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Wow, great looking tank, very clean.
I have the same stand and a regular 37 gallon column tank. I found the clear glass looked a little plain/revealed the junk on the shelf too much... I sand blasted the glass to make it etched or frosted. I like the way it looks now. Good work and I might have to get that fan too, to cool my 250 MH! Cheers! |
Thanks guys!
Yes I plan to either spray the glass with the frosting, apply that frosting sheet stuff or paint the glass some colour but not sure which. The pane is held in place by those terribly flimsy clips as you know. My son is always leaning on it and some have broken and the pane is very loose. Have you done anything to secure it better? Really I wish it was a wood panel like the sides... |
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Jesus. i leave the site for a week and a half and the one time i get a joke made on me i can't even fight back!... unfair! Moving on. Tank is looking good. did you order the tunze collection cup from in-tank? how are you finding the skimmate production? |
great pic.'s :biggrin:
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http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/steviet2.jpg The skimmate has been really wet...just a light tea colour so far although I'm starting to get some darker brown collecting on the riser tube. The trouble so far is that it's breaking in still I think and now my return pump wouldn't startup after my waterchange. This meant using the stock pump again so the water level changed due to the increased flow which upset the darn thing. I'm not expecting dark skimmate and from what I've read I'm not going to get that from this skimmer. All I know is that I'll be glad it takes anything at all out. Even when it's light in colour I always think about how I wouldn't want to dump it back in the tank. With time it should pull better as I tune it more. My 5 gallon water changes every week do far more than any skimmer could but I like the added security. |
Fantastic photos Brett! :attention: But next time can you give the Emerald a chance to shave her legs first.
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Yes, those clips to hold the pane in are junk.
I ran a 1" long bead of silicone, (top bottom & sides), on the inside to secure it. If I ever need to remove it, it I will only have to slice the little blobs of silicone Cheers |
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When I got her she had these super tiny little....bugs...mites? They would circle around her body and claws at damn near the speed of light it was crazy. I've done some reading and others have noticed these as well. They are either all red or all white. Not redbugs no doubt about that. Anyways post molt...they are all gone. Weird. Quote:
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"Hey great idea. So the hold is strong? You don't mean a continuous bead but just one up top...one down below? I need my fix to hold against my son leaning on it."
Well its plenty strong to hold glass in, (non-continuous bead). It might be better it if let go,(broke free from door), rather then your son putting his arm through it when it stays in place and breaks. It is thin un-tempered glass and could really cause some bad cuts. |
That's a good point. So it's not even tempered? That seems kinda silly to me. I'm tempted to get a thin piece of plywood veneer and replace it. I know I couldn't personally match the stain so I'd make it a totally different color.
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Some great pics Brett ! Gotta love the bi-color blenny, I don't think in all the time I've done salt water have I gone very long without having one.
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Just some more pics of the same old stuff. Boring huh?!
http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/macro23.jpg http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/macro24.jpg http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/macro25.jpg |
you should put a top hat on the blenny, like that cleaner shrimp in POTM.
now thats not boring :razz: |
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Ahah! I blew out the return line today as a matter of fact and I'll have you know there were "NO" incidents! :lol: Operation went smooth as silk. |
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[quote=lastlight;517845]Don't say I never come through with the goods. This is a Kien tribute.
http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/colander.jpg OMG, LOL. |
That blenny looks like he is ready for the arrival.. You should all be so proactive..
It is nice to see you throwing up photos of something other than Your hardware and chaeto balls. Looks good. :) |
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I like how your new setup maintained a very modern look seeing as your old tank also had that modern vibe to it as well. Instead of swapping a plywood veneer for the glass pane, you should see if you can find some nice tile to inlay in the space. There are tons of stone mosiacs or small individual tiles that would closely match the stand. Great macro shots btw!
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Thanks =)
Actually I still have 8 tiles I think from my last build... Lol...be a nice way to tie the two together good idea! |
Oh, I agree with the tiles. It would look great with your set-up Brett, and as you say keep a little of the old build alive.
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love the fish dude.
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It's pretty rare to get more for less but I'm in a pretty good mood right now!
I had a tiny bit of cyano in a spot in the front of the tank so tonight I took a deep breath and did the 6025 basic mod. WOW!!! The extra flow is unreal and I'm seeing detritus flying out of all sorts of nooks and crannies. The mod is old news but I thought I'd bring it up in case any 6025 users want 1100 gph instead of 700 gph. I don't think I'll do any of the other mods for wider flow etc due to the prop reverse issues and the work needed to correct them for those mods. This is great and took me literally 3 min with a coping saw blade. Search RC for "6025 mod" if you want to see how it's done I forgot to take pics. |
It's too early to add corals I'm guessing. And yet John (Lobsterboy) was clearing his tank out and asked if I wanted some complimentary 'test frags'. Well I said yes so we'll see how it goes. Thanks again John it was really nice to meet you, see your amazing tank and talk reefs. You're too damn kind bro =)
Terrible pics...not sure why but here they are. John if you have a moment and because I'm too retarded to remember what you told me today...can you please ID these for me? http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/corals1.jpg http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/corals2.jpg http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/corals3.jpg http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/corals4.jpg http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/corals5.jpg http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/corals6.jpg http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/corals7.jpg http://www.fishbrains.net/images/solana/corals8.jpg |
YAY frags :biggrin:
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Nice score! Grow frags grow!
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Looking good there baby.
here are the names for the pics in order. Bali Blue tip Orange tree formosa Purple polyp birdnest blue stag Oxypora, this is what I had thought it was. So if I am wrong correct me. M. Confusa Purple formosa Lastlight's 34g solana- FTS |
OMG you have saltwater, fish and corals all in one tank at the same time.. There is a great disturbance in the force..
Looking good though :-) |
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Thanks for the IDs John that's awesome. Especially the FTS as I totally draw a blank when sitting in front of this thing.
Polyp extension was good again today. Kevin at RC hooked me up with a new ballast today (thanks!) in the hopes of getting my Radium to fire. It works great and the Radium is way brighter than the stock bulb and corals look even better now. |
Awesome, radiums are dope, I was talkin radiums today.
ummmm, yeah labled the last pic just in case :yo: |
Sweet SPS framentations... :mrgreen: Now GROW!!!
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Can someone tell me if it's normal to see some tissue recession where the 2-part epoxy contacted the frag? It's maybe 1-2mm on them from the bottom. Two of them show this today but have good polyp extension and have their colors...
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When i mounted all of these I mashed the ball of epoxy into a hole/crevasse and then stuck the frags into them and sort of wrapped the epoxy around the frag's base. Is this not the best way?
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Sounds OK to me. Not uncommon though, that's why I like to use superglue gel and a plug and then epoxy the plug into a spot. But in good conditions it should grow back over the base before long.
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These were all on plugs and I guess I wanted a cleaner look so I cut them off and re-mounted them to my rocks. But being new to this I used so much epoxy that it's pretty ugly and maybe too much touched the tissue?
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Everytime that I have ever jammed a frag into some epoxy the frag has managed to grow over the epoxy and onto the rock work. I think you'll be fine :)
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