Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[Musovski]

Time to test my water. Who wants to take guesses where the parameters are?

 

[Katrina71]

Nitrates 28

 

[Musovski]

Nitrates 28

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[Katrina71]

close

Well???

 

[NY_Caveman]

Can we all agree Nitrite is the most useless test? I mean, I never have done one on my tank. Have you?

 

[Katrina71]

Can we all agree Nitrite is the most useless test? I mean, I never have done one on my tank. Have you?

I only do it when Andrew helps test

 

[Musovski]

Well???

Nitrate - 20ppm
Calcium 460
Alk - 10.6
Mg 1310
Phos: .5

 

[Musovski]

Can we all agree Nitrite is the most useless test? I mean, I never have done one on my tank. Have you?

Nope, last time i did it was well, the first week of the cycle then i realized it is not needed.

 

[Katrina71]

Nitrate - 20ppm
Calcium 460
Alk - 10.6
Mg 1310
Phos: .5

I wondered with the addition of coral and the skimmer offline for a bit.

 

[Musovski]

I wondered with the addition of coral and the skimmer offline for a bit.

im surprised tbh. Its not that bad. The corals love it though.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Sounds good to me.

 

[Katrina71]

I have 2 drilled holes in the tank. 1.5" and 1.25". That's it. Starting from scratch. Durso. Will need everything quiet. I'll be piecing this together and have yet to see detailed piece by piece diagrams.

 

[dantimdad]

So you are going Herbie right?

 

[Katrina71]

As you could see here, there was most likely a leak around the bulkheads.

 

[Katrina71]

@dantimdad I honestly don't know what I'm doing. This is just a Durso with a return pipe, right?

 

[dantimdad]

I wouldn't worry about new ones. Just new gaskets.

Or make darn sure they are still good.

 

[Katrina71]

And by looking, I think my return looks like 1" obviously I will measure to be sure.

 

[dantimdad]

Put the return up and over the back of the aquarium. Use those two pipes as a primary and emergency drain. Herbie method.

It's quiet and safe that way.

Take a look at my plumbing.

 

[NY_Caveman]

LOL, please wear shoes when moving heavy things around on a dolly. You do not need a broken toe too.

Tank looks nice and clean. How thick is the glass again?

 

[Musovski]

I have 2 drilled holes in the tank. 1.5" and 1.25". That's it. Starting from scratch. Durso. Will need everything quiet. I'll be piecing this together and have yet to see detailed piece by piece diagrams.

that tank is great looking! is it me or does it actually look sleek