A chefs Elos 120

[VLADS REEF]

Nice build

 

[chefjpaul]

Holy cow! This build is awesome! I'd love to see an update!

This weekend hopefully.

Re-doing our floors as the contractor messed up bad, at least the new ones will match the tank better.

 

[chefjpaul]

Pergo....just go around the tank

 

[ReeferMadness80G]

Some people build their whole houses around their tanks! Nice flooring btw

 

[chefjpaul]

Some people build their whole houses around their tanks! Nice flooring btw

I would, if I could. [emoji12]

 

[ReeferMadness80G]

Amen Paul, Amen.

 

[chefjpaul]

Added some t5 retros today.
Didn't want to add another Hydra.
Testing the DIY fixture:

 

[chefjpaul]

Found this sweet Acro - crab yesterday.

 

[chefjpaul]

 

[Andygator]

I just purchased an Elos 100. How did you connect the hard pipe to the tank's threaded connections? I can't figure out what threads Elos used.

 

[chefjpaul]

I just purchased an Elos 100. How did you connect the hard pipe to the tank's threaded connections? I can't figure out what threads Elos used.

I belive I got an adapter from aquarium specialty.

 

[jschottenfeld]

Great build!!! I am thinking about the same tank. Did you have to keep your Vortex high up so that you weren't blowing substrate around?

 

[chefjpaul]

Great build!!! I am thinking about the same tank. Did you have to keep your Vortex high up so that you weren't blowing substrate around?

Thanks.
Powerheads They've been moved down just a bit.
The rock is pretty high, didn't want them blowing directly on the corals.
I have a gyre in the back vertically as well bowing across the back and diagonally.

As far as the Elos, if you are buying used for a good price, great. If new, I'd personally go with something that has a better overflow / surface skimming capabilities. They are very solid tanks, but I was buying corals from a LFS yesterday and saw the red sea peninsula....OMG!!!

 

[chefjpaul]

Setting up my fish / water / QT closet.
Picked up a nuvo 20 for coral QT.
I have a nuvo 10 on the way for single fish QT.

Currently I pulled all the fish and treating with CP in a 29G, going fallow on display.

Wife isn't to happy to put another tank in the guest room, so I went and bought 2 more tanks...hahahaha.

My nutrients dropped even with light ghost feeding and developed cyano, I believe was the contribution of cyano anyway. Was running pretty low, (to low), nutrients prior.

Lessons learned, at least I didn't loose any fishes.


This is the place where my wife is constantly asking why am I always un the closet, guess it will work for a NYC apartment.

 

[chefjpaul]

QT closet done.
Ill never go through this again.

 

[Flippers4pups]

QT closet done.
Ill never go through this again.

It maybe tight in there, but it is very efficient! Bravo!

 

[chefjpaul]

It maybe tight in there, but it is very efficient! Bravo!

Thanks, yeah its tight, but considering I just lost all my fish but one.
Time to stock up on meds and start over.

 

[chefjpaul]

Tank is getting back to a controlled nutrient state.
This rock and sand was completely covered in dinos. I dosed po4 and no3 to let GHA take over. It's finally cleaning up with a cuc and manual removal.

I did loose a few frags and one colony, thought they were going to make it.[emoji35]

I still have to dose po4, as for some reason it is sucking it up daily.
A touch of cyano.
No fish until end of December.

My photo skills are definitely lacking-

 

[chefjpaul]

Picked up five acans needing rescued: see what happens, they are in rough shape.

 

[chefjpaul]

Some of the rescue acans and some new monti additions, doing better.

I pulled about 1/2 sand out, making a semi cryptic zone in the refugium chamber with it.

When the day comes of needing more export, Ill tag on a scrubber or algae reactor, until then going to keep adding life, mud and creatures to get this ecosystem happy.

Adding a little tile work for all the encrusting and floor spreading corals.