o00brandon00o | 50 Gallon Build Thread

[o00brandon00o]

Tagging!!

@GoVols Thanks, hoping not to disappoint! Jump in with any feedback!

 

[Captain Quint]

@Captain Quint Hello, and be careful what you wish for! I tend to be long winded and have a lot of catching up to do (slowly getting there as you may have been keeping up)!

I enjoy 'long winded' conversations. Look forward to all.

 

[Just_Pete]

Nice build!

 

[o00brandon00o]

Nice build!

@Just_Pete Thank you for your compliment and stopping by!

 

[SantaMonica]

Welcome and nice to see a scrubber build.

One thing you can do to improve it is to use a very roughed up 7-point white needlepoint screen, and with some nylon strings attached. The material you used there is too smooth and will let go of the growth, no matter how much you rough it up.

 

[o00brandon00o]

Welcome and nice to see a scrubber build.

One thing you can do to improve it is to use a very roughed up 7-point white needlepoint screen, and with some nylon strings attached. The material you used there is too smooth and will let go of the growth, no matter how much you rough it up.

@SantaMonica Thank you for stopping by!

I'll look into your suggestion tonight, #hobbylobby closes at 8p!

I'll let you know what I come up with.

 

[o00brandon00o]

@SantaMonica Thank you for stopping by! I'll look into your suggestion tonight, #hobbylobby closes at 8p! I'll let you know what I come up with.

@SantaMonica They only have #11.

 

[GoVols]

@GoVols Thanks, hoping not to disappoint! Jump in with any feedback!

Lol!!!
Not one let down, over here... ;Woot ;Woot

Your build is looking great and love the scape ;Drool

Congrats with the baby on the way!!

You are in our thoughts and prayers, for an smooth pregnancy.

 

[o00brandon00o]

@SantaMonica They only have #11.

@SantaMonica

Kept the OG plastic backing there for support, frame worked nicely, each loop has two (2) knots on the other side.

1. Cut loops in half into strings or leave as loops? It would be interesting to cut 1/2 the screen and leave 1/2 as loops - and compare results!
2. All 24x 1w bulbs, 20-on /4-off, only 12x? Ramp up/down as each PCB can be different channel?

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[o00brandon00o]

Lol!!!
Not one let down, over here... ;Woot ;Woot

Your build is looking great and love the scape ;Drool

Congrats with the baby on the way!!

You are in our thoughts and prayers, for an smooth pregnancy.

@GoVols Thank you! Please pray for wisdom for these first time parents too! Not looking forward to baby-proofing ;Happy;Happy;Happy!

 

[GoVols]

@GoVols Thank you! Please pray for wisdom for these first time parents too! Not looking forward to baby-proofing ;Happy;Happy;Happy!

One day at a time...

 

[o00brandon00o]

Livestock & Cycles

Like a bear nestled in for hibernation all I had to do was keep testing weekly and wait until the Nitrogen Cycle finished before adding the initial fish ...until the LFS guy, that is.

Admittedly I used to criticize shows like Tanked that seemed to stock brand new tanks with everything imaginable, skipping the setup cycle woes.

"No one waits anymore..." he adds.

You see where this is going.

"Just add 1/2 this bottle and add your fish and you're good to go."

I pledge allegiance to the flag of instant gratification! I walked out of there with a bottle of his refrigerated goods, 5x blue green chromis, and 2x snails covered in algae. I wanted a yellow tang until [same] LFS guy, "Eh, yellow tangs are a**holes. They're just mean."

Chromis most recently featured here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/posts/4761723/

Some snail pics, not sure if they appreciate the 1600 Mg.

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[Dmsick]

Nice work! I especially like your rock work!

 

[o00brandon00o]

@Dmsick Thank you, they are loosely placed right now while they, "cook" according to LFS guy.

Wife thinks there are too many in the middle. Recently read literature on positive/negative space.

Might try to reduce the 'lump' by 30%. I really like the idea of a couple of individual islands!

 

[Bobothegreat]

Looking good. I can’t quite build mine this fast lol

 

[o00brandon00o]

Looking good. I can’t quite build mine this fast lol

@Bobothegreat Thank you!

I received the green light from my wife and it was off to the races! That deserves a thread all in itself!

 

[Bobothegreat]

@Bobothegreat Thank you!

I received the green light from my wife and it was off to the races! That deserves a thread all in itself!

Hahaha agreed

 

[Fin]

I don't think that screen you are using will work. That is cotton fabric. Needlepoint fabric is what you should be using. It is plastic (even though it is called "fabric"), not cotton. Then you need to take something like a hole saw (with teeth and without the center drill bit) and use it to score the heck out of the screen.

 

[o00brandon00o]

I don't think that screen you are using will work. That is cotton fabric. Needlepoint fabric is what you should be using. It is plastic (even though it is called "fabric"), not cotton. Then you need to take something like a hole saw (with teeth and without the center drill bit) and use it to score the heck out of the screen.

@Fin Thanks for the clarification, maybe that is why I could not find #7 only #11? Thanks for the pic too, I remember seeing that!

 

[GoVols]

Little nervous... ;Nailbiting with the Turbo cycling...

Lol,
;Oldman school over here!!