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I'm probably under $1k as well but admittedly I've also bought & resold some hardware for small profits to offset my spending :cool:

That is awesome, I looked into getting a microscope for my tank but life distracted me from the idea, would you mind sharing what telescope you used? My only hesitation last time was lack of knowledge and not being able to pick a specific one. Thanks in advance.

January 2 fluffy polyps

"spectral shift" is my ONE reason why I will only run Cree or Philips, the cheap chinese chips and yes these are the ones used in 99/100 blackbox LED fixtures, I only know of 2 retailers selling CREE blackbox fixtures and they just got their hands on them 2 months ago, one of them is barely...

Challenge, accepted.

Hi, I sure did build my own fixture, rebuilt it a few times too haha. I don't have or remember my PAR values but I can say that a DIY fixture can compare to any brand name fixture you choose to compare it to, of course the virtue is in the fact that you can configure it to your desired...

haha I feel great about my guesstimate of 2x200w heaters, nailed it

In order for it to hold such volume (50g) at such a shallow depth I have to have it take up the entire floorspace of the closet, it'll be all the way up to the door so there will certainly be a 4" step when you walk in unfortunately but I don't mind learning to live with it in exchange for the...

ding ding ding, I think I came across the best solution for my application and here it is: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Pond-Armor-Pond-Shield-1-5-qt-Black-Non-Toxic-Epoxy-SKU-BLACK-QT-R/203886503 I will build a 5-sided 7/16" plywood box that is 4" tall and fits the base of the closet like a...

Hi Jim, I run my tank in my garage haha so cold in winter & hot in the summer. Though I don't advise it but I run my tank at 74-75 degrees in the winter & 78-80 in the summer, if your home is heated to 65 degrees I would say that two 200 watt heaters should do the job just fine. As far as...

I dug around in the garage, low & behold I already had a roll of armored 12 gauge cable and 2 dual GFCI outlets (total of 4 sockets) so all I need is a circuit breaker and I think my box already had a few unused ones in there so woohoooo on that end. I'm pretty much 90% sure I'm going with the...

Why of course I'd have to do electrical haha, not sure yet because I haven't stripped any of the drywall. I plan for 4 or 6 GFCI outlets on a dedicated 12ga line straight to the breaker box on a dedicated breaker. I'm almost sure the current outlets do not have a dedicated line so I expect to...

Yup, time for my 3rd one. For a little while now my 2nd tank has been in the garage after my 1st tank (after moving into this place) broke. I'll keep it simple for starters because I seek advice on configuration and starting construction soon so I need to finalize my plans. What is not...

I use a small 3w LED

it's nothing fancy, small acrylic tank, some rubble, some chaeto, heater, air stone and no water changes haha, keeps pods in case my DT runs out I can seed again. I do still buy pods couple times a year just to replenish everything.

FRP might be it, easy to seal the seems & gives me nice clean corners, going to look into hard plastic flooring. Shower stall base would be a great solution but they come in standard sizes & I want to make use of the entire closet also the corners on those things are bulky and will make it...

I did plan on creating a curb, perhaps 4" so it's not a huge step if I want to walk in there. The purpose of this thing is not to contain a major catastrophe, it is going to be intended for more of a barrier that catches spills for the most part, if I'm working on frags, if I trip & dump water...

sump, fuge, top off reservoir & a copepod tank are all going in the closet along with all electronics. Going to put a 12" fan in the door towards the top to pull away any moist air, 1" gap at bottom of door brings in cool fresh air. I can't put plumbing in the closet there is far too much...

Hi everyone, I finally get to start building my new setup. I'm turning a small closet into my tank's utility room and was considering waterproofing the whole thing, first thought was pond liner. DT will only be 57G and maybe another 30 in filtration. 6" of pond liner would absorb the most...

sign me up, these do well in my tank :D