"OverKill" Reef - My Project - Page 12

melev · 01/28/2008, 03:19 PM

It is nice to see an update on this tank.

Did you ever have any problems since so many cleaning products are used in a bathroom?

Jcohen9999 · 01/28/2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by melev
It is nice to see an update on this tank.

Did you ever have any problems since so many cleaning products are used in a bathroom?

It was nice to be able to make an update...with the lack of attentioned paid to this tank over the last year it could have easily gone the other way. I can't tell you how many times the top off ran dry and I wouldnt notice for a week.

As for the cleaning products....Not that I know of. I guess I wouldn't really know if it had a negative impact either unless it went really south. But as far as I can tell , other than a misplaced rubber ducky

, no bathroom related foreign objects entered the tank.

Jeff

melev · 01/28/2008, 04:29 PM

I'm really glad to hear that Jeff. I guess if something had happened tue to bleach or windex, you would have told us how it affected the tank, skimmer, and livestock. That's pretty much what I meant.

Are you going to give it a good cleaning and post new pictures so we can see in it better?

Jcohen9999 · 01/28/2008, 06:04 PM

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Originally posted by melev
I'm really glad to hear that Jeff. I guess if something had happened tue to bleach or windex, you would have told us how it affected the tank, skimmer, and livestock. That's pretty much what I meant.

Are you going to give it a good cleaning and post new pictures so we can see in it better?

The mirror is mostly cleaned with water only. Occassionally I will spray some newspaper with windex (outside in the hallway) and give it a once over but no chemicals (except those that escape the human body during the normal use of the room!) are allowed to be sprayed into the air. So to this day I have no adverse situations due to chemicals.

BTW, I think you missed the last picture...that's the after picture once I trimmed everything and cleaned the glass. I basically started over (except nowI have a basement fulll of frags).

Jeff

Jcohen9999 · 01/28/2008, 06:04 PM

dupe

Jcohen9999 · 01/28/2008, 06:04 PM

dupe

melev · 01/28/2008, 06:18 PM

Oh! I thought you were joking around and had posted a picture from the beginning, not that you were restarting it now. Wow, you really pounced on that tank.

Vinnie71975 · 01/28/2008, 06:54 PM

Man i couldnt do a tank like this cause if i did i would never leave the bathroom! Side question do you have any heat issues from the tank being in the bathroom? i take VERY hot baths and showers and my bathroom gets really hot while im in there. Just wondering? Looks AWESOME i would do a Huge overkill fuge/sump if i had the room but alas i dont so im stuck with a 55g display, 18g fuge and 14.5g sump.

Jcohen9999 · 01/28/2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally posted by Vinnie71975
Man i couldnt do a tank like this cause if i did i would never leave the bathroom! Side question do you have any heat issues from the tank being in the bathroom? i take VERY hot baths and showers and my bathroom gets really hot while im in there. Just wondering? Looks AWESOME i would do a Huge overkill fuge/sump if i had the room but alas i dont so im stuck with a 55g display, 18g fuge and 14.5g sump.

With the bulk of the water in the cooler basement I find that temps in the tank very stable even if the room is fogged up. And even in the summer my heaters spend a significant amount of time doing their jobs.

And yes, I usually spend more time in there doing my business and watching the tank while reading Calfo's book on coral propagation then I need to

Jeff

And yes, melev, I really jumped on it....using a 3/4" cold chisel

Vinnie71975 · 01/28/2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by Jcohen9999
When I last posted (seeminngly a million years ago) my tank was doing well and all parameters were basically stable (I think I was still dosing baking sporatically but a calcium reactor fixed that).

Now, here we are down the road and my tank has basically been on autopilot for the last 6 months due to my work load so it has gotten a little overgrown (actually it was my intention to allow it to grown naturally):

However, with a few minutes work (and a chisel/hammer combo) you can start over:

The funny thing is that 80% of the overgrowth was on that top rock. Of course now I have tons of frags.

My next project is to replace the plumbing as it is all encrusted on the inside with calcification from when I was dosing baking soda and it is killing my flow. At least I think that's the problem.

Jeff
(it feels good to be back)

Ok im not the tang police but i gotta say im a bit Peeved I want a Hippo and a yellow tang but i refuse to get them because my 4ft long 55g tank isnt big enough for them, those fish need at least an 8ft long tank for swim room Both can get to be 12inches long or bigger and to cram them into a little 26g Bowfront No MATTER WHAT THE TOTAL VOLUME is just plain wrong and CRUEL!

Jcohen9999 · 01/28/2008, 07:48 PM

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Originally posted by Vinnie71975
Ok im not the tang police but i gotta say im a bit Peeved I want a Hippo and a yellow tang but i refuse to get them because my 4ft long 55g tank isnt big enough for them, those fish need at least an 8ft long tank for swim room Both can get to be 12inches long or bigger and to cram them into a little 26g Bowfront No MATTER WHAT THE TOTAL VOLUME is just plain wrong and CRUEL!

I respect your right to voice that opinion and hope you'll just leave it at us agreeing to disagree on this point.

Now on to more important matters: Does everyone eventually experience a decrease in flow due to build up in the pvc tubing or is just more inherent in systems with sumps that are a level below (and therefore have longer runs of PVC)?

melev · 01/28/2008, 09:01 PM

Yes, it will decrease as more and more stuff builds up in the plumbing. Weatherson posted pictures about a year ago showing the inside of some of his pipes and it was rather amazing.

StunnaShadez · 01/28/2008, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by melev
Yes, it will decrease as more and more stuff builds up in the plumbing. Weatherson posted pictures about a year ago showing the inside of some of his pipes and it was rather amazing.

Can we see a picture or a link to that? Wonder how it looks like..

melev · 01/28/2008, 10:41 PM

Wow, I doubt I could find it that easily. You might either send a PM to Weatherson, or perhaps check www.weatherson.com to see if he posted them on his site. If you find 'em, post the link here for others that want to see the blockage.

Bax · 01/29/2008, 05:34 AM

Have you cleaned the SCWD lately? They can crud up real fast and really slow down flow.

Jcohen9999 · 01/29/2008, 08:35 AM

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Originally posted by Bax
Have you cleaned the SCWD lately? They can crud up real fast and really slow down flow.

That piece of crap nuked itself in 6 months. I thought it might have been from calcium deposits so I cut the thing open and it was clean as a whistle...just a broken piece of plastic.

I took a look down the return spout last night and noticed that the sides of the pipe are no longer the nice smooth surface we get with new PVC...now I'm no fluid dynamics engineer but I can only imagine what's going along the 15' of pvc tubing that I use. I guess I'll try swapping out the return lines this weekend and see what happens.

Jeff

tangboy · 04/04/2008, 07:44 PM

Beatilful tank... GET THE TANG OUTTA THE TANK... J/k! Glad to see the Tang Police didn't run you too hard over the years and its amazing seeing whats happened in the last few years with your tank! Keep the pics going!

Jcohen9999 · 04/04/2008, 09:30 PM

Updated pic:

Oh and I ordered a 1" SCWD...let's see if that fairs better than the 3/4" version.

richw · 04/04/2008, 09:49 PM

Nice picture. Your tank looks much bigger than it is.

Aquarist007 · 04/04/2008, 10:01 PM

nice tank and nice build. I am glad you posted a pic of a blue tip--I inherit a half dead one, its coming back but I can see it has along way to go

Jcohen9999 · 04/05/2008, 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by richw
Nice picture. Your tank looks much bigger than it is.

Thanks, Rich. That's because its filled with dwarfs

I'll post a pic with clean glass later as my 'nimble' just came in the mail. It looks pretty cool. I hope it works as half as well as everyone says.

Bax · 04/05/2008, 10:07 AM

Jeff

There is still no 26 bow like your 26 bow any where else!

Is that lion new? How's it doing in your reef?

Jcohen9999 · 04/05/2008, 12:46 PM

Hey Bax!

I've had the lion for about 2.5 months and it seems to be fine. I know they will eat anything that they can fit into their mouth but I don't keep shrimp and everything else in my tank is too big for a meal.

Once and a while it gets caught up in the flow and it looks like a sail boat fighting against the wind but for the most part it sticks to the middle front of the tank where the flow is more turbulent but not as powerful.

How's your tank doing?

Jeff

Bax · 04/05/2008, 02:08 PM

My 26 bow is currently a QT, but when I redo my sump room I may plum it into the system and do something with it like a clown anem or fuzzy lion tank, I don't know yet? Since it will eventually be connected to a 550 gallon total sysetm (once my 220 is up and running) maybe I'll put a tang in it just to hear the Tang Police scream!!!

Aside from a minor Alk issue due to my CO2 bottle running dry, the current 120 main is doing just fine! Thanks

Jcohen9999 · 04/17/2008, 08:46 PM

The 1" SCWD was a bust...what a POS. I ended up moving the pump for the closed-loop up to right below the tank so now I have the (almost) full flow of the 70RL working for me. It's pretty intense. I will probably order a Super Squirt or a Vortech sometime in the near future to convert from turbulence to wave motion.

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Vinnie71975 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bryan Ohio Posts: 777	Man i couldnt do a tank like this cause if i did i would never leave the bathroom! Side question do you have any heat issues from the tank being in the bathroom? i take VERY hot baths and showers and my bathroom gets really hot while im in there. Just wondering? Looks AWESOME i would do a Huge overkill fuge/sump if i had the room but alas i dont so im stuck with a 55g display, 18g fuge and 14.5g sump. __________________ God will have Mercy Your SW tank WONT- Me Freedom Must occasionally be renewed with the blood of patriots-General Patton Current Tank Info: 55g reef to be(buying stuff now), 20g high Goldfish, 20g High FW Semi Aggressive, 35g hex Community tank, 10g SW Fowlr

01/29/2008, 05:34 AM	#290
Bax Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,619	Have you cleaned the SCWD lately? They can crud up real fast and really slow down flow. __________________ 150 gallon Perfecto with 1500 gph GH overflow / DIY stand-wine bar / Dart Return / SRO XP3000 Ext skimmer / 75 g frag / 40 g fuge / 40 g DIY sump / Orphek P156 & Kessil 150A Current Tank Info: 150 DT/ 40B fuge/ 75g frag/ 40 g sump/ SRO XP 3000 Ext/ TUNZEs & VorTechs circulation/Dart return/ MTC Pro Cal/ UV & Oz

04/04/2008, 09:30 PM	#293
Jcohen9999 Overkill Reefer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Syosset, NY Posts: 740	Updated pic: Oh and I ordered a 1" SCWD...let's see if that fairs better than the 3/4" version. Last edited by Jcohen9999; 04/04/2008 at 09:46 PM.

01/28/2008, 03:19 PM	#276
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	It is nice to see an update on this tank. Did you ever have any problems since so many cleaning products are used in a bathroom?

01/28/2008, 04:29 PM	#278
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I'm really glad to hear that Jeff. I guess if something had happened tue to bleach or windex, you would have told us how it affected the tank, skimmer, and livestock. That's pretty much what I meant. Are you going to give it a good cleaning and post new pictures so we can see in it better?

01/28/2008, 06:18 PM	#282
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Oh! I thought you were joking around and had posted a picture from the beginning, not that you were restarting it now. Wow, you really pounced on that tank.

01/28/2008, 09:01 PM	#287
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Yes, it will decrease as more and more stuff builds up in the plumbing. Weatherson posted pictures about a year ago showing the inside of some of his pipes and it was rather amazing.

01/28/2008, 10:41 PM	#289
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Wow, I doubt I could find it that easily. You might either send a PM to Weatherson, or perhaps check www.weatherson.com to see if he posted them on his site. If you find 'em, post the link here for others that want to see the blockage.

04/04/2008, 07:44 PM	#292
tangboy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Knoxville Posts: 508	Beatilful tank... GET THE TANG OUTTA THE TANK... J/k! Glad to see the Tang Police didn't run you too hard over the years and its amazing seeing whats happened in the last few years with your tank! Keep the pics going!

04/04/2008, 09:49 PM	#294
richw Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 627	Nice picture. Your tank looks much bigger than it is.

04/04/2008, 10:01 PM	#295
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	nice tank and nice build. I am glad you posted a pic of a blue tip--I inherit a half dead one, its coming back but I can see it has along way to go __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

04/05/2008, 10:07 AM	#297
Bax Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,619	Jeff There is still no 26 bow like your 26 bow any where else! Is that lion new? How's it doing in your reef? __________________ 150 gallon Perfecto with 1500 gph GH overflow / DIY stand-wine bar / Dart Return / SRO XP3000 Ext skimmer / 75 g frag / 40 g fuge / 40 g DIY sump / Orphek P156 & Kessil 150A Current Tank Info: 150 DT/ 40B fuge/ 75g frag/ 40 g sump/ SRO XP 3000 Ext/ TUNZEs & VorTechs circulation/Dart return/ MTC Pro Cal/ UV & Oz

04/05/2008, 12:46 PM	#298
Jcohen9999 Overkill Reefer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Syosset, NY Posts: 740	Hey Bax! I've had the lion for about 2.5 months and it seems to be fine. I know they will eat anything that they can fit into their mouth but I don't keep shrimp and everything else in my tank is too big for a meal. Once and a while it gets caught up in the flow and it looks like a sail boat fighting against the wind but for the most part it sticks to the middle front of the tank where the flow is more turbulent but not as powerful. How's your tank doing? Jeff

04/05/2008, 02:08 PM	#299
Bax Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,619	My 26 bow is currently a QT, but when I redo my sump room I may plum it into the system and do something with it like a clown anem or fuzzy lion tank, I don't know yet? Since it will eventually be connected to a 550 gallon total sysetm (once my 220 is up and running) maybe I'll put a tang in it just to hear the Tang Police scream!!! Aside from a minor Alk issue due to my CO2 bottle running dry, the current 120 main is doing just fine! Thanks __________________ 150 gallon Perfecto with 1500 gph GH overflow / DIY stand-wine bar / Dart Return / SRO XP3000 Ext skimmer / 75 g frag / 40 g fuge / 40 g DIY sump / Orphek P156 & Kessil 150A Current Tank Info: 150 DT/ 40B fuge/ 75g frag/ 40 g sump/ SRO XP 3000 Ext/ TUNZEs & VorTechs circulation/Dart return/ MTC Pro Cal/ UV & Oz

04/17/2008, 08:46 PM	#300
Jcohen9999 Overkill Reefer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Syosset, NY Posts: 740	quick update The 1" SCWD was a bust...what a POS. I ended up moving the pump for the closed-loop up to right below the tank so now I have the (almost) full flow of the 70RL working for me. It's pretty intense. I will probably order a Super Squirt or a Vortech sometime in the near future to convert from turbulence to wave motion.