Crab's 75 Gallon Reef/Dragon/Snake Tank Car Repair Thread

[Hemmdog]

Looks great man!

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Man I like that look. I have that same model 75 and they are so much harder to scape with that offset internal overflow!

 

[Crabs McJones]

Man I like that look. I have that same model 75 and they are so much harder to scape with that offset internal overflow!

Center or corner would have been nicer. However the offset lines up with my sump perfectly so the drain line is a straight down shot

 

[jsker]

Looking good !!

 

[Hemmdog]

Center or corner would have been nicer. However the offset lines up with my sump perfectly so the drain line is a straight down shot

Same here on my 90. Do you run a durso on that?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Same here on my 90. Do you run a durso on that?

Herbie. I run the return over the rim on the other side.

 

[Hemmdog]

Herbie. I run the return over the rim on the other side.

Ah, smart man. I’ve been wanting to redo mine to that setup.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Ah, smart man. I’ve been wanting to redo mine to that setup.

I was running it durso, but after a couple times coming home to the water up to the very edge when i first started it, i didn't want to risk it. Love that emergency overflow

 

[X-37B]

Love the minimalist scape. I went with the same after always doing the "great wall of reefing"
Let the corals grow to the surface!

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Herbie. I run the return over the rim on the other side.

That’s how I run mine too.
Just rebooted in order to get rid of the poci that had completely taken over. (Only pic I have at the moment)

 

[Hemmdog]

I was running it durso, but after a couple times coming home to the water up to the very edge when i first started it, i didn't want to risk it. Love that emergency overflow

I see, haha; I’ve had a few close calls myself with snails getting down the drain and stuck on the ball valve I regrettably installed as a way to stop flow for “maintenance”, that I never need or use, haha.

I do like the emergency drain on my 40b, you can rest easy with a herbie setup.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Brought home some new friends. Since I lost my mind trick colony I really wanted to get another. Same with my rainbow monti. So i did! I also brought home a gorgeous no name that the mother colony was absolutely stunning

 

[Crabs McJones]

I see, haha; I’ve had a few close calls myself with snails getting down the drain and stuck on the ball valve I regrettably installed as a way to stop flow for “maintenance”, that I never need or use, haha.

I do like the emergency drain on my 40b, you can rest easy with a herbie setup.

For sure! And the splashing of the emergency drain is a great alarm that theres something wrong with the primary. Mine makes a loud draining noise as the emergency line is longer than the main drain.

 

[Hemmdog]

For sure! And the splashing of the emergency drain is a great alarm that theres something wrong with the primary. Mine makes a loud draining noise as the emergency line is longer than the main drain.

Yep, exactly!

 

[Crabs McJones]

So this evening I'm combing through the tank. And I notice a coral missing! I had a small frag of Mike Paletta Pink Tip that was gone! Turns out my turbo snail knocked it off and it was chilling on the bottom in the back of the tank. Luckily it was only back there for maybe a day. Put it back in its spot and we'll see how it looks tomorrow. Anyone elses turbos drive them nuts?

 

[MrWheelock]

So this evening I'm combing through the tank. And I notice a coral missing! I had a small frag of Mike Paletta Pink Tip that was gone! Turns out my turbo snail knocked it off and it was chilling on the bottom in the back of the tank. Luckily it was only back there for maybe a day. Put it back in its spot and we'll see how it looks tomorrow. Anyone elses turbos drive them nuts?

Glad you found it! Yes they drive me nuts but man those things sure do clean house!

 

[Mjl714]

My urchin is even more of a bulldozer, periodically frags stuck to it as it roams the tank. i put up with it because it’s a great cleaner. Every month or so, i toss this guy in my fuge, and has a week of feasting.

 

[Crabs McJones]

New nero pumps pushing all kinds if water

 

[Crabs McJones]

So I did a full test today.
Alk 7.4
Calcium 420
Magnesium 1440
Nitrate .25
Phosphate .02

Has anyone had experience with sps corals not growing or being upset from TOO MUCH flow? I feel like ever since I got the nero5 pumps polyp extension isnt what it used to be. I was running them both in random mode with a max of 100% (3000 gallons each)
At 50x turnover I'm looking at about 3750 gph.
Thoughts?

 

[fishguy242]

yes ,even with random flow ,can be harder for them to extend especially the "harry " slimer,milles, maybe back down 10% at a time jm exp,happy reefing