First timer build - Page 3

jphayes921 · 11/18/2017, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by iliriano6

Astorina starfish... that what I think they are call

It will stay in my sump. Found some aptasia in the chaeto today as well. All good for sump. If they make it to dt I will remove.

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iliriano6 · 11/18/2017, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jphayes921

It will stay in my sump. Found some aptasia in the chaeto today as well. All good for sump. If they make it to dt I will remove.

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Sorry buddy but if it’s the sump. They might be in your dt already.

jphayes921 · 11/19/2017, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by iliriano6

Sorry buddy but if it’s the sump. They might be in your dt already.

At this moment I am ok with it.

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jphayes921 · 01/09/2018, 07:52 AM

Update. New Royal and shrimp. Also go my first frag. Was $8 so I decided to go for it. See how it does before I get more.

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jphayes921 · 02/10/2018, 11:01 PM

Some pic updates. Got a lta. Seems to be loving the tank. Eating well. Loves the scallops I feed it. Clowns have not gotten interested yet, but they are still young. Dealing with a some cyano. Trying to limit feeding and some light. Cheato is growing good in sump with new LED light. Need a recommendation for a yellow fish, thinking goby? What do you think?

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JUNBUG361 · 02/11/2018, 10:27 AM

Tank seems to be maturing well over time, with the exception of cyano. Livestock are healthy

jphayes921 · 02/11/2018, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JUNBUG361

Tank seems to be maturing well over time, with the exception of cyano. Livestock are healthy

Yeah not sure if it's my feeding or ? Using RO/DI. Skimmer is doing its job, everything seems to be healthy. Could be some detritus in my chaeto?

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JUNBUG361 · 02/11/2018, 12:43 PM

Try to keep siphoning cyano every water change

BranchingHammer · 02/11/2018, 06:14 PM

Cyano should go away soon, it’s common in a new tank, but might wanna watch over-feeding. That favites frag you got looks good. Also, I don’t know if that anemone is a bubble tip, looks more like a long tentacle or sebae to me. Overall great build though good luck!

HarveyO · 02/15/2018, 10:55 AM

Would love to know the "how to" of your stand. I am in need of a new one and was planning on building. Did you use any blue prints or just wing it?

AiKkz · 02/16/2018, 12:01 PM

That's a nice looking stand, well done!

jphayes921 · 02/16/2018, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by HarveyO

Would love to know the "how to" of your stand. I am in need of a new one and was planning on building. Did you use any blue prints or just wing it?

No blue prints. Just general building knowledge. I will try to put together a general drawing of the 2*4 I used and then the outside is just pallet wood. Attached. Paint is white boat paint and clear by Rust-Oleum. Keeps the wood dry. I have made a little mod by drilling a hole in back to put a vent fan. It was too sealed and kept moisture in.

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HarveyO · 02/22/2018, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by jphayes921

No blue prints. Just general building knowledge. I will try to put together a general drawing of the 2*4 I used and then the outside is just pallet wood. Attached. Paint is white boat paint and clear by Rust-Oleum. Keeps the wood dry. I have made a little mod by drilling a hole in back to put a vent fan. It was too sealed and kept moisture in.

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This would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much

jphayes921 · 02/24/2018, 07:16 PM

Basic drawing of framing. Outside covered with 1/8" plywood, inside covered with plasitc coated 1/8" fiberboard. Entire stand painted with boat paint. Then I covered with pallet wood stained and polyurethane.

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matty21 · 02/28/2018, 08:53 AM

Awesome tank! love the stand!!!

axthoxy · 02/28/2018, 03:23 PM

Looks so dope! I love the stand. I'm thinking about building a stand for my and canopy for my 20 gal. I might have to use this. It looks so cool!

jphayes921 · 03/01/2018, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by axthoxy

Looks so dope! I love the stand. I'm thinking about building a stand for my and canopy for my 20 gal. I might have to use this. It looks so cool!

Thanks. I need to take some new and better shots of my setup. Need to do some wire management as well.

jphayes921 · 03/11/2018, 08:20 PM

Well sad news today. LTA took a trip into the power head. I turned it off, it came down few hours later, but didn't move in any way. Didn't close up to protect itself. It's a gonner. I think its a little too early in my tank. I'm 5 months in, was doing well for a few weeks, ate well. I would love for my clowns to have a good home, but I will wait a while. So I bought a leather for the time being.

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jphayes921 · 05/04/2018, 08:03 AM

Update. Not much going on. New fish, he brought it with him. No quarantine then, but I have one now. Royal got the worst of it and hid under a rock where the crabs ended up with a good dinner. All fish in quarantine ATM. Although pictures of tank and fish prior to incident.

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01/09/2018, 07:52 AM	#54
jphayes921 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Linden, MI Posts: 53	Update. New Royal and shrimp. Also go my first frag. Was $8 so I decided to go for it. See how it does before I get more. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

02/10/2018, 11:01 PM	#55
jphayes921 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Linden, MI Posts: 53	Some pic updates. Got a lta. Seems to be loving the tank. Eating well. Loves the scallops I feed it. Clowns have not gotten interested yet, but they are still young. Dealing with a some cyano. Trying to limit feeding and some light. Cheato is growing good in sump with new LED light. Need a recommendation for a yellow fish, thinking goby? What do you think? Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

02/11/2018, 10:27 AM	#56
JUNBUG361 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Antioch,CALIFORNIA Posts: 1,091	Tank seems to be maturing well over time, with the exception of cyano. Livestock are healthy

02/11/2018, 12:43 PM	#58
JUNBUG361 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Antioch,CALIFORNIA Posts: 1,091	Try to keep siphoning cyano every water change

02/11/2018, 06:14 PM	#59
BranchingHammer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 46	Cyano should go away soon, it’s common in a new tank, but might wanna watch over-feeding. That favites frag you got looks good. Also, I don’t know if that anemone is a bubble tip, looks more like a long tentacle or sebae to me. Overall great build though good luck!

02/15/2018, 10:55 AM	#60
HarveyO Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 49	Would love to know the "how to" of your stand. I am in need of a new one and was planning on building. Did you use any blue prints or just wing it?

02/16/2018, 12:01 PM	#61
AiKkz Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 17	That's a nice looking stand, well done!

02/24/2018, 07:16 PM	#64
jphayes921 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Linden, MI Posts: 53	Basic drawing of framing. Outside covered with 1/8" plywood, inside covered with plasitc coated 1/8" fiberboard. Entire stand painted with boat paint. Then I covered with pallet wood stained and polyurethane. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

02/28/2018, 08:53 AM	#65
matty21 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 17	Awesome tank! love the stand!!!

02/28/2018, 03:23 PM	#66
axthoxy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Chicago Posts: 1	Looks so dope! I love the stand. I'm thinking about building a stand for my and canopy for my 20 gal. I might have to use this. It looks so cool!

03/11/2018, 08:20 PM	#68
jphayes921 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Linden, MI Posts: 53	Well sad news today. LTA took a trip into the power head. I turned it off, it came down few hours later, but didn't move in any way. Didn't close up to protect itself. It's a gonner. I think its a little too early in my tank. I'm 5 months in, was doing well for a few weeks, ate well. I would love for my clowns to have a good home, but I will wait a while. So I bought a leather for the time being. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

05/04/2018, 08:03 AM	#69
jphayes921 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Linden, MI Posts: 53	Update. Not much going on. New fish, he brought it with him. No quarantine then, but I have one now. Royal got the worst of it and hid under a rock where the crabs ended up with a good dinner. All fish in quarantine ATM. Although pictures of tank and fish prior to incident. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk