Moving on up 20L to 29 (with a 170 mile move in the middle)

[Nathan4Wvu]

With my first year of college complete I have decided to move a tank from my home in Charleston to Morgantown WV about 175 miles. In the process I have also decided to move from a 20l to a 29 gallon.

AGA self drilled 2- 2" bulkheads
1- SE 250 watt MH ARO ballast
2-65 watt power compact
1- custom black canopy
1 -custom black stand
coral life superskimmer 65
mag 3 return

Don't want to keep you waiting any longer!!!!

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[Nathan4Wvu]

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[Nathan4Wvu]

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[Nathan4Wvu]

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[Nathan4Wvu]

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[Nathan4Wvu]

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[Nathan4Wvu]

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[Nathan4Wvu]

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More to come im still unpacking and my light and stuff does not come till tomorrow. Im sitting in a parking gurage in my truck stealing wifi internet from a local hotel lol got to go befor the catch onto me lol my internet is not going to be hooked up till tomorrow llol

[grendl]

[quote[Im sitting in a parking gurage in my truck stealing wifi internet from a local hotel l[/quote]

LOL!!!

Tank and all look great Nathan!!! WTG!

[firefish2020]

Thing looks great man!
That's some nice drilling there and neatly executed plumbing.

[odoprelude]

What a great job! that looks great! Can't wait to see it all set up! Man, I wish I could DIY like you!

[Nathan4Wvu]

Thanks guys light are coming today and hope the skimmer is coming soon. So i will post pics tonight of me installing it.

I don't think the tank is going to have a cycle i move all the sand in my 20 with it and also about 15 gallons of the water. It has a small spike in ammonia but i think it is about ready for some live stock!!!!! :-)

any one have any ideas on how to silence the bulkheads down??

[brian@sen]

There is a thread on RC about silencing overflows and from what I understand from it they would put gate valves on the ends of the over flows and restrict just enough of the flow to prevent it from sucking air in the top but not enough to make the tank overflow. The system still flows as much water as your pump puts out but the tank level stays just a little higher. Several people were skeptical about blockages and constant tuning but just as many would come back and say they would do nothing to theirs for months and have no problems. Here is the link to the thread you can read it and decide for yourself. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=344892

[Aquayne_wv]

I think restricting the outflow is a poor idea. Just turn down the inflow from your pump.

Look up "Dorso Stand Pipe". It is a design that more or less takes the water from below the surface and avoids the gurgling that is associated with open top exit pipes.

Wayne

[Aquayne_wv]

Check out this link.

http://richpoorman.com/aquaria/diy/standpipe.htm

[Nathan4Wvu]

LIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Nathan4Wvu]

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The ballat is ARO and will run any 250 watt mh bulb se or de its only 99.99 from hello lights

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So far its running pretty cool with out the big fan that one is for emerencys only lol it about 76.1 the two top pics are old the tank has been filled and running for 3 days

[WVfishguy]

Are you sure you have enough light?

[firefish2020]

LOL

[Nathan4Wvu]

with that 250 and the 2 65 watt pc's i should be ok

[Nathan4Wvu]

lol

[Nathan4Wvu]

Just got a freebie!!!!!! CHECK THIS OUT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TONGA BRANCH ROCK BUT IT WAS TO $$$$$ GOT THIS LITTLE FREEBIE FROM A DUDE RIGHT ACCROSS THE BORDER IN PA SWEET

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[sixliner6]

Looks Great!

[bneal3]

Thanks for all the pictures! Great job! Send more after you get the rock put in! Oh by the way don't tell my neighbors but I borrow the internet~ :)

[Nathan4Wvu]

The first livestock went in today a clown goby!!

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He is not much but i like him I have plans for 2 maroon clowns and 2 orange clowns

[mcox33]

just make sure they don't pick on the goby. I had to move my clowns to another tank because they picked on mine.

[firefish2020]

2 maroon clowns and 2 orange clowns...


That's prob not going to work so good in a small tank Nate, maybe a 72" tank but I wouldnt even try that myself. I would pick one or the other in this case the choice is easy-Gold Strip Maroons. Get a pair and they are awesome to watch.

[Nathan4Wvu]

Tank is doiing great everything reading 0

Clown goby is doing fine as well and eating like a pig.

I was worried about a heat problem with the 12 hour mh light cycle and a 250 watt bulb over a 29 gallon reef. The tank has been averaging about 77.7 at 11 at night which is about 1 hour before the light goes off. So i don't think im going to have any problems.


The one thing I have noticed is its evaporating about 1.5 gallons of water a day!!! I think that is alot for a 29G !!! What do you think????

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[Nathan4Wvu]

Good news!!! Skimmer will be here tomorrow

Bad News!!!!
Befor
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I was sitting in the other room when i heard "pop" i knew what it was the second i heard it, it was one of the bone cringing pops. I was praying it was not the display as i crept around the corner every thing looked good i was so happy. Then i opened the cabnit oohhhh a huge crack in the sump. I have no clue what caused it i think it was just matt giving people falty goods lol jk He did giver it to me but there was nothing wrong with it then lol

For real thought I think it was a baffle to large wedged to tight opps my bad didn't sand the acrilic enough lol Funny how thing like that can come back to bite you in the as$.

I drained the sump tonight and siliconed it over should be ready for 100 more years of service in the morning :-)

[Nathan4Wvu]

The UPS man came today and droped all goodies!!!

Corallife Super Skimmer!!!!! $74.99 Foster and Smith!!!I don't know how they sell them so cheep ohh well!!!!!
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[Nathan4Wvu]

That there is no skimmate because i just plugged it in lol

[firefish2020]

Corallife Super Skimmer!!!!! $74.99 Foster and Smith!!!I don't know how they sell them so cheep


Simple they order hundreds at a time and get volume discounts that no LFS can compete with, but I wont get started on that. Besides your a student and need to save all the $$$ you can so do what you have to :D

[Nathan4Wvu]

My Girlfriend came to see me this weekend and brought a coral care package from my mom.

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Thiose are Phils zoas tht i got from him several week ago
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First cup of skimmate

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[Nathan4Wvu]

I went to the exotic jungle today and man that place has really gone to hell but any was they had some good rock in it was 7.00lb but good stuff. The empolyee told me it was what was left over after they broke down the big tank it was small peices of tonga.

I was looking in the rock tanks and i saw a peice that was covered it green star. I know they had it in ther because it came in on there coral shipment or somthing. And they had no where else to put it.

The guy had no clue what was going on lol i was like how much for that peice lol he was like 7.00/lb lol I took it and a rock covered in about 70 zoas for 7.00/lb lol

I could not belive he sold them to me as live rock lol Well made out like a bandit any way lol i almost feel bad about this almost lol ;-)

They don't look to good because they only had one strip light over them but i think they will color right back up !!!!! I can't wait to see what color they turn!!!!

So thats 7.00 for a massive colony of GSP and 70 differnt zoas lol they totaled about 1 lb in weight lol It was atleast 80 dollars worth of coral!!!!!!

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The GSP are not out yet you know how they are in a new tank lol but will have pics as soon as they are!!!

[Nathan4Wvu]

I paid 20 for all that!!!

[Nathan4Wvu]

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[Nathan4Wvu]

Have some new pics. All test say good!!! The skimmer is working great and corals lookin bigger by the day.



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[firefish2020]

Looking good so far!

[Reef4Fun]

Nathan, thats looking great!

[Nathan4Wvu]

Thanks guys im hoping to get my flow pumps next week. My gf is going to get them for me lol. See there is a benifit of haviing a girlfriend of 4 years lol. Im planning on keeping sps in thiis tank, with 14 watts per gallon i should be ok lol.

Does any one have any sps frags i could get next time im in town i can buy them i need to get this baby rollin lol