Camren's 45 Gallon Cube Build

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by Camkha1234, Sep 4, 2013.

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  1. FatBastad

    FatBastad Zoanthid

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    I agree on the god source of bacteria, which is why I used a skrimp to start my cycle as well. ;D
     
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  2. Thor

    Thor Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Lol. God source. Yup I am knocking these all out of the park on this thread aren't I?
     
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  3. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    Tank is looking great Cam!
     
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  4. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    Don't worry, I got it :D

    Thank you!
     
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  5. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    I put a frozen shrimp in a media bag and put the bag in the sump last night. I'll test in a few days :)
     
    Camkha1234, Jan 10, 2014
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  6. Kevin88

    Kevin88 Astrea Snail

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    How high did you raise your baffle? Been reading your thread because I'm going to be using a 10 gallon as well. :p
     
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  7. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    They are both 8 inches tall and I have one raised about an inch. I do have some microbubbles, however, so I added filter floss between the baffles.
     
    Camkha1234, Jan 13, 2014
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  8. Kevin88

    Kevin88 Astrea Snail

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    Is the syncra 1.5 working fine for you?
     
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  9. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    I was initially worried that it wouldn't be enough for my tank, but I've turned down the flow, as from what I've heard, it's good to have a low turnover rate for your return so your skimmer can have more time to filter. I also did this to reduce the amount of micro bubbles. It's really quiet and has been problem free. I would definitely recommend their pumps.
     
    Camkha1234, Jan 13, 2014
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  10. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    Well I just got everything tested at my LFS and it's in the middle of cycling. Nitrites are starting to show up. Glad I didn't add anything yet :p
     
    Camkha1234, Jan 26, 2014
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