Althea's 90 Gallon..... - Page 5

boozeman · 12-28-2007, 07:27 PM

looks like you made that aragocrete mix much too coarse and dry.

althea2you · 12-28-2007, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by boozeman

looks like you made that aragocrete mix much too coarse and dry.

yeah i believe there was way to much sand... i followed the recipe... so i dont know what the deal was... but at least i dont feel bad for wanting all live rock cause now he does too.!

DrHank · 12-28-2007, 07:49 PM

I'm not absolutely sure but it looks as though it may have originally snapper in place. I don't think that the flange was intended to allow the part to turn. On closer look, the part appears to be black plastic and not acrylic. Weld on is used to cement clear (or other) acrylic. If it is just black plastic, I'd use Oatley All purpose cement. You can find it in the plumbing section of any hardware store, Lowes or Home Depot. It's going to cost you though. At least $3 - $4.

I don't much care for duct tape in salt water (or any water). As far as baffles are concerned, if the tank is glass, the baffles should be glass. If the tank is acryilc, use acrylic (plexiglass) baffles. That would be where you would want Weld on (acrylic to acrylic). If glass use aquarium sealent or GE Silicone I (don't use anything that has a mold inhibitor).

framerguy · 12-28-2007, 09:10 PM

Doc has it right on the Weldon, I thought the clear was cracked before. It's for acrylic applications. It's very handy to have around when you need it, but Oateys will work to fix your problem just fine.

althea2you · 12-30-2007, 02:48 PM

ok! thanks guys! i will get the Oatley's... soon i will be starting my fuge... still trying to find a decent 30 gallon tank for sale... even if i cant find a cheap on, ill just get one from the LFS.. i can have it on tuesday chow all!! have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

tbittner · 12-30-2007, 02:58 PM

Have you checked out Craiglist for a 30g? People practically give the smallish ones like that away on there.

althea2you · 12-30-2007, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tbittner

Have you checked out Craiglist for a 30g? People practically give the smallish ones like that away on there.

yeah i have been looking regularly! LOL... so if i dont find one releativley close by, i am buying LFS one.. :P.. hope i fond one on CL

althea2you · 01-05-2008, 10:37 AM

ok, i guess i will be ordering my 30 g. form the LFS cant find a cheaper one. there is on on CL but he wanted 100 for it, now 75... and thats about what i will pay at my LFS... sooo.. :P o well...

well a new development... i think we are going to be replacing the carpet in here before we fill the tank and set it all up.. see i paint nd there is paint all over the carpet... and i think i am going to paint over my flower i painted on the wall that is behind the tank... it is kinda distracting and the tank covers half the flower anyways...so new carpet in here woohoo!!!lol

i really wish i new what my big pump was... i have no idea the gph it will put out....GRRR but i am getting close to having the equiptment i need... generally. i still need to get the AC jr., my lighting, and an ATO unit...those are my big purchases. i want a refractometer....another heater...another koralia 4, new tubes on my UV sterilizer and i still have to fix my skimmer and clean the hoses :P i cleaned the whole thing but could NOT get all the way up the hoses.

also i got this new camera.. well its new to me, my dad gave it to me. its an underwater camera. Nikonos-V by Nikon. it came with the whole deal!! how awesome is that!! ans we are going to mexico in April... woohoo!!!! i cant wait to get my ass under that water!

and the whole set

ok, well thats just a little update on what im doing... nothing great.. wish it was water input time!!! but i can wait! i want to make sure i have everything i need that will make my tank run smoothly!!! so there it is! have a gret day everyone!

boozeman · 01-05-2008, 10:46 AM

way to go dad!!!!

the nikonos is the benchmark for underwater cameras

framerguy · 01-05-2008, 10:53 AM

GEE WHIZ! Do you need a brother,.. I'm looking for a good dad!! Sweet deal you've got there. That's a way, WAY nice camera.

althea2you · 01-05-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by boozeman

way to go dad!!!!

the nikonos is the benchmark for underwater cameras

LOL! i know!! how cool of a gift!!!

althea2you · 01-05-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by framerguy

GEE WHIZ! Do you need a brother,.. I'm looking for a good dad!! Sweet deal you've got there. That's a way, WAY nice camera.

LMAO!!! too funny!

yeah he is great! and i cant wait to try the cam out! i have to bring it in to make sure all the O rings are ok and all that...!

Dentoid · 01-05-2008, 08:36 PM

Coolio on the camera!

althea2you · 01-09-2008, 12:15 PM

ok!!! now we are getting somewhere! i got my 30g for the sump, and will begin building ASAP! yippee!! the specs on the 30g are 36"L x 16"H x 12" W ...any tips on how i should build it? like, i see little corner traps on some, some i dont, the layout... whats most recommended? skimmer/pump area then refugium then return? or what? ok, any input while i scour melev's site would be appreciated!

ok, here are my short term goals at the moment...

1 get sump built
2 get skimmer fixed
3 "possibly" get new carpet before we fill the tank...(going to do price checks!)
4 Hook Everything up
5Get Rock/Sand and water INTO the tank...

all this by April 14th! thats my goal. if sooner.. fantastic... but i am going to Mexico in April so i will just let it sit and cycle while im gone! but that the plan! than when i get back... thats when the fun begins!!!! i will get to enjoy seeing water in my tank for a while! HAHAHA!!! its slow! i know... but hopefully its not stupid slow... this is all boring to everyone i know! :P

althea2you · 01-10-2008, 12:21 AM

Rainbow Lifegard Quiet One Aquarium Pump 5000.... if it is this pump its said to be 1330GPH....

i think this is the one i have... it says the model number(i think... is 51950.. does that mean its the 5000 series... on the inside it says 51950/M but i cant find anything under that... just thought i would post that i found my pump! LOL.. didnt even know what it was, cause there is NO writing or paper on it at all.. i opened the front to clean and found some numbers! :P... if this is not the one... how do i font out which one it is? i would like to know the GPH of it! you know.. KNOW my equipment i will be using! :P

and the other pump is a Model 7 utility pump..

Mag Drive Model 7 its says its 700 gph.. thats the one that goes to my skimmer right? ppic below..

are these pretty decent pumps? i bought them used.. so i dont know... good for a 90g? if anyone has any idea on what model my top pump is... i would really appreciate the help! tia! also, any help with the post right above this one!

cheers!

oh, and all these are clean now! LOL.. yuck they look dirty!

12-28-2007, 07:27 PM	#61 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Althea's 90 Gallon..... looks like you made that aragocrete mix much too coarse and dry. __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

12-28-2007, 07:49 PM	#63 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,251 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 90 Gallon..... I'm not absolutely sure but it looks as though it may have originally snapper in place. I don't think that the flange was intended to allow the part to turn. On closer look, the part appears to be black plastic and not acrylic. Weld on is used to cement clear (or other) acrylic. If it is just black plastic, I'd use Oatley All purpose cement. You can find it in the plumbing section of any hardware store, Lowes or Home Depot. It's going to cost you though. At least $3 - $4. I don't much care for duct tape in salt water (or any water). As far as baffles are concerned, if the tank is glass, the baffles should be glass. If the tank is acryilc, use acrylic (plexiglass) baffles. That would be where you would want Weld on (acrylic to acrylic). If glass use aquarium sealent or GE Silicone I (don't use anything that has a mold inhibitor). __________________ Jim Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html Dr Hank's 155 Bowfront:http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

12-28-2007, 09:10 PM	#64 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,326 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Althea's 90 Gallon..... Doc has it right on the Weldon, I thought the clear was cracked before. It's for acrylic applications. It's very handy to have around when you need it, but Oateys will work to fix your problem just fine. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 390gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 150g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

12-30-2007, 02:48 PM	#65 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 90 Gallon..... ok! thanks guys! i will get the Oatley's... soon i will be starting my fuge... still trying to find a decent 30 gallon tank for sale... even if i cant find a cheap on, ill just get one from the LFS.. i can have it on tuesday chow all!! have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

12-30-2007, 02:58 PM	#66 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Althea's 90 Gallon..... Have you checked out Craiglist for a 30g? People practically give the smallish ones like that away on there. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-05-2008, 10:37 AM	#68 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 90 Gallon..... ok, i guess i will be ordering my 30 g. form the LFS cant find a cheaper one. there is on on CL but he wanted 100 for it, now 75... and thats about what i will pay at my LFS... sooo.. :P o well... well a new development... i think we are going to be replacing the carpet in here before we fill the tank and set it all up.. see i paint nd there is paint all over the carpet... and i think i am going to paint over my flower i painted on the wall that is behind the tank... it is kinda distracting and the tank covers half the flower anyways...so new carpet in here woohoo!!!lol i really wish i new what my big pump was... i have no idea the gph it will put out....GRRR but i am getting close to having the equiptment i need... generally. i still need to get the AC jr., my lighting, and an ATO unit...those are my big purchases. i want a refractometer....another heater...another koralia 4, new tubes on my UV sterilizer and i still have to fix my skimmer and clean the hoses :P i cleaned the whole thing but could NOT get all the way up the hoses. also i got this new camera.. well its new to me, my dad gave it to me. its an underwater camera. Nikonos-V by Nikon. it came with the whole deal!! how awesome is that!! ans we are going to mexico in April... woohoo!!!! i cant wait to get my ass under that water! and the whole set ok, well thats just a little update on what im doing... nothing great.. wish it was water input time!!! but i can wait! i want to make sure i have everything i need that will make my tank run smoothly!!! so there it is! have a gret day everyone! __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

01-05-2008, 10:46 AM	#69 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Althea's 90 Gallon..... way to go dad!!!! the nikonos is the benchmark for underwater cameras __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

01-05-2008, 10:53 AM	#70 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,326 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Althea's 90 Gallon..... GEE WHIZ! Do you need a brother,.. I'm looking for a good dad!! Sweet deal you've got there. That's a way, WAY nice camera. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 390gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 150g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

01-05-2008, 08:36 PM	#73 (permalink)
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01-09-2008, 12:15 PM	#74 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 90 Gallon..... ok!!! now we are getting somewhere! i got my 30g for the sump, and will begin building ASAP! yippee!! the specs on the 30g are 36"L x 16"H x 12" W ...any tips on how i should build it? like, i see little corner traps on some, some i dont, the layout... whats most recommended? skimmer/pump area then refugium then return? or what? ok, any input while i scour melev's site would be appreciated! ok, here are my short term goals at the moment... 1 get sump built 2 get skimmer fixed 3 "possibly" get new carpet before we fill the tank...(going to do price checks!) 4 Hook Everything up 5Get Rock/Sand and water INTO the tank... all this by April 14th! thats my goal. if sooner.. fantastic... but i am going to Mexico in April so i will just let it sit and cycle while im gone! but that the plan! than when i get back... thats when the fun begins!!!! i will get to enjoy seeing water in my tank for a while! HAHAHA!!! its slow! i know... but hopefully its not stupid slow... this is all boring to everyone i know! :P __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon Last edited by althea2you : 01-10-2008 at 12:36 AM.

01-10-2008, 12:21 AM	#75 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 90 Gallon..... Rainbow Lifegard Quiet One Aquarium Pump 5000.... if it is this pump its said to be 1330GPH.... i think this is the one i have... it says the model number(i think... is 51950.. does that mean its the 5000 series... on the inside it says 51950/M but i cant find anything under that... just thought i would post that i found my pump! LOL.. didnt even know what it was, cause there is NO writing or paper on it at all.. i opened the front to clean and found some numbers! :P... if this is not the one... how do i font out which one it is? i would like to know the GPH of it! you know.. KNOW my equipment i will be using! :P and the other pump is a Model 7 utility pump.. Mag Drive Model 7 its says its 700 gph.. thats the one that goes to my skimmer right? ppic below.. are these pretty decent pumps? i bought them used.. so i dont know... good for a 90g? if anyone has any idea on what model my top pump is... i would really appreciate the help! tia! also, any help with the post right above this one! cheers! oh, and all these are clean now! LOL.. yuck they look dirty! __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

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