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I upgraded it to the Trigger systems 20C cube sump
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I upgraded it to the Trigger systems 20C cube sump
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On Friday I made my own frag rack which was super easy with some 1/8" thick acrylic. Drew out the dimensions I wanted, cut the acrylic and clamped the short side down while I heated up the acrylic with a small flame from my Portable Dremel Soldering Iron and bent it 90 degrees. Used these Coated Neodymium magnets and it worked fairly well with my 10mm glass. Just glued 2 magnets directly onto the acrylic and 2 magnets on some Matrix Casino $1 chips I had laying around LOL! Also added thin layer of felt as well. Had to get it ready for the frags I was gonna pick up from the Corals Farmers Market!
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A list of corals that I got from a fellow local reefer who gave me a deal on a frag pack:
Red Hornet Zoas
Blue Hornet Zoas
Rainbow Hornet Zoas
Purple Death Palys
VW Bloodshot Zoas
WWC Superstar
Purple with green grape coral
Purple/Green Yuma
Purple Monster
YES as you can see...I LOVE PURPLE THINGS!!! ;Smuggrin;Smuggrin;Smuggrin;Smuggrin (Even emojis! LOL)
From the Coral Farmers Market, i picked up:
Rainbow Cloves
Red Zoas
Purple with green tip torch
Orange Yuma
Purple torch
Green Tip Gold Torch (I think)
Red Hornet Zoas
Blue Hornet Zoas
Rainbow Hornet Zoas
Purple Death Palys
VW Bloodshot Zoas
WWC Superstar
Purple with green grape coral
Purple/Green Yuma
Purple Monster
YES as you can see...I LOVE PURPLE THINGS!!! ;Smuggrin;Smuggrin;Smuggrin;Smuggrin (Even emojis! LOL)
From the Coral Farmers Market, i picked up:
Rainbow Cloves
Red Zoas
Purple with green tip torch
Orange Yuma
Purple torch
Green Tip Gold Torch (I think)
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Need some help to ID some corals as not sure if they have specific names or just use generic IDs?
Does the bottom torch look like a gold torch?
Does the bottom torch look like a gold torch?
Zoa looks like my smoldering cauldron zoas. First is a ricordea Florida. Hard to tell on the torch. Pic doesn’t make it look gold.Need some help to ID some corals as not sure if they have specific names or just use generic IDs?
Does the bottom torch look like a gold torch?
Hey, I've really enjoyed the thread. I have a 60g cube also, I absolutely love the look of that sump. I didn't notice it when I was putting my system together, only the other Trigger sumps that are rectangle. I ended up with a used sump from a local builder and had to extend my cabinet bottom out the back of the stand to accommodate it, not ideal.
That frag rack came out great, nice use of the poker chips as the outside magnet mounts, ingenious! Same thing with the accessory holder, and the doser shelf. You're right that the custom skills from the race car can transfer over to the tank, it's all about thinking outside the box.
Now, about that car... I'm an old DSM guy, so I'm not going to give you too much praise
but yeah, it looks awesome. Love the wastegate dump right next to the exhaust, and right at the manifold no less. Can't imagine how loud that is. I was surprised to see a full hood tho, thought you would have had an exit hole for them. I never had a project as full blown as yours, but I do know how tough on the wallet it is to have these 2 hobbies at once lol. Excellent work on both man, looking forward to seeing more.
That frag rack came out great, nice use of the poker chips as the outside magnet mounts, ingenious! Same thing with the accessory holder, and the doser shelf. You're right that the custom skills from the race car can transfer over to the tank, it's all about thinking outside the box.
Now, about that car... I'm an old DSM guy, so I'm not going to give you too much praise
but yeah, it looks awesome. Love the wastegate dump right next to the exhaust, and right at the manifold no less. Can't imagine how loud that is. I was surprised to see a full hood tho, thought you would have had an exit hole for them. I never had a project as full blown as yours, but I do know how tough on the wallet it is to have these 2 hobbies at once lol. Excellent work on both man, looking forward to seeing more.
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Thank you! I need better photography skills and a high end camera...LOL
Nice work.
Thank you very much!
Hey, I've really enjoyed the thread. I have a 60g cube also, I absolutely love the look of that sump. I didn't notice it when I was putting my system together, only the other Trigger sumps that are rectangle. I ended up with a used sump from a local builder and had to extend my cabinet bottom out the back of the stand to accommodate it, not ideal.
That frag rack came out great, nice use of the poker chips as the outside magnet mounts, ingenious! Same thing with the accessory holder, and the doser shelf. You're right that the custom skills from the race car can transfer over to the tank, it's all about thinking outside the box.
Now, about that car... I'm an old DSM guy, so I'm not going to give you too much praise
Thank you for the kind words and im glad you enjoyed my tank journey so far!
I have always loved the 1G and 2G Talons as I had and still have a bunch of friends who drag them all day long! The hood has not yet been cut as it is still an ongoing project. The dump and up-pipe out the hood is actually more quiet than having it under the tunnel of the car since under the car creates an echo and especially when it backfires...And yes! 2 holes in the pocket and all the money is flowing out! But I am definitely living a good life!
Same here, wasn't big on the Eclipse or the Laser. I actually owned 2 Galant VR4s over the years. 2 years ago I got sick of shifting in my STi, traded it in for a DCT Audi S4
That's really interesting about the sound on your car, I wouldn't have thought about it that way, but it makes sense. You need to post a video of it once you get it all finished!
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Same here, wasn't big on the Eclipse or the Laser. I actually owned 2 Galant VR4s over the years. 2 years ago I got sick of shifting in my STi, traded it in for a DCT Audi S4
definitely will! Hope to be done by end of this year
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On the flip side, this morning before work when the lights were off, noticed what seems to be some RTN/STN on the base of the only SPS frag that I have. Opposite side is still encrusted on the frag plug and I can still see polyps. Was out of town on Saturday and came back Sunday night but did not notice it. Snapped a pic of it earlier when the lights barely turned on below...what should I do? Will check parameters later when I am back home...
What's your Alk at and has it swung recently? Might be a bit too early for sps, I've read you want to wait until coraline is really taking off as a sign the tank can support sps.
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Current parameters are as follows:
2 weeks ago was exact same parameters...this was a tester SPS frag that I purchased to see how it will do...
2 weeks ago was exact same parameters...this was a tester SPS frag that I purchased to see how it will do...
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do you guys think that because that area doesnt get light that this issue is occurring? I have seen huge colonies of SPS out there where the base is all white but still growing...
Hard to say. My huge monti colony is white in areas it is shaded. A frag that small shouldn't be. Likely, it came from a tank with parameters not quite like yours, and in adding it to your tank it got a bit PO'd. Alk and Mag are a bit higher than I try running. Most now I think are running alk a bit lower, closer to the 8-9 range. Which is what I target. 8.5, 420, 1350 is what I tend to run around.
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Quick question: I have 2 MP10Ws that are on perpendicular sides running at around 50%-60% reef crest mode 1/3 way down from the top of the tank and seems like im not getting enough flow. Should I turn it up more or are there strategic ways to place them? Not much movement at the surface of the tank...
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Nothing really to update besides the fact that I went on a semi shopping spree with @AquaSD during their 40% off sale and their ebay auctions...cant wait to get the package! ;Happy
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I won't lie I came here for the boosted teggy lol. Idk if I missed it,how built is it ? Full build,built bottom end,head blah blah blah ?!?!?!?!
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LOL! Completely built from head to toe...84mm sleeved 10:1 comp pistons with Manley Tuff Turbo rods. 4piston port n polished head with Ferrea valvetrain and berylium seats. Skunk2 turbo cams. Mfactory 4speed transmission. Turbo kit etc...;Wacky
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At least you were smart enough to use a 4piston head. Probably best Honda heads you can buy. Made any passes yet or no ? I'm glad to see you stayed B and didn't go K honestly.
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