Krousebg Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Here is my new set up. 120g main with diy stand. 40g feeder for sump with refugium. No water yet. Also attached is my dry rock set up. Please feel free to comment as I will placing the rock in the aquarium tonight! Hope to fill with water this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Looking good. I love the rock work. How are you getting the aquascape to stay together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Also interested in what kind of sand you'll be using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Bare bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 I used some plastic rods on the left side and the others are just stacked. Will use some water weld to hold together once I get it in the aquarium. Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Turned out great! Nice job on the stand, and I think your rock looks good too! What are your livestock plans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Krousebg said: Bare bottom. O boy! I like it! Can't wait to see it full of livestock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, crimsonvice said: Turned out great! Nice job on the stand, and I think your rock looks good too! What are your livestock plans? My plan right now is to start with some fish and softies. Nothing specific right now, will decide on that later. Would like to add some LPS but that would be further down the road. Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Looks really nice! What are you lighting it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Thanks for the nice comments everyone! As for lighting, I'm not really sure yet. Going to start my cycle and make a decision sometime before that's done. Need to refuel the funds! crimsonvice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 I do have a question though. My di/ro is coming out with a TDS reading of about 7. I've ordered another filter to add that will get me to 0 but am waiting for it. Do you guys think it is ok to cycle with that water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 How much water have you made with the current filters? We used to cycle aquariums before there home RODI units widely available so I say certainly you can. Many may disagree but to me the purity of your top off water is much more critical, as this is what is left behind from the constant evaporation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 The system is new. I've probably made about 30-40 gallons so far. Just the standard set up procedure and have filled half of a brute 30 gallon can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Something seems off there. At worst you should only need to change DI resin. What is your TDS coming into the unit? Do you know about running the RO only for a couple minutes before diverting to the DI section? What kind of unit is it? My TDS is very high coming in on a well (450 to 500) so I have had to do things by the book to save my resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, Muttley000 said: Something seems off there. At worst you should only need to change DI resin. What is your TDS coming into the unit? Do you know about running the RO only for a couple minutes before diverting to the DI section? What kind of unit is it? My TDS is very high coming in on a well (450 to 500) so I have had to do things by the book to save my resin. The unit is for drinking water and it was my mistake not getting the right one. TDS coming in is around 300. Let me replace the words "another filter" with "additional filter". It is a De-ionization Aquarium Mixed Bed Ion Exchange which is an add on. This should bring it to 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 14 minutes ago, Krousebg said: The unit is for drinking water and it was my mistake not getting the right one. TDS coming in is around 300. Let me replace the words "another filter" with "additional filter". It is a De-ionization Aquarium Mixed Bed Ion Exchange which is an add on. This should bring it to 0. Yes additional DI stage will get you there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 You aren’t messing around. I love the rockscape. Can you come do mine next? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff70 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) looks great! if you want some easy softies(green star, sinularia, xenia) I can set you up if your around bowling green area just let me know when its cycled Edited February 20, 2019 by jeff70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, jeff70 said: looks great! if you want some easy softies(green star, sinularia, xenia) I can set you up if your around bowling green area just let me know when its cycled Thanks, appreciate the offer but I'm located in central Ohio. I did go to school though at BG... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Water is in! Temperature on the rise. Will be installing the ATO tonight. Also converted the dual durso to a double herbie. Will be getting a chunk of live rock tomorrow from Reef Systems to begin the cycle of the tank. For anyone installing dry rock, water weld worked fantastic. It was a little tough to get everything to stay in place and stack the same as I had it laid out but once it dried it all felt like one solid piece in the tank. crimsonvice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Really like the tower on the left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krousebg Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Well I am in week 3 of my cycle / culture. I am using a chunk of live rock, not a typical ammonia cycle. Anyhow, things were good until this week when I had an algae outbreak of some sort which has mostly cleared in the last couple of days. Water is a bit hazy but other than that the algae has mostly died off. Either way, I did interestingly enough find a snail today in the tank. I have to assume it is a hitchhiker from the live rock but amazes me that I never saw it until today. I find myself staring at the tank constantly so it really surprises me he has gone unnoticed for 3 straight weeks. Anyhow, I did get my lighting this week which is a couple of A360X's. My plan is to hook them up this week and hopefully get my first fish/coral this coming weekend. The kids and I are really excited. The wait is killing us! crimsonvice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 It is a collonista snail. It probably did come in as a hitch hiker. They are good clean up crew and will reproduce in your tank. They can be a pain as their shells can get stuck in small places. Mine tend to come on the glass at night, and if I get too many I vacuum them off the glass. If you know someone with a puffer, they are supposed to like eating them. Nice pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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