Transformation!!!! Huge job!

[Dimdim]

Update day 5! Cycles booming! And ordering my lights tonight ammonias at .25 im expecting it to be at zero by saturday hopefully! Got 27 lbs rock in there now all is setteled now waiting on lights and the dredded diatom bloom! Also waiting on a small submersiible pump to start a fuge with!

 

[Dimdim]

So im having a slight issue with my setup configuration. Im currently using a penguin hob 200 for water circulation, problem is my lights are coming in this week and has 2 inch clearance over the tank with mountin legs, it is a 14 inch fixture width by 36 long, 2" high, my tanks slightly smaller then the width at 12 5/8"

I have two dilemmas. 1 being the penguin filter needs 2 3/4" clearance above tank and under light. 2 how can i cheaply ditch the hob? Seeing as anything sitting in my display tank now that sits more then 2" out of the water is not an option?

 

[Dimdim]

Update, added a sump, and switched to distilled from tap! Ammonia spike is starting to slowly come down!!! Was at 4 two days ago, todays reading 1ppm! Lights are going to be here friday, then waiting on my pumps from ebay probably gonna be another month before they get here, at least untill then my tank will be sturdy, kinda sucks that i cant put anything in eveen after it cycles.. As ill have almost no water movement untill my pumps come in! Using the hob to cycle the tank, i have a small pump coming in i plan on using as a powerhead which should be here anyday, and i ordered my 550 gph pump today

 

[Keithhjs]

What lighting did you decide on?

 

[Dimdim]

Look in my other thread in salwater and reef aquaria

 

[Dimdim]

So my tank is 80% done! Got my light today and some more liverock and a powerhead any ideas on scaping it? Or do yall like the look i have ??

 

[willbratz]

$20 for that! If you have a Walmart near you they sell 5 gallon jugs in the fishing isle. Buying a RO/DI or at least an RO system would be cheaper in the end (saving gas, money, time, etc.)

T5 HO 6 bulb, one taotronic LED or other kind of strong 3 watt LED fixture & MH (heat issue).

Do they really sell 5 gallon jugs in the fishing aisle ?

 

[Dimdim]

No lol just go to the grocers

 

[54seaweed]

So my tank is 80% done! Got my light today and some more liverock and a powerhead any ideas on scaping it? Or do yall like the look i have ??

looks cool i like it

look better after some coral

may be a few smaller rocks on the other side

 

[Dimdim]

Thats the plan i got about 8lbs in my ten gallon ill be transferring over once the cycle is complete

 

[Dimdim]

Heres annupdate! Everything is done! Decided to go sump and skimmerless everything is amazing! I added some zoas, a xenia, a candy cane, and a lawnmower blenny to my current stock ! Heres some pics! Enjoy

 

[Dimdim]

Heres the pictures.

 

[Convict2161]

Awesome! Great pictures. Glad everything is goings well.

 

[Dimdim]

Thanks convict! I hear your the one to speak about the aquascape! What u think of mine?

 

[Convict2161]

Thanks convict! I hear your the one to speak about the aquascape! What u think of mine?

Haha oh yeah? Well I'm honored! But I'm sure there are many here that have amazing talent and a good eye. I've seen some awesome tanks here

Anyway. I like it. You have some nice archways and caves. Looks very natural. Great job IMO. I'd tell ya the truth don't worry about that lol.

 

[Dimdim]

Thank you very much! I didnt plan any of the scape TBH ! Just started with that real big nice piece of dry lace rock onthe left and some base rock, the 2 fiji tonga peices i bought from my lfs and the rest came from my ten gallon, im curious about what to do with the large shaded spot under that rock.. Low flow rate, and i see my nassarius in the sb under it and thats it usually

 

[Dimdim]

So im stocked about 90% ! I went to my lfs yesterday, and to my liking, i found a black clown ! He was 20$ and he had about 15 nems in hes reef/frag tank. I asked him abiut them, he said if you buy a clown ill give you a nem! I was like whoa really! So i scored
Got a condy the size of a baseball!

 

[Dimdim]

Heres the new scape after the horrible pump fall! My clown is hosting my condy

 

[Dimdim]

Sorry heres more pics

 

[Dimdim]

So i just got like 900$ back from my tax return. Hallelujah! What to buy hahahah! Plan is to purchase the vortech mp10. And a reverso osmosis system. Maybe if i have some cash left over from other stuff ill buy the reef octopus hob skimmer as well'