Reefpuck Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Looks good! Just got nearly the same tank from river city a few weeks ago (6'w x 30"d x 25"t) tank from river city a few weeks ago. Did you get a chance to mess with the overflow box? Jake from RC came by to look at it yesterday due to the issue with the bulkheads hitting the plumbing inside the external box. Jake is supposed to get back to me soon but wondering what your impressions were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddius-maximus Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I think I got the same tank! 96 x 30 x 24 Planet from RCA. I ended up scrapping the Tideline overflow and replacing with an Exotic Marine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Looks good! Just got nearly the same tank from river city a few weeks ago (6'w x 30"d x 25"t) tank from river city a few weeks ago. Did you get a chance to mess with the overflow box? Jake from RC came by to look at it yesterday due to the issue with the bulkheads hitting the plumbing inside the external box. Jake is supposed to get back to me soon but wondering what your impressions were. Jake was telling me about some issues with the overflow boxes, I suppose from what you discovered. I’m waiting to hear what he learns from the manufacturer before I do anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefpuck Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 6 hours ago, eddius-maximus said: I think I got the same tank! 96 x 30 x 24 Planet from RCA. I ended up scrapping the Tideline overflow and replacing with an Exotic Marine. Just sucks that I paid extra money for something that doesn't work...hoping Jake talks some sense into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I had issues with my Tideline overflow for quite a while. Jake even got me a 2nd pair of gaskets which I finally was able to get the leaking to stop. I had to get everything lined up perfectly centered. Right at about a year ago I bought the Exotic Marine overflow. Couldn't be happier. They're very well built. Not at all flimsy like others and they have a better design that prevents waterfall noise. On the Tideline the external box is lower than the internal so to get the water level up high enough on the internal side you have to set your emergency overflow pipes as high as possible. Water level in my external box was about 1/4" from the top. Also, the Exotic doesn't have weirs so the water isn't broken up which contributes to the waterfall noise. You're more than welcome to come by and check it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 SAAAWWWEEEEETTTT!!! Did you move? Or are y'all just going to live inside that tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 SAAAWWWEEEEETTTT!!! Did you move? Or are y'all just going to live inside that tank?Moved a few blocks over into a larger house. Gotta make room for the baby girl coming in February 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Congrats on your 2 new money pits! 😆😆😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Well, I’m not sure how much livestock I’ll have to start the new tank with. I think I’ve lost at least 60% of my acros now. Probably 80% of what I had 2 years ago. I’m accumulating a lot of good CaRX media though.On a brighter note, the stand is finally done for the new tank 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Oh that is too painful John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 WOW, can't wait to see this thing come together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 so the UV didnt head it off... .boo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Oh that is too painful JohnYeah it’s been a rough stretch over the last year and a half. I’ve been in this hobby for a while now and I’ve never ran into so much unexplainable deaths and roller coaster of health with acros when nothing is being changed. Hopefully the new tank will act as an opportunity to begin anew. You’ll have to start cutting me some frags Jim, I’m going to have a whollllleeeee lot of real estate to fill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Deal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 15 hours ago, Gig 'em @ NDstructible said: Yeah it’s been a rough stretch over the last year and a half. I’ve been in this hobby for a while now and I’ve never ran into so much unexplainable deaths and roller coaster of health with acros when nothing is being changed. Hopefully the new tank will act as an opportunity to begin anew. . . . Something I've learned is things are always changing even if we can't necessarily quantify them easily. I would point out coral growth and fish growth are a pretty significant changes to how nitrogen and phosphorus is being cycled in a reef system. We know fish poop is pretty critical for corals. Increasing fish biomass or increasing amount being feed to the fish or limiting the amount of coral being kept in a system is likely critical for long term survival. Not increasing the amount of fish poop or using alternate methods may create chronic conditions that can go undetected for long periods of time but sooner or later will cause problems. Here's a figure from a paper looking at nutrient loading on corals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 OMG!!! I was just at RCA and saw your tank. That thing is amazing!!! The pics of the stand don't convey the size of it very well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 OMG!!! I was just at RCA and saw your tank. That thing is amazing!!! The pics of the stand don't convey the size of it very well.Haha yeah I had to re-measure the stand to make sure it was right because I thought the same thing. So happy Jake has been willing to hold it this long. It’s real difficult to get a tank built when you’re constantly out of town [emoji58] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted November 16, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2019 Finally got the new tank moved in and on the stand! Still need to position it, but progress is good. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Im so jealous of those wide support bars on the stand for sump work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 Im so jealous of those wide support bars on the stand for sump work. Yeah it’s going to be pretty nice having all that room for a sump and equipment. Originally I was going to put plywood down for a sump floor, but now I’m wondering why I should even do that. A concrete floor is just as good, and there’s really no reason to elevate the equipment up off the ground other than maybe keeping it off the cold cement. Am I not taking something into account here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 Finally a wall is starting to form for the fish room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Gig 'em @ NDstructible said: Yeah it’s going to be pretty nice having all that room for a sump and equipment. Originally I was going to put plywood down for a sump floor, but now I’m wondering why I should even do that. A concrete floor is just as good, and there’s really no reason to elevate the equipment up off the ground other than maybe keeping it off the cold cement. Am I not taking something into account here? Other than managing spills, I'd say no other reason. May get a little bit of heat transfer to the concrete floors as well? Can't wait to see this come together. Glad you got it in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Gig 'em @ NDstructible said: Finally a wall is starting to form for the fish room Looks awesome. What's the plan for the garage door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 48 minutes ago, olaggie01 said: Looks awesome. What's the plan for the garage door? I'll be building a false ceiling in the fishroom so the garage door can still open completely. Part of the spousal negotiations was the wife could park here car in the garage if I could convert part of it into a fishroom. It's a 1 door 2-car garage and I'm too lazy to build the garage into a 2 door garage, so I'm just going to make half the fish room a little shorter than the rest. And the tank won't be under the low ceiling, otherwise I would have no room to get into the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I would put down some of that kitchen mat that you find in restaurants That way the floor will dry and mold will not grow under the sump 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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