35 Custom Cube Build. - Page 3

chad p · 05/03/2013, 04:11 PM

Looking good. Few questions:

-Are still running the A350? If so, are you happy with your results so far? I'm slowly moving into a similar size tank and I'm debating between keeping my 350 or going another route. I like the clean and simple look of one A350 over a rimless tank but not sure if I'm getting the best results possible with it.

-Have you been happy with the skimmer? Just picked up a SCA-301 for my build. Everyone seems to love them but it just seems too good to be true for the price.

-Forgive me for being nosy but how pricy was that kitten? I was under the impression that those things were super expensive.

Anyways, definitely following along. Great looking tank and you should really be proud every time you look at it after building it all up from scratch!

tmantaylor18 · 05/03/2013, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by chad p

Looking good. Few questions:

-Are still running the A350? If so, are you happy with your results so far? I'm slowly moving into a similar size tank and I'm debating between keeping my 350 or going another route. I like the clean and simple look of one A350 over a rimless tank but not sure if I'm getting the best results possible with it.

-Have you been happy with the skimmer? Just picked up a SCA-301 for my build. Everyone seems to love them but it just seems too good to be true for the price.

-Forgive me for being nosy but how pricy was that kitten? I was under the impression that those things were super expensive.

Anyways, definitely following along. Great looking tank and you should really be proud every time you look at it after building it all up from scratch!

Im super happy with the color the a350w is producing. I had some alkalinity issues for a while and everything has colored up since. I've found awesome growth with new frags I put in the tank. The older frags seemed to have gone dormant after being shocked. I cut the tips off to encourage new growth so we will see. I have a red dragon, lime in the sky, and another deep water acro that are going crazy with growth.

I ended up selling the skimmer and upgrading to an ATB cone skimmer because of an awesome deal. Only thing I didn't like about the other one was how tiny the collection cup was.

I got my cat from someone who found out they were highly allergic to him. They paid $1600 for him and I paid $250.

tmantaylor18 · 05/08/2013, 01:49 AM

More pictures tomorrow...

tmantaylor18 · 05/08/2013, 07:25 PM

tmantaylor18 · 05/10/2013, 09:31 PM

tmantaylor18 · 05/12/2013, 03:13 PM

anyone make a net like this? The screen window frame is starting to deteriorate so i might need to make a new one.

jsjonesrdh · 05/13/2013, 11:32 AM

I made mine from supplies from BRS. Just like that, it sits right on top. I use little rubber stoppers on the corners to elevate it slightly

tmantaylor18 · 05/13/2013, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jsjonesrdh

I made mine from supplies from BRS. Just like that, it sits right on top. I use little rubber stoppers on the corners to elevate it slightly

have you had any issues with the paint corroding? I want to make a new one but am wondering if I should apply another coat of paint first.

LRStar · 05/13/2013, 01:22 PM

you have reef crest at 100%?

Anyway you can post a vid? I'd really like to see what proper flow looks like. My MP10 is set to like 30%, as I felt my poor clowns were "treading water" all day just to keep alive.

Arkayology · 05/15/2013, 11:40 AM

Awesome pics! I was following your other thread waiting for updates... when they are all here lol.

tmantaylor18 · 05/18/2013, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by LRStar

you have reef crest at 100%?

Anyway you can post a vid? I'd really like to see what proper flow looks like. My MP10 is set to like 30%, as I felt my poor clowns were "treading water" all day just to keep alive.

Yeah I felt that way too but the clowns are fine. I'll try to get a video soon.

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Originally Posted by SoCalDude

Awesome pics! I was following your other thread waiting for updates... when they are all here lol.

Haha yeah a mod moved this thread into reef discussion from nano for some reason.

I've been happy with the Kessil as far as color goes but Im not getting awesome growth like I did with my 250 watt Radiums. I found this 6 bulb powermodule for sale and am excited to give T5's a shot for the first time. Hopefully I don't bleach out my corals.

jsjonesrdh · 05/19/2013, 11:07 AM

I believe the aluminum frame is anodized, not painted. I have had it in use for about 2 months and looks like new. Mine looks just like the pic. probably same product

tmantaylor18 · 05/19/2013, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jsjonesrdh

I believe the aluminum frame is anodized, not painted. I have had it in use for about 2 months and looks like new. Mine looks just like the pic. probably same product

mine is bubbling and flaking off at around the 9 month mark. Ill probably just make a new one soon.

tmantaylor18 · 05/19/2013, 11:15 PM

The light is mounted. Bulbs are in tomorrow.

Charley Diesing · 05/20/2013, 12:57 AM

Awesome I might be getting the exact light for my 40 breeder. Can't wait to see more!

sahin · 05/27/2013, 12:30 PM

Hi there. I saw your thread asking about the mounting height of the PM above the waterline: Start off with at least 12inches above the water with all tubes at no more than 6 hours.

You can then start to lower the unit to about 9inches and increase full lighting hours to about 8 hours with actinics of 1 hours either side.

If you noticed colours lightening, reduce light hours by as much as 30%, and then start to increase slowly.

Whilst the LED unit may have had a high PAR beneath, you will be surprised at how much PAR the PM can throw over a much greater spread; hence some corals away from the centre may actually get more PAR than before.

tmantaylor18 · 05/27/2013, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Charley Diesing

Awesome I might be getting the exact light for my 40 breeder. Can't wait to see more!

I'll try and get some new shots tonight if I have time. Post some pics of your setup if you get the new light

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Originally Posted by sahin

Hi there. I saw your thread asking about the mounting height of the PM above the waterline: Start off with at least 12inches above the water with all tubes at no more than 6 hours.

You can then start to lower the unit to about 9inches and increase full lighting hours to about 8 hours with actinics of 1 hours either side.

If you noticed colours lightening, reduce light hours by as much as 30%, and then start to increase slowly.

Whilst the LED unit may have had a high PAR beneath, you will be surprised at how much PAR the PM can throw over a much greater spread; hence some corals away from the centre may actually get more PAR than before.

Yeah its hit the 1 week mark and I pretty much did what you recomended. Its been at about a foot all week but on for 8 hours. So far everything looks really good. There has been substantial growth out of a few of my SPS like my pink lemonade and Spongodes. The pink lemonade was only encrusting under the LED's and now I can see new growth on the tips after a week.

tmantaylor18 · 06/11/2013, 02:14 PM

Took a bunch of photos last night that I didn't have time to process yet. Here's one of them to bump the thread.

tmantaylor18 · 06/16/2013, 08:26 PM

more pictures!

sahin · 06/17/2013, 04:25 AM

Looks awesome dude! Your SPS have nice deep colour.

Keep on doing what you are doing in respect of the tank.

tmantaylor18 · 06/18/2013, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sahin

Looks awesome dude! Your SPS have nice deep colour.

Keep on doing what you are doing in respect of the tank.

Thank you. Most of the SPS is looking good but some are really pale like my red planet. It's almost yellow right now with a bit of pink. My nitrates and phosphates are both at 0 so I may need to start feeding more or start dosing AA's again.

larcomak11 · 06/18/2013, 05:08 PM

The ATI fixture looks great and really brings out the colors. I love LED and my LFS was trying to push me towards the kessil, but seeing how yours look, i love the ATI

Beautiful tank BTW!

sahin · 06/18/2013, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tmantaylor18

Thank you. Most of the SPS is looking good but some are really pale like my red planet. It's almost yellow right now with a bit of pink. My nitrates and phosphates are both at 0 so I may need to start feeding more or start dosing AA's again.

The Red Plant is known to require only minimal amounts of light. Maybe locate it lower or on the side of a rock etc. I did that with mine.

And yes, AA will definitely help to deepen the colours. I use KZ AA and Coral Vitaliser. The KZ AA is very potent. When I increased my light hours too much and my all my corals pale out, the KZ AA greatly helped. But be careful, too much and you risk the corals to brown out. Or algae.

I am now only dosing a drop now and again.

I dont run my lights no longer than 8 hours, and only 6 hours for the all tubes.

tmantaylor18 · 08/27/2013, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sahin

The Red Plant is known to require only minimal amounts of light. Maybe locate it lower or on the side of a rock etc. I did that with mine.

And yes, AA will definitely help to deepen the colours. I use KZ AA and Coral Vitaliser. The KZ AA is very potent. When I increased my light hours too much and my all my corals pale out, the KZ AA greatly helped. But be careful, too much and you risk the corals to brown out. Or algae.

I am now only dosing a drop now and again.

I dont run my lights no longer than 8 hours, and only 6 hours for the all tubes.

I thought if its green/yellow its getting too little light? Im still not seeing any growth on this thing.

tmantaylor18 · 09/28/2013, 07:20 PM

Not the greatest photos from my phone but it's pretty cool to see the kind of growth Im getting now that things are more dialed in.

mid june of this year

last week/3 months later

05/03/2013, 04:11 PM	#51
chad p Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Gabriel Valley, Ca. Posts: 461	Looking good. Few questions: -Are still running the A350? If so, are you happy with your results so far? I'm slowly moving into a similar size tank and I'm debating between keeping my 350 or going another route. I like the clean and simple look of one A350 over a rimless tank but not sure if I'm getting the best results possible with it. -Have you been happy with the skimmer? Just picked up a SCA-301 for my build. Everyone seems to love them but it just seems too good to be true for the price. -Forgive me for being nosy but how pricy was that kitten? I was under the impression that those things were super expensive. Anyways, definitely following along. Great looking tank and you should really be proud every time you look at it after building it all up from scratch! __________________ ______________________________________________ 34 gallon Solana Superbrite SPS/zoas. Apex Lite, G-H overflow, SCA-302 skimmer, TLF reactor, Sicce Syncra 2.5 return, 250W Hamilton Sun MH.

05/15/2013, 11:40 AM	#60
Arkayology Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,597	Awesome pics! I was following your other thread waiting for updates... when they are all here lol. __________________ -Matt in between tanks

05/20/2013, 12:57 AM	#65
Charley Diesing Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 1,162	Awesome I might be getting the exact light for my 40 breeder. Can't wait to see more! __________________ Have dominion over the fish of the sea Current Tank Info: Currently Tankless: In the planning stage of next build.

05/08/2013, 01:49 AM	#53
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	More pictures tomorrow...

05/08/2013, 07:25 PM	#54
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143

05/10/2013, 09:31 PM	#55
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143

05/12/2013, 03:13 PM	#56
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	anyone make a net like this? The screen window frame is starting to deteriorate so i might need to make a new one.

05/13/2013, 11:32 AM	#57
jsjonesrdh Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 106	I made mine from supplies from BRS. Just like that, it sits right on top. I use little rubber stoppers on the corners to elevate it slightly

05/13/2013, 01:22 PM	#59
LRStar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 20	you have reef crest at 100%? Anyway you can post a vid? I'd really like to see what proper flow looks like. My MP10 is set to like 30%, as I felt my poor clowns were "treading water" all day just to keep alive.

05/19/2013, 11:07 AM	#62
jsjonesrdh Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 106	I believe the aluminum frame is anodized, not painted. I have had it in use for about 2 months and looks like new. Mine looks just like the pic. probably same product

05/19/2013, 11:15 PM	#64
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	The light is mounted. Bulbs are in tomorrow.

05/27/2013, 12:30 PM	#66
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	Hi there. I saw your thread asking about the mounting height of the PM above the waterline: Start off with at least 12inches above the water with all tubes at no more than 6 hours. You can then start to lower the unit to about 9inches and increase full lighting hours to about 8 hours with actinics of 1 hours either side. If you noticed colours lightening, reduce light hours by as much as 30%, and then start to increase slowly. Whilst the LED unit may have had a high PAR beneath, you will be surprised at how much PAR the PM can throw over a much greater spread; hence some corals away from the centre may actually get more PAR than before.

06/11/2013, 02:14 PM	#68
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	Took a bunch of photos last night that I didn't have time to process yet. Here's one of them to bump the thread.

06/16/2013, 08:26 PM	#69
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	more pictures!

06/17/2013, 04:25 AM	#70
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	Looks awesome dude! Your SPS have nice deep colour. Keep on doing what you are doing in respect of the tank.

06/18/2013, 05:08 PM	#72
larcomak11 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 161	The ATI fixture looks great and really brings out the colors. I love LED and my LFS was trying to push me towards the kessil, but seeing how yours look, i love the ATI Beautiful tank BTW!

09/28/2013, 07:20 PM	#75
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	Not the greatest photos from my phone but it's pretty cool to see the kind of growth Im getting now that things are more dialed in. mid june of this year last week/3 months later