Jonas 3.13, 150G of Miracles fun - Page 18

ojonas81 · 01/27/2018, 10:19 PM

cont.

ojonas81 · 01/27/2018, 10:21 PM

cont.

MCCOOL · 01/28/2018, 09:40 AM

Just read through the whole thread. Man, you've had a bunch of ups and downs! I'm glad things have stabilized for you. Your new pics aren't working for me, I'd love to see a new full tank shot

ojonas81 · 01/29/2018, 01:02 PM

Hmm, does the pics work for anyone else? I can see them here (using a web browser and not Tapatalk).

solitude127 · 01/29/2018, 02:18 PM

Can't see the pics on web or tapatalk.

Benson0219 · 01/30/2018, 08:42 AM

Glad your back with updates! Pictures are not showing up.

ojonas81 · 01/30/2018, 05:37 PM

Hmm. Strange. Wonder why the pictures shows up here? Used the link to the picture from Google Photos for the image reference. Would it be a permission thing where I can see it but no one else?

Charley Diesing · 01/30/2018, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ojonas81

Hmm. Strange. Wonder why the pictures shows up here? Used the link to the picture from Google Photos for the image reference. Would it be a permission thing where I can see it but no one else?

Yeah, probably. I can't see any pictures. Even when following the link.

ojonas81 · 01/31/2018, 10:34 AM

Ok. That won't work. Haha.

What is a better (preferable free and easy to use, alternative?

srud · 02/01/2018, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ojonas81

The stand top is removable and held in place by the weight of the tank itself. It is resting on the 2" think frame on top. It is going nowhere.

Got a lot done with the tank this weekend. First of all, I think I am coming towards the end of the cycle. Cannot detect any ammonia anymore, nor nitrite. I have a nitrate reading of about 0.15 ppm. Since I am heading out on a short vacation in a week i will probably hold off adding any livestock until I am back.

The more, at least for me, exciting updates are that I finally got the Radion Pro's hung and powered up. It is so nice to finally have some light over the tank. Running them on 40% at the moment but may turn that down some more when adding corals later.

Also got the lunar LEDs from Neptune mounted and connected to the Apex LSM. Had to extend the cord since it was not long enough to reach all the way to where I had the LSM mounted.

This week I need to get the ATO hooked up and tested. I also have the reactors to plumb and get running. Was originally planning to have them tee'd of the main return line but since the DC-6000 was slightly less powerful than I expected I will probably get its own dedicated pump instead.

Below are pictures from the Radion mounting and final result. Enjoy.

Cables organized.

Evening mode.

Hi. I have really enjoyed reading about your build and all of the ups and downs. Thank you. I am particularly interested in the Bracket/braces you used to hang your lights. Where did you get them?

first29gallon · 04/27/2018, 03:08 PM

Can you share a pic of the tank now?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

adam82 · 07/22/2018, 12:22 PM

how about now?

ojonas81 · 01/11/2019, 06:33 PM

So got some really bad news today. Had the annual termite inspection today and the house itself is good BUT the tank stand is not. It has a nice little colony living in it. They took some samples and will confirm after lab test next week but not looking good. Only way of fixing it is to take the stand outside and treat it. That means the tank ha to come down. :-(

At first I was upset but then I started to think. Maybe this is an opportunity to correct some mistakes done with this build and do things a little different next time around. The tank has to come down regardless and that leaves me with two options as far as handling the corals and fish.

1. I talk to one of my LFS and see if they want to store it for me. Or at the very least, take in the stuff and sell it and give me a credit. I prefer storing.

2. I set up a small sumpless tank that will run the skimmer, heater, circulation and CA+Alk dosing. I frag as much of the corals as I can and store them in there along with maybe a few fish I want to save, mainly my very healthy and frozen mysis eating Copperband, as well as my clam. The rest of the fish either has to be stored at a LFS/friend or being sold off/donated.

I would prefer to do option 2 as I can control the corals but will it work with no skimmer? Any input here would be helpful.

As for the tank, I am debating if I should sell it and get a new one. I am not too thrilled about the huge space the overflow is taking up. A new tank would have a ghost overflow style gaining a lot of real estate to work with which is exiting.

A new stand would be needed and this time I will have it made out of metal instead. Just need to find someone to build it.

Anyone having any suggestions on how to handle this mess I have not mentioned?

I will put up new tank shots soon as well. Ironically the tank is doing great at the moment. Go figure...

ojonas81 · 01/14/2019, 10:11 AM

Have been thinking about my options over the weekend and this is the strategy I current contemplating:

Get a cheap un-drilled tank, maybe 50 gallon or thereabout
No sump
Use MP40 (one or two) for flow
Use Skimmer and place it in tank (make sure water level is OK)
Use the current dosing system for Alk and CA
Use current Radion lights
Get frag racks and frag as much as I can of the corals I want to keep
Save the Copperband butterfly along with a few other fish I want to keep and have them in the temporary tank
Same with some of the inverts like brittle and serpent star fish, clam, shrimp etc.
Donate the remaining corals, fish and live rock to friends and/or LFS
Sell the current tank but keep the sump
Get rid of the stand, send it to hell
Source a new 150g tank with the same dimensions but with an external/ghost overflow to regain the lost overflow space inside the tank
Get a new metal stand made
Get new tank up and running move on from there

Anything I have missed/overlooked?

biecacka · 01/15/2019, 10:37 AM

Sounds great to me!

Corey

01/28/2018, 09:40 AM	#428
MCCOOL Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,135	Just read through the whole thread. Man, you've had a bunch of ups and downs! I'm glad things have stabilized for you. Your new pics aren't working for me, I'd love to see a new full tank shot __________________ 58g reef

01/29/2018, 02:18 PM	#430
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	Can't see the pics on web or tapatalk. __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

01/30/2018, 08:42 AM	#431
Benson0219 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Goodyear, AZ Posts: 535	Glad your back with updates! Pictures are not showing up. __________________ 180 Gallon Reef Tank, Elite Aquatics Sump, Kessil A360we LEDS, AI Hydra 26 HD LEDS, Reef Octopus OCTO VarioS-6 Controllable DC Circulation Pump, Skimz Kone SK204 Skimmer, Vortex MP40 Powerhead. Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon Reef Tank

07/22/2018, 12:22 PM	#437
adam82 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cookeville, TN Posts: 1,093	how about now? __________________ Adam Current Tank Info: 150G build in progress

01/11/2019, 06:33 PM	#438
ojonas81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,160	So got some really bad news today. Had the annual termite inspection today and the house itself is good BUT the tank stand is not. It has a nice little colony living in it. They took some samples and will confirm after lab test next week but not looking good. Only way of fixing it is to take the stand outside and treat it. That means the tank ha to come down. :-( At first I was upset but then I started to think. Maybe this is an opportunity to correct some mistakes done with this build and do things a little different next time around. The tank has to come down regardless and that leaves me with two options as far as handling the corals and fish. 1. I talk to one of my LFS and see if they want to store it for me. Or at the very least, take in the stuff and sell it and give me a credit. I prefer storing. 2. I set up a small sumpless tank that will run the skimmer, heater, circulation and CA+Alk dosing. I frag as much of the corals as I can and store them in there along with maybe a few fish I want to save, mainly my very healthy and frozen mysis eating Copperband, as well as my clam. The rest of the fish either has to be stored at a LFS/friend or being sold off/donated. I would prefer to do option 2 as I can control the corals but will it work with no skimmer? Any input here would be helpful. As for the tank, I am debating if I should sell it and get a new one. I am not too thrilled about the huge space the overflow is taking up. A new tank would have a ghost overflow style gaining a lot of real estate to work with which is exiting. A new stand would be needed and this time I will have it made out of metal instead. Just need to find someone to build it. Anyone having any suggestions on how to handle this mess I have not mentioned? I will put up new tank shots soon as well. Ironically the tank is doing great at the moment. Go figure... Last edited by ojonas81; 01/11/2019 at 07:20 PM.

01/27/2018, 10:19 PM	#426
ojonas81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,160	cont.

01/27/2018, 10:21 PM	#427
ojonas81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,160	cont.

01/29/2018, 01:02 PM	#429
ojonas81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,160	Hmm, does the pics work for anyone else? I can see them here (using a web browser and not Tapatalk).

01/30/2018, 05:37 PM	#432
ojonas81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,160	Hmm. Strange. Wonder why the pictures shows up here? Used the link to the picture from Google Photos for the image reference. Would it be a permission thing where I can see it but no one else?

01/31/2018, 10:34 AM	#434
ojonas81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,160	Ok. That won't work. Haha. What is a better (preferable free and easy to use, alternative?

04/27/2018, 03:08 PM	#436
first29gallon Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 72	Can you share a pic of the tank now? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/14/2019, 10:11 AM	#439
ojonas81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,160	Have been thinking about my options over the weekend and this is the strategy I current contemplating: Get a cheap un-drilled tank, maybe 50 gallon or thereabout No sump Use MP40 (one or two) for flow Use Skimmer and place it in tank (make sure water level is OK) Use the current dosing system for Alk and CA Use current Radion lights Get frag racks and frag as much as I can of the corals I want to keep Save the Copperband butterfly along with a few other fish I want to keep and have them in the temporary tank Same with some of the inverts like brittle and serpent star fish, clam, shrimp etc. Donate the remaining corals, fish and live rock to friends and/or LFS Sell the current tank but keep the sump Get rid of the stand, send it to hell Source a new 150g tank with the same dimensions but with an external/ghost overflow to regain the lost overflow space inside the tank Get a new metal stand made Get new tank up and running move on from there Anything I have missed/overlooked?

01/15/2019, 10:37 AM	#440
biecacka Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 6,361	Sounds great to me! Corey