AZMSGT build thread

[AZMSGT]

I havent made it through 3 pages of your thread yet, but i just wanted to thank you for taking the time to do all of this!
I have a 625 on the way and tons of questions even though ive been researching for the better part of 4 months. I think by the time i get through your thread, most of those questions will be answered!

Since im loading a cart up with the build now.... did you ever find that 4 mp40's were overkill? Do you think 2 is enough for the short-medium term?

Hi Darins, Glad my build is helping you. In my system I initially ran two MP40s because I really didn’t see a need to spend all the money up front for 4. During the cycle and initial fish intro two are fine.

Now I played with a bunch of configurations to help keep the bare bottom clear of as much junk as possible. What I have ended up with is I run the pumps in an alternating gyre mode. So for 3 minutes the left fwd and right rear pumps are synced and the left rear and right front are anti synced. So basically, water rotates the tank one direction then 3 minutes later it rotates the other. This churns up the junk and keeps it in the water column to go down the overflow.

Keep in mind all the above works since my rock work is built in the center of the tank and water can flow around it. Also, MP 40s aren’t really the absolute solution. 2 gyre pumps mounted sideways on an end would probably accomplish the same as my 4 MP40s.

 

[SteveJacobs]

Hi Darins, Glad my build is helping you. In my system I initially ran two MP40s because I really didn’t see a need to spend all the money up front for 4. During the cycle and initial fish intro two are fine.

Now I played with a bunch of configurations to help keep the bare bottom clear of as much junk as possible. What I have ended up with is I run the pumps in an alternating gyre mode. So for 3 minutes the left fwd and right rear pumps are synced and the left rear and right front are anti synced. So basically, water rotates the tank one direction then 3 minutes later it rotates the other. This churns up the junk and keeps it in the water column to go down the overflow.

Keep in mind all the above works since my rock work is built in the center of the tank and water can flow around it. Also, MP 40s aren’t really the absolute solution. 2 gyre pumps mounted sideways on an end would probably accomplish the same as my 4 MP40s.

I've heard (seen on yourtube) that the Gyre's are MUCH louder than MP40's.

 

[AZMSGT]

I've heard (seen on yourtube) that the Gyre's are MUCH louder than MP40's.

That might be true, I don't know. I was trying to provide the poster options.

 

[AZMSGT]

FTS Time


P04 .08
Nit 10
Cal 460
Mag 1320

 

[Michael Gray]

Looking good @AZMSGT

 

[AZMSGT]

Looking good @AZMSGT

Yea, it's getting there. I'm seeing good growth on all the corals so that is a big plus.

 

[AZMSGT]

 

[AZMSGT]

I have two Wrasse in QT.

Cirrhilabrus laboutei - Labout's Fairy Wrasse


Cirrhilabrus lineatus - Lineatus Fairy Wrasse


20G Long QT tank

 

[Blutspitze]

I have two Wrasse in QT.

Cirrhilabrus laboutei - Labout's Fairy Wrasse


Cirrhilabrus lineatus - Lineatus Fairy Wrasse


20G Long QT tank

It was very nice of the Wrasses to strike the same pose for their close-ups.

 

[AZMSGT]

It was very nice of the Wrasses to strike the same pose for their close-ups.

Haha, yea.

 

[AZMSGT]

Some finned friends

 

[AZMSGT]

Question of the day was about Nori so I made a short video of the fish chowing down.

 

[AZMSGT]

Well... expletive.... I have Ick in my display. It’s mild at the moment but it can get bad fast so I am taking action. Pretty sure it came in on a snail order I got. I don’t blame the place I got the snails from. I blame me. I should have QTed the snails like I normally do, but I failed my fish and display.

Over the weekend I have been getting a 55g tank up and running for the fish to go into. Wish me luck... today I will be moving the fish over. I had several items in my DT sump in case I ever needed to do this. So I was able to seed the 55 with rubble and a sponge filter.


The wrasse from a few posts above are fine in their own private QT and doing well.

Any suggestions on keeping nitrates and phosphates up in the DT during the next 80 days would be appreciated.

 

[AZMSGT]

Caught all the fish except the red firefish. Can’t find that little jerk. Using the mirror to help draw aggression away from each other.

 

[AZMSGT]

Well, one gone, purple firefish didn’t make the transition.

 

[AZMSGT]

This morning I found the body of the red firefish. It had perished during the rearranging of the rock to get the other fish out. Sad it's gone, but glad the clock has now started on the tank. Sept 18th fish can go back in to the DT.

 

[SkiCatTX]

Awesome fish pics! Sorry to hear the issues, hope everyone gets back to health soon.

 

[AZMSGT]

Treating fish with copper, also trying to keep ammonia under safe levels. I really have just to many fish in the 55g but don’t have much of a choice at the moment. I’ll be doing 20g water changes about every 2-3 days. ugh

 

[AZMSGT]

Time for some FTS images.. 2 for one...

All the fish in QT


The main tank... doing well at the moment with no fish.

 

[Blutspitze]

Oh no! Glad you were able to jump in and get things started ASAP. So sorry about getting the trouble in the first place, though. Just awful. As a bit of a random question - how did you manage to catch the fish with so much rockwork and coral around? I've had to do it a couple times and it's always the biggest pain in the butt.