quang
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very nice setup man! i love the design of that tank and that anemone is awesome
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Nice. So why did you change the skimmer from tunze 9002 to aquamaxx-ws1? do you see any different in skimmate
its still breaking in so i can't compare yet. its been running for 6 days and so far it is skimming tea color with bits and pieces of solids mixed in and you can see a powdery grey/tan mulk at the bottom of the collection cup. its making a lot of micro bubbles but i think thats mostly because i have it in the return pump section
i like the high quality build on the body and the pump is stronger with a needle wheel. i will keep you updated on how it performs
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correction: my previous skimmer was a tunze 9002, not a tunze 9001
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I like it a lot. What don't you like about the new one that you like about the old one?
thanks man. i'm actually starting to like it more now that i've gotten used to it a bit.
i like that both the front display area and the sump has increased in width so its not so cramped when you reach into the front or back..
what i don't like about the tank is the way the overflows and baffles in the back are designed. i'm wondering if they tested this tank before going into production
- the water level in the display tank area is really low due to low placement of the overflow grates. i'd say i have 1.5+ inches of empty space at the top even though i have already upgraded to stronger pumps that are gushing water into the display and forcing the water level up.
- with this tank its impossible to eliminate the water splashing noise.. the return jets are placed too high, and overflows too low, which forces the water surface to be turbulent and causes this constant splashing noise. when you aim the jets downwards, it causes the water to slurp, when you aim them strait forward, it splashes the surface. absolutely nothing i can do to silence it. this is the biggest issue i have with it.. the nuvo24 i had ran completely silent
- the baffles in the back are not tall enough (less water capacity) and spaced incorrectly (so nothing will fit). the way the baffles are sectioned, it is impossible to fit a skimmer.. the "constant water level/refugium sections" are tiny. but the "return pump section" is extra spacious... i cannot understand why. my tunze 9001 no longer fit, pretty much nothing fits in this area except IM parts..
i'm making the best of it though, i'm using an Aquamaxx WS-1 skimmer in the return pump area and using an ATO to keep the water level constant in that section.
- the water level in the display tank area is really low due to low placement of the overflow grates. i'd say i have 1.5+ inches of empty space at the top even though i have already upgraded to stronger pumps that are gushing water into the display and forcing the water level up.
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i need to stock up on filter floss again since i had to change media basket sizing..
does anyone use pinky filters? looks like i can get a giant roll for pretty cheap but i'm not sure if i trust it..
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so anyways, i can't go into too much detail but long story short---i'm on a nuvo fusion 30 now. i don't like it as much as my nuvo24 but... whatever it is what it is and i guess its sort of an upgrade.
on a positive note, my sand has never been cleaner, and i upgraded to two cobalt mj1200's during the process and the corals are loving the flow it seems.
rando pictures:
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Hey it looks pretty good for being ignored...
Life happens and just getting back on track will hopefully make everything happier
looks good!
thank you both for keeping me motivated!
Only feeding once a week?
yes, once or twice a week... i only have 4 fish, 1 of them being an algae eating blenney so i don't feed too much
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super nice!!
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any updates on this tank?
i've been working on a few unexpected things that had to take priority over the tank so i've been abusing my tank and forgot about it.
i think i let it ride out for 7 months now, barely cleaned the glass that it was hard to see through and only adding distilled water for auto top off.. i also fed the fish about once a week with pellets just to get by
i did an 1/3 water change yesterday and cleaned the glass and also broke down all the equipment and cleaned it. i only put the skimmer and filter floss back in just to see how it was doing.
so none of the corals really grew except the trumpets, everything else stayed the same. some polyps disappeared and a few new ones showed up depending on which zoa, lots of them moved around on their plugs. a small colony of i think feather dusters showed up out of no where on one of the plugs. i literally have a bacteria film on the rocks but it isn't too bad. i also have one huge bubble algae that i tried to pop but couldn't get it to crack. tank is in better shape than i thought it would have been though. i will be starting to take better care of it again now and hopefully it will come back to life. gonna do a few more water changes to get rid of the gunk that's built up for the last 7 months
the lights are going into nighttime mode but i just turned them up to take some photos.. here's how it looks as of now:
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What program are you using to resize them and what format are saving them as?
For photographs, .JPG is the best format to retain image quality and lower the file size. i would set the "image quality" at around 60 to 80% if you have that option
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colbalt aquatic maxijet 1200.
is what i use for 5 gallon bucket and its turbulent.
avoid the marineland version, i have both and the parts are inferior in the marineland version--you can tell by just visually looking at both versions.
make sure to rinse with fresh water after every use and it will run for a very long time
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just got a new lens in today. it takes beautiful shots! here are straight up unedited photos. enjoy!
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Some tap water is great, some is not. When I got New York City water I used that in my tank for about 10 years. No problem, but when I moved to Long Island where we have well water, well, not so good. My tank almost crashed 3 times when my town added zinc orthophosphate to the water to control corrosion in the pipes, it also controls corals from living in your tank so now I use RO/DI water. But I rinse everything in tap water.
someone mentioned to me the other day that New York City is #1 for cleanest, highest quality tap water. that blew my mind
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Thanks guys! I dont know why, but gluing coral to rock is so satisfying
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Random off-topic:
So.. two and a half weeks ago i impulse-bought a tank after seeing Ne0eN's 8g and totally forgot about it.. fedex delivered it today, and I seriously have no idea what to do with it
Cadlights 4g pico, low-iron glass, looks to be well made, but still on the economical side, the light it came with is a bit flimsy. Thinking about doing a bunch of cool shrimp like the pederson shrimp and glass/spot anemone shrimp. For now it will sit on my desk, empty, but i'm sure that wont last long since it is right in front of my workspace.
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Glued more corals onto rock with FTS from today with only blues on
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nice just found the macro rocks prime.. one side is cut perfectly flat, i will just use these and save the trouble. thanks
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sawzall sounds good actually what kind of blade should i use?
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do you guys know anyone who offers a service to make professional cuts with live rock? i basically want a straight edge cut a single peice of live rock to be placed against a flat wall
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DuffyGeos.. i just saw someone mention how epic your build was so i went to check out this thread. epic-build confirmed! i can't wait to see more
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LOL thanks and awesome Vietnamese guys! I think I packed as much live rock as i could into this tank... you should see me try to clean algae off the glass with a Mr Clean Eraser...
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+1 on dosing, you already run a ATO so why not try dosing kalk?
dosing coming soon!!!
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Just picked up 2 polyps of Sunny D zoa's from Quantum Reefs today and mounted a few corals onto the rock...
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i spend 2 hours on water-change day (once every 7-10 days)..
on the daily i spend not more than 5 minutes on either:
- feeding
- filling up auto top off reservoir
- empty out and clean skimmer cup
- switch out filter floss a lot (buy in bulk, don't let what it collects break back down into the water)
- cleaning glass
1 little thing a day goes a long way!
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Yeah the skimmer overflowed a lot but i kept messing with the air intake valve and kept playing with it until i get 2-3mm of water in the cup everyday.. the first 2 months it was hard to get it to be consistent but then i got it down to where i made an adjustment and waited 3-4 days then made another really tiny adjustment. my collection cup is extra large so can hold a lot of water. i clean the cup out at least once a week and clean the neck too. Just run water and use a brush to clean away everything
i might look around for an easy to care for sps. some branching coral would look nice around the high areas of the rockwork
Quang's Nuvo 24
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Just another tank update...
Made a couple updates to the tank
Zoa's seem like they puffed up in size after the lighting change
Here are a few pictures before i start the water change...