Schplitter
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Just finished a 25% water change. That's a chore and a half. I need a better system. Hauling buckets from the basement is not fun!
BK's 110 Gallon Build
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smoothdog
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LOL, that's why I moved my sump to the basement. 
Before that I set a Brute can right in front of the tank and ran a long hose to fill it, then mixed the salt. When the new water was ready I just drained out the old water then used a submersible pump to pump in the new water. Now you know why I didn't do water changes very often. :lol: Hint: every 3 inches from the top water line is 10.1 gal on that tank.
Before that I set a Brute can right in front of the tank and ran a long hose to fill it, then mixed the salt. When the new water was ready I just drained out the old water then used a submersible pump to pump in the new water. Now you know why I didn't do water changes very often. :lol: Hint: every 3 inches from the top water line is 10.1 gal on that tank.
Schplitter
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I like your old system a lot better than what I did. I might go to that or mix the water downstairs still then just pump it up.
I was thinking about how to measure how much water I'm pulling out for water changes when I designed the system. That's why my refugium ended up where it is and how large it is. It's exactly 25gal. I pull the cheato, stirr up all the gunk and pump it out. Then I refill that chamber with new water and done.
The only catch is having to take the water from downstairs in buckets. This part is brutal!!!
I was thinking about how to measure how much water I'm pulling out for water changes when I designed the system. That's why my refugium ended up where it is and how large it is. It's exactly 25gal. I pull the cheato, stirr up all the gunk and pump it out. Then I refill that chamber with new water and done.
The only catch is having to take the water from downstairs in buckets. This part is brutal!!!
Schplitter
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Looks like it took exactly 3 months to start coralline algae growth my man made live rock. I had diatoms or brown algae on 3.23.13 and now it's 6.27.13. I'm seeing these dime and quarter size patches all over the tank! I'm excited!
Schplitter
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This makes all of the work worth it. My 8 month old little frag (Adam) loves eating dinner in front of the tank. I can place him in front of the tank and he will be excited for at least 30-45 minutes about the fish. Any parent out there can tell you that's amazing as kids can last about 3 minutes max with any given toy 
Mr D smack
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Nice pic
Tradewinds
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Fantastic picture! The tank aint bad either. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
Schplitter
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Thanks guys!
Ever since my wife saw how much the kid loves the tank she stopped being jealous when I "play with my tank." Haha
Mr D smack
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Sounds like you found yourself a keeper forsure, the wife :thumbsup:
rackman
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Looks like it took exactly 3 months to start coralline algae growth my man made live rock. I had diatoms or brown algae on 3.23.13 and now it's 6.27.13. I'm seeing these dime and quarter size patches all over the tank! I'm excited!
that's about the same time i started to notice it on my marco rocks. i also have the same brown algae on my rocks still, does your's produce oxygen and trap the bubbles?
Schplitter
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I have not seen it produce bubbles but ever since I added the Law Mower Benny the stuff is there one day and cleaned off the next.
Schplitter
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A little update:
Added some coral and a couple of fish.
Added some coral and a couple of fish.
Mr D smack
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Coming along nice. When's pizza night?
Genesis Corals
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Very nice rockscape. I like the cliff.
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