Rtm2017's 90 Gallon Build (MASSIVE Update!!!!)

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by Rtm2017, Sep 23, 2011.

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  1. exactlyobp

    exactlyobp Giant Squid

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    Nice update! Let it cycle, let it cycle. No dead shrimp piece or some ammonia source in there?

    I am s l o w l y ordering my LED parts (you beat me...). How high are the fixtures from the water surface?
     
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  2. Rtm2017

    Rtm2017 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I threw in a peice of shrimp and from what i can tell it pretty much dissolved...i saw it about a day after i threw it and haven't seen it since...so idk what happened it. the LR i put in had some die off also so plenty of sources for ammonia. right now the lights are about a foot above the surface. IDK how high I want them but I think I might lower them a little tomorrow and see if i can get rid of the small shadow the center brace is leaving.
     
    Rtm2017, Oct 23, 2011
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  3. Rtm2017

    Rtm2017 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Heres a clear FTS!!!! I don't know anything about photo editing so its how it came off the camera. These pictures don't do it any justice...it is so much more impressive in person.

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    And a pic of me playing with my macro setting, for a picture of a power head I'm pretty impressed:

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    Just have to wait and see how good I am with pictures of fish!

    As far as the tank is coming along. I got my first traces of Nitrites and Nitrates yesterday, but ammonia is still at 4 ppm, so the cycle is moving along!!!!
     
    Rtm2017, Oct 26, 2011
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  4. insanespain

    insanespain Ocellaris Clown

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    Sweet setup. Congrats on the rapid build! Are you going to put something around the heat sinks to finish it out?

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    insanespain, Oct 27, 2011
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  5. Rtm2017

    Rtm2017 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    as of right now, no. i kinda like the i built this look to them that they have right now. its impossible to see in that picture but there is a sheet of Lexan, about an inch from the lights that is mounted with the screws for the hanging kit with a spacer, to protect from splashes. i liked the angle aluminum that evolved used on his build but i wanted to keep looking into some other options.
     
    Rtm2017, Oct 27, 2011
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  6. insanespain

    insanespain Ocellaris Clown

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    Ohh man, u just gave me a good idea how to mount a piece of clear lexan on mine! I used black acrylic to build a housing around mine, I like the way it turned out.

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  7. norg.

    norg. Kole Tang

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    Nice looking scape and LEDs! What type of rock did you use in your scape?
     
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  8. Jmblec2

    Jmblec2 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    lookin good!
     
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  9. Rtm2017

    Rtm2017 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    BRS Pukani rock. Its pretty awesome, all those rocks where straight out of the box , 0 rubble.
     
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  10. Rtm2017

    Rtm2017 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    My first algae growth!!!! its pretty much on every rock and on the sand, especially on my piece of LR. anyone ID it? it brushes off the rock extremely easily and some of it has small air bubbles in it.

    Tested my water after i noticed it

    Ammonia: .5 PPM
    Nitrites: off the chart
    Nitrates:10-20 ppm, ALOT lower than yesterday, was almost off the chart yesterday.

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    Zoomed In:

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    Rtm2017, Oct 30, 2011
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