87G AGA Eventual reef - Page 3

ludachris · 02-03-2007, 03:43 PM

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Just the doors and the right panel are left. (aquarium will sit at a corner)

I ned some advice I'm planing to stain and waterproof the base. What stain and "water proofng" products should i use. I would like something nontoxic if it is possible just in case...

sasquatch · 02-03-2007, 03:54 PM

Ludachris, just saw your thread!! wondered where you got to. I think your metal stand was dropped on one corner and it " lozenged " can be fixed by dropping it again on opposite corner But it will be weakened quite a bit, really glad they took it back. Your new stand looks GREAT, more pics soon ok. Steve

ludachris · 02-04-2007, 05:19 PM

Im glad too!! Thanks steve.

ludachris · 02-08-2007, 07:33 AM

Here is a picture of the stand before the varnish.

I will make, stain, varnish the doors later on since i haven't decided exacly what I want. Any ideas are more than welcome.

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ludachris · 03-12-2007, 06:45 AM

Got my aquarium up and running with freshwater to test for leaks and see how all the equipment is running. Ill post some pics shortly with the equipment in place.

Its been a while since I last posted.

lcstorc · 03-12-2007, 07:21 AM

Good luck on the leak test. I can't wait to see it filled and waiting for it's new inhabitants.

aquaman3680 · 03-12-2007, 08:03 AM

Awesome man! Looks like its coming together nicely! Cant wait to see what you do with this tank!

Matt

Woodstock · 03-12-2007, 08:36 AM

Good call taking the uneven metal stand back. Great work building your own stand! Let's see some pics

saltwaterfarm · 03-12-2007, 01:38 PM

Glad you're making progress... Good luck with the leak test!

ludachris · 03-31-2007, 03:06 PM

It’s been a while since I last posted, I’ve been waiting for my hardware to come. The leak test went fine. Here are a few shoots of my equipment….

ludachris · 03-31-2007, 03:57 PM

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I decided to buy a refractometer since I am new to the saltwater hobby and did not want to take any chances. I read some good reviews about this one so I went ahead and bought it.

ludachris · 03-31-2007, 04:05 PM

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This is my skimmer.. 9010

ludachris · 03-31-2007, 04:21 PM

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I decided to go with Tunze 6060 Powerhead since they have a nice broad flow and are fairly quiet (and fairly expensive!!). I bought Tunze products since the have a good reputation and are stocked by almost all LFS here just in case I need some spare parts during an emergency.

ludachris · 03-31-2007, 04:32 PM

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After about a week or so this white stuff started to appear everywhere on my setup! It’s white and powdery. It settled on all the aquarium glass the bottom, sides, sump just everywhere and was kind of tuff to remove from the submerged glass.

The truth is I haven’t tested the tap water since my 5 Stage RO should be arriving next week. I suppose I have really hard water. Any idea what it could be? If I were to guess I would say it is some kind of marble residue since there are mountains around my area that are mined for marble….

ludachris · 06-01-2007, 10:23 AM

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I drained the tank cleaned the white residue and filled the tank with water from a 5 Stage RO Unit. Then I added salt waited about a week and added 21kgs (46 pounds) of live rock. The rock is in the tank 34 days.

My water parameters during these 34 days are as follows:
Ammonia 0.25mg/L from Day 3 until today
Nitrate started out 0.7 - 0.5 - 0.3 – 2.0 – 0.1 – 2.0 and today 1.1mg/L
Nitrite started out 0 – 0.015 – 0.01 – and today 0
pH around 8.1 - 8.2
Temp 24 degrees C
Salinity 1.025

Things I have found in my tank:
Fanworms
Crabs (2 died)
Snail
Pods (haven’t seen them in a while)
Different worms
Tiny pinhead sized white organisms all over glass

I use Salifert test kits.
If you have any other questions about the tank please don’t hesitate to ask.

Do you think that this is a normal cycle? When should I expect the cycle to complete? Do you think things are ok?

02-03-2007, 03:43 PM	#31 (permalink)
ludachris Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef [IMG][/IMG] Just the doors and the right panel are left. (aquarium will sit at a corner) I ned some advice I'm planing to stain and waterproof the base. What stain and "water proofng" products should i use. I would like something nontoxic if it is possible just in case...

02-03-2007, 03:54 PM	#32 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,511 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef Ludachris, just saw your thread!! wondered where you got to. I think your metal stand was dropped on one corner and it " lozenged " can be fixed by dropping it again on opposite corner But it will be weakened quite a bit, really glad they took it back. Your new stand looks GREAT, more pics soon ok. Steve __________________ DIY stuff for my tank stand, 100g tank,rock lift, overflow, foam walls, closed loop,lighting reflectors, 50gal sump, bubbletrap and sock holder, ato bracket,kalk bucket and reservoir, 40gal fuge, fuge lighting, remotish dsb raceway, turf algae raceway, dual pumped recirc skimmer, more to follow. Barb ripped my sig

02-04-2007, 05:19 PM	#33 (permalink)
ludachris Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef Im glad too!! Thanks steve.

02-08-2007, 07:33 AM	#34 (permalink)
ludachris Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef Here is a picture of the stand before the varnish. I will make, stain, varnish the doors later on since i haven't decided exacly what I want. Any ideas are more than welcome. [IMG][/IMG]

03-12-2007, 06:45 AM	#35 (permalink)
ludachris Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef Got my aquarium up and running with freshwater to test for leaks and see how all the equipment is running. Ill post some pics shortly with the equipment in place. Its been a while since I last posted.

03-12-2007, 07:21 AM	#36 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef Good luck on the leak test. I can't wait to see it filled and waiting for it's new inhabitants. __________________ 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.

03-12-2007, 08:03 AM	#37 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,099 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef Awesome man! Looks like its coming together nicely! Cant wait to see what you do with this tank! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

03-12-2007, 08:36 AM	#38 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef Good call taking the uneven metal stand back. Great work building your own stand! Let's see some pics __________________ ~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

03-12-2007, 01:38 PM	#39 (permalink)
saltwaterfarm Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,222 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef Glad you're making progress... Good luck with the leak test! __________________ 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.

03-31-2007, 03:06 PM	#40 (permalink)
ludachris Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef It’s been a while since I last posted, I’ve been waiting for my hardware to come. The leak test went fine. Here are a few shoots of my equipment….

03-31-2007, 03:57 PM	#41 (permalink)
ludachris Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef [IMG][/IMG] I decided to buy a refractometer since I am new to the saltwater hobby and did not want to take any chances. I read some good reviews about this one so I went ahead and bought it.

03-31-2007, 04:05 PM	#42 (permalink)
ludachris Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef [IMG][/IMG] This is my skimmer.. 9010

03-31-2007, 04:21 PM	#43 (permalink)
ludachris Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef [IMG][/IMG] I decided to go with Tunze 6060 Powerhead since they have a nice broad flow and are fairly quiet (and fairly expensive!!). I bought Tunze products since the have a good reputation and are stocked by almost all LFS here just in case I need some spare parts during an emergency.

03-31-2007, 04:32 PM	#44 (permalink)
ludachris Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef [IMG][/IMG] After about a week or so this white stuff started to appear everywhere on my setup! It’s white and powdery. It settled on all the aquarium glass the bottom, sides, sump just everywhere and was kind of tuff to remove from the submerged glass. The truth is I haven’t tested the tap water since my 5 Stage RO should be arriving next week. I suppose I have really hard water. Any idea what it could be? If I were to guess I would say it is some kind of marble residue since there are mountains around my area that are mined for marble….

06-01-2007, 10:23 AM	#45 (permalink)
ludachris Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 87G AGA Eventual reef [IMG][/IMG] I drained the tank cleaned the white residue and filled the tank with water from a 5 Stage RO Unit. Then I added salt waited about a week and added 21kgs (46 pounds) of live rock. The rock is in the tank 34 days. My water parameters during these 34 days are as follows: Ammonia 0.25mg/L from Day 3 until today Nitrate started out 0.7 - 0.5 - 0.3 – 2.0 – 0.1 – 2.0 and today 1.1mg/L Nitrite started out 0 – 0.015 – 0.01 – and today 0 pH around 8.1 - 8.2 Temp 24 degrees C Salinity 1.025 Things I have found in my tank: Fanworms Crabs (2 died) Snail Pods (haven’t seen them in a while) Different worms Tiny pinhead sized white organisms all over glass I use Salifert test kits. If you have any other questions about the tank please don’t hesitate to ask. Do you think that this is a normal cycle? When should I expect the cycle to complete? Do you think things are ok?

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