Daz
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try aquaworld.
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try aquaworld after next wed. will be really well priced too. :bggrn:
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their not silvers. bt they should have a bunch of silvers in next wed or thurs. even babys will get huge really fast
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Try aquaworld on the shore. target rd. the have 2 super nice 1s and getting a few more in next week.
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The flat sheet at the back isn't tempered, drilled a few now.
though any tank that has rounded corners will be tempered on that sheet
thanks livingart. helps alot.
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Pretty sure it's not tempered glass
thanks ronnie. i hope not.
just converted another friend to the world of the aquarium. will send him your way.
haha.
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Most googling seems to say it's "Probably tempered".
Set up a camera and drill it, then we'll all know.
i might just do that haha. will letcha know when i get round to it.
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It's glass - pays to research using google. Where are you drilling? If its still under warranty, drilling will void it.
i tried google but couldnt find out. and was drilling it on the back to make an overflow box.
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i hope so. thanks
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just wondering if anyone knows if an Ar620 is tempered glass. wanting to drill it but dont want to break it.
thanks
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if you still have one
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any updates on the tank
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Na I didnt in the end as I got that bit of live rock,
Yeah i was thinking the same thing it has been 3 weeks now perhaps I should have done more testing in the initial week or so I know that having live rock can enable it to cycle very quickly on occasions.
The presence of Diatoms is the ending of the cycle is it not? as diatoms appear once the bacteria is present and then disappear once the bacteria feeding it has been used up?
Correct me if im wrong im not 100% sure
Do you reckon I should go get a bit of shrimp from supermarket anyway? or give it another week and see what happens?
Ideally you want no nitrite and no ammonia only a little bit of Nitrate which is what I have, perhaps Its cycled faster then I was expecting. Will wait it out anyhow and get coral frags and make sure they adapt well before I introduce any form of live stock
yea you might have missed all your spikes. cycle might be done. same thing happend to me. didnt test for a week or so and missed the whole thing.
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Thanks! I will get my rock and start cycling it. I was thinking I would do a road trip down to Christchurch with a sheet of cardboard with the same footprint as the tank. So I can go to one of the stores down there and layout the rock in store, buying the bits I like. Can anyone tell me how many KG's of rock I will need for this tank?
I would prefer to get just one light unit, this has stopped being such a budget build 1) I have a considerable bit of funding towards this coming my way in the up and coming future and 2) I will possibly be living in the same room as this tank in the near future, so I want quiet equipment.
Because I want one unit, will this light suffice?
I can ship it to NZ for $250 so for a LED unit it is a pretty good deal. And from my understanding Marineland is a trusted brand.
I am also interested in adding a wet/dry filter with a sump in it. This means I have a wider variety of Skimmers to choose from. I was thinking I would build my own for this as I would like the experience, and it seems like a fun project.
Regards,
Will
yea that light looks ok to me says reef compatible and that is a really good price. and should be plenty of light for soft corals and lps.
and as for sumps have you thought about adding a refugium ? thats the next thing im going to add. and if you make a sump you should add a place in the sump for one even if you arnt planing on having one at first.
this will explain
after watching that heres a few more
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they look ok. but you probably want two or three of those units. you could use 3 or 4 of these. i use one of these on my 2ft reef and its plenty of light but i will be adding another for when i start getting light loving sps. the one thing i have found is you cant skint on lights. you can cut corners in other places but lighting isnt one.
spend the money on good lights, a good skimmer and plenty of rock and youl do fine.
my advice is to buy the rock and get your tank cycling and just have it running while you save for lights and a skimmer.
there is no harm in running it with no light. i usually leave my tanks as long as i can without lights after the cycle. let it really build bio filtration
sorry forgot to add the link.
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Hi all,
Found what looks like a pretty good light. I can swap out the tubes in it, if you look in the questions it says it is 78W so should be adequate. Tell me what you think! http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=735733681
Also, I just found out that a wavemaker and a powerhead are different things, can someone please explain them to me, and which one I will need.
Regards,
Will
they look ok. but you probably want two or three of those units. you could use 3 or 4 of these. i use one of these on my 2ft reef and its plenty of light but i will be adding another for when i start getting light loving sps. the one thing i have found is you cant skint on lights. you can cut corners in other places but lighting isnt one.
spend the money on good lights, a good skimmer and plenty of rock and youl do fine.
my advice is to buy the rock and get your tank cycling and just have it running while you save for lights and a skimmer.
there is no harm in running it with no light. i usually leave my tanks as long as i can without lights after the cycle. let it really build bio filtration
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thanks for sharing.
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Nice. If your after gadgets you could look at an ato and a reactor but both not needed
auto top off's are awsome. you never have to top up your tank and never risk your sump running dry. you can do it diy on the cheap and there really handy. and id say for the aquanano an ato would really help you out.
i have had a few nano tanks and your always topping up with R.O, usually daily.
and reactors are good to but you can run most of your media in your media rack.
both of these not needed as morcs said but both very nice gadgets
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Yeah was mega small did he say 2 gallon??!! cant really put any fish in there will have to be a coral and snail tank haha
Yes fair enough I had a lot of doubt about whether or not to start will all dead rock or not but decided I didnt have the patience in the end haha be interesting to see how it goes for you!
my iq3 is just under 2 gallon. so yea really small tank. and will prob just have a shrimp from the local rock pools and a snail. but mainly just for soft corals.
and starting with dry rock is ok just takes time to settle in and go through the nitrogen process.but i will add a tiny bit of live rock just to kick start things but probably only 1 or 200grams. should be a fun challenge
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Rock isn't even purple, just lighting. Its all kinda brown with some purple and brown bits.
Diatoms are starting to get me down though, can't get them to stay away
the diatoms should go away at some stage. there quite common for new tanks. usually takes a couple months for everything to settle and diatoms to disappear from my experience
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the dude in the video link you posted surely has made a very good DIY filtration system thanks for sharing!
no problem. and yea i thought it was genius. especially for such a small system. hope it helps me out and will keep posting on how its running ect.
have marked it all out just have to cut and silicone then it'l be ready to go.
i am going to be starting this system again as my live rock is going in my 54L frag tank and so are all the corals. and will be moving the light over too.
i am going to be using dead rock and sand (its BB atm) and this new filter system. run it from scratch this time and see how i get on.
when i first started it i used live rock that was a couple years old so that helped alot.
i know it will be alot harder this time around but will just be for fun as my frag tank will be my main priority.
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hi all.
just thought id put a post up on how my iq3 is going, the new mods im going to add, and my new 54L frag tank.
iq3 has been running really well, but has been a challenge. hopefully with the new skimmer and media rack it will start being a little more stable.
will be adding carbon, purigen and phosguard if i can fit it in.
this is the skimmer/media unit i am going to build.
have just started running a 2ft 54L tank with sump, sump holds about 20 l. was a 30l tank. will be used to house different types of corals but mainly softies with a few lps and 1 or 2 species of sps. and i will be adding fish but only one or two. ( cant have fish in my iq3
)i almost have everything but still need to get a skimmer and some other filter media. am running rock, rubble and carbon at the moment
will post pics up when i get a chance.
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Mulford Plastics sell egg crate/light diffuser. Not as strong as the stuff made for the aquarium trade but half the price.
thanks ill try them out
wtb nano marine led auckland.
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hi all im after an led for my nano reef. would prefer a programable unit.
let me know what ya got
thanks