Biffy Finally Gets a Build Thread!

[Bifferwine]

Update: the 110 comes with tank, stand, canopy, sump, large Octopus skimmer, and return pump. I'm going to take a look at it tomorrow. *fingers crossed*. I don't need all that extra equipment, but if it's a good price, it certainly doesn't hurt to have two large Octopus skimmers running at the same time :) Plus, I want to plumb my 12 gallon nano into the same system when I get the new tank set up.

 

[dustin_P74]

Plus, I want to plumb my 12 gallon nano into the same system when I get the new tank set up.

so wait, you actually want to put animals in the 12 gallon nano that has been running empty for almost a year now?

 

[Alexander]

Ba-zing!

 

[Bifferwine]

so wait, you actually want to put animals in the 12 gallon nano that has been running empty for almost a year now?

No, if you read what I said, I want to PLUMB the nano into the larger system. I said nothing about actually putting animals in it :)

 

[dustin_P74]

touche

 

[nudy6969]

whats in your nano?

 

[RyanG]

Hair algae and nitrates!

 

[daugherty]

and maybe a rock or two

 

[Altohombre]

probably some sand too.

 

[dustin_P74]

im gonna guess that there is some water in there, possibly salt in that water

 

[Bifferwine]

All of the above are correct! Rock, sand, algae, and probably nitrates. It's never had an animal in it (besides hitch hikers that may have come in on the rocks... Not that I've been able to see them through the algae on the glass through).

 

[nudy6969]

I think you shouldn't touch a thing in it. Do an experiment. Buy a very horny cleanup crew ( 9 giant turbos, 3 emerald crabs, and a sea hare) and see how long it will take to clean it spotless.

 

[Bifferwine]

I could try that if I did a water change first. God knows, the cleaner crew would probably melt away as soon as they got put in the tank with however high those nitrates have to be.

In other news, the dude wants $800 for the 110 setup. I guess I'll keep looking. Too costly for me right now.

 

[hoopsdaddy]

Biff I posted a message today on your Visitor Messages Profile page.

Any updates on your tank?

 

[Bifferwine]

Well, apparently if you let a tank leak go long enough, it will plug itself up with salt creep or something, because it hasn't been leaking for the past month or so. While it was, I figured it was a way of doing hassle-free water changes :)

I'm still looking for a smaller tank, but have found nothing locally so far that is affordable. I'm slowly starting to sell off some of my live rock, at least.

 

[yote]

I still got that 75 gallon Biff:D

 

[Alexander]

amazing what salt creep will do

 

[mng777777]

Salt creep is awesome, and people buy stuff to eliminate it?!

 

[Bifferwine]

Yeah I know right? It saved my leaky tank! I should start making infomercials for the stuff. I could sell "Instant Salt Creep".

 

[steelcity]

this thread was ridiculous, intense, incredibe, amazing, ....... There are som many words you could use. Its a whole life saga in a short amount of time. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.