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Just add water! I have now run the RO line up through the central air ductwork and to the tank. The slow fill begins.
Project cube is here
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So i spent the day in and out of hardware stores, and came up with this, it is a work in progress as you can see the lamps need to come forward by about 1 1/4" but that is eaily resolved.
Chris at Ai said the lamps need to be 6-8" above the surface for a 24" tank so will adjust these up once I have water in the tank
here are the prototype pics
Maybe that will give some other users some ideas
Chris at Ai said the lamps need to be 6-8" above the surface for a 24" tank so will adjust these up once I have water in the tank
here are the prototype pics
Maybe that will give some other users some ideas
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Busy weekend,
Water in - Check
sand in - Check
GHL fully set up - Check
creation of worlds largest wiring tangle - Check (hey gimme time i will clean it up )
Premium Fiji in Place - Check - Thanks Ottawa Inverts for the cleanest LR I have ever seen
I am awaiting a new prob bracket from Chris, then the sump will not look like a bowl of string
pH - 8.08
Salinity - 51.8mS and rising
Redox - 177mV (target = 300mV)
Temp - 28 degrees C
Rest not worth measuring yet, let the tank settle a bit
Water in - Check
sand in - Check
GHL fully set up - Check
creation of worlds largest wiring tangle - Check (hey gimme time i will clean it up
)Premium Fiji in Place - Check - Thanks Ottawa Inverts for the cleanest LR I have ever seen
I am awaiting a new prob bracket from Chris, then the sump will not look like a bowl of string
pH - 8.08
Salinity - 51.8mS and rising
Redox - 177mV (target = 300mV)
Temp - 28 degrees C
Rest not worth measuring yet, let the tank settle a bit
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The main build is pretty much finished
As you can see below the lights are in place and fully programmed to the GHL, in fact the Profilux has pretty much full control of every aspect of the tank. This weekend I will do a review of what is controlled, how it is controlled and screen shots of programmed software pages.
The hanging kit was custom made by Chris (Boboxx) I have to thank him for the amazing job he did of this and also of course the quality stand.
The pump debate actually produced a huge oversight on my part, I guess running a business and also trying to do a tank build made me lose my head. I forgot the most important element and that was to at least have a flow rate to match the skimmers requirements and I was WAY short of that, this has lead to not enough draw from the surface of the water to stop bio film, so i now have a suitable balanced tunze coming that will draw 500L and hour at 1.5 meters, perfect for the skimmer and tank, thanks to Phil at Xenia for shipping it so fast.
The photos below show the lights aon about 60% at this time as they are slowly dimming for the evening. As you can see they are mega bright and need to be throttled right back. If you are looking for ultimate light control then seriously get these units. The ProfiLux cloud simulation is amazing also, I have it set to 25% and 50% dimming at random.
Here are some pics
As you can see below the lights are in place and fully programmed to the GHL, in fact the Profilux has pretty much full control of every aspect of the tank. This weekend I will do a review of what is controlled, how it is controlled and screen shots of programmed software pages.
The hanging kit was custom made by Chris (Boboxx) I have to thank him for the amazing job he did of this and also of course the quality stand.
The pump debate actually produced a huge oversight on my part, I guess running a business and also trying to do a tank build made me lose my head. I forgot the most important element and that was to at least have a flow rate to match the skimmers requirements and I was WAY short of that, this has lead to not enough draw from the surface of the water to stop bio film, so i now have a suitable balanced tunze coming that will draw 500L and hour at 1.5 meters, perfect for the skimmer and tank, thanks to Phil at Xenia for shipping it so fast.
The photos below show the lights aon about 60% at this time as they are slowly dimming for the evening. As you can see they are mega bright and need to be throttled right back. If you are looking for ultimate light control then seriously get these units. The ProfiLux cloud simulation is amazing also, I have it set to 25% and 50% dimming at random.
Here are some pics
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Just planning the auto water change now and then in April the balling chambers The AWC programmed and controlled by the profilux will be as follows
1/4 Ro line gravity drained from sump to basement about 12' below direct to drain, this will be controlled by a solenoid. The ATO sensor will be switched to dual mode ATO/AWC and a second low sensor for the AWC lower limit draw off.
In the coat closet behind the tank will be a large (ish) vat, this will at present plans feed the tank with new water via a tiny power head. The tank will drain and replace 1L twice a day so approx 10% a week.
Due to only draining off 1L at a time the tank will not have to have any equipment down time making the water change process and programming very simple.
The AWC programmed and controlled by the profilux will be as follows1/4 Ro line gravity drained from sump to basement about 12' below direct to drain, this will be controlled by a solenoid. The ATO sensor will be switched to dual mode ATO/AWC and a second low sensor for the AWC lower limit draw off.
In the coat closet behind the tank will be a large (ish) vat, this will at present plans feed the tank with new water via a tiny power head. The tank will drain and replace 1L twice a day so approx 10% a week.
Due to only draining off 1L at a time the tank will not have to have any equipment down time making the water change process and programming very simple.
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First corals are in Courtesy of Pat at www.ottawainverts.com
Tri coloured Ricordea - reason = for a new set up this is an ideal choice for the tank
Bright orange Monti frag - reason = Very hardy and a good indicator of tanks stability
Nothing else will be added for two weeks.
Dosing -
2 drops of FM Bio per day
1ml of Ultra Bak
0.5ml of ultra Min-S
Ultra Life is being dosed also at present due to new fish introduction and the tank being new.
Paremeters
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 0.2
P04 = 0.1
Ca = 460
MG = 1410
DKH = 7
Salinity = 1.0249
I will be switching to ProdiBio shortly as it needs to be reviewed by us.
I am not yet dosing any minerals as the draw on the tank is too low to warrant it, as soon as I see a dip in any of the 3 elements then I will set the balling up.
Tri coloured Ricordea - reason = for a new set up this is an ideal choice for the tank
Bright orange Monti frag - reason = Very hardy and a good indicator of tanks stability
Nothing else will be added for two weeks.
Dosing -
2 drops of FM Bio per day
1ml of Ultra Bak
0.5ml of ultra Min-S
Ultra Life is being dosed also at present due to new fish introduction and the tank being new.
Paremeters
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 0.2
P04 = 0.1
Ca = 460
MG = 1410
DKH = 7
Salinity = 1.0249
I will be switching to ProdiBio shortly as it needs to be reviewed by us.
I am not yet dosing any minerals as the draw on the tank is too low to warrant it, as soon as I see a dip in any of the 3 elements then I will set the balling up.
