jestep Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 FTS 5-23-2013:I feel a bit uncreative after seeing the DIY dropoff and the xbox, but here we go. Will update with the official picture this evening. This was from last week. Don't have my rock yet, so it's going to be a day or two before I can get this rolling.Lighting build: 3 Cool White and 3 Royal Blue Cree's. Have room for 5 more on the heatsink if needed. This should be pretty intense as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I love peninsula style tanks...I'll be tagging along...how much did the LEDs set you back cost wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Around $70 with a dim-able driver and optics and a nice 12 x 1 heatsink. I could not find a single off the shelf fixture in the ballpark that offered both blue and white led's in the same unit. Ecoxotic was the closest but would have cost significantly more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Clean tank. I'm a fan of the peninsula design too. Where did you get your heat sink? I'm looking for a 12"x2.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 are they 3w or 1w crees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 3w blues and 5w whites, but I doubt I'm going to drive them very high for longevity sake. Rapid LED is where I got the heatsink. I didn't see any 2.5 ones though. You may be able to find one on ebay. There were a ton when I looked last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new55galSALT Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 where did you get the LEDs from as i am looking at supplementing blue on my tank Around $70 with a dim-able driver and optics and a nice 12 x 1 heatsink. I could not find a single off the shelf fixture in the ballpark that offered both blue and white led's in the same unit. Ecoxotic was the closest but would have cost significantly more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 PM'd you on the LED's. Here's my official entry pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Sand and water in the tank. No rock yet. Still not 100% sure on what direction I want to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 I've been really busy this week so finally got time to get things together today. Got the rock in now. Slightly less than 2#. Used a little epoxy to join to pieces together. Also, finished wiring the LED fixture. I haven't built one of these before, but assembly and soldering the LED's together only took about 15 minutes. It is unbelievably bright and I think I'll be seeing spots for the next week. Still haven't mounted the hanging arm which is a shelf rail I got on ebay for a few dollars, but otherwise I'm pleased with the color. I have lenses for these but I'm still not certain I'm going to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Looking good I cant wait to see all the final pics of everyones tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Looking great! I like the clean lines of the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefer74 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Ok now I can't be the only fluval tank up and going. Lets see some updates it's looking top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Uh... I'll get back to you on that one. Camera, phone, computer, they must be all broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 But seriously, Ammonia and NO2 just finally hit zero, so should start stocking this week. I think I'm going for a ricordia and sexy shrimp tank, no fish planned at all right now. but not 100% decided. Would really like to get some purple xenia in there as well, but it's definitely pushing the budget to the limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Just got an ebay ricordia order in today. Got a really good deal on some at about $5.50 each. We'll see how the color is as I'm not expecting anything mind blowing for this price. They all looked healthy upon arrival though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 A few updated photos. About 6 hours after adding the ricordia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 looks like cuban ricordea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Is there a difference between Florida and Cuban (the coral ).? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Nothing major but a few closeups. Added some red dragon macro from my main tank sump. Had it situated well for a few days, but a few pieces have uprooted. A bit tough to keep it in one place since it wont attach to anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Finally started getting a diatom bloom. No idea why it took this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yeah that's weird it took so long. Mine happened pretty much right away and the stomatella I have in there ate it all practically overnight. I haven't seen any since. I have a bunch of stomatella in my 8gal if you need one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Diatoms completely gone. Just did a decent water change and waited them out. Updated picture. Not really any changes as far as additions. Topping off 2 times per week. AC was out for about 5 days so the house and thus tank water got up to about 90 degrees. Bleached at least 1 ricordea. Hopefully it makes a recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Looks good. Hope you got your AC back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Final stocking/equipment list. Not really changed in 2 months. Will get a picture after I scrub the glass. About 12 Florida Ricordea Dragon's breath algae (Halymenia) Gracilaria Hayi algae That's about it. Still going to add some zoas, some purple cespitularia, and probably some sexy shrimp. In no hurry whatsoever. Fixture is still DIY from rapid LED. Hydor theo heater but not being used much since my AC has been out 2x in the past month. About 1# of special grade reef sand and 3# of BRS pukani rock. Single stock pump. Stock foam in the rear chamber. No carbon, GFO, or really any additives. Have done 2 water changes total now. Top off ~2x per week if I remember it with about 12 - 20 oz of Ro/DI. This has to be the most neglected tank I've ever setup. I'm very convinced that no fish = easy tank. I did have a slight diatom bloom, and now have some green film algae, which I'm confident will go away whenever I get around to doing another water change. Ricordea don't seem to mind hitting 90 degrees due to no AC. Did bleach one, but it's still hanging in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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