My 300 Gallons system build thread....

[Laddy]

LOL, never discount a good trade school for your kids too.

This should be an interesting build.

 

[kidney514]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12273971#post12273971 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by i2ik
someone is working very good and fast here! Great system!

how do you like your prolifux controller? What about the dosing consol? Are you going to feed your Ca reactor through that or you are going with the balling method?

So far i haven't done anything with the Dosing pumps, one pumps is to purge salt water and the other one is too put fresh salt water, the third one is to be determined. I'm open to suggestion for the last pump.....

 

[kidney514]

What would someone want to dose their tanks with? I have a third dosing station that would like to find some use for?

 

[kidney514]

Some aquascape if you can it lake that!

 

[kidney514]

I have done the doors, just need to do the staining and varnish.

Next need to jump start the Nitrogen cycle, I think my tank is too clean..... What can I do to start the cycle?

 

[dismalorb]

Hey there! I'm thoroughly enjoying your thread so far.. Beautiful stand, by the way.

One of the LFS' I used work at would give people a small amount of ammonia with some live sand. That is a nice way to do a fishless cycle, which is better for several reasons: no need to rip your tank apart trying to catch nasty Damsels, and it's cruelty-free.

Another method people like to use is getting a fresh jumbo prawn/shrimp from the meat section of a grocery store and letting that sit in there until it rots.

OR...

You can buy some uncured live rock and cure it in the tank. That'll jumpstart the cycle nicely!

I'm sure there are more methods as well, but these are the ones I'm familiar with and have used.

Good luck with your choice. I'm excited to see how your tank progresses!

 

[kidney514]

How do you procure yourself amonia?

 

[kidney514]

Ya, how many damsel do you think I would need to have to start my cycle in a 300 gallons system. Like 20, no way man, they are impossible to catch after that...... I like your ammonia trick.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Great Build Lorin, good to see a GHL ProfiLux in action.

Keep us posted how you get on and look forward to seeing yo up and running with the LED thunderstorm sticks as well

 

[kidney514]

Getting some ammonia on the test chart, I guess the nitrogen cycle beginning......... Looking forward to put some fish in there

 

[StePerth]

Would you mind telling a newbe how the 3 station dosing pump for automatic water change (you said you wanted to change 2 gallons per day) works? I was trying to determine this from your plumbing photos but could not work it out.

 

[kidney514]

OK what device are you using? Profilux?

BTW I don't think that you can see the AWC on my pictures!

 

[kidney514]

Actually here it is:

Pump#1 is fresh water and #3 is old water.

 

[StePerth]

I am not using anything just yet. I was/am trying to understand how you are achieving Automatic Water Change.

 

[kidney514]

Well I have one pump the purge salt water from the tank to the drain (from midnight to 4AM old water and from 4am to 8am new salt water). You have to remember that dosing pump are not made to run continuously, so that is why it takes so long to a water change. Every 15 minutes i pump 900ml and then let the pump rest 15 mins, That gives me 8 sessions of 900ml between 12:00 and 4:00 and its the same with fresh salt water.

I also have another circulation pump in the Fresh salt water tank that start @ 3:30 till 4:00 just to make sure the Fresh salt water is well stirred before pumping it to the tank.

 

[Aaronovky]

looking good subscribed

 

[AuS MaDDoG]

Some Good info here,
I should have my Profilux Controller mid next week and want to do the same thing. Automate water changes and ATO. I would imagine that if you wished to speed the water change process up you could use a pump instead of the dosing unit, would this be correct??

Cheers
Tony

 

[kidney514]

Yup, you can use the a pump instead, but you have to understand that slow is good, less shock for your inhabitant.....

Imagine doing a 25% water change on a 200 gallons (50gallons) tanks in one day, that will and should create a level of stress on the population of you tanks...

Now imagine doing that same 25% over 30 days, that is under 2 gallons per day, I really doubt that the fish would even notice that it happened....

just my .02 cents

 

[NUBIANTANGLOVER]

Great Job! I wish I had plumbed my sump and return Dart pump into my garage as well. The pump is kinda loud and a little bothersome. This is going to be very nice!

 

[Aaronovky]

whats your fish list? any corals? any anemones?