New prop system

[BallaBooyeaH]

ROddie,

Just to let you know I have now been using the natural seawater for my live rock curing vats. It is fantastic - Thanks for sending the info. I am leaving 1000ltr sit for around 1 - 2 week, Collecting on a clear day. All the gunk settles on the bottom and I leave that off - Run it through UV and presto - Ready to go.

So for I have had 1000kg of live rock in the curing vat and in 5 days still perfect readings on parameters - I am sure if this was synthetic then it would be all over the place - No Ammonia, Nitrate or phosphates - 400 on Calcium. Once in the Vat just running Ozone and Activated carbon.
Here are some pics - Water was clean once started then went a bad yellow - Now all clearing up.

Thanks again for the advise.

Andrew

Loading in the Tonga Branch - Notice the clear Water

Branch and Tonga shelf nearly all loaded in - Water getting muckier

Most of the Fiji Ultra loaded in - Water is getting worse

Close to fully loaded up

Skimmer just eating it all up and going crazy

Balla - Hey if anyone is in Ireland and wants some rock - Just let me know - I got a bit spare...

 

[RRodrigues]

You're welcome Andrew. I'm glad you could find a better way to use NSW. The LR looks nice. Why don't you mix it with dead rock (more cheap to buy) and after some months you get LR??

Regards

 

[diciple]

wow great pro system!

 

[vincepits]

love your prop tanks

 

[cutnup]

any new shots?

 

[cutnup]

any new shots?

 

[Jesse-KT]

Beatiful tank dude. How do you keep the water so crystal clear other than the reason being that it's seawater?

 

[RRodrigues]

Hi Jesse, I don't use ozone, sometimes I use activated carbon, sorry for my long delay answering your question.

Last week I took a few shots of the soft coral prop tank. The Xenia population is disapearing, maybe because water changes are lacking. Finnaly I got a nice Butterflyfish to control Aiptasia population. The hippo tang is a fish I really enjoy.

 

[RRodrigues]

Soon I'll post a few pics of the hard coral prop tank.

 

[nUgZ]

Looking great!! Keep those pics coming.

 

[Impala1964]

I love this tank I was thinking of setting up a tank like this just as a regular tank

 

[shakara_b]

http://cosmos.oninetspeed.pt/rodrigues/Prop_corais/IMG_7405_2.jpg

What kind of coral is this?
Your system is on fire!! Great work.:bum:

 

[killereef]

Awesome work

 

[RRodrigues]

shakara_b, those are mono-polyp Galaxea frags.

Thanks.

 

[rharr21]

Sweeeet! The stuff dreams are made of!

 

[Impala1964]

Hey RRodrigues have any photo updates we love your photos

 

[Piazzon12]

Amazing! You've inspired me! I must have that tank.... Now I just need to learn to build one.

Adam

 

[Hezz]

Mr. Rodriguez,
You have done an incredible job at building and maintaining your prop tank. Hats off to you mate. The pics are awesome.

 

[RRodrigues]

water changes importance

water changes importance

Hi,

Water changes really improve coral health and grow. Did you notice the yellowish colour of the water that's in our reefs? Even when the water looks crystal clear just take a gallon or two and compare it with new water in a white bucket. I don't use ozone or UV just activated carbon from time to time.

So I decided to be more pro-active in these two prop tanks and have change their routine maintenance: 40l/11gal (hard coral tank) and 60l/16gal (soft coral tank) weekly water change and siphoning of the sediments.

New photos from yesterday (soft coral tank):

 

[RRodrigues]