The clean up crew just arrived :) as always, john at Reef Cleaners did a fantastic job. Will be posting pictures in a day or two to show algae progress.
One more thing. I didn't mention it in...
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The clean up crew just arrived :) as always, john at Reef Cleaners did a fantastic job. Will be posting pictures in a day or two to show algae progress.
One more thing. I didn't mention it in...
I wasn't clear in my post.. I saw the cycle already.. now my numbers are 0 again. It's been about 2 weeks in total since I threw in the shrimp. I dose with microbactor 7 daily as well to hurry it...
mix up some sodium hydroxide
make 2 part sodium hydroxide with water (2NaOH:1H2O is the ratio you want to use)
Turn off all of your pumps and powerheads and squirt a tiny amount in front of the...
This is quite a nice set up you have going, well done.
It's been a while since I have cycled a tank, so refresh my memory..
My tank is clearly in full algae bloom. I tested the water tonight and everything was 0's, does this mean my cycle is done and...
Holy nitrogen cycle batman!!
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4537/photo13cf.jpg
more photos! enjoy it.
Here are the lights at 10%, 50% and 100%. If you'd like, I can do the blue and the whites separately as well
10%
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if you look very carefully in the full tank shot you can just barely see some zoanthids at the bottom of the tank. I had a couple break off when I was fragging and I figured I would throw them in...
Update!
Well, everything with the tank is nearly done. The only thing I have to do now is tidy up how the light electronics look and wait for the tank to cycle (well underway)
I meant to post...
LET'S SEE THE LIGHT!
First thing that needs to be done is open the driver up, there are 4 screws and they aren't hidden so this is no big deal. Inside there is a potentiometer (knob that controls...
I needed drivers to power my LED's so I ordered 2 Meanwell ELN 60-48P drivers. This seemed like a fantastic idea but later turned out to be underwhelming which I will explain here. There are 2 ways...
I ordered my heatsink from www.nanocustoms.com because I wanted to use my hood that came with my biocube. I know that evaporation is always an issue with an open canopy and the smaller the tank, the...
Up until this point my soldering experience was pretty crappy, so if you are thinking "this is over my head" it isn't, I promise.
I needed a clock for my reef controller, so I ordered a RTC Clock...
Next I needed a controller of some sort. I have heard a lot about the Arduino and decided to give it a go. Why not right? It's WAY cheaper than any reef keeper or comparable product.
I went with...
Well, I originally was planning on not starting this build thread until everything was completely finished. Personally, I get impatient when I'm reading everyone else's builds so I figured I would...
I've never seen fiberglass used with rock work before... Every rock wall I have ever seen was usually made with a foam of some sort.
From what I know about chemistry, I would say that you WILL...
poor fish..
How is your LED retro fit coming? I looked in to using the retrofit for my 29BC that I just set up but I got all the parts cheaper individually so I did it that way. I did end up using the...
These types of forums DO have a way to send mass emails to all members.. the issue is members that joined 5 years ago, like you josh, might not have the same email as is listed on the site.
I am...
That blue and pink chalice in the article is amazing :)
How are all of you?
Lori, Pat, Carmie, Ray, Dick, Stefi and everyone else? how is everything hanging?
Who all is still around? I remembered this website after having not been active in a few...