Back with a new tank

matt.radich

matt.radich

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As some of you may know, I got out of the hobby in about July of last year. I tore down my 40B and sold everything.

Well I got the itch again after reading threads and seeing the tanks on here, so I decided to give it a whirl again. I'm starting with a 20L with an AC50, koralia 425 powerhead(hoping to add one more) the love rock and sand, and a 2x150w MH setup. I picked the tank up tonight, got it setup and running and am just hoping to get rid of the chocolate chip starfish so I can start adding corals.

The one thing I couldn't get to work was the moonlights on the fixture, so I decided to try just a rope light on eBay, because I like looking at tanks at night.

I only have one cloudy pic from tonight with the moonlights on, but I will try to snap some more tomorrow, because the pictures do the talking right?
 
jahmic

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Re: Back with a new tank

Subscribed. :)

Check out some DIY threads on converting that AC50 into a fuge...I'm extremely happy with the one I made for my 20. If you make it to NW Denver sometime you can check out my little setup and take some corals home for the new tank.
 
matt.radich

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Got some pictures this morning, I don't have the MH on a timer yet so it will be manual until I have time to pick one up. The scape is really close to the way Jahmic had it, because that's the way I really liked it.
This is how it turned out
 
CRW Reef

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Wow nice purple rock man!!! And welcome back to the addiction :D
 
matt.radich

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Thank you!! Jahmics girlfriends tank was full of coraline, which made me ecstatic!! Cuts down the cycle time quite a bit!

Now just need to get rid of the starfish... Haha
 
matt.radich

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So its been a few weeks since I've done anything with the tank, but I did quite a bit yesterday. I had purchased a 20L at petco's $1/gallon sale, and I bought some krylon and painted the back and one side black to make the colors POP! I also bought two new fish yesterday, a wild caught ocellaris clown, and a lawnmower blenny, but I guess the firefish did not approve, and leapt to his death. I also just basically reversed the scape of the rocks, only because I wasn't paying attention and mixed it up, but I kind of like it. Also added a koralia 425 nano powerhead.

In the last week I bought a 10 gallon tank to use as a sump, and I got some free acrylic from Lowes that was scrap, and I bought an acrylic cutter and went to town on it. The sump will be a 3 chamber setup, for a TINY skimmer (I didn't think it through lol) a fuge, and then a chamber for the return pump. I just bought my overflow box from SAMAZA and I got it all plumbed today, just waiting for my return pump, which will be a rio1700.

I am hoping to start getting corals in soon, just don't have the money right now so I am selling off my excess stuff, so someone please buy it haha.

Anyways, here are the pictures:
 
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I cant find the link i had used for the AC70 mod, but i ended up ditching the whole mod anyway. Basically you cut up the grey plastic tray that sits in the filter, silicon one side in the chamber next to the pump/u-tube to create a big chamber. Then silicon another piece of the grey tray to the return "ramp" that goes into the display, creating a gate so nothing can escape the chamber. I found that the "gate" was too restrictive and water overflowed the part where the u tube entered the chamber. What i ended up with is a small piece of eggcrate blocking the "ramp" for increased flow while still retaining chaeto in the chamber. and thats it.

 
matt.radich

matt.radich

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Picked up an ocean wave duo for the tank, so far I'm liking it. Running my two koralia nanos on it and it appears to be working well. I will get some picture sometime next week when I have things to add
 
matt.radich

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Stopped by jahmics today and got some corals, but I already forgot what they are haha. So names would be great. I know you told me Jahmic but I can't remember which is which.
http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums...F45D17C6-497-0000003709E663F4_zps4c381bee.jpg
http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums...ABC1C583-497-00000037100307F2_zpsaed3115c.jpg
Terrible picture but here they are on the right of this picture
http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums...F62886D1-497-00000035B79844B7_zps5d306a98.jpg
http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums...2E42678D-497-00000035BF4C7CFC_zps0ace0809.jpg
http://i1344.photobucket.com/albums...D3254990-497-00000035C327280A_zpsf031fdde.jpg

Sorry for the awful pictures, all I have is an iPhone...
 
jahmic

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Haha.

Pic 1: bam bams, fire and ice
Pic 2: radioactive dragon eyes
Pic 4: devil's armor (couldn't remember the name when you were here)
Pic 5: alien explosions

Glad to see they all opened right up for you :)
 
matt.radich

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Update time! I just purchased a non dimmable 120w led for $80 today. It is a 1:1 ratio but that is ok with me! I got it going and it is currently 14 inches off the water. I also picked up another ocellaris clown. I like him because he is a little more dirty colored than the other, easier to tell them apart besides the size of course.
Here's the newest member:

New light:

They're getting along!!
 
matt.radich

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So just am update, the clown I had bought decided it didn't want to eat so he bit the dust.... So I picked up a pair of clowns a few days ago. I couldn't get my single out to move him to the 10 gallon because I didn't want to move rock so I kept him in there and there has been no fighting whatsoever. So I will be keeping him.

I also picked up an AC70 from j.guokas that is now my "fuge" but for now it is just chaeto. I will be getting a skimmer too hopefully soon because my GHA is out of hand, and I need to pick up a new test kit as mine expired.
Hopefully will be loading it with corals because I am working again and making money to feed my expensive hobbies so it should start to fill up in the coming months

 
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