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A Spit in the Ocean My 85ltr Nano

#1 User is offline   BigC 

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Posted 23 December 2008 - 10:43 PM

Hi,
I'm a newbie to marines and here is my first attempt.

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Posted 23 December 2008 - 11:33 PM

View PostBigC, on Dec 24 2008, 12:43 AM, said:

Hi,
I'm a newbie to marines and here is my first attempt.

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m8 ur we tank is looking well :) welcome to IR the people on here are very helpful you will find that out for ur self.
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 09:10 AM

hi bigc, welcome to the site. the tank looks great. ive got a feeling ive seen it on another forum. can you give us a tank rundown

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Posted 24 December 2008 - 11:02 AM

Welcome to IR m8 , all the corals in your tank all look very healthy ,keep up the good work .
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 11:35 AM

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m8 ur we tank is looking well welcome to IR the people on here are very helpful you will find that out for ur self.

First up... Thanks again for the SPS frags Deany, much appreciated and thanks for recommending this forum, seems a friendly enough group. Will post some more pics on here later today of the frag positioning.

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hi bigc, welcome to the site. the tank looks great. ive got a feeling ive seen it on another forum. can you give us a tank rundown

Yeah Ben you've seen it around, I get to a few forums and like to participate. Real thirsty for knowledge so thats why I'm a journeyman.
I'll post a full tank rundown soon, as it's Christmas Eve and I'm pretty much still dashing around.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys, hopefully I can contribute something to the forum although I'm a relative newbie to the saltie side.
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 01:50 PM

Nice setup there Big C, good to see you here.

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Posted 24 December 2008 - 03:58 PM

Nice one ! Welcome to IR :)

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Posted 24 December 2008 - 07:04 PM

I've been trying to install a v2 Skim 400 this morning (sump hang-on)

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I found that I was a little short on room. So rather than mod all the plumbing etc I've decided to build a completely new sump.
A fellow member (Deany) as kindly given me some SPS frags to try and I have placed them in my tank, mostly high up to see how they go.


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Posted 24 December 2008 - 07:51 PM

m8 we frags are looking well next time ill try and get u bigger bits.
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 08:44 PM

Just a wee bit concerned that the polyps havn't come out on the 3 pronged one (acro is it) at the back top right. Do you think its fine yet or move it.
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 10:04 PM

Looks really nice, Getting a nano myself soon hope it looks as good as that one day
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Posted 25 December 2008 - 01:45 PM

Nice tank BigC!
I run V2Skim on my tank too & find it really efficent.
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Posted 25 December 2008 - 02:42 PM

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I run V2Skim on my tank too & find it really efficent

Hi,
Have you modded the skimmer in any way or are you running it with the standard kit.
Thanks for your comment
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Posted 25 December 2008 - 05:42 PM

I just run it with the pump it was supplied with & it works really well. I've heard other people upgrade the pump to something like an Eheim though. I clean the cup every 3 days & it takes out loads of waste. Also I clean the venturi & pump impellor every month. It should do a good job for you!
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Posted 25 December 2008 - 11:33 PM

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I just run it with the pump it was supplied with & it works really well. I've heard other people upgrade the pump to something like an Eheim though. I clean the cup every 3 days & it takes out loads of waste. Also I clean the venturi & pump impellor every month. It should do a good job for you!

Many Thanks for that Bud!
I dont really want to mod the thing yet just enquiring to see what can be done and its advantages.

Meanwhile I've taken a little vid today of the tank, the Sun Coral's not out, but hey it gives you a little more visualisation of my tank.

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Posted 26 December 2008 - 01:15 PM

Welcome to IR mate, you're tank is a stunner
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Posted 26 December 2008 - 05:38 PM

lovely tank mate really nice use of a small space great colours and coral health just watch those star polyps near your acro frag
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Posted 13 January 2009 - 06:44 PM

FINISHED IT!
Below is my newly configured Sump, which was performed inorder to accomodate a recently aquired V2 Skim 400 (Protein Skimmer) which needed to be installed in the cabinet beneath the tank. The Sump itself measures only 10"x10"x14.5" and has three small compartments.

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Very small sump. The flow will be from right to left, as you look at the pic.
Will it work, I bloody hope so. :shock7:
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Posted 13 January 2009 - 07:02 PM

looks neat

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Posted 14 January 2009 - 09:43 AM

Looking good m8 ,keep pics rolling in once rigged up as there are a few peeps going down the nano rute with a small sump,This may help them with ideas

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