MY NANO UPDATED (1-1-09!) [Archive]

hobogato

Fri, 10th Oct 2008, 06:40 AM

here are some pics of it being water tested in my driveway before he picked it up....
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02769.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02770.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02771.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02776.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02772.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02774.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02775.jpg

BriGuy

Fri, 10th Oct 2008, 07:05 AM

Alright, I will bite on this one. Looks nice, price?

captexas

Fri, 10th Oct 2008, 07:14 AM

Very nice!

BioCube14

Fri, 10th Oct 2008, 07:25 AM

thanks guys going for the "modern look"

RayAllen

Fri, 10th Oct 2008, 08:45 AM

Very Nice, Modern was definatley acheived. Great Job as usual Ace.

phrog

Fri, 10th Oct 2008, 09:33 AM

Alright, I will bite on this one. Looks nice, price?

I'll second that. We get to hear and see so much about Ace's work, but I'm guessing I'm not alone in wondering about price ranges.

When will the catalog be available so we can all start shopping?

ErikH

Fri, 10th Oct 2008, 10:26 AM

Oh man that is NICE. Great buy Richard!

Triggerman

Fri, 10th Oct 2008, 01:45 PM

looks great Ace...quick question....is there a problem with fish getting into the calfo overflow?

BioCube14

Fri, 10th Oct 2008, 04:51 PM

thanks guys now i just have to get my light fixture to work so I can hang my ATI light on it

edshas2

Fri, 10th Oct 2008, 05:04 PM

wow looks good.

labrown

Sat, 11th Oct 2008, 01:13 PM

It looks really nice! Let us know when you get it set up, we love pictures!

greenmako

Sat, 11th Oct 2008, 07:39 PM

nice job Ace!

glennr1978

Sat, 11th Oct 2008, 10:49 PM

What are the dimesions of the tank? It looks absolutely gorgeous!! I would kill to have the skills it would take to build something like that!

cpreefguy

Sat, 11th Oct 2008, 11:47 PM

That is one swanky looking set-up! That+Powermodule= well, you know :)

BioCube14

Sun, 12th Oct 2008, 06:48 PM

tank shot with HDPE bare bottom
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/NEWTANK.jpg

Closer pic of my ATI light fixture (custom made by ME hehe)
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/NEWTANK2.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/NEWTANK3.jpg

sump with tunze skimmer..Still need a fuge light I had one but it turns out it is too small unless I modify but i dont want to do that yet.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/NEWTANK4.jpg

cpreefguy

Sun, 12th Oct 2008, 06:51 PM

Awesome!
You know how to weld aluminum?

BioCube14

Sun, 12th Oct 2008, 06:56 PM

yes i do. I told u man I could have built your stand hehe

cpreefguy

Sun, 12th Oct 2008, 07:06 PM

Hmmm, I sent you a PM :D

hobogato

Sun, 12th Oct 2008, 07:09 PM

that light bracket is PERFECT! looks great - the tank looks much better with the black back and HDPE also. gonna be a fun one to watch the progress on......

BioCube14

Sun, 12th Oct 2008, 10:40 PM

thanks hehe with these lights on my tanks i have a blue glow out all my windows in my apt Im going to need curtains or something hehe my blinds wont cut it

glennr1978

Sun, 12th Oct 2008, 10:51 PM

Where did you end up getting your vortech from?

I'd still like to know the dimensions of the tank too!!!

BioCube14

Mon, 13th Oct 2008, 12:31 PM

picked it up from nanoreef on that group order dimentions are 24x18x15

ErikH

Mon, 13th Oct 2008, 02:09 PM

The light rack is pimpin'! Looks like someone will be getting some PMs for sure!

tony

Mon, 13th Oct 2008, 02:59 PM

wow!

Texreefer

Mon, 13th Oct 2008, 03:05 PM

Very nice looking setup!

labrown

Mon, 13th Oct 2008, 04:04 PM

that light bracket is PERFECT! looks great - the tank looks much better with the black back and HDPE also. gonna be a fun one to watch the progress on......

I agree! I've already got it bookmarked. Keep us posted!

RayAllen

Mon, 13th Oct 2008, 04:20 PM

Man it just keeps getting better. Very Nice!

Aquapod24

Mon, 13th Oct 2008, 05:42 PM

Elos who? This is made in Texas! Yee Hawww! Time to start exporting these!
:applause:

BioCube14

Mon, 13th Oct 2008, 05:54 PM

thanks guys im still working on a couple things 1 my sump light 2 my timers for everything

tropheusmaster

Thu, 16th Oct 2008, 09:13 PM

very sweet dude great work

Aquapod24

Fri, 17th Oct 2008, 12:01 AM

I hate to be so anxious but are there any pics you can update us on??

swjim

Mon, 20th Oct 2008, 02:09 PM

That's a really nice setup, great job to both you and Ace for your work on this! I'm looking forward to seeing it progress.

BioCube14

Mon, 20th Oct 2008, 04:59 PM

yup i will have more pics up in a couple days i had ace make some small changed to the sump so I will add some water in today

greatwhite@AlamoAquatics

Tue, 21st Oct 2008, 02:18 AM

great job guys really looks good, cant wait to see it full

FossilReef

Tue, 21st Oct 2008, 02:56 AM

Wow, that is a sweet-lookin' setup! I wish I had the time to build something THAT nice!

BioCube14

Fri, 24th Oct 2008, 10:01 PM

thanks sorry for not posting pics yet i will soon..tomorrow

cpreefguy

Mon, 27th Oct 2008, 11:26 PM

Tomorrow was 2 days ago!

Post some pics already! :D

BioCube14

Tue, 28th Oct 2008, 07:22 AM

haha i know i know been very busy I will take some tonight

BioCube14

Tue, 28th Oct 2008, 09:17 PM

Here it it guys a update..did a few things tweekin this and that you know how that goes. sorry for the delay. dont have the best camera keep that in mind hehe
tank shot

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/updatetank.jpg

picked up a couple of nice pieces of hard to find tonga!! i love this stuff. LOTS OF ALGAE right now i guess its my spike from my cycle. Turbo snails doing a great job trying to keep up with it.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/tonga.jpg

here is my sump/refug. Ace did a bubble box for my sump to keep the salt creep to a min. Special thanks to ace AGAIN hehe
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/sump.jpg

grey PVC sticks on a pvc plate going to hold my Mangroves when I get them in.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/mangrovepvc-1.jpg

used 3inch alum angle to mount my 1x40 watt PC light for my mangroves it looks really sleek you dont even see it really.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/fugelight.jpg

clone

Tue, 28th Oct 2008, 09:21 PM

what type of coral do you plan on doing.
i see encrusting monties climbing down the rock, meeting up with a garden of zoas.

Awsome job to the both of you guys,HIGH QUALITY, tank.

BioCube14

Tue, 28th Oct 2008, 09:24 PM

Im doing SPS in this tank maybe a oddball here and there but the plan is for SPS only

cpreefguy

Tue, 28th Oct 2008, 09:34 PM

Nice pics! Everything looks great

labrown

Tue, 28th Oct 2008, 10:08 PM

Looks Awesome!

BioCube14

Thu, 30th Oct 2008, 08:11 PM

got the mangroves in today 3 of the 6 are branching and they are larger than i expected. I will have to raise my light a few inches. they are in fresh gradually going to salt. wish me the best. If they do well I plan to order more maybe even larger in size. I have read it is harder to keep convert them from fresh to salt as they get bigger. I plan to grow them on to some live rock i hope but i am open to ideas I plan to float them for a month or so

BioCube14

Fri, 31st Oct 2008, 06:03 PM

everything you need to know about mangroves!

http://www.garf.org/news30p1.html

BioCube14

Sat, 1st Nov 2008, 05:37 PM

picked up a really sweet anthias from wolf reef pics up soon

clone

Sat, 1st Nov 2008, 05:54 PM

cant wait to see them.

BioCube14

Tue, 4th Nov 2008, 10:11 PM

mangroves are now in my sump all 6 are alive still i had to trim the roots down a bunch as well as the leaves going ot see if i can do a bonsai plant

reefer man

Sun, 9th Nov 2008, 05:44 PM

thats really nice

BioCube14

Thu, 4th Dec 2008, 11:49 PM

just set up the aquacontroller ...first impression setting it up ..I hate this controller! then i basically broke down and slowly but surely figured this thing out now I think its really great and why did I not buy one sooner.

BioCube14

Tue, 23rd Dec 2008, 10:00 PM

Zeovit phols xtra experiment NOW ON!

aggman

Tue, 30th Dec 2008, 09:48 PM

got any updates, i love seeing this tank it is perfect. i need my pix fix...

~alex

BioCube14

Wed, 31st Dec 2008, 07:21 PM

I have had problems with snails and fish going overboard due to the flow i have. This is a great DIY idea that I thought i would share. I made the top clear so i could see whats going on inside and vented as a backup just in case the side slots get clogged for some crazy reason slots are 3/16 wide machined by Me

CALFLO aka Coast to coast overflow

Before..

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/OLDCALFLO.jpg

Calflo After..
Lexan top CLEAR for viewing inside of calflo black outer rim to match the calflo. This is removable at anytime with no modifications to original..Clean Simple just how i like it.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/CALFLOSIDE.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/NEWCALFLO.jpg

Plastic Methylene Chloride Glue
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/CALFLOBACK.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/CALFLODIY.jpg

labrown

Wed, 31st Dec 2008, 09:29 PM

Nice modification. I did mine with gutter guard.

stoneroller

Thu, 1st Jan 2009, 12:48 AM

Very nice, have any corals in yet?

BioCube14

Thu, 1st Jan 2009, 01:33 PM

a couple pics for now not the best camera (need a macro lens!!).. more pics in the next few days

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/TANK-1.jpg

Frags settling in starting to color up and before the use of phols
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/TANK2.jpg

swjim

Thu, 1st Jan 2009, 08:48 PM

That's looking great! I can't wait to see it grow out.

seaurchin

Thu, 1st Jan 2009, 10:06 PM

nice setup. almost makes me want to start up one of my mine, however, my diy skills are not that good.

aggman

Fri, 2nd Jan 2009, 02:25 AM

a couple pics for now not the best camera (need a macro lens!!).. more pics in the next few days

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/MalawiCichlids/TANK-1.jpg

dude that is a sweet setup. and the pics look very nice...if you think these are bad, wait till i post on my new build thread...keep 'em coming this is sure to be a top-notch tank soon enough.

~alex

rcasiano

Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 07:59 PM

Great custom tank and light!!! Wonder if ACE can make a all-in-one tank?

gjuarez

Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 08:36 PM

Love the tank, great work Ace. What lights are you using? Metal halide? T5? Hey, and what happened to the vortech? excellent choice on the rock, it seems like you can get a great view from every angle. Very clean looking setup.

gjuarez

Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 08:58 PM

did you get those from texreefer, if so that was a dam good deal.

BioCube14

Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 09:21 PM

the vortech is relocated below the calflo "hidden" behind the rock for a clean-er look it kinda blows through the hole in the middle of the 2 rocks and around it. Still tons of flow no matter where you put that vortech. I use a ATI t5 setup. I try to stay away from halides due to heat.

hobogato

Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 09:42 PM

i cant get over how clean it is! it really looks great richard. very nice pieces you got there :)

clone

Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 10:15 PM

BioCube14

Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 10:38 PM

thanks guys! I plan to add a small group of BiColor chromis soon as well other than that im going to kick back and let my corals color up and grow

ReefCube

Sat, 25th Apr 2009, 02:23 PM

Added a TUNZE fan a few months back to prepare for summer so far I have it setup with my ACjr to turn on and off when it reaches certain temp. It has not been on that much but I have notice im these little tanks stability is everything!
As far as fish update I only have 3 glass cardinals in the tank the other 2 died on me for unknown reasons but I have heard they can be sensitive to keep for a couple months after that they seem to be easy.