Soulpatch's 150 SC build

Need to do some cleanup yet and reglue one or two of the wire passthroughs but she is up and running...

Things on panel laid out

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Wires wires everywhere. Good thing i labeled everything

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Finished for niw as i have ti get my calc reactor running and still get to the gym and lfs yet today...

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I will clean up some of the rest later and srill might reach out to local glass shop about smoked glass doors

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So in stand my ATO has been moved slightly to afford the needed space for the calcium reactor. I tested the custom regulator I got and had to do a small repair to the solenoid power supply as it was damaged in shipping. But it is up and ready to go now.

Vertex calcium reactor has been filled with media and all the tubing connected.

TOmorrow I need to connect the CO2 to the reactor, hook up the PH controller, and hook up the new Spectrapure feed pump.


I also need to get my fxface tomorrow. Its a good weekend for the reef tank!!!
 
The things are still tight in the stand. I think im back to moving the ato container out of the stand or switching to a solenoid instead of a container...

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Hey Soul, what Jebao pumps are you running and do you like them? I know you can buy them at Amazon for cheaper but the also seems to be no quality control and hard to get warranties. Reef Breeders carries them with a one year warranty and I know Logan is a very straight up guy. I'm also looking at those Rossmont controllable AC pumps, keep in mind this is for my nano.

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Dc12000 i think for skimmer and 2 pp4 on back wall and 1 in sump to tumble chateo. Ive had no isssues in the 3 years using them...

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texdoc77 said:
Why do you tumble your chaeto?

Also how is your reactor working. Have you gotten any numbers on it yet?
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Getting it to roll ensures light to all sides and increases its growth and nutrient export. That is why a lot of stand alone fuges like the life reef ones or what BAO design now have spray bars at the top to force a tumble of the chateo.

As for the reactor - It has been running so I could tighten a few things to stop leaks. The Vertex is awesome looking but soo many connctions and such to leak. Took me a while to find the last spot where a gasket did not totaly seal.

The gas is hooked up but not running yet. I need to sit with it tonight after the gym and get the PH controller online and finally put the apex probe in the sump so I can tell what is going on in reactor as well as tank.

Then I need to test the tank tonight and raise the levels as needed to what I desire them to be at (alk still a concern for me) and then turn on the calcium reactor. LIkely put it on slowest pump speed and ramp up as needed.
 
soulpatch said:
Getting it to roll ensures light to all sides and increases its growth and nutrient export. That is why a lot of stand alone fuges like the life reef ones or what BAO design now have spray bars at the top to force a tumble of the chateo.
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That makes sense, just wondering.

soulpatch said:
As for the reactor - It has been running so I could tighten a few things to stop leaks. The Vertex is awesome looking but soo many connctions and such to leak. Took me a while to find the last spot where a gasket did not totaly seal.

The gas is hooked up but not running yet. I need to sit with it tonight after the gym and get the PH controller online and finally put the apex probe in the sump so I can tell what is going on in reactor as well as tank.

Then I need to test the tank tonight and raise the levels as needed to what I desire them to be at (alk still a concern for me) and then turn on the calcium reactor. LIkely put it on slowest pump speed and ramp up as needed.
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Ah gotcha, my mistake, I thought it was up and running. I am considering a reactor, but may just dose 2-part for the time being. Can't wait to see how it works for you.
 
texdoc77 said:
Ah gotcha, my mistake, I thought it was up and running. I am considering a reactor, but may just dose 2-part for the time being. Can't wait to see how it works for you.
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It is up just not producing at this point. Water is flowing through it and back into the tank but the other items to produce craps hasnt been turned on yet.

2 part is what I am using now to keep the tank stable. It is ok but I look at some of the tanks who do calcium reactors and how easy it is made me go that direction. A LOT more in up front costs and it will never be cheaper like some say but the ease is up my alley and the fact that I also get trace elements dosed back into the tank at the same time. I really think those extras are the secret sauce and I am excited to get into that and see what impacts it has for me.






As an aside I need to get my tank back on track slightly. I used some red slime remover as it had progressed from its one spot in my corner to on some rocks and irritating some corals. It is gone now but tank skimmer is still going nuts. Been removing the water it pulls and have done a couple smaller water changes to get it back in line. I also pull water from the tank every 2-3 days for the TTM QT setup so that is a small water change as well.

Hopefully things level out in the next week or so as the micro bubbles from the skimmer is annoying to see in the DT.
 
Ugh my magnificent foxface passed over ngiht. I only got him Saturday and into QT he went. He ate Saturday btu didn't eat again and stayed in one spot.

Not sure what happened but they were on the second TTM tank. Either way the juvi tusk who I really wanted is still doing well and the other fish look fine so I will have to keep an eye on em.
 
soulpatch said:
Ugh my magnificent foxface passed over ngiht. I only got him Saturday and into QT he went. He ate Saturday btu didn't eat again and stayed in one spot.

Not sure what happened but they were on the second TTM tank. Either way the juvi tusk who I really wanted is still doing well and the other fish look fine so I will have to keep an eye on em.
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Yep lost my pink goby I just got yesterday... Sorry about your fox face... on another note what do you calculate your total water volume at? Just curious, I was putting it at about 150-160, but when using a few reef calculator tools including sump I am getting about 140...
 
I leave mine around 150. I have a few gallons in my reactors and another 25 r so in the sump when running. So those 30-35 gallons in the stand should offset the rock and sand in the tank I think.

My lfs will order me in another foxface to replace mine for me. I told him to wait till mid march though so I can finish my current TTM. I have enough tanks to have multiple ttm and qt going but I prefer to only have 1 qt setup going at once...
 
Going to pck up some vibrant reef cleaner tonight to give that a go for some of my bubble algae I have going. Interested to see how it works...

Up on the plate for this weekend are:

Get PH controller online and start up the calcium reactor to actually produce
Continue TTM for new fish. All eating and looking great
Replumb return with longer locline
Right now the return is hard plumbed to the edge of overflow then locline. I want to use locline from inside the overflow so I can have smaller footprint and FINALLY put my overflow cover on to stop fish and larger snails from getting in there
Test, test, and test as the calcium reactor comes online and dose manually as needed
Pruning of my ulva algae...my foxface dieing has set me back with that one...
 
Ulva algae pruned, overflow replumbed with acrylic patch work and the lid placed on so my wrasse stays in the tank (I took strainer off of the main drain so algae pieces would go to sump and not clog it), and TTM continued. 2 more swaps (I do 2 day swaps typically so I dont have to worry about timing.)

Everything to do with the calcium reactor is currently at a halt though. The pump from Vertex is running SUPER hot (like would burn hand) and is making a buzzing sound. I fear the internals are siezing and thus causing heat issues and such. I dont trust it at this point and have a message into Vertex to see what they can do. I am awaiting a response and looking to buy a backup pump from them as well even if they warranty this one. The pump was molded witht he one fitting on it making it difficult to replace. I would have to cut some of the pipe on the reactor and add in my own fittings to plumb in a new pump should I want to go that way....and I might regardless to make things easier on myself down the line...
 
soulpatch said:
Ulva algae pruned, overflow replumbed with acrylic patch work and the lid placed on so my wrasse stays in the tank (I took strainer off of the main drain so algae pieces would go to sump and not clog it), and TTM continued. 2 more swaps (I do 2 day swaps typically so I dont have to worry about timing.)

Everything to do with the calcium reactor is currently at a halt though. The pump from Vertex is running SUPER hot (like would burn hand) and is making a buzzing sound. I fear the internals are siezing and thus causing heat issues and such. I dont trust it at this point and have a message into Vertex to see what they can do. I am awaiting a response and looking to buy a backup pump from them as well even if they warranty this one. The pump was molded witht he one fitting on it making it difficult to replace. I would have to cut some of the pipe on the reactor and add in my own fittings to plumb in a new pump should I want to go that way....and I might regardless to make things easier on myself down the line...
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That has got to be frustrating. I hope the vertex people work with you, and quickly. Seriously I really need you to get this thing on line and get the kinks worked out so the rest of us can learn how to do it.

Remind me what you have in QT, your anthias? I am also thinking about adding some anthias, and the Bartlett's seem the best bet, plus I like their size and coloring.
 
In my QT at the moment I have 3 Bartlett Anthias, my juvi Harlequin Tusk, and a Tailspot Blenny.

They finish TTM this week as they are on day 9 today. So Thursday will be it. I have put them through Pazi already with the TTM and another dose of Prazi on tomorrows change (I do 2 day changes just in case I get held up). Undecided on length of other QT. I need to kick QT back off for the foxface replacement coming so they will likely only spend a couple weeks in regular QT following TTM.
 
How was the stand that you received from SCA? Was it sturdy? Was the finish good? Did you have to do anything to it? The reason I ask is I'm in the process of buying the SCA 150g with stand and I'm not overly impressed with the staining on the stand.
 
The stand I got from SC was awesome though I stripped the varnish and stain from the interior of it to repaint with a white epoxy finish to better protect against spills and brighten the interior.

I will say though that SC chaged vendors for their stands since I bought mine. The design is supposed to be the same but they are slightly taller I think. I am unsure of what different finish they might have at this point but that would be easily remedied with a sander and new stain should you wish or paint it a color. For the price though it can't be beat IMHO.
 
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