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Aysha's 25 gallon cube
Welp, I've returned to the darkside.
My husband got a new fluval studio, so I kidnapped this. http://www.cvreefers.org/attachment....7&d=1280898367 (photo is borrowed) I've been toying with the idea of another salt tank for awhile and as soon as this guy was empty of its planted tank beauty I started plotting to fill it with a little slice of ocean. I'm still shopping for a few parts but here's what I've got so far for the most part I built this out of parts I had lying around Tank http://www.current-usa.com/aquariums/solana mine is the original solana so it is 9 gallons smaller than the one on the website. Hagen glo t5 (to be replaced with a kessil A 150 W LED) No name Protein skimmer that came with the solana I will replace it with a 9002 I've learned a lot and taken some time away from reefing to really think about where I want to go with fish keeping This new build is gonna be AWESOME! I am going to look at a shutdown tomorrow so I will let y'all know what I come home with! ALSO! I need help. The glass top is resting on plastic bits similar to a fluval EBI or FLORA THEY WICK WATER!!!!! how do I fix/avoid this |
Go Topless! :lol:
I should have thought that through before typing it.. but ya.. That's my advise!:mrgreen: |
An excellent idea and one my husband would surly approve of...just one problem them little fish are jumpers.
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could get nets or white eggcrate at homedepot
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I wonder if you can use aquapel on glass...it would keep it nice and clear and help with the evaporation. Not very practical though...
I would agree with the egg crates. Spray paint it black though. White is going to annoy the heck out of you. I used rustoleum universal black spray paint. Matte on PVC plumbing inside a nano tank with no ill effects for a year. Sent from my SGH-I727R using Tapatalk 4 |
I may just bring some black egg-crate back from Seattle next month.
I'd like to run it with the glass lid but I also don't want salt gunge all over my tank from those dang plastic tabs!! I have no idea what I am putting in here yet but I found my 6 stage RODI unit! This is exciting! |
So! I'm about to start painting the stand!
My Kessil arrived today *drool* I've got a bag of oolite, and a bucket of salt! Live rock is coming on the weekend, funny enough it's the same huge piece I sold to my friend haha! We're almost ready to rock! |
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The story so far..
The stand has been painted black but I have yet to add the door on. What is it with me and doorless stands? I've purchased a new refractometer and a new heater. I decided I wanted another one of these...http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/22250...series-heater/ because I am a spoiled brat. I bought the 100 watt. I have a small Koralia powerhead Fluval E series heater 100 watt Hydor slim skim 1 small bucket of h2ocean salt 1 kessil a150 in ocean blue bag 0' sand vertex refractometer I have rock coming in the next few days. My tank that I was going to piece together over a "few months" kind of came together in under a week... I am looking at the new tunze NANO osmolator thoughts? I had the original osmolator before but this one happens to be 100 dollars less and rated for a smaller tank is all. |
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So I got my rock in on Tuesday!
I was THRILLED to see that the first frags I ever bought were alive and well growing on the LR that a friend retrieved for me THANKS WAYNE! The tank is beautiful. Today I went to Steves, I MISSED STEVE!!!!! So in my I am so excited to be back mood I bought a box of stuff. it is being held until all my levels are 100 percent stable. Here's what I got today, Simple stuff. Rock anenome clump of neon clove polyps (I know this stuff gets into everything) quarter sized amount of gsp galexea 8 headed candy cane coral http://images2.ratemyfishtank.com/ph...00/3168_10.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...38813853_o.jpg |
Here is the original cube for comparison.
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