Syn's 850g.t.v Deep Brain system
- Thread starter SynDen
- Start date
SynDen
Administrator
Staff member
M.A.S.C Club Member
M.A.S.C. B.O.D.
M.A.S.C President
M.A.S.C Webmaster
Little over 6 months without a water change, so time for the 2nd round of ICP analysis, and here is the results.
Basic breakdown
- Unwanted metals all look good except Tin. No idea how or where the tin is coming from, although not really that concerned about it.
- Macros - Mg is still really high, and I have no idea why. I am not dosing this one at all but it still remains well over 1500. Bromine, lithium, manganese, vanadium and Iodine are all a tad low, although not critical, but time to look into adding a few supplements to keep those in the green
- Nutrients - Phosphates and phosphorous are fairly high, which is somewhat expected, and havent seen any ill effects from this in the tank so not really concerned, but something to keep an eye on as I start increasing the fish population again.
View attachment 19558
View attachment 19557
View attachment 19556
Basic breakdown
- Unwanted metals all look good except Tin. No idea how or where the tin is coming from, although not really that concerned about it.
- Macros - Mg is still really high, and I have no idea why. I am not dosing this one at all but it still remains well over 1500. Bromine, lithium, manganese, vanadium and Iodine are all a tad low, although not critical, but time to look into adding a few supplements to keep those in the green
- Nutrients - Phosphates and phosphorous are fairly high, which is somewhat expected, and havent seen any ill effects from this in the tank so not really concerned, but something to keep an eye on as I start increasing the fish population again.
View attachment 19558
View attachment 19557
View attachment 19556
SynDen
Administrator
Staff member
M.A.S.C Club Member
M.A.S.C. B.O.D.
M.A.S.C President
M.A.S.C Webmaster
They are quite big and take awhile to print, but have to break them up and print it in pieces. Most of them are broke in to about 20 pieces that I then assemble after printing. My current printer is a CR-10s Pro with a build volume of 12"x12"x14"
Third top is printing rights now actually. Its about halfway done. Top piece is just finishing and then I print an under side pieces that holds the screen in place.
View attachment 19559
Third top is printing rights now actually. Its about halfway done. Top piece is just finishing and then I print an under side pieces that holds the screen in place.
View attachment 19559
SynDen
Administrator
Staff member
M.A.S.C Club Member
M.A.S.C. B.O.D.
M.A.S.C President
M.A.S.C Webmaster
Finished with the 3d top today. This one came out the best so far and was almost perfect, until I glue it together upside down. Doh. Had to take it partially apart and put it back together to fix it. Figured out my scaling issue so I likley will re-do the other triangular top since it just doesn't fit right and I am not happy with it. Now that I figured out a better process and the scaling, it should come out much better the second time.
Other tank changes: I hung the 250w MH fixture, I got from Mike a while back, over the tank which will let me put more corals on the arches.
I also added a bag of metasorb to try and take of the tin in the water. Something has been pissing of my rock flowers and other nem, and the only thing that wasnt right in the ICP tests was the TIN levels. Hopefully the metasorb will take care of that.
View attachment 19593 View attachment 19594
Other tank changes: I hung the 250w MH fixture, I got from Mike a while back, over the tank which will let me put more corals on the arches.
I also added a bag of metasorb to try and take of the tin in the water. Something has been pissing of my rock flowers and other nem, and the only thing that wasnt right in the ICP tests was the TIN levels. Hopefully the metasorb will take care of that.
View attachment 19593 View attachment 19594
"glued them upside down"... the worst experience ever, and more trips to Home Depot than I care to admit
youre not the only one with Tin issues: R2R thread
One post about how glass is made via floating on molten tin, I wouldn't beat yourself up about it.
youre not the only one with Tin issues: R2R thread
One post about how glass is made via floating on molten tin, I wouldn't beat yourself up about it.
SynDen
Administrator
Staff member
M.A.S.C Club Member
M.A.S.C. B.O.D.
M.A.S.C President
M.A.S.C Webmaster
Bought a new Pixel 6 phone, as it was time to replace my old Nexus 7 phone, after 9 years. So of course I had to put the camera to the test, and I have to say I am impressed. No need for filters, or any adjustment at all, to shot the tank, and colors are almost perfect.
View attachment 19617
View attachment 19616 View attachment 19615 View attachment 19614 View attachment 19613 View attachment 19612 View attachment 19611 View attachment 19610 View attachment 19609 View attachment 19608
View attachment 19617
View attachment 19616 View attachment 19615 View attachment 19614 View attachment 19613 View attachment 19612 View attachment 19611 View attachment 19610 View attachment 19609 View attachment 19608
SynDen
Administrator
Staff member
M.A.S.C Club Member
M.A.S.C. B.O.D.
M.A.S.C President
M.A.S.C Webmaster
SynDen
Administrator
Staff member
M.A.S.C Club Member
M.A.S.C. B.O.D.
M.A.S.C President
M.A.S.C Webmaster
Redid one of the tank lids. The previous one didn't quite fit right, and was much bulkier then it needed to be. New one is much better overall. It's much less bulky, lighter, yet still sturdy, less obstructive and I made it with a large access lid. Even the overall print quality is much better as I am getting much better at producing quality prints.
Will likely redo the Square'ish lid too as it too is a bit bulkier then it needs to be, and the access lid never quite fit right and was to small anyway.
View attachment 20225 View attachment 20227
View attachment 20226
Will likely redo the Square'ish lid too as it too is a bit bulkier then it needs to be, and the access lid never quite fit right and was to small anyway.
View attachment 20225 View attachment 20227
View attachment 20226
Last edited by a moderator:
SynDen
Administrator
Staff member
M.A.S.C Club Member
M.A.S.C. B.O.D.
M.A.S.C President
M.A.S.C Webmaster
Downsized my QT tank, as I don't really need a 40g one currently. Needed a lid though, so of course I designed and printed one for it. Fits perfect and no gaps, so wont be losing any more small fish just before they complete their QT. The 40g QT had lids too but still a few small gaps around where the HOB filter was and I lost several smaller fish through those.
View attachment 20508
View attachment 20508
SynDen
Administrator
Staff member
M.A.S.C Club Member
M.A.S.C. B.O.D.
M.A.S.C President
M.A.S.C Webmaster
A quick video of the tank
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FMbQ6uqXtLKyjjX78
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FMbQ6uqXtLKyjjX78
SynDen
Administrator
Staff member
M.A.S.C Club Member
M.A.S.C. B.O.D.
M.A.S.C President
M.A.S.C Webmaster
Tank is moving along still. Quite a few new fish added so far this year, including some Leopard wrasses, 3 Japanese swallowtail angels, Bartlett anthias and a new midas blenny. Also have some fairy wrasses (exquisites, pink scale, and a yellow fin ) in QT that will go in next week
Lost a few corals recently though, I believe due to rising phos in the tank. I think thats mostly because my mangrove has been growing so much, and I have been needing to raise the light every so often, that slowed down the growth on the other macros as a result.
So I added a gfo reactor, and also added some more light for the macros. I used my old retro fit kit that was on my 75 and made a simple frame that let me put 2 light on each side of the mangroves.
Next changes planned for the tank is to make panel system that will act as a canopy and hide all the lights and wires. Been wanting to do this for a while but just hadnt gotten around to it yet, They will be simple white plywood panels that will rest along top edge of the tank, and will have some magnets across the top. Ill install so light weight l-bar around the ceiling for the magnets to stick to.
Lost a few corals recently though, I believe due to rising phos in the tank. I think thats mostly because my mangrove has been growing so much, and I have been needing to raise the light every so often, that slowed down the growth on the other macros as a result.
So I added a gfo reactor, and also added some more light for the macros. I used my old retro fit kit that was on my 75 and made a simple frame that let me put 2 light on each side of the mangroves.
Next changes planned for the tank is to make panel system that will act as a canopy and hide all the lights and wires. Been wanting to do this for a while but just hadnt gotten around to it yet, They will be simple white plywood panels that will rest along top edge of the tank, and will have some magnets across the top. Ill install so light weight l-bar around the ceiling for the magnets to stick to.
SynDen
Administrator
Staff member
M.A.S.C Club Member
M.A.S.C. B.O.D.
M.A.S.C President
M.A.S.C Webmaster
Plumbed in 2 more sea swirls this weekend. I had been wanting to add these in for the 2 closed loop outlets that come over the top on the back wall of the tank. The return line in the middle has had a sea swirl on it since the beginning but had needed to do the 2 CL outlets still.
Big thanks to @halmus for the sea swirls, as these are the 2 he had on his tank.
These have already made a noticeable difference in ensure that I get an omni directional flow throughout the tank. So now its 3 sea swirls and 1 ocean motion that keep my water flowing in all directions.
Corals and everything looking pretty good now days. I think though I might have someone in the tank who has been pulling heads off some of my euphillya. Not sure who it is yet but randomly seem to be losing a head or 2 once a week. Suspect the trigger but have not caught any red handed yet, so I will just have to keep any eye for it.
Next tank project is going to be adding some covers for the top to hide all the lights and electrical on top.
Big thanks to @halmus for the sea swirls, as these are the 2 he had on his tank.
These have already made a noticeable difference in ensure that I get an omni directional flow throughout the tank. So now its 3 sea swirls and 1 ocean motion that keep my water flowing in all directions.
Corals and everything looking pretty good now days. I think though I might have someone in the tank who has been pulling heads off some of my euphillya. Not sure who it is yet but randomly seem to be losing a head or 2 once a week. Suspect the trigger but have not caught any red handed yet, so I will just have to keep any eye for it.
Next tank project is going to be adding some covers for the top to hide all the lights and electrical on top.
Last edited: