Oldude's Little Reef on the Prairie

[phaze5]

one day.....

 

[Oldude]

Dude you keep stepping your game up. I'll never catch up.

one day.....

I also look at other's tanks & think the same thing.
But in reality the journey is where all the fun is - it's not a competition, we all go at our own pace.

 

[Oldude]

 

[Oldude]

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

Strikingly beautiful.

 

[overexposed]

Good god...... wow

 

[skanderson]

this thread is what got me back into my reef tank and it just keeps getting better. beautiful tank and great pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[Oldude]

Strikingly beautiful.

Thanks Wayne

Good god...... wow

Yep - God makes em' so we can grow em' :spin3:

this thread is what got me back into my reef tank and it just keeps getting better. beautiful tank and great pics, thanks for sharing.

Thank you - what a great compliment!! I appreciate your following along. :beer:

 

[Rybren]

I have no idea what this is, (mini maxi?) but I love it and want one.

Your corals are spectacular!

 

[Oldude]

I have no idea what this is, (mini maxi?) but I love it and want one.

Your corals are spectacular!

Thanks very much. Yes that is one of the so called "mini-maxi" anemones.

 

[Oldude]

Just discovered tonight my skimmer feed pump has been barely running and I assume it's been over a month. I was wondering why I wasn't getting any skim-mate so I checked the pump and pulled out 8 or 9 snail shells that were blocking the flow on the intake.:facepalm: Now it's fixed I am hoping for some better colors and less non-performers throughout.

 

[worm5406]

Surprised the longer dwell time did not pull some stuff out.

 

[dave.m]

Without the force of the pump you will not get enough bubbles, therefore not enough surface area on which surfactants can cling, regardless of the dwell time.

Dave.M

 

[Elliott]

as usual, your corals look amazing, especially these...

 

[Oldude]

Surprised the longer dwell time did not pull some stuff out.

Not enough flow through the reactor chamber is ineffective in removing "proteins" from the actual system.

Without the force of the pump you will not get enough bubbles, therefore not enough surface area on which surfactants can cling, regardless of the dwell time.

Dave.M

Yeah what Dave said.

as usual, your corals look amazing, especially these...

Thanks - I am happy with the way those two are coming along these days. They both had a hard life and I nursed them along and now they are really starting to smarten up. The picture doesn't show it very well compared to in person but the polyp extension on the bottom one is absolutely insane!

 

[worm5406]

I thought you had a separate feed vs recirc pump.

 

[Oldude]

I thought you had a separate feed vs recirc pump.

It is a separate feed for the skimmer which is why it was such a problem with the pump intake being blocked. Unless I am not understanding your comment/question properly.

 

[worm5406]

I think I misunderstood the statement at first.

I was figuring just a slower flow rate.

I have an external skimmer. I have dialed it back before for a slow flow, but opted for a slightly higher flow with less dwell time.

 

[Oldude]

I think I misunderstood the statement at first.

I was figuring just a slower flow rate.

I have an external skimmer. I have dialed it back before for a slow flow, but opted for a slightly higher flow with less dwell time.

My skimmer is external as well - Euroreef RC500
https://www.google.ca/search?q=euro...forums%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D1724601;453;604
The link is to an older picture of mine taken in 2010

 

[Oldude]