SPS 33 system with NC6 frag/QT and Snowflake - Page 13

Rosseau · 09/15/2008, 06:49 AM

The rack looks good. I like the idea of having it adjustable/movable on a magnet.

I hope that epoxy is reef safe.

cherubfish pair · 09/15/2008, 06:10 PM

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Originally posted by Rosseau
The rack looks good. I like the idea of having it adjustable/movable on a magnet.

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Originally posted by Rosseau
I hope that epoxy is reef safe.

I guess I'll find out. I'll have to watch my livestock like a hawk for the first few days. The package has no safety warnings.

cherubfish pair · 09/16/2008, 09:46 AM

Well I ordered a couple of things that should be here on Fri. A paintball tank CO2 regulator that will be perfect for the ViaAqua reactor and another Mini-jet 606 for my Nano Remora. I decided to try it because with 6 gallons I won't need but a trickle through the skimmer.

cherubfish pair · 09/16/2008, 09:34 PM

Bought this flake food and distilled water today. I let my testing test tubes sit in some of our well water and didn't realize the hard water would calcify on the glass. I hope this distilled water will take it off.

cherubfish pair · 09/17/2008, 04:32 PM

Has anybody dewormed their fish? I mean internal roundworms and flatworms? How did you do it?

I read something that said stringy white feces are a sign of worms and that's what my black mollies have.

cherubfish pair · 09/17/2008, 10:09 PM

Anybody know if those new Koralias that run off their wavemaker, can be used on other wavemaking timers? I would like to run one on my RK1.

cherubfish pair · 09/18/2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally posted by cherubfish pair
Well I ordered a couple of things that should be here on Fri. A paintball tank CO2 regulator that will be perfect for the ViaAqua reactor and another Mini-jet 606 for my Nano Remora. I decided to try it because with 6 gallons I won't need but a trickle through the skimmer.

These two things won't be here til Monday.

I also ordered some DI water from Culligan. Ten gallons.

cherubfish pair · 09/19/2008, 04:44 PM

I'll use this three-sided overflow in place of a bulkhead screen for my closed loop intake. A lot of anemones have perished on bulkhead screens. I'll just turn it upside down and put it over a bulkhead on a bottom corner.

cherubfish pair · 09/19/2008, 08:46 PM

This is how I made my anemone proof closed loop intake. I used my wire clippers and cut out a section of gutter guard from the roll. I clipped the gg every third square to make it bend easier. I formed the gg around the slotted overflow and used cable ties to hold it in place. I will put the overflow on the bottom of the tank as described in the post above. If an anemone gets caught in it I can clip out the gutter guard to remove the nem.

cherubfish pair · 09/20/2008, 11:09 AM

I reinstalled my Chauvet power panel:

cherubfish pair · 09/20/2008, 05:53 PM

My ammonia monitor says safe. My ammonia spike must have gone down. I will do some testing after supper. I have a fish with a cloudy eye. Gonna put some Stress Coat in the tank.

cherubfish pair · 09/21/2008, 11:10 AM

Ammonia spike has subsided and nitrite has started.

pH = 7.8

NO2- = 0.50 ppm

NH4+ = 0 ppm

cherubfish pair · 09/21/2008, 05:23 PM

I decided to breakup some of my liverock into smaller pieces since two pieces are too much for the tank now that I must make room for the frag rack. So one and a half pieces it is.

First I drilled pilot holes into the rock in a line. Then a 7/16" drilling into the pilot holes. (You can see them in the first picture.) A hammer and chisel broke up the rock in two and even gave me rubble rock. My diy Nano Rock.

cherubfish pair · 09/23/2008, 05:34 PM

I used cable ties and thin shipping pads to pad this Mini-jet 606. I just cut out a strip of padding and threaded two ties together since one couldn't wrap around by itself and zipped on a pad that I wrapped around the powerhead. This thing shouldn't rattle around in one of the back chambers of the NC6.

PSam · 09/23/2008, 07:13 PM

But you covered the intake?

also, I have 2 1200's resting on top one another in a tank, and they don't make the slightest rattle... not sure you have too much to worry about with that mini jet. I'd remove that stuff.

cherubfish pair · 09/23/2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by PSam
But you covered the intake?

Not one of my better ideas!

I could cut out a square to expose the intake. The return pump in there now is a mini jet and is silent. Now I think the heater that was in the same back chamber was causing the rattling. The foam stinks like foul plastic and I don't want toxic waste in the tank. Thanks PSam, I will take it off.

cherubfish pair · 09/24/2008, 11:08 AM

Here's my paintball tank regulator. It will look cute next to a viaaqua calc reactor. Now I just need a bubble counter thingy.

Rosseau · 09/24/2008, 11:15 AM

CO2, calc reactor, this is serious! Potential overkill... but I'm not knocking you - I have just as much fun messing around with the gear as I do playing with the coral.

Rosseau · 09/24/2008, 11:15 AM

That being said, I like to set up tank and then mod onto it a bit once it is up and running... It means I get the best of both worlds only with a few more headaches along the way.

cherubfish pair · 09/24/2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally posted by cherubfish pair
Here's my paintball tank regulator. It will look cute next to a viaaqua calc reactor. Now I just need a bubble counter thingy.

Just found out don't need bubble counter. ViaAqua Acro Cal reactor has one built-in.

Hehehe....Rosseau, look at it this way, won't have to dose calc & alk.

I think dissolved aragonite also provides some strontium and magnesium.

cherubfish pair · 09/25/2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by cherubfish pair
My ammonia monitor says safe. My ammonia spike must have gone down. I will do some testing after supper. I have a fish with a cloudy eye. Gonna put some Stress Coat in the tank.

The eye cleared up. It still has a half dozen white dots on it. I think it was injured in the lfs during netting.

cherubfish pair · 09/25/2008, 07:25 PM

Culligan DI water. When I get my ro/di these will be a thing of the past.

cherubfish pair · 09/26/2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally posted by cherubfish pair
+1 wish I could take pics like that too!

I think it's either I can't focus close up on the fish, or the fish moves too fast. I would post a sample pic, but I'd be too embarrassed.

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Originally posted by Rosseau
I could try and give you some pointers if you want.

Aquarium photography is pretty tough... I'm not finding it easy and I understand well how a camera works.

I'm posting a few sub-par photos... perhaps I should go for quality over quantity right now?

Here comes more from the "quantity" department.

Here's a pic. Ignore the fake coral in the background.

cherubfish pair · 09/26/2008, 04:20 PM

Well I know two things I need for starters. One, the glass needs cleaning. And two, I need to set up my tripod.

unbreakable · 09/26/2008, 10:00 PM

looks like everything is coming along. i need me one of those chauvet control panels

09/15/2008, 06:49 AM	#301
Rosseau Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,049	The rack looks good. I like the idea of having it adjustable/movable on a magnet. I hope that epoxy is reef safe. __________________ Still fighting entropy.

09/16/2008, 09:46 AM	#303
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Well I ordered a couple of things that should be here on Fri. A paintball tank CO2 regulator that will be perfect for the ViaAqua reactor and another Mini-jet 606 for my Nano Remora. I decided to try it because with 6 gallons I won't need but a trickle through the skimmer. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/16/2008, 09:34 PM	#304
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Bought this flake food and distilled water today. I let my testing test tubes sit in some of our well water and didn't realize the hard water would calcify on the glass. I hope this distilled water will take it off. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/17/2008, 04:32 PM	#305
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Has anybody dewormed their fish? I mean internal roundworms and flatworms? How did you do it? I read something that said stringy white feces are a sign of worms and that's what my black mollies have. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/17/2008, 10:09 PM	#306
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Anybody know if those new Koralias that run off their wavemaker, can be used on other wavemaking timers? I would like to run one on my RK1. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/19/2008, 04:44 PM	#308
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	I'll use this three-sided overflow in place of a bulkhead screen for my closed loop intake. A lot of anemones have perished on bulkhead screens. I'll just turn it upside down and put it over a bulkhead on a bottom corner. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/19/2008, 08:46 PM	#309
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	This is how I made my anemone proof closed loop intake. I used my wire clippers and cut out a section of gutter guard from the roll. I clipped the gg every third square to make it bend easier. I formed the gg around the slotted overflow and used cable ties to hold it in place. I will put the overflow on the bottom of the tank as described in the post above. If an anemone gets caught in it I can clip out the gutter guard to remove the nem. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless Last edited by dc; 04/27/2009 at 09:44 PM.

09/20/2008, 11:09 AM	#310
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	I reinstalled my Chauvet power panel: __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/20/2008, 05:53 PM	#311
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	My ammonia monitor says safe. My ammonia spike must have gone down. I will do some testing after supper. I have a fish with a cloudy eye. Gonna put some Stress Coat in the tank. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/21/2008, 11:10 AM	#312
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Ammonia spike has subsided and nitrite has started. pH = 7.8 NO2- = 0.50 ppm NH4+ = 0 ppm __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/21/2008, 05:23 PM	#313
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	I decided to breakup some of my liverock into smaller pieces since two pieces are too much for the tank now that I must make room for the frag rack. So one and a half pieces it is. First I drilled pilot holes into the rock in a line. Then a 7/16" drilling into the pilot holes. (You can see them in the first picture.) A hammer and chisel broke up the rock in two and even gave me rubble rock. My diy Nano Rock. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless Last edited by dc; 04/27/2009 at 09:45 PM.

09/23/2008, 05:34 PM	#314
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	I used cable ties and thin shipping pads to pad this Mini-jet 606. I just cut out a strip of padding and threaded two ties together since one couldn't wrap around by itself and zipped on a pad that I wrapped around the powerhead. This thing shouldn't rattle around in one of the back chambers of the NC6. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless Last edited by dc; 04/27/2009 at 09:45 PM.

09/23/2008, 07:13 PM	#315
PSam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,036	But you covered the intake? also, I have 2 1200's resting on top one another in a tank, and they don't make the slightest rattle... not sure you have too much to worry about with that mini jet. I'd remove that stuff. __________________ ..no vemos las cosas como son las vemos como somos nosotros...

09/24/2008, 11:08 AM	#317
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Here's my paintball tank regulator. It will look cute next to a viaaqua calc reactor. Now I just need a bubble counter thingy. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/24/2008, 11:15 AM	#318
Rosseau Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,049	CO2, calc reactor, this is serious! Potential overkill... but I'm not knocking you - I have just as much fun messing around with the gear as I do playing with the coral. __________________ Still fighting entropy.

09/24/2008, 11:15 AM	#319
Rosseau Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,049	That being said, I like to set up tank and then mod onto it a bit once it is up and running... It means I get the best of both worlds only with a few more headaches along the way. __________________ Still fighting entropy.

09/25/2008, 07:25 PM	#322
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Culligan DI water. When I get my ro/di these will be a thing of the past. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/26/2008, 04:20 PM	#324
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Well I know two things I need for starters. One, the glass needs cleaning. And two, I need to set up my tripod. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/26/2008, 10:00 PM	#325
unbreakable D: Join Date: May 2007 Location: ? Posts: 2,868	looks like everything is coming along. i need me one of those chauvet control panels __________________ INTERNET= Serious Business!