It's not a concern for me at all. All rimless tanks have a slight bow them, unless you go extreme with the glass thickness which then makes them too expensive to be competitive in a retail environment. And Cade have been making tanks for 10+ years and never have I heard of any failures or issues with the tank themselves.
Oh, the stand is flawless. The glass doors look great and so easy to clean. The Hindes won't rust and very sturdy. And the levelling feet are so robust compared to those small plastic ones found on the WB and RS
hi Firthy13 I too am from oz and have a Pro Reef 1800 S2 ordered. I had envisaged doing the tank transfer method on my fish when the time comes with freshwater dips in between transfers. What is this general cure you mention in your post?
General Cure is an API product that contains both Prazi and Metro making is very easy to treat a wide array of issues.
Yeah that board did feel it could be better, but i have 5 controllers and a 1.2 meter of cable ducting and its held up very well. its alot stronger then i initially thought.
Good luck with your new build! I must say though I love your 8g! What make of tank is that? The inhabitants look great as well!Hi all,
I have been in the fish game for 15 years, keeping everything from goldfish to breeding discus. I sold up all my freshwater gear during my last house move, about 5 years ago. I have been procrastinating about a mini dream build ever since, as i know i could never actually fund the real thing.
My first taste of salt water was this 8gal nano which had nothing but a hang on filter and relied solely on weekly 50% water changes. it was relatively successful, other then have to replace fish every 4-6 weeks due to an ever illusive mantis shrimp.
So after a little renovation, i finally have a perfect spot to start this build. Please ignore that sad looking house plant. I really hope i'm better at looking after things that live in water rather the dirt.
I would love to have this tank as 100% sps, but i feel that is something i will probably work up to. I think a mixed reef with a few stags, birdnests and montis will be a more realistic initial goal. I'm am not one to overly complicate things either, i would like to run this tank with a somewhat simple philosophy, with a few pieces of nice equipment that will provide a bit of redundancy and piece of mind.
I will update fairly frequently. So follow along and all advice is more then welcome, i'm going to need it.
Thanks, its coming along well. Ill do an update shortly, currently in the middle of the ugly stage so havent been bothering taking photos.
Yes that is will work fine, and that is how most people do it. you will be able to achieve a low flow rate doing that way which will be great for keeping on top of paracites and the like. I wanted my UV more for maintaining water clarity, algae and bacterial blooms so i wanted all the water from the sump to pass through it.
Oh geez.... I wouldn't have even though about issues with cleaning the glass. That's good to know. LOL Gosh it sure is a nice looking setup but ease of cleaning is everything in this hobby! Haha.
Still have a few more Controllers to go on yet once i decide what additional wavemakers to add.
Are you screwing in the controllers to the board, or just letting the wires hold them up?
Still have a few more Controllers to go on yet once i decide what additional wavemakers to add.
Just a bit of an update.
Day 47 of the cycle, still seeing high nitrites. After using a large bottle of doctor Tim's and Seachem Stability I was expecting a slightly faster cycle. But I'm sure the patience will pay off. Still haven't turned my lighting on so tank is still beautiful and clean. I'm enjoying that while it lasts as I'm more than likely going to be dealing with algae for the coming months.
I also found the required fittings for my UV sterilizer. As my Cade plumbing is metric and not compatible with standard pressure pipe I had to use barbs and some hose to get it installed. Not the prettiest install, but does the job and is easily modified or returned to stock if required in the future.
No, I'm using 3M duel lock Velcro.
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