Benson0219
Member
Zoas...
Benson's Upgrade to a 180 Gallon Tank
- Thread starter Benson0219
- Start date
Benson0219
Member
Benson0219
Member
Hooked up the refeugium this evening. Still need to get it filled with micro algea.
Benson0219
Member
Full tank shot. Sorry for the reflection.
Benson0219
Member
Sump with one of the media reactors hooked up. I will do the other one tomorrow. Running GFO and Carbon.
Joined the forum
Joined the forum
This my first time joining the forum. I'm excited to post pictures of me and Benson's new tank. The floors are completed and tank up and running. I am excited to add to our new display. We added 2 new rock structures to the existing rock, coral and fish from the 100.
Joined the forum
This my first time joining the forum. I'm excited to post pictures of me and Benson's new tank. The floors are completed and tank up and running. I am excited to add to our new display. We added 2 new rock structures to the existing rock, coral and fish from the 100.
JonezNReef
Member
Things are coming along quiet well. Subscribing and following along
Benson0219
Member
Well, the refugium is not draining as well as I expected. Which is causing the water level in my sump to go up and down. Not good. I'm going to have to change the way I have it plumbed I think so that it drains faster. It my last setup I had the return pump feeding the refugium and media reactors. Now I have a second pump in the sump feeding those items...
Benson0219
Member
Thank you JonezNReef. I am following your build as well. Good stuff!!!
JonezNReef
Member
Does the second pump have too much flow going to the fuge or is it because the way the drain is set up? Before you had a single return pump for your return, fuge , and reactors and now that there is a pump for the fuge and reactors the drain in the fuge might not be able to keep up with it. Looks like air could be getting trapped in the drain which could be causing the water level to bounce around. You could try lowering the flow rate through the fuge or possibly adding a 90 degree fitting on the bulkhead inside the fuge with the open end facing up which might help keep air from getting caught in the drain line. That or maybe running flex pipe or tubing instead of hard plumbing it.
Benson0219
Member
I have the refugium higher than the sump but the drain did not have enough downward slant to allow the flow to be fast enough for the pump. I changed the drain and now the flow is way faster than the pump can deliver. Works great now.
Benson0219
Member
This weekend I hooked up the ATO. I have the Osmolator Universal 3155 Auto Top Off - Tunze. It's working great.
Benson0219
Member
I also hooked up my Apex Jr Controller - Neptune Systems. I have it hooked up to my WiFi as well. Need that added control and peace of mind.
Benson0219
Member
I'm still trying to get my Skimz Kone SK204 Skimmer dialed in... seem to be having trouble with that. I'm just letting it run for now.
JonezNReef
Member
Whats going on with the skimmer? Overflowing?
Benson0219
Member
It's overflowing or the bubbles are too low... I have the air screw halfway open. Water level is a bit under 8 inches.
Benson0219
Member
The skimmer seems to be running better now. I closed down the air screw a bit. The Skimz Octa SC205I skimmer is a beast for sure.
Benson0219
Member
So, I set up the UV sterilizer last night. It helped to make the water crystal clear this morning. The protein skimmer seems to be settled down when I checked on it this morning. Pulling nice skim.
Benson0219
Member
I still need to setup the dosing pumps. Perhaps I will do that this weekend. I may use the third dosing pump to do carbon dosing with vinegar. I checked the parameters to see if there was a "mini" cycle. None was detected as ammonia, nitrites and nitrates are at zero.
Benson0219
Member
It's time to check the alkalinity, calcium and magnesium to see how they are doing?
