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  1. Bloke

    Bloke's 90g Build Thread

    Progress: There have been some casualties... The Mimic Tang one day just suddenly disappeared. He was always a little skittish and hid quite often, but I think he became food for the crabs and shrimp. That's an expensive meal. I am not sure how/why he died. He ate and seemed healthy. He...
  2. Bloke

    Cube Newb

    Thanks! I dropped in the True Percs this morning. The water temp appears to be stable and all other water params look good too. I'll take some pics and post, but other than fish stuff still looks like it did previously. :D
  3. Bloke

    Cube Newb

    Alright, some of you wont like how I did this, but here goes... I removed the stock fans and replaced them with two Sunon 50x50x15mm MagLev fans which push 17cfm each. I could have wired them to come on with the lights like the stock wiring is, but I need them to keep the tank cool when the...
  4. Bloke

    Cube Newb

    Morgan - I plan to add a bunch of different zoos to give it color. Blind1993 - I teach high school psychology & sociology. The kids wont be near my desk unless I've feeling nice that day. Also, the students don't arrive until a week from Wednesday (August 15th). The clowns will be in the...
  5. Bloke

    Bloke's 90g Build Thread

    Just a new picture... True Percs came out and are going to work in a BC14. B/W Ocellaris from 10g replaced them in this tank.
  6. Bloke

    Cube Newb

    Before I left I went ahead and moved a few bookcases as well as my desk and chair. Here in a day or two the tank should be a lot clearer. I'll run back up to school to check on evaporation as well as check water params, etc. and readjust the aquascaping if need be. I think all the power cables...
  7. Bloke

    Cube Newb

    OK, I got the thing setup, but had a few bumps in the road... First, I was planning on simply setting the Biocube on top of a 2 drawer file cabinet in the room, but found that the tank was wider than the file cabinet. So I looked around to find something in the room for it to sit on because I...
  8. Bloke

    Cube Newb

    And here is a picture with the lid up looking down towards Chamber 2. That's a 13w bulb - and that's bright! You can see the bottom drip tray still in place and the upper drip tray is to the right within the tank. LR rubble will be under the bottom tray. There will be very little light...
  9. Bloke

    Cube Newb

    Fuge Mod: Here are the supplies required for the fuge light: Sylvania Daylight 65k CF Bulb (13w) Velcro Conduit/Electrical Box 1.5" 2" Grommet Scotch Brite Scrub Pad Foil Tape PC Light Clip I did not want to take pictures at every turn of this little job, but what I did was cut the back...
  10. Bloke

    Cube Newb

    LOL - Yeah, really! That's one good reason to go with a covered tank! No skimmer. Believe it or not, the original tank has always ran without a skimmer. I also notice a lot of detritus off of LR rubble and I also think that there will be enough LR in the display, but it's still up in the...
  11. Bloke

    Cube Newb

    I want to resist the temptation to "tinker" with it as much as possibe, but there are some things I feel are "necessary" to have a successful tank. Before I get into that, here is a picture of the normal filtration of the Biocube: And here is a picture of the changes I want to make: As...
  12. Bloke

    Cube Newb

    Alright - here is a few pics of my 10g nano: Well, I had to take this tank down. It's a long story, but the short of it is that I have three tanks at home and his little guy took up more time than the other two combined. The tank would evaporate so much water that I would fill it before...
  13. Bloke

    Bloke's 90g Build Thread

    OK - here is a tank shot showing progress thus far. Things are progressing swimmingly without trouble. I do get more evaporation than I thought I would, but the auto top-off takes care of things as long as I check the water params like I should. I am even seeing things starting to purple up a...
  14. Bloke

    Bloke's 90g Build Thread

    By the way, my lights have been on since 12:00 and it's about 3:00. I put my hand on top of the canopy and it wasn't very hot. In fact, it was about as warm as the back of your computer monitor. The fans I am using do a fantastic job of pushing air. I think these are fans I purchased...
  15. Bloke

    Bloke's 90g Build Thread

    Overall, except putting the side paneling back on, the project is done! I have fish and a few corals to put in over the course of the next few weeks, but now I can sit back and look at the tank and enjoy the hours of my labor. Of course, there will always be another project, but now this...
  16. Bloke

    Bloke's 90g Build Thread

    Also today, I managed to quiet EVERYTHING down quite a bit. The return line was burping and about every 15 seconds a large bubble would come out of the drain line making a loud... well, bubble sound. Anyway, while at Lowe's on one of the trips, I picked up several PVC reducers to get the...
  17. Bloke

    Bloke's 90g Build Thread

    Well, today was dedicated to getting the lighting installed into the canopy. Again, I was planning for 4x54w Actinic T5 to supplement 2x250w 10k MH along with three 3" Sunon fans to keep things cool. DNGSPOT offered his help and even though we started late, ate a liesurely lunch, made a trip...
  18. Bloke

    Bloke's 90g Build Thread

    Well, I am not thrilled about the aquascaping, but I moved a few things around and tried to get things looking as natural as possible. It has always been my opinion that if you stack too much, it gives it less of a "natural" look and that is not my goal. For example, the top left of the rocks...
  19. Bloke

    Bloke's 90g Build Thread

    Well, I did not get as much accomplished today, but I did manage to fine tune a few things. On the return line, I did not like the hole drilled in the 1" to 3/4" reducing elbow, so I replaced it. It was spraying water through that hole into the tank and making a lot of noise. I know the hole...
  20. Bloke

    Bloke's 90g Build Thread

    I cut a piece of eggcrate to fit the bottom of the tank and began to fill it up. I am using Aragonite Special Grade for the substrate and will end up using about 80lbs. The DSB will be in the fuge and not in the tank, but I will add another 40lbs after the rock is in place. The last thing I...
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