SPS 33 system with NC6 frag/QT and Snowflake - Page 18

cherubfish pair · 05/11/2009, 05:53 PM

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I just switched powerheads in my frag tank from a Hydor Nano to a Maxi-Jet 1200. The hydor wasn't strong enough, couldn't be put on my ReefKeeper wavemaker and RK night mode because the impeller sometimes "catched" and wouldn't go. The 1200 is on a sure-grip magnet holder which is infinately better than suction cups. I'll get a picture tomorrow of the new setup.

Here's the Maxi-Jet. Under the stock return pump outlet and beside the IceProbe's probe. I have it set to the ReefKeeper's wavemaking cylce A. It runs for 20 seconds then shuts off for 20 seconds and keeps cycling that way until the night mode shuts it off at 10:30 p.m. and turns it back on at 8:30 a.m. It also shuts off for up to 3 minutes at the touch of a button during feed mode so that the fish can eat without the powerhead blowing their food all around the tank.

cherubfish pair · 05/12/2009, 07:01 PM

Edit: didn't use screw as was said in post on previous page and in qoute below. Lost it somewhere. Was going to use screw, washer and nut as shown in top photo. The nut isn't going on the screw, but you get the picture of what it should be.

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Took the stock overflow from my all-in-one, drilled a hole through it, cliped a "tooth" in the "drain screen". This raised the water level high enough to hide the water's surface within the rim.

cherubfish pair · 05/13/2009, 05:04 PM

30055 VIEWS ON THIS THREAD. WOO HOO !!!

Taking a break on this thread while I do some remodeling in between the ranching projects. I'll be putting away the nano cube temporarily and setting up the 33 gallon in a bare bones situation. The nano cube is too small for fishes and I can't stand it any longer. I need fishes!

unbreakable · 05/13/2009, 07:36 PM

almost there

cherubfish pair · 05/16/2009, 02:25 PM

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I'll be putting away the nano cube temporarily and setting up the 33 gallon in a bare bones situation.

Yes it's official. Tearing down the NC6. I've spent a lot of time and money on it the last year-and-a-half and still can't get a fish in it. Just too small for long term. It's just a quarantine and frag tank.

Be gettin the big tank probably sometime in the next two weeks. Looks like it will be a glasscages.com 33 long acrylic. 48 inches long.

Toygrr · 06/04/2009, 01:33 PM

MITCH YOU STOLE MY THREAD! :3

Toygrr · 06/04/2009, 01:34 PM

I shouldnt have quit for so long T.T, never thought this thread would go this far, all thanks to you!

cherubfish pair · 06/04/2009, 04:52 PM

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MITCH YOU STOLE MY THREAD! :3

Hi Toygrr! I quess I never realized how many posts I made in your thread. Sorry, I did kinda steal it.

Toygrr · 06/05/2009, 01:02 PM

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Hi Toygrr! I quess I never realized how many posts I made in your thread. Sorry, I did kinda steal it.

nonono! im totally stupid....

I completely thought this was my old one, i guess i clicked on your red house on accident and thought i was still in my softy build thread haha!

And you didn't steal it, rather you kept it going when i was offline for days at a time lol

cherubfish pair · 06/05/2009, 04:22 PM

It is now springtime in the Northern Rockies.

cherubfish pair · 06/05/2009, 05:24 PM

I'm trying to research about salinity measuring as this is important for managing water changes. Here's a thread of mine in the Chemistry Forum is still ongoing and discusses conductivity meters and refractometers:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1649208

cherubfish pair · 07/27/2009, 06:17 PM

Started a list of fish for the 33. Got 2 picked out for now, 1 (eel) once my tank is established and need one more. So it will be three fish for awhile.

1. Ocellaris clown
2. Six-line wrasse

list for the third (I'll only pick one from this list):

coris wrasse
canary blenny
midas blenny
royal gramma
no dwarf angels as this tank will have corals
no burrowing or shrimp gobies as this tank will be bare-bottom for awhile
anything else I might add to this list

cherubfish pair · 07/30/2009, 07:14 PM

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list for the third (I'll only pick one from this list):

coris wrasse
canary blenny
midas blenny
royal gramma
no dwarf angels as this tank will have corals
no burrowing or shrimp gobies as this tank will be bare-bottom for awhile
anything else I might add to this list

Okay...I eliminated the canary blenny because they are venomous.

And I've thought about an invert list.....

cherubfish pair · 08/02/2009, 10:20 PM

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And I've thought about an invert list.....

And maybe a rbta? with an occy?

cherubfish pair · 08/03/2009, 09:17 PM

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I'll be putting away the nano cube temporarily and setting up the 33 gallon in a bare bones situation. The nano cube is too small for fishes and I can't stand it any longer. I need fishes!

Just ordered the 33 today.

3 August 09.

On the phone the guy said he'll have it made and shipped off within a week. I specifically asked him to email to me the shipment tracking number. That's when he said he'll have it made and shipped off within a week. That's it, nothing about a tracking number.

cherubfish pair · 08/05/2009, 06:52 PM

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Started a list of fish for the 33. Got 2 picked out for now, 1 (eel) once my tank is established and need one more. So it will be three fish for awhile.

1. Ocellaris clown
2. Six-line wrasse

I really love dwarf angels and I really love corals. I just might chance it and try a pair of pygme angels like in the pic. They would go good with my username. It would be instead of the clown and wrasse.

cherubfish pair · 08/06/2009, 09:08 PM

Got my Vortech.

cherubfish pair · 08/07/2009, 07:46 PM

And this is my Oceansmotions 4-way.

cherubfish pair · 08/07/2009, 09:07 PM

cherubfish pair · 08/07/2009, 09:08 PM

Okay watch this YouTube video of a pygme angel. Her blue body changes shades as she moves around made by the light shining at different angles. This is unique to this species.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulDKPdEUOJk

cherubfish pair · 08/08/2009, 09:24 PM

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Be gettin the big tank probably sometime in the next week or two. Looks like it will be a glasscages.com 33 long acrylic. 48 inches long.

Tank specs:

33 gallon long ACRYLIC. Can't get a glass tank this size shipped to my locale. Besides, acrylic is lighter, stronger, and clearer.

Dimensions: 48"x12"x12" This is about the max length you can get and still have a certified nano. I like to see fish move about and not sit perched or peeking out of a hole. This is got linear swimming space.

A 5"x5" internal overflow. A sump/refugium is a must and I have to get water down to it. Don't like HOB overflows. As a matter of fact, I don't like HOB anything. The tank's height is low and the entire top of tank can be seen.

Hinged acrylic tank tops. To stop jumpers. Tank tops haven't caused me any difficulties in the past.

Nataliek2270 · 08/09/2009, 12:40 PM

That pygmy angel won't eat your corals/clams will it?

cherubfish pair · 08/09/2009, 01:29 PM

Sounds like there is no way of knowing. Some will and some won't. It depends on the individual fish.

cherubfish pair · 08/09/2009, 02:07 PM

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I've spent a little time on the nem/clown forum and the nem/clown relationship can be a very hit and miss thing. It would be a terrible thing to see and empty anemone on one side of a tank with a clown avoiding it on the other side of the tank.

I think if I were to do a nem/clown thing, I would buy the nem with a clown that is currently being hosted by that nem.

cherubfish pair · 08/09/2009, 02:44 PM

I also like this fish, a Whitespot dwarf puffer. It's a crustacean eater like the snowflake moray.

05/13/2009, 05:04 PM	#428
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	30055 VIEWS ON THIS THREAD. WOO HOO !!! Taking a break on this thread while I do some remodeling in between the ranching projects. I'll be putting away the nano cube temporarily and setting up the 33 gallon in a bare bones situation. The nano cube is too small for fishes and I can't stand it any longer. I need fishes! __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

05/13/2009, 07:36 PM	#429
unbreakable D: Join Date: May 2007 Location: ? Posts: 2,868	almost there __________________ INTERNET= Serious Business!

06/04/2009, 01:33 PM	#431
Toygrr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bay Area CA. Posts: 212	MITCH YOU STOLE MY THREAD! :3 __________________ -Tyler (Red house d(-_-)b) People suck, animals are awesome. Prove me wrong. Current Tank Info: 20g Display, 10g Fuge, Soft coral, couple fish and stars, Halides/LED/PC's, 3 years old.

06/04/2009, 01:34 PM	#432
Toygrr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bay Area CA. Posts: 212	I shouldnt have quit for so long T.T, never thought this thread would go this far, all thanks to you! __________________ -Tyler (Red house d(-_-)b) People suck, animals are awesome. Prove me wrong. Current Tank Info: 20g Display, 10g Fuge, Soft coral, couple fish and stars, Halides/LED/PC's, 3 years old.

06/05/2009, 04:22 PM	#435
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	It is now springtime in the Northern Rockies. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

06/05/2009, 05:24 PM	#436
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	I'm trying to research about salinity measuring as this is important for managing water changes. Here's a thread of mine in the Chemistry Forum is still ongoing and discusses conductivity meters and refractometers: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1649208 __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

07/27/2009, 06:17 PM	#437
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Started a list of fish for the 33. Got 2 picked out for now, 1 (eel) once my tank is established and need one more. So it will be three fish for awhile. 1. Ocellaris clown 2. Six-line wrasse list for the third (I'll only pick one from this list): coris wrasse canary blenny midas blenny royal gramma no dwarf angels as this tank will have corals no burrowing or shrimp gobies as this tank will be bare-bottom for awhile anything else I might add to this list __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

08/06/2009, 09:08 PM	#442
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Got my Vortech. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

08/07/2009, 07:46 PM	#443
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	And this is my Oceansmotions 4-way. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

08/07/2009, 09:07 PM	#444
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	__________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

08/07/2009, 09:08 PM	#445
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Okay watch this YouTube video of a pygme angel. Her blue body changes shades as she moves around made by the light shining at different angles. This is unique to this species. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulDKPdEUOJk __________________ 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 cherubfish pair; 08/07/2009 at 09:16 PM.

08/09/2009, 12:40 PM	#447
Nataliek2270 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Spring Hill, TN Posts: 100	That pygmy angel won't eat your corals/clams will it?

08/09/2009, 01:29 PM	#448
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	Sounds like there is no way of knowing. Some will and some won't. It depends on the individual fish. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

08/09/2009, 02:44 PM	#450
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	I also like this fish, a Whitespot dwarf puffer. It's a crustacean eater like the snowflake moray. __________________ 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 cherubfish pair; 08/09/2009 at 02:54 PM.