Zildjian's 180 Reef Tank

[ZildjianDevil]

also an updated picture of my 40Breeder

 

[ZildjianDevil]

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[ZildjianDevil]

going through the cycle...

water parameters:

salinity level:1.027
ammonia level: 0ppm
nitrite level: 0ppm
ph level: 7.8
nitrate level: 10ppm
temp: 79

 

[ZildjianDevil]

with those levels that i posted above, what does that mean about my tank cycle? how do i know when it's completely safe to add fish, and corals?

 

[Rickyrooz1]

You can add fish now, bump up your pH first.

 

[ZildjianDevil]

awesome, thanks rick

 

[ZildjianDevil]

what type of sealer do you guys recommend i should apply after i build my canopy out of pine wood? thanks guys, Nick

 

[ZildjianDevil]

sup guys,

i wanted to find out what this is, i just noticed these little slimely dots in a very tight small section on the front panel of glass in my 40Breeder... any ideas as to what this is?

zoomed out pic:

zoomed in pic:

thanks guys in advance!

 

[ZildjianDevil]

hey guys,

i have two questions for you, my ro/di color changing resin changes extremely fast. i don't understand how you should change it every 3 months, but my resin changes colors within the first 2 weeks.. both chambers are completely changed over besides the underpart of the chambers, they stay the original color.. should i just keep changing the resin out every two weeks?

aslo is there a method or steps i should follow once i finish changing out my old resin with new? is there a rinsing period? or is it okay to just hook everything back up to the system?

my 2nd question, i have **** ton of aptasia in my 40Breeder.. like its basically a Aptasia tank. whats the best way to get rid of these guys.. i don't think i'll be able to kalk each and everyone of these bastards. i heard that cooperband fish do the job easily, but once they will only eat aptasia they might not touch nothing else, like fish food.. what happens when all my aptasia is gone, will the fish just die or go after corals? because i do want a beautiful cooperband for my 180, but i don't want the fish to not eat fish food after it mows down on aptasia.. if thats true that they eat it.

thanks guys

-Nick

 

[RyanTurner]

Those slimey dots look like nudibranch or snail eggs to me.
As for the DI, buy yourself a TDS meter that hooks up to your RO unit, in my experience, the color change in the DI isnt very accurate, the TDS meter will show you exactly what your TDS is, and when it gets high (for me I change my DI at 3) change your DI.

Here's the meter i was talking about.

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/products/reverse-osmosis-filters-and-systems/ro-di-accessories/dual-inline-tds-meter-dm-1-hm-digital.html

 

[JASON L.]

Nice build! Did you back flush your RO/DI system? I had the same thing happen to me!

 

[ZildjianDevil]

thanks Ryan!i can't wait to get one now! which one should i get the regular one in that link or the deluxe model?
is it worth getting the deluxe for an extra $15 bucks?

Thanks Jason man! nah i never back flushed anything lol how do i back flush it?

 

[beex215]

looks like a small pile of eggs or a worm. nice build so far

 

[ZildjianDevil]

thank you beex!

 

[ZildjianDevil]

i hate my 40Breeder tank right now. it looks like ****, with the hair algae growing, bryopsis growing, red bugs multiplying, and aptasia taking over. i've been doing Tech M dosing 7oz everyday for the last week to kill off my bryopsis, but i tend to keep dosing until i feel it wont ever come back again.. (which means i'll dose until im about 44years old)..

so i decided today i was going to take care of one of my other problems i have down on the list.. which is my aptasia problem.

i went into my local fish store today, to buy some kalk so i can make a paste and kill my aptasia. but i first asked a knowledgeable worker that i know there what i should use to kill my tank full of aptasia... i told him that i wanted to do the kalk paste, and he said it's a waste of time, and doesn't work well.. he told me peppermint shirmp will do the job easily! he suggested to me 3 shirmp for my 40breeder. i bought them, so i wonder how well this will work out.

my ghost shrimp lol all ****ed off looking

i also wanted to finally tackle this hair algae problem i'm having... he said, he had the same problem couple years ago, and nothing was working for him to kill this hair algae.. he told me turbo snails work, but wont eliminate the hair algae completely. he said, the ONLY thing that worked for him, was Brightwell Marine Phosphat-E. he said he dosed this stuff everyday for 2 weeks, and hes been hair algae free. so i'm going to give this a shot to and see how well this works.

i took some pictures of what my tank looks like currently, before i did any dosing. and i will follow up on this for the next 2 weeks with photos to see how well this works for me.

corals

Thanks guys

 

[ZildjianDevil]

i also just realized this swelling and awful looking cut on my sixline today.. anyone know what could cause this, maybe my propeller from my MJ's?

i know this is a terrible picture, but it just goes to show you how swollen his head really is!

thanks guys

 

[ZildjianDevil]

I'm Back...

Canopy & Stand was custom built out of Mahogany Wood
Canopy is also fiberglassed on the inside, I still have to mount my T5 Actinics.
but here's what i have as of now...

 

[ZildjianDevil]

hey guys,

just finished aquascaping, Here's some pics for ya's!

Left side

Middle

Right Side

Lot's of Room for SPS Frags!

Side View

FTS

 

[snommisbor]

Whatever happened to your 40 and the aptaisa and hair algae problem

 

[duncantse]

I like your aquascaping! Did you take out any rocks?