start of my new nano

[NYreefNoob]

i got a 24g ap from a fellow member, tank was drilled which is a plus for my for what i am wanting to do, tank will mainly be sps with a few of my zoa's i am keeping. i will post picture's of what i have done. almost have everything i need cept a few plumbing parts, tank currently has a 1\2 drain which i plan to open to a 3\4 or a 1". i took the factory plate out where the filter area is to open tank up more. { already hating down grading tank size } plan to use my 1\2 seaswirl for my return and only water movement pushing around 300 gph. going bare bottom :shhh: but with a dsb in my sump and using my phos and carbon reactor. a little lr and chaeto sp ?. also ggetting a orbit 150w hqi mh from another fellow reefer. bought a bathroom sink cabinet as my stand $69 :biggrin: will liquid nail all seams, plan to have bottom black band of tank below stand top with a small area to collect and drain water back into sump in case of a over flow :idea:. will post more with pictures

 

[NYreefNoob]

24g

ok i got my acjr with direct 8 ph phone ect, going to have 2 sumps one with my skimmer and phos reactor hanging on it second will be for a dsb and lr, it will be fed from other sump and drain back into main sump. more to come tommorrow with photo's as the switch starts then

 

[crox99]

I can't for tomorrow.....:Hydrogen:

 

[autoponicz]

its sounding like a cool setup.....did u take out the false wall in the nano?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Sounds great Rick can't wait to see pics!!

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 24

ok now that i done the switch over, i just have to slide old tank out of the way and slide nano into place, what a differance mh make, i definately will have to add more flow

 

[NYreefNoob]

new 24

ok now everything but the ac jr is hooked up and running, i must say i do like the color that the mh give corals. ended up having to add a few internal pumps for more flow, water is still a little cloudy, and hopefully everything settles down in next few days.

 

[rstimeout]

Looks Real Good I Will See You Tomorrow

 

[crox99]

Good job. Did you go BB?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Looks like a remote DSB from the pics of the sump.

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 24

ok now that i am on 2 weeks of the tank {will update with photo's} thing's are really starting to improve. some of my sps that looked like goners are coloring back up and corals never looked better softies and sps. ph has steadily been between 8.50-8.66 from day to night, been turning dsb tanks light on for 10 hr's a day opposite of mh. been using red sea coral pro salt { ty jim } have done 2 5g water changes so far, still need to hook ato up, ordered a prime 1\10th hp chiller should be here wed for my b-day , tank temps have been going from 77 - 84, i have a desktop fan blowing on top of tank water to help with heat, plan to get a fan to install on the ballast side of light fixture. but happy so far. this will be my on running diary of my tank :hug:

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 24

ok i finally recieved my chiller going to hook it up today, like the fact it has a plug in for a heater also and it controlled by the chiller as well. also got a rose tip anenome for my b-day. loving the color with the green base in it, hopefully it stays put, has for the last 4 days

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 24

ok after my first treatment for redbugs things are looking pretty good, my acro's polyps are finally starting to come out, love the chiller, keeping temp within 1 degree, corals are coloring up and reef life is good :hug:

 

[Blue02celi]

looks good. I dont know how you guys do your aquascaping. my rocks just get piled on top of one another...

 

[camz28]

the tank looks great , i actually want to start a 12 gal AP, hopefully with in 2 months

 

[autoponicz]

looks great dude........what MH bulb are you running/?....i believe u got a sunpod 150?

 

[NYreefNoob]

my 24g

ok i decided to switch out lighting to a 250w mh, some of my sps need a stronger light and plan to get a 24x24x24 tank within the next few months anyways, built a canopy for it and plan to change the bolts holding the light out at a later date so i can raise and lower the fixture up to 4" differance, will post pic's later, and cam i didnt think i would be happy downgrading tank size but i really like this and only going to switch cause i cracked the back of tank tightning down a bulkhead doesnt seem to be a problem yet, but it's a reaon to get another tank :shhh:

 

[NYreefNoob]

24g

ok lights finally came on and loving the 14k phoenix color, what a differance in a 150w and the 250

 

[autoponicz]

looks very nice....the 250w pheonix doesnt look as blue...but that looks better imo.....

 

[NYreefNoob]

it isnt as blue which i like like this bulb much better than the coralvue or the ushio as far as color goes it has a night brightness with enough blue to not need antics, plus my rpe zoa's never had this good of color