Man they got some real oddball stuff and it's cheap too! Good find Jim.
Just curious as to why they need to be centered? Just to keep them out of sight?
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Dan's 150 Rebuild
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Man they got some real oddball stuff and it's cheap too! Good find Jim.
Just curious as to why they need to be centered? Just to keep them out of sight?
Its the only place I'd be able to get quick access to em. The right side of the stand is my sump and skimmer, light for fuge. The left side has a sliding shelf on it for my doser and ATO. Underneath is going to be 2 dosing containers and a 10g top off tank. So the center is the only open place for it really
Stand is done, well other than the top and the doors break time, then onto the canopy
break time, then onto the canopy
This guy had his at tank level in between the wall and back of the tank with the flow going from manifold through the bottome of reactor and out the top and directly into the tank. It is sweet setup. My next build will have this design. The top of the reactor opened up and a PVC pipe cartridge slid out of the housing. All made from common PVC pipe and fittings with a few o rings and seals. Wish I could link to it. I will see if I can fin it again.
Hmm sounds interesting, yeah c if u can find it, I'll take a look
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg3Zo5Ga6Vw
He is kind of boring and I can think of a couple of ways to make this idea better but the principle he is showing is brilliant.
He is kind of boring and I can think of a couple of ways to make this idea better but the principle he is showing is brilliant.
videos not working for me on my phone, I'll look on my laptop when I get home.
Good news tho, all of my baffles in the sump hold water first shot.. Definitely a lot better this time then I was the first time I did it a year ago
Good news tho, all of my baffles in the sump hold water
first shot.. Definitely a lot better this time then I was the first time I did it a year ago Going off topic for a min. I really want to put a RBTA in my new tank eventually..only problem is, I'm always afraid to pull the trigger bc of how they move around alot and get caught in powerheads and sting other corals. Is there a trick to em?
There's no real trick to anemones but there are certain things you can do to up your chances of them being happy, aka, not moving. Number one is stability. The most important thing with anemones is stability. This means water conditions, lighting, flow, everything. When things change they can get unhappy, and when they are unhappy they move. Number two is to provide the best environment for them in the area you want it to be if you are to add one to an existing reef. Anemones like to have their feet in a crevice or under a rock, and stretch out from under, so that they feel secure. If they dont have a place to firmly plant themselves where the foot isn't exposed and they don't feel in danger, they will move.
Flow and lighting are next. I have found that most of my 20+ rbtas have liked medium to intense lighting, so top half of the tank. Haven't found a difference between t5 and led yet, so they should be ok with either. As for flow, medium to high, INDIRECT flow. They like flow, they like to sway back and forth, but they don't like to be directly blasted.
With the correct combo of conditions, you can have a mixed reef with anemones and be fine.
Flow and lighting are next. I have found that most of my 20+ rbtas have liked medium to intense lighting, so top half of the tank. Haven't found a difference between t5 and led yet, so they should be ok with either. As for flow, medium to high, INDIRECT flow. They like flow, they like to sway back and forth, but they don't like to be directly blasted.
With the correct combo of conditions, you can have a mixed reef with anemones and be fine.
Also, as you can see from my current tank, anemones don't exactly kill everything thwy touch as soon as they come in contact with it. This nem has been touching the birdsnest for a few months and both are fine.
There is a possibility and especially with thin skin acros and chalices etc but it isn't a 100% laser-guided coral killer.
Awesome tips. Thanks Xavier! Its gonna be awhile before I add one, gotta get my system reestablished obviously. Might just keep all corals on one side or try to and allow it to move around that side of the tank if need be. Thanks again man. Beautiful nem also.
I have an rbta that decided to check out the power head right above my candy cane. The rbta survived and looks like it is getting better but right across the top of my candy cane (it is about a little bigger than a baseball) some polyps have died. Was wondering if the rbta did this or not since I also recently changed to led lighting (set low at 35% or less). Could the rbta do this to a candy cane?
Holy hell that is awesome! Lol
Anyone see any flaws in this sketch?
Alright awesome. Thanks for that tip.
^^^ what he said^^^
Anyone see any flaws in this sketch?
You can eliminate the check valve in the return setup if you drill a tiny hole in the tees that connect to the loc line. The holes will break the syphon when the pump shuts down. If the lines on the right are dosers or ato you won't need checks on those either as long as the ends are out of the water in the sump and you are using peristaltic pumps for dosers. Those dosers pinch the tube in at leAst one spot at all times which prevents backflow.