Starting a 240 Gal Cube Tank
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chetm2
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aztbs - thanks, not as many cool mechanical thing-amajigs as your tank thou! I love your light setup, very cool!
I just tested my water from the Typhoon III and regular RO water is 27ppm, DI is 0ppm and my regular tap water is.... 655ppm. Nasty, Nasty, Nasty. Now I know why my other tank was always battling some sort of algae issue. Bad skimmer, Bad circulation, crummy water = new tank
with a lot more thought and research into it.
I just tested my water from the Typhoon III and regular RO water is 27ppm, DI is 0ppm and my regular tap water is.... 655ppm. Nasty, Nasty, Nasty. Now I know why my other tank was always battling some sort of algae issue. Bad skimmer, Bad circulation, crummy water = new tank
with a lot more thought and research into it.
chetm2
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Well I finally got salt water again! Everything is hooked up and running except for my calcium reactor (need co2) and so far so good. I put a 1" sand bed in for looks and the grain size is too small and blowing all over the place. I will siphon out the areas that mounded up and go with a little larger next time. I purchased 2 smaller pieces of stinky live rock to help see the rest of the reef ceramics and added a few small green chromis.
Here are some pictures and don't laugh ay my redneck engineered light setup, it's just temporary until the canopy is built
Here are some pictures and don't laugh ay my redneck engineered light setup, it's just temporary until the canopy is built
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So did your electric meter break when you flipped everything on? Lol.
chetm2
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I wasn't sure how I was going to like the Reef Ceramics but I'm happy with the overall look, it will really be nice when they age and get some coral on them. I bought the Algae Free "Great White" Magnet and that thing is strong, you almost need 2 hands to move it around. I have 2 young girls and I don't have to worry about them getting a hold of it and moving it. I need to get my Co2 tank filled and finally get the Calcium Reactor hooked up then all systems are a go. Now I just need to find somebody local to build the canopy and skin the bottom. I'm having a hard time finding solid maple wood that is already finished, a couple of places have it but it needed to be planed down and cut to width and length (more skills than I have). Does anybody know a good wood guy/girl in arizona?
chetm2
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serenity - this is where I bought mine. www.captiveoceans.com
chetm2
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Well I blew a fuse on my RK2 today, so I switched over to a regular surge protector and a couple of hours later poof! So I looked at what was plugged in to what and I had all of the big pumps, lights and chiller on 1 circuit 
Not to bright. So off to find a new fuse and figure out the mess of cords under my tank. I have one closed loop that is on a separate circuit so that keeps the tank circulating. It was a good test to make sure my sump didn't overflow and I passed..
Not to bright. So off to find a new fuse and figure out the mess of cords under my tank. I have one closed loop that is on a separate circuit so that keeps the tank circulating. It was a good test to make sure my sump didn't overflow and I passed..
chetm2
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Well the culprit in my blow fuse was my air pump for my ozone. Apparently I didn't loop the line high enough and forgot to install the check valve I bought causing water to siphon back into the pump frying it I'm glad I had the GFI sockets installed. Live and learn I guess.
I'm glad I had the GFI sockets installed. Live and learn I guess.
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