72x30x18 DIY build thread

[Nate Chalk]

Interested if I lose any more heads. One next to is peeling not jelly from base.

Eek.

Cipro bathed that piece for 10.

Might be chopping up the big momma. Womp.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Torch fine.

But banana v2 (yellow coris) jumped. 4th time. This time he's jerky.

Lid was on , Brit was home, I wasn't for once.

Womp. Sad. Happens. Meh.

 

[tbrown]

Torch fine.

But banana v2 (yellow coris) jumped. 4th time. This time he's jerky.

Lid was on , Brit was home, I wasn't for once.

Womp. Sad. Happens. Meh.

Sorry bud. I hate seeing jumpers. I had 3 in 1 week with a lid.

 

[fishguy242]

 

[Nate Chalk]

Every once in a while gotta throw a circulation pump in the last chamber of the sump.

Gets the nasty surface proteins.

 

[Nate Chalk]

4 weeks of no testing....

All steady
Alk 9.5
P 0.06
N 22
Mg 1500+, wondering if that much calcium affects others. Alk stayed the same didn't test mag.


Calcium.... 328 eek, happy to report a 3 day boost. Back on the saddle.

Combination of water changes and 2 part dosing.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Very weird.... Never thought I would put too much flow on an acro. Perhaps its the wrong kind of flow? But I picked up a used MP60 a couple of weeks ago.


This is stress only on side directly infront of the MP60 , on 3 different acros. (including Steveopora, which i thought was indestructible)

Circling how far away these are... 6 ft tank.

 

[Goaway]

(including Steveopora, which i thought was indestructible)

Mine died when i was in the hospital.

 

[tbrown]

It could be due to direct flow rather than too much flow? From my understanding most Acros LOVE flow unless it's ripping the flesh off.

 

[Nate Chalk]

It could be due to direct flow rather than too much flow? From my understanding most Acros LOVE flow unless it's ripping the flesh off.

Right, I think its direct flow. How to randomize the mp60 then.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Lending more to the story....

Recently turned off the 5 min 100% clean out. After the skin was clearly blown off the acro.

Either going to leave the position and let the corals grow around the flow or move the MP60 to not be direct.

Thinking on it. Id rather leave it.

 

[Stang67]

Can you move the head so it angles the flow and bounces it off another pane of glass or maybe alter the intensity? I don't know mp powerheads tbh.

 

[fishguy242]

direct flow at flow ,create multi directional flow ?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Moved it no direct line with any corals. Cord in the way ish now

 

[Nate Chalk]

Snails are doing decent work!

 

[rmorris_14]

Moved it no direct line with any corals. Cord in the way ish now

Maybe it’s because your cord is upside down ;)

 

[Nate Chalk]

Maybe it’s because your cord is upside down ;)

Becky is a genius.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Becky is a genius.

It’s a known fact about Becky’s

 

[saltnewbie101]

Maybe this was somewhere else in the post, I'm curious. Is this a rimless glass tank? 72"LX30"WX18"T?

Where did you add bracing? Was alot of bracing needed? How is the tank doing today? Any leaks since the build?

Sorry for the questions, I'm thinking of doing something similar and you seem to be the perfect person who's brain to pick about this.

 

[Stang67]

Maybe this was somewhere else in the post, I'm curious. Is this a rimless glass tank? 72"LX30"WX18"T?

Where did you add bracing? Was alot of bracing needed? How is the tank doing today? Any leaks since the build?

Sorry for the questions, I'm thinking of doing something similar and you seem to be the perfect person who's brain to pick about this.

I wouldn't pick too deep.