calvin415 Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 wow neat! that looks crazy. where did you get it? how is it setup? I'm interested in doing this too instead of a calcium reactor. Ebay, it has a rotating wheel on a timer so it forces additive through the 2 channel tubing into the tank. I can set it as low as .3 mL per hour or 7.2 mL per day! I found a recipe for 2 part Ca Alk so I'll be mixing my own shortly... $0.44 per gallon! Sure beats $30.00/gallon those jawfish have some big peepers... i wonder how good there vision is. Very good! I get near the tank and it sees me. Today I got another Pearly Jawfish so now I have a pair, and added 4 more frags... Yellow Mille, Yellow Table Acro, Purple Mille, and a Pink Birdsnest, I can't wait to see them grow out! Still trying to figure out where I want to put them, but they are in the tank for now. Link to comment
PaulS Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 AWESOME tank! I love the dosing setup too. I've been dosing with kalkwasser as I don't have room for a calcium reactor (or the $). You setup looks like a much more cost-effective way of dosing. Thanks for all the photos! Keep them coming! Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 18, 2005 Author Share Posted December 18, 2005 AWESOME tank! I love the dosing setup too. I've been dosing with kalkwasser as I don't have room for a calcium reactor (or the $). You setup looks like a much more cost-effective way of dosing. Thanks for all the photos! Keep them coming! Thanks Paul, I think this will actually work out better at least for me, once I find the calcium consuption rate, I can easily dial it in. I'll try to get some more pics, once I find time to mount the frags I got. Right now I've just got them stuffed in some holes... Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 Sorry for the delay, I need to get some SG Gel, but I'm avoiding stores like the plague right now... Pics will be coming soon. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 Okay here's an update! I know I still don't have any glue, but I don't know when I'll get out to get some... Yellow Table Acro frag Yellow Mille frag Pink Birds Nst frag Purple Mille frag Full tank shot Most corals My jaw fish finally opened up a bit, they both live in this hole... Link to comment
kinetic Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 awesome pictures! that jawfish is really cool =) My tank is similar to yours, I have things wedged into holes in rocks, proped up between two shells, etc =P Gets messy especially after the trochus snails and emerald have a frenzy. One morning I found all my corals fallen to the substrate except one mushroom! It was crazy. Damn critters I started using epoxy, but it doesn't really work if wet (it won't adhere to two objects) and hardens on its own. You have to dry the two surfaces, and wait 7 minutes... which sucks. I'm goign to try super glue gel next. Link to comment
Pili Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Awsome jaw fish! They are really interesting to watch. One of my LFS has one that made a burrow inbetween 2 clams and darts in and out all the time. I dont glue to any of the big rocks either just in case i need to move them in an emergency or something. Super glue works pretty well overall but it take a few tries sometimes and you go through those little tubes so quick! Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 awesome pictures! that jawfish is really cool =) My tank is similar to yours, I have things wedged into holes in rocks, proped up between two shells, etc =P Gets messy especially after the trochus snails and emerald have a frenzy. One morning I found all my corals fallen to the substrate except one mushroom! It was crazy. Damn critters I started using epoxy, but it doesn't really work if wet (it won't adhere to two objects) and hardens on its own. You have to dry the two surfaces, and wait 7 minutes... which sucks. I'm goign to try super glue gel next. Thanks! I've never tried the epoxy, I figure the super glue gel works great, why try something else... As for your snail frenzy, I know what you mean... I only added one Mexican Turbo to my tank because they can be such bulldozers. So far so good, he hasn't dislodged any frags yet! Awsome jaw fish! They are really interesting to watch. One of my LFS has one that made a burrow inbetween 2 clams and darts in and out all the time. I dont glue to any of the big rocks either just in case i need to move them in an emergency or something. Super glue works pretty well overall but it take a few tries sometimes and you go through those little tubes so quick! Normally I wouldn't glue my frags directly to the rocks, but in this case, I have no intentions of moving any of my rock work and this looks so much more natural. Plus, this will also help me to not touch it. Super glue gel has always worked great for me, I usually average 1/2 to 1 tube per frag though; but within a week the glue is usually already getting incrusted so I look at it as miracle grow for my corals. UPDATE: I'm planning on a small SPS order (5 frags) in the next week, so we'll see how they look when I get them! As for an update with the dosing pump, this is the best thing I've ever done! Very easy to set up and w/in a week my tank is maintaining Ca levels at 400 and Alk at 10.4 DKH without having to dose kalkwasser or worry about my evap rate or my Ph, I love it! Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 I guess it's time for an update again... I've added 3 new frags, a small green A. yongei (yes Zach I went ahead and added it. ) a tiny purple A. sp (still trying to ID) and a small forest green w/ turquoise tips A. sp (also trying to ID) I'm placing an order with ReeferMadness either today or tomorrow (their website has conflicting dates of when they open) and then I should be done stocking (corals) and just one last fish to go (maybe)... I'll get some more pics either tonight, or after the reefermadness order get's here. Link to comment
Ancelot Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Hey calvin, I have been following your thread with great interest. Thanks for all the photos and updates, they have been making my day. Thanks Anyway, can you quote the estimate price of the dosing pump you bought? I am really interested to get one. Thanks Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 Hey calvin, I have been following your thread with great interest. Thanks for all the photos and updates, they have been making my day. Thanks Anyway, can you quote the estimate price of the dosing pump you bought? I am really interested to get one. Thanks Thanks Ancelot! Sometimes I post and wonder if anyone even read it. Glad to hear you did. As for the dosing pump I got it on ebay from tanksalot, he had a buy now price of 99.00 with 10.00 for shipping. He doesn't have any posted right now, but I'm sure he's still got some. Try sending him a message it's called the Ensign II just make sure you get 2 channel tubing if you want to use it for B-Ionic (or something comp). Link to comment
Pili Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Man your tank is going to look so awsome once everything grows in! The combo of the bionic and the kalk is keeping your Ca and Alk levels in range? Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 Actually just the B-Ionic is doing it. I pulled the Kalk reactor since the evap rate was varying day to day; I figured this is the only way to ensure I get the same Ca and Alk additions every day. Plus I just found out something else, Kalk doesn't touch Mg levels. I just had to help my Dad bring his Mg levels up from 900 to 1350 since he's been using Kalk primarily. Link to comment
Pili Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 yeah, i just bough a Mg test but i think its bad. I'm getting a reading of 60ppm which cant be right ( i though i had low Mg but not that low). I have to call up salifert to see if they will send me a new one or at least see if this is correct. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 60ppm!? Yeah, that can not be correct... Are you sure 60? I didn't think it would test that low... Link to comment
Pili Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Yup, 60. Test kit has to be off. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 Just posted how I test in your thread... Let me know if you are doing something different. Link to comment
jss8422 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Hey loving the tank....absolutely incredible! Can we get a full setup shot? Also, where do you have your dosing pump? Are you going to try to conceal all of the equipment? Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 There are tons of pages showing full tank shots and where all the equipment is so I'm a little confused what you are asking... If you are asking for recent shots, I'll be taking those most likely this weekend once my frag order is here. Thanks for the comments! Link to comment
kinetic Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 maybe he wants a super far away shot showing where the tank is as well? that would be kinda neat =) I've emailed the tanksalot guy, still waiting on what he has to say =) thanks for the recommendation again! Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 No prob bro, he's kind of hard to get hold of, give it a couple days, if he doesn't get back to you I've got an email address you can send it to as well. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 maybe he wants a super far away shot showing where the tank is as well? How far away? You want a pic of the room? How about a pic of the house? Is that far enough away? J.K. I'll try to get some more pic tonight, and again this weekend after my reefermadness order get's in. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 Okay, took some more pics... Full room/tank shot... Corner Shot Right Side Closer on the Yongei Close up on the Yongei I can't get this any more in focus for some reason, but it's purple with green polyps... If anyone has an idea of what it is, I'm all ears... And my last Green/Turqoise A. sp Link to comment
Sebea Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Very cool! Let us know how the order with reefermadness comes out. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 Thanks Aaron! I'm calling them today, and ordered a superman last night... Everything should be here tomorrow if all goes well. Link to comment
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