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Thank youCongratulations on the new position Matt!
Thank you. I must say I love the way this worked out.its crazy how some things just happen to work out! congrats on the new gig man!
Thank you, I love the new job and think my new boss likes me, which is always good. The only downside to this new job is that I have very little free time, and the tank is often ignored. Yesterday I noticed my ORA Bolinia is starting to STN. I think it is due to the fluctuation I have been having in salinity. I'm working on raising PH and dosing Kalk. I'm currently trying to devise an automated way of stabilizing the salinity while not messing up the Kalk dosing. Everything else in the tank looks great, so I'm not looking to change much just because of one coral. However, I do feel it is essential to stabilize salinity regardless.Not been on in a while, but just saw your story about the new job. Congratulations man. It is more than a little crazy how it all works out sometimes.
Thank you, I love the new job and think my new boss likes me, which is always good. The only downside to this new job is that I have very little free time, and the tank is often ignored. Yesterday I noticed my ORA Bolinia is starting to STN. I think it is due to the fluctuation I have been having in salinity. I'm working on raising PH and dosing Kalk. I'm currently trying to devise an automated way of stabilizing the salinity while not messing up the Kalk dosing. Everything else in the tank looks great, so I'm not looking to change much just because of one coral. However, I do feel it is essential to stabilize salinity regardless.
On a side note, I ordered a Blue Maxima Clam from Vivid Aquariums. I have always wanted one, and I'm looking for to having one in the tank. I hope my fish don't eat it. LOL
The new rotor should be here on Saturday. I really hope that fixes the problem. I'm still trying to get with RE about warranty. They say that there is a five year waranty but they have not gotten back to me.Well, everything was going great until Sunday morning, and my return pump stopped working. I figured it just needed a cleaning since I had never cleaned it. Only to find out the rotor was seized, and I could not fix it even after letting it soak in an acid solution all day. We had to rush across town to the only store that was open for the largest pump they had in stock and some plumbing to get the tank back online. I took a photo I'll post here in a sec. I have ordered another rotor from RE, but I don't know how long it will take to get here. I hope that will fix the pump.
Alright, I asked her today what all she wants in this tank, whether or not she just wanted fish or if she wanted corals as well. She stated that she really wanted corals. So here's what I'm thinking: I will try and get the wife to approve a 125-gallon tank. I already have lights for it in the garage, and then I will order live rock and live sand from Tampa Bay. I have heard really good things about them. This will give her an instant tank for the most part. For water changes, I was thinking of having a continuous water change with my tank. That way, most of the water parameters are controlled with my automation. Depending on the bio load, she may not even need a sump since the water will be constantly changed out with my tank. Let me know what you think. Or if I should start another build thread.Awesome that your daughter is taking an interest in the hobby. What kind of room do you have to set her up a tank?
Does she have any specific interests besides the fish? Maybe a nano or small cube tank. Could start it out as a FOWLR, and then you guys could transition to some simple corals as she has interest.
I would suggest really thinking through water changes and other maintenance tasks and making them as simple as possible to keep up on. Good luck. Can't wait to hear about the salty adventures you have with your little girl.
I have decided to keep them separate. I realized that I have all the groundwork in place for the tank, and it would not be a big deal to have it on its own. We already got most of the stuff out that she will need. She will have an OCTO 152-s skimmer and the old led fixtures I used on a 90-gallon. For flow, she will have 2 Nero 5's that I used to have on my system. I may switch them out later due to their reliability, but for now, they will work just fine.I think it is a solid plan. 125 gallon will not limit her too much in fish selection, plus it gives plenty of room to grow out a nice reef.
Depending on coral pad, you may still have to set up a dosing system to maintain cal/Alk, but that will be down the line a bit. The one thing I would change is that I would put a sump in the system to place a skimmer. Water changes alone on a 125 gal tank will probably not be enough to control nutrient load. Then you could place your heaters, and other equipment in the sump as well.
JMO though so take it for what it is worth.
I'm willing to bet that she will have far greater success in this hobby than I do. I'm looking forward to the day when she can teach me a thing or two about reefing.As above. But I'd also keep your system and hers isolated from each other. Because if Daddy's tank took down hers, Daddy is NEVER going to hear the end of it!
I realise that makes water changes and filtration more expensive and harder in the short term. But long term, it won't be.