Spyder813 40G BUILD

[Daniel@R2R]

Cool! Following!

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Cool! Following!

Thanks

 

[Fishable]

Love the custom stand, turned out real good

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Love the custom stand, turned out real good

Thanks. That’s the advantage of DIY. I make the stand 40” high so I don’t have to bent to look at the fish and to fit the 30g sump easy for maintenance.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Almost ready for sand and water just working with the rocks.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Finally got my tank up and running. I add the live sand and saltwater. Don't know to start the cycling with Dr.Tim bacteria or Seachem Stability.

 

[GatorScott]

Start with dr Tim’s that’s good stuff. But they are probably all the same

 

[rockstarta78]

I started with Dr. Tim. I liked it.

 

[jasonrusso]

Finally got my tank up and running. I add the live sand and saltwater. Don't know to start the cycling with Dr.Tim bacteria or Seachem Stability.

I used Seachem seed. It's a step up from stability.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Start with dr Tim’s that’s good stuff. But they are probably all the same

Thanks.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

I started with Dr. Tim. I liked it.

I start my 10g quarantine with Dr. Tim but still cycling.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

I used Seachem seed. It's a step up from stability.

I never heard about Seachem Seed.

 

[Devan Petersen]

View attachment 617450 Working on the plumbing.

Looks good. I have the same overflow i would strongly suggest a Stockman down pipe. i built mine for 8$ and it is the best thing i have done to my set up.

 

[jasonrusso]

I never heard about Seachem Seed.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Looks good. I have the same overflow i would strongly suggest a Stockman down pipe. i built mine for 8$ and it is the best thing i have done to my set up.

Do you have a picture or how it looks? Thanks

 

[Devan Petersen]

Do you have a picture or how it looks? Thanks

I clipped the air hose to be about 2/3 inch long. once you get them tuned up they are great. YouTube has some great tutorials.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Ok, interesting. I will goggle it to see the description. Thanks

 

[Ruben's Reef]

I clipped the air hose to be about 2/3 inch long. once you get them tuned up they are great. YouTube has some great tutorials.

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Ok, Great. I will look on YouTube. Thanks a lot.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

This is my first water test after a week cycling my 40g with Dr Tim bacteria and ammonia. I will just leave it along for another week to see if the ammonia and nitrite goes down.

 

[jasonrusso]

This is my first water test after a week cycling my 40g with Dr Tim bacteria and ammonia. I will just leave it along for another week to see if the ammonia and nitrite goes down.
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I find it weird that your ammonia is so high. It looks like you used dry rock and live sand. Where is the ammonia coming from?