Mixed 500 gal. A.G.E. build. 12 unit LED Radion lights.
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MarlinHooker
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Dave:
You have a beautiful system .... I have a couple of quick questions for you:
1. What is your weekly husbandry routine?
2. What are you feeding your corals?
3. I am thinking about slowly removing most of my sandbed on my 150 mixed reef as the biggest PITA is siphoning it weekly when I do my water change. Any suggestions about how much to remove at a time to not throw the system out of balance? the tank has been up for 1 1/2 yrs ... Thx!
The Starboard is an amazing idea! If I do another tank it's going to be 300-400 gals and that will be the way I go ...
You have a beautiful system .... I have a couple of quick questions for you:
1. What is your weekly husbandry routine?
2. What are you feeding your corals?
3. I am thinking about slowly removing most of my sandbed on my 150 mixed reef as the biggest PITA is siphoning it weekly when I do my water change. Any suggestions about how much to remove at a time to not throw the system out of balance? the tank has been up for 1 1/2 yrs ... Thx!
The Starboard is an amazing idea! If I do another tank it's going to be 300-400 gals and that will be the way I go ...
Dave,
Truly amazing. I am just a noob, but one can dream right? I live near the Twin Cities so, I was intrigued when you talked about Salt Water Empire. I decided to take the 1 hour drive down south to check it out. Well worth my time, and Li said to say "Hi". I learned a ton in the two hours I spent with him. I can't wait to go again soon.
Truly amazing. I am just a noob, but one can dream right? I live near the Twin Cities so, I was intrigued when you talked about Salt Water Empire. I decided to take the 1 hour drive down south to check it out. Well worth my time, and Li said to say "Hi". I learned a ton in the two hours I spent with him. I can't wait to go again soon.
david00061
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Thank you
Its a BAD idea to let some who doesn't know what the !&#!!@ he is doing build you a tank.
david00061
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23% Water change every 2 weeks, Clean glass weekly, water test weekly,
You would have to drain tank and remove all rock to add Starboard.
I would drain tank and do it all at once then you wouldn't have to worry about throwing it out
david00061
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thanks
I have to go to Twin cities 4-5 times a year. Every time i'm up that way I'll set down and talk with Li.
Li Knows this hobby inside out. And he loves to share.
Saltwater Empire in Bloomington Mn. Is a World Class Aquarium Store.
david00061
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PH has been low, so I set up a calk reactor 4 weeks ago PH is holding around 7.9 at night
AJT
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David,
Your running a CA reator aren't you?
I am thinking of taking off my doser & return to calcium reactor.
The thing I remember most is low PH & that stupid calc reactor. It was so up & down as the kalk was used up. Constant adjustment.
I had a hard time keeping the PH up & I have protein skimmer with outside air feed.
Heard of CO2 scrubber but talked to Mike at Precision Marine & his opinion is that they were useless.
What about having the effluient from the ca reactor drips into a small bowl that would drain into the sump that contains an air stone??? Do you think that would raise the PH ?
Your running a CA reator aren't you?
I am thinking of taking off my doser & return to calcium reactor.
The thing I remember most is low PH & that stupid calc reactor. It was so up & down as the kalk was used up. Constant adjustment.
I had a hard time keeping the PH up & I have protein skimmer with outside air feed.
Heard of CO2 scrubber but talked to Mike at Precision Marine & his opinion is that they were useless.
What about having the effluient from the ca reactor drips into a small bowl that would drain into the sump that contains an air stone??? Do you think that would raise the PH ?
Osteoclast
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Thanks for the updates. Enjoying your progress.
david00061
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Yes I'm running a GEO 818 calcium reactor. I do run outside air to skimmer, but PH was still dropping to 7.7 at night. I've tried the bucket and airstone. The only thing i noticed with that method was a bucket full of calcium deposits.
About 6 weeks ago I set up the Geo KR618 Kalkwasser Reactor.
Its simple to setup and use.
It removes a lot of the CO2 from water.
PH is stable.
I know there is no way I can use the Geo KR618 Kalkwasser Reactor too maintain the level of calcium i need, so I'm just trying to remove excess CO2
AJT
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Interested. Any links?
david00061
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No I'm not using the second chamber.
Are there any cons for using the kalk reactor along with the calcium reactor?
david00061
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david00061
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AJT
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The only thing I hated is that as the Kalk was used up the PH fluctuated. I got a lot of inconsistency.
david00061
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Ill see how it works in the next 6 months
david00061
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This summer I'm going to cut all welds off and rebuild this frag tank. I want to do it right this time (Not like the guy who watched a you tube video and deemed himself a tank builder) He cost me a lot of money. I told him the reason it split is that he didn't know what the *%$#%!! he was doing. I get no reply from him. If he is going to Build some else a tank that explodes and destroys 4 radion power supplies. And kills $100 and $100 of dollars worth of frags. And expect me to just say Oh GOLLY GEE to bad that happened I guess you didn't know what you were doing Oh well better luck next time. He needs thicker skin.
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david00061
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Okay that part is done'
As I stated I want to cut all the welds off and rebuild tank. I have watched a Youtube video. But I'm still not a tank builder.
I have a nice table saw and a table router. What blade is best for saw? do I need to use the router to polish the edges?
Any and all suggestions are welcome
As I stated I want to cut all the welds off and rebuild tank. I have watched a Youtube video. But I'm still not a tank builder.
I have a nice table saw and a table router. What blade is best for saw? do I need to use the router to polish the edges?
Any and all suggestions are welcome
