sleizure 180g in-wall

[Frogger]

Looks good, not to sure about that last picture!

[Dash]

I like those tank dimensions! And the window too - so glad you’re reusing it. We’re DIYers and for sure would have taken that wall down in 3 seconds - I’d love a fish room. The one thing is, personally I like to see as much of the tank as possible, so I think I would like to have it stick out on all 3 sides. But then of course you have to have the stand on the other side as well...hmm...
Anyway, looks great!

Gee, I just used my old rock, sand to start things off

[Bblinks]

Hahahaha...looking good, Last picture though...oh man, where are the mods on this site....lol kidding. Keep them pics coming...maybe not so much of the last one...

[WarDog]

The last picture meets and exceeds Canreef's policy of ethical behavior and common decency, lol. Carry on.

[chi]

Such a good thread, starting the cycle the organic way hahaha

[sleizure]

I'm a big fan of organic!


The tank is still just sitting the way I left it, with a few more organic deposits, but in the meantime I finished off my 3d printing for my Float Switches, Probe Holders, and my DIY Breakout for my Apex Controller. Have a peek:


Float Switches:




Probe Holders:




The breakout box:



I only have 4 ports available which 3 are used for the float switches. Not sure about what to use for the last port. My thinking for the two buttons is the blue one is for Feeding triggering some events to return pump and powerheads, and the Red button is a full shutdown of certain components (I haven't wrote the routines yet).

[sleizure]

No pictures on this one. Apparently my "choosing organic" has worked. My Cycle is starting.


I've got lights on from 9am (ramp up to full by 11) and then scaling down from 6pm - 9pm just to avoid things getting totally out of control. I have a fine layer of brown algae appearing all over the rock and sand, looks like cyano under the atinic blue but, no just brown. All very normal in my mind. My Ammonia has been steadily dropping and I'm about going to keep the organic offering going for another 2 weeks before I head for a business trip. Since I'll be flying back into YVR will stop by the LFS and pick up some hardy fish, and restrain myself from anything crazy and let this thing get matured for a few more months after that.


The waiting is the worst, but I feel much more calm and restrained this time around. Instead I'm spending the time outside with our 14 month german shepherd puppy and also building a 6 tap bar/beer dispenser. I feel it will be much less of a mess, no drywall involved