Magic Kiwi's Tank Journal Thread

[Magickiwi]

Here's my current gear:

24g JBJ Nano Cube (Frag Tank)
• 150 HQI Hood
• Hydor Power Head/Wave Maker
• JBJ 150w Titanium heater/controller
• JBJ Nano-Zapp UV Sterilizer
• Tunze 9002 Protein Skimmer (replacement collection cup by mediabaskets.com)
• Replacement Media Basket By Mediabaskets.com
• Running Purigen, Chemi-Pure Elite
• Tunze Nano-Osmolator ATO

90g Reef Display Aquarium
• 2x250w HQI Bulbs (14k) + 2x54w T5 (Actinic) + 8x3w 420nm Actinic LEDs
• 20g Sump With HOB Overflow
• Eshopps PSK-100H Protein Skimmer
• Dual Chamber Media Reactor (Purigen+Chemi-Pure Elite)
• JBJ 300w Titanium Heater/Controller
• Coralife Turbo-Twist UV Sterilizer
• Tunze Osmolator ATO
• Ecotech MP40 Power Head/Controller

All tanks offline due to house renos

[Magickiwi]

Repainted the back of the larger tank from an ocean blue to flat black. Used Behr premium paint and primer exterior latex and it took three coats before I stopped seeing light through the paint. Gave it two more and called it a day.

Just flooring and baseboards to install and then I can set up my tanks again!

[11purewater]

The worst thing in this hobby is staring at an empty tank!

[Magickiwi]

Originally Posted by 11purewater

The worst thing in this hobby is staring at an empty tank!

This is true, although I finished painting the basement so it's on to flooring and baseboards and then I am ready to fill them up! Ordered a chiller and some odds and sods from J&L so naturally I am having trouble concentrating on the damned basement.

[thmh]

Empty tank sysdrom is dangerous the symptom are compulsive buying, buying multiple by mistake and being broke. :-)

~Tony

[kien]

are you intending to keep the tank in the basement?

[Magickiwi]

Originally Posted by kien

are you intending to keep the tank in the basement?

Yep, that's the plan. Why do you ask?

[michika]

I like where this is going...but...

[Magickiwi]

Originally Posted by michika

I like where this is going...but...

Haha, pictures very soon! I'm desperate to get my tanks going again but damned reality keeps getting in the way... Here's an idea, I'll take a picture of the hell that is my basement ATM and you can see all the construction tools and other crap getting in the way of my fun!

Back to the basement question: Is there a reason why it would be inadvisable to put the tanks in my (developed) basement?

[kien]

Originally Posted by Magickiwi

Yep, that's the plan. Why do you ask?

Just curious. I don't know anyone in Calgary that runs a chiller on their tanks so that's a bit different :-) (that doesn't mean that there aren't Calgary tanks with chillers.. I just don't know any of them).