JapanReef - 450 gallon In-Wall system
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Well, my zoos might be toast but he's been in captivity over a month probably and will be in QT for another month so maybe he can forget his natural diet. They don't particularly nibble on SPS so hopefully all will be well....
I'm a little bit concerned though. It's been in the bucket for 4 hours and dropped tp 1.023. It has enough water to swim upright but spends most of its time swimming on its side.
I'm a little bit concerned though. It's been in the bucket for 4 hours and dropped tp 1.023. It has enough water to swim upright but spends most of its time swimming on its side.
Well, it's still alive. Getting a fish through the first 24 hours is always the scariest part for me and this is the most I've ever paid for a fish ($140). It has taken up residence in a 1.5" pipe and isn't venturing out this morning. It's not like he's being bullied as he's the biggest fish in QT. In there with 2 sleeper gobies, the heniochus pair and a tiny yellow coris. When he goes in the main tank he'll be a similar size to the Yellow Tang and PBT so I'm sure he'll be able to hold his own.
Hey Alfonso, all is well. My QT is now officially in hypo with the Regal Angel, Yellow Coris Wrasse, Heniochus pair and 2 sleeper gobies. All appear to be eating well. The Regal isn't really taking to flake or other prepared foods but is nibbling on nori. I also pulled an algae infested rock out the sump and placed it in there and it's been nibbling on that so I have high hopes for it.
Main tank is doing well. I moved the LTA a bit towards the left of the island to make way for corals. I got 3 corals with the Regal last week and the pink acro doesn't look anything like the picture on the site. Maybe it will colour up at some point. The monti is a dark red rather than pink but it's nice.
I have to get a chiller this month as backup which is making me wince a bit. I'm all paid up on the new Vortech pumps so waiting for them now. They might ship out next week so we'll see....Chiller and those pumps will be a big step in this project.
Next on the list is a Calcium reactor but I'm not worrying about this too much. At the moment Kalk and a small cup of B-Ionic in the RODI auto top-off container is maining levels. I have to top it off every 2-3 days depending on how wet I run the skimmer so every time I refill I add a cup of B-Ionic and shake the Kalk bottle.
I'm also trying to hold myself back from buying more corals. Jury's out on whether I withstand the withdrawal.
Main tank is doing well. I moved the LTA a bit towards the left of the island to make way for corals. I got 3 corals with the Regal last week and the pink acro doesn't look anything like the picture on the site. Maybe it will colour up at some point. The monti is a dark red rather than pink but it's nice.
I have to get a chiller this month as backup which is making me wince a bit. I'm all paid up on the new Vortech pumps so waiting for them now. They might ship out next week so we'll see....Chiller and those pumps will be a big step in this project.
Next on the list is a Calcium reactor but I'm not worrying about this too much. At the moment Kalk and a small cup of B-Ionic in the RODI auto top-off container is maining levels. I have to top it off every 2-3 days depending on how wet I run the skimmer so every time I refill I add a cup of B-Ionic and shake the Kalk bottle.
I'm also trying to hold myself back from buying more corals. Jury's out on whether I withstand the withdrawal.
I went with AquariumSpecialty for the Vortechs. I love MD but always on the lookout for good vendors and Scott is a good man.
plus a little shipping eh?
Have a major project looming - probably next month but would like some advice. I'm going to be installing a chiller which will be outside. I'm going to take the opportunity to install a remote DSB outside and have it all on teh same loop. Will only be a few feet from the sump, through the wall to the chiller or RDSB. My question is...where do I put the pump? If you use the same logic as the pump between sump and tank then the pump would be after the chiller and RDSB...except with this setup we don't have gravity to assist.
So...options:
1) SUMP > PUMP > CHILLER > RDSB > SUMP
2) SUMP > CHILLER > PUMP > RDSB > SUMP
3) SUMP > CHILLER > RDSB > PUMP > SUMP
And then with Chiller and RDSB reversed with RDSB before thevChuller:
4) SUMP > PUMP > RDSB > CHILLER > SUMP
5) SUMP > RDSB > PUMP > CHILLER > SUMP
6) SUMP > RDSB > CHILLER > PUMP > SUMP
What's the logical choice?
So...options:
1) SUMP > PUMP > CHILLER > RDSB > SUMP
2) SUMP > CHILLER > PUMP > RDSB > SUMP
3) SUMP > CHILLER > RDSB > PUMP > SUMP
And then with Chiller and RDSB reversed with RDSB before thevChuller:
4) SUMP > PUMP > RDSB > CHILLER > SUMP
5) SUMP > RDSB > PUMP > CHILLER > SUMP
6) SUMP > RDSB > CHILLER > PUMP > SUMP
What's the logical choice?
