Alan's 180g Reef

hahhha, you are going through what I am going through. U always get that itch to start over and do another a tank, getting there is half the fun huh
i saw this tank up in person in chicago it is sweet. you think the t5 will cover that depth?
 
nguyentxd said:
hahhha, you are going through what I am going through. U always get that itch to start over and do another a tank, getting there is half the fun huh
i saw this tank up in person in chicago it is sweet. you think the t5 will cover that depth?
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I think so. I prefer a 24" tall tank, but 27" is the way they make them. Low light corals are going on the bottom and I have been considering maybe 1/2-1" more sand than I have in my tank now, so I don't think the extra 3" is going to matter much.
 
Got the GFO today over lunch. I did a quick phosphate test before I put in the new GFO, 0.11 on the photometer. I was a little bit surprised that it had gone down that much. I left the existing GFO in there and added another media bag with 2 1/2 cups.

Sat @ 7:30pm: 0.52
Sat @ 10:30pm: 0.44
Sun @ 10:30am: 0.32
Sun @ 6pm: 0.27
Sun @ 11pm: 0.18
Mon @ 7am: 0.16
Mon @ 6pm: 0.18
Thurs @ 12pm: 0.11
 
nebraskareef said:
:beer:

Don't forget pics! It will be fun to look over the transition progress when you get your TOTM!
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yay! make sure you trick out your fish room with lots of big equipments to make it look cool like some of the other TOTM winners. You need a big skimmer and a couple of oversized reactors. Did i forgot to mention that regular water changes is a must :)
 
Decided to bleach a 5g bucket of rock last night. I'm soaking it overnight in a 10:1 bleach/water ratio and will see what it's like today. If things go ok, then I plan on bleaching the rest of the rock as it gets transferred into the stock tank system.

Also, moved a bunch of corals over to the stock tank last night. I've been making a frag of the coral, dipping it, transferring it over, and then moving the colony over a few days later if the frag looks good. I have it broken down so there is only about 1/3 of the display rock in place.
 
If you are taking the time to bleach the rocks, how about a short term stay in muriatic acid to remove deposited po4 and open up the pores again? I've got a gallon at the house - a little goes a LOOOOONNNG way.

Completely safe!
 
nebraskareef said:
If you are taking the time to bleach the rocks, how about a short term stay in muriatic acid to remove deposited po4 and open up the pores again? I've got a gallon at the house - a little goes a LOOOOONNNG way.

Completely safe!
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I've considered it. I have no need for removing bound phosphates from the rock, as my PO4 levels are still very low.

jbob said:
hmm what are you going to do with all the frags :)
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I'm starting to run out of room on the 300g stock tank's eggcrate rack. I might need to add another rack in there temporarily until the new display is up. I'm planning on keeping the main colony in the display, a backup in the sump, and then any extra frags after that will be for sale or trade. I've already made a few accidental frags :spin2:
 
Alan went to reefstock in Denver this weekend, but I wouldn't put it past him that he already got it up before he left! lol
 
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