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Post by jasonandsarah on Feb 20, 2016 8:44:21 GMT -5
Well you could use egg crate or get your own window screen kit and custom build it to go around all of your overflows and stuff.
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Post by fermentedhiker on Feb 21, 2016 7:18:07 GMT -5
All window screen type solutions have the same problem with support, at least I think they do. Window screen frames are designed for rectangles and squares not for complex shapes.
Eggcrate is rigid enough to work but part of the purpose behind eggcrate is to direct light straight down which reduces the spread of your lighting. Not a huge issue with T5s but for point sources like LEDs it would just aggravate the problem getting effective coverage.
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Post by jmerr86 on Feb 24, 2016 6:08:49 GMT -5
I have Diy stand pipe overflow and what I did was make my screen tops as big as I could and still be square then cut plexiglass for the back stip with all the ins and outs in it but you could also fll the void with egg crate. Personally I've removed them all together after finding that the 3 jumpers I had were due to a 6 line chasing them that I didn't notice because he would hide as soon as you walked up to the tank
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Post by fermentedhiker on Oct 6, 2016 12:50:41 GMT -5
Been struggling with this tank a bit. Decided to ditch the Wet/dry filter and put in a sump. I used a 29 gallon. I made a single baffle that is tall enough to support my Aquamaxx hob1 skimmer. The marinedepot nano overflow dumps to a filter sock. then the skimmer will pull from the input side of the baffle and output to the return section. So far it's working pretty good and dead quiet compared to the wet/dry. I drilled the overflow to add an emergency drain. Hopefully it'll help me bring this tank bank.
Now to siphon all of the red cyano out.
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jan 28, 2017 17:50:36 GMT -5
So this tank has battled back from the brink. Chemiclean took care of the red cyano but cost me a couple fish  . The new sump is working good and actually supporting both 29 gallon display tanks. After the cyano was gone GHA exploded in it's place. I've been doing 5 gallon WC about every three days to hep get things under control. Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate are all zero so I assume it's a phosphate leaching issue. Now if only I could find where I stored the phosphate checker..... But regardless between the WC and Phosphate RX dosing I'm slowly winning and the tank is starting to look healthy again. Livestock at this point; Oce pair, bicolor blennie(utter jerk), Randall's prawn goby, pink streaked wrasse. I don't think I'll add any more fish at this point. inverts; 2 dwarf feather dusters, 2 scarlet hermits, 1 zebra hermit, handfull of various snails, candy striped pistol shrimp. I'd liker to add a porcelain crab, pom pom crab, and maybe a cleaner shrimp. Corals; Duncan that I've had since the beginning that has survived all my mistakes. Purple hairy Rhodactis from Vivid., Green long tentacled plate from Vivid, electric green torch from Vivid, Green Hammer that I've had for quite awhile, Rainbow monti from CR, and a small ultra BTA from CR Future plans; move the rainbow monti to a magnetic plug on the back glass to let it cover hopefully. Add another Euphyllia or perhaps an elegance to the last empty high spot. Sunburst paly and CR nightmare paly to fill in around the Euphyllia. Darth Maul porites for a shady spot I have picked out. Iron man Acan and or dragon soul favia to encrust a valley between the torch and hammer. I think that'll just about complete this setup(until I change my mind). |
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Post by fermentedhiker on Feb 22, 2017 15:03:21 GMT -5
Stopped by Easy on the way home for a Dr appt and ended up taking home a red tuxedo urchin and a small "gold something" fromia starfish. Now time for a water change.
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Post by fermentedhiker on Feb 26, 2017 12:15:39 GMT -5
My tiny BTA. Excuse the hair algae, that battle continues.  |
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. The new sump is working good and actually supporting both 29 gallon display tanks. After the cyano was gone GHA exploded in it's place. I've been doing 5 gallon WC about every three days to hep get things under control. Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate are all zero so I assume it's a phosphate leaching issue. Now if only I could find where I stored the phosphate checker..... But regardless between the WC and Phosphate RX dosing I'm slowly winning and the tank is starting to look healthy again.