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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #90 on: September 24, 2009, 09:22:31 PM »
Quote from: marcj on September 24, 2009, 09:08:09 PM
that nuclear grass looks pimp.. i'm wanting to get some type of algae going in my tank.. I might set up a fuge with some mangroves and chaeto to keep excess nutrients down.

that grass will go nuts if you dose the shit out of your tank with calc.

as for your fuge...
Quote from: junkyard racer on April 14, 2009, 05:51:09 PM
You need a skimmer I highly recommend a sump.

I told you a long time ago. http://www.melevsreef.com/ is the RHMT of sumps.
find someone with a fist size of healthy chaeto, toss it into the sump/fuge, give it a small light and it will grow like no tomorrow.

mine started like this


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also, if you make a fuge/sump, get yourself a good deep sand bed in there and find someone local who can give you some of their sand bed to seed yours. It will make a world of a difference. Also, are you skimming? I assume not.

Glad to see your still alive though. :)

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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #91 on: September 24, 2009, 10:33:53 PM »
Yeah see im just going with bare bottom. No sand for me cuz it seems like i can never find a permanent home for my tank, Im always moving it somewhere. Ill probably be giving my current tank to my dad when i move from texas to alabama in a couple of months so i gotta find someone up here in dothan alabama that is into saltwater that can give me the hookup.
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #92 on: September 25, 2009, 09:24:37 AM »
is that a biocube? man those are nice tanks, but i'm glad I did mine homemade style.. wish I would have made the tank itself with acrylic with built-in plumping for a sump. maybe next time
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #93 on: September 25, 2009, 09:02:47 PM »
check page 1. no, thats a 100% homemade sump/fuge.
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #94 on: September 25, 2009, 09:30:51 PM »
Marc just told me he needs to sell his tank as he ships out for the Airforce on Wednesday!  No reasonable offer refused, lowballers welcome!
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #95 on: September 25, 2009, 11:24:19 PM »
ill take a fat taco bell shit in that nano faggotry and watch all the fuckin animals die will i drink lady bligh rum which is the scottsi's mom of rum
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #96 on: September 27, 2009, 09:40:39 AM »
Quote from: Joseph Davis on September 25, 2009, 09:30:51 PM
Marc just told me he needs to sell his tank as he ships out for the Airforce on Wednesday!  No reasonable offer refused, lowballers welcome!

the only low balls will be mine tea bagging your mouth



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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #97 on: September 27, 2009, 09:50:25 AM »
i made a protein skimmer today with stuff i had around the house.
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 mc donalds cup
 clear tubing
 wood air stone
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obviously not permanent placement.. i was bored..
the skimmate is nasty and smells like the mysis shrimp i feed the tank with, so i guess it works  :)
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #98 on: September 27, 2009, 09:50:54 AM »
chair force huh? I wouldnt run around telling people that.  :?:


haha. no, good for you man.
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #99 on: September 27, 2009, 10:35:26 AM »
how would a fat deuce effect the ph level
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #100 on: September 27, 2009, 10:47:39 AM »
Quote from: hotrex on September 27, 2009, 10:35:26 AM
how would a fat deuce effect the ph level

it would raise the pH due to the acidity of chyme aka digestive juice (hydrochloric acid, pepsin,etc.)
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #101 on: September 27, 2009, 10:50:43 AM »
here is two or three hours of running my homemade protein skimmer.. shit stinks  :?:
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« Reply #102 on: September 27, 2009, 01:31:17 PM »
Lol thats not shit, My css skims some nasty shit. Literally its nothing but black sludge. And it biulds up like a half inch thick of mud looking shit that you have to physically remove. pretty gross. I would definetly invest in even a decent skimmer at least. Thats one of the really important parts of a saltwater tank.
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #103 on: September 27, 2009, 03:38:07 PM »
i sucked it up, took your advice and dropped $80 on a AquaC Remora skimmer. it's the HOB nano version, and got excellent reviews. i'll just leave my ghetto skimmer running until it gets here. btw my watchman goby made a little cave right beside the condy anemone.. i'm afraid he's going to get sucked in, but hey, that's TTHHE CIRRCCCLLLEEE OF LIFFEEEE
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #104 on: September 27, 2009, 07:14:16 PM »
LOL i started whistling that shit as soon as i read that. Yeah you will be impressed. The remora is a pretty decent skimmer. try cleaning the collection cup after a week of dry skimming. That shit will make you gag easy.
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #105 on: October 06, 2009, 02:09:55 PM »


my coral is so much happier since I got the aquac remora skimmer..I'm going to pile all my rock up to make a center column as the focal point in a few days.. I just hate moving the rocks because the goby has his home dug out under the biggest rock.
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Re: from fresh to salt. nano reef tank build
« Reply #106 on: October 10, 2009, 03:00:28 PM »


Travis moved his tank in at the shop, it's ~8 years old.  He just got the water stabilized and dropped some damsels in to make sure everything's legit.  Sometime this week he's buying something cool that will eat them.
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