Serenity Reef

[biggles]

That thing is well and truly stuffed mate. Just putting a half decent skimmer back on the system will make a huge difference and get things back on track i think. :thumbsup:

 

[slin1977]

36 hours run time - happy with the result.

 

[Wrangy]

Happy days!

 

[slin1977]

Happy days!

Managed a second cup like that 36 hours later. This has to be good for the tank.

Put the Ehiem 1260 back into service - seems my energy saving thoughts about running a return pump half the wattage is no good for flow through the sump.
I guess having stagnant coast to coast and sump and no skimmer is recipe for algea growth.

Yuk !!!! Be warned these are some sad pics.




Pretty much all the rocks are covered with this fluff!!!!

 

[slin1977]

Alright then.... Since you missed out on a few full skimmer cups , let me fill you in then...
A re arrange to create a zoo garden not my best effort but still it will do

Next the infamous birds messed soup garden

And then FTS

And then....
Bommie time, lol

 

[joshky]

I really love your build man, everything is so well thought out and executed.

Your rock has seen better days, however you're back on track and a little algae never killed anyone. :beer:

 

[sahin]

Wow, cant believe that magnet split. I dont know why they are using mushy magnetic material encased in plastic...why not use the solid magnetic material used in most impellors!???

I bet all sorts was leaching out of that impeller causing/making the algae issue worse. When my MP10 magnet split, I had STN issues and similar looking algae issues some years ago.

Well, hope the tank progresses well from here. on.

 

[Wrangy]

Looking awesome Nils I may have to steal some ideas from you when it comes to scaping my new tank as I definitely want some decent overhangs! Good to see things back on track though mate

 

[Cosmojo]

Very nice so far. Looking forward to watching these sticks grow out.

 

[slin1977]

Thanks for the kind words guys!
Here is the revised plumbing version, this one works great.

 

[Wrangy]

Now that's what I call space saving! Is that a Skimz calcium reactor??

 

[slin1977]

@wrangy- no mate not a skimz but made by my friends at TMS in Taiwan - very small company, still going I think try searching Teythys Marine Systems or I can PM you a link.

Furthermore - since I've been working myself silly and handed over a huge project I , well the missus encouraged me to go and treat myself ... Maybe in not SPS territory but still very much eye candy . enjoy!!!!!!

 

[Wrangy]

Love the acans mate, very nice pieces!

A link would be nice, tried a quick search and didn't turn anything up lol starting to see a difference now the skimmer has had time to settle in??

 

[slin1977]

http://tmsea.com.tw/about.php?lang=tw

There you go mate!

Oh and BTW water changes are a few shades better towards RODI quality when comparing the two side by side that is clean water vs tank water . I just got a new salt bucket today so looking forward to results from switching from instant ocean to Red Sea blue bucket new formula.
Also picked up 2x Red Sea T5 15000k tubes and to be honest , colour rendition is woefull. Really disappointed maybe after a good burn in we will see. To me looks like a 4300k to 5000k tube !!!!

 

[Wrangy]

http://tmsea.com.tw/about.php?lang=tw

There you go mate!

Oh and BTW water changes are a few shades better towards RODI quality when comparing the two side by side that is clean water vs tank water . I just got a new salt bucket today so looking forward to results from switching from instant ocean to Red Sea blue bucket new formula.
Also picked up 2x Red Sea T5 15000k tubes and to be honest , colour rendition is woefull. Really disappointed maybe after a good burn in we will see. To me looks like a 4300k to 5000k tube !!!!

Thanks! :beer: Pity there's not too much info as they're really nice looking bits of kit!

Glad to hear things improving steadily and I'm sure the tank will jump again with the addition of Blue bucket too lol
Wow are they really that bad?? I've heard the RS bulbs aren't meant to be too bad

 

[slin1977]

Thanks! :beer: Pity there's not too much info as they're really nice looking bits of kit!

Glad to hear things improving steadily and I'm sure the tank will jump again with the addition of Blue bucket too lol
Wow are they really that bad?? I've heard the RS bulbs aren't meant to be too bad

With multiple water changes done since the last post, colour comparison between fresh batch water and tank water in the white water change buckets are getting closer to each other.

With regards to the Red Sea light , have to say that ATI Coral Plus is my preference , I need to find some.....

Hey Dom? How often do you dose Coral Snow?
I've had it for years but never routinely use it.

This algae is stubborn and doing my head in!!!!!!!!!

 

[Wrangy]

With multiple water changes done since the last post, colour comparison between fresh batch water and tank water in the white water change buckets are getting closer to each other.

With regards to the Red Sea light , have to say that ATI Coral Plus is my preference , I need to find some.....

Hey Dom? How often do you dose Coral Snow?
I've had it for years but never routinely use it.

This algae is stubborn and doing my head in!!!!!!!!!

:dance: glad to hear it mate!!

Yeah that's the only bloody problem haha is sourcing anything ATI, runaway's! I would definitely love to get some more blue+ bulbs

I was dosing 2ml every second day and that seemed to work well for me Definitely cleared a lot of things up and helped zeo along that little more

 

[slin1977]

Here you go .... A bit of copy and paste action to keep this thread alive.
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1. Gross water volume of your complete system (incl. sump etc.) - 320 L

2. Net water volume (incl. sump etc.) - 300L

3. Are you using a CaCO2 reactor: Yes with Carib Sea ARM

4. Are you using a PO4 reactor (how long, how long ago, etc.) No.

5. Are you using Ozone: No

6. Are you using UV: No

7. What skimmer are you using (type, rated water volume) Coral Box DC500. Rated 250 to 600 L

8. What are your actual PO4 and NO3 levels: PO4=0.00 Salifert / need to get Hanna reagents NO3=0

9. What are your actual Ca, Alk and Mg levels: Ca 380, Alk 7, Mg 1230

10. What filtration method do you use (Sump with Filter Socks ): 1 filter sock washed daily, skimmer.

11. Type of light (Watt, color temp, how old, etc.): 8 x39watt ATI Powermodule
Six lights on for 10 hours (3 ati blue, 1 Purple plus, 1 Red Sea 15k, 1 coral plus)
2 lights not on timer get manually / occasionally turned on (actinic and purple plus)
Tubes due for change soon.

12. What corals do you keep: Mainly - Sps, acans and few zoa frags

13. Tissue color (light or dark): medium to light

14. How long has the tank been running: 4 to 5 months

15. Why do you want to use the ZEOvit system: Colour and growth

16. Any supplemental dosing (type, amount, why, etc.): No.

17. Live rock (how much, how old, etc.): 4 months old - cured

18. Any present problems: too much algae

19. Problem description - Black Hair Algea very hard to get rid of.

20. What test kit do you use (how old, recently switched, etc.): Salifert for Alk, calcium,magnesium, NO3 etc KZ for potassium.

21. Present dosing, amounts and intervals:

Zeostart 0.25ml 1 x day ( should be twice a day but always forget )
ZeoBak 4 drops 1 x week,
Pohl's Coral Vitalizer 4 drops 1x week,
Sponge Power 4 drops 1 x week
Aminos 4 drops 1 x week
Coral Snow have but not using
Bio mate have but not using
Kaliumiodid- flour have but not using
Pohls extra - have but not using
Stylo pocci glow -have but not using
Zeo spur 2 - have but not using
B-balance have but not using
K-balance have but not using

22. Other water parameters and water stability (salinity, temp, etc.): 1026 salinity, temp 25.5

Zeolite Stones run passively in bag- need a reactor

KZ carbon run passively in bag

23. Which salt brand do you use: Red Sea

 

[cFloor]

I love it! Great looking tank. When it grows out a little it's going to look amazing.

 

[slin1977]

New Zeo reactor added