Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World - Page 3

Triggerjay · 03-30-2007, 07:57 AM

WHATEVER YOU DO, do NOT use black rubber heater hose. I killed off a whole tank with the stuff in a matter of about 2 hours! (the automotive type) I think it has something to do with the white powder on it. (looks like a mold release type agent). But something in it is highly toxic to fish.

Jason

InLimbo87 · 03-30-2007, 08:09 AM

Looking great! Can't wait to see it set up as I'm looking into setting up a 65 for my next tank. Keep up the pics!

blue_eyes53813 · 03-30-2007, 08:31 AM

Lookin good. You have alot of patience.. I woulda filled it up right away... Cant waite to follow your progress.

Woodstock · 03-30-2007, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triggerjay

WHATEVER YOU DO, do NOT use black rubber heater hose. I killed off a whole tank with the stuff in a matter of about 2 hours! (the automotive type) I think it has something to do with the white powder on it. (looks like a mold release type agent). But something in it is highly toxic to fish.

Jason

Yikes!!

Use the vinyl tubing.

JOSEPHLB · 03-30-2007, 09:17 PM

Ugggggggh... Out of RO/DI water.. Tank is almost 3/4 of the way full.

JOSEPHLB · 04-02-2007, 08:37 PM

Tank is full. Dust storm is about out of the way. Appears to be a small residual particles every once in a while. Filter sock is almost brown already. Need to get it washed after three days. My E. Jager heaters do no fit in my sump; and I have the small, 12", 100w heaters. I have them in my tank currently, so I think I'll have to buy a 250 watter so I only have one in the display.

Tank has 45 lbs of Fiji uncured live rock from Premium Aquatics, along with about 35-40 lbs of CaribSea reef rock. This rock is really dense. Has alot of little tiny small holes and indentions all over it.

lcstorc · 04-03-2007, 08:33 AM

Let the cycle begin.

Looking good. Nice progress.

JOSEPHLB · 04-03-2007, 08:47 AM

I posted a thread in one of the other sections of the forum about how my Remora Pro's collection cup was filling up really really quickly. Filled up two times in about a two hour period.

Took the advice given from a select few individuals: raised the collection cup about as high as it will go.
Ran the skimmer for about two hours before bed time lastnight, and the cup filled about 1/3 full of what looked like "green tea".
I'm going to assume that is a good thing. Hopefully this skimmer will break in soon.

saltwaterfarm · 04-03-2007, 09:18 AM

Tank looks great. Glad you've got your skimmer troubles under control. Green tea looking is right where you want to be!

JOSEPHLB · 04-03-2007, 09:35 AM

Should I begin running the powerheads? Or should I wait until the sand is settled and "weighed" down with bacteria?

I plugged in one the other day and it kicked up a little bit of a sand storm.

Also, the 45 lbs of Fiji is the uncured stuff. Will I need to perform more water changes during the cycle?

The LR was purchased from Premium Aquatics. It really didn't look like it had alot of dead stuff on it. An occasional smudge of what appeared to be leftover life here and there but that was it.
I dunked the pieces in RO water and rubbed my hand and fingers on it to remove anything that was noticable and then put it all in the tank.

I assume at the worst, my cycle may take a little longer?

blue_eyes53813 · 04-03-2007, 09:45 AM

You could turn on a powerhead.. I think it looks great. Ive seen tanks that are cloudy for days.. I wouldnt do any water changes during the cycle.. Die off on the live rock will help the cycle. You dont wanna be taking out the bacteria from the water at this point.

JOSEPHLB · 04-03-2007, 07:29 PM

April 03, 2007

Day 3:

Salinity: 1.024
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: .25
Trites: 0
Trates: 0

Remora Pro seems to be doing alot better. About time! Got a little green tea in the bottom of it and it smells nice! (not!)
I have both Maxi-Jet 900's turned on today. A little initial sand storm at first. Still small particles floating around. Hopefully the filter sock will get a hold of them or they'll settle eventually. From examining the tank, sand particles and die off from the rock, there appears to be water movement throughout the entire water column. Of course it doesn't take much water movement to move sand particles, but positioning of my powerheads seems good so far.

No air bubbles in the U-tube overflow. I'm amazed at how this device works. Gotta love physics.

JOSEPHLB · 04-05-2007, 07:13 PM

I'm noticing brown spots appearing on the sand and rocks. Some purple and pink stuff is also starting to appear on the rocks. From what I understand, this is all normal.

Today I've noticed alot of particles in the tank water. Yesterday the water was almost perfectly clear and today its a mess. I'm wondering if its die-off and small sand that has circulated in the tanks water volume?
It may be time to grab an Aquaclear hang-on and get some sediment filtration going? Would this help?

blue_eyes53813 · 04-05-2007, 07:16 PM

Yes you can use a hang on filter to get particles out of the water..It will help alot

vdituri · 04-05-2007, 07:26 PM

Look at all the shiny new plumbing....

03-30-2007, 07:57 AM	#31 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World WHATEVER YOU DO, do NOT use black rubber heater hose. I killed off a whole tank with the stuff in a matter of about 2 hours! (the automotive type) I think it has something to do with the white powder on it. (looks like a mold release type agent). But something in it is highly toxic to fish. 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.

03-30-2007, 08:09 AM	#32 (permalink)
InLimbo87 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 992 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Looking great! Can't wait to see it set up as I'm looking into setting up a 65 for my next tank. Keep up the pics! __________________ We are forever responsible for that which we tame... Oceanic 33g Cube Tank Thread ~Ian~

03-30-2007, 08:31 AM	#33 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 5,853 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Lookin good. You have alot of patience.. I woulda filled it up right away... Cant waite to follow your progress. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

03-30-2007, 09:17 PM	#35 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Ugggggggh... Out of RO/DI water.. Tank is almost 3/4 of the way full.

04-02-2007, 08:37 PM	#36 (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 is full. Dust storm is about out of the way. Appears to be a small residual particles every once in a while. Filter sock is almost brown already. Need to get it washed after three days. My E. Jager heaters do no fit in my sump; and I have the small, 12", 100w heaters. I have them in my tank currently, so I think I'll have to buy a 250 watter so I only have one in the display. Tank has 45 lbs of Fiji uncured live rock from Premium Aquatics, along with about 35-40 lbs of CaribSea reef rock. This rock is really dense. Has alot of little tiny small holes and indentions all over it.

04-03-2007, 08:33 AM	#37 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Let the cycle begin. Looking good. Nice progress. __________________ 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.

04-03-2007, 08:47 AM	#38 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World I posted a thread in one of the other sections of the forum about how my Remora Pro's collection cup was filling up really really quickly. Filled up two times in about a two hour period. Took the advice given from a select few individuals: raised the collection cup about as high as it will go. Ran the skimmer for about two hours before bed time lastnight, and the cup filled about 1/3 full of what looked like "green tea". I'm going to assume that is a good thing. Hopefully this skimmer will break in soon.

04-03-2007, 09:18 AM	#39 (permalink)
saltwaterfarm Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,222 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Tank looks great. Glad you've got your skimmer troubles under control. Green tea looking is right where you want to be! __________________ Lisa 90 Gal AGA, DIY Sump/Fuge, Current Outer Orbit 250w MH's with T5's. AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, RK2.[/font] Purple LTA, pair of Percula Clowns, Clams, Softies, Shrooms, Ricordea, Echinophyllia, Torch, Frogspawn, Blastos, Sponges, Acro, Wellso, the NEW Zoa Mountain, and some more stuff... 3 Gal Sexy Shrimp Pico. 29 Gal Oceanic BioCube, Current Sunpod 150w MH.

04-03-2007, 09:35 AM	#40 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Should I begin running the powerheads? Or should I wait until the sand is settled and "weighed" down with bacteria? I plugged in one the other day and it kicked up a little bit of a sand storm. Also, the 45 lbs of Fiji is the uncured stuff. Will I need to perform more water changes during the cycle? The LR was purchased from Premium Aquatics. It really didn't look like it had alot of dead stuff on it. An occasional smudge of what appeared to be leftover life here and there but that was it. I dunked the pieces in RO water and rubbed my hand and fingers on it to remove anything that was noticable and then put it all in the tank. I assume at the worst, my cycle may take a little longer?

04-03-2007, 09:45 AM	#41 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 5,853 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World You could turn on a powerhead.. I think it looks great. Ive seen tanks that are cloudy for days.. I wouldnt do any water changes during the cycle.. Die off on the live rock will help the cycle. You dont wanna be taking out the bacteria from the water at this point. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

04-03-2007, 07:29 PM	#42 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World April 03, 2007 Day 3: Salinity: 1.024 pH: 8.2 Ammonia: .25 Trites: 0 Trates: 0 Remora Pro seems to be doing alot better. About time! Got a little green tea in the bottom of it and it smells nice! (not!) I have both Maxi-Jet 900's turned on today. A little initial sand storm at first. Still small particles floating around. Hopefully the filter sock will get a hold of them or they'll settle eventually. From examining the tank, sand particles and die off from the rock, there appears to be water movement throughout the entire water column. Of course it doesn't take much water movement to move sand particles, but positioning of my powerheads seems good so far. No air bubbles in the U-tube overflow. I'm amazed at how this device works. Gotta love physics.

04-05-2007, 07:13 PM	#43 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World I'm noticing brown spots appearing on the sand and rocks. Some purple and pink stuff is also starting to appear on the rocks. From what I understand, this is all normal. Today I've noticed alot of particles in the tank water. Yesterday the water was almost perfectly clear and today its a mess. I'm wondering if its die-off and small sand that has circulated in the tanks water volume? It may be time to grab an Aquaclear hang-on and get some sediment filtration going? Would this help?

04-05-2007, 07:16 PM	#44 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 5,853 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World Yes you can use a hang on filter to get particles out of the water..It will help alot __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)