Schreiba's ADA 60-F - Page 4

teamschreiba · 05/26/2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by reefngeek

great looking tank!how many gallons is it?

Thanks!! It's 8.6 gallons

teamschreiba · 05/26/2011, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by IndianaDunes

Stainless steel inlets / outlets look strong. Problem I'm seeing is Ecco has 12 and 14 mm hoses and ADA has 10, 13, and 17 mm hoses?

Hmm...I got my pipes from an ebay vendor and they were much cheaper so. These are the ones I have:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Magic-Lily-Pipe-...#ht_7891wt_905

IndianaDunes · 05/26/2011, 02:37 PM

Are you able to use ADA hose or is there a high quality, cheaper alternative? The Eheim green hose looks okay but clear is hip.

teamschreiba · 05/26/2011, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by IndianaDunes

Are you able to use ADA hose or is there a high quality, cheaper alternative? The Eheim green hose looks okay but clear is hip.

I'm using some clear hose I found at Home Depot. You might be better off getting black hose though because it will limit the algae growth.

IndianaDunes · 05/26/2011, 03:09 PM

Wouldn't have thought of that. What mm size? I could do black hose and the stainless inflow / outflow. Stealth style.

teamschreiba · 05/26/2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by IndianaDunes

Wouldn't have thought of that. What mm size? I could do black hose and the stainless inflow / outflow. Stealth style.

Haha that does sound pretty stealthy. It's the 12/16mm tubing I believe though.

teamschreiba · 05/26/2011, 03:18 PM

New shot...

IndianaDunes · 05/26/2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by teamschreiba

Haha that does sound pretty stealthy. It's the 12/16mm tubing I believe though.

So the 12 fits into the 13mm piping, then it has 4 mm of width?

teamschreiba · 05/26/2011, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by IndianaDunes

So the 12 fits into the 13mm piping, then it has 4 mm of width?

The tubing goes over the lily pipes actually. It's a little loose but I used some zipties to help make it a more secure connection.

IndianaDunes · 05/27/2011, 12:13 PM

What is that green grass looking coral / other in your tank?

teamschreiba · 05/27/2011, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by IndianaDunes

What is that green grass looking coral / other in your tank?

The ones all the way on the right are metallic green star polyps.

IndianaDunes · 05/27/2011, 05:06 PM

Scott Michael 101 Best Marine Inverts recommendation too! I was going to attempt a 60-P half scape with rock configuration, then do a Birds Nest coral by itself on the other side. Stopped by the fish store today to check out Fiji Blue Devil, Orchid Dottyback, Bicolor Blenny, Yellow Clown Goby, Citron Clown Goby, etc. That grass looking polyp stuff is cool. Lots of good Euphylias at the shop too, plans in work.

teamschreiba · 05/30/2011, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by IndianaDunes

Scott Michael 101 Best Marine Inverts recommendation too! I was going to attempt a 60-P half scape with rock configuration, then do a Birds Nest coral by itself on the other side. Stopped by the fish store today to check out Fiji Blue Devil, Orchid Dottyback, Bicolor Blenny, Yellow Clown Goby, Citron Clown Goby, etc. That grass looking polyp stuff is cool. Lots of good Euphylias at the shop too, plans in work.

Yeah that would definitely look good! I love birdsnest colonies and I'm hoping mine eventually gets to that point. All of those fish sound good too, I wish I had a blenny in my tank sometimes.

IndianaDunes · 06/02/2011, 05:51 PM

I posted here:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2027319

The ADA folks got back to me on the lid - said there was room for pipes using their canopies! Pretty cool. Now if I don't reloc, I can set up a tank!

Josh125 · 06/03/2011, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by teamschreiba

Thanks!! It's 8.6 gallons

Wow, it is very deceiving. I would have put it closer to 15-20 gal! I'm also subbing to the thread and plan to do something very similar after our move next month.

Is there a chance you can take a picture that shows the entire setup? I can almost see the LED's in one picture, but am curious how you mounted them.

Beautiful tank!

darsenbehelm · 06/05/2011, 05:40 PM

All these beautiful ADA 60-F have definitely convinced me to go with this for my new tank. I'm going to do a glass bottom with some nice coralined pieces of LR I have in my current tank. Run a canister as well and I already have an MP10. Will most likely do two Par38 LEDs, looks like what your running. Thanks for the inspiration!

teamschreiba · 06/07/2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by IndianaDunes

I posted here:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2027319

The ADA folks got back to me on the lid - said there was room for pipes using their canopies! Pretty cool. Now if I don't reloc, I can set up a tank!

That should work great then! Good luck and keep me posted once you setup a tank!

teamschreiba · 06/07/2011, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Josh125

Wow, it is very deceiving. I would have put it closer to 15-20 gal! I'm also subbing to the thread and plan to do something very similar after our move next month.

Is there a chance you can take a picture that shows the entire setup? I can almost see the LED's in one picture, but am curious how you mounted them.

Beautiful tank!

Thanks!! Yeah it tricks everyone because of the depth :P But shallow tanks are great I would recommend them to anyone! Here's shot of when I had the LED's:

I'm now running a 24" Giesemann infiniti fixture though that is 1x 150W MH and 4 T-5's

teamschreiba · 06/07/2011, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by darsenbehelm

All these beautiful ADA 60-F have definitely convinced me to go with this for my new tank. I'm going to do a glass bottom with some nice coralined pieces of LR I have in my current tank. Run a canister as well and I already have an MP10. Will most likely do two Par38 LEDs, looks like what your running. Thanks for the inspiration!

Thanks!! I love being able to provide inspiration to others and see their great tanks! Good luck and be sure to start a build thread.

mkorolev · 06/07/2011, 02:10 PM

your tank looks awesome!

PS. you should do a video of the entire tank

Josh125 · 06/07/2011, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by teamschreiba

I'm now running a 24" Giesemann infiniti fixture though that is 1x 150W MH and 4 T-5's

Thanks. Were you unhappy with the Par38s?

teamschreiba · 06/08/2011, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh125

Thanks. Were you unhappy with the Par38s?

Umm I wouldn't say unhappy. I just felt like I wasn't getting the growth and color with the acros that I should. Every other coral was great and colorful including the birdsnest and monti's but the acros didn't seem to be growing the same as I have seen on other people's build threads. I was also not getting 100% coverage with the PAR bulbs as I can getting now with my current lighting. If you're not looking to have SPS all over the tank then the PAR bulbs are perfect but since I want that to be my focus I felt that the MH +T5 would be better and is proving to work well so far

teamschreiba · 06/11/2011, 07:01 PM

New shots...

swull · 06/12/2011, 04:27 PM

Incredible tank!
I'm thinking about doing a similar setup. How is the lily pipe on surface scum? Does the surface stay crystal clear?

reefngeek · 06/13/2011, 06:57 AM

What kind of sand are you using?

05/26/2011, 02:37 PM	#78
IndianaDunes Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 30	Looks great, but what hose? Are you able to use ADA hose or is there a high quality, cheaper alternative? The Eheim green hose looks okay but clear is hip.

05/26/2011, 03:09 PM	#80
IndianaDunes Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 30	Black hose? Wouldn't have thought of that. What mm size? I could do black hose and the stainless inflow / outflow. Stealth style.

05/27/2011, 12:13 PM	#85
IndianaDunes Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 30	Coral What is that green grass looking coral / other in your tank?

05/27/2011, 05:06 PM	#87
IndianaDunes Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 30	Nice Scott Michael 101 Best Marine Inverts recommendation too! I was going to attempt a 60-P half scape with rock configuration, then do a Birds Nest coral by itself on the other side. Stopped by the fish store today to check out Fiji Blue Devil, Orchid Dottyback, Bicolor Blenny, Yellow Clown Goby, Citron Clown Goby, etc. That grass looking polyp stuff is cool. Lots of good Euphylias at the shop too, plans in work.

06/02/2011, 05:51 PM	#89
IndianaDunes Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 30	Related Thread I posted here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2027319 The ADA folks got back to me on the lid - said there was room for pipes using their canopies! Pretty cool. Now if I don't reloc, I can set up a tank!

05/26/2011, 03:18 PM	#82
teamschreiba Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 219	New shot...

06/05/2011, 05:40 PM	#91
darsenbehelm Moved On Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 23	All these beautiful ADA 60-F have definitely convinced me to go with this for my new tank. I'm going to do a glass bottom with some nice coralined pieces of LR I have in my current tank. Run a canister as well and I already have an MP10. Will most likely do two Par38 LEDs, looks like what your running. Thanks for the inspiration!

06/07/2011, 02:10 PM	#95
mkorolev Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: FL Posts: 74	your tank looks awesome! PS. you should do a video of the entire tank Last edited by mkorolev; 06/07/2011 at 02:20 PM.

06/11/2011, 07:01 PM	#98
teamschreiba Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 219	New shots...

06/12/2011, 04:27 PM	#99
swull Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 80	Incredible tank! I'm thinking about doing a similar setup. How is the lily pipe on surface scum? Does the surface stay crystal clear?

06/13/2011, 06:57 AM	#100
reefngeek Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Broadview Heights, Ohio Posts: 79	What kind of sand are you using?

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