JoJo's No Funny Business Office Tank Thread

[JoJosReef]

After a busy day yesterday working on power management/safety, I've got the following design for the tank:

Wall Outlet 1:
-> GFCI adapter automatic, single outlet, 12/3 gauge
--> Surge Protector 6 outlet
---> Hydros Power Strip #1
-----> MP40
-----> Helio Heater
-----> Plank
-----> Plank Pump
-----> USB: Fans
---> Noopsyche K7 Mini
---> Noopsyche K7 Mini


Wall Outlet 2:
-> GFCI adapter automatic, single outlet, 12/3 gauge
--> Surge Protector 6 outlet
---> Hydros Minnow
---> Hydros Power Strip #2
-----> Finnex 300W heater
-----> Return Pump
-----> Reef Factory
-----> Sump Pump
-----> USB: Fans
---> Noopsyche K7 Mini
---> Noopsyche K7 Mini
---> Kessil a160we


Wall Outlet 3: (on other wall):
-> Extension Cord
--> Mini Fridge

Thanks @fishguy242 and others that commented on my thread yesterday!

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

After a busy day yesterday working on power management/safety, I've got the following design for the tank:

Wall Outlet 1:
-> GFCI adapter automatic, single outlet, 12/3 gauge
--> Surge Protector 6 outlet
---> Hydros Power Strip #1
-----> MP40
-----> Helio Heater
-----> Plank
-----> Plank Pump
-----> USB: Fans
---> Noopsyche K7 Mini
---> Noopsyche K7 Mini


Wall Outlet 2:
-> GFCI adapter automatic, single outlet, 12/3 gauge
--> Surge Protector 6 outlet
---> Hydros Minnow
---> Hydros Power Strip #2
-----> Finnex 300W heater
-----> Return Pump
-----> Reef Factory
-----> Sump Pump
-----> USB: Fans
---> Noopsyche K7 Mini
---> Noopsyche K7 Mini
---> Kessil a160we


Wall Outlet 3: (on other wall):
-> Extension Cord
--> Mini Fridge

Thanks @fishguy242 and others that commented on my thread yesterday!

You need to check the total output for the USB. I believe they are 5w divided. So if you have 4 items plugged into the unit, they will be 1.25 watts apiece. Also the usb ‘s are not individually controlled. It is either all on or off.
There may have been an update that I am not aware of so this may not be gospel

 

[JoJosReef]

You need to check the total output for the USB. I believe they are 5w divided. So if you have 4 items plugged into the unit, they will be 1.25 watts apiece. Also the usb ‘s are not individually controlled. It is either all on or off.
There may have been an update that I am not aware of so this may not be gospel

It's still all on or all off. The little USB fans I have don't require much to run. Deciding on whether to use all of them or just get a larger fan.

 

[JoJosReef]

Well folks, looks like I'm moving forward with an upgrade!

Scheduled to pick up a new 48"x20"x20" 83 gal system with 26gal sump, stand, plumbing and gravity ATO, referral courtesy of our new Excellency @VintageReefer !

Not the dream tank. That's still to come one day and it'll be B-I-G and Notorious! But this is going to get me there in the meantime and hopefully let me break up these overcrowded corals and let them grow into the full colonies they deserve to be.

Stock pics:

I'll be keeping this build thread, just changing the title and original post links and whatnot.

Current new build plan:

Tank: Current USA 83 gal 48"x20"x20"
Sump: Current USA 29 gal ???
ATO: 9 gal acrylic tank with gravity ATO
Return: Current USA eFlux Loop DC Flow Return Pump 1900 GPH
Flow: 1x RFG overcranked, 2x Maxspect xf330
Feed: Avast Plank + Refrigerator doser for Reef Nutrition foods
Lights: 4x Noopsyche K7 Minis, working on hanging system; Reefbreeders Pico in Refugium
Sand: 60 lbs Natural Bahamas Oolitic Aragonite Coarse Sand (1- 2 mm) - Pisces Aqua, seeded with AquaForest LifeSource (with metallic bits removed)
Rocks: Current rocks + more Marshall Islands/Fiji rocks
Dosers: Reef Factory X3 in refrigerator for Reef Nutrition liquid food; Simplicity 4x doser for All-For-Reef
Skimmer: None
Filtration: cups with floss and carbon
Refugium: 1/2 cryptic, 1/2 macroalgae

Stocking:

Corals/nems/Macroalgae:
1. Everything in the 40g
2. Cynarina
3. More zoas
4. Elegance
5. Heliofunghia
6. Acantho
7. Tridacna and/or Hippopus clams

Refugium:
1. Codium
2. Pom Pom gracilaria
3. Botrycladia
4. Sponges (cryptic and non-cryptic)

Fish:
1. Macropharyngodon bipartitis
2. Halichoeres chrysus
3. Pseudocheilinops ataenia
4. Pseudocheilinops ataenia
5. Tailspot Blenny
6. Exquisite Firefish
7. Yasha Shrimp Goby
8. Foxface of some kind
9. Pseudojuloides severnsi
10. Halichoeres iridis
Pick 3:
11-13. Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
11-13. Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
11-13. Cirrhilabrus brunneus
11-13. Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
11-13. Cirrhilabrus rubeus
11-13. Cirrhilabrus laboutei
11-13. Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
11-13. Cirrhilabrus lineatus
11-13: Paracheilinus carpenteri
Pick one:
14. Macropharyngodon negrosensis
14. Anampses meleagrides
Pick one:
15. Halichoeres lapillus
15. Halichoeres "babi" pallidus
Pick one:
16. Anampses twistii
16. Anampses neoguinaicus
17. Copperband Butterfly--probably not.. but perhaps.. really shouldn't.. oh, maybe...

Maybe not get all 17 fish...

Exciting! Wife was very confused when I said I was picking up a tank next week, even though I told her last week I'd be moving money in and out as I sold and bought stuff for a new tank. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This entry needs to be dusted off. New current build plan below:

Tank: Current USA 83 gal 48"x20"x20"
Sump: Current USA 26 gal
ATO: 9 gal acrylic tank with gravity ATO float
Return: Current USA eFlux Loop DC Flow Return Pump 1900 GPH
Flow: 1x RFG overcranked; 1x MP40 with nem guard and flow redirecter
Feed: Avast Plank + Refrigerator doser for Reef Nutrition foods
Lights: 4x Noopsyche K7 Minis, possibly a 5th; Kessil a160we with 30 degree reflector for refugium
Sand: 60 lbs Natural Bahamas Oolitic Aragonite Coarse Sand (1- 2 mm) - Pisces Aqua, seeded with AquaForest LifeSource (with metallic bits removed)
Rocks: Current rocks + more Marshall Islands/Fiji rocks
Control: Hydros Minnow w/ 4 sense ports: 1) float switch for emergency overfilling shutoff, 2) temp sensor, 3) rope leak detector, 4) float switch for AFR dosing container; 2x Hydros wifi strips
Dosers: Hydros Minnow + Reef Outfit Smart Dosing Container with Hydros adapted float switch (thanks to @Reef Outfit ); Reef Factory X3 in refrigerator for Reef Nutrition liquid food
Skimmer: None
Filtration: cups with floss and carbon
Refugium: 1/2 cryptic, 1/2 macroalgae

Stocking:

Corals/nems/Macroalgae:
1. Everything in the 40g
2. Cynarina
3. More zoas
4. Elegance
5. Heliofunghia
6. Acantho
7. Tridacna and/or Hippopus clams

Refugium:
1. Codium
2. Orange galaxy
3. String of pearls
4. Iridescent laurentia
5. Euchema spinnosum
6. Portiera sp.
7. Bird nest Gracilaria
8. Galaxaura sp.
9. Branching coraline
10. Sponges (cryptic and non-cryptic)

Fish:
1. Macropharyngodon bipartitis
2. Halichoeres chrysus
3. Pseudocheilinops ataenia
4. Pseudocheilinops ataenia
5. Tailspot Blenny (RIP)
6. Exquisite Firefish
7. Yasha Shrimp Goby
8. One spot foxface (Siganus unimaculatus) - Nov '24
9. Copperband Butterfly (Chelmon rostratus) - Nov '24
10. Pseudojuloides severnsi - ASAP
11. Halichoeres iridis - ASAP
12. Paracheilinus cyaneus
13. Paracheilinus angularus OR P. lineopunctatus OR P. filamentosus OR P. flavianalis
14. Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
15. Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
16. Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
17. Macropharyngodon negrosensis
18. A big tang

 

[Slocke]

18. A big tang

 

[JoJosReef]

Unicorn tang is what I meant to say

 

[JoJosReef]

And forgot the Coris aygula!

 

[Slocke]

Unicorn tang is what I meant to say

 

[JoJosReef]

The main problem with these is that they don't ship well, are agressive with any other horned fish and don't exist ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[JoJosReef]

Also, I hear they are ich, velvet and syphilis magnets, but that last one is just a single anecdote and I'd rather not know about that dude's fish husbandry...

 

[Slocke]

Also, I hear they are ich, velvet and syphilis magnets, but that last one is just a single anecdote and I'd rather not know about that dude's fish husbandry...

Maybe he just misunderstood what “husbandry” meant? Honest mistake I’m sure

 

[Stang67]

Saw one when I was diving in fiji. Pretty amazing.

 

[Slocke]

Saw one when I was diving in fiji. Pretty amazing.

You saw a nondescript Acanthurus tang with a unicorn horn?

 

[Stang67]

You saw a nondescript Acanthurus tang with a unicorn horn?

Yup

 

[Slocke]

Yup

That’s an impressive nose!

 

[JoJosReef]

Yup

Bring that guy back! I have just the place for it!

 

[907_Reefer]

Bring that guy back! I have just the place for it!

 

[VintageReefer]

Checking on the weir wall for the sump. Does that need to be tempered glass? I'm thinking no, but want to double check. @TangerineSpeedo @VintageReefer ?

Also, there is a 15 and 6/8ths (3/4, yes) in between front and back glass. Ok to plan 1/16th in extra space on either end for silicone? So 15 and 5/8ths x 4 in tall?

Does not need to be tempered

 

[VintageReefer]

@JoJosReef
I just got Noop’d

 

[VintageReefer]

All channels on full
Pulls 158 watts from an outlet
Lights roughly half of my 48”’ tank
Par meter is out on loan to another member so I have no measurements taken

This was just for fun. This light will go over my 15g Waterbox peninsula

Expect an ai prime 16hd + gooseneck + light shade to hit the market soon.