Mike_Hancho Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 Hey Mike, just wondering how the tank is doing? Has all the nuisance algae gone away or are you still manually pulling it out? So far so good... Haven't had to pull anything out manually.. Nothing grown back.. Fingers are crossed... Added some new frags ( 6 head Duncan, 6 Polyp Eagle Eye Zoas, Japanesse Blue Cloves, Blue Rain Drop Ric, Green/Purple Fuzzy Shroom) Water parameters seem to be in nice balance.. lots of Coraline Growth... Link to comment
Malcono Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Requesting pictures of the tank w/ new additions =) Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 Requesting pictures of the tank w/ new additions =) As requested.. Here's a few pics of some of the additions.. Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 tank is looking great Thanks! There's a couple SPS peices I want.. I think I may go LED.. What do you guys think? Link to comment
Mtk Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Thanks! There's a couple SPS peices I want.. I think I may go LED.. What do you guys think? Looking great! After seeing your tank it is pushing me over the edge to get a jbj nano hqi 28. Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 Looking great! After seeing your tank it is pushing me over the edge to get a jbj nano hqi 28. Sweet.. JBJ is coming out with an led version in december.. check out the link Led JBJ NC 28 Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 Pulled the trigger on the LED retro 5.6... Can't wait to get it going...Nick at Nanotuners was very helpful.. Nano 5.6 Retro I just purchased Link to comment
Malcono Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Pulled the trigger on the LED retro 5.6... Can't wait to get it going...Nick at Nanotuners was very helpful.. Nano 5.6 Retro I just purchased That looks pretty sweet. Had I known they were working on that I might not have gotten the HQI + actinic retro kit. I can't wait to see reviews on the LED system. Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 That looks pretty sweet.Had I known they were working on that I might not have gotten the HQI + actinic retro kit. I can't wait to see reviews on the LED system. Yeah It should be sweet... The heatsink it comes is also setup to expand later.. You can go with as many as 9 strips for a total of 162 watts. Little pricey but at least I won't have to buy bulbs for awhile.. Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 Two Months later.... Ok so I did a Water change on Saturday night.. I used some DI water from my LFS...It had a TDS of 17ppm.. I figured it should be ok.. Up until know I have been using Sparklets Di which has 0ppm TDS.. This has been a little expensive almost a dollar a gallon... This is why I figured I'd go with the LFS water...Wow what a difference... I think the LFS DI water had some phosphates in it.. I have some Cyno on my sand bed and my corals don't seem as happy... So what did I do today? You guessed it... Spectrpure RO/DI Maxcap System Hopefully I will get it before my next water change... Link to comment
axia55 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Looking great so far! I just ordered one as a second tank! Could you tell me the dimensions of the auxiliary (#2) chamber? Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 Looking great so far! I just ordered one as a second tank! Could you tell me the dimensions of the auxiliary (#2) chamber? Not that Big.. I would say about 3"x3" on each side of chamber 1.. Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 Added a six line wrasse today..This fish is so cool..I love the way he goes in and out of the rock scape..I thought it was way too tight for a fish to get through..but he' s able able to get through it pretty good.. Probably should have waited until my Cyno outbreak was gone.. Oh well.. I thing it was from the crappy lfs water... It looks like it's already starting to get better..Thanks to my Cheato..Can't wait for my new additions to arrive.. Link to comment
axia55 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Probably should have waited until my Cyno outbreak was gone.. Oh well.. I thing it was from the crappy lfs water... It looks like it's already starting to get better.. I worked at an LFS/Pet Store in college that shall remain nameless. Lets just say their saltwater was made from water straight out of the tap! Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 I worked at an LFS/Pet Store in college that shall remain nameless. Lets just say their saltwater was made from water straight out of the tap! Yeah I didn't use the salt water.. I used there DI water and mixed my own salt.. But never the less the DI water was very poor quality.. They probably never change there filters.. Link to comment
Sahin Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Before I left the hobby 6 years ago, I used to buy my water from the LFS for my saltwater needs. Out of curiosity I tested the nitrates of the water and found it to be more than 20ppm! The tapwater for our area contained around that amount too! So I stopped buying it and bought an RO unit. I just dont trust many LFS with water unless you know them personally. Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Before I left the hobby 6 years ago, I used to buy my water from the LFS for my saltwater needs. Out of curiosity I tested the nitrates of the water and found it to be more than 20ppm! The tapwater for our area contained around that amount too! So I stopped buying it and bought an RO unit. I just dont trust many LFS with water unless you know them personally. Yep lesson learned.. Ro Unit on it's way Link to comment
Sahin Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 If you havent got one already, I reccomend you buy one of those cheap digital TDS meters. I bought the HM Digital brand for about £17 works a treat. Dont get the inline ones as they are crap. Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 If you havent got one already, I reccomend you buy one of those cheap digital TDS meters. I bought the HM Digital brand for about £17 works a treat. Dont get the inline ones as they are crap. Yeah I have a descent one.. My new Ro Unit has two built in.. I will be doing a water change as soon as I get my new unit... Link to comment
axia55 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 The Fedex guy delivered mine from DFS this afternoon. I would be ready to go but my MJ 900's shipped from a different location and won't be here until next week Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 The Fedex guy delivered mine from DFS this afternoon. I would be ready to go but my MJ 900's shipped from a different location and won't be here until next week Nice!!! I'm really having fun with mine so far.. You should start a Tank log on it when you get it set up.. Link to comment
axia55 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Been working on a few small "mods for my tank. I replaced the stock pumps with a MJ 900 and 1200. Now I am working on getting an MJ400/Phosban reactor on the right chamber. Here is what I came up with so far: The only thing I am worried about is the pump blocking some of the flow into the 5th chamber, which is part of the reason I put an MJ900 instead of a 1200. Link to comment
Mike_Hancho Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 Tank is doing well!! Got my new RO/DI System up and running!! No more crappy LFS water.. Yeah!!!! Still waiting on my LED retro kit,, I spoke with Nick yesterday @ nanotuners.. They are hoping to have it shipped out sometime next week.. Can't wait to go LED.. Link to comment
Sahin Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Wow, I cant wait to see you LED photos! Will they send a new canopy with the LED lights installed, or is it just the LED's/heat sink etc and you got to install it? I am going to try and fit 6 Cree 3watt Royal Blue Actinics into my canopy. But it will be a project for late December as I am doing other stuff now. Cant wait to get those cree royal blues. Link to comment
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