ct67stang Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 great build!! you did an awesome job with very little. congrats on a beautiful showpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Thanks Stang. Hopefully friday i'll get a bubble coral. Found one very cheap. If its sold then i've got to make a trip down to Aquadome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gott Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Holy freaking wow! The flow in there could be awesome with those angles! I LOVE this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Thanks the flow is a little strong at the top but slows at the bottom . I still might need a pico power head near the bottom for good flow but for now everything is doing fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 good question!! I haven't cleaned it yet but looks like i'm going to need some type of filter wrapped on a stick. I can reach around and wipe the glass but it's when i'll have the coral that i'll run out of room. For now it doesn't seem that hard... I have an 8gal cube that is impossible for me to scrape/clean the glass in some parts because of coral growth and even just the rock placement. What I've figured out that works perfectly is to use the nimble nano (I have an extra if you want one) with a slice of magic eraser between the glass and inside side of the nimble nano. If that makes sense. Keeps my hands out of the tank too. That's just for stubborn spots. Usually the nimble nano alone is great but sometimes I get lazy and go too long without cleaning the glass I'm certain this would work with any strong magnet glass cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Just looked it up. That thing is small but looks like it works . Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Added some Candy Cane Coral to the tank. Only three heads but they are getting fat! Looking nice... have been feeding Reef Chilli and everything likes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Very nice build; original! The shape came out nice and I like what you did with the plumbing. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Thanks bud haven't talked to you in awhile. Yeah the tank is doing good but i haven't given it the time it deserves. Been working waaaayyy to much and i mostly concentrate on the big tank. But everything is healthy and my Oscerlis clown is getting bigger. Need to catch him and place him in a bigger tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 How are your water parameters with the 2 fish in there? Tank looks great btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 How are your water parameters with the 2 fish in there? Tank looks great btw I was wondering that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 How are your water parameters with the 2 fish in there? Tank looks great btw I was wondering that too. Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Mee three! Well i try to change out the water at least once a week. Running the GFO in the Rena helps a ton. I don't have any stony corals (except the trumpet coral) in there ,just soft and i always dose 1ml of Trace Elements. Thats about it. I'll check the calcium and dkh from time to time but the reef crystals salt i use has everything in it. My real indicator that i need to change the water is when the trumpet coral starts to deflate. Change the water and they get plumped up again. Like i said, i really don't pay to much attention to the pico and it still does better than my other tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Here are my final pics of my tank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Thanks bud....it was really hard keeping up with the maintenance.....I'm breaking it down after the contest. Maybe even sell it if someone wants it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 That looks great! You did such an awesome job with this tank. I'm sad you're breaking it down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 Thanks Kim Just don't have time anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 How did I miss this before today?! Nice build. Perhaps you addressed this before, and I apologize if so, but aren't you worried about the amount of stress on those seams over the long haul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Well its only 5 gallons and its .250 inch glass. If my 55 gallon can hold that much water, this surely can. Anyway if it does unseam it will leak at a certain point and all i have to do is remove the water from the tank and reseal it. Easy Shmeezy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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