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GuppyHJD
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My lid is a DIY kit from BRS with some additional 3D printer parts. Cleaning it is pretty easy. My tank has a center brace so the lid is in two halves. I take the two pieces out on the patio, and rinse it with the garden hose (maybe 2 min ) and then stand them against a chair until they air dry. Place back on the tank.
GuppyHJD
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Not been to active this week. Husband had his knee replaced. Still recovering. I have glass lid at this time. With wood canopy. Can’t remove it on my own. So always dirty. Blah. . New tank in garage has no lid yet. Well a crate lid. It is a 230.6 that I splurged on. Got to run heat hubby calling. Happy Sunday
Shelley
GuppyHJD
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This tank is being setup as a QT tank. It needs something different as a lid because I need to put different lights on it. You can see the salt buildup. I do not know the model/brand of the tank. The person who gave me the tank told me it is 40g but it seems too tall.
Nate Chalk
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Well if I won I would want to redo my main reefs lid. It's pretty rusty and crusty. But my 12 gallon Mr aqua bookshelf doesn't have a lid. And is home to our Valentini puffer
driciladr
Community Member
Main Entry: just got back into salt water with Waterbox 15 and I travel for a living. My husband and kids “help” but feeding multiple times a day and checking for jumpers is not high on their priority list.
My tank is 23 days in so still building my core!
Currently has two mocha sunset clowns, watchman goby and pistol shrimp. Some tiny frags and CUC though my pistol I think is eating my crabs.
My tank is 23 days in so still building my core!
Currently has two mocha sunset clowns, watchman goby and pistol shrimp. Some tiny frags and CUC though my pistol I think is eating my crabs.
driciladr
Community Member
The lid os standard for IM tanks, but doesn't have a dedicated feed hole or anywhere convenient to place an autofeeder. I got a 3d printed platform that works for the autofeeder, and it drops pellets through the screen. However, I use rehydrated food (mysis, calanus) and hatched baby brine shrimp as manual feeds, and it gunks up the screen with salt or stuck food particles. A feeder hole in front of the gyre would be ideal.
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driciladr
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Slow down- I struggle with going too fast at work and life and my tank forces me to slow down. I’m working on it !!!
Research before doing anything. Cheap things end up expensive. Aiptasia is the devil.
taytay_1119
Active Member
You can research and have all this knowledge but it’s not always going to count. Sometimes just like life our tank has thrown some curveballs our way. Whether it be unexpected fish aggression or a coral just not liking your setup or even equipment failure. Teaches you to be as prepared as possible.
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It’s a pain to lift the lid which tweaks the frame every time or if I need something I have to take the lid off move it to the floor start doing what ever I needed to do, stop tell the 2 year old to stop touching the lid re start doing stop take the lid from the kid restart doing whatever I was trying to do and realize I forgot what I was doing put lid back on haha
I feel that getting into the reefing hobby has reminded me to have patience and redundancy (backup plans). For me, not rushing into situations in life usually turns out better because you take your time to plan, decide, and execute. For example, I recently redid by wood floors but before I acted on it, I had to make sure I took the time to plan it out. At the same time, I've learned to have an alternate plan incase situation arises. With the same example, I was called into work and had a backup plan to have someone take over.
Digimes
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LadyMac
Freshwater sage fish whisperer
Well, it’s a challenge. For feeding, I have to lift one of the glass panes up via the double sided tape handle, toss them their food and gently add back making sure it’s still balanced on the rim lol. Maintenance, that’s another ballgame. To readd my water I scootch the lid over to create a small enough gap to gently pour the water into, because the fish are skittish jumpers. I have to move this pane back after each jug to ensure they don’t floor surf. It ya very cumbersome, since the fibro affects the nerves in my hands and I’m starting to develop RA.
It's just a small acrylic sheet so it's pretty easy to just slide it over a bit.
LadyMac
Freshwater sage fish whisperer
Take your time and don’t rush through things. Step gently, and lightly. It makes you seem more elegant lol.
