ESHOPPS Mariner 70 Build

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Started moving the rock in. Now I need to try to organize and place appropriately.

 

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Well, they both printed good. The tops are now almost a perfect fit. The base is still too small...

I think if I increase it another 1% the top won't fit.

 

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I don't know. I'll try again Thursday at 102%. This time I'll only print 1 though.

 

[Mschmidt]

I don't know. I'll try again Thursday at 102%. This time I'll only print 1 though.

you could print just the end you want to try to fit, if it works, print the whole thing, if not, you haven't spent the time on teh whole thing.

 

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you could print just the end you want to try to fit, if it works, print the whole thing, if not, you haven't spent the time on teh whole thing.

It's close and the tops seemed to loosen up when I swiveled couple of times so I think 102% should be good. If it's still not going over it, I'll sand the print some.

 

[Projects with Sam]

It's close and the tops seemed to loosen up when I swiveled couple of times so I think 102% should be good. If it's still not going over it, I'll sand the print some.

blasting it with a heat gun to loosen it up a little also makes a world of difference.

 

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blasting it with a heat gun to loosen it up a little also makes a world of difference.

This was a consideration as well, but the VFG are loose enough after swiveling them some that I'm a little concerned they may pop off while running.

 

[Projects with Sam]

This was a consideration as well, but the VFG are loose enough after swiveling them some that I'm a little concerned they may pop off while running.

wear gloves and hit them with a heat gun and close them up a bit over the other fitting. keep them moving and it should still pop-off after it cools.

 

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Salt should be here tomorrow! I think I have a pretty good start on the rock scape! I'll try to get pics after the water clears.

 

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I think it's a decent scape. Looks better in person.

 

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That's all of the rock. I may rearrange it some to make it taller with more shelves and caves but I want to make sure whatever I end up with is stable. All 3 shelves (middle and both sides) have frag plug holes. The center one is technically for the sand and I may move it down there. I could do Blastos on one end and Micromussa on the other since it has 9 holes or something like that.

 

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Top down looks better than FTS right now.

 

[musel101]

Alright. I'm going to get this started!

I won the ESHOPPS Mariner 70 giveaway so I'm setting up the build thread. Pictures will be coming as I set it up!

Equipment List:
Obviously, ESHOPPS Mariner 70
ESHOPPS RS-100 sump
ESHOPPS S-120 Protein Skimmer and
ESHOPPS Lift Skimmer Stand
Rio+ 2100 Return Pump
2 Noopsyche K7 V3 140watt
Maybe 1 Noopsyche K7 V3 75watt
Inkbird 300 watt Inkpet aquarium heater
Inkbird ITC-306T Heater Controller
Jebao DC4 Dosing Pump
Avast Marine Plank auto feeder

Aquascape:
I'm going to go for a natural-ish aquascape with shelves. Many of the rocks are Aragocrete shelves that I made myself. Pic to come once tank is set up!

Blank slate! 1/26/24

It's got a different footprint which is cool! Very similar to my old 75 - 36" x 21" x 21".

Wow

 

[stoney7713]

Top down looks better than FTS right now.

That's like my 40, it's the perfect height for a top down and I love seeing it from that perspective.

 

[rmorris_14]

I think it's a decent scape. Looks better in person.

I know what you mean by looks better in person

 

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Well, my salt still says today by 10 pm but as of right now it's been sitting at Amazon since 4:30 this morning. It could still arrive today but I'm guessing I'll be topping off tomorrow, not tonight.

Also, the tank is probably only about half full of the rock that I need for it to not look empty. I'll see what I can do this evening to make the scape taller without losing structural integrity.

The other option is to add some of the rock from the 125 later.

 

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And then Amazon sends me a message that my order is out for delivery. They're watching my phone!

 

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We got some salt mixed last night and got another batch going right now.

Today's agenda after the co-op is going to be:

• Get a 1/2" union for the return line
• Plumb the return pump
• Start more saltwater
• Order sand - I'm considering waiting on this until the January Supporter Giveaway ends in case I win LiveAquaria GC?
• Maybe rearrange rockwork some

I'm thinking about starting to take some of the rock out of the 125 but with the Aiptasia in there I'd almost rather take a rock out, dry it for a day or two, then add it. I know I'll have die off and decay but that'll just cause ammonia in the tank to help jumpstart bacteria.

Question for anyone that might know:

• If I let the rock dry out for a week or two and any Aiptasia dies, will the dead parts regenerate into live Aiptasia?
• Would it be better to put the rock in a container and baste it with boiling water and then dry I for a couple of days to ensure death and destruction of any Aiptasia?

 

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@shrimpnreefdude here's the new tank.

Warning: Lots of 3D printer talking and plenty of nonsense over the previous 18 pages.

 

[fishguy242]

We got some salt mixed last night and got another batch going right now.

Today's agenda after the co-op is going to be:

• Get a 1/2" union for the return line
• Plumb the return pump
• Start more saltwater
• Order sand - I'm considering waiting on this until the January Supporter Giveaway ends in case I win LiveAquaria GC?
• Maybe rearrange rockwork some

I'm thinking about starting to take some of the rock out of the 125 but with the Aiptasia in there I'd almost rather take a rock out, dry it for a day or two, then add it. I know I'll have die off and decay but that'll just cause ammonia in the tank to help jumpstart bacteria.

Question for anyone that might know:

• If I let the rock dry out for a week or two and any Aiptasia dies, will the dead parts regenerate into live Aiptasia?
• Would it be better to put the rock in a container and baste it with boiling water and then dry I for a couple of days to ensure death and destruction of any Aiptasia?

don't think you can do much anything to be totally sure no more aips except acid bath,JMO...