ESHOPPS Mariner 70 Build

[Imrahilwjz]

Yeah. She's likely going to get it in October. Not looking forward to the insurance hike.

Too true! I have two teen drivers on my insurance at the moment.

 

[Rocks reef]

Tunze installed:

Blew off all the Cyano, dosed Snow and MB7.

Loving the forest fire digi, birdsnest and setosa brother!! Nice!!

 

[tbrown]

So, horrible picture but oh well. I moved over some of the Macroalgae from the 8 the other day and....

It's hosting one of the BTAs!

 

[fishguy242]

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No tags for me this year.

 

[Stang67]

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Mama likes to hide in the bushes next to the house. New baby too.

 

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Haven't updated in a bit....

Ok, I've been on vacation. Came back and the GHA didn't get any better (weird how making 0 changes doesn't change anything).

Agenda for the day(s):

Get out of bed
Drink coffee
Make water
Go bowling
Eat lunch
Go-to Walmart, Sam's Club, and/or Costco
Make more water
Clean the glass
Check magnets
Pull the small circulation pump from the Sump
Water changes (both tanks)
Dose Flux (I know, I know...)
Finish print projects that have stacked up (got the printer dialed in last night!)
Design and print weir guard for sump (sponges are garbage)
Probably sleep some and definitely watch TV or movies with my wife




** - Mostly done
** - At least I started! Gimme a break. Coffee is also NEVER done or mostly done, there's always another cup (or 3).

 

[tharbin]

Make water

Tank or personal?

 

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Tank or personal?

Tank. I'm on vacation!

 

[BrandoMan88]

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".

1/31/24
Aquascape done for now

2/14/24
I've got two Aragocrete shelves curing, should be ready soon!

4/12/24

5/17/24

8/23/24

1 year mark!

Pico threads:

AIO Build - IOAOI Coralland 8 Gallon AIO

One of our amazing sponsors here on #Reef2Reef is now an aquarium manufacturer! I recently received the brand new to the market @IOAOI 8 Gallon All-In-One Coralland glass aquarium. Packaging was great, aquarium looks great. Looking forward to setting it up soon! 4 Chambers in the back - 1...

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AIO Build - Tenecor 5.6 Gallon Tank!

So I got me one of those DIY Pico kits from @Tenecor Aquariums. I was going to do a Betta tank with it but decided to go with a Nem tank instead.

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125 - no longer running:

Build Thread - 125 - Took Forever But Here It is!

Setup: Tank 125 Gallon (72"*19"*24") glass tank Sump Eshopps RS200 3rd Gen Bubble Magus Curve 7 IOAOI Reef 120 Green Machine 9 watt UV Sterilizer (as needed) Jebao DP-4 Dosing pump Lights Noopsyche K7 V3 140 watt x 2 Noopsyche K7 Pro II 90 watt Noopsyche K7 Pro III 140...

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I like the tank and the Reef 2 Reef sign on the wall. Where did you get it?

 

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I like the tank and the Reef 2 Reef sign on the wall. Where did you get it?

A few years ago they had them for sale. I ended up winning one of the leftovers in a Supporter Member Monthly Giveaway.

 

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New CUC hitting the tank. Picked up a Tuxedo Urchin and a Scarlett Hermit.

 

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[MrsBugmaster]

New CUC hitting the tank. Picked up a Tuxedo Urchin and a Scarlett Hermit.

Both good algae eaters

 

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Both good algae eaters

Yep, I'm hoping they do their job.

 

[tbrown]

I've gotta figure out how to trade Strats for gear... Every time I post on OfferUp or Facebook they kick my post off. Apparently selling corals counts as animal sales. Maybe I'll offer them for rehoming for the low rehoming price of a Hydros Launch.

 

[MrsBugmaster]

I've gotta figure out how to trade Strats for gear... Every time I post on OfferUp or Facebook they kick my post off. Apparently selling corals counts as animal sales. Maybe I'll offer them for rehoming for the low rehoming price of a Hydros Launch.

Label it as fake aquarium decor. That’s what I see posted around here. Saltwater people will know!!

 

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Label it as fake aquarium decor. That’s what I see posted around here. Saltwater people will know!!

I have people contact me asking if they're real or fake when I do that. I answer that they're real and my post gets flagged.

 

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Lights going down for the night:

I do actually still have a tank.

 

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@Stang67 prototype print started:

Here's the plate cover to replace the sock.

I may have to redesign my current filter sock replacement cup to allow a little more flow to pass through to overcome the loss of the second filter cup. We'll have to see.