250 Gallon Starphire SPS tank

[Psyire]

How's things doing?

 

[LittleBlueGT]

How's things doing?

Good...good.

Just extremely busy, haven't taken any pics yet and had to buy a second vehicle.

I will be back into the swing of things this winter though, thanks for asking.

 

[jake2045]

Any updates yet!Your thread has inspired me to set up a 180 gal in the wall.

 

[LittleBlueGT]

My wife is gone with the camera, but I should have an update soon.

Just got the Barr Aquatics kalk reactor and started hooking it up today (then I had to go to work) It is a big reactor!

 

[hdtvguy]

I guess you have given up on your calcium reactor?

 

[Psyire]

I'm still happy with my Barr Kalk Reactor, I'm sure you'll be with yours as well.

 

[LittleBlueGT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6269980#post6269980 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hdtvguy
I guess you have given up on your calcium reactor?

I really hope the kalk reactor can keep with alk/calcium demands. If it doesn't then I will hook the reactor back up. For those of you that do not know I broke the top lid of my calcium reactor last week (again ) Too much pressure off of my main pump. If I hook it up again I will have to have a dedicated pump. I was also having problmes with the CO2 bubble counter. Once I changed CO2 tanks it was always unstable.

 

[LittleBlueGT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6270135#post6270135 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Psyire
I'm still happy with my Barr Kalk Reactor, I'm sure you'll be with yours as well.

Yes, it looks like a quality unit (not perfect, but real nice). It is also very simple in design, so it should last for years.

 

[Travis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6270407#post6270407 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LittleBlueGT
I was also having problmes with the CO2 bubble counter. Once I changed CO2 tanks it was always unstable.

Is the tank in a room with a stable room temperature? I have noticed that colder temps around the CO2 bottle will increase my CO2 rate without me even touching the needle valve.

 

[LittleBlueGT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6271263#post6271263 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Travis
Is the tank in a room with a stable room temperature? I have noticed that colder temps around the CO2 bottle will increase my CO2 rate without me even touching the needle valve.

No, that is not the problem.

I think it is sub-standardly dirty CO2. I can clean the needle valve and it works good for a couple of weeks and then suddenly drops. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

On the last CO2 bottle it stayed rock solid for 18 months.

 

[tgunn]

Hopefully the kalk reactor is a little more hands off than your calcium reactor is right now. Too bad about it not working well for you..

I gotta get some sort of cacium supplementation system in place; continually dosing 2-part is a royal PITA!

Tyler

 

[LittleBlueGT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6273792#post6273792 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tgunn
I gotta get some sort of cacium supplementation system in place; continually dosing 2-part is a royal PITA!

Tyler

A royal one at that!:mad2:

 

[tgunn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6276478#post6276478 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LittleBlueGT
A royal one at that!:mad2:

Guess you've been doing 2 part dosing until the kalk reactor was up and running hey?

BTW, where'd you find Dowflake (calcium chloride) in Winnipeg? I just used up most of mine making my 2 part....

Later,
Tyler

 

[LittleBlueGT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6276544#post6276544 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tgunn
Guess you've been doing 2 part dosing until the kalk reactor was up and running hey?

BTW, where'd you find Dowflake (calcium chloride) in Winnipeg? I just used up most of mine making my 2 part....

Later,
Tyler

I'll give you a call re: the calcium chloride.

 

[LittleBlueGT]

Finally got a couple of shots done n the tank. Not the greatest, color is off a bit, but it should give you an idea of the growth and tank condition.


My huge orange cap.

 

[LittleBlueGT]

My purple tipped acro. (has much nicer tips in real life)

 

[LittleBlueGT]

My green slimer that has expoded in growth lately. The small piece on the left is the size of the original frag that I got from SWC and that was only about 8 months ago.

 

[LittleBlueGT]

My purple slimer (I think). This coral has undergone interesting color changes lately. I don't know what will end up happening to it. Some new growth has been bluish-purple. Some new growth has been white with bluish parts on it.

 

[Flatlander]

Wow, nice growth Ben. Looking good. I await the day the new tank is stable, so I can come for a visit. {with my baggies}. :lol:

 

[melev]

Very nice corals! Hey, what color is the corraline on the back wall? It looks whitish in the pictures.