Vance164 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Well due to space and impatience I put the 125 away and decided to setup this acrylic tank I scored for free off of here from Edansclownhouse! Was glad to snag it before it was taken to the dump. As some of you know I've been cycling my rock for a few months in a pond liner in my garage. Which seemed to really help Jumpstart my cycle! So here's a few pics of the new setup. When I first moved all the rocks over to the new setup Rock work done for now not sure I'm completely happy but will go with it for now. After adding ammonia and testing and having it all turn to nitrate in a 24 hour period a few times I decided it was time to go so Jeff at C&C for my first bits of live stock!! A pair of clowns And my first frags! Just gsp to get me started. I did dip them in bayer. And don't mind the diatom bloom haven't picked up and acrylic scrubber yet so it's a little dirty :( 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 What are the dimensions? It looks like a pretty sweet size! That light is cool to. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Glad to see things are getting off the ground Vance. I'm sure the 125 will make it up when the time is right. Merry Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishoutawater Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Wow. Great start! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 (edited) What are the dimensions? It looks like a pretty sweet size! That light is cool to. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk 48 long x 21 x 16 tallThe light is one of Daniel's reefi leds. I will run two eventually and remake the conduit hangers (idea stolen from Daniel but made sense since bending emt is how I make a living) Edited December 26, 2016 by Vance164 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Glad to see things are getting off the ground Vance. I'm sure the 125 will make it up when the time is right. Merry Christmas! Thank you merry Christmas to you as well! The 125 will get setup but 6ft takes up a lot of space and we will be moving at some point next year so this tank was just much more practical. And also gives me more time to build everything just how I'd like for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 48 long x 21 x 16 tall The light is one of Daniel's reefi leds. I will run two eventually and remake the conduit hangers (idea stolen from Daniel but made sense since bending emt is how I make a living) Those dimensions are awesome, my tank is 48x24x12 I wish it was 16. Congrats getting it up and running! Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Nice and great score on the free tank !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 Nice and great score on the free tank !! Yea I am very greatful I think it's a pretty nice setup! Did a w/c and cleaned the acrylic last night looking pretty good today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Went and visited higher thinking today and man did he hook me up with some corals and more knowledge and awnsers to my questions. Very generous and exciting!!! Thanks so much man! And everything put in!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlu_gt Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Hey Vance, you were asking about my light settings couple weeks ago... Below is my settings for my tank. It's easier to screen capture all the settings with browser instead of app. From the app, goto setup menu to find your ReeFi LED IP address. Then goto any web browser and enter URL: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/settings.html Where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address. Here my settings: Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Went and visited higher thinking today and man did he hook me up with some corals and more knowledge and awnsers to my questions. Very generous and exciting!!! Thanks so much man! And everything put in!!! Looks good man! Glad I could help jump start your operation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kknight Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Tank looks great ! When those frags settle in I can hook you up with more !!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Tank looks great ! When those frags settle in I can hook you up with more !!! Thanks kknight I still need to get over and check out your system some time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Love how long the tank is! No better shape, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Hey Vance, you were asking about my light settings couple weeks ago... Below is my settings for my tank. It's easier to screen capture all the settings with browser instead of app. From the app, goto setup menu to find your ReeFi LED IP address. Then goto any web browser and enter URL: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/settings.html Where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address. Here my settings: 20170104_073909.png Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Thank you daniel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) Love how long the tank is! No better shape, in my opinion. I really like long tanks as well 6 foot I think is about perfect. But 4 foot will do! Just looked at your 20l jeez it looks amazing! Edited January 5, 2017 by Vance164 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 So I've been getting what I thought was algae but I've had a few people now tell me it's the start of coraline algae. Anyone have an idea of what it is or if there correct? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlu_gt Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 So I've been getting what I thought was algae but I've had a few people now tell me it's the start of coraline algae. Anyone have an idea of what it is or if there correct? Looks like algae to me. Get a few snails to keep in under control. I would stay away from Mexican Turbo snails. They are too big and will bulldoze your coral frags off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Looks like algae to me. Get a few snails to keep in under control. I would stay away from Mexican Turbo snails. They are too big and will bulldoze your coral frags off. I tried to scrub some off early with a tooth brush didn't seem to do anything to it and I plan on adding more of a clean up crew in a few weeks looking into black trochus snails my yellow tang will be done with qt this week so should help also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Looks like rock going through its initial phases of coloring up. Unless it starts getting fuzzy I wouldn't worry about it. Www.reefcleaners.org is a great place to get your CUC. As a differing opinion, turbo snails are awesome. I've had 4 of them in my 75g since it started. They're the size of raquetballs now and never knock frags off the rocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Looks like rock going through its initial phases of coloring up. Unless it starts getting fuzzy I wouldn't worry about it. Www.reefcleaners.org is a great place to get your CUC. As a differing opinion, turbo snails are awesome. I've had 4 of them in my 75g since it started. They're the size of raquetballs now and never knock frags off the rocks. Thank you I currently have 5 hermits and 2 turbo snails that I added in the beginning they seem to keep busy and I've seen them on the rock work and no change to this algae. I also saw you reccomend reefcleaners on a different post awhile back. Not sure if I want one of his packages or individuals though. How do you feel about the ceriths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Ceriths/nerites/nassarius form his packages and they all play vital roles in my opinion. Any other CUC is just filler and aesthetic fluff. They might fill niches, but those 3 snails are the backbone. Hermits are good too. Honestly I can't say enough good things about that site. Just order a slightly smaller pack than your tank size. Those are intended for a full on algae outbreak. He also packs extras.Another big suggestion I have if you have a sand bed is tiger conches. Neat little guys that root around in the sand. They have these little eyeball stalks that they're always watching you with. Some of my favorite reef life, strangely. I always keep a lot of weird CUC though. I really like inverts. Edited January 16, 2017 by youcallmenny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorW Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I have two giant turbo snails (aka bulldozers lol) free if you want them! My tank is FULL of frags that aren't glued down so they will knock them over, but they are AWESOME at keeping things tidy. I've had them for 3 years and they're easily the width of a pop can. Let me know if you want them! I'm located in the forest grove area but drive through the Beaverton Tigard area some mornings and can meet Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G360AZ using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorW Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Also may have some corals you may like? Lots of pretty mushrooms, green Toadstools etc. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G360AZ using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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