15g cube from the start , pictures all the way - Page 2

tonym10 · 08/01/2005, 05:29 AM

thanks avenger
spoon671 I love the setup of this cube , the size shape, canopy , stand, it was exactly what I was looking for. I did make changes to it, as described above with the additional bulkheads and baffles in the rear sump area. You can get one from acrylicman on ebay, that is where I got mine.He builds them himself, some people give him negative feedback for slow shipping, but I got mine right away because he had 8 of them made, if he doesnt have them made and has to build them of course it takes longer, but he really packs it professionally, and like I said , mine arrived right away. He is making me a molding now for the bottom of the outside of the tank so I can hide the sand line.

tonym10 · 08/01/2005, 09:59 AM

I just thought of a topoff idea. I can seal the bottom of the stand. Cut an access hole in the back of the acrylic stand, fill it with topoff water, it will hold at least 5 gallons, glue a shelf in the upper half of the stand to hold a litermeter pump, set the litermeter to does 1 cup of water per day, with the topoff module of the litermeter pluged in , and water level device set in the back of the sump area to turn the liter meter off if evap is less.
I believe 5 gallons of ro water would last for a few months on this tank. Maybe even add kalk to this topoff if I find the need for dosing kalk.

tonym10 · 08/03/2005, 07:17 PM

4 days now, ammonia 0, nitrate 0, nitrate 2
Time for clean up crew.

rjwilson37 · 08/03/2005, 07:22 PM

Sounds good, I can't wait.

Tony, my tank made TOTM at Ultimate Reef.

http://www.ultimatereef.net

tonym10 · 08/04/2005, 05:30 AM

Very nice RJ, your tank looks great as always congradulations.
Have you started your larger tank? My wife just said I need bigger tank because she wants another tang, I did not even have to tell her I was already thinking of upgrading to a 180. But it will still be years before I can do it.

tonym10 · 08/04/2005, 04:31 PM

I just ordered the first corals for the nano from PhishyBusiness .
A green welsophilia, 2 Blasto wellsi , and a few differant color Acon lordhowensis with 4-7 acons on each piece. I will post picks as soon as they arrive, which will be Tuesday.
He put together a nice package for me. I cant wait , these will be my first Acans , I do not even have acans in my 75g.
This may be all the corals I put in the nano. Maybe some zoos yet or mushrooms.

tonym10 · 08/04/2005, 04:37 PM

Here are the pics from phisyBusiness sight of the ones I bought.
No pics of the acans, because he is selling me ones not on the sight with less polyps then the ones there with 10-20 polyps.

Genin · 08/05/2005, 06:29 AM

your rocks in your tank are gorgeous. they have some great color to them already.

rjwilson37 · 08/05/2005, 07:38 AM

Didn't you re-arrange the rock work from the first picture you posted? If so, we sure could use a new picture.

eugimon · 08/05/2005, 08:51 AM

yes, new pictures! I like the way you have the back setup... very nice.. and that micro chiller looks wicked where you put it.

tonym10 · 08/05/2005, 06:46 PM

Ok, I will take a pic the new rock layout. I really like the new rock layout. I will need to take pics of it anyway so I remember it when I take it apart it move it to my office in a month. I may put my corals when they arrive in my 75 for a month before putting them in the nano. I will decide that on tuesday. I put the clean up crew in today. I need to get something to clean the acrylic , the pad I have now is too wide and hits the rocks, guess I will do a search, any recomendations?

tonym10 · 08/06/2005, 04:47 PM

The room were this cube is in has a room temp of 77, the cube without the chiller running was 83.5 with no lights and 86 with lights. SO I pluged in the chiller and the tem dropped to 79 with no lights, and I will see later what the temps are with the lights on.

tonym10 · 08/06/2005, 06:11 PM

Ok here is a pic of the new rock layout

Let me know what you think.

A\/enger · 08/06/2005, 07:30 PM

I really love the variation of color on your rocks. The layout looks good too, I've always been a fan of a few larger rocks then a lot of small ones.

tonym10 · 08/06/2005, 07:35 PM

Thanks, there are three rocks there. Its funny there are only three rocks, and yet it took me forever to set them the way I liked them.

tonym10 · 08/07/2005, 06:27 AM

Temps with ice probe chiller after lights were on 10 hours is 81.5 .
I have not put a fan in the canopy but I think this temp range should be ok . 79 no lights to 81.5 with lights on. Before chiller 83.5 to 86. SO the Ice Probe is keeping my 14g down 4.5 degrees.

dlemons1 · 08/07/2005, 08:24 PM

bump

tonym10 · 08/09/2005, 08:54 AM

I got the corals from phishybusiness today. I had to put them in the tank then come to work. I will post pics tonight of them. They are all really nice. There are more acans on each rock then I expected. Three acan rocks plus he sent me a free 4th acan rock.
Colors are all excellent. Pics later.

nonamesright · 08/09/2005, 10:56 AM

i can't wait to see the corals, and im a fan of the rockwork as well. keep up the good work.

tonym10 · 08/09/2005, 07:14 PM

Here are pics of the new corals. I placed them in the tank in temporary spots, some of the spots made it difficult to get pics. SOme I could not get pics of. I could not be happier with these corals .

here is a close up of the first pic

And this is the free acan that phishybusiness sent me

tonym10 · 08/09/2005, 07:16 PM

One of the wesli

rjwilson37 · 08/09/2005, 07:33 PM

Those are awsome looking, just great.

tonym10 · 08/11/2005, 04:24 PM

This morning I did my first water change , 2 gallons, plan on doing a 2 gallon / week change.

tonym10 · 08/12/2005, 06:45 PM

A pic of my emerald in nano

nonamesright · 08/13/2005, 06:43 AM

those corals are beautiful, and out of curiosity how much were they and how much was shipping?

08/03/2005, 07:22 PM	#29
rjwilson37 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: West Michigan Posts: 7,104	Sounds good, I can't wait. Tony, my tank made TOTM at Ultimate Reef. http://www.ultimatereef.net __________________ Isn't life just wonderful. 29g Biocube Standard Pump Standard 72w PC Lighting Current Tank Info: 29g Biocube Reef Tank

08/05/2005, 07:38 AM	#34
rjwilson37 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: West Michigan Posts: 7,104	Didn't you re-arrange the rock work from the first picture you posted? If so, we sure could use a new picture. __________________ Isn't life just wonderful. 29g Biocube Standard Pump Standard 72w PC Lighting Current Tank Info: 29g Biocube Reef Tank

08/06/2005, 07:30 PM	#39
A\/enger Premium Member $A\/enger's Avatar$ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norton Shores, MI Posts: 325	I really love the variation of color on your rocks. The layout looks good too, I've always been a fan of a few larger rocks then a lot of small ones.
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08/09/2005, 10:56 AM	#44
nonamesright Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: green bay Posts: 336	i can't wait to see the corals, and im a fan of the rockwork as well. keep up the good work. __________________ candy is dandy but liquor is quicker Current Tank Info: 29 gallon reef

08/09/2005, 07:33 PM	#47
rjwilson37 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: West Michigan Posts: 7,104	Those are awsome looking, just great. __________________ Isn't life just wonderful. 29g Biocube Standard Pump Standard 72w PC Lighting Current Tank Info: 29g Biocube Reef Tank

08/01/2005, 05:29 AM	#26
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	thanks avenger spoon671 I love the setup of this cube , the size shape, canopy , stand, it was exactly what I was looking for. I did make changes to it, as described above with the additional bulkheads and baffles in the rear sump area. You can get one from acrylicman on ebay, that is where I got mine.He builds them himself, some people give him negative feedback for slow shipping, but I got mine right away because he had 8 of them made, if he doesnt have them made and has to build them of course it takes longer, but he really packs it professionally, and like I said , mine arrived right away. He is making me a molding now for the bottom of the outside of the tank so I can hide the sand line.

08/01/2005, 09:59 AM	#27
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	I just thought of a topoff idea. I can seal the bottom of the stand. Cut an access hole in the back of the acrylic stand, fill it with topoff water, it will hold at least 5 gallons, glue a shelf in the upper half of the stand to hold a litermeter pump, set the litermeter to does 1 cup of water per day, with the topoff module of the litermeter pluged in , and water level device set in the back of the sump area to turn the liter meter off if evap is less. I believe 5 gallons of ro water would last for a few months on this tank. Maybe even add kalk to this topoff if I find the need for dosing kalk.

08/03/2005, 07:17 PM	#28
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	4 days now, ammonia 0, nitrate 0, nitrate 2 Time for clean up crew.

08/04/2005, 05:30 AM	#30
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	Very nice RJ, your tank looks great as always congradulations. Have you started your larger tank? My wife just said I need bigger tank because she wants another tang, I did not even have to tell her I was already thinking of upgrading to a 180. But it will still be years before I can do it.

08/04/2005, 04:31 PM	#31
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	I just ordered the first corals for the nano from PhishyBusiness . A green welsophilia, 2 Blasto wellsi , and a few differant color Acon lordhowensis with 4-7 acons on each piece. I will post picks as soon as they arrive, which will be Tuesday. He put together a nice package for me. I cant wait , these will be my first Acans , I do not even have acans in my 75g. This may be all the corals I put in the nano. Maybe some zoos yet or mushrooms.

08/04/2005, 04:37 PM	#32
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	Here are the pics from phisyBusiness sight of the ones I bought. No pics of the acans, because he is selling me ones not on the sight with less polyps then the ones there with 10-20 polyps.

08/05/2005, 06:29 AM	#33
Genin Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PA Posts: 755	your rocks in your tank are gorgeous. they have some great color to them already.

08/05/2005, 08:51 AM	#35
eugimon Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 103	yes, new pictures! I like the way you have the back setup... very nice.. and that micro chiller looks wicked where you put it.

08/05/2005, 06:46 PM	#36
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	Ok, I will take a pic the new rock layout. I really like the new rock layout. I will need to take pics of it anyway so I remember it when I take it apart it move it to my office in a month. I may put my corals when they arrive in my 75 for a month before putting them in the nano. I will decide that on tuesday. I put the clean up crew in today. I need to get something to clean the acrylic , the pad I have now is too wide and hits the rocks, guess I will do a search, any recomendations?

08/06/2005, 04:47 PM	#37
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	The room were this cube is in has a room temp of 77, the cube without the chiller running was 83.5 with no lights and 86 with lights. SO I pluged in the chiller and the tem dropped to 79 with no lights, and I will see later what the temps are with the lights on.

08/06/2005, 06:11 PM	#38
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	Ok here is a pic of the new rock layout Let me know what you think.

08/06/2005, 07:35 PM	#40
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	Thanks, there are three rocks there. Its funny there are only three rocks, and yet it took me forever to set them the way I liked them.

08/07/2005, 06:27 AM	#41
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	Temps with ice probe chiller after lights were on 10 hours is 81.5 . I have not put a fan in the canopy but I think this temp range should be ok . 79 no lights to 81.5 with lights on. Before chiller 83.5 to 86. SO the Ice Probe is keeping my 14g down 4.5 degrees.

08/07/2005, 08:24 PM	#42
dlemons1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 106	bump

08/09/2005, 08:54 AM	#43
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	I got the corals from phishybusiness today. I had to put them in the tank then come to work. I will post pics tonight of them. They are all really nice. There are more acans on each rock then I expected. Three acan rocks plus he sent me a free 4th acan rock. Colors are all excellent. Pics later.

08/09/2005, 07:14 PM	#45
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	Here are pics of the new corals. I placed them in the tank in temporary spots, some of the spots made it difficult to get pics. SOme I could not get pics of. I could not be happier with these corals . here is a close up of the first pic And this is the free acan that phishybusiness sent me

08/09/2005, 07:16 PM	#46
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	One of the wesli

08/11/2005, 04:24 PM	#48
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	This morning I did my first water change , 2 gallons, plan on doing a 2 gallon / week change.

08/12/2005, 06:45 PM	#49
tonym10 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE PA Posts: 2,078	A pic of my emerald in nano

08/13/2005, 06:43 AM	#50
nonamesright Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: green bay Posts: 336	those corals are beautiful, and out of curiosity how much were they and how much was shipping? __________________ candy is dandy but liquor is quicker Current Tank Info: 29 gallon reef