30G acrylic frag tank - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

Jimbo7 · 05-09-2008, 11:21 AM

Thanks for the compliments! right now we are having a bit of a micro bubble problem.. going to try and get that sorted out quickly. Ill try and get some individual pics up tomorrow of our new frags!

**Ziggy953** · 05-09-2008, 11:50 AM

On your return line I noticed that you don't have any lockline or an elbow going into the tank. You may want to plumb that over and into the tank. I expect that is where you are getting the bubbles from. Also with a brand new tank you will get bubbles while it "slimes" over and breaks in.

cmor1701d · 05-09-2008, 01:58 PM

Very nicely done. Thanks for the post and pics.

Jimbo7 · 05-09-2008, 04:09 PM

Yea we finished on a sunday so there wern't many options for lockline available. We just yesterday added a couple more elbows and a strip of lockline to the system. we will have to wait and see about the microbubbles.

**Ziggy953** · 05-10-2008, 11:21 AM

Are the bubbles spraying out of the return line or are they just all over everything?

If they are coming from the return line then your return pump is sucking air. If the bubbles are just all over everything then it's probably just because the tank is brand new and needs to slime.

tamra&steven · 05-10-2008, 12:56 PM

what was your total dollar amount you spent on building te tank? just wondering it looks great!

pat8you · 05-10-2008, 01:24 PM

I think they might be coming from the pump. Its sitting in a spot in the sump where there are bubbles that i think are getting sucked up into the pump and shot out as micro bubbles in the frag tank. Are micro bubbles going to be real bad for our corals?

tamara- the acrylic was about 75 and the glue and squeeze bottle was under 20. the triangles and guitar string were real cheap as well. The only big expense was the blade for the table saw which isn't so bad since you can use it on a variety of things besides the tank. The stand and plumbing were cheap as well. 2x4's are about 1.50 a piece and pvc fittings are usually under 50 cents. So aside from the tools i would say the whole thing was probably under 100$

VinnysFishRoom · 06-08-2008, 10:18 AM

Very cool. Makes me want to take a stab at it.

I may have missed it somewhere in the post, but what did the whole budget wind up being for this project?

pat8you · 06-09-2008, 01:15 AM

vinnys - the post right above yours has some of the prices. came out to probably be under 100$ when all was said and done. We to some degree made the dimensions of the tank so it would fit in just two pieces of acrylic. Thats the most expensive part.

cmor1701d · 06-09-2008, 01:30 PM

Great to see the finished prodcut. Great job!

05-09-2008, 11:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jimbo7 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago, Il Posts: 80	Thanks for the compliments! right now we are having a bit of a micro bubble problem.. going to try and get that sorted out quickly. Ill try and get some individual pics up tomorrow of our new frags! __________________ 90 Gallon Reef Tank 55 Gallon Seahorse Tank Frag_Tank

05-09-2008, 11:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 3,057 Images: 5	On your return line I noticed that you don't have any lockline or an elbow going into the tank. You may want to plumb that over and into the tank. I expect that is where you are getting the bubbles from. Also with a brand new tank you will get bubbles while it "slimes" over and breaks in. __________________ Happy Reefing! *120 Build in progress 6/18/08* Visit our Article section for answers on a variety of topics. LFS, PWC, PH RO/DI what in the world? Look here! Pods, algae and more!

05-09-2008, 01:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,507 Images: 43	Very nicely done. Thanks for the post and pics. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

05-09-2008, 04:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jimbo7 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago, Il Posts: 80	Yea we finished on a sunday so there wern't many options for lockline available. We just yesterday added a couple more elbows and a strip of lockline to the system. we will have to wait and see about the microbubbles. __________________ 90 Gallon Reef Tank 55 Gallon Seahorse Tank Frag_Tank

05-10-2008, 11:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 3,057 Images: 5	Are the bubbles spraying out of the return line or are they just all over everything? If they are coming from the return line then your return pump is sucking air. If the bubbles are just all over everything then it's probably just because the tank is brand new and needs to slime. __________________ Happy Reefing! *120 Build in progress 6/18/08* Visit our Article section for answers on a variety of topics. LFS, PWC, PH RO/DI what in the world? Look here! Pods, algae and more!

05-10-2008, 12:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
tamra&steven Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 152	what was your total dollar amount you spent on building te tank? just wondering it looks great! __________________ 60 ga. SPS tank w/ 2 - 175w 20k halides, korallin 1502 calcium reactor w/ph contorler 24ga. SW nano w/150 HQI 180ga. FW aggresive fish 125ga. FW w/60ga. sump. VERY aggresive fish

05-10-2008, 01:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 427 Images: 5	I think they might be coming from the pump. Its sitting in a spot in the sump where there are bubbles that i think are getting sucked up into the pump and shot out as micro bubbles in the frag tank. Are micro bubbles going to be real bad for our corals? tamara- the acrylic was about 75 and the glue and squeeze bottle was under 20. the triangles and guitar string were real cheap as well. The only big expense was the blade for the table saw which isn't so bad since you can use it on a variety of things besides the tank. The stand and plumbing were cheap as well. 2x4's are about 1.50 a piece and pvc fittings are usually under 50 cents. So aside from the tools i would say the whole thing was probably under 100$ __________________ 12gal saltwater w/ 17 lbs live rock 48 watts PC 50/50 bulbs (10k/Actinic) ocellaris clown, green clown goby assorted corals

06-08-2008, 10:18 AM	#18 (permalink)
VinnysFishRoom Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 9	Very cool. Makes me want to take a stab at it. I may have missed it somewhere in the post, but what did the whole budget wind up being for this project? __________________ *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *Visit Vinny's Fish Room!* http://www.vinnysfishroom.com

06-09-2008, 01:15 AM	#19 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 427 Images: 5	vinnys - the post right above yours has some of the prices. came out to probably be under 100$ when all was said and done. We to some degree made the dimensions of the tank so it would fit in just two pieces of acrylic. Thats the most expensive part. __________________ 12gal saltwater w/ 17 lbs live rock 48 watts PC 50/50 bulbs (10k/Actinic) ocellaris clown, green clown goby assorted corals

06-09-2008, 01:30 PM	#20 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,507 Images: 43	Great to see the finished prodcut. Great job! __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

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