80 gallon Deep Blue Rimless Edge build

[nanokeeper]

The tank's not in the best shape due to my heavy work schedule. Just did some long needed maintenance this weekend. Wednesday I'll be recieving a a cleanup crew and a scribbled rabbitfish to help with the bubble algae. I'll take some more pics when I get them in.

Here are some updated pics. Wish I could get rid of the blue color in the pics, but I'm just working with an iPhone.

 

[jedimasterben]

Awesome, another getting a scribbled rabbitfish! I love mine, he just started snacking on bubble algae about a week ago (took him a few weeks to get used to the tank).

Be warned, those, they are absolute poop machines. Mine is only around 4" long and takes dumps about the size of a neon goby.

 

[nanokeeper]

Awesome, another getting a scribbled rabbitfish! I love mine, he just started snacking on bubble algae about a week ago (took him a few weeks to get used to the tank).

Be warned, those, they are absolute poop machines. Mine is only around 4" long and takes dumps about the size of a neon goby.

Thanks Jedi. The poop comment made me laugh. I had a Foxface years ago in my original 90 gallon and he was awesome at keeping algae at bay. He even jumped out of the tank once while I was doing a water change and went between the tank and the wall. Fortunately I was able to get him and put him back in and he lived for years after that. The bubble algae has gotten ridiculous, which very much my fault for lack of tank maintenance. I've been wanting a new fish any way and have always liked the scribbled rabbitfish so I hope that it's a win win. It's time to step up my reef game again and get things back to the clean look that I love. Thanks for the comment.

 

[jedimasterben]

Only problem I see with mine is that the bubble algae continues to grow. I've got the same tank, and bubble algae galore, so I don't think it will realistically be able to get the upper hand, so I've been cheating with a few mL of peroxide every day. Turn off all the pumps, take up a little bit of 3% peroxide into a pipette (I use 3mL per squirt) and squirt the whole bit slowly on the bubble algae. It will start bubbling furiously, and in a day or so will turn clear and dead

I usually use no more than 50mL of peroxide per day on the tank, that is a safe amount. Some corals will close up for a few hours, but they'll open right back up after.

 

[nanokeeper]

Only problem I see with mine is that the bubble algae continues to grow. I've got the same tank, and bubble algae galore, so I don't think it will realistically be able to get the upper hand, so I've been cheating with a few mL of peroxide every day. Turn off all the pumps, take up a little bit of 3% peroxide into a pipette (I use 3mL per squirt) and squirt the whole bit slowly on the bubble algae. It will start bubbling furiously, and in a day or so will turn clear and dead

I usually use no more than 50mL of peroxide per day on the tank, that is a safe amount. Some corals will close up for a few hours, but they'll open right back up after.

That's very interesting. I've never heard of that method. I will give that a try if the Rabbitfish and the emeralds aren't able to clean it up. Thanks for the tip Jedi.

BTW, nice tank. These tanks must be great because they've become very popular. I'm going to go read your thread now.

 

[jedimasterben]

That's very interesting. I've never heard of that method. I will give that a try if the Rabbitfish and the emeralds aren't able to clean it up. Thanks for the tip Jedi.

Peroxide is a miracle worker on algae. Kills pretty much all types of algae, it's awesome to watch them bubble, and if you take the rock out and drizzle straight peroxide onto the algae, you can hear it fizzle, too

I would consider going ahead and using it on a few of the larger spots so that it doesn't continue to increase in numbers. I wish I would have done that before I got the rabbitfish and not after!

 

[nanokeeper]

Peroxide is a miracle worker on algae. Kills pretty much all types of algae, it's awesome to watch them bubble, and if you take the rock out and drizzle straight peroxide onto the algae, you can hear it fizzle, too

I would consider going ahead and using it on a few of the larger spots so that it doesn't continue to increase in numbers. I wish I would have done that before I got the rabbitfish and not after!

Will do. I would love to eradicate this crap. It's almost made me break the tank down a few times lately. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[jedimasterben]

I know what you mean, man! If only I could get rid of dinflagellates as easily!

 

[nanokeeper]

Hello Reef experts. My sump (40 Breeder) is sectioned off into three parts. Top-off water, refugium, and skimmer/return pump/heater section. The skimmer, Bubble Magus BM-150 Pro, fits perfectly in the little 7" wide space that I have it in. My problem is that the skimmer is just too loud. I had to replace the Aquabee (point of sale) skimmer pump in it with a Sicce that does a fantastic job, but is way too loud. Plus my office desk is a few feet away and I actually have to turn the skimmer off when I'm working. I work constantly so the skimmer only runs about 8-10 hours a day while I sleep.


Here's where I'm getting at. It's almost impossible to find a quality skimmer that will fit in a 7" wide space. I really like the new Vertex Omega 130/150 line of skimmers. To be able to fit one of those, I would have to remove my refugium and put the skimmer in that section.


I have Miracle Mud, rubble rock, and a ball of chaeto in there that I would like to keep, although I don't know if it's doing anything really beneficial for the tank. I and the kids enjoy the refugium a lot with it having so much life in it.


I'd really like to purchase a good quality "QUIET" skimmer so that I can have it running 24/7. Is it worth pulling the refuge out to do that? I could redo my sump, but that is probably more work than I'm willing to do right now.


Thoughts????


My tank is an 80 gallon Deep Blue. 80 gallon Deep Blue Rimless Edge build - Reef Central Online Community

 

[nanokeeper]

Oops. Didn't mean to put that link to RC in there. I copied and pasted and forgot to take it out.

 

[flyingfish]

Following! Nice tank!!

 

[Flameback Pair]

I like your thread.

Can you get a picture of your overflow silencer? What is it?

 

[nanokeeper]

I like your thread.

Can you get a picture of your overflow silencer? What is it?

Thank you. Here is a picture of the overflow setup. The lower pipe has a gate valve on it for more precise adjustment. The upper pipe is just an emergency overflow in case I restrict the main pipe too much.

 

[nanokeeper]

New Scribbled rabbitfish. I'm very excited because in two days I've seen him eat whole bulbs of bubble algae and also eat the regular Spectrum and flake food that I feed my other fish. He's acclimated very well to the tank and has shown the tank boss, Cherub Angel, that he's not afraid of him.


Again sorry about the blue picture.

 

[jedimasterben]

Looks like Siganus virgatus compared to my Siganus doliatus, but realistically the only difference is the maximum wild-caught size and a few spots, they're both sold as scribbled or two barred.

Looks great, and glad he's already snacking on bubble algae! Mine hasn't really taken to prepared foods, he'll eat frozen mysis, picks at it very gingerly from the water's surface, but won't chase after it if it floats away, but last night I fed some Reef Cleaners Filter Feeder Food, which has both tiny powder particles all the way almost half a millimeter bits, and as soon as it hit the water, my rabbitfish went batcrap insane! I've never seen it act like that, it hunted down every bit of it that it could, and was flashing the spines at the chromis swimming around it!

 

[gtbarsi]

What is your budget for a new skimmer? 7" is a tight fit, but you could contact Jeff at Reef Dynamics, He will customize a skimmer build if you give him the dims you need to work with. The INS80 is a 5" body, and the INS100 is a 6" body, so you could go either way and all Jeff would have to do is setup the pump and outlet assembly on opposite sides.

 

[childress5tyler]

Nice thread! I have the same tank, myself. Awesome idea on the silence, it can get annoying hearing the water fall after a while. Any dominant coral type that you're leaning towards?

 

[nanokeeper]

What is your budget for a new skimmer? 7" is a tight fit, but you could contact Jeff at Reef Dynamics, He will customize a skimmer build if you give him the dims you need to work with. The INS80 is a 5" body, and the INS100 is a 6" body, so you could go either way and all Jeff would have to do is setup the pump and outlet assembly on opposite sides.

Thank you for the advice. I'll keep that in mind. I've decided to hold off on replacing the skimmer for now. If I keep up with the maintenance then the tank seems to do fine.

Nice thread! I have the same tank, myself. Awesome idea on the silence, it can get annoying hearing the water fall after a while. Any dominant coral type that you're leaning towards?

Thank you. They are great tanks. I've wanted a tank like this for years. I used to prefer SPS, but with all the travel I do with work, I now lean towards nice LPS and pretty Rics and Yumas. I still get the itch to go full blown SPS sometimes when I see the beautiful SPS tanks here, but I have to come back to reality very quickly.

I was on the floor wrestling with the kids and thought this was a cool angle for a pic.

 

[nanokeeper]

What is your budget for a new skimmer? 7" is a tight fit, but you could contact Jeff at Reef Dynamics, He will customize a skimmer build if you give him the dims you need to work with. The INS80 is a 5" body, and the INS100 is a 6" body, so you could go either way and all Jeff would have to do is setup the pump and outlet assembly on opposite sides.

Thank you for the advice. I'll keep that in mind. I've decided to hold off on replacing the skimmer for now. If I keep up with the maintenance then the tank seems to do fine.

Nice thread! I have the same tank, myself. Awesome idea on the silence, it can get annoying hearing the water fall after a while. Any dominant coral type that you're leaning towards?

Thank you. They are great tanks. I've wanted a tank like this for years. I used to prefer SPS, but with all the travel I do with work, I now lean towards nice LPS and pretty Rics and Yumas. I still get the itch to go full blown SPS sometimes when I see the beautiful SPS tanks here, but I have to come back to reality very quickly.

I was on the floor wrestling with the kids and thought this was a cool angle for a pic.



Here's another pic to share.

 

[Flameback Pair]

Thank you. Here is a picture of the overflow setup. The lower pipe has a gate valve on it for more precise adjustment. The upper pipe is just an emergency overflow in case I restrict the main pipe too much.

Oh, okay, the Herbie method. I'm doing that on my new build. Yeah, it's a silencer and the emergency drain gives piece of mind.