jason2459
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I'll have to look back. I'm pretty sure I got it the same time I got the purple haze monti.
Its an ORA red which is supposed to be hardier.
Rebuild and recovery of a dead tank
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Its an ORA red which is supposed to be hardier.
jason2459
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Found it. I got the ora red goniopora october last year. Its gown pretty well. That frag square can't be seen anymore.
I feel like my tank is finally back in balance with itself. I haven't felt this way about my tank since last year before my tank was "nuked" killing off all my corals and any invert that wasn't buried in the sand plus many fish from I'm assuming an ammonia spike or directly from the cleaning chemicals themselves.
I don't have a spot of cyano anymore from my recent self induced nutrient spike from feeding WAY to much food in a couple hours period emptying an entire automatic fish feeder into the tank. I never did get any hair algae from that incident. That could be due to the Turbo L3 ATS. But I didn't do anything drastic to get rid of the cyano either. I did use some GFO for a couple weeks but its been offline after that when ever that was. It's back in this log somewhere when I put it online. Other then that I just watched the cyano melt away slowly. It's always good to have a reactor and media like GFO and GAC handy even if not normally used. Same with a polyfilter (not polyfill). Emergencies happen but never panic. If there's anything I've learned from reading Douglas Adams novels is DON'T PANIC!
So, decided to get a couple small frags tonight. I like watching them grow and well small frags are cheap (at least locally they are).
I'm hoping this guy survives. I understand gonioporas are hit or miss. There's also a baby red mushroom popping up and this is on the opposite end of the tank from where the growing cluster is at.
And this little guy
My yellow Fiji leather is getting to be a pretty good size
And may as well post some more pictures.
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leviburns89
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How are you able to feed 3x a day? Are you home most of the time?
What is your lighting schedule?
My actinics come on at 730 till 4pm, my 4 bulb blue + and coral + comes on from 330-915.
I don't have enough hours in the day to feed that many times. So I just pellet feed and mysis feed until they stop wanting it, once a day. Usually a 10 minute feeding.
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What is your lighting schedule?
My actinics come on at 730 till 4pm, my 4 bulb blue + and coral + comes on from 330-915.
I don't have enough hours in the day to feed that many times. So I just pellet feed and mysis feed until they stop wanting it, once a day. Usually a 10 minute feeding.
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jason2459
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I don't exactly know the schedule with out looking it up. My programming doesn't even tell me. I use the Apex seasonal chart for just about everything I can including the lighting schedule. But I do have everything shifted forward like 3 hours.
So, during the winter months the light schedule is shorter and summer longer.
First the blue led channel
Fallback ON
Set OFF
If Sun 210/210 Then ON
If DTTemp > 86.0 Then OFF
If Power Apex Off 001 Then OFF
Then the t5ho
Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Sun 240/180 Then ON
If DTTemp > 84.5 Then OFF
Then the white led channel
Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Sun 270/150 Then ON
If DTTemp > 85.0 Then OFF
Then off in reverse order.
My automatic feeder on the apex feeds 4 times a day. Then as soon as i get home I add a sheet or two of nori and some meaty foods.
Then after dinner do the same.
Then later again.
Sometimes I miss a feeding because I'm busy or just watching the nutrients. And sometimes I add a feeding to increase the nutrients.
jason2459
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Alright
Stock venturi with mag18
Killowatt still says just over 62 watts average
Dwyer still says a solid 12
Bounces between 10 and just touching 14
3 days since cleaning and can't see a thing through the collection cup
And just over 1/2 gallon or around 3 cups per day
And now for the 784 mazzei injector swap
I made sure to take out the ball and spring but I noticed Jeff from MTC used this little o-ring that had a bigger opening then what came with the 784 so I used the oring that came with the 684 stock venturi
684 back and 784 front with easy swap union setup
I turned the skimmer on and the collection cup started filling up. I had to open up the gate valve a bit as the 784 is the gph rating along with the model # as is 684gph.
I got excited and hooked up the Dwyer.
Kind of anti climatic. Its reading a solid 14/15. Bouncing up to 16.
So, more air draw and definitely more flow. Will let this run for another week monitoring the killawatt and the skimmate production. I imagine the watts used will go up. Will also see if the slight increase in air and water flow effects how the skimmer handles LRS fish frenzy.
Stock venturi with mag18
Killowatt still says just over 62 watts average
Dwyer still says a solid 12
Bounces between 10 and just touching 14
3 days since cleaning and can't see a thing through the collection cup
And just over 1/2 gallon or around 3 cups per day
And now for the 784 mazzei injector swap
I made sure to take out the ball and spring but I noticed Jeff from MTC used this little o-ring that had a bigger opening then what came with the 784 so I used the oring that came with the 684 stock venturi
684 back and 784 front with easy swap union setup
I turned the skimmer on and the collection cup started filling up. I had to open up the gate valve a bit as the 784 is the gph rating along with the model # as is 684gph.
I got excited and hooked up the Dwyer.
Kind of anti climatic. Its reading a solid 14/15. Bouncing up to 16.
So, more air draw and definitely more flow. Will let this run for another week monitoring the killawatt and the skimmate production. I imagine the watts used will go up. Will also see if the slight increase in air and water flow effects how the skimmer handles LRS fish frenzy.
jason2459
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There are more microbubbles in the skimmer sump section. Bubble size in the skimmer seems the same size but whiter which would indicate the more air draw. If they were an issue I would point the inside fittings the air comes out of up more. Sump bubnle trap is catching them so I don't care.
Pictures just don't seem to show it well.
Pictures just don't seem to show it well.
leviburns89
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That change is all from the oversized o-ring?
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jason2459
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Its from a different mazzei venturi. It comes with a 684gph 3/4" kynar injector. I also bought a 784gph 3/4" kynar injector. Kynar is the material its made out of that is ozone safe.
I had noticed the 684 that comes with the skimmer had that oring with a bigger opening the the flat washer like ring that came with the 784 so used the oring.
jason2459
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I just got done doing this
The waveline dc12000 is ready to go for next week.
1.25" FTP to 1" slip.
1" Spaflex pvc to a spears union. I like they are a bit more compact in size.
1" slip to 3/4" MTP
3/4" FTP/Slip elbow
Then the rest is all 3/4" setup just like the stock setup.
I found I had all the parts. (I have WAY to much "stuff" sitting on shelves collected over the years)
And this allows for 0 need for any clamps. Unions allow for easy disassembly and maintenance. That spaflex is going to keep shape a heck of a lot better too. I notice that vinyl tubing kind of narrowing in spots. I was hoping the braided kind would keep shape better.
The waveline came with two of these little washers like you have on a garden hose and it fit right in that 1 1/4" FTP side so slid it in there. Between that and the tape it should be more then good enough for in sump use.
The waveline dc12000 is ready to go for next week.
1.25" FTP to 1" slip.
1" Spaflex pvc to a spears union. I like they are a bit more compact in size.
1" slip to 3/4" MTP
3/4" FTP/Slip elbow
Then the rest is all 3/4" setup just like the stock setup.
I found I had all the parts. (I have WAY to much "stuff" sitting on shelves collected over the years)
And this allows for 0 need for any clamps. Unions allow for easy disassembly and maintenance. That spaflex is going to keep shape a heck of a lot better too. I notice that vinyl tubing kind of narrowing in spots. I was hoping the braided kind would keep shape better.
The waveline came with two of these little washers like you have on a garden hose and it fit right in that 1 1/4" FTP side so slid it in there. Between that and the tape it should be more then good enough for in sump use.
Floyd R Turbo
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Light blockers? You're getting growth at the slot/screen junction. Did the screen waviness go away? Totally forgot about that BTW sorry
jason2459
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np. It's still wavy like S curves. The light blockers were actually in place I took them off just before I snapped that picture. Most of that uptop was bacteria and detritus. The green was along the bottom. Kind of hard to see the difference in the picture.
jason2459
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Speaking of which...
Back when I was messing around with the return and stuff I didn't have the safety screen in place like I normally do
You can see the screen in this shot
It helps any jumping fish to be redirected back into the tank. Unfortunately, while the screen was out of place overnight one night the little clownfish my daughter and wife bought me for my birthday jumped. Go figure.
I got this little guy to replace him. And he's made himself right at home and I'm excited about it. First time my anemones has hosted. He's swimming in and out of all of them looking like he's enjoying life. My bigger and probably around 10 year old female has shown him who's boss but not to bad anymore.
Back when I was messing around with the return and stuff I didn't have the safety screen in place like I normally do
You can see the screen in this shot
It helps any jumping fish to be redirected back into the tank. Unfortunately, while the screen was out of place overnight one night the little clownfish my daughter and wife bought me for my birthday jumped. Go figure.
I got this little guy to replace him. And he's made himself right at home and I'm excited about it. First time my anemones has hosted. He's swimming in and out of all of them looking like he's enjoying life. My bigger and probably around 10 year old female has shown him who's boss but not to bad anymore.
jason2459
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This skimmer is very interesting.
Its pulling more air @ 14scfh
Its pushing more water as indicated by higher air draw and higher watts used that correlates with lower head pressure allowing more water flow.
@ still averaging just over 65 watts
It seems to be running a bit wetter. Which all together especially the wetter part you would, or at least I would, think it would produce more skimmate. It hasn't.
After a week it looks the same.
But slightly under the 1 gallon mark
So, sencing running wetter is producing less I turned the nob down a bit and see if running a bit dryer and match the dryer production of the stock 684 with the installed 784 mazzei.
I cleaned out the collection cup and ran the pump in the davy jones to dump put the skimmate. I'll check back again in 3 days. After that I think its waveline dc12000 time.
Its pulling more air @ 14scfh
Its pushing more water as indicated by higher air draw and higher watts used that correlates with lower head pressure allowing more water flow.
@ still averaging just over 65 watts
It seems to be running a bit wetter. Which all together especially the wetter part you would, or at least I would, think it would produce more skimmate. It hasn't.
After a week it looks the same.
But slightly under the 1 gallon mark
So, sencing running wetter is producing less I turned the nob down a bit and see if running a bit dryer and match the dryer production of the stock 684 with the installed 784 mazzei.
I cleaned out the collection cup and ran the pump in the davy jones to dump put the skimmate. I'll check back again in 3 days. After that I think its waveline dc12000 time.
