OJ's 90g Tank

[seth]

Hi bro,

Not to sound like a party pooper but you have just effectively defeated the purpose of buying live rocks. Sayang yung microorganisms at yung maraming species ng bacteria na makakatulong sana para mas bumilis yung cycling mo. Nakakahinayang lang talaga since harvested from the wild yang LRs at hindi sustainable iyan. Mas nakaka-damage pa naman sa reef ang collection niyan than collecting fishes and corals combined.

You should've just removed the decaying stuff and nuisance algae/pests then let the rock cycle on its own in a clean container full of saltwater stored in a dark area.

Anyway, andiyan na rin naman yan so you might as well use the rocks.

[obet_carlos]

i do agree with seth.. pero one positive thing from what you did is that you will have no unwanted hitch hikers... minsan may mga eggs ng crabs, urchins, na nasa LR.. so pag nilinis mo, tanggal yun.. pero better dried rocks na lang binili mo.. tapos humingi ka na lang small rock sa established tank para may good bacteria ka for seeding..

[seth]

Exactly the reason why I DIY my own rocks, and do not throw away dried rocks I formerly bought or friends give away. Sayang eh.

Re pests naman, as long as you put it somewhere without food for a few weeks, mamamatay rin naman sila, (take eunicid worms and "pest" crabs for example) kaya I find the reasoning behind boiling liverocks counter-intuitive and counterproductive.

[juliusgiron]

@seth @obet_carlos

Masters, yung binili kong "live rocks" ay dried pero may amoy pa din kaya ko sya pinakuluan at hinugasan and when i saw a youtube video of that huge bobbit worm medyo cnonsider ko na lang yung matagal na cycling kesa may maging problem ako sa pagtagal. And very true, there was worms that popped out of the holes. Hinde ko alam yung process na kailangan lang pala sya istore sa madilim na place yung rocks para mamatay yung hitch hikers. Maraming salamat sa info sir!

Sir eto yung long term plan ko. Alam ko na hinde talaga sustainable ang pag bili ng LRs sa LFS kaya after ko maset up yung tank ko dun ko sisimulan yung DIY rocks. Nung nagbasa kasi ako ng mga DIY rocks una matagal yung curing nya and mukhang hinde ko kaya yung 3-6months na waiting period. So ang balak ko gumawa ng DIY rocks after ko maestablish yung tank ko. Then after 6 months ng curing ng DIY rocks ko yun na ang ilalagay ko sa tank ko then ibabalik ko sa Nasugbu yung mga binili kong LRs pag nagdive yung friend ko. Actually, ayoko talaga yung makakadagdag pa ko sa mga sumisira ng mga reef natin.

Mga master reefers maraming salamat sa mga komento at suhestyon!

[juliusgiron]

Tank update.

Dahil holiday nakauwi ako sa bahay namin at nakagawa ng kontng progress...

Last sunday i was able to have the place cemented and tiled for it to be even. Medyo natakot ako dun sa idea na nakapatong sa kahoy yung stand and kapag lumindol baka bumagsak.


As per master seth's advice na ireinforce ko yung stand ko. I had the four pipes removed and changed it to 6 thick angle bars. Naka full weld din almost lahat ng joints ng mga bars. I had the height increased also by 5 inches ata para mas may room sa sump area for the lamp or skimmer.



Pinagawan ko na din ng stand yung 35g ko na baka lagyan ko ng mangroves.


I painted both stands kanina kaso kinapos ng oras dun sa smaller stand so sa weekend na lang ulit ko yun pipinturahan. I painted it with epoxy primer ata basta yung anti rust as advised by reef master seth! (salamat sir)

Marine board na ilalagay sa ibabaw ng stand na inadvise ulit ni reef master seth! and yung sobra idadamit ko dun sa gilid ng tank. Yung manipis naman ilalagay ko sa likod nung area.


LRs


Ito yung sinasabe ko Masters na LR at tubig na tinambak ko na may hipon before. Okay lang ba na naaarawan sya ng konte pero hinde direct yung araw? Nakapatay na din yung Overhead filter nyan.


Maraming salamat mga sir!

[seth]

Sound like a fine plan, Julius. Or just give it to another reefer that may need it. Stand looks good too! Pero lagyan mo pa rin ng diagonal gussets kahit maliliit lang.

Pagkatapos ng 7.2 earthquake sa VisMin area- trust me, you'll be needing gussets all around the tank. Kahit i-bolt mo na lang kung hindi mo na mapawelding.

Yung stand ko andun pa rin yung apat na pipes, pero nadagdagan ng apat pa ulit na poste sa mga gilid, tapos tig-dalawang poste pa sa harap at likod, gussets at isa pang support frame sa ilalim ng upper frame.

Maganda yung triton underbody na brand halos 3m underbody na yung quality, mas mura pa. I-last coat mo na lang ng enamel paint para glossy at di kapitan ng alikabok/dumi. Bili ka na lang din ng unleaded gas tapos yun ang gamitin mong thinner. Ewan ko na lang kung kalawangin pa yung stand mo at nabulok yung marine plyboard mo.

Maganda pa sa undercoat mababawasan ng husto yung vibration ng stand. Laki ng difference kumpara sa naked steel o sa pininturahan lang ng enamel.

[juliusgiron]

I will try to finish it this coming vacation at sana matapos na. I just have some few questions reef masters!

1. Yung external tank ko ay nasa labas ng bahay one reason is ayoko lang sana ng may ilaw sa may sump area one reason is makatipid sa kuryente and two, natatakot ako na baka magkaron ng short circuit or ma ground dahil mageevaporate yung tubig and three, baka tumaas yung temp ng tubig dahil nakacover yung sump area. Ang balak ko sana ilagay dito mga master are yung mangroves and chaeto. Naka cover din ito ng mesh or pwede naman ako magpacustomize ng glass or acrylic cover para hinde alikabukin so ang naka expose lang is yung dahon ng mangroves.

2. Naglagay ako ng surge tank/bucket and balak ko dun sana naka direct yung return pump ko plano ko is mga 5 gallons lang yung capacity nya. Nakita ko kasi sya sa mga international forums.

3. Yung nasa may sump area ko na may fabric filter balak ko sana magpagawa ng acrylic or glass na parang compartment na two layers nasa top is yung fabric then yung nasa ibaba hinde ko alam kung ano ang magandang ilagay dun kung CC ba? Activated Carbon (tama ba? haha) or kung ano man ang isusuggest nyo.

Eto lang mga sir hopefully matapos ko na to by this coming weekend salamat mga sir!

[loidimi]

Wala pa update sir? Ako nga pala yung nag tago ng mangroves mo.hehe

[loidimi]

Bro kamusta na yung tank mo?

[juliusgiron]

Bro, nauwi sa pag renovate ng bahay haha! gusto ko kasi maayos at fixed na yung lugar ng paglalagyan ng aquarium ko pero kakatapos lang ayusin ng bahay this week baka by this weekend mapacycle man lang yung aquarium ko thanks for checking haha!

Ngayon ko nga lang ulit naalala mag online dito hehe!

[juliusgiron]

Update

Cycling na sa wakas!

Nagkaron kasi ng renovation sa bahay dahil din sa aquarium

Niretoke ko din yung DT dahil nagkaron ng lamat yung front panel pinababaan ko ng 1 or half inch yung height nya. Then yung over flow box na nasa likod nilagay ko na sa gilid. Dahil before pagkahaba haba nung overflow box nya. And i guess para maganda din yung ikot ng tubig.

From this...

To this...



Day 1





Adding up salt...



Day 2

Sobrang murky ng water. Nagclear out na yan ng kont ias compared to yesterday after adding salt. I guess normal lang ata ito.
Inilipat ko na din yung mangroves ko from the 35g old DT. Naglagay na din ako ng API Quick start pero i'll still wait 2 months para mag cycle.


Isalnd 1 and 2



Island 3



Mga master di ako sure kung tama tong ginawa ko pero yung Skimmer ko tinangal ko yung curved/U tube from motor to skimmer and nirekta ko na lang sya. Yung U na tube ginawa ko na lang ulo ng return hose ko.

[juliusgiron]

UPDATE

Re aquascaped my DT and placed 4 temporary wavemakers for better and faster flow.
Got a longer sump with 3 filter compartments in the left side of it and a wider middle area for macros and detrivores.
Changed my return pump to a Rio 14HF because my previous return pump got broken.
Changed the end part (nozzle) of the return pump.
Added a RO skimmer.











Next project:

Still contemplating between DIY Leds or China Leds but since i saw Master Marty's K9 lens update i'm 75% considering DIY Leds (Mukang malaking matitipid sa kuryente!) But again, i dont have the engineering skills for it hehe
DT backdrop
QT/Holding tank
ATO

[juliusgiron]

My 4.5 month old tank journey/therapy from work stress

This video was around mid of April.


Pictures was around mid of April also.

My clowns were still orange that time. Newly procured from grahf11/Grahf the hentai tentacle master lol


Corals were bought from Grahf, Glenn and some are given by Loidimi



And some came from this place


These guys were given (not bought) to me by Grahf since they were starting to show necrosisis due to stress while in transport. Rescued the bigger part of both.




My LSs now.





I haven't placed my corals permanently since i'll be changing my LRs soon.
I did some DIY rocks which are currently being cured


pvc frames of my DIY rocks


some dead corals (namulot lang ako sa gilid ng beach)















My DIY leds


Will replace this once my orders from Florencio arrives.


My current fishes are...
2 clowns (mga anak ni grahf11)
HYT (from jourdy)
African blue midas blenny (recovered from the brutal battering of my starry/snowflake blenny which is now with justin)
Randall anthias
Yellow anthias (both came from a supplier who supplies Gatch exporters)
Full moon goby (also came from the supplier)

My uber gwapong blenny (thanks jourdy)


Yellow anthias


HYT


Inverts
3 cleaner shrimps
2 red blood shrimps
1 peppermint shrimp (na 2weeks ko nang hinde nakikita)
1 pistol shrimp (naglayas na ata)
I forgot the number of snails already but its more than 10

And my favorite...
Etitus Pasigensis! (Previously named Elmer fish haha Nakita ko kasi sya sa ilalim ng LR sa tangke ni Trowa lol)


Sump






And my DIY experiment



I will first observe this project. Chiller/freezer experiment.

WIll try to update this tom (inaantok na ko)

[juliusgiron]

@Grahf eto na ang double purpose chiller haha!

[loidimi]

Wow hayuf sa update.. haba.hehe

Musta temp mo sa diy chiller? Grabe init ng pAnahon ngayon eh.