New Horizons - Page 26

BigAl07 · 11-18-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

......and think I have it down.

Down to what?

Frankie · 11-18-2008, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAl07

Down to what?

Down to the perfect lighting for my frag tank

Had a bump in the build today. Just as I was gluing the overflow onto the tank the wife decided it was a good time to yell at me for leaving the door open and totally threw my concentration off and out the window. The silicone started to set wrong after that and the overflow slid a bit, so out of frustration I ripped it off and decided to try again tomorrow. Yeah, it's been a tough day

Frankie · 11-23-2008, 07:19 PM

I plumbed the frag tank up last night and turned it on this morning. Look at it as a 60 gallon water change

Midnight · 11-24-2008, 12:21 AM

looks good frankie

Frankie · 11-24-2008, 01:48 PM

Thanks Midnight

Because of the added volume of water I am needing to adjust my dosing schedule. Here is my new schedule from Bob (Aged salt) who has been teaching me about zeovit along with G.Alexander on Zeovit.com. I am starting to understand how this works and have been tweaking my system for certain issues that I have come across. I find it very easy now to deal with problems by adjusting my dosing schedual.

1)use 2 1/2 Cups carbon monthly.
2)use 2.5ltrs zeolites with the flow rate 200-250gph every 6-8wks.
3)dose 10 drops Bak every other day for the 1st 2wks. with new zeolites, then dose 2x's/wk.
4)dose 0.8ml Start2 2x's/day daily.
5)4 drops SP 3x's/wk; 1.5 ml PX daily;3 drops CV nightly. Consider PCS/ZZ/B-B down the line.

I am now getting ready to upgrade the lighting system over my DT to all T5's and relocating the MH's over the frag tank. That's the plan anyhow.

blue_eyes53813 · 11-24-2008, 01:55 PM

Very Nice Frankie... I love your frag tank... Zeovit has fabulous product.. It truly can be a guessing game at times... I seem to have to adjust it sometimes too...

Frankie · 11-24-2008, 11:16 PM

Thanks Vicki

Yeah, it's a challenge. That's why I got into it.

surfzone · 11-25-2008, 03:42 PM

It looks like your system has evolved quite a bit since I last saw it Frankie. You always did seem to have a nack for coral. Now if that nack of yours runs over into mandarin breeding let me know cuz I can use some help with that... BIG TIME!!!.

Frankie · 11-25-2008, 04:53 PM

Thanks Kevin.
I have not breed mandarins. Yet.

Have you searched other forums for info? What stage are you getting stuck at?

Frankie · 11-25-2008, 06:39 PM

I have decided to break down my reef and start over. I have never been happy with the aqua scaping and always find it impossible to scape right with all the corals and rock in there. After Thanksgiving I am going to relocate all the corals to the new frag station, sump the rocks and pull the sand bed slowly. I need to pull a few fish also and this will make life much easier. Having a 47x25x12" frag tank will make this easy to do and I am pretty excited about it! All the lights will also be relocated and I will be building new lights for the DT all T5's this time.

blue_eyes53813 · 11-25-2008, 07:35 PM

Good luck with that..... I cant waite to see the " new" tank look... You can do my tank when you practice on yours,,,

sambrinar · 11-25-2008, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

I have decided to break down my reef and start over. I have never been happy with the aqua scaping and always find it impossible to scape right with all the corals and rock in there. After Thanksgiving I am going to relocate all the corals to the new frag station, sump the rocks and pull the sand bed slowly. I need to pull a few fish also and this will make life much easier. Having a 47x25x12" frag tank will make this easy to do and I am pretty excited about it! All the lights will also be relocated and I will be building new lights for the DT all T5's this time.

Wow!! Good luck Frankie, sounds like a big project.. You know the request, take lots of picts of the progress

hma · 11-25-2008, 10:15 PM

Good luck with the new project Frankie

Frankie · 11-26-2008, 12:27 AM

Thanks Vicki, Brenda and Heinz!
I will take pictures as I go. This is going to be a fast break down and a slow rebuild. I really want the DT to look spectacular. I have not been able to get that feeling since the 90 I had in NY when I first got into reefs. Now that I have a place to keep it all I can take my time and get it right.

surfzone · 11-26-2008, 04:19 PM

Frankie i get stuck with the mandarins right after settlement. they slowly one by one die off.

good luck with the new lights i love my T5s

11-24-2008, 12:21 AM	#379 (permalink)
Midnight Torch coral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 554 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Horizons looks good frankie __________________ 75 gallon Reef 20 gallon sump 55 gallon fuge My tank http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...llys-reef.html

11-24-2008, 01:55 PM	#381 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 8,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Horizons Very Nice Frankie... I love your frag tank... Zeovit has fabulous product.. It truly can be a guessing game at times... I seem to have to adjust it sometimes too... __________________ 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 Vicki Life 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

11-25-2008, 03:42 PM	#383 (permalink)
surfzone Sea Pen Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charleston, S. Carolina Posts: 341 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Horizons It looks like your system has evolved quite a bit since I last saw it Frankie. You always did seem to have a nack for coral. Now if that nack of yours runs over into mandarin breeding let me know cuz I can use some help with that... BIG TIME!!!. __________________ My Tank and its Happenings Surfzone's 120 Cube - Reef Sanctuaryhttp://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-120-cube.html

11-25-2008, 07:35 PM	#386 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 8,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Horizons Good luck with that..... I cant waite to see the " new" tank look... You can do my tank when you practice on yours,,, __________________ 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 Vicki Life 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

11-25-2008, 10:15 PM	#388 (permalink)
hma Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 2,653 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Horizons Good luck with the new project Frankie __________________ Heinz If you have a great hurry, go slowly. The secret of a successful reef-keeping is balance. Instead of doing everything faster, do everything at the right speed. The Seawater Encyclopaedia Brown Jelly Treatment The Balling Method My Chronicle and www.reefdreams.de as well as mobile.reefdreams.de

11-26-2008, 04:19 PM	#390 (permalink)
surfzone Sea Pen Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charleston, S. Carolina Posts: 341 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Horizons Frankie i get stuck with the mandarins right after settlement. they slowly one by one die off. good luck with the new lights i love my T5s __________________ My Tank and its Happenings Surfzone's 120 Cube - Reef Sanctuaryhttp://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-120-cube.html

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