North Dakota Mini-Ocean

[8BALL_99]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13351690#post13351690 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
well that explains why nobody can get in touch with Scottt! :lol:

LOL

 

[purebullet417]

wow thats some skimmer. wish i had a tank room to put all my stuff in. very nice job and jope to see it progress

 

[Bax]

That's a ton of progress ... Looks like getting his attention paid off .... Big Time!

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

Well I finally got the nasty diatom bloom i was waiting for...YES!!! LOL ~

I am doing a 100 gallon water change as we speak (waiting for salt water to circulate in the resevoir tank). That should be around 12% of the total water volume.

Also, I have a question about phosphate...Can I put this in the same reactor as the carbon? I have heard carbon is exhausted much faster. Should I be getting another media reactor?

Hopefully by the end of the week I have the bloom cleared up and I can add corals around mid-Oct.

 

[jnarowe]

many people run them in the same reactor, but I feel this is really dependent on the type of media you use. I don't like to have that much flor over my GFO because I am really trying to keep it from tumbling and breaking up.

 

[jlaudiofreak]

where did you get your light rail from

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

I got the light rail from some online plant lighting website. I think I Googled "Lighting track" and found it from there. They were were decent on price too.

I finally got the tank lights up...

I still have some wiring to finish...I am gonna wire in the Ice Cap quick disconnects. They should be here tomorrow and I can take some more pictures. 2400W/600G = Electrical meter moving like the seconds hand on a rolex!!

 

[jnarowe]

It's fun to watch it spin!

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

Just an FYI - I set the lighting up with the bulbs 19" from the crest of the water.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13360323#post13360323 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefaquariumnut
Well I finally got the nasty diatom bloom i was waiting for...YES!!! LOL ~

I am doing a 100 gallon water change as we speak (waiting for salt water to circulate in the resevoir tank). That should be around 12% of the total water volume.

Also, I have a question about phosphate...Can I put this in the same reactor as the carbon? I have heard carbon is exhausted much faster. Should I be getting another media reactor?

Hopefully by the end of the week I have the bloom cleared up and I can add corals around mid-Oct.

I would suggest using separate reactors. They have worked out well for me. Much easier to control the flow for each type of media.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

Hey Jon...My humidity must be getting exported fairly well as I haven't had any rust on the metal in the room. Money well spent thus far on that Air Exchanger!!

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

Do you know of any reactors that have an RO feed line? I want to plumb it into my manifold off the barracuda...How are most models fed?

 

[jnarowe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13370733#post13370733 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefaquariumnut
Hey Jon...My humidity must be getting exported fairly well as I haven't had any rust on the metal in the room. Money well spent thus far on that Air Exchanger!!

When I remodel my tank room I will definitely be looking for this upgrade.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13370748#post13370748 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefaquariumnut
Do you know of any reactors that have an RO feed line? I want to plumb it into my manifold off the barracuda...How are most models fed?

Other than Kalk reactors, I've never seen a media reactor for carbon or GFO that has that small of an input.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

the media reactor Scott built me has a RO in and RO out and has a small Ehiem to help force the water bottom-up.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

How did you plumb yours Chuck?

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13370999#post13370999 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefaquariumnut
the media reactor Scott built me has a RO in and RO out and has a small Ehiem to help force the water bottom-up.

Sounds like a Kalk reactor to me.

 

[Goodwin9]

Here is a picture of my carbon & GFO media reactors which are being fed from my manifold.

 

[jnarowe]

I use 3/8" John Guest on mine.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

I do too...mine is a media reactor. But I can't find another one that is like that (meaning R0 line in/out)