175g Bow-Front + many beers and tears (many pics)
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I followed a link for aptasia removal laser from melevesreef. That link went away from amazon. It’s a cheapo Chinese unit. I ended up wiring up a permanent power supply to it bypassing the batteries.
I used this for blasting aptasia which worked at eliminating a specific aptasia but only caused them to proliferate. Bergia worked far better at dealing with the aptasia issue.
I’m sure the laser would work at cooking other nuisance critters. I feel a little guilty cooking other anemones but the laser is a good way to annoy other undesirables if nothing else. Maybe force them to give up their grip and let go long enough to relocate?
It will be hard to provide a good link to the laser since they’re constantly being taken down. I can look for mine if you want to borrow it.
I used this for blasting aptasia which worked at eliminating a specific aptasia but only caused them to proliferate. Bergia worked far better at dealing with the aptasia issue.
I’m sure the laser would work at cooking other nuisance critters. I feel a little guilty cooking other anemones but the laser is a good way to annoy other undesirables if nothing else. Maybe force them to give up their grip and let go long enough to relocate?
It will be hard to provide a good link to the laser since they’re constantly being taken down. I can look for mine if you want to borrow it.
Thank you very much! I spent many months scouring the web for photos to get ideas, I personally don't like the look of "hoods" on tanks, yet with "in-walls" I feel like one loses perception and depth.
I will have to see if I have any zoomed out room photos, we currently have the side panels off as I am trying to redo them. Alas I am waiting on management to make a decision about what "look" she wants...
I can grab you some pics to help your quest
I will have to see if I have any zoomed out room photos, we currently have the side panels off as I am trying to redo them. Alas I am waiting on management to make a decision about what "look" she wants...
I can grab you some pics to help your quest
Woke up Saturday to a call from a buddy with a "fishmergency" as his tank was leaking!!!
He patched it the seam with coral glue/putty until we could get what we could into buckets.
WHY DONT FISH UNDERSTAND WE ARE TRYING TO HELP AND GET IN THE F@#^% CUP/NET!!!
The OG 36g tank was a craigslist find so not too shocked they eventually burst (Also what a perfect time to upgrade haha)
Tanks are in short supply right now with people spending more time inside so he finally found a tank he liked, and I helped him build his first stand.
This is what I walked into... (notice glob of coral putty on middle right hand seam)
Here is his new 65g tank and stand! (he wants to finish it with tile or rock)
Hopefully he makes a build thread here soon...
He patched it the seam with coral glue/putty until we could get what we could into buckets.
WHY DONT FISH UNDERSTAND WE ARE TRYING TO HELP AND GET IN THE F@#^% CUP/NET!!!
The OG 36g tank was a craigslist find so not too shocked they eventually burst (Also what a perfect time to upgrade haha)
Tanks are in short supply right now with people spending more time inside so he finally found a tank he liked, and I helped him build his first stand.
This is what I walked into... (notice glob of coral putty on middle right hand seam)
Here is his new 65g tank and stand! (he wants to finish it with tile or rock)
Hopefully he makes a build thread here soon...
last weekend I finally had some time to work on the LONG overdue projects, and take a few pics of the tank and its newest member.
If I am going to have nems dominate my tank, then I dont care if a fish nibbles on them! So I couldnt help myself when I saw this gorgeous Annularis Angelfish
I need better pics because the blue stripes on his yellow body are amazing!
Finally found and added a 50g frag tank in the fish shed, I told her this would be a great way to "recoup" some of our costs for this hobby.... muhahahahahahahahah
$150 new which was a bit steeper than another DIY project, but it was the perfect dimensions and I have been searching for months with no luck.
I didnt want to drill this tank for several reasons:
So I built my own for $26
I found a darn near perfect sized food grade container at Target for $10 and picked up two bulkheads locally for $8
I wanted to have redundancy, so this is really a double overflow. To fit two U-tubes I was going to have to get creative with my dams and the tops of the bulkheads.
I opted to leave the bulkheads alone for obvious reasons.
Spent a LOT of time with the belt sander to get the two pieces of acrylic to fit snugly on the slightly tapered inside of the Target box and to get as close to the bulkheads contour as possible.
Thing were looking good... and then we ran into some issues.
My hands are fat, silicone sticks to everything, and my "extension nozzle" for the silicone failed.
So trying to ensure proper seals of the dams, but also trying to keep them straight...
Luckily this isnt on a display tank haha. I should have relied on my silicone extension and just glued one, let it dry, then glue the other dam.
So I had to do a 24h leak test
Whew, no leaks. Now just need to plumb them into my main drain. Again having redundancy on drains they each had to be separate Tees to the 2"
Grand total with tank, plumbing, overflow, foam, bulkheads, and silicone $200 ish
I have a flow question however... where do place the return spout? will it matter or do I focus more on power head placement? My gut tells me to have it on opposite side of tank from the overflow?
If I am going to have nems dominate my tank, then I dont care if a fish nibbles on them! So I couldnt help myself when I saw this gorgeous Annularis Angelfish
I need better pics because the blue stripes on his yellow body are amazing!
Finally found and added a 50g frag tank in the fish shed, I told her this would be a great way to "recoup" some of our costs for this hobby.... muhahahahahahahahah
$150 new which was a bit steeper than another DIY project, but it was the perfect dimensions and I have been searching for months with no luck.
I didnt want to drill this tank for several reasons:
- I didnt have a glass bit/ didnt want to buy one
- With its location an overflow wouldnt be in the way
- had a few parts from an old overflow (weir and U-tubes)
So I built my own for $26
I found a darn near perfect sized food grade container at Target for $10 and picked up two bulkheads locally for $8
I wanted to have redundancy, so this is really a double overflow. To fit two U-tubes I was going to have to get creative with my dams and the tops of the bulkheads.
I opted to leave the bulkheads alone for obvious reasons.
Spent a LOT of time with the belt sander to get the two pieces of acrylic to fit snugly on the slightly tapered inside of the Target box and to get as close to the bulkheads contour as possible.
Thing were looking good... and then we ran into some issues.
My hands are fat, silicone sticks to everything, and my "extension nozzle" for the silicone failed.
So trying to ensure proper seals of the dams, but also trying to keep them straight...
Luckily this isnt on a display tank haha. I should have relied on my silicone extension and just glued one, let it dry, then glue the other dam.
So I had to do a 24h leak test
Whew, no leaks. Now just need to plumb them into my main drain. Again having redundancy on drains they each had to be separate Tees to the 2"
Grand total with tank, plumbing, overflow, foam, bulkheads, and silicone $200 ish
I have a flow question however... where do place the return spout? will it matter or do I focus more on power head placement? My gut tells me to have it on opposite side of tank from the overflow?
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