ALexpsycho Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Hi! IMO a fresh tank always consumes Calcium Carbonate and Mg untill it settles down.Thats why it is so hard keeping stable params. In a SPS tank I would stay close to NSW params and Alcalinity near 7 dKh. I am battling 2-3 aptaisias ATM with H2O2 35%,and Red Bubble algae every week with manual removal... Same problems here so my regards from Greece and respect! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Ok, now for a more descriptive answer. The skimmer pretty much didn't work at all because the pump was sucking in so much air that it made too many bubbles for the skimmer body to handle, even when I put it in ~4" of water. I did however get it to settle down a little by raising the skimmer up so hight that the pump was just barely submerged. That worked ok, until after I fed the tank. After feeding the skimmer would go nuts and overflow the cup. It was pretty obvious that the bubble blaster isn't really the best pump for the little body on this skimmer (it's way to strong) so I installed a valve at the end of the little silencer thing (I always forget what it's called). That allowed me to lower the skimmer back down and also made for a much more consistent water level in the body. This thing now honestly skims like nothing I've ever had before. I can get about 1/3 of the cup filled with thick, nasty skimmate in about 2 days. It also doesn't overflow anymore, and there is virtually no turbulance in the body. Thing is a little beast now. If and when I upgrade to a larger tank I plan to just replace the body with something bigger (I'm thinking something like a ro 150 would be a good match for this pump), and keep sing the pump. Hmm, that may be why I cannot get mine to skim wet. I have to have the valve basically closed to get the bubbles up near the neck. I have it at 6.25" water depth, but I can drop it down another 1-1.5" or so on the stand I have it on. If that doesn't work, I'll try putting a valve on the intake. The skimmate I get is black as knobs, and I have to clean the skimmer neck daily to keep it going, it gets completely gunked up with a thick layer otherwise. I know that the Bubble Blaster 2000 is completely maxing out the DWB-150 body, I wonder if they'd send me the body for the DWB-200. Hmm. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Hi! IMO a fresh tank always consumes Calcium Carbonate and Mg untill it settles down.Thats why it is so hard keeping stable params. In a SPS tank I would stay close to NSW params and Alcalinity near 7 dKh. I am battling 2-3 aptaisias ATM with H2O2 35%,and Red Bubble algae every week with manual removal... Same problems here so my regards from Greece and respect! Thanks man! But this is far from a new tank . Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Hmm, that may be why I cannot get mine to skim wet. I have to have the valve basically closed to get the bubbles up near the neck. I have it at 6.25" water depth, but I can drop it down another 1-1.5" or so on the stand I have it on. If that doesn't work, I'll try putting a valve on the intake. The skimmate I get is black as knobs, and I have to clean the skimmer neck daily to keep it going, it gets completely gunked up with a thick layer otherwise. I know that the Bubble Blaster 2000 is completely maxing out the DWB-150 body, I wonder if they'd send me the body for the DWB-200. Hmm. Yeah man, give it a shot. You can get a valve and tubing to connect it for under $10. Couldn't hurt to try. It made a huge difference for me . Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Yeah man, give it a shot. You can get a valve and tubing to connect it for under $10. Couldn't hurt to try. It made a huge difference for me . It's hooked up to a CO2 scrubber now, and I have a valve already for that, so it wouldn't cost me anything Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 It's hooked up to a CO2 scrubber now, and I have a valve already for that, so it wouldn't cost me anything Might as well try it out then! Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Not technically in the 40 anymore, but the pic came out ok. Just thought I'd share it . Link to comment
Chris! Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Not technically in the 40 anymore, but the pic came out ok. Just thought I'd share it . I'm not a big monti fan but that things pretty! Does it have a name?? lol Link to comment
neuwave Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Not technically in the 40 anymore, but the pic came out ok. Just thought I'd share it . Nice Starburst monti. Nice piece. I just got a frag acouple months ago. Thumbs up. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 I'm not a big monti fan but that things pretty! Does it have a name?? lolThx man! It's a reeftek starburst. Nice Starburst monti. Nice piece. I just got a frag acouple months ago. Thumbs up. I showed you mine now you show me yours, lol. If I remember I'll snap a pic of my UWW rainbow sunburst frag tomorrow . Link to comment
Chris! Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Thx man! It's a reeftek starburst. Cool thanks, might have to look into one of those someday Link to comment
jack1978 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Not technically in the 40 anymore, but the pic came out ok. Just thought I'd share it . Dude, I want one! Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Dude, I want one! I'll be ready to frag it in about a year, lol. Link to comment
jack1978 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I'll be ready to frag it in about a year, lol. I'll be waiting............1st on the list buddy. Link to comment
markalot Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 How can someone not like montis? Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Here's my $75 UWW Rainbow Sunburst. It actually rtn'd about 50% when my 40 went south. I'm amazed at how fast it has recovered. It may not be much to look at now, but later on this piece will be an absolute stunner. Link to comment
Sunar357 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Love those! Dang things so expensive. Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Montis bounce back like a rubber ball as long as you correct whatever issue caused the RTN. I love montiporas <3 Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Love those! Dang things so expensive. Yeah, it's crazy. Reef Gardener has a nice sized sunburst frag on ebay right now for $199. That sounds high, but compared to what others are charging it's a pretty good deal. This isn't your typical monti....From what I understand there aren't a whole lot of colonies available (I could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure all of them have been fragged from the original parent colony at UWW. I know that sounds really ignorant, but I haven't found anything that states otherwise.)and It's a really slow grower. Montis bounce back like a rubber ball as long as you correct whatever issue caused the RTN. I love montiporas <3 ...and for that, I am very happy, lol. I would have been bummed if I lost this little frag. As soon as i noticed the rtn it went straight into the frag tank. I didn't have much to lose, since it's so small any more tissue loss and the whole thing would've been gone. It has made a full recovery in about 2 weeks time, maybe less. I suppose that's due to the fact that's it's so small as well. Link to comment
Sunar357 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Yep, that means it'll be expensive for quite awhile so probably never in my budget. I'll just watch yours grow and be jealous. LOL Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Yep, that means it'll be expensive for quite awhile so probably never in my budget. I'll just watch yours grow and be jealous. LOL Maybe not. Everyone knows I tend to hook up the nano reef regulars, maybe once this guy grows out I can get you a frag for cheap. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 I think this tank is coming down soon. Probably in january (want to make it 3 years with this tank). I want more of a mixed reef that will be lps/softie dominated. I might even upgrade to a 125g. Link to comment
Illuiix Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Will there be actinics for that eyecandy pop? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 If you do a 125g, then just pick up everything in this tank exactly like it is and put it in one half of that tank Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I think this tank is coming down soon. Probably in january (want to make it 3 years with this tank). I want more of a mixed reef that will be lps/softie dominated. I might even upgrade to a 125g. You are a serial monogamy kind of guy when it comes to reefing, aren't you? I have the same problem. Setup, Succeed, Teardown, Change, Improved Setup, Succeed, Teardown, Change Improved Setup... so on and so forth. You and I, we will probably never see the day that our reef reaches it's 15th anniversary. Hahaha Link to comment
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