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03-02-2007, 02:59 AM
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| Serpent Star  | Update It’s been a long time since I have posted graduate school, work, and fish tank taking up all my time, but things are slowing down a tiny bit. For those of you who have forgotten I have a 50 gallon reef tank including 15 gallon refugia and 20 gallon sump. 2 - 10k MHs and 2 – 65watt actinic bulbs – chiller etc… It started out as an LPS tank for few years then I changed it to a bare bottom SPS tank removed most of the softies about 2 year ago or so… Was running it with a Euroreef Protein Skimmer and a Deltec 509 calcium reactor And a Deltec Kalkwasser stirrer. This gave me good results, but I got really frustrated with the Deltec 509 calcium reactor it had constant technically problems and the impellor broke several times. Changing the Kalkwasser weekly didn’t help much either. Where am today is that I switched to a Litermeter driven system and added a ro/di unit and took over my wife kitchen sink. I use B-Ionic 2 part system I have 2 Litermeter running 3 pumps one of which is several years old there very reliable. And I have a Deltec Protein Skimmer instead of Euroreef. The new system is very low maintenance and low on time threshold which is what I need its running at 450 cal and 14 dkh and I can dial it in with a press of button more or less but have settled with these numbers. It settle into a mixed reef with SPS and some softies out of the fact that I have given up fighting off the star polyps who I could never get completely out of the tank when I changed it to SPS from Softies and LPS so I have learned to live with it… Ill try to post some more and post some more recent pictures when I get some more time..
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03-02-2007, 04:02 AM
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| Obamite   | Re: Update Looking forward to some pics. Glad to hear everything is running well otherwise.
__________________ 100 Gal w/ 55 Gal Sump, (2) 250 watt MH's, 220 watts VHO, Fish: Lawnmower Blenny, Pair Ocellaris Clowns, Royal Gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby, Rainsford Goby Coral: Neon Green Candycane, Brown Candy Cane, Purple and Blue Candycane, GSP-green, Palythoas, Montipora Digita (Green and Purple), Montipora Nodosa, Acro's, Neon Green Favia, Sun Coral, Cynaria, Zoanthids Shrimp: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp Clam: (2) Crocea, That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!  |
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03-02-2007, 08:06 AM
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| Sunshine Reefer   | Re: Update Can't wait for the pics. Sounds like a sweet reef.
__________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. |
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03-02-2007, 08:15 AM
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| Manta Ray  | Re: Update Welcome back!
__________________  Lisa  90 Gal AGA, DIY Sump/Fuge, Current Outer Orbit 250w MH's with T5's. AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, RK2.[/font] Purple LTA, pair of Percula Clowns, Clams, Softies, Shrooms, Ricordea, Echinophyllia, Torch, Frogspawn, Blastos, Sponges, Acro, Wellso, the NEW Zoa Mountain, and some more stuff... 3 Gal Sexy Shrimp Pico. 29 Gal Oceanic BioCube, Current Sunpod 150w MH. |
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03-02-2007, 09:34 AM
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| Hey!Its not my fault  | Re: Update Welcome back..
__________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts  . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby    VickiLife is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html |
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03-02-2007, 09:55 AM
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| WOLVERINE~  | Re: Update welcome back Kotter~
__________________ ~Welcome to my nightmare~ I think you're gonna like it I think you're gonna feel you belong. A walk to vacation, A necessary sedation, You wanna feel at home cause' you belong. *Disclaimer* i say this as my best advice to a beginner. do not,,,and i repeat,,,,,DO NOT look at my tank as an example....i have a well practised eye, decades of experience, and a trunkload of failures to allow me to force the issue and get away with things most cannot~ Quote:
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03-02-2007, 10:28 AM
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| Sunshine Reefer | Re: Update Mr Kotter, Mr Kotter. LOL Witty.
__________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. |
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03-02-2007, 10:43 AM
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| Sea Pen  | Re: Update  
__________________ 48x24x24 120gallon, 2 seio 1500, 1200gph little giant return, 4 icecap t5 w/giesmann bulbs, aquamedic 500w heater/digital controller, sump/refuge is bioballs to chetomorpha to live rock with about 3-4 inches of crushed coral bottom |
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03-02-2007, 10:49 AM
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| The CodFather ~ | Re: Update  WB post some pics when you get a chance Graduate school is a pita...but well worth it!
__________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine |
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03-02-2007, 11:36 AM
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| Harlequin Tuskfish  | Re: Update Nice to have you back....Sounds like a cool tank...
__________________ Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society "A wise man learns more from a foolish question, then a fool learns from a wise answer" - Bruce Lee _____________________________ 75 gal SeaClear II Reef Tank (softy tank) - Coralife 125 Super Skimmer - Little Giant 2-MDQX-SC - Angstrom 2537 UV 15W - HOB Refugium - Eheim Pro 2228 - Red Sea Wave Maker w/Maxi-Jet 600 (X4) - 100 lbs Live Sand (DSB) - 100 lbs Live Rock - 260W PC lighting - 470nm lunar lights (X15) - AquaController II Custom 75 gal Starphire glass tank (SPS/LPS tank) - Custom 24 gal Refugium - Tuzne Wave box - JBJ Chiller - 390W PC lighting - 175W MH (X2) - Knop Cal. Reactor - AquaController 3 Pro - Aqua C Skimmer - Phosban Reactor - 18W Turbo-twist UV sterilizer - Sump - Sony Computer 5 gal Nano Hospital Tank - Eheim 2213 - Red Sea Prizm Skimmer - Live sand - Live Rock - Built in Refugium - 36W PC lighting |
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