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  1. King_Neptune

    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    Blenny is in. swam up to a rock and perched. Been watching me for an hour. I will call him scooter! The arrow crab went in and went to town right away. I will call him bert! Snails i put in and righted them a.. Cant remember which ones are the kind that cant right them selves. but most of...
  2. King_Neptune

    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    they breed too fast and get too big. I just want to get them under control. in 3 weeks Ive gone from a couple, to dozens scurrying about. Im simply getting worried. i was just worried that they were like aptasia...cockroach breeders. I got a 29G nano that I can shuffle the arrow crab beetween...
  3. King_Neptune

    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    Scrubber station is active!! Made a pretty shoddy Acrylic shield, but for its lack in luster...it makes up for in functionality. I will cut the flow bar and add another 3" to it so It can support the acrylic shield properly. Right now it rests on the baffle below. These are super bright...
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    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    I went back into town and picked up the sally light foot, also saw a really really large hermit, so I couldn't resist! $17 for the pair, but that is absolutly it! No more till after my snails and blenny have saturated the tank for at least a month ^_^
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    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    just finished acclimating my emeralds and hermits. dropped em in and they went to town scarfing away. I got my CuC consisting of nas/astrea/cerith snails ordered, I got 10 each which was over kill IMO, but I also got a 29g nano that will be cycling shortly and that will need a cuc anyways. Added...
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    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    Got me a tripod today. $25 walmart special! Gotta love it. I already like it better. Shots come out much crisper. Before I would go through a dozen shots till I got one in focus and clear. For those of you who wondered about my overflow blocking too much light. Here are some shots from...
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    when is a good time to pick up that LR? I also got a 40lb bag of Caribbean sea Oolite LS to off...

    when is a good time to pick up that LR? I also got a 40lb bag of Caribbean sea Oolite LS to off load, I ordered too much and looking for a buyer. Put it on CL for $35 but you can have for $30. that saves about $20 when you figure in the shipping costs plus the over ehad savings. And got any...
  8. King_Neptune

    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    another aptasia!!! little bugger popped up last night!!! I need my paycheck SOON! i cant have this spreading. -------------------------------------------------------------------- I took a series of new photos to show the work in progress. Installed the reactor and tested it out. works great...
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    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    Thx. I just checked params a few min ago. 1.026 not to hard to achieve a perfect salinity. ph 8.2(id like to hit 8.3 but no rush) Amonia 0.0 Nitrite 0.0 Nitrate 0.0 Alk 4.5 Wouldn't mind raising this as well. Its only been 5 days so I cant expect a spike yet, I feed daily with 4 frozen mysis...
  10. King_Neptune

    Not yet, still cycling,but when I do start stocking up, Im always interested in meeting local...

    Not yet, still cycling,but when I do start stocking up, Im always interested in meeting local reefers. You live nearby Graham? Im willing to pay cash for frags and colonies when the time comes. Maybe even one day Ill have enough to trade with you in the future. I also intend to start attending...
  11. King_Neptune

    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    Got the lights up, RO in. Salt mixed, sand installed. Water params good. 50lbs of LR from an established tank. Its not enough, so im going to order another 50lbs of base rock and have it seeded form the other LR.
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    Thought you might be interested in this guy i met the other day who will sell you frags at...

    Thought you might be interested in this guy i met the other day who will sell you frags at wholesale prices. hear is a cut/paste of his letter: just thought id let you know, and if you know ANYONE who is wanting corals for the same wholesale price, let me know...
  13. King_Neptune

    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    did a freshwater test. made some small changes to the plumbing to get the flow i wanted. got a nice gentle flow through the sump. thanks to our very own salmon slayer, i followed his advice and did a slow churning sump. cut out the return line and plumbed it to a single...no "T". the bar is...
  14. King_Neptune

    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    woops!! good eagle eye. i myself missedthat^^
  15. King_Neptune

    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    Dry plumbed the return system to demo it before I glue it in. Its a Mag18, I immediately went from 3/4" to 1" and Put in a coupler for easy removal/cleaning ect. Then a flow valve to control the throttle. After that I ran the 1" line at a 45 degree angle to the outside of the tank. I drilled a...
  16. King_Neptune

    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    What people never show on their tank build diaries ^^ The ugly side of it all. Hear is the drain lines, nothing is glued in...just dry fitted to demo it before I choose a final. Stand pipes: The cap i am considering leaving unglued...in case I want to ever do maintenance. They are a...
  17. King_Neptune

    Neptunes first tank: 125DT 55Sump

    Mounted tank: Also a demo of my over flow design. Turns out lots of people have done this, so Im not that special, but I guess great minds think alike:rolleyes: This isn't the final product...but you get the concept of an overflow bar with a drain slit in it. I will tweak it a little to...
  18. King_Neptune

    SKimmer not foaming.

    AWesome!! ok I got about half that. Ill repeat.... The peice I broke off: the air post...I drill that out. its the white tube as far as I understand. I havent opened up inside to look at the pump so Im not sure what you are talking about when you say "rest of the venturi". It would be cool if...
  19. King_Neptune

    SKimmer not foaming.

    The skimmer is a Pacific Coast Imports skimmer. The size is a PS-3000.
  20. King_Neptune

    SKimmer not foaming.

    And we have foam!! I feel dumb. I forgot to plug in the induction pump.
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