mikes Red Sea max 130 adventure

[ponokareefer]

Had you considered removing the lighting from inside the hood and putting the new light fixture inside the hood?

 

[Mjcj34g]

I haven't been on in a while so I thought I would stop in and say hi. Also thought I would show off the latest upgrade (rimless) and my new Duncan.

 

[goma]

Looks good! Love the look of rimless tanks...even if they start off as a RSM 130!

 

[Mjcj34g]

Thank you! I am considering this to be my low budget way of having a rimless tank. I would love to upgrade to one someday, guess this will have to do for now. Plus it only cost 2.00 for a box of razor blades to get it all cleaned up....

 

[Mjcj34g]

Wow I can't believe it has been over two years since I posted on my own thread......
Well...... I let my tank competely fail over the past year or so! So my wife jumped me and said it was time to get it back in order. After cleaning out 3-4 inches of algae of all kinds, my tank is on the upswing. I also added a lifereef refugium/sump with the lifereef 24" skimmer. Anyone have opinions on live sand vs miracle mud?

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[Mjcj34g]

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[nanoreefing4fun]

Great to see you active again Mike and getting the tank back in order ! The LifeReef sump the best - great addition !!!

Most post I have read... say skip the miracle mud

 

[Mjcj34g]

It will be a long slow road. My daughter set a goal for me to make TOTM.

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[Pat24601]

Great pics! Good to see it going!

 

[Mjcj34g]

What is the safest time frame to bring specific gravity down?
I finally bought a refractometer and it would appear when my hydrometer reads 1.026 it's actually at 1.030.. I would like to safely bring the salinity down where it needs to be.

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[nanoreefing4fun]

I think I would do a 20% wc now mixed at 1.023 and go from there with the next weekly wc

but see what others advise...

 

[Mjcj34g]

Thank you, I did a 5gal water change last night but dropped the specific gravity to only 1.028 in fear of shocking anything in the tank. I will drop SG a little more next week.

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[Mjcj34g]

Did a little rockscaping yesterday.

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[Oxylebius]

My next purchase of sand will be reefflakes aragonite. I'd also skip the miracle mud.

Looking good!

 

[Mjcj34g]

I skipped the mud. Used aragonite in the refugium. I now need to begin stocking up on frags. Got my first acro. Hope it makes it

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[Mjcj34g]

Well I broke down and upgraded my Chinese LED's. I decided to go with 2 Ai hydra 26 HD's. I was going to do one hydra 52 HD, but I figured if I upgrade to a larger tank later on, two was better then one. What a difference in looks between the Chinese and the Ai's.

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[nanoreefing4fun]

Really nice upgrade - bet your corals love um !

 

[Mjcj34g]

Can anyone assist me with identification of this coral?

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[nanoreefing4fun]

maybe a chalice...

see what others think

 

[Mjcj34g]

Orange crush echinata? Anyone?

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