My 45 gallon tank build.

by **fihsboy** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:44 pm

haha thanks boss. They are just about flawless.....they both have a tiny spec of black towards there tails, but besides that, they have no other out of place marks. I hooked up my Reef Octopus today. HOLY CRAP. Its pulling foam like ive never seen before. I had my remora hooked up next to it........and they are running side by side..........no comparison. This Reef Octopus is BAD @$$. Its a 110 DNW.

by **saltwaterpimp** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:46 am

Nice rock, your going to want to seed it though,get some purple/pink/red in there,
One hole huh...how big is your sump ? do you have pics of the sump ? i never heard of that before... Reef octopus skimmers are bad ass,wait till it breaks in, a few weeks or so...it will pull some really black sludge..

by **fihsboy** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:15 am

I have a few pieces of my primo stuff I had. The thing is......I had some rock that had HA on it. and i didnt want to move that over. I have no bubble.....no HA......and no sponges. Im pretty hyped up about it too. Problem is......I dont have a lot of corraline. But it will come, im not worried about it. I have corraline all over my mag float, all over one rock I kept and my snails all have it on there shells. Just going to give it time.

by **fihsboy** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:22 pm

Updated, check the link. All new pics. Picked up 5 corals today. All FREE. millipora acros 3x3 orange monti cap and a mystery yellow coral. He told me the name......but it was some crazy name ive never heard before. I will be doing some research to figure it out. I also posted a pic of the sump. The final baffle will hold about 2 gallons. just to give you guys an idea of how big it is. Its only a 10 gallon sump. But thats all I wanted. Nothing elaborate.......functional and clean.

by **saltwaterpimp** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:44 pm

Try this to identify.. http://www.coralsee.org/

Very nice setup, 2 gallons is small, how much water do you top off daily ?

by **fihsboy** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:45 pm

ehh.....not sure.......its auto top off. haha. probably a gallon though. I have a trash can that holds about 10 gallons of water.......when it runs out I do a water change. :)

by **saltwaterpimp** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:32 am

ATO...Someday..I thought about using a digital timer a small pump in a Wrapping paper container...turn a mj pump on for 1 min a day or whatever the ratio would be.Probably not the best idea though..?

by **fihsboy** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:39 pm

Ill take pictures of mine. It cost me....... with pump trashcan and float valve. 25 bucks. it couldnt be easier! I will post pics either today or tomorrow. I have to work today.....but I might get the pics up. It took me about 15 minutes to set it up. :)

by **fihsboy** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:29 pm

Ask and you shall recieve. I bought a tom aquatics aqualifter pump a float valve off of ebay cut a small piece of acrylic and used silicon to mount it. and a trash can. Here are pictures of my diy ato. Get all your stuff and set it up where it will be measure your distance for plugs etc. If you dont have the distance you need. use an extension cord to splice and put in the float valve. Splice your cord where you want to put the float valve........just splice on cord, not both. Put in your float switch between the two ends of the one wire you cut. Finish up your ends and make them water tight with your tape etc. I glued mine on the back of the sump so I know if its wet or not. hook up your pump and see if it works with the switch. It should. Mount the switch where you would like it. and make sure your pump is above your water line.......you dont want back siphoning. I have mine as far up as I can. :) Easy DIY. And worth its weight in gold. I dont top off daily anymore. I just add water to my trashcan every once in a while.......no worries. :) and talk about stable. My salinty NEVER changes. NEVER. I love it.

Heres a pic of the float valve and wiring glued behind it. Easy access in the case it has to be removed. And its a dry area as well.
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Heres the pump elevated in my stand as high as it can go. Works great!
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My UPS and my trashcan for RO water.
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Heres a picture of the PVC down the edge. This keeps the airline tubing straight and to the bottom of the trashcan without any problems. No clogging and easy to clean. :)
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by **fihsboy** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:30 pm

SOB! The pictures didnt upload to the forum! Gay!

http://i30.tinypic.com/2rehcmr.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/121yd6v.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/ac8lg2.jpg

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My 45 gallon tank build.

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My 45 gallon tank build.

32 posts • Page 2 of 4