My 200gl
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cracker
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It's not unpleasing to my eye really. I do see it as a sign of excess nutrients etc. I only get it in the same areas as well. There is something in the sand in these spots feeding the green stuff. I had a bunch of snails that I collected but they did not live long. They turned out to be the Ilyanassa Obsoleta snails. They are not true Nassarius snails & didn't last long in my warm water tank. A year at most. That snail eating hawkfish didn't help either. Yes Joe I need a proper CUC not sure what I want.
My new 14k hamiltons are looking better. They seem not as blue. Maybe I'm just getting used to them. I some how managed to melt my new Zoanthids
They looked like this for almost a week now all I see is a bare rock. I don't see any closed up polyps or anything just gone. I moved them lower under some shade. Then to a spot with less flow, then more flow. The rest of my corals appear to be doing fine.
cracker
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OK not sure who, but somebody started this
I'm "considering" moving my tank forward 6 to 7 feet from it's current spot.
I hope the pics show the area I have to wrk with. If & I repeat IF I move this tank forward from the back wall , I can have at most a 10 by 7 foot area behind the tank for aquarium related equipment. No less than 6 by 10 feet. There would be many advantages in this move. Room for a sink,work bench & water containers a bigger sump & much better access to the plumbing. Also I could install an ac unit in the window for better temp control. I guess the space in question is the "dinning room". It's wasted space. Folks,I don't even have a table & chairs anyway. No more unsightly buckets & long hoses or rolling cans full of water from the kitchen. The pic in my last post shows a 1.5 " intake It was intended to supply a closed loop but has been capped off & never used. I couldn't get to it now even if I wanted to. The setup over all is fine but "could" be so much better. Is it worth it?
I'm "considering" moving my tank forward 6 to 7 feet from it's current spot.
I hope the pics show the area I have to wrk with. If & I repeat IF I move this tank forward from the back wall , I can have at most a 10 by 7 foot area behind the tank for aquarium related equipment. No less than 6 by 10 feet. There would be many advantages in this move. Room for a sink,work bench & water containers a bigger sump & much better access to the plumbing. Also I could install an ac unit in the window for better temp control. I guess the space in question is the "dinning room". It's wasted space. Folks,I don't even have a table & chairs anyway. No more unsightly buckets & long hoses or rolling cans full of water from the kitchen. The pic in my last post shows a 1.5 " intake It was intended to supply a closed loop but has been capped off & never used. I couldn't get to it now even if I wanted to. The setup over all is fine but "could" be so much better. Is it worth it?
JoJo
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i got faith in you Brian. since you built the tank wall you know how to take it apart and put it back together easy. i think the hardest part will be draining the tank and if you have enough tubs then it really not a problem. next would be getting enough muscle to help you move the tank and stand forward but you and 1 or 2 other guys shouldnt have a problem doing.
i say just draw up a plan while thinking back to how you put it together and add to the plan what you want now and think of what you may want in the future.
i say just draw up a plan while thinking back to how you put it together and add to the plan what you want now and think of what you may want in the future.
cracker
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I'm considering it. Won't be any time soon that is for sure. The actual move is the easy part really. I have plenty of good time buddies I can trick into coming over by offering beer & oysters. The complicated part is in the planning out all the changes /improvements in plumbing etc. I have to get it right this time or the move is a waste. 1st off I need to find a place for this equipment. This was in the kitchen. I have since taken it all out except the sink & did a lot of painting. The bench was quite functional but unsightly to say the least. I did change the wall color! LOL
cracker
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Well ahh I was kinda hoping Ya'll would help me with this. :bow:
cracker
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OK, 1st I want better overflows. The ones I have now are too small & too tall. Do I want a trough type/ overflow across the entire back? Do I want to cut notches or not . A trough type across the entire back will conflict with my return manifold so that will need to be changed as well. I probably need to take this up in the DIY forum. Can someone please tell me where I got side tracked here? All I wanted was an aquarium with a couple of fish!:laughroll
LOL!
Looking good Brian. Save the move for a long weekend and scratch off everything else you may have planned. Get lots of towels, buckets and tylenol
I wish I had 6' behind my reef tank! I would move mine in a heartbeat.
cracker
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Well said My Friend! I hope Santa brings me a camera, but I have my doubts. Life is treating me well ,just enough to get me thru troubled times.
Sorry , no pics for now.