Firefly's Journal

[firefly73]

refilled alk

1.8kg to 12l of ro

set auto dose at 9mlx6 = 54ml per day

got cyano atm due to trying to get the bangai to eat . over fed way to much have done 4wc at 10% over the last week will do a few more till it settles down. i do have chemiclean but only as last resort.

started on the 7x2x18" build whoo hoo

 

[firefly73]

cyno dropping back

repositioned the skimmer and opened it up much better skimmate

alk 8

cleaned the glass for the 7ft still deciding on fake or live rock wall

sal bit high didnt reset the refrac whoops will drop back to .025 over a week or so

 

[firefly73]

took out the primes lenses my par is high enough to support a open spread so we will see how it goes.

 

[firefly73]

well 10 weeks ago my ar400 was shut down and sps given to buddies etc
have after a horrid run of luck rebuilt the 7 ft 3 times. which is now a 2m x 61x61 tank after dropping the starfire main panel.

going back to basics for the time being.

t5 lights 3 3ft glo
1 4 ft glo
1 t8 arcadia.
as base light

1 dct 2000 return running at 1200 lph (low noise)
2 dc 12000 closed loops on seperate timers for 6 1/2 tidal runs
1 pp 20 at 8000 to add random
ca reactor holding around 2kg of media
large fuge area in sump
8x8x4 inch marine pure block