Do It Yourself projects
Hello! So I've been slacking! Blame it on work... ok let me bring you guys up to speed... The back of the tank was painted black. The sump was dropped in from the top of the stand. There is insulation inside the stand (the guy who built it suggested it) at first I thought it would not be a good idea turns out its a great idea keeps the water real cool and muffles the water/skimmer noise in the ...
Hello fellow addicts! Glad to see all the progress out there. I too have been busy making some progress of my own. Pictures to come soon Today, I hit another snag yet again... The tank is on the stand, plumbing is done and it's full of water. Time to turn on the dart! ABORT ABORT PULL THE PLUG!! Well, that was short lived it was only on for 30 seconds for us to realize the brand new dart has a leak it's leaking somewhere between the impeller washer and SS seal. I've had ...
Im new got set up on Reefaddicts last night just reading eveyones blogs so fill free to add me as a friend. just trying to find out more about the saltwater hobby hope some of you guys can help me out.
So after crying for 3 days my husband found me a replacement tank . I It looks rough I know... but a good vinegar wash and elbow grease will fix that right up. It was water tested for 3 days so far so good! Its and Oceanic 210 gal tank 7x2x2 with ...
so my tank has been chuggin along very nice! I got a new fixture a couple months ago, guy had a new in box outer orbit from current USA. came stock with 10k bulbs, first thing I did was swap factory t5 with ATI blu plus coral plus and Fiji purple. hqi bulbs where 10k and I was happy with growth but hated yellow color, so I bought some Phoenix 14k. upon installing the I thought they looked too blue. next day I wake up go to check everything and notice a ballast for my t5 is out so down to ...