Christopher Marks Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 2 hours ago, JBM said: Still on the move So it begins! They can be pretty frustrating sometimes 🙃 Hopefully it finds a suitable place soon! Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Im hoping it stays where it is. Ive been feeding it raw salmon chunks directly to its mouth Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 Anemone is staying in said spot. Makes me happy....so, I did a thing 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I gave up on anemones, I decided I'm happier with things that stay where I put them. The tank looks good! 1 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 So for kicks and giggles I tested my water parameters. ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate <5ppm calcium 460-480 phosphate .1 Temp 76.7 doing a 4 gallon water change today 1 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 gallon water change performed 9/9 water test results as of 9/14 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 dKh 10 calcium 500 phosphate .1 temp 76.6 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 In a effort to lower my phosphate even further and grow chaeto/macro algae Im going to be creating a hob reactor. Ive purchased these two items. Along with a air pump. The idea is age old. Slow flow, light in the right spectrum. Lower phosphates, and compete with nuisance algae. I'll be writing a small diy aswell. 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Cool! Looking forward to seeing how it works. 1 Quote Link to comment
specore Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 12 hours ago, JBM said: In a effort to lower my phosphate even further and grow chaeto/macro algae Im going to be creating a hob reactor. Ive purchased these two items. Along with a air pump. The idea is age old. Slow flow, light in the right spectrum. Lower phosphates, and compete with nuisance algae. I'll be writing a small diy aswell. I've been using the same grow light with pretty good results. 1 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 3 hours ago, specore said: I've been using the same grow light with pretty good results. That's great news. The expected flow through this refugium is really slow (expected 20-30gph) Plenty of contact time to nearly strip the phosphates away. If it doesnt work out. I can use the light on a ac110 or something else with more flow Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 Well, i got my amazon package in the mail. Ripped it open when i got home and started setting things up. It fits like a glove where i wanted it to go. It's larger then expected (good thing) but man is it terribly loud. The slurping noise is terrible. It's so loud i can hear it over my 18,000 btu in wall ac on high. Yuck! I have to figure out how to quiet this thing down. 1 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 I have a day off (lol what is that with 4 kids) So i hooked it back up, and stuffed a small bit of poly fill in the output. The gurgling has subsided to quieter then a HOB skimmer level. AKA tolerable. Waiting to find some free chaeto locally. Then i'll update with more pictures 2 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Progress 1 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Looks like another coat or two will be needed. Goal is zero light spillage 2 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 More progress. Lid and cover have been painted black. Once dried, they will be hot glue/siliconed in place. 2 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 Still needs to be siliconed 1 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Ordered a 2g snail package from reefcleaners & chaeto (plus the $0.01 algae sample) It came in the mail today. Pictures for documentary purposes when I get home Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 So, turns out the timer i had my fuge light on is no good. Looks like the cheap design stopped the contacts from opening. Light has been on for the entire time. Jury is still out on if i want to run 24hr light cycle or reverse. Gotta dig up some threads and reading the pros and cons of each. Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Also performed a 4 gallon water change and started siphoning out the black gravel. Thinking bb might be the way to go 1 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 Id like to introduce Ted & Bubbles. They were rescued from a local here who could not care for them any longer. 1 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 picked up a frag of this today 4 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Its called sinularia leather. Nice fast grower. Will be a center piece for sure Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Photo dump after 4 gallon water change 2 Quote Link to comment
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