the 1700g stingray reef
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spazz
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I hate to say it but this is energys busy season with his work, so it might be a while before he reads your post. in the summers he works 12-14 hr a days some times. and posting here is not a priority. I will be going over there some time this weekend and will see if I can get a few pics to post from him. no guarantees though. we have a lot to do and not a lot of time to do it.
Does your digital camera have Video in it?? Most do, it's small, but effective. Also, someone else mentioned it before, but a tank that big deserves a camera box/viewing box. A small plexigals box withan open top you can place in the top of the tank to view down into the tank. I'de bring my UW camera but I'm a ways away 
Steve Wiess using something similar to view his tank when doing maintenance
<A href="http://oregonreef.com/images/photos/p_105_l.jpg">As seen here </A>
Opens up a whole new world of views. How are things coming on your new Skimmer spazz?
I take it Energy is in the Construction business, I guess it makes a project like this a little easier Weiss is also in Construction. What great fruits of there Labor we get to view
Looking forward to your post Spazz
Jon
Steve Wiess using something similar to view his tank when doing maintenance<A href="http://oregonreef.com/images/photos/p_105_l.jpg">As seen here </A>
Opens up a whole new world of views. How are things coming on your new Skimmer spazz?
I take it Energy is in the Construction business, I guess it makes a project like this a little easier Weiss is also in Construction. What great fruits of there Labor we get to view
Looking forward to your post Spazz
Jon
I do excavation,demolition and retaining walls. The season has just begun so I don't have much spare time. Sorry if I miss any ones questions. My phosphate levels before the rowaphos were just plain higher. Not trying to be stupid but I don't recall the actual number. NHReef thanks for the compliments but most of all I'm glad you learned something. Thats what Reefcentral and Boards just like it are all about. My tank is just another way to skin a cat. Progress report- The hair algae is almost totally gone thanks to the rowaphos, but it has and is still taking a toll on some corals. The colors are really starting to come through as well. Time will tell where things go.
Aussie Koi
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18 hours, two battery recharges and I am here at last.
Guys thanks for a great thread and Energy Brilliant Tank you should be proud!
Regards
Tim
Australia
Guys thanks for a great thread and Energy Brilliant Tank you should be proud!
Regards
Tim
Australia
argo
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It's not HA that impacts corals to a greater degree - it's the media used to remove or control HA like PhosGuard or Phosban or RowaPhos. Hopefully that Big Ugly with Spazz' upcoming mods will put Energy's tank into equilibrium and require less of the phosphate removers - in no time his corals will make a comeback to their original splendor.
spazz
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well i just got back from energys house. WOW is all i can say. the rowphos kicked the crap out of the alage that was in the tank. that stuff is worth every red cent energy paid for it. the corals did suffer a little bit but not bad at all im my opinion. the system will recover in no time. the new ca reactor is installed and running. it seems to be runing just the way it was designed to run. i checked the efflutent before leaving and its pushing 750 ppm calcium to the tank at a flow rate of god only knows, but alot. ha ha ha. it has a 3/8" hose running almost wide open flow to the tank. his calcium level in the system is right at 425 so we will see if the 1 reactor can handle the requirments of the system instead of 2 reactors. here is some pics from tonight. there are some awesome fish in that tank but this is just a sample of them and a few neat corals too. enjoy!
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