540 build thread

[Borchers]

Thanks! I still have the peninsula tank. It's plumbed into the same sump that the 540 is on. I was going to take down the 300 but my wife actually wanted me to keep it, but I didn't want to maintain two big separate systems. So... one big system it is!

Sadly I don't have the gigas anymore. It lived about 10 years but I think it just outgrew the ability of my system to sustain it. It got to almost 30" and would consume almost 2dkh per day of carbonates. I actually considered just getting out when I lost it.

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Glad you decided to stay in the hobby. Sorry about the loss. Man way to upgrade with going crazy!

 

[DrDNA]

Added a couple new tangs and moved the two Aholehole over from the 300:

I've also been battling with an Apex EB8 that keeps shutting itself off and making the rest of the Apex system. Been trading emails with Neptune systems but I think the new EB8 I got is just fubar'd for some reason. Automation is great when it works! The rest of my Apex has been rock solid for 5 years until I added the second energy bar for the new tank

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[Saltwaternooby]

Wow they look small in there

 

[DrDNA]

Just a quick update... I've been adding a few fish. Currently there are two large rabbitfish and two Aholehole from the 300, large unicorn tang, a powder blue, bariene, mustard, and purple tang, a bunch of ocellaris clowns, and a few other random fish. A local reefer was breaking down his tank so I able to buy a bunch of healthy tangs.

Anyway here are a couple newer pics:

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[Saltwaternooby]

Glad you got those tangs, they needed way more room then 80g. I have always wanted a unicorn

 

[DrDNA]

Glad you got those tangs, they needed way more room then 80g. I have always wanted a unicorn

Thanks Anthony. The unicorn likes being able to stretch its fins! They do get big in the wild with big tail streamers. Last time I saw a big healthy unicorn in captivity was in Johns old 300 at YR

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[RonMidtownStomp]

I thought about it, too. I'm glad they went into you're tank that's perfect for them!

 

[DrDNA]

I thought about it, too. I'm glad they went into you're tank that's perfect for them!

Thanks!

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[DrDNA]

Getting some good algae growth on the ATS. That's about two weeks worth, on both sides of the mesh! Took it outside and scraped it off with a trowel

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[Saltwaternooby]

Some times I will hang mine in the tank and let the fish pick it off

 

[DrDNA]

Had the first temperature test after three days in the mid to high 90s. Since the tank and sump are in the sunroom I was a bit concerned about heat, but it seems to be doing okay. As long as I can keep it under 84, I'm happy.

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[DrDNA]

The pH is a little low since I've started dosing vinegar to help bring down nitrates in addition to the ATS. Tested nitrates a few days ago and was between 40-50ppm. I'd like to be under 20ppm

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[Saltwaternooby]

78 is great, thats a big body of water so it takes a lot to heat it up. Also cool it down for that matter.