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MIKE i work 1-9 tomorow so i will call you when i get home from work...is that ok?? ANY OTHER SUMP SUGGESTIONS WELCOME!
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Mike I wouldn't mind seeing your tank sometime also when I am in the city. It sounds impresive.
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Hey Thanks for the nice remarks ,but its just an FOWLR. Nothing special about it .. any time Stud call me my number is on the post here your welcome anytime...
As for you Nanoreef if ya want i can come over and build the sump for ya if ya want to just make sure you have the baffles precut and the silsone on hand with the glass too. OH YA Ginger ale too. thats is for me to drink. lol |
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Here's a pic of my sump set-up (had to draw one, as my camera's batteries need recharged :redface:). Only had room for a 15g in the stand - it's tiny, but it does the job. A local glass company cut 4 pieces of 1/4" glass to fit inside for the baffles. The baffles are 9" high, which gives approx 3.5" headspace in the sump, to allow for the backflow of water from the display tank, in the event of a power outage. *Note to self: remember to drill anti-siphon holes in all return lines! http://www.unique-cowgirl.com/sump3.jpg Not shown, but I also use a Tunze osmolator with the top-off sensor in the return compartment. The pH probe and thermometer are also in there... Helps to keep the display tank looking uncluttered :lol: HTH, ~Tamara |
wow that looks really good Shy_Koi. Mike.... i have tomorow off so i will call you when i wake up...(around noon!!!):redface: talk to ya then....
MORE SUMP IDEAS WELCOME |
ERik Remember I'm in the Military i work til 16:00 hrs or 4pm for you other peoples..
mike call me tonight if ya 2 want too |
got a little more done on the stand....put some crown molding and some corner trim. we are going to sand, and prime it tonght...let me know what you think.
http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/P1250072.jpg |
Nice looking stand :cool: Maybe start another thread as this one is entitled "new lights" :wink:
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can i rename it?
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you bet, just edit your very first post, then click on "go advanced" under the text box and edit it from there :biggrin:
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there, name is changed!!! so i went to the fire collage were my dad works and primed the stand... i think it is going to look really good. we are doing it gloss black!!! i will post pictures of the primed stand tomorow....we are putting the first coat on tomorow night.
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ok, here it is primed...
http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/PRIMED23.jpg and the doors http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/DOORS2.jpg again...let me know what you think!!! |
Tip: Waterproof the inside on the stand. (ie. Epoxy Paint)
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use euro hings on the stand so you dont see them, it makes it look cleaner.
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Muck, we are WAY ahead of ya!!! and willow, i already picked up the hinges, im using a chrome nob so i went with chrome hinges....i think it should look ok....i can always change it though!
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ok, so we got the last coat on and are bringing it home tonight! i will post pictures of it later tonight or tomorow in its new home!
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Looks great Nano:biggrin:
Just wondering as well if you plan on using one of those shiny new fire hydrants for the hood ornament:mrgreen: |
lol, like i said...we were at the fire collage!!! those are neat though...they are cut in half so you can see how they work!!!! anyway im going to get the stand in about 45 min. so i will post pics later!
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Hurry up I need to see pic's of the tank. come on....
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lol...ok ok here is the stand....this isnt were it is going so it is a crap picture but here it is...what do ya think???
http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/DONE!.jpg |
That is a fine looking stand. Wow!
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OMg that is ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
\\No just kidding looks really good |
That looks awesome! Nice job.
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thanks!!! we are going to be moving EVERYTHING in the livingroom to put it were we wont it so i will take better pictures of it with the tank on top.....i went with chrome nobs and hinges,,,,do you all like them or should i switch??
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I would go with Brushed silver it ooked really good on my 62 gal tank setup that i have before
Go to Home depot and get the log sleek ones there nice ones mike Call me If ya need help settting up |
Looks good!....Hey Mike are you gonna be around weds night as I'm in the city.
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Ya sure Call me ok i will pm you my phone number ok and where i live at ...
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well, it has been a while and everything got put on hold due to sump designs. we are throwing around a few so i WILL post pics soon just may take a week or so!!! Mike, i will be calling you one of these days!
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nice job on the stand, i like the fixtures you used. do you plan on starting fresh, or are you going to move stuff from other tanks>
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addam, some of the stuff from my 20 is going to go in it but i think im going to keep the 20 going for smaller zoo frags. so we made lots of progress last night...i held up my end of the bargain and drained my 90 gallon. we also got the tank and stand were we want it. Here are some pictures....what do ya think?
first is my empty 90! http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/90%20draind.jpg here is the tank on the finished stand....let me know! http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoreef/DONE!!!!!!.jpg |
oops, another thing i was going to ask was what would be the best photoperiod for this tank??? i have lots of timers i can set the actinics and HQI's on at 2 different times...what do you all think???
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depending on what time you would like to start looking at the tank.
I would go with. Actinic on 0700-0900 actinic off at 0900 MH on at 0900- 1900 actinic on at 1800-2000 MH off at 1900 actinic off at 2000 night light on from 2000-2300 dark til o500-0700 hope this helps mike |
ya mike that helped. i have a question though? why do you turn the actinics off during the day??? wouldnt you want them on the whole time the HQI's are on???
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Well I have a FOLWR and i not home for the duration of the lights being on. With that I have no corals in the tank so I dont require actinic all the time.
ANd It saves on buying Actinic every 6months. I only have to buy them every year or something like that, I'm cheap like that. But with HQI your bulbs are 14K already arent they. If so you can run them all day or part of the day depending on the blue effect you like. shouldnt be a problem. If you had 6500K iwasaki bulbs or 10000K bulbs then you would need actinic's on all day to take out the yellow or to balance out the white.... mike |
my HQI's are 10K but i want to upgrade to a 14K of a better brand....who do you suggest? o ya! i will be filling up the tank in 2 weeks!!! we decided to run my sump through the wall into the spare room! we will see how it goes
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Go with www.prairiereefsupplies.ca talk to Quinn he has HQI bulbs pretty cheap that he can get in. PM me i will give you his number and email addy ok .
As for the sump you will love it being on the other side too. Now you can run a refugium thur the wall that is dropping into the tank instead of the return going to the sump. 2 weeks get your dad going on filling it up come on man. Don't make me come over there after my surgery to get you and your dad going on this,.... |
Here's my photoperiod:
Actinics & Actinic White : 8:30AM - 7:30PM HQI - 11:30AM - 4PM You'll be surprised, but you really don't need your halides on for super long photoperiods. |
why dont you need the halides for a long time?? the actinics do it fine for majority of the day??? also, check out my 2 new little guys. here they are! and yes i know i have an alge prob! im looking for a small skimmer for this tank... here they are!
Green coral goby http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoree...ral%20Goby.jpg and my yellow tang....(the size of a toonie!) checking out the hermit! http://www.freewebs.com/eriksnanoree...low%20Tang.jpg sorry i couldnt get better pics but these guys never sit still!!!let me know what you think! (as usual) |
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