Jimbo662

Blue eyed cardinals would work too. When I had 3 tangs in the tank they stayed hidden most of the time. I got rid of the tangs when I moved and now they stay out all the time. I've currently got 9 of them.

WOW!

How big is that torch?????

CSB seems to like his new home. Pics make him look a more red.

Just think of it this way...at least you know the skimmer is working! 🙂

Looks great!

😞 Several times I tried to justify heading down there but stuck to my plan.

Y'all don't know how hard it was to stay away from the frag swap yesterday!!! I had a project that I need to get finished so spent the weekend plumbing a nem tank into the main tank. I'm feeding it off the manifold and the drain is just going into the skimmer section since there won't really be any food or much waste coming out of the smaller tank. Still need to get water mixed up and some sand rinsed and in the tank so hopefully it'll be ready to be unveiled next weekend!

Ah...so you also know why I've not posted any pics either. Still dealing with uglies after the move.

What??? A big update and no pics?????????

The new version is so much easier to work with...especially when it comes to updating and having wireless built in...just sayin'... 🙂

too bad it won't stay that way...

I initially planned to install the overflow next weekend but realized I had everything I needed to make any alterations to the plumbing. Install was a breeze...remove the old and install the new. No leaks from any bulkheads at all. The only thing I had to make sure to do was level the interior box. There are no weirs so the "overflow" areas need to be level. I didn't even have to alter the plumbing which was a big plus!!! I turned the return pump on to refill the tank. I was watching the water rise and double checking everything the back of the tank and saw the water reach the overflow areas. I was standing behind the tank and thought the return pump had turn off for some reason because I wasn't hearing any water in either box. When I saw the pump was running I realized this thing is DEAD SILENT!!! Since there are no weirs to break up the water which is what apparently causes most waterfall noise, the water simply runs down the inside of the box. I only had to make a minor adjustment to the gate valve. Total time was about half an hour to remove the old, silicone the plumbing where it screws into the bulkheads on the bottom of the exterior box to prevent leaks and install the new. The water noise you hear is where the water runs from the initial drain area of the sump into the filter sock section. If I can get that silent it'll just be the icing on the cake!

Changes are coming to the 130! Yesterday I received the Exotic Marine Overflow I ordered. Taylor is great to work with. I sent him the drilling template I got from Planet Aquarium. He sent me a template of where the holes would be placed on the boxes to compare to the actual tank. One hole was off 1/4" so he did a 2nd template and sent which was perfect. This thing is rock solid. The external box basically has eurobracing as the top piece so the entire box is open. The Tideline overflow from PA has two separate lids so the piece in-between covers the center drain and is a pain to try to work around. The lid for the external box is also 3 layers so that shouldn't warp. The internal box is open on top and has two braces to also help prevent warping. On the internal Tideline box the weir is removable. The bottom of the removable panel is about an inch and half below the water line. Once and only once I removed it to look inside not thinking and my heart stopped when I heard the sudden rush of water down the drain. Luckily the sump was large enough to handle the water that drained before I could get the panel back on. You can see the external box sits slightly higher than the internal. On the Tideline the external is lower. To prevent a loud waterfall noise I had to raise the two emergency overflow pipes as high as possible. Water level in it has to stay about 1/4" from the top of the box...any lower and you start getting the waterfall effect. I placed the external box up to the current box and I think I'm only going to have to alter my main drain line because the hole for it is about an inch closer to the right side of the box. I'll get more pics as I work on it.

Just edit your original post and add sold to the title line.

That looks amazing!

Nice upgrade...is this that "bargain" tank that was recently posted?

Now we know why he's been MIA...so busy taking pictures!!!!

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Everything is looking great!

I'm using felt socks right now. I do like Eddius does with an extra rinse cycle. When I take them out of the washer I rinse / dunk them in a pitcher of RO/DI a few times then let them dry.

If you're looking for a great fish that won't kill each other off check out the blue eyed cardinal. I've had 5 for about a year now and will be adding a few more soon. I'd say they semi-school. Up until last month I had 3 tangs in the tank and pretty much all the smaller fish stayed in the rocks except for feeding time. Now that the tangs are gone everyone stays out in open water pretty much all day...even the firefish and dottyback.

Pending

I think I'm long overdue for an update. Big thanks to Ty, Sascha and Chris for helping me get it moved! I finally got sand in it last week and Ty was right...so much better than going bare bottom. I had one casualty which I think was an accident. Lost my red head salon wrasse. I think he jammed himself under a flat rock that was on the bottom of the tub. He'd been out the evening before swimming around and eating like normal. Next morning when i started transferring everything to the tank I found him under the rock. Luckily I found a great replacement...picked up an orange back fairy wrasse last weekend. Only one coral had some issues...my large plate. It's lost some tissue but has been hanging in there...not sure if it'll pull through though. Who needs a dining room when a "fish room" is all the rage these days!

No, lights are on my current tank.