Xavier's 40g Breeder Build - Page 2

guitarfreak11 · 09/08/2010, 04:32 PM

Im going to have a 250w hamilton reefstar pendant over it. I had started a 90g oceanic for my old structural steel company and when we bought the tank it had them over it. And i was in there the other day and they had t5s now so i asked for them and they said i can have them. So that saves me some money. Plus ill have an extra pendant for my next tank haha.

gemini aquarius(t) · 09/08/2010, 04:59 PM

wait, you are going to run the 250 or the t5s?

guitarfreak11 · 09/08/2010, 08:08 PM

The 250w. I have 2 but am only going to run 1 right now. What about you?

gemini aquarius(t) · 09/08/2010, 08:54 PM

as of now, i am planning on buying a used 250w pendant that i can hang in the middle..
i just have to save up and find a good one

guitarfreak11 · 09/08/2010, 09:31 PM

Yeah, i am just lucky i got those lights.

gemini aquarius(t) · 09/08/2010, 11:22 PM

I will be keeping an eye out! my other main option is that my friend has an 8 bulb t5 set up that he would sell me for 100 bucks
but its 24".. not asthetically pleasing on a 36" tank

scott26 · 09/09/2010, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gemini aquarius(t)

What is a "bean" overflow?
heard of herbie, but not of bean

It has almost the same concept as the bean except it has an additonal pipe 3 total one is a full siphon one is an open channel to let air in and a final one as an emergency. It is silent and is self tuning after you set it the first time.

If you want more info check out the thread on the subject you should only need to read the first 5 pages to get the concept after that it is mostly just same questions over and over.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1310585

gemini aquarius(t) · 09/09/2010, 11:22 AM

wow! that is an entirely new concept to me!
there goes a LOT of reading haha

gemini aquarius(t) · 09/09/2010, 10:22 PM

got some more stuff!!!
1. Euro-reef RS135 from a friend that didnt need it anymore. (traded for a 40g I had laying around and $50.. can't complain here)
The skimmer is still really dirty, but i will take it apart and clean what I can... I have time! haha

2. Flood Light with bulb. Again from a friend, it was laying in the dirt in his backyard with a pile of electricity cables to be thrown away.. easy snatch!

3. Aqua Lifter 20 Pump and some sort of Auto Top-Off System: from yet another reefer buddy in trade for my help moving his tank!

4. Makeshift Kalkwasser doser. basically a 1g water container with an air line tube siliconed in the bottom with a flow regulator at the end of the air line tube.. simple, inexpensive, adjustable, yet effective!

5. A surge protector: friends house that I got the Flood light from was messy and we found it, he said he didnt need it as it was for an old computer... easy snatch again...

just thought I would keep you guys updated on the progress.. any comments? question? am I boring you? haha

818 · 09/09/2010, 11:04 PM

Make sure you run that skimmer in a vinegar bath. Impellers will lock up, you don't want the impeller to crack when its time to finally fire it up.

gemini aquarius(t) · 09/10/2010, 12:44 AM

is "vinegar bath" a process or literally fill a tub with vinegar and plug it in?

i was just going to soak it and clean it with a razor blade

818 · 09/10/2010, 01:34 AM

vinegar bath can be a a small 5g bucket, water+vinegar, let the skimmer run and get it nice and clean... razoring it will be 10x easier after you let the vinegar break down the coraline or crud build up.

gemini aquarius(t) · 09/10/2010, 01:46 AM

humm, that will be very helpful as there is a LOT of build up in the skimmer!
thanks! i will have to go buy some vinegar tomorrow!

jdantunes · 11/13/2010, 10:56 AM

Any updates about your build? maybe some pics of your progress.

gemini aquarius(t) · 05/11/2011, 04:38 PM

The tank build is alive again. I am in the works on a trade for a return pump. Quiet One 4000. Not sure if that will be too much flow, but I can always dial it back or split it and pour some back into the sump if it comes down to it.
Also picked up a new light for the tank. It is a 36" 150watt halide with 2 96 watt power compact actinics. The bulbs were brand new from the guy I bought it from, so I am excited about that, and the price I got it at.
Not sure if I am going to upgrade the lights when UCedumacation (Charles/Cj) gets his lazy butt going on the upgrade.
Bought a new 150 watt heater, so I know there wont be any problems with it, lost a tank to a heater malfunction, so I dont like to take risks on them.

09/08/2010, 04:32 PM	#26
guitarfreak11 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mentone and Phelan, CA Posts: 390	Im going to have a 250w hamilton reefstar pendant over it. I had started a 90g oceanic for my old structural steel company and when we bought the tank it had them over it. And i was in there the other day and they had t5s now so i asked for them and they said i can have them. So that saves me some money. Plus ill have an extra pendant for my next tank haha. __________________ Adam adam1121 on: Nano-reef socalireefs inlandreefs Current Tank Info: 24g Aquapod 12g nano cube, 72g bowfront in the works

09/08/2010, 04:59 PM	#27
gemini aquarius(t) Always Learning Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 5,099	wait, you are going to run the 250 or the t5s? __________________ -Xavier Blue Thumb Aquatix @BTAquatix

09/08/2010, 08:08 PM	#28
guitarfreak11 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mentone and Phelan, CA Posts: 390	The 250w. I have 2 but am only going to run 1 right now. What about you? __________________ Adam adam1121 on: Nano-reef socalireefs inlandreefs Current Tank Info: 24g Aquapod 12g nano cube, 72g bowfront in the works

09/08/2010, 08:54 PM	#29
gemini aquarius(t) Always Learning Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 5,099	as of now, i am planning on buying a used 250w pendant that i can hang in the middle.. i just have to save up and find a good one __________________ -Xavier Blue Thumb Aquatix @BTAquatix

09/08/2010, 09:31 PM	#30
guitarfreak11 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mentone and Phelan, CA Posts: 390	Yeah, i am just lucky i got those lights. __________________ Adam adam1121 on: Nano-reef socalireefs inlandreefs Current Tank Info: 24g Aquapod 12g nano cube, 72g bowfront in the works

09/08/2010, 11:22 PM	#31
gemini aquarius(t) Always Learning Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 5,099	I will be keeping an eye out! my other main option is that my friend has an 8 bulb t5 set up that he would sell me for 100 bucks but its 24".. not asthetically pleasing on a 36" tank __________________ -Xavier Blue Thumb Aquatix @BTAquatix

09/09/2010, 11:22 AM	#33
gemini aquarius(t) Always Learning Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 5,099	wow! that is an entirely new concept to me! there goes a LOT of reading haha __________________ -Xavier Blue Thumb Aquatix @BTAquatix

09/09/2010, 10:22 PM	#34
gemini aquarius(t) Always Learning Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 5,099	got some more stuff!!! 1. Euro-reef RS135 from a friend that didnt need it anymore. (traded for a 40g I had laying around and $50.. can't complain here) The skimmer is still really dirty, but i will take it apart and clean what I can... I have time! haha 2. Flood Light with bulb. Again from a friend, it was laying in the dirt in his backyard with a pile of electricity cables to be thrown away.. easy snatch! 3. Aqua Lifter 20 Pump and some sort of Auto Top-Off System: from yet another reefer buddy in trade for my help moving his tank! 4. Makeshift Kalkwasser doser. basically a 1g water container with an air line tube siliconed in the bottom with a flow regulator at the end of the air line tube.. simple, inexpensive, adjustable, yet effective! 5. A surge protector: friends house that I got the Flood light from was messy and we found it, he said he didnt need it as it was for an old computer... easy snatch again... just thought I would keep you guys updated on the progress.. any comments? question? am I boring you? haha __________________ -Xavier Blue Thumb Aquatix @BTAquatix

09/09/2010, 11:04 PM	#35
818 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,759	Make sure you run that skimmer in a vinegar bath. Impellers will lock up, you don't want the impeller to crack when its time to finally fire it up. __________________ I'll be back.

09/10/2010, 12:44 AM	#36
gemini aquarius(t) Always Learning Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 5,099	is "vinegar bath" a process or literally fill a tub with vinegar and plug it in? i was just going to soak it and clean it with a razor blade __________________ -Xavier Blue Thumb Aquatix @BTAquatix

09/10/2010, 01:34 AM	#37
818 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,759	vinegar bath can be a a small 5g bucket, water+vinegar, let the skimmer run and get it nice and clean... razoring it will be 10x easier after you let the vinegar break down the coraline or crud build up. __________________ I'll be back.

09/10/2010, 01:46 AM	#38
gemini aquarius(t) Always Learning Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 5,099	humm, that will be very helpful as there is a LOT of build up in the skimmer! thanks! i will have to go buy some vinegar tomorrow! __________________ -Xavier Blue Thumb Aquatix @BTAquatix

11/13/2010, 10:56 AM	#39
jdantunes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 549	Any updates about your build? maybe some pics of your progress.

05/11/2011, 04:38 PM	#40
gemini aquarius(t) Always Learning Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 5,099	The tank build is alive again. I am in the works on a trade for a return pump. Quiet One 4000. Not sure if that will be too much flow, but I can always dial it back or split it and pour some back into the sump if it comes down to it. Also picked up a new light for the tank. It is a 36" 150watt halide with 2 96 watt power compact actinics. The bulbs were brand new from the guy I bought it from, so I am excited about that, and the price I got it at. Not sure if I am going to upgrade the lights when UCedumacation (Charles/Cj) gets his lazy butt going on the upgrade. Bought a new 150 watt heater, so I know there wont be any problems with it, lost a tank to a heater malfunction, so I dont like to take risks on them. __________________ -Xavier Blue Thumb Aquatix @BTAquatix

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