jhOU January 25, 2023 Share January 25, 2023 I’ve had a 20 gallon long running in my fishroom for a long time, it initially served as a coral/invert QT. I haven’t added any corals in years, and it had become just a neglected box of water. So I decided to spruce it up into a real nano tank. Most of the equipment I already had laying around, I also got lucky with the BRS black friday giveaways and won a free apex and marco shelf rock!… so I also splurged and bought another trident. My 120 gallon is basically on autopilot, so this will be my tinkering tank. Lighting: 3x ai primes Flow: Jebao slw 20 Jebao slw 10 Jebao DCP 2500 return pump Filtration: Magtool skimmer (cheapo amazon) Filter floss cup Misc: Apex/Trident Avast kalk stirrer kamoer x1 pro Auto Aqua ATO finnex heater inkbird heater controller back in the day: Now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jhOU January 25, 2023 Author Share January 25, 2023 pair of mocha storm clowns will be going in, almost done with QT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhOU January 27, 2023 Author Share January 27, 2023 My 3D printer has been a great reefing addition. It’s gotten quite a bit of use for this build already. Screen top corners with cutouts feeding portal AI prime hanging brackets/rail hanger Jebao slw nem guards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WheresTheReef January 27, 2023 Share January 27, 2023 Very nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJT January 27, 2023 Share January 27, 2023 Well done!! Great attention to detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime January 27, 2023 Share January 27, 2023 Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami January 28, 2023 Share January 28, 2023 Nice job! Are you primarily using PLA on your components? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhOU January 29, 2023 Author Share January 29, 2023 6 hours ago, Origami said: Nice job! Are you primarily using PLA on your components? I’ve been using PETG for everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami January 29, 2023 Share January 29, 2023 14 hours ago, jhOU said: I’ve been using PETG for everything Very good. I bounce between PLA and PETG, and sometimes ABS. ABS is a pain to dial in and I have to keep the build plate hot and the printer enclosed so cooling/shrinking doesn't cause problems. PETG can sometimes be (tolerably) stringy - I see variation between manufacturers - but I still like it. I have a roll of unopened eSun nylon, but I'll have to dry it out before trying it out someday. My hot end should be able to reach the needed temperature, but there's not a lot of margin, so it's an experiment that I need to conduct someday. You've done some really nice work with your Ender. Whose PETG are you using and what are your working parameters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhOU January 29, 2023 Author Share January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Origami said: Very good. I bounce between PLA and PETG, and sometimes ABS. ABS is a pain to dial in and I have to keep the build plate hot and the printer enclosed so cooling/shrinking doesn't cause problems. PETG can sometimes be (tolerably) stringy - I see variation between manufacturers - but I still like it. I have a roll of unopened eSun nylon, but I'll have to dry it out before trying it out someday. My hot end should be able to reach the needed temperature, but there's not a lot of margin, so it's an experiment that I need to conduct someday. You've done some really nice work with your Ender. Whose PETG are you using and what are your working parameters? I’m using Overture PETG. It’s the only brand I’ve tried, but it seems to be reasonably easy to work with. My settings are basically just the default Cura PETG profile with nozzle temp 235 bed 70. I am also using a PEI bed, which made a pretty big difference over the stock bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami January 29, 2023 Share January 29, 2023 I’m using Overture PETG. It’s the only brand I’ve tried, but it seems to be reasonably easy to work with. My settings are basically just the default Cura PETG profile with nozzle temp 235 bed 70. I am also using a PEI bed, which made a pretty big difference over the stock bed. I may order a spool and give it a try. Thanks! Sent from my SM-N976V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhOU January 31, 2023 Author Share January 31, 2023 I borrowed the wamas par meter (thanks wamas!) I’m still debating if this tank will be softies/lps or sps… so I recorded a variety of settings to reference later. But for now, here are the settings and par currently running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhOU February 9, 2023 Author Share February 9, 2023 Added a co2 scrubber, and I’m pleasantly surprised how effective it is using this tiny cheap skimmer. Getting about a .2 boost, now peaking around 8.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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