its hip to be square....

[biecacka]

Just noticed that one of my drain pipes has no water running through it. No clue when this started or why and I'm looking for the issue. Any ideas? I can't imagine anything got stuck in it because they have tops on them with very small opening around the pipe, the openings are not clogged. I checked.

Corey

 

[iced98lx]

Could be air that doesn't have enough pressure to be purged if it exists underwater or has horizontal runs? Could try plugging the other drains and increasing water level in the overflow area to see if it'll build enough pressure to clear the line..

 

[biecacka]

ill give that a try tomorrow. thanks chris


corey

 

[biecacka]

Weird....so I'm waiting for a new 250 ballast and currently running a 400 watt 10k XM bulb on one side of the tank and a 250 watt 20k pulsrite bulb on the other. The side with the pulsrite has started to grow cyano which is odd. I don have that issue in the tank. Anyone else have this issue, or could this be not related to the light.

Corey

 

[biecacka]

not sure what is going on, but it is starting to grow cyano on another spot in my tank on the same side. my auto feeder fell in the tank so i feed only once a day if that now. :lol:
i am running algae scrubber but only like 13 hours a day and pellets. however, the pellets have gotten low in the reactor and i wonder if that could be part of the issue. i need to replace the pellets or up the light period on the scrubber.

corey

 

[biecacka]

Tank has been on auto cruise for last 2 months. I have been and still am in Puerto Rico helping restore power (electric) to the people after the hurricanes last fall. Nothing has died in my tank but I'm not sure how much growth I have gotten from the pictures. I hope it's growing my sps like weeds!:lol:
Should be home soon to get it back in order though!
I do think my ph is low and my mag is low too. I had it tested few weeks ago from a friend and i am curious about the pH since my apartment is small and the windows are closed up for the winter.

Corey


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[biecacka]

Well, I sent in a water sample to triton and am curious to see the results.
I haven't been getting steady growth lately and my parameters have been pretty stable albeit my Alk does move from 8-9 but I'm not sure that is the issue.
Then I noticed a few corals growing and a few dying and I'm at a loss for fixing the issues. I hope the water turns out fine the I can eliminate that as an issue, or if it comes back out of whack I know where the issue is.

Corey

 

[Jack5746]

Few toys for the new tank...

this should do the trick i hope, what do you guys think?
corey

Should have stuck with Tunze.

 

[biecacka]

The only reason I switched over was because the tank is eurobraced and I wanted no cables hanging out of the tank. Prior to that I was diehard tunze fan and I still am but I needed to obtain a certain look. Had I ever go back to a set up that would allow me to use them, I would. But I must admit, I do enjoy the vortechs and the few hiccups I've had, ecotech has stepped up and made them right.

Corey

 

[biecacka]

Goy my results from triton back.

Maybe a little help reading them though as I'm not fluent in all science. :lol:
Corey

 

[biecacka]

Little over 2 weeks of my ATS....

Cleaned my Skimmer neck and pump today as well

quick shot midway thru cleaning.
Numbers am to have balanced out since I've been back but I did have a few more casualties for some reason. Going things are going forward from here on.

Corey


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[biecacka]

Few pictures as it's been awhile. Hands out of the tank and just letting it grow.


Corey

 

[biecacka]

Japanese green toadstool. Very slow grower

Looking down the center of the tank at a few pieces growing out for me.


Corey


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[HumphreyBear]

Just a quick note to say I really enjoy your thread, even tho I'm not a frequent commenter here. Yours is one of the threads that I keep checking back in to follow, thanks for all your work documenting it here

 

[biecacka]

Thank you for the comments. I hope to document more as things continue to grow.

Corey

 

[aquavista99]

Ditto:thumbsup:

I enjoy your reef updates as well, Corey!

Just a quick note to say I really enjoy your thread, even tho I'm not a frequent commenter here. Yours is one of the threads that I keep checking back in to follow, thanks for all your work documenting it here

 

[biecacka]

Tim do you have any pictures of that Dannic smurf golden?


Corey