Waterbox Frag 55.2

djray77 · Jan 31, 2021

Just a quick update, the cycling is on its way, put in some turbo start and now we wait. I have a mess of wires to deal with but I'm waiting on my new control board to arrive.

bluerider098 · Jan 31, 2021

Looking good. What did you order for a control board?

I haven't even thought of putting water in mine yet. I am working on my saltwater mixing station. I need to get a build thread started. Maybe this week.

djray77 · Feb 1, 2021

bluerider098 said:
Looking good. What did you order for a control board?

I haven't even thought of putting water in mine yet. I am working on my saltwater mixing station. I need to get a build thread started. Maybe this week.

I just bit the bullet and went with this one. It was more than I wanted to spend but I don't think I could DIY something this nice. I am going to use my other cabinet for storage.

Aquarium Controller Board Shelf Accessory - Black

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djray77 · Feb 1, 2021

Are these air bubbles in the silicone? I've never seen this before and it doesn't wipe off lol.

Update: I just noticed the same thing all down both sides but really long ones.

djray77 · Feb 1, 2021

Down the sides is the same thing, very strange, I've had a ton of tanks and never seen this before.
I know the sand is crazy my gyre went full blast when I first turned it on lol.

bluerider098 · Feb 1, 2021

djray77 said:
Are these air bubbles in the silicone? I've never seen this before and it doesn't wipe off lol.

Update: I just noticed the same thing all down both sides but really long ones.

It's just where the silicone doesn't meet the edge of the glass perfectly even. If the silicone was clear you would never see that. It shouldn't cause any issues.

I had a few small areas like that. I am super picky so I actually took some black paint and a brush and filled those areas so that you couldn't see it.

djray77 · Feb 1, 2021

bluerider098 said:
It's just where the silicone doesn't meet the edge of the glass perfectly even. If the silicone was clear you would never see that. It shouldn't cause any issues.

I had a few small areas like that. I am super picky so I actually took some black paint and a brush and filled those areas so that you couldn't see it.

Phew! ok, cool thanks for giving me some peace of mind.

Tonycass12 · Feb 1, 2021

djray77 said:
Phew! ok, cool thanks for giving me some peace of mind.

Saw your initial post with the pics and thought oh great here we go again lol. ill have to look at mine when I get home this afternoon

djray77 · Feb 8, 2021

I found a good use for the built-in ATO container.

djray77 · Feb 10, 2021

I want to buy a clear view lid for my tank, I see they have one for the Frag 45.2, looks like the same footprint as the 55.2 just shorter. Does anyone have a 45.2 they can take a measurement of the overflow box for me? I'm not sure the overflow dimensions are the same or not?

djray77 · Feb 12, 2021

So it seems to be that my nitrite cycle has come to a halt. I always use dr Tims fishless cycle method. It always works fast for me in the past. This time not so much. The first dose of ammonia went well both went to 0ppm in a week, so I added the 2nd dose of ammonia like it tells you too but this time the nitrite will not go to 0.
Should I do a water change to see if that helps? I added more bacteria but that's not helping any.

Tonycass12 · Feb 12, 2021

djray77 said:
So it seems to be that my nitrite cycle has come to a halt. I always use dr Tims fishless cycle method. It always works fast for me in the past. This time not so much. The first dose of ammonia went well both went to 0ppm in a week, so I added the 2nd dose of ammonia like it tells you too but this time the nitrite will not go to 0.
Should I do a water change to see if that helps? I added more bacteria but that's not helping any.

Sure its not a miss read from the api test kit? I use the same one but keep seeing people talk about how untrustworthy the results can be.

djray77 · Feb 12, 2021

I only use the API for cycling, I know its not very accurate but for cycling, I thought it would be fine. I can try my nyos or red sea kit to see if it's any different.

djray77 · Feb 25, 2021

Thinking about getting this UV but my question is has anyone adapted a hose for the outlet? If I hang this on my sump there will be a few inches of space between the water level and the return hanger. That will splash and make too much noise. Anyone out there with this style UV??

djray77 · Mar 2, 2021

We have some life in the tank finally.

bluerider098 · Mar 2, 2021

Looks good. Mocha Storms?

djray77 · Mar 3, 2021

Yes, I got a paired set at moby dick in Waterford.

djray77 · Mar 11, 2021

Have a quick question for you guys. I just checked my po4 and its 0.05 (using hanna) and my nitrates are 12 or a little over judging by the Nyos chart, (I don't like how it goes from 12 to 25 but oh well). I was wondering should I use some nopox to get the nitrates down? I do have a few frags in the tank right now.
Attached a pic of some new additions.

Tonycass12 · Mar 11, 2021

I personally don't get worried about nitrates creeping up until I notice the algae starting to come back. If your worried though why not just do a healthy size waterchange? I prefer that over nopox. The couple small blooms I've gotten so far(due to overfeeding and running nitrates up) were fixed within a couple days of doing a waterchange. I usually do at least 15gallons and try to do it every 2 weeks. If im feeling in the mood ill pull 20gal. That takes the waterlev3l in the display about 2/3rds of the ways down.