BobNY's 125g Build

[Long-Island-Mike]

Hi Bob, your tank looks Great!!! I can't wait to see it with the rock. Let me know if you need a hand with anything

 

[BobNY]

James, Thanks. That would be great if I don't see a cycle. I didn't think there would be much if any. I will still wait a while before adding anything to the tank.

Long Island Mike, Thanks for the help offer. Hows your eye for aquascaping? I just transfered the rock from the 90 and my less than creative eye fails to see how anything nice can come from that big pile.

Here a few pictures of the rock in the tank:

 

[fishman1069]

Did you try stacking at all? lol You might have to get a concrete drill bit and go to town!! You can use zip ties and acrylic rods with epoxy and get some nice scapin outta those rocks!!

 

[bruce922]

I actually like your rock scape, its looks pretty natural to me.

 

[BobNY]

I played around a bit with rock and so far this is what I came up with.
I tried to stay away from the back glass, but there are some areas that will be tough to get with a scraper.

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Nice going on your rock work.
Hey Bob, I have some chaeto if you want to pick it up.

 

[BobNY]

Nice going on your rock work.
Hey Bob, I have some chaeto if you want to pick it up.

Thanks Paulie, and thanks for the Cheato offer. I will let you know. Hopefully I can get some closer to home. I would love to come and see your tank and hang out someday though.

36 hrs after adding rock, and no ammonia so far. We'll see what happens as the week goes on.

I still have to add the sand. I'm still not sure how I am going to rinse it with the weather being so cold. Maybe in a bin in the bathtub?

 

[Long-Island-Mike]

James, Thanks. That would be great if I don't see a cycle. I didn't think there would be much if any. I will still wait a while before adding anything to the tank.

Long Island Mike, Thanks for the help offer. Hows your eye for aquascaping? I just transfered the rock from the 90 and my less than creative eye fails to see how anything nice can come from that big pile.

Here a few pictures of the rock in the tank:

Hi Bob, your tank looks awesome! I would love to help you with the rock work, but to be honest it looks nice. Drop me a pm if you need me, I would be happy to help.

 

[strgazr27]

Tanks looks GREAT Bob. text me and I would love to stop by to see it in person. When I'm ready to do the plumbing on my 75 you will be one of the first I call. is that a 6 bulb T5? I am going back and forth as far as lighting goes. I have a 4X54 T5 or a 2X250 MH w 2x110 VHO setup. Can't decide.

 

[BobNY]

Hi Bob, your tank looks awesome! I would love to help you with the rock work, but to be honest it looks nice. Drop me a pm if you need me, I would be happy to help.

Thanks....After playing with the rock a bit I came up wih something I like. The rocks are pretty well locked together with just stacking, but I may throw a few rods in there kust to be on the safe side.

 

[BobNY]

Tanks looks GREAT Bob. text me and I would love to stop by to see it in person. When I'm ready to do the plumbing on my 75 you will be one of the first I call. is that a 6 bulb T5? I am going back and forth as far as lighting goes. I have a 4X54 T5 or a 2X250 MH w 2x110 VHO setup. Can't decide.

Bobby!!! It's awesome to see you here. I'll definitely have you over sometime soon. As for your 75g, anytime you need help I'm there.
Yes, that is a ATI Sunpower 6x80w T5. I love the fixture. I though of doing MH, but the T5 had alot going for it. Cost's less to run, less heat and the choice of bulb color combo's.

 

[BobNY]

I did some water testing this morning.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 20 YIKES! :shocked1:

The nitrate test I have on hand is a pretty cheap one (API). It's the only one the store had when I needed it to test MY QT tank. Also a little extra regent 2 got into the tube as well. I will test again tonight to confirm. I really didn't expect such a high reading.

I tried to shake any water out of the rock before I added it to the tank, but I guess not. This must have come from the 90 gallon.

Looks like I'm gonna need some Cheato ASAP.
I didn't plan on needing a water change so soon, so I dont have any made. I'll get that going right away.

 

[fishman1069]

I have some macros for you if needed! Im on the north shore in Suffolk county. Where are you located?

 

[BobNY]

Thanks for the offer Fishman.
I'm in Kings Park. I work in Lake Grove.
I work until 6:00pm.

 

[fishman1069]

Im far from Kings Park but Im only about 20 mins from Lake Grove( if the traffic on 347 isnt that bad lol) If you want some macros, you could come by any night after that time.I'll send you a pm with my number!

 

[James983]

I'm suprised by that high Nitrate number. Even though the API kit is cheap the Nitrate kit is usually pretty accurate. I assume that you shook all debris off LR before putting it in new system. Is there anything else that you brought over from your old setup which may be the source?

 

[BobNY]

I'm suprised by that high Nitrate number. Even though the API kit is cheap the Nitrate kit is usually pretty accurate. I assume that you shook all debris off LR before putting it in new system. Is there anything else that you brought over from your old setup which may be the source?

I was surprised as well.
I did shake the rock to get off as much as I could. The rock is the only thing transfered from the old tank.

 

[pauliwalnuts]

I'm not surprised at all, lol...
This is why I told you to get the fuge going. Your rock is going to be leaching it out for a bit, so get a handle on it before it becomes an issue.

 

[BobNY]

I'm not surprised at all, lol...
This is why I told you to get the fuge going. Your rock is going to be leaching it out for a bit, so get a handle on it before it becomes an issue.

Yes,, I almost started that post with "As Pauliwalnuts predicted" LOL

I'm going to put the sandbed in the fuge tomorrow morning. Fishman1069 was kind enough to offer me some cheato and other macro's. Sadly my schedule didnt allow me to pick it up today. Hopefully there is time and he will be around tomorrow.
I started making water for a water change today.
I did expect some nitrate, but not so much so soon.

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Fishman sounds like a good guy, ;-)
20ppm is not bad at all (only sps don't like that high of a #) and water changes are not going to bring it down significantly.
The macro algea is your best bet. It will remove it from the water column as it leaches out from the rock.