saltwaterpicaso sc aquarium 120g build thread

[saltwaterpicaso]

Vca

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

Sump is in

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

Will fill tank tomorrow fingers crossed for no leaks

 

[TheEngineer]

I run those RFGs. You’re gonna like em

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

These are the 1 inch I have a cor 15 just hope it's not to much flow for the nozzles

 

[TheEngineer]

These are the 1 inch I have a cor 15 just hope it's not to much flow for the nozzles

I ran a Vectra M1 at full blast through my 1/2" ones and they were fine.

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

Tank is finally full took a whole 6 days

 

[mch1984]

Just came in on this build, it's looking good. Good job on the stand, it's a nice one. I'm seeing more and more people using those nozzles, I may have to give them a shot on my frag tank. I run an eshops sump, you wont be disappointed, I enjoy mine a lot.

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

the sump was actually being switched out for a trigger sump but I went to drill it for 1.5 overflows and pretty much destroyed it so went back to my old sump just a few things I don't like about it other than that it is a good sump. the nozzles so far are great they are doing exactly as they advertise the only gripe I have with them is I bought the 1inch with the threaded adapter for the 1 inch bulkead and the threads are to small so they don't tighten all the way and if you put to much pressure on them they pop out I have so far put a ton of thread tape on them it has helped but they should not be doing that. I will be adding some liverock either tonight or tomorrow then should have it all switched over by next week

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

Lights are up on a temporary mount.

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

Will let it run a few days added the marine pure block out of old tank that's been in the stock tank and added a few peices of live rock will let it run for a few days then will transfer over the rest of the livestock

 

[TheEngineer]

Rockin’!

What’s the long term plan for the lights?

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

I will be making an oak mount stained the same color as the stand and all of the wires will be routed threw the wall at some point will be selling the center kessil and adding 2 radion xr15 g4 just for the way they make the corals pop. I have had way better success with the kessils than I did with the 6 years I had the radions but the colors do not pop as well with the kessils

 

[TheEngineer]

That's interesting. I went from an A360 to an XR15G4 Pro and I'm wishing the A360 was more powerful because the colors were better. To each his own, eh?

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

what percentage did you run them at on my 90 gallon I was at 70 percent for 4 hours then a 3 hour ramp up and down anything higher than that the corals where not happy same with the radion

 

[TheEngineer]

They max out at like 150 par. I think I ran them around 60%. I run my radion at 70% intensity but I think it is actually like 55%. The way EcoTech shows power is unhelpful IMO.

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

Slowly making progress most corals and rocks transferred over left all rocks and corals that have aptasia on it in the stock tank. Trying to figure out the best way to remove the aptasia have a few rocks out and drying to kill some off

 

[hwntunda]

Nice progress!

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

Everything is doing well still have more rock in a bin cooking will aquascape in a few days and will put a fish order in next week

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

Side view just got the skimmer to calm down water is getting clear orp is rising