Kryptic4L's 100 Gallon Build.

[lastlight]

crock-pot for the win?

[Kryptic4L]

Originally Posted by lastlight

crock-pot for the win?

Are you not supposed to cook them before putting in the tank ? People cook live rock, so I figured why not throw some frags in the oven at 350 for an hour to sterilize. Before they go in my tank.

Anyways I think I identified that everything that was supposed to be there is there, funny thing is there is one frag, that is near identical to the cancelled frag.

Good enough for me, now we wait for them to get less ****ed off

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So got a bunch of frags in today good thing and progress, must be counterbalanced with bad stuff.. Maxi mini decided to go for a walk into the mp40 , thankfully it's a maxi mini anenome , however I since I run my mp 40s at half speed, it didn't demolish him, he plugged it right up... And knocked it down. I think he will see another day.

Borrowed me a decent camera so maybe I can finally get some decent pics. On the go .

[Kryptic4L]

Well my OCD has subsided a touch, and I've started to enjoy other non fish related activities for the time being. I did finally get my water change system almost done now.

Got a couple speed waves to power the water upstairs, all plumbed using 3/4 inch line. Basically one line goes upstairs now and using valves I "should " be able to siphon / pump fresh and salt water.

Gonna test it out later today, as I would like to get a water change in tomorrow. And I'm really sick of hauling fresh water upstairs daily.

The make sense of everything in my head drawing.



The reality of it.








Still gotta drill the freshwater for the float valve as I never realized the inhearent danger of using a hang on float. As its constantly being pushed upward I guess the acrylic likes to break. Gonna use a kent, as I think the eshopps is a pos

[lastlight]

tie wraps to the drain even! i've had enough mishaps to spot the really important details... nicely done lol!

[Kryptic4L]

Just following what the pros do

Anyways got the rest of the braided hose to go from the sink to the tank.

Turned on the water from the bottom most tank, so far no leaks from my crummy plumbing skills. And the water from the speed waves seems to be pumping through at a reasonable rate. Making up my first batch of salt water with the new system. Gonna add some supports to the plumbing.

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So good and bad news today..... Found my blue spot dried up behind the tank, guess he found a small gap in my screen top. Wouldn't mind another at some point but I think I'm just gonna let the tank chill for awhile.

Got a lot of algae at the moment, I have a feeling the rock i got off a dude, is pretty high in phosphates. So I'm gonna try a box of bioclean, and eventually move onto bio pellets. On the upside, that much established live rock with no other apparent issues, is a good thing. I don't mind the phosphate battle over other bad things rock can have.


As for the good news, just finished my first water change with my system, everything worked out better then expected. Super fast draining and filling. And was the first water change I completed ever without spilled water. The full 30 gallons took about 10-15 mins..

The process was basically kill all power, let back flow. Empty sump the best I could, refill sump. Turn everything back on. Had a few gallons left of fresh mixed salt in the basement. But not enough that I feel like I wasted a bunch.

Siphon was easy to start as the line was filled with fresh water so I just kept closing the valve I have on the end of the hose. To move to each chamber. No siphon start required.


Super stoked to do water changes now . Just need to make some specialized attachments for the system. Like a strainer as what goes down, goes down. And I fear the day anything goes down that will plug the system. Valves with couplers would of been the better choice.