(Bio)³ Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 take your time! Im shocked it still worked, havent used it in 5+ years. Lovin the build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 take your time! Im shocked it still worked, havent used it in 5+ years. Lovin the build! It worked perfectly (with a minor learning curve) ... got in a tiny bit of trouble...for using it indoors...and it scared my dog a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gott Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 This is so awesome! What are you going to stick it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 if i can obtain one, a fire prawn goby and some sexy shrimp, as for corals...acans, duncans, acro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Haha yeah that old thing doesn't mess around. I alway wore ear plugs since we had 4 guys building the plane it was always loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Another step closer to finishing this light (continued thanks to (Bio)3 for the rivet gun loan) should be finished with the light by the end of the weeekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 I dramatically reduced the amount of rock in the tank as I felt it looked a bit crowded. Now have ~5 lbs. and in the process found a cerith hitchhiker (woohoo freebies). I also picked up a flourescent yellow maxi-mini for $17.99. He is roughly the size or a nickle. And a full tank shot showing the new rock work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 looks really nice I cant wait to see it full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I like the more open look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Well the first 90% water change was a success (albeit a very slow one) If I were redesigning this tank today, I would use a larger John guest bulkhead for the drain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Looking good. I really dig the plumbing and light fixture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gott Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I think the new rockwork is much improved. With it so full you really didn't get the advantage of it being a drop-off tank--but this is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct67stang Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 After reading a few threads I decided to go with gu10 led lighting for a few reasons (the main being cheap, can be wired with lamp cord, no driver necessary, and dim able with a common household dimmer switch) I was able to find an eBay source from china that sold 3x1 watt in white and blue and a 2blue 1 white configuration as well as sockets for near dirt pricing. I am pretty impressed with the output as seen here: i saw similar ones on ebay (if not the same ones) how would these do for coral growth? do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 After reading a few threads I decided to go with gu10 led lighting for a few reasons (the main being cheap, can be wired with lamp cord, no driver necessary, and dim able with a common household dimmer switch) I was able to find an eBay source from china that sold 3x1 watt in white and blue and a 2blue 1 white configuration as well as sockets for near dirt pricing. I am pretty impressed with the output as seen here: i saw similar ones on ebay (if not the same ones) how would these do for coral growth? do you know? There is a good post on this by a guy called "tinyGiant" on another forum...it is 48+pages long...and results are pretty positive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Ok, I started populating the droplet as follows: 1 pom pom crab($12)- aquadome Coral stock 2 ricordia ($34)-scubasteve 2 metallic green mushrooms - free Kenya tree - free Blue Clove polyp - free - Fairy Dust palys - Free Neon Green Nepthea - free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Looks like the sexy shrimp are getting evicted And I won't be using the PH stamp on the arduino And here is why: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Cool goby bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 So why no ph stamp? Poor sexy shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Nooooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Yup, have to cut corners to pull this off...but I couldn't pass up the elusive Flaming Prawn Goby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Pr0n goby I believe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieMEDIC Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 where did you find him? would have been the perfect colors for mine. is there an ICE prawn goby thats like that but blue? i need that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 one of the 2 ricordia I picked up from Scubasteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Not much to update...still building on the stand. Coral is as follows" 3 ricordia, 2 from scubasteve and a freebie from SourDatx Some blue clove polyps free from victoly and SourDatx Kenya tree Free from new55gallonSALT tiny Nepthea frag (less than 1/2") $5 from my main display 4 heads of fairy Dust Palys - i give these away free all the time...but I'll say $5 Elegance coral with 2 candycane heads on the side - $17 fixer-upper from Hunter 2 metallic green mushrooms, free from new55gallonSALT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.