Daniel's 50g Reef Savvy Cube

mdbannister · Nov 23, 2016

I'm having an issue with the water level being too low... :/

I think the issue is that I went with this maggie muffler which is too tall to allow for a higher standpipe.

I am thinking I may swap it out with a durso to see if I can get the level higher. If that doesn't work, I may have to install a barrier to block half the height of the teeth behind the weir (from the inside so it won't be visible in the tank).

Dnraiders · Nov 30, 2016

Sump and plumbing look great

Denash · Dec 1, 2016

Looks like your emergency drain pipe is lower than your overflow pipe.

solitude127 · Dec 1, 2016

Denash said:

That might be the return.

mdbannister · Dec 1, 2016

solitude127 said:

Yep. It's the return.

I've swapped out the muffler now for a durso which made the drain silent and helped to raise the water level some. I think I may have to put some plexi-glass behind the teeth on the overflow to raise the water level some more bc it's still about 2 1/2" below the rim.

reefes pieces · Dec 1, 2016

That's probably the best option. Raise the weir to the desired height.

mdbannister said:

mdbannister · Dec 1, 2016

So...updating the stock list.

The following fish are currently in QT:

- Flame Angel
- Purple Firefish
- Gold Assessor Basslet
- Diamond Goby
- Mystery Wrasse

I have a pair of clowns (1 black ice, 1 snowflake) ready to ship that have already been QT'd by a close friend in PA.

So that will be all of my planned fish stocking for this cube.

Denash · Dec 1, 2016

mdbannister said:

Then how about a gate valve on your overflow pipe/ line to fine tune your water level

mdbannister · Dec 2, 2016

Denash said:

I think raising the level at the weir will probably fix the issue. I'll try that and if it doesn't work, then I'll look at adding a valve somewhere.

mdbannister · Dec 2, 2016

Unfortunately, the flame angel died in QT. Totally random. He was doing fine this morning, but came home this evening and he's dead. All other fish in QT look fine. No signs of aggression or disease. :-( RIP little dude.

innerspark · Dec 2, 2016

mdbannister said:

Did you have copper in the QT? I had a hard time with them and and copper years ago and came to the conclusion that they are to sensitive to copper.

mdbannister · Dec 2, 2016

innerspark said:

No copper. I'm planning to use tank transfer method instead of copper, but I haven't done the first transfer yet.

mdbannister · Dec 4, 2016

Woot! Blocking the lower part of the weir did it! Check this out!

And try not to laugh too hard when you see what I used to do it.

dorkymk3 · Dec 4, 2016

mdbannister said:

LoL awesome fix! Looks like a blockbuster night to me.

reefes pieces · Dec 4, 2016

No shame in that lol. Ur recycling and repurposing. Great for the environment. Haha water height looks perfect

mdbannister · Dec 5, 2016

dorkymk3 said:

reefes pieces said:

Thanks guys! And we thought Blockbuster was obsolete.

#winning

mdbannister · Dec 5, 2016

And...Lights are UP!!

solitude127 · Dec 5, 2016

Looks good. how's the sump working out?

reefes pieces · Dec 5, 2016

Lookin good!

Rakie · Dec 5, 2016

Hey man, didn't know you posted here! This is Tim, the other member of the RAP display tank emergency response team. Looks like it's coming along well, pretty soon you'll be able to put all kinds of Acans and other flubber in there!

Figured i'd throw this up a pic of the Acans I brought home. They'd have looked good in your tank -_-

But seriously, your tank looks like it's coming along well! Also, I totally didn't kill this flubber. I know you lost some sleep over these things coming home with a wannabe elitist SPS keeper

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