d2mini's "Essential Focus" Mixed Reef Build

[Clayton Jessup]

Another amazing tank once again!! Looks great keep up the great work and , beautiful photos of the aquarium. Just AMAZING !! WOW ..

 

[Black Pearl]

You notice nobody shows their tank when it's going through the uglies, it's like that chick you had a great time with but she wasn't so nice looking

 

[d2mini]

Another amazing tank once again!! Looks great keep up the great work and , beautiful photos of the aquarium. Just AMAZING !! WOW ..

Thanks!

You notice nobody shows their tank when it's going through the uglies, it's like that chick you had a great time with but she wasn't so nice looking

LOL! It's hard to notice in photos right now with so much other stuff on the rocks and it's just starting on the sand.

 

[Andy]

Looking good! Following along

 

[dragonfish]

wow !

 

[d2mini]

Picked up a my pair of Wyoming White juveniles that someone has been holding for me.
These little dudes are only 3/4" long.

 

[Flipside]

Love the little tear drops on them! Mine has those too. From one of Lee's clutches?

 

[Flipside]

Those photos are amazing, btw! Mine are small and I can't even come close to those shots!

 

[d2mini]

Love the little tear drops on them! Mine has those too. From one of Lee's clutches?

Yep, they're from Lee. One has the teardrops, the other does not.
My winnings from Reef Currents!

And yeah, not only are they tiny but they move around like they're on crack. Clowns are so hard to photograph!

 

[Black Pearl]

Are they getting an anemone?

 

[d2mini]

Are they getting an anemone?

Eventually.
Need my nitrates to come down.
Might splurge on a Day Glo Rainbow bubble tip. Not sure I want to risk a carpet nem.

 

[roryb24]

Give the man a cigar!
Done.

I did the same thing! LOL how did you get the lids to close one and two how did you get the painted labels off??

 

[d2mini]

I did the same thing! LOL how did you get the lids to close one and two how did you get the painted labels off??

Why wouldn't the caps close? They were closed when you bought them, weren't they?
Are your bulkheads getting in the way?

 

[roryb24]

Why wouldn't the caps close? They were closed when you bought them, weren't they?
Are your bulkheads getting in the way?

Yeah man the bulkheads are slightly too large for the caps to close. I think maybe a dremmel idk yours look slightly smaller than mine. I got mine from BRS.

 

[d2mini]

Yeah man the bulkheads are slightly too large for the caps to close. I think maybe a dremmel idk yours look slightly smaller than mine. I got mine from BRS.

I was too lazy to order from BRS so I just used the threaded single sided ones and force fit the 1/4" tubing into the other end.

 

[roryb24]

I was too lazy to order from BRS so I just used the threaded single sided ones and force fit the 1/4" tubing into the other end.

Sounds like they are more appropriate for the Voss bottles than the BRS. Mine wont screw closed they just sit on top but they are not going anywhere because most of the bulkhead sits inside the neck of the bottle only the screw on the underside is keeping them from screwing down.

 

[d2mini]

Updated pics of the inner workings.

 

[bknapp]

Looking good!

 

[Black Pearl]

Mission control, we have lift off

 

[foxt]

Spectacular - Just skip the whole reef thing and build sumps for different rooms in your house.

Question: if you are able to locate the larger storage containers for the Triton chemicals, is there any advantage to using smaller dosing containers, or is it ok to does straight from the larger vessels? I know you have to mix the various parts with water, does that make separate dosing containers a necessity?