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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    And an FTS of the tank right now, not a pretty sight, it's going through it's evolving stage: Next move.. the CUC. :)
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    Some hardware updates as well: I already connected the Fuge to the Manifold, here some pics. Still need to install the light for the fuge. I will grow Chaeto here only, I always turn my back on caulerpa due to its dangers of going asexual, at least I have to learn how to take care of it in...
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    Hello everyone, some time without any updates. FINALLY, after 80 days or so, this freaking thing ended it's cycle today :woohoo: Here are the water parameters @ the moment: Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: 50 Temp: 24 Salinity: 1.022 Ph: 8.2 Pending to measure, Alk although, Ph is really...
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    Thanks Kman, indeed I am :) Thanks Josh. :)
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    Quick update, my nitrites are still sky high, tank's been cycling for 2 months today, :( I built a Manifold so the main pump can push water for, 1. Carbon 2. GFO 3. Bio Pellets 4. Fuge 5. Anything that comes in mind, lol. I did paint it so it would match the sump area as well; here some pics...
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    Well, as I live in an apartment space is quite gold, I need to find a good place to put the QT tanks. For the QT'ing method, I chose to go with TTM (Tank Transfer Method), which I have read that it's success rate is very high, also, very quick process to accomplish (12 days). For this...
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    A quick update.. the cycle still going :eek: 50 days so far and nitrites are still up, patience is the name of the game. While waiting, I did some shopping at BRS today. 1. BRS 2 Part dosing package 2. BRS Jumbo reactor (GFO) 3. BRS Deluxe reactor (ROX Carbon) 4. BRS Bio Pellets. I think...
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    PH Question

    Check if the probe is working, try using a standard PH test kit instead just to be sure your Apex probe isn't failing or needs re-calibrating.
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    DIY water changing/mixing station

    With my former system I had a dual container station, the RODI container was used only for top-off reasons. As I'm in an apartment building now, space is an issue, so the only container I have is for salt-mixing purposes only, the RODI water used for top off is coming directly from the RODI...
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    Well, the cycle is still going, 45 days into it and Nitrites still high, at least no more trace of ammonia. Here is an underwater pic I took with my phone (Which is within a Lifeproof case)
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    It seems that this cycle is still going strong, I thought ammonia was out but still 0.2ppm on the chart, and Nitrites are so high, that the result is too high for the Red Sea Marine Test Kit to read. I think I still got at least two weeks to three for cycling. As of now, the tank has been...
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    Thank you for stopping by :)
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    What I bought on my trip was a Maxpect Gyre 150, I removed the Vortechs MP60's as they are TOO loud, the living room was turning into a Nightmare room because the constant noise of those pumps. As of now, I'm truly happy with the Maxpect's performance, I have seen the flow move as offered by...
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    ROFLMAO, that's true, not too cold here usually. Thank Josh. :)
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    Juan's 300G+ Aparment Reef Tank Chronicle

    Hey Bryan, if you see through the front glass, you can't see the rear end of the tank. It was not a chunk of plaster but due to a modification for the rear covers of the tank, the guy that installed them drilled the wall and apparently that dust fell within the water. I'm just about to finish...
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