Adee's new build
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amfynn
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thanks mate....i used a mix of underwater putty and a type of inert plastic that softens in boiling hot water...then hardens in seconds underwater.
I cannot stress how extremely beautiful this tank came out. This is what I want but no matter what kind of SPS I throw in my tank they bleach out after several weeks. My tank has been running for years and I can keep all soft coral and hard other than SPS and that is what I want. I love your tank and your knowledge in keeping them so beautiful and healthy. I really need to know what is the secret? What are your normal readings on all your parameters? My tank usually runs within spec IMO. I have to be doing something wrong. This tank is the perfect example on what I want. Great job!!
amfynn
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Why thank you for those kind words. I must admit my foray into the sps world some 5 years back was nothing but headache, much akin to what you describing your experineces as. I had frags turn white, bleach, STN, the works. I just kept at it and persevered onwards!....my advice to you would be to do the same.
My key theme for rearing SPS is first learn to keep them alive and healthy and with that comes the paramount rule....tank stability. You must keep your parametres stable. I strive for the following:
Kh - 7 to 8
Mg - 1300
CA - 420
PO4 - u want as low as possible, strive for under 0.03ppm and use a Hanna Phos checker
You KH is very key to the stability part, if u decide to pick a number...do so...then stick with it. Period.
Daniel Reef
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I love the growth on your tank. Fantastic!!
amfynn
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Thanks Daniel!
amfynn
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my sunlit algae scrubber
my sunlit algae scrubber
When I started this system I had plans for big scrubber, well more than a year later I finally got the ball rolling. This is my 3rd and biggest scrubber build and the most easiest as is does not involve any electrical wiring other than the pump feeding the scrubber (even that may change).
The basic design is a 6mm sheet of glass 120cm wide with a drop of 110cm, set at a ramp angle of about 45 degrees. Water is fed via an Aquamedic OR3500 return pump that sits in the nursery tank. I will change this later to rather use the return flow that feeds the nursery tank, to also feed the scrubber. That way when I have power loss, there is still flow going to my scrubber as the one return pump that feeds the nursery and the main DT, all runs off battery back up.
I used a dremmel to slice some slits along the spray bar.
One thing I will change as well it to place have the feed come from the centre of the spray bar via a T piece, as you can see the flow that enters from the left "ignores" the first couple of slits, hence the gap on the left. All in all though the width of the waterfall at the bottom is 90cm wide...more than enough to still do the job.
Had to do some work on the splash back/spray at the bottom end by coverything the underneath with plastic, all in all got some nice aeration going. On the opposite side of the scrubber against the wall (not in the pics)....I have a fan mounted, this blows directly on the acrubber as well, so hopefully in hot summers will also help a bit in keeping things cool.
The scrubber should take about 3-4 months to really kick in...will show then all the good stuff its able to purge from the system.
my sunlit algae scrubber
When I started this system I had plans for big scrubber, well more than a year later I finally got the ball rolling. This is my 3rd and biggest scrubber build and the most easiest as is does not involve any electrical wiring other than the pump feeding the scrubber (even that may change).
The basic design is a 6mm sheet of glass 120cm wide with a drop of 110cm, set at a ramp angle of about 45 degrees. Water is fed via an Aquamedic OR3500 return pump that sits in the nursery tank. I will change this later to rather use the return flow that feeds the nursery tank, to also feed the scrubber. That way when I have power loss, there is still flow going to my scrubber as the one return pump that feeds the nursery and the main DT, all runs off battery back up.
I used a dremmel to slice some slits along the spray bar.
One thing I will change as well it to place have the feed come from the centre of the spray bar via a T piece, as you can see the flow that enters from the left "ignores" the first couple of slits, hence the gap on the left. All in all though the width of the waterfall at the bottom is 90cm wide...more than enough to still do the job.
Had to do some work on the splash back/spray at the bottom end by coverything the underneath with plastic, all in all got some nice aeration going. On the opposite side of the scrubber against the wall (not in the pics)....I have a fan mounted, this blows directly on the acrubber as well, so hopefully in hot summers will also help a bit in keeping things cool.
The scrubber should take about 3-4 months to really kick in...will show then all the good stuff its able to purge from the system.
amfynn
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Oh, talking of things planned way back, but not yet put in place...I will be setting up my DSB, that equates to 472 pounds or 214 kilos of Oolotic aragonite sand.
I'm going totally "old school" with my filtration set-ups, least amount of fuss and effort to worry about and still able to achieve great results.
I'm going totally "old school" with my filtration set-ups, least amount of fuss and effort to worry about and still able to achieve great results.
prop-frags
SPS Slave
Looking great Adee. Getting zero PO4 and you don't even have that ATS kicking in yet...that should really help with nutrient export. You might even be able to go skimmerless! Now wouldn't that be something?!?
amfynn
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Thanks mate. I dunno about skimmerless hey, then again that would be a perfect "take care of itself" system.
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