This is such an awesome build. Been working my way through all the videos.
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This is such an awesome build. Been working my way through all the videos.
I posted the 2 pictures of the tank but as far as getting better shots of the stuff in the tank i need a better camera than my phone.
Well its been a long long LONG time since i last posted anything. Well the last thing i remember posting about was the stand i was building for my 65g. I finished it months and months ago. Still tho...
Well its been a while since my last post so i thought i'd put up a new picture of my tank. Since my last post i only had sand and water in my tank. Just 2 days ago i went and bought some nice pieces...
Awesome! So about how much longer should i wait til i can start stocking my tank?
Yup. My ammonia started spiking on around the 4th or 5th day and the nitrite followed soon there after. My ammonia and nitrite have both been at zero for about 4 days now.
So i have had my tank cycling for about 17 days now. I was testing daily the for the first 8 or 9 days then after that every other day. I been writing everything down on a notepad for my tank. Here...
Thanks thats good to know
Hi everybody! So it's been a while since i've been on here. I've been really busy with work and such (glad i have the work) and just haven't really had any time or new news. But now i do!!! So i sold...
So an RO/DI unit is mainly for just filtering tap water when doing water changes right? Or is it connected to your tank?
Ya i check craigslist quite often during the week. Every once in a while i find good things on there but its hard to get people to put holds on things.
Cool thank you all for the info. I think i'll most likely go with the 70w then. If that will let me grow most anything then thats all i need. Besides the jump in price from the 70 to the 150 is quite...
That looks pretty rad. Nice lookin corals.
I have been looking at these Viper lights and they all have great reviews. About how much power would be enough for this 12 gallon? I saw they have a 70w and a 150w and the deluxe version goes up to...
Ya Carmie i agree, i'm surprised at how many people have been finding for me. Pretty soon i'll have all the tanks i need. Nice Nick 40 bucks sounds great. What did you use to build it?
Cool thanks Nick i appreciate the advice. :up: By the way did you build that HOB fuge or buy it somewhere?
I'm not entirely sure as to what kind of corals i want. I want to start out with small hardy ones that will be somewhat easier to take care of than others. I still need to do a lot more research on...
Ooh ok. So you would recomend this over buying a replacement hood and light for my Nano?
Thanks Ray. Maybe one day this one will look as good as your 10 gallon does. Hey Nick what is an MH pendent?
So a lot of people and friends have noticed that i have been getting really into fish tanks. So everyone has been keeping an eye out for things i may like. For instance last month i got 2 free tanks....
So i want to start making a list of things i need to save up for to get my tank going. So many different products to look at and i've read a lot of reviews but i would rather know your experience in...
Thanks for the advice Dick i appreciate it. :up:
Hey when you say "marine ply" is that a specific type of plywood? Can i just pick that up at Home Depot or something? And about how thick of plywood should i drop on the top? I was thinking maybe...
Cool thank you V. I used 3 inch wood screws and shot it all together with a nail gun as well.
Thanks V i appreciate it. The picture of mine that you put up on your comment it the 1st way i had it built. Did you see the changes i made to it? AZDesertRat showed me the pictures of his stand and...
Well i made some adjustments to my stand. I think it turn out way better this time around. AZDesertRat your pictures really helped me out so thanks. Here is what it looks like now. And i'm still open...
I see what your sayin about the corners. I angled my 2x4's in the corners to help with the front and side to side movement. It works pretty well but still i don't want to chance it. Besides Cali has...
Thanks DesertRat. Thats a awesome looking stand! My tank is a 65g. Here it is filled up with water. The front didnt have any flex to it but then again that was only water. I still gotta think about...
Haha sure thing. :p Ya i didn't want to have anything blocking the front cause i'm planning on using at least a 20g sump. The little tank that is in the bottom of the picture is only a 10g and with a...
Hi everyone i just thought i would show you the start of my DIY tank stand i'm working on. I just barely went and bought some of the lumber today to get started on it. I still need to save up for...
So whats the process for turning dry sand into live sand? Is it basically the same as turning dead rock into live?
Killer! Thank you for the information i really appreciate it. I wanna know as much as i can about what kind of filtering i'm gonna run in my tank so that i can build my stand to compliment my filter...
Cool thanks for the advice dick. Right now i am currently in the planning of putting together a tank so i don't have any filtering devices. I'm still saving up to buy them. I know right now that i'm...
I was curious as to how many pounds live rock and live sand i should put in my tank. Its a 65 gallon tank. One of the guys at the LFS told me i should put at least like 50- 60 pounds of rock and like...
Thank you. Ya i've only been on here for like 3 or 4 days and i've already learned quite a bit from reading the other forums. I'm looking forward to starting my marine tank. :)
Whats your guys opinion on these? I was just at my LFS asking more questions about filtration and they mentioned the Bak-Pak. It sounded interesting to me and they had one of them running on a tank...
Arighty cool. If you don't mind me asking, what would be the reason for re-siliconing the tank if they ever have used copper in the tank?
Not that i know of. I got the 20g for free from a friend of a friend and the 30 was used for a reptile a long long time ago.
Hi everyone. I'm really new to saltwater terms and abbreviations and was just wondering what exactly does RO/DI stand for?? I'm pretty sure it has something to do with water. Forgive my noobness. :p
Cool thats good to know thank you. Good thing i havent built my stand yet. :)
Ok cool sounds good. Then i will make sure to make the room for a big one when i build my stand for my tank. How big would be the minimum you would go if you were me? I have 2 old tanks sitting...
Thanks for the info. And i have another question about sumps then. Lets say i wanna build my own sump. What size should i make it if its going to be for a 65g tank?
Well i'm just about to start getting into saltwater tanks and i just picked up a pretty nice 65 gallon tank. My question was what kind of filter would you recommend i start out with? And what kind of...