Good eyes. It's a cheap LED light that you can get on Amazon or Ebay. I wanted to try it out but would not recommend it. It's okay and I can have some moonlight when I feel like it.
Good eyes. It's a cheap LED light that you can get on Amazon or Ebay. I use it for occasional blue moonlight. It comes with a remote and has other colors. It's okay for the price.
It just stays together like a ball of yarn in the second chamber. There is nothing holding it in the second chamber. I'm think of making a basket so I can manually rotate the chaeto. The side next to the light gets some die-off because it gets hot.
You don't need anything to keep it in place. The friction on the sides and gravity holds it down. I finally did make a basket for it but that is more for rotating the chaeto around. If you don't rotate it, you get some die off on the side next to the light.
The back glass is covered in black vinyl on the outside. Just cut out the portion on the glass where you want the light to shine through. I'm not sure I know what you mean by black background inside the back chamber.
Eheim heater but I can't remember which model. They have been going strong for 3 years even when I messed up and there was no water in the back. The bar above the nozzles was a cheap light bar that I have since removed.
@@greenson07 Got busy with life and neglected the tank and green hair algae took hold. I did an update last year about doing water changes or bad things will happen. "Ugly Coral Tank - Do Water Changes Or This Will Happen" was the video.
How much did this entire setup cost you? I'm building something somewhat similar and im priced at around.. 931 USD and thats with a skimmer, fuge light, ATO, etc
I actually lost track of how much I have spent. I will say that you don't really need a skimmer. The fuge light is nice but not that critical. ATO is a must so I would go with that and a nice light. I think the AI light is very nice for the price. Do regular water changes and you will be pretty successful.
@@ThisChannelOnly alright thank you! I guess ill skip on the fuge light and skimmer for now, set the tank up and see how it gets along for a while and if needed I could buy one
@@ThisChannelOnly and also.. I have the option of either getting the AI Prime 16 or the Kessil A80 Tuna Blue, Kessil is cheaper but I've heard AI prime is the best light for its price, but I would like to save money if i can.. but I really want that damn AI prime, what do you think?
@@spinster4000 I have the AI Prime and like it a lot. Both are good brands. I would get what you really want and not wished you would have later. It's a hobby after all so do what you enjoy.
My middle chamber is about an inch lower than the two sides. I keep my heater in the middle chamber so I keep the water level high enough for the heater.
I have been thinking about getting the IM NuvoSkim DC. I'm hesitating because it would be one more thing to clean and maintain. Right now I'm just doing weekly water changes.
ThisChannelOnly personally I’d look into the reef glass skimmer. You can set the waste to go down the a tube to a much larger collection container of your choice. Making cleaning not unnecessary but much easier also you can choose your own air pump to decide what you want the flow to be. All that needs to be done is for the air stone on the skimmer to be replaced every few months.
I use two heaters in case one fail. At the time I wasn't sure if I preferred floss or socks. I will be switching to floss so I don't have to wash the socks.
You are actually running the water a bit high i think. For the flow to work as intended you want the water level just falling over the baffles to the center return area.
I had the pump off for the video but the third chamber level is about an inch below the second chamber with the pump running. Thanks for checking out the video and posting.
I'm not exactly sure but I think the Eheim pump is about 200 gal per hour. The tank itself is supposed to be 20 gallons but with rock, sand, and etc., I think it is about 15-17 gallons.
@@ThisChannelOnly do you use the balls or the media bags of tiny balls? I wish the squares came in a smaller size and not such a big box. It is 75 bucks!
If you are talking about MarinePure, then I'm using the balls. I see now that they also come in "gem" sizes. I may chisel some of the extras that I have into small squares and fit them into the media basket.
Looks like a great setup and I think I may follow your lead with some of your methods. Looks great from what I see.
That is impressive filtration. Must have great water quality s
Any issues with the cheato getting inside the return pump? I ask bc I didn’t see any media basket for the cheato.
Yes you are doing it right
Great set up man, tank is coming along good, keep the updates😎
I sub u, plz sub back😎....
Thanks. I'll be comparing notes with your nano.
What is the tube like thing that's attached right above the two return nozzles inside your tank?
Good eyes. It's a cheap LED light that you can get on Amazon or Ebay. I wanted to try it out but would not recommend it. It's okay and I can have some moonlight when I feel like it.
Good eyes. It's a cheap LED light that you can get on Amazon or Ebay. I use it for occasional blue moonlight. It comes with a remote and has other colors. It's okay for the price.
How do you keep the cheato in place? How do you keep it from flowing over to center chamber?
It just stays together like a ball of yarn in the second chamber. There is nothing holding it in the second chamber. I'm think of making a basket so I can manually rotate the chaeto. The side next to the light gets some die-off because it gets hot.
You don't need anything to keep it in place. The friction on the sides and gravity holds it down. I finally did make a basket for it but that is more for rotating the chaeto around. If you don't rotate it, you get some die off on the side next to the light.
Hey mate , have you ever experienced detritus on your bio pellets? Or any other issues ? Thx bud
why do you have 3 heaters
How did u remove the black background from the inside of the back chamber
The back glass is covered in black vinyl on the outside. Just cut out the portion on the glass where you want the light to shine through. I'm not sure I know what you mean by black background inside the back chamber.
what heaters are you using and what is that you have resting on the return nozzles
Eheim heater but I can't remember which model. They have been going strong for 3 years even when I messed up and there was no water in the back. The bar above the nozzles was a cheap light bar that I have since removed.
@@ThisChannelOnly did you ever post an update? I would like to see the tank if you did.
@@greenson07 Got busy with life and neglected the tank and green hair algae took hold. I did an update last year about doing water changes or bad things will happen. "Ugly Coral Tank - Do Water Changes Or This Will Happen" was the video.
@@ThisChannelOnly thanks for your reply. so sorry about your tank hope you can get it back up and running
How much did this entire setup cost you? I'm building something somewhat similar and im priced at around.. 931 USD and thats with a skimmer, fuge light, ATO, etc
I actually lost track of how much I have spent. I will say that you don't really need a skimmer. The fuge light is nice but not that critical. ATO is a must so I would go with that and a nice light. I think the AI light is very nice for the price. Do regular water changes and you will be pretty successful.
@@ThisChannelOnly alright thank you! I guess ill skip on the fuge light and skimmer for now, set the tank up and see how it gets along for a while and if needed I could buy one
@@ThisChannelOnly and also.. I have the option of either getting the AI Prime 16 or the Kessil A80 Tuna Blue, Kessil is cheaper but I've heard AI prime is the best light for its price, but I would like to save money if i can.. but I really want that damn AI prime, what do you think?
@@spinster4000 I have the AI Prime and like it a lot. Both are good brands. I would get what you really want and not wished you would have later. It's a hobby after all so do what you enjoy.
This tank has a filter on the back? So you do not need too buy a canister filter?
Do you have both tubes connected to the return pump ?
Yes, only one pump.
ThisChannelOnly also how high do you keep the main chamber compared to the chambers next to it ?
My middle chamber is about an inch lower than the two sides. I keep my heater in the middle chamber so I keep the water level high enough for the heater.
How do you wash the socks
I change them out once or twice a week and just wash them by hand under the sink using just water and then air dry.
No Skimmer?
No skimmer. I do weekly water changes of about 2.5 - 3 gallons.
I have been thinking about getting the IM NuvoSkim DC. I'm hesitating because it would be one more thing to clean and maintain. Right now I'm just doing weekly water changes.
ThisChannelOnly personally I’d look into the reef glass skimmer. You can set the waste to go down the a tube to a much larger collection container of your choice. Making cleaning not unnecessary but much easier also you can choose your own air pump to decide what you want the flow to be. All that needs to be done is for the air stone on the skimmer to be replaced every few months.
Why so many heaters? Too many. Reduce chemi way too much. Why use sock when your using floss, choose 1 or the other. Good luck
I use two heaters in case one fail. At the time I wasn't sure if I preferred floss or socks. I will be switching to floss so I don't have to wash the socks.
You are actually running the water a bit high i think. For the flow to work as intended you want the water level just falling over the baffles to the center return area.
I had the pump off for the video but the third chamber level is about an inch below the second chamber with the pump running. Thanks for checking out the video and posting.
How many gph?
I'm not exactly sure but I think the Eheim pump is about 200 gal per hour. The tank itself is supposed to be 20 gallons but with rock, sand, and etc., I think it is about 15-17 gallons.
Faaaarrrrrr too much chemipure, honestly just one changed every few months will do the job more than fine
May you could add some lava rock for more bacterial filtration
I use MarinePure Biofilter Media in one of the back chambers. It has a very high surface area for bio-filtration.
That actually pretty good 👍👍
Happy reefing
@@ThisChannelOnly do you use the balls or the media bags of tiny balls? I wish the squares came in a smaller size and not such a big box. It is 75 bucks!
If you are talking about MarinePure, then I'm using the balls. I see now that they also come in "gem" sizes. I may chisel some of the extras that I have into small squares and fit them into the media basket.