote Link to comment
schgr.cube Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Ummm....####ing badass. I really like the aquascape! Quote Link to comment
Skadwick Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Awesome aquascape. The seperate island thing looks awesome Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Ummm....####ing badass. I really like the aquascape! Thanks for the comments... I am pretty please with the looks of this system so far. Also as a side note... The Koralia Pump and frag rack on the side are only temporary. Once I settle on a aquascape I will install my Vortech MP10, also I assume its inevitable that because I now have a basement sump, I will be adding a frag tank sometime in the future. Also I will be painting the stand all black as I would much rather a modern looking cube than the stained wood look that the stand currently has. Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Update: I am currenlty running a Deltech MCE-300 skimmer in case anyone is wondering. Quote Link to comment
urbaneks Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Awesome job. I love the shape and dept of this tank. If/when I upgrade, I plan on getting something similar. Where did you purchase? Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Awesome job. I love the shape and dept of this tank. If/when I upgrade, I plan on getting something similar. Where did you purchase? Thankyou.. I bought the tank used from fellow reefer but it is custom built by a company called Miracles Aquariums http://www.miraclesaquariums.com/ in Ontario, Canada. Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Any other comments or feedback? Specifically on the setup and the aquascape. This is the first layout I put together most of which was done in cloudy water so I could barely see where I was placing things. Any suggestions? I'd love to hear them. Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Any other comments or feedback? Specifically on the setup and the aquascape. This is the first layout I put together most of which was done in cloudy water so I could barely see where I was placing things. Any suggestions? I'd love to hear them. Hot damn, this is a sweet tank. First, I love sump plumbed to the basement. Second, I think that scape is perfect, nice work. Lastly, shallow rimless cube's are the best. Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) Hot damn, this is a sweet tank. First, I love sump plumbed to the basement. Second, I think that scape is perfect, nice work. Lastly, shallow rimless cube's are the best. Thanks dude. The sump in the basement is awesome so far. I have a feeling it will really show its true value in the hot months of the summer when the tank is still nice and cool. Edited February 9, 2010 by AJ_Tsin Quote Link to comment
Billdemart Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Ummm....####ing badass. I really like the aquascape! This^ Amazing. Quote Link to comment
cbort Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 sweet tank! I am building a similar type setup! My cube is a 36x36x12 what are the dimensions of yours? I like your aquascape! Quote Link to comment
andru24 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) That is really nice... I have done the transfer everything from one tank to another in a day a few times... and it has mostly worked out... mostly. Looking forward to more updates and details. Edited February 9, 2010 by andru24 Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 (edited) sweet tank! I am building a similar type setup! My cube is a 36x36x12 what are the dimensions of yours? I like your aquascape! Thanks... sorry I thought I posted the dimensions. 30x30x12 Edited February 10, 2010 by AJ_Tsin Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 That is really nice... I have done the transfer everything from one tank to another in a day a few times... and it has mostly worked out... mostly. Looking forward to more updates and details. Yea I hope my re-cycle is not too bad. I am testing 'trites 'trates and ammonia daily so I will be able to see the severity and intervene with water changes if need be. Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Any other comments? Quote Link to comment
cbort Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Having any flow issues? My last large cube was a 36x30x16T, it had sand in it and i could not balance the flow. I either had too much and stirred the sand up, or not enough and had algae issues. I got tired of fighting it and just scrapped it. But with this tank i have painted the bottom black and have decided to go bare bottom. So far i like the results. Looks very clean and i have a 3600gph dolphin flowmaster pump on a CL and so far its done awesome! I am fighting some microbubble issues but once i get everything sealed up nicely it should be good to go. Doesn't look like you are having much issues yet, but you tank is still pretty new and new tanks always look nice when first set up! I think thats why i like to get new tanks soo often! Quote Link to comment
Keatonbraz Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I like the tank itself, how much did that cost you? Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Having any flow issues? My last large cube was a 36x30x16T, it had sand in it and i could not balance the flow. I either had too much and stirred the sand up, or not enough and had algae issues. I got tired of fighting it and just scrapped it. But with this tank i have painted the bottom black and have decided to go bare bottom. So far i like the results. Looks very clean and i have a 3600gph dolphin flowmaster pump on a CL and so far its done awesome! I am fighting some microbubble issues but once i get everything sealed up nicely it should be good to go. Doesn't look like you are having much issues yet, but you tank is still pretty new and new tanks always look nice when first set up! I think thats why i like to get new tanks soo often! Not sure how this will work out. As of right now the return lines are split so I have four directional nozzles to target corners and hard to reach areas behind rock which so far is working well. Also I have a a ball valve on the return line and its half closed so If i need more general flow I can crank that open. Now for Powerheads I set up the Vortech MP-10 last night which is running at about half speed on short pulse mode. With the wave motion the little Vortech seems to be moving everything quite nicely but only time will tell. The pulses are short enough it does not disturb the sand bed and once you get the frequency correct you can get the waves to move the water the pump doesn't directly hit. Did I mention how incredible these Vortech pumps are? Upon initial setup I had 3 temporary Koralias to keep the water moving and they did an ok job. Since then they have all be taken out and replaced with the single Vortech. I have more motion with the one pump then I did with all three not to mention it is not unidirectional. Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 I like the tank itself, how much did that cost you? I got it used so the price wouldn't be applicable, but a similar tank custom made new from the same company is about $699 Canadian + Taxes Thanks for the feedback everyone. Any other advice/opinions? Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Photo of the Vortech in action. Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Another iPhone photo of the system just to show how stunning the setup is in a living room. So far no signs of a re-cycle however it must be looming on the horizon. The system has been running for five days now I may do the first water change this weekend however if the system shows signs of a re-cycle I will just ride it out as a water change will most likely only reboot the cycle process. If anyone has any advice on navigating through the rough period after a tank upgrade any tips that i may not have thought about are greatly appreciated. Any other feedback is encouraged as well. Quote Link to comment
TheNordCelt Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Wow, that's looking awesome, love the scape. Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Wow, that's looking awesome, love the scape. Thanks for the comments patrick. I will be updating first post with far more details and specs of the system either tonight or tomorrow. Quote Link to comment
AJ_Tsin Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 Any other thoughts or feedback? Im pretty much set on this scape. Quote Link to comment
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