Jerone's 155 gallon reef tank
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jbfloor
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As for my tank, the new skimmer broke in and is working well. I normally have to clean the front glass at least every other day, but I haven't cleaned it in four days now and it is still clean. I hope the corals start coloring up soon now that the new improved skimmer is taking care of all the gunk in the water.
I also upgraded my netting over the tank to keep the wrasses from jumping. This was built using basic Home Depot screen door frames with Bulk Reef Supply 1/4" netting. The standard screen door screens block way too much light, so I strongly recommend getting the netting from BRS.
I also upgraded my netting over the tank to keep the wrasses from jumping. This was built using basic Home Depot screen door frames with Bulk Reef Supply 1/4" netting. The standard screen door screens block way too much light, so I strongly recommend getting the netting from BRS.
jbfloor
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True, I took more drivers for more precise dimming. The minimum dimming percentage on a MeanWell PWM driver is 11%, which is quite a lot with these LED's. I am currently running a 4 channel typhon controller on 8 drivers, but am still working towards building an 8 channel custom LED controller unit (using either Arduino or some other controller). This should allow me to dim all the way down to one string of 12 blues before the tank goes dark. Right now the transition from lowest dim to night is a bit too much and the fish don't like it.
jbfloor
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That was post #3 in this thread..
And this, boys and girls, is why you should listen to what people on ReefCentral tell you..... (after doing some research and getting it from multiple sources of course)
jbfloor
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The wine cellar is the only way I can convince my wife to give up a room in the house as an equipment room . She'll have a nice space to relax and chat with her friends and I have a nice space to look at my reef tank (without the sound) and plenty of room in the equipment room to put all my stuff.
I am thinking about a 72"x36"x24" (270g) tank with a 100g sump + frag tank. It will probably take at least two years before I can get started. We'll first have to pull the trigger on putting the second story on our house...
. She'll have a nice space to relax and chat with her friends and I have a nice space to look at my reef tank (without the sound) and plenty of room in the equipment room to put all my stuff.I am thinking about a 72"x36"x24" (270g) tank with a 100g sump + frag tank. It will probably take at least two years before I can get started. We'll first have to pull the trigger on putting the second story on our house...
houssic
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I had a question about your break-in/QT tank. Now that your main tank is set up would you have done anything differently which would have helped your break in time or would you have not included anything? I am thinking about doing the same thing to get things started before my tank arrives.
jbfloor
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After adding the sand and pieces of live rock from my QT tank I never detected a cycle in my DT, so I think the method worked great. Though, I only put two baby clown fish and a goby in a 155g DT and did not add anything else for a couple of weeks.
Just make sure you carefully check your live rock (if you get some) for unwanted hitchhikers.
Just make sure you carefully check your live rock (if you get some) for unwanted hitchhikers.
RedDeadReef
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looking pretty sweet! I need to build myself a screen too, found my solon fairy in the overflow the other day lol
jbfloor
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It's been a while since I gave an update. I wish I could say that everything is going great, but as soon as I won the cyano battle (mostly thanks to the new skimmer) a new mess started. Green algae popped up and this messy white goop that has since started to turn brown. Nasty stuff. Unfortunately I have been traveling for business for several weeks straight, so I am unable to battle it properly. One more week and I am back home for four weeks or so.
Also, (posted on the Tunze sponsor forum as well)
I had an unfortunate water spill incident recently and fried/corroded the junction box of one of my Tunze 6095 pumps. The pump itself seems to be ok and the 7096 controller is still working fine.
The part is circled in the picture below.
I have looked around and cannot find this part in the spare parts section of the Tunze site or anywhere else. Anyone here know how to get this part or has the schematics to it (I can build one myself if someone can point me to the wiring diagram)
I'd hate to have to replace a $200+ pump for what must be a less than $10 part.
Also, (posted on the Tunze sponsor forum as well)
I had an unfortunate water spill incident recently and fried/corroded the junction box of one of my Tunze 6095 pumps. The pump itself seems to be ok and the 7096 controller is still working fine.
The part is circled in the picture below.
I have looked around and cannot find this part in the spare parts section of the Tunze site or anywhere else. Anyone here know how to get this part or has the schematics to it (I can build one myself if someone can point me to the wiring diagram)
I'd hate to have to replace a $200+ pump for what must be a less than $10 part.
What size pump did you use on your closed loop? Did you decide to alternate between the left and right sides? Also if you just let it run without alternating, was the flow stronger on the left side of your tank facing it? I am getting ready to set up my 150 again and really like your closed loop concept.
jbfloor
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I am currently running an Eheim Compact+ 3000 on the closed loop. I have not measured the currents, but the closed loop system was not meant to provide strong currents, but to keep water moving in the corners of the tank. In a future system I'd probably go with a slightly stronger pump and wider PVC before the split though.
It is not alternating. I have not good access to the back of the tank, so I did not want to get too fancy with parts that can fail.
It is not alternating. I have not good access to the back of the tank, so I did not want to get too fancy with parts that can fail.
jbfloor
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I just read an interesting article about mysterious white slime in reef tanks at: http://saltgeeks.com/forums/forum/general-interest/in-the-news/1266-mystery-of-the-white-reef-slime. This sounds very much like what my tank is currently going through.
My wife loves scented candles and air fresheners and will run them 24/7. With a relatively long cold spell (for California that is like 55 degrees) we left the windows closed in our house for a couple of weeks. I wonder if this lack of ventilation in combination with the chemicals that caused the white slime. I kind of hope so, because that would mean I can fix it. The white slime is nasty and tough to get rid of.
My wife loves scented candles and air fresheners and will run them 24/7. With a relatively long cold spell (for California that is like 55 degrees) we left the windows closed in our house for a couple of weeks. I wonder if this lack of ventilation in combination with the chemicals that caused the white slime. I kind of hope so, because that would mean I can fix it. The white slime is nasty and tough to get rid of.
jbfloor
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Been a looong time since the last update. Well, the tank is still there. It took almost 18 months(!!!) to get rid of most of the white slime. There is still some left, but just small amounts and it does not seem to be growing much.
Between frustration with the slime and the water restrictions in CA, I let the tank sit with minimal maintenance for over a year in the hope that whatever got into the tank would finally be used up. That seems to have happened. About half the corals have survived and some even thrived.
Also, I switched to a newer, bigger refugium made by Trigger Systems that is one thousand times easier to maintain. I can actually reach my filter socks without having to disassemble both the skimmer and the input pipes.
I'll see if I can post some update pictures in the future, if things keep improving.
Between frustration with the slime and the water restrictions in CA, I let the tank sit with minimal maintenance for over a year in the hope that whatever got into the tank would finally be used up. That seems to have happened. About half the corals have survived and some even thrived.
Also, I switched to a newer, bigger refugium made by Trigger Systems that is one thousand times easier to maintain. I can actually reach my filter socks without having to disassemble both the skimmer and the input pipes.
I'll see if I can post some update pictures in the future, if things keep improving.
jbfloor
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The old:
And the new:
Sump/Refugium is a Trigger Systems Tide36, about 50% more volume as the old one and, as you can see, I can easily reach the massive 7" filter socks.
I got rid of the sand in the refugium and am just running live rock in it. On the far right are two PhosBan reactors. One with GFO and one with Carbon.
LED lighting for refugium is on the way.
And the new:
Sump/Refugium is a Trigger Systems Tide36, about 50% more volume as the old one and, as you can see, I can easily reach the massive 7" filter socks.
I got rid of the sand in the refugium and am just running live rock in it. On the far right are two PhosBan reactors. One with GFO and one with Carbon.
LED lighting for refugium is on the way.
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