Anderson Family Reef - Concrete Aquarium DIY 5K All The Way (Page 33)

dca22anderson · Apr 27, 2020

It works great!

dca22anderson · Apr 27, 2020

Feet4Fish · Apr 28, 2020

Do you just drip into in the portion of the sump prior to the skimmer?

dca22anderson said:
It works great!

dca22anderson · Apr 28, 2020

Feet4Fish said:
Do you just drip into in the portion of the sump prior to the skimmer?

Yes, that’s exactly what I did! It worked better than I thought. Next time I will do a lower dose so I drop the Po4 slower!

Feet4Fish · Apr 28, 2020

Loved the controlled nature is Lanthinum. Never was too much a fan of GFO.

dca22anderson said:
Yes, that’s exactly what I did! It worked better than I thought. Next time I will do a lower dose so I drop the Po4 slower!

dca22anderson · May 3, 2020

Glued in 50 corals from the frag racks, cleaned the bin #1, removed the racks, 200 gallon water change, moved clown tang, blonde naso, pajama cardinals, blennys and all fish from the bin to the show... restacked rock in bin... removed a ton of detritus from under the racks and a few other things

Caseyoidae · May 3, 2020

Whoa, amazing build! Can I ask what pump you use to power that closed loop?

Feet4Fish · May 4, 2020

What has been your experience with down tangs? I ahem always loved Clowns and Sohals unsure if they would be come more trouble than they are worth.

dca22anderson · May 4, 2020

Caseyoidae said:
Whoa, amazing build! Can I ask what pump you use to power that closed loop?

I use a ReeFlo Hammerhead pump. Right now it has the barracuda impeller in there... still need to swap it back...

dca22anderson · May 4, 2020

Feet4Fish said:
What has been your experience with down tangs? I ahem always loved Clowns and Sohals unsure if they would be come more trouble than they are worth.

I have a Sohal and love it. Added the mean clown tang and so far they are getting along...

dca22anderson · May 13, 2020

Just some corals starting to grow!
Working on getting my PO4 down and it’s making a difference!

Devaji · May 14, 2020

AMAZING! made it through all 24 pages. you good Sir are the man!
do you build tanks or just for your self? soon i'll be in the market for a 300+ tank.

tank skimmer is a best. sorry it took so long to get it up and running.
hmm any info on this concrete tank. I have been thinking of the same just alot smaller but not much info on them.

how did the queen and emp. get along when you had both together?

NeverlosT · May 16, 2020

Did you talk to Bill about welding acrylic? He had some comments about what to use that most folks don't do, that would result in a better bond, apparently AE uses it when they make tanks.

Any chance you could do a video walkthrough of that skimmer and its connections? It'd be cool to see how it operates including the rinse-down.

Your system is awesome! I am part of the high phosphate crew too... I need to buy some lanthanum.

JumboShrimp · May 16, 2020

I’m making a “Mini-Me” tank in your honor.
It will be 8” x 4” x 3” (Lol!)

PS: The ‘kid test’ of the tank was priceless!

dca22anderson · May 17, 2020

Devaji said:
AMAZING! made it through all 24 pages. you good Sir are the man!
do you build tanks or just for your self? soon i'll be in the market for a 300+ tank.

tank skimmer is a best. sorry it took so long to get it up and running.
hmm any info on this concrete tank. I have been thinking of the same just alot smaller but not much info on them.

how did the queen and emp. get along when you had both together?

Thanks for your response! Yes, I just build cool stuff for myself right now. that 300 is a great size!!

There is not a lot of information on concrete tank builds. I will lean on Bill W a bit when it gets closer... I’ll share anything cool that I find on the subject, so far it’s been minimal.

The two angels did great together with the queen being the alpha and the emperator lurking in the background.

dca22anderson · May 17, 2020

NeverlosT said:
Did you talk to Bill about welding acrylic? He had some comments about what to use that most folks don't do, that would result in a better bond, apparently AE uses it when they make tanks.

Any chance you could do a video walkthrough of that skimmer and its connections? It'd be cool to see how it operates including the rinse-down.

Your system is awesome! I am part of the high phosphate crew too... I need to buy some lanthanum.

Bill sent me his glue but it took so long To get all the pieces it’s now outdated (the secret sauce doesn’t last very long once mixed)

I haven’t set up the wash down station yet, it’s plumed for it, and I finally got all the parts. When I get it up and running I will share how it works.

I can now keep my PO4 under control even with it leaching out on a weekly basis. I highly recommend LC for keeping this in check in a large system!! Let me know if I can help you with anything when you go to does LC!

Thanks for your thoughts!