Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World - Page 2

JOSEPHLB · 03-25-2007, 02:46 PM

And, my return "u-tube" directional return.

JOSEPHLB · 03-25-2007, 02:50 PM

Tank back painted black. Piece of advice: blue painters tape sucks. See the seep-through, even though I pressed it down.. nice.. not

JOSEPHLB · 03-25-2007, 02:53 PM

Earlier in my chronicle I posted about my "DIY rock". I've scrapped this plan.
After 10 weeks or so of curing, my nephew placed a couple of small pieces in his 30g freshwater tank for decoration. A week later, fish began to die. Not sure if it was from the DIY rock or not. So, we pulled them out. I'm not taking a chance.
Going with 40-45 lbs of live Fiji, and got some CaribSea base rock to finish it off.

sasquatch · 03-25-2007, 04:40 PM

Joseph! cant be far off till water time! looking good. Steve

JOSEPHLB · 03-28-2007, 07:19 PM

Steve,

LR is arriving Friday... so only a couple of days now. This tank has been sitting with its "perfectly clear water" since November :P

JOSEPHLB · 03-28-2007, 07:22 PM

Could only get four of my T5's in the standard AGA pine canopy. For my first tank, I really didn't feel like disassembling the canopy, and DIY'ing some sort of solution, since I really don't have the tools.

So, four x 39w T5's will have to do. This should be plenty though; except for keeping SPS.

Here is the progress of my wiring. The little chihuahua was checking it out herself for her approval.

Triggerjay · 03-28-2007, 07:30 PM

Looks like it is coming along well... I am also a struggling middle classer, so I know what you mean about taking things slow... "Patience is the key",.. lol, I have no choice in the patience matter.

Jason

JOSEPHLB · 03-28-2007, 07:37 PM

Nevermind the fingerprints and dust on the tank. Its been sitting since November; including numerous trips up and down off the stand

Here are the T5's (4x39w on 2 AccuStart Triad ballasts, Tek Retro)
Bulbs in use:

Canopy Back
----------------------
ATI Blue Plus
UVL Aquasun
UVL Super Actinic
ATI Aquablue
----------------------
Canopy Front

sasquatch · 03-28-2007, 09:16 PM

Coming closer Joseph, you could put 7 bulbs in there if you elevate 3 of them lol. Steve

lcstorc · 03-29-2007, 08:09 AM

Everything looks great! Did your lights pass the inspection?

I can't wait to see this up and running. Rock on Friday you say? Well then we want pics either Friday or Sat.

Wooden Harpoon · 03-29-2007, 10:50 PM

It looks like you've been researching since September. That is going to be a *****ing tank. You purchased a lot of things I wanted but could not afford yet. Good luck to ya!

BrothaWolf · 03-29-2007, 10:54 PM

Fill It Up!!!!

Woodstock · 03-29-2007, 11:00 PM

Looks great! A couple of suggestions... If you plan on having any type of lighting in the sump area, you might want to get black vinyl tubing for the return pump. the clear hose will grow algae inside it and restrict the water flow dramatically.

Also, you mentioned that your son used a few small pieces of your homemade rock in his fw tank and fishes began dieing. It wasn't anything wrong with the rock. It was made for marine fish which require a very high PH. The Fw fish don't. You killed the fw fish when the PH skyrocketed.

saltwaterfarm · 03-29-2007, 11:12 PM

Good luck... can't wait to see pics!

JOSEPHLB · 03-30-2007, 06:06 AM

sasquatch: I've definately learned the hard way that prebuilt canopies have their limitations. I think next time I'll just buy a few woodworking tools and have a try at building my own stand & canopy.

lcstorc: I think she said the lights look good. So, as long as the chihuahua is happy, I'm good to go!

Wooden Harpoon: It would have taken me longer, if not for some tax money coming back this year.

Gotta love loaning Uncle Sam interest free money every year.

BrothaWolf: Fill up starts after I get home from work today. Guess that gives me a reason to try to get out a couple of hours early

Woodstock: I didn't like that little piece of clear hose in there anyway. (plus that long sweeping bend can contribute to a little head loss)

A couple of days ago I was thinking of some ideas to get rid of it. So, I was trying to just use a fitting along with a threaded union to hook the pump up and I ended up binding some of my plumbing and screwed it up. So I just got rid of the hard plumbing all together. I capped off the hole on the side of the sump and used tubing on the return.. all the way up. So much easier; easier to take out if I need to clean it also. Only thing is, I couldn't find any black tubing, so I got the reinforced stuff, that has the white lines in it.. So, I know its not totally see-through, but its not black. I'll just have to keep an eye on it every once and a while and gauge how often I need to clean it.

03-25-2007, 02:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World And, my return "u-tube" directional return.

03-25-2007, 02:50 PM	#17 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Tank back painted black. Piece of advice: blue painters tape sucks. See the seep-through, even though I pressed it down.. nice.. not

03-25-2007, 02:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Earlier in my chronicle I posted about my "DIY rock". I've scrapped this plan. After 10 weeks or so of curing, my nephew placed a couple of small pieces in his 30g freshwater tank for decoration. A week later, fish began to die. Not sure if it was from the DIY rock or not. So, we pulled them out. I'm not taking a chance. Going with 40-45 lbs of live Fiji, and got some CaribSea base rock to finish it off. Last edited by JOSEPHLB : 03-26-2007 at 05:44 AM.

03-25-2007, 04:40 PM	#19 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,453 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Joseph! cant be far off till water time! looking good. Steve

03-28-2007, 07:19 PM	#20 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Steve, LR is arriving Friday... so only a couple of days now. This tank has been sitting with its "perfectly clear water" since November :P

03-28-2007, 07:22 PM	#21 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Could only get four of my T5's in the standard AGA pine canopy. For my first tank, I really didn't feel like disassembling the canopy, and DIY'ing some sort of solution, since I really don't have the tools. So, four x 39w T5's will have to do. This should be plenty though; except for keeping SPS. Here is the progress of my wiring. The little chihuahua was checking it out herself for her approval.

03-28-2007, 07:30 PM	#22 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,365 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Looks like it is coming along well... I am also a struggling middle classer, so I know what you mean about taking things slow... "Patience is the key",.. lol, I have no choice in the patience matter. Jason __________________ 125g Mixed reef, 100g Basement sump, two 40g breeder frag tanks, Iwaki 100 main return pump, Sequence Reeflo Dart CL pump, Sedra 9000 powered DIY 3 foot tall skimmer, Aqua 40w UV, Two little fishies phosban reactor, Kangaroo dosing pump, 29g tank in my daughters room, All tied together into one system.

03-28-2007, 07:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Nevermind the fingerprints and dust on the tank. Its been sitting since November; including numerous trips up and down off the stand Here are the T5's (4x39w on 2 AccuStart Triad ballasts, Tek Retro) Bulbs in use: Canopy Back ---------------------- ATI Blue Plus UVL Aquasun UVL Super Actinic ATI Aquablue ---------------------- Canopy Front

03-28-2007, 09:16 PM	#24 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,453 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Coming closer Joseph, you could put 7 bulbs in there if you elevate 3 of them lol. Steve

03-29-2007, 08:09 AM	#25 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,308 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Everything looks great! Did your lights pass the inspection? I can't wait to see this up and running. Rock on Friday you say? Well then we want pics either Friday or Sat. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination Question of the day: When will Booze put water in that huge beautiful tank?

03-29-2007, 10:50 PM	#26 (permalink)
Wooden Harpoon Star Polyps Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 171 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World It looks like you've been researching since September. That is going to be a *****ing tank. You purchased a lot of things I wanted but could not afford yet. Good luck to ya! __________________ The more I see the less I know! Back and more humbled about the world of reef keeping.

03-29-2007, 10:54 PM	#27 (permalink)
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03-29-2007, 11:00 PM	#28 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,601 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Looks great! A couple of suggestions... If you plan on having any type of lighting in the sump area, you might want to get black vinyl tubing for the return pump. the clear hose will grow algae inside it and restrict the water flow dramatically. Also, you mentioned that your son used a few small pieces of your homemade rock in his fw tank and fishes began dieing. It wasn't anything wrong with the rock. It was made for marine fish which require a very high PH. The Fw fish don't. You killed the fw fish when the PH skyrocketed. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

03-29-2007, 11:12 PM	#29 (permalink)
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03-30-2007, 06:06 AM	#30 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World sasquatch: I've definately learned the hard way that prebuilt canopies have their limitations. I think next time I'll just buy a few woodworking tools and have a try at building my own stand & canopy. lcstorc: I think she said the lights look good. So, as long as the chihuahua is happy, I'm good to go! Wooden Harpoon: It would have taken me longer, if not for some tax money coming back this year. Gotta love loaning Uncle Sam interest free money every year. BrothaWolf: Fill up starts after I get home from work today. Guess that gives me a reason to try to get out a couple of hours early Woodstock: I didn't like that little piece of clear hose in there anyway. (plus that long sweeping bend can contribute to a little head loss) A couple of days ago I was thinking of some ideas to get rid of it. So, I was trying to just use a fitting along with a threaded union to hook the pump up and I ended up binding some of my plumbing and screwed it up. So I just got rid of the hard plumbing all together. I capped off the hole on the side of the sump and used tubing on the return.. all the way up. So much easier; easier to take out if I need to clean it also. Only thing is, I couldn't find any black tubing, so I got the reinforced stuff, that has the white lines in it.. So, I know its not totally see-through, but its not black. I'll just have to keep an eye on it every once and a while and gauge how often I need to clean it.

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