Our 375g reef tank build & fish room
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ransomed4ever
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Hey, any pictures are better than none.
edandsandy
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Thank you Corndork2,
on the fish choice, no not yet we have to agree on those,
we currently have
2 clowns
2 anthias
2 wrase
2 tangs
I told Ed I really didn't want a lot of fish in there,
he agrees, maybe 4 more fish.
we have not made a decision
Ed is use to an aggressive tank, so its been a learning process for him:lol:
edandsandy
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Thank you and congrats on your new build.
The material we used is from WWW.EZTube.com
be sure sure to order aluminum.
The rack idea actually came from Glassreef, be sure to check out his build. Now that thread will be some GREAT reading!
edandsandy
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Will do!
edandsandy
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For the last 2 days the display on the ACIII Pro is blining "power failure"
I can not make it stop blinking!
I've gone over everything,
Today I turned everything off at the controller, then one by one unplugged and plugged everything back in.
Told the controller to turn everything back on.
Still blinking!
I even plugged a light into the socket where the controller is plugged into, the light works fine. ( this was Ed's idea )
Everything was fine with the controller on Thursday.
Friday morning, I noticed that darn thing blinking. :mad2:
I am not able to access it through Aquanotes using the Internet either.
Anyone know how to make it stop?
I posted this question on the Neptune System forum too.
I can not make it stop blinking!
I've gone over everything,
Today I turned everything off at the controller, then one by one unplugged and plugged everything back in.
Told the controller to turn everything back on.
Still blinking!
I even plugged a light into the socket where the controller is plugged into, the light works fine. ( this was Ed's idea )
Everything was fine with the controller on Thursday.
Friday morning, I noticed that darn thing blinking. :mad2:
I am not able to access it through Aquanotes using the Internet either.
Anyone know how to make it stop?
I posted this question on the Neptune System forum too.
Corndork2
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14231844#post14231844 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edandsandy
Thank you Corndork2,
on the fish choice, no not yet we have to agree on those,
we currently have
2 clowns
2 anthias
2 wrase
2 tangs
I told Ed I really didn't want a lot of fish in there,
he agrees, maybe 4 more fish.
we have not made a decision
Ed is use to an aggressive tank, so its been a learning process for him:lol:
Ed and I are in the same boat! Im going from a 90g with only a 15" Volitan Lionfish to a 58g mixed reef. Im sure he'll agree with me that its nice to not have to ask the, "Will this fit in my fish's mouth?" question every time he buys something. Haha.
edandsandy
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We hooked up a Kalk reactor,
it was easy to install.....
Well the unthinkable happened.
This was totally my fault, well....for the most part.
1st off, Ed told me it would be OK to attach the DC8's to wall using this super heavy duty Velcro, we have used it a million times. Never had any problems with it.
It's been attached to the wall for awhile now, no problem.
I told him on Saturday, while we were hooking up that Kalk reactor,
it looks like the DC8 is leaning a little, he said, it does, I'll run a couple of screws in it.
We proceeded to hook up the kalk reactor.
We both forgot about the DC8. We had a bunch of questions on how, when, how long, etc.etc.....
I said, Ed there is a TON of people using the Kalk with the ATO, I finally convinced him to do it. He was still not sure about the whole thing.
WELL, when we tested it to see how it worked,
I must have lost my mind somewhere and did not even think about what I was doing.
You are saying to yourself, no, no she didn't!
Yes, I did.......
Freshly made Kalk right into the tank!
I guess maybe about 1/8 gallon.
NOT DRIPPING, JUST RIGHT IN!
So all night, every time the tank needed water, the freshly made kalk water went in . Again not dripping.
Sunday morning, I noticed the DC8 fell into the sump, the heater and a few other pieces of equipment were plugged into it.
so the temperature in the tank dropped to 67-68, after a while I realized there is more here, not just the temperature. That's when we put it all together. I think the tank would have survived the drop in temperature, not the both.
I know the Kalk will be the end to most if not all 30 pieces of SPS's in the tank.
Aquatic Pro Solutions came over on Monday and did a hugh water change out and gave me a little hope.
I certainly learned a lot this week end.
1st, Listen to Ed
2nd, have both tanks filled with RO/DI water, ready to go, just in case of an emergency.
3rd, not Listen to Ed when it comes to electricity, water and Velcro!
BTW, I ordered a dosing pump for the kalk reactor,
and a new DC8!
This was a very expensive week end!
Most of the LPS's are hanging on. Barely, but hanging on.
Lost my big clam today.
That thing really smelled horrible.
I feel sorry for the trash man tomorrow....
peeeee ooooohh weeeee!
it was easy to install.....
Well the unthinkable happened.
This was totally my fault, well....for the most part.
1st off, Ed told me it would be OK to attach the DC8's to wall using this super heavy duty Velcro, we have used it a million times. Never had any problems with it.
It's been attached to the wall for awhile now, no problem.
I told him on Saturday, while we were hooking up that Kalk reactor,
it looks like the DC8 is leaning a little, he said, it does, I'll run a couple of screws in it.
We proceeded to hook up the kalk reactor.
We both forgot about the DC8. We had a bunch of questions on how, when, how long, etc.etc.....
I said, Ed there is a TON of people using the Kalk with the ATO, I finally convinced him to do it. He was still not sure about the whole thing.
WELL, when we tested it to see how it worked,
I must have lost my mind somewhere and did not even think about what I was doing.
You are saying to yourself, no, no she didn't!
Yes, I did.......
Freshly made Kalk right into the tank!
I guess maybe about 1/8 gallon.
NOT DRIPPING, JUST RIGHT IN!
So all night, every time the tank needed water, the freshly made kalk water went in . Again not dripping.
Sunday morning, I noticed the DC8 fell into the sump, the heater and a few other pieces of equipment were plugged into it.
so the temperature in the tank dropped to 67-68, after a while I realized there is more here, not just the temperature. That's when we put it all together. I think the tank would have survived the drop in temperature, not the both.
I know the Kalk will be the end to most if not all 30 pieces of SPS's in the tank.
Aquatic Pro Solutions came over on Monday and did a hugh water change out and gave me a little hope.
I certainly learned a lot this week end.
1st, Listen to Ed
2nd, have both tanks filled with RO/DI water, ready to go, just in case of an emergency.
3rd, not Listen to Ed when it comes to electricity, water and Velcro!
BTW, I ordered a dosing pump for the kalk reactor,
and a new DC8!
This was a very expensive week end!
Most of the LPS's are hanging on. Barely, but hanging on.
Lost my big clam today.
That thing really smelled horrible.
I feel sorry for the trash man tomorrow....
peeeee ooooohh weeeee!
edandsandy
Active member
Thanks Bax.
I wish I PM you on the Kalk Reactor!
We purchased the GEO Kalk Reactor, Im not saying it is the reactors fault. It is my fault.
well let me just ask now,
How do you like yours?
How do you have yours hooked up?
When do you dose?
I wish I PM you on the Kalk Reactor!
We purchased the GEO Kalk Reactor, Im not saying it is the reactors fault. It is my fault.
well let me just ask now,
How do you like yours?
How do you have yours hooked up?
When do you dose?
Untamed12
New member
My Kalk reactor isn't a Geo....but...
I started off dosing only at night to try to balance my daily pH swing. I couldn't add enough Kalk to make any difference, so now I just dose Kalk all the time.
I don't have Kalk hooked up to evaporative replacement. I use a dosing pump in order to control exactly how much Kalk I allow in.
I started off dosing only at night to try to balance my daily pH swing. I couldn't add enough Kalk to make any difference, so now I just dose Kalk all the time.
I don't have Kalk hooked up to evaporative replacement. I use a dosing pump in order to control exactly how much Kalk I allow in.
Bax
Premium Member
Sandy
I ATO thru my GEO 24/7, but that's on a 120 DT/250 system where I evap 3-5 gal/day on average. I find when I am ion or orver that high end of 5 gpd, my Alk rises.
I am setting up a 375 and I think Untamed is stearing you on the right path, a dosing pump and pH controler is th way to go on a
larger system. I thank I'll be going that way.
Currently, my GEO mixes with a Mag 2 twice a day set on a timer so the ATO is off while it's mixing. When on, the ATO tops off by a float switch, with a dosing pump, pretty simple once it's set up.
I ATO thru my GEO 24/7, but that's on a 120 DT/250 system where I evap 3-5 gal/day on average. I find when I am ion or orver that high end of 5 gpd, my Alk rises.
I am setting up a 375 and I think Untamed is stearing you on the right path, a dosing pump and pH controler is th way to go on a
larger system. I thank I'll be going that way.
Currently, my GEO mixes with a Mag 2 twice a day set on a timer so the ATO is off while it's mixing. When on, the ATO tops off by a float switch, with a dosing pump, pretty simple once it's set up.
edandsandy
Active member
OK, I understand, that is the route we are going now.
So how did you determine how much is exactly enough?
Sorry to ask so many questions, I just don't want to make the same mistake twice!
edandsandy
Active member
Bax how much time between your mix 2 x a day and when you dose?
How long do you mix?
Again sorry for all the ??????
I just need as much information as I can. As I said earlier, I don't want to make the same mistake twice
Untamed12
New member
At the beginning, I monitored my Alk levels and increased the Kalk reactor output every time they began to fall.
Now...Kalk isn't my primary or only Ca/Alk supplement method anymore. I'm also running a Ca reactor. In fact, my Ca/Alk demand is so high that the amount of Kalk I put in really doesn't matter. I think it helps to offset the low pH of the Ca Reactor, so I keep doing it.
When you first start out, and your Ca/Alk use is low, it matters how much Kalk you add. You can easily over do it. Once you have extremely high Ca/alk use, Kalk can't keep up because you max out at the amount equalling evaporation. This is why many people just replace evaporated water with Kalk.....but you wouldn't start there unless you already knew your Ca/Alk use was extremely high.
That's about where I'm at now. I pump an amount per day that is just about as much as evaporation tends to be....but the Ca Reactor is doing most of the heavy lifting.
Bax
Premium Member
Sandy
Untamed makes a great point. In any size system, your demand on ALk/Ca is a moving target and must be monitored and adapted to as your system matures. A newly started tank may have completely diferent needs from the same tank at 1 year or different again at 2 years especially if you are avidly collecting corals.
Untamed makes a great point. In any size system, your demand on ALk/Ca is a moving target and must be monitored and adapted to as your system matures. A newly started tank may have completely diferent needs from the same tank at 1 year or different again at 2 years especially if you are avidly collecting corals.
EnglishRebel
Retired Rebel Reefer
Sandy
Really sorry that you had this problem. I'm anal when it comes to attaching things (I must have used three bags of zip ties and two boxes of #8 x 3/4" screws). :eek1: I guess we all learn from our mistakes but it would be nice to learn in other ways.
Really sorry that you had this problem. I'm anal when it comes to attaching things (I must have used three bags of zip ties and two boxes of #8 x 3/4" screws). :eek1: I guess we all learn from our mistakes but it would be nice to learn in other ways.
edandsandy
Active member
Thanks again!
So we monitor the Alk and adjust the dosing according right!?!
BUT do this over a few days, not all at once.
I know that "I" made a HUGH mistake here.
I really don't know what I was thinking.
It just breaks my heart to loss my babies all at once.
Most of the sps's are completely white this morning.
I have a few pieces that are a putty color.
I'm hoping they will make it.
I think I completely understand Kalk now!, wish I knew this much on Saturday
Thanks goodness Ed is a "great husband" he said that we can rebuild the collection of sps's slowly!
edandsandy
Active member
Bax,
you are right. I try to monitor everyday, if not every other day.
I know this tank is new and the levels were just jumping all over the place. I was having a very difficult time keeping the levels in place. That is why I thought I was going in the right direction with the Kalk Reactor.
I just lost my mind when we started the reactor up.
I used to avidly collect. I think that has slowed down for now. I think I will wait a long time before I put any thing new in the tank.
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