CustomAquariumBx Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 i should be doing paperwork, but I'm reading your thread instead. This whole thing is unreal, Killer job. I'll barrage you with questions this evening Lol ok cool I'll try and answer if not tonight then tomorrow, going to a Yankee vs Mets game tonight. Quote Link to comment
CustomAquariumBx Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 Looks amazing man! Well done! What's going on there with your BP reactor? Is it now used for chaeto or ATS? Why the red lights? Also, is that a fuge of sorts in your sump? I see a bunch of rock in there, but nothing else. Thanks man it's been a while!! How's your tank going?? I ended up filling the bp reactor with cheato as you suspected and surrounded the reactor with hydroponics leds. Man has that cheato been growing fast! I'm guessing because of the water flow being forced into contact with the cheato rather than around the ball/clump. As far as the fuge I run it barebottom and cryptic now with just live rock and various sponges. I even found a hitchhiker tunicate in there that has been surprisingly doing well. 1 Quote Link to comment
CustomAquariumBx Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Hawkins Echinata: Monti cap showing some odd growth, it's actually growing under itself. Probably because of the mirror under the tank: Current FTS: 3 Quote Link to comment
cbort Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Looks great! Good call on bare bottom! 1 Quote Link to comment
CustomAquariumBx Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 The tank is still running. Over 4 years now, although it suffered from heavy coral loss when I was unable to keep up with maintenance a few months back. I'll be posting more updates soon. 3 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Welcome back @CustomAquariumBx! This is such a unique system. Quote Link to comment
CustomAquariumBx Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, Christopher Marks said: Welcome back @CustomAquariumBx! This is such a unique system. Thanks Chris! Good to be back, the site is great! 1 Quote Link to comment
Indiana Reefin Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Really nice setup! Do you have any details on your chaeto reactor? Quote Link to comment
CustomAquariumBx Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 3:58 PM, Indiana Reefin said: Really nice setup! Do you have any details on your chaeto reactor? Sure its basically a BioPellet reactor from Accel Aquatics wrapped in a plant grow led strip, I added an external pump and some plumbing to make it into a recirculating reactor. Recently I've removed the recirculating setup due to small pieces of chaeto breaking off and clogging the pump. It has been very effective at forcing water to flow through the chaeto as opposed to around it like in most refugiums. Here is the reactor at Marine Depot: https://www.marinedepot.com/Accel_Aquatics_BioPellet_and_Filter_Media_Reactor_FR_30_Biopellet_Reactors-Accel_Aquatics-6H94582-FIFRISBP-vi.html and this is a similar plant grow led strip similar to what i'm using: https://www.amazon.com/GLIME-Waterproof-Flexible-Greenhouse-Hydroponics/dp/B077BS677N/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1518979543&sr=8-13&keywords=plant+grow+led+strip 1 Quote Link to comment
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