NeveSSL's 180g Mixed Reef

NeveSSL · Mar 13, 2014

I was surprised how well this one turned out.

Brandon

rcmike · Mar 13, 2014

I bought a DLink IP camera for mine. Works pretty well and can pan and tilt. I stuck it on a tripod so when I go on a trip I can put it where I can look around at the sump and frag tank as well.

NeveSSL · Mar 14, 2014

Nice, Mike! That's a great idea with the tri-pod. I'd have to have two cameras to check my sump since its in the garage, but I feel like if the display is fine, the sump most likely is, also. :)

Brandon

rcmike · Mar 14, 2014

I like to be able to see the water level in the sump just in case something malfunctions and the top off keeps going or stops filling. My sump is currently beside the tank because there wasn't enough room for more than a 10 gal under the stand. It's in the basement so I'm not to worried that it doesn't look pretty.

Jimbo662 · Mar 14, 2014

Which D-link cam are you using? How's the video quality?

rcmike · Mar 14, 2014

It's a DCS 5020L. It's only 640x480 so it's not great but it's enough to tell what's going on.

NeveSSL · Mar 21, 2014

I did 3 days of no lights to beat the dinos back and it seems to have worked quite well. I'm hoping it stays gone, but my gut feeling is that it won't.

I am hoping to get my refugium and bio pellets going this weekend. I may also build a water-change station as I get my peristaltic pumps ready to roll. I may even be able to start auto water changes, soon. I'm thinking about building a stand of 40g breeders to use, but I'm not 100% sure yet. My Brutes are probably fine, but the 40 breeders are more efficient with space use... maybe I could do all 3... two 40 breeders and one 32g brute... I'm going to have to think about this one a bit.

Brandon

NeveSSL · Mar 30, 2014

A little bit of progress this weekend:

Slowly but surely everything is coming together. Big ticket items remaining include finishing the stand, getting the biopellets online, and ordering more fish. I also found one or two flat worms on my glass, so Flat Worm Exit is a must plus ChemiClean to kill these Dino's once and for all, too. Plus a million other things. :)Brandon

schooleyosis · Mar 31, 2014

Coming along nicely sir.

Huntor0 · Mar 31, 2014

Great build, just read thru your thread and will be following along.

NeveSSL · Mar 31, 2014

Thanks, guys! Still have a long way to go, but I enjoy the process. :)

Brandon

NeveSSL · Apr 10, 2014

Small update...

My diamond goby finally made an appearance, and has been venturing out further. I thought this little guy didn't make it, but he did! On the other hand, my tailspot did not make it I don't think... he could be hiding somewhere I've not seen yet, but my gut says he is not. Maybe he'll pop up.

I also received an all-plastic 3/4" solenoid valve to do my ATO. Its normally closed and runs on 12v, so I need an AC adapter, but I thought with it being around water, I"d rather have 12v dc than 120v ac connected to it, even though its easier and cheaper.

Hopefully it will work out well! I'm thinking about putting two in a row as a failsafe. If they fail closed, not a huge deal.

Brandon

schooleyosis · Apr 10, 2014

Glad the goby came out. Put him to work cleaning the sand!

NeveSSL · Apr 10, 2014

I did! :)

Brandon

ToXIc · Apr 10, 2014

everything progressing nicely...

waynesworld · Apr 29, 2014

Nice Brandon just looked though this post that tank looks familiar :)

I thought i would answer the ? on this post not to hijack the other thread, I am still with the state so we can do lunch any time and not in a hurry to get back into tanks but will some time. I just moved to Shelbyville got a farm with 91 acres of land and has an old 600 foot chicken barn. We will be doing a large man cave in that and will probable have a spot for a larger tank in there. :sad: will see how much glass i can afford this time.

NeveSSL · Apr 29, 2014

Yep, good ole Glass Cages. :)

Awesome! I'm in Berry Hill. I just started recently, so it would probably be best to wait a week or two, but lets do lunch one day.

Brandon

NeveSSL · Jun 15, 2014

Its been a while since I've updated. My new job has taken most of my attention over the last few weeks. I have lots of bryopsis and hair algae (so exciting...), but my corals are growing! The acan I got about 10 weeks ago has gone from one head to about 5! They're smaller, but quickly catching up in size to the original polyp. All of my other corals are showing noticeable growth, too, which is awesome.

I worked on my second pump and manifold today. Its going to be a little goofy looking just sticking up out of the water for now, but I don't care... I'm happy to get these things going as I'd love to get rid of this algae! :) I also ordered a gallon of Kent Tech Magnesium for the Bryopsis. It was $30, which makes it about half the price of the 16oz bottles. I feel pretty confident I won't need the whole gallon, but I'd rather not have to keep buying smaller bottles at twice the price. :)

I'm also hoping to plumb in at least one of my 40 breeders tomorrow, but I'm not 100% sure I'll get to.

I will try to do some picture updates once I beat this algae back a bit. I've not added any more fish yet, but the time is coming soon... may grab a trio of lyretails from a friend and then some tangs (finally...).

Brandon