TCU Reefer
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Hmmm...a 450g SPS tank and no coral shots? What's up with that?
~450G Display (~1000G system) documentary starting
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buttons buster
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that is suck a good looking tank.
I really love the trim work also.
I really love the trim work also.
kwl1763
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Blue throats are there I just can't get a good shot of them! They are always moving fast!
If you look in that second pic above (with the lid up) you can see a little streak of light in the middle of the tank and one of them is in that! I think it's the female. Also in the full tank shot if you look at the arch in the middle of the tank and look on the right side near the bottom rock you can see half of the male streaking behind that rock toward the left.
I'll work on some better pics but they just don't stay still!!!
If you look in that second pic above (with the lid up) you can see a little streak of light in the middle of the tank and one of them is in that! I think it's the female. Also in the full tank shot if you look at the arch in the middle of the tank and look on the right side near the bottom rock you can see half of the male streaking behind that rock toward the left.
I'll work on some better pics but they just don't stay still!!!
kwl1763
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Ok see when I post it curses me! everything has been going great and usually I have to clean the glass literally like once every 2 weeks. Well I cleaned it Sunday and then noticed that tonight it was getting dirty again. Interesting, looking closer there was hints of algea on the starboard which has never happened before! I've stayed on a normal water change schedule and everything so time to check the RODI.
Ah ha. For some background our TDS here is really low straight out of the tap (like 40 or less) so even with as much water as I go through the DI lasts several months. The makeup of that 40 though is bad. phosphates are off the chart in the tap water so i'm pretty dilligent staying on top of it. Sure enough my outgoing TDS was like 13. 2 things bothered me about this one being that with a 40 input my RO should be reducing it to single digits and 2 my DI wore out so fast. So I changed the DI and the output is back down to 0 or 1 but the input to the DI (after the RO) is in the upper 20s which means the RO is not working well. The prefilters look fine so I'll have to open it up tommorow and see if I see anything. I may be in for replacing the membranes after only 14 months or so. Given the amount of water this wouldn't be shocking but it will suck because it will cost me ~$200 since I have the Merlin!
Ah ha. For some background our TDS here is really low straight out of the tap (like 40 or less) so even with as much water as I go through the DI lasts several months. The makeup of that 40 though is bad. phosphates are off the chart in the tap water so i'm pretty dilligent staying on top of it. Sure enough my outgoing TDS was like 13. 2 things bothered me about this one being that with a 40 input my RO should be reducing it to single digits and 2 my DI wore out so fast. So I changed the DI and the output is back down to 0 or 1 but the input to the DI (after the RO) is in the upper 20s which means the RO is not working well. The prefilters look fine so I'll have to open it up tommorow and see if I see anything. I may be in for replacing the membranes after only 14 months or so. Given the amount of water this wouldn't be shocking but it will suck because it will cost me ~$200 since I have the Merlin!
jnarowe
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couple things to note, firsty you pics are great. second, I am advised to swap out membranes every 9 - 12 months.
Tell me(us) about the Merlin. I have considered it but have been advised to not use it. I too have fairly low incoming TDS at 82 but with the same phosphate/nitrate issues. I never let my outgoing TDS to rize above 1 ppm. It seesms to me that the Merlin would be a good fit for my needs. Any comments?
Tell me(us) about the Merlin. I have considered it but have been advised to not use it. I too have fairly low incoming TDS at 82 but with the same phosphate/nitrate issues. I never let my outgoing TDS to rize above 1 ppm. It seesms to me that the Merlin would be a good fit for my needs. Any comments?
Bax
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I remember this build from a while back and thought it had such great potential to be a fantastic display.
Well, you have really maxed it's potential! everything looks great! Really like the trim. Do you have a FTS shot from back in the room? I remember there being a lot of trim work around the entire room that should make the display really blend in nicely.
Great job!!!
Well, you have really maxed it's potential! everything looks great! Really like the trim. Do you have a FTS shot from back in the room? I remember there being a lot of trim work around the entire room that should make the display really blend in nicely.
Great job!!!
kwl1763
Premium Member
Marc. I got a Rebel XTI a few months ago! Still have the Fuji (I need to sell it) but I love DSLR. Just awesome.
Kevin no issues with the Angels. The tank is big enough they pretty much don't pay attention to each other. I only have 2 aggresion "issues" and I use the term loosely because they aren't problems at all. At feeding time the Regal tends to not like the copperband! The sailfin also doesn't like the powder blue right after the nori hits the clip. Neither of these are big issues with litteraly just a one move "chase" then the other one swims off. No biggie but the Regal total ignores the flame angel.
Bax here is a pic of the room as of last week
Kevin no issues with the Angels. The tank is big enough they pretty much don't pay attention to each other. I only have 2 aggresion "issues" and I use the term loosely because they aren't problems at all. At feeding time the Regal tends to not like the copperband! The sailfin also doesn't like the powder blue right after the nori hits the clip. Neither of these are big issues with litteraly just a one move "chase" then the other one swims off. No biggie but the Regal total ignores the flame angel.
Bax here is a pic of the room as of last week
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