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Spoiling yourself rotten are you.....
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My aquarium is nothing but a smorgasbord for my cats..... |
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You wouldn't want to see my tank. I don't use fancy equipment and I am a noob |
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Budget doesn't exist in this hobby: 45G Build Clam Specific IM Lagoon 25G Build -Brian |
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Finally I have been able to fill the tank after almost 2 months in decision making process
After failed attempt at making a stand, I ended up buying a biocube 29 stand. Looks good and works well and I got it at a nice discount, tanks to J&L. 2016-01-22 18.03.40 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr For power outlet, I bought an 8 outlet DJ power. Here it was, sitting in its empty glorified form, waiting to be wet! 2016-01-22 19.40.54 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr And I just can't highlight how cute this thing is: 2016-01-22 17.57.02 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr Since I planned on not getting a controller and doing old school setup using timers (I am yet to start using it) and Ranco for temperature control, I finally got it, thanks to an LFS: 12656095_10153884869714808_255228969_o by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr Wasn't pre-wired so had to do it by myself. The termination blocks are not the most user-friendly, especially considering how tight the inside of the enclosure is but I got it working without any hiccups. 2016-02-05 18.02.33 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr 2016-02-05 18.33.33 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr Since I didn't have a stain relief handy, I made my own: 2016-02-05 18.36.17 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr Just a headsup: the probe is IP67 and is not meant to be submerged all the time. Although industrial devices are always underrated from what they can withstand, I heat shrink wrapped the joint between the wire and the rubber for added protection. It is better to be safe than sorry! Did my best to get everything as "organized" as possible; not the most elegant way but its enough to make me happy and everything is hidden within the cabinet itself. 2016-02-04 21.15.22 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr 2016-02-04 21.15.29 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr 2016-02-04 21.15.36 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr Aquascaping was a bit of a pain since the rocks were of unique shapes so I had to stare at them for a long time to decide on this one: 2016-02-05 20.30.12 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr 2016-02-05 20.30.24 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr 2016-02-05 20.30.31 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr 2016-02-05 20.30.53 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr And it was time to fill it up: 2016-02-05 20.38.19 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr And it lives...... 2016-02-05 21.05.08 by M Raied Hasan, on Flickr The water cleared up quite nicely within few hours but over night, it became a bit cloudy; not the one which would be of concern but it was a bit cloudy. Although I have been curing the rocks for 3 weeks now, I decided to add prodibio startup just for fun. And buying ammonia and nitrite test kit seemed like a waste of money to me. For filter media, I am running chemipure elite and polyfilter. Will also add purigen for that extra kick of clarity. Skimmer seems to be quite loud but in reality, it is about 10 dB less than what curve 7 was. But since it is not inside a sump, the sound gets to my ears. Will probably take couple of weeks to calm down (that's what Aquamaxx said) of I can always get a bigger silencer . I am getting my first livestocks for the tank tomorrow Wish me luck!
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Looking awesome so far, What are you planning to add for livestock?
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Love your aquascaping. Beautiful setup. Keep the pics coming. Enjoying this tank journal.
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This is a great looking build!
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Most LPS but I have been known to get diverted from my initial plans in the past. Quote:
Thanks
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You wouldn't want to see my tank. I don't use fancy equipment and I am a noob |
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You wouldn't want to see my tank. I don't use fancy equipment and I am a noob |
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Looking good, loving the clownfish pair!
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