250 Gallon Starphire SPS tank

[LittleBlueGT]

Saw my big female clown chomping on one of my pest anenomes!

I wish she would eat them all!

But the one she had in her mouth she chomped down.

 

[LittleBlueGT]

Anyways about time for an update!

On Monday mourning I will start the big tank changeover:

-take out all LR and corals
-get rid of pest anenomes (putting LR in sump causes anenomes to release within 24 hours and easily get them out after that)
-re-arrange LR and corals for more of a Japanese type look
-clean everything up
-install 1 larger return pump
-clean other pumps
-install new ozone unit if have it yet
-make old skimmer into new calcium reactor (from a buddy)

probably other stuff too, but we shall see, that is a lot of stuff for one day!

 

[H20ENG]

putting LR in sump causes anenomes to release within 24 hours and easily get them out after that)

Can you elaborate on this? Is it because there is no light?
Thanks!

-install 1 larger return pump

Like you need more flow, :lol:

 

[LittleBlueGT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8979426#post8979426 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by H20ENG
Can you elaborate on this? Is it because there is no light?
Thanks!

I tried it and, I think because of lack of flow, they let go and look for another spot. Since I put the LR in my up/down causeway they had only one way to go, towards my filter before the pump intakes (gottcha!)

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8979426#post8979426 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by H20ENG Like you need more flow, :lol:

Uh,..................................................... yes I do!

 

[LittleBlueGT]

Tomorrow is the big day!

All ready with containers for LR and corals and I have all of the plumbing bits I need.

Japanese (kinda) style tank here I come!

 

[tgunn]

Make sure to post lots of pics of the process.

Sounds like you're going to have a LOOOOOOOOOONG day.

Tyler

 

[Waxxiemann]

Sounds like it will be really nice when it's all done, Ben. Thanks for hooking me up with the good deals. Rob tells me he took a bunch of stuff as well.

Make sure to PM me when you have those 3/4" male ends for the loc line and I'll come and get them. Maybe I'll borrow that beckett as well.

Also, the 3/8" line works out awesome. No more bucket brigade for me!


On a side note, I was hearing a snapping at night from my tank as well and I was sure to check on my female clown at the time but it was not her... oh well.


TTYL and good luck with the big change over! I agree w/ Tgunn, make sure you take lots of pics!

 

[Psyire]

Looks like you have your work cut out for you!

I'm very interested in this Ozone Air Dryer you are talking about.. do you have a link to the manufacturer? or more info?

Thanks and good luck with the reconfiguring!

 

[LittleBlueGT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8985193#post8985193 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tgunn
Make sure to post lots of pics of the process.

Sounds like you're going to have a LOOOOOOOOOONG day.

Tyler

2am and I can rest now. I still have lots of work to do tomorrow!

 

[LittleBlueGT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8991263#post8991263 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Waxxiemann
Sounds like it will be really nice when it's all done, Ben. Thanks for hooking me up with the good deals. Rob tells me he took a bunch of stuff as well.

Make sure to PM me when you have those 3/4" male ends for the loc line and I'll come and get them. Maybe I'll borrow that beckett as well.

Also, the 3/8" line works out awesome. No more bucket brigade for me!


On a side note, I was hearing a snapping at night from my tank as well and I was sure to check on my female clown at the time but it was not her... oh well.


TTYL and good luck with the big change over! I agree w/ Tgunn, make sure you take lots of pics!

Loc-line is now ready, just needs to be cleaned a bit.

No camera, my wife has it in the DR right now!

 

[LittleBlueGT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8993098#post8993098 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Psyire
Looks like you have your work cut out for you!

I'm very interested in this Ozone Air Dryer you are talking about.. do you have a link to the manufacturer? or more info?

Thanks and good luck with the reconfiguring!

I will post pics of that stuff for sure!

 

[tgunn]

So did you get the tank all reconfigured? What's left?

Once you've got the new Ca reactor up and running and I can pick up your old one let me know if you want me to bring along my digital SLR to take some pictures.

Tyler

 

[LittleBlueGT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8994620#post8994620 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tgunn
So did you get the tank all reconfigured? What's left?

Once you've got the new Ca reactor up and running and I can pick up your old one let me know if you want me to bring along my digital SLR to take some pictures.

Tyler

Working on the reactor tonight. Yours is all off-line and cleaned out, ready to go!

 

[tgunn]

Wow you're really efficient!
Though I guess working until 2am as you mentioned in your past post I'm sure you can get lots done in a day!

Tyler

 

[LittleBlueGT]

I may have pics at the end of week.


As a bit of an update on other stuff:

I will have a new calcium reactor for you all to see soon!


RO stuff: I use to have 100 feet of 1/4 RO tubing going through my sump to cool my tank water and also to pre-warm my RO water to make it more efficient. I recently got a pressure gauge and found this 100 feet to give quite the pressure loss. So I changed it out for 3/8 RO tubing. Then I got 65 gallons per day out of the unit, not bad for a unit rated at 75 gpd (btw my tap pressure is over 60 psi).

Then I decided to try out a booster pump and see if I could make the membrane even more efficient (not too concerned with output, but it is a nice plus). Now I get 96 gpd out of the unit, and my post membrane tds dropped from 8 to 4!

Only problem is the switch that turns on the booster pump only activates when the post membrane pressure is below 28 psi, so in day to day operations it never turns on at all. It will however turn on if I am making lots of water and have almost depleted my storage tank. I will try and get a different pressure switch.

 

[LittleBlueGT]

I still have lots of work left to do. Tyler came over and offered to take some pics with his DSLR. Nice guy!

Here they are:

My new bi-colored angel.

 

[LittleBlueGT]

I guess that didn't work.

Tyler, can you make the pics so that I can display them here, I am not sure what is wrong.

Thanks, man. It would be a shame not to share them.

 

[tgunn]

That's strange. They "should" just work. Let me give it a shot:

 

[tgunn]

New Calcium Reactor:

 

[Psyire]

Awesome Pictures! I like the look of the tank and that Copperband is beautiful!