65 gallon family build - Page 4

fairl80z · 03/25/2016, 02:13 PM

Really loving this tank

Lilmatty5dimes · 03/25/2016, 03:31 PM

Looking good. Can't wait to see some movement.

aaron86 · 03/28/2016, 06:46 AM

Well the pluming is coming tomorrow I'm hoping to have it done the same day and fill with water the following day salt comes this week and the pro bios is either Friday or Monday

aaron86 · 03/28/2016, 06:47 AM

Also I'm going to be moving the tank away from the window as I built a new coat closet and can remove the free standing one I have beside the tank

aaron86 · 03/29/2016, 12:06 PM

Well I got all that fun stuff done yesterday and today I went out an got a 25' python syphon system and a filter sock still waiting on Canada post to bring my pluming supplies

aaron86 · 03/29/2016, 02:28 PM

Well the plumbing came in me being the genius I am forgot to order two of the 90 degree elbows now I'm on an hour and 20 minute round-trip for two elbows

aaron86 · 03/29/2016, 05:05 PM

Well the plumbing is getting there slowly I built the baffle for media reactors but decided not to use it right now because I'm not too sure on the clearances with the skimmer I will wait till I have the skimmer installed before using the baffle so right now both pipes dump into the same filter sock

fairl80z · 03/29/2016, 07:11 PM

Love how clean it is

aaron86 · 03/30/2016, 10:31 AM

Well it wasn't a perfect start up but it's running the center brace I repaired broke free when we filled the tank so I had to redo it with epoxy this time no leaks just a temp alarm because the tap water was too warm

aaron86 · 03/31/2016, 02:53 PM

Salt came this afternoon just started salting the tank this stuff is really nice

aaron86 · 04/01/2016, 10:30 AM

Pro bio s came today and I ordered the skimmer bubble Magnus curve 5

aaron86 · 04/02/2016, 09:46 AM

Got bored this morning so I built a lid for the sump out of some scrap acrylic I had laying around hoping to cut back on evaporation

aaron86 · 04/04/2016, 03:18 PM

Water tests kind of erratic

aaron86 · 04/06/2016, 11:54 AM

The skimmer just came so I took the opportunity to install it it's a nice little unit just wish I hadn't knocked the filter sock into the dump when I put it in debris is everywhere plus the expected new skimmer micro bubbles everywhere

Lilmatty5dimes · 04/06/2016, 01:15 PM

Looking very good.

aaron86 · 04/11/2016, 04:57 PM

Well after some testing last night ammonia is nearly zero so today I picked up some chromis to keep the cycle under load oh and the guy thru in a free snail that got stuck in the net

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aaron86 · 04/15/2016, 05:47 PM

Ammonia nitrite and nitrates continue to fall tank is looking amazing

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Dcropley · 04/16/2016, 11:57 AM

Give some feed back on your curve 5 I am thinking about getting one

aaron86 · 04/16/2016, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dcropley

Give some feed back on your curve 5 I am thinking about getting one

The skimmer is broken in now and works awesome it's running in 8 1/2 inches of water if you can't get it to stop overflowing after a week raise it up to 3 inches of water and stay on top of emptying the water like skimate after a couple of days it will work amazing in normal water levels best I could figure was all the new silicone work I did was messing with it

aaron86 · 04/16/2016, 04:06 PM

Well the tank breaks in amazingly fast with the aquaforest products and we stocked her today

I could only get a pic of the powder blue tang I also got a sleeper goby watchman goby pistol shrimp and some blue legs I also couldn't help but get a coral

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aaron86 · 04/17/2016, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dcropley

Give some feed back on your curve 5 I am thinking about getting one

I forgot to mention give it a good vinegar bath first I did 2 hours

aaron86 · 04/17/2016, 09:41 AM

Ok I clearly have a problem I went to the local aquarium clubs show today and got more corals

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aaron86 · 04/20/2016, 03:24 PM

New pump came in today everyone seems really happy with it

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aaron86 · 04/22/2016, 06:13 PM

So my daughter likes feeding time

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aaron86 · 05/06/2016, 03:30 PM

I ordered the rest of my aquaforest products today

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03/25/2016, 02:13 PM	#76
fairl80z Moved On Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 376	Really loving this tank

03/25/2016, 03:31 PM	#77
Lilmatty5dimes Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: PSJ, FL Posts: 2,235	Looking good. Can't wait to see some movement.

03/28/2016, 06:46 AM	#78
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Well the pluming is coming tomorrow I'm hoping to have it done the same day and fill with water the following day salt comes this week and the pro bios is either Friday or Monday

03/28/2016, 06:47 AM	#79
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Also I'm going to be moving the tank away from the window as I built a new coat closet and can remove the free standing one I have beside the tank

03/29/2016, 12:06 PM	#80
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Well I got all that fun stuff done yesterday and today I went out an got a 25' python syphon system and a filter sock still waiting on Canada post to bring my pluming supplies

03/29/2016, 02:28 PM	#81
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Well the plumbing came in me being the genius I am forgot to order two of the 90 degree elbows now I'm on an hour and 20 minute round-trip for two elbows

03/29/2016, 05:05 PM	#82
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Well the plumbing is getting there slowly I built the baffle for media reactors but decided not to use it right now because I'm not too sure on the clearances with the skimmer I will wait till I have the skimmer installed before using the baffle so right now both pipes dump into the same filter sock

03/29/2016, 07:11 PM	#83
fairl80z Moved On Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 376	Love how clean it is

03/30/2016, 10:31 AM	#84
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Well it wasn't a perfect start up but it's running the center brace I repaired broke free when we filled the tank so I had to redo it with epoxy this time no leaks just a temp alarm because the tap water was too warm

03/31/2016, 02:53 PM	#85
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Salt came this afternoon just started salting the tank this stuff is really nice

04/01/2016, 10:30 AM	#86
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Pro bio s came today and I ordered the skimmer bubble Magnus curve 5

04/02/2016, 09:46 AM	#87
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Got bored this morning so I built a lid for the sump out of some scrap acrylic I had laying around hoping to cut back on evaporation

04/04/2016, 03:18 PM	#88
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Water tests kind of erratic

04/06/2016, 11:54 AM	#89
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	The skimmer just came so I took the opportunity to install it it's a nice little unit just wish I hadn't knocked the filter sock into the dump when I put it in debris is everywhere plus the expected new skimmer micro bubbles everywhere

04/06/2016, 01:15 PM	#90
Lilmatty5dimes Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: PSJ, FL Posts: 2,235	Looking very good.

04/11/2016, 04:57 PM	#91
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Well after some testing last night ammonia is nearly zero so today I picked up some chromis to keep the cycle under load oh and the guy thru in a free snail that got stuck in the net Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/15/2016, 05:47 PM	#92
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Ammonia nitrite and nitrates continue to fall tank is looking amazing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/16/2016, 11:57 AM	#93
Dcropley Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 22	Give some feed back on your curve 5 I am thinking about getting one

04/16/2016, 04:06 PM	#95
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Well the tank breaks in amazingly fast with the aquaforest products and we stocked her today I could only get a pic of the powder blue tang I also got a sleeper goby watchman goby pistol shrimp and some blue legs I also couldn't help but get a coral Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/17/2016, 09:41 AM	#97
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	Ok I clearly have a problem I went to the local aquarium clubs show today and got more corals Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/20/2016, 03:24 PM	#98
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	New pump came in today everyone seems really happy with it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/22/2016, 06:13 PM	#99
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	So my daughter likes feeding time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05/06/2016, 03:30 PM	#100
aaron86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: newcastle on Posts: 58	I ordered the rest of my aquaforest products today Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk