Smoothdog's 150DD build
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Mr D smack
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Sweet reactor!!!!
Have you filled it up with media yet
Have you filled it up with media yet
smoothdog
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Not yet, but I don't doubt that it will take every bit of the bucket of media I just got.
It's a great reactor. Would be perfect on a 90-120g with a medium load. Just wasn't cutting it with the 150g display + 70g grow out tank and 40g frag tank all full of stoneys.
smoothdog
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Pump for the calcium reactor finally came in. The Beast is online!
20140607_150924 by ksw2005, on Flickr
20140607_150924 by ksw2005, on Flickr
smoothdog
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smoothdog
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Looks awesome, smooth dog! Glad it went to a good reefer
Thanks Nook, couldn't be happier with it!
I'm dumped what zeomag in had left in there and used the media with zeomag added out of the old reactor to top off the effluent chamber. I used a full bucket of coralvue media plus most of a small tub of ARM to fill both.
Schplitter
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Sorry if I'm distracting from this thread but I learned a lot from you in a short time so your opinion goes a log way for me. Now to the question(s)...
What media are you using in your reactor? If different types are used how much of each in % or whatever measure is easy. Did you ever measure the output out of your reactor for the big 3? Where are your levels in the tank? What PH do you target inside the reactor?
Sorry for all the questions! You and Nook are masters when it comes to having beautiful tanks. Any input is always appreciated!
What media are you using in your reactor? If different types are used how much of each in % or whatever measure is easy. Did you ever measure the output out of your reactor for the big 3? Where are your levels in the tank? What PH do you target inside the reactor?
Sorry for all the questions! You and Nook are masters when it comes to having beautiful tanks. Any input is always appreciated!
smoothdog
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Pump for the calcium reactor finally came in. The Beast is online!
20140607_150924 by ksw2005, on Flickr
LOL, I just realized that if you would like some scale for this reactor, there is a 5lb CO2 bottle with a big regulator sticking out the side hiding behind it. :eek2:
smoothdog
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Not a distraction at all, that's half the reason I put the thread up. I'm using coralvue media which is made up of coral skeletons and very similar to the TLF stuff. There is a little bit of coarse ARM in there too just because I needed some and it was available (thanks again Nook :thumbsup
. I prefer the skeleton type media, it seems to hold the mag up better. I do run a little zeomag too but I'm not sure my pH runs low enough to really dissolve it well. I keep my pH in the reactor between 6.6 and 6.7, the regulator is dialed in to hold between those numbers and the controller keeps it from going outside those bounds if anything happens. I measured output when I first setup my reactor to get a baseline, but I haven't since. Now I just measure regularly after any changes and adjust output if needed. Calcium is at 420, alk is 9.7dkh and mag is close to 1500 right now.moondoggy4
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dialing it in
dialing it in
I apologize in advance if this has already been addressed I have read part of the whole build thread but not all of it as of now.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2368618
I think that one of these peri pups would do the trick and you would not need one of the digital units because you have a remote sump.
I love the idea of having a rectangle sump under a cube, small sumps under a cube is why I took my cube down.
dialing it in
I apologize in advance if this has already been addressed I have read part of the whole build thread but not all of it as of now.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2368618
I think that one of these peri pups would do the trick and you would not need one of the digital units because you have a remote sump.
I love the idea of having a rectangle sump under a cube, small sumps under a cube is why I took my cube down.
smoothdog
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Hi moondoggy, I did upgrade the reactor and I'm still using the MJ to feed it. It's been working like a champ and I finally have things dialed in nicely. The only problem with a peri pump is that the affordable ones have a static rate so it'd be a major pain to dial the ph in the reactor to match the flow rate, or cycle the pump on and off to get the needed flow rate.
