Alexey's Reefer 250

[Berlibee]

Perfect -- thank you very much for the explanation -- super helpful!

Anytime.

 

[Berlibee]

Just a quick update, started a personal blog! https://reefhacks.com - I hope it's not against the rules to post a link to the blog. Cheers R2R!

 

[Berlibee]

ATI Test Results are here: http://lab.atiaquaristik.com/share/94a230f7f31d28759df9

Everything is ok but PO4 is 1.1 hehehe ( was 0.05 before )

Thanks to PolypBooster once a week half dose. Skipped dosing it for a week and in 10 days PO4 is down to 0.5 already.
Iodine from ATI Lab working really great, I'm dosing it once a week 0.6ml for 55g NET water volume, very nice product and almost impossible to overdose in this form.

Also I decided to try another light for the refugium and got a cheap Chinese LED panel on Amazon for $25: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IVQ96KY/
Kessil H380 was still burning out my plants in the refugium even after I moved it higher and even put it on the edge of the refugium to move the hot spot, we will see how this new light will work ... First two days didn't show any difference in pH swings comparing to Kessil.

All SPS are very happy, showing more and more colors and growing! Another example that PO4 is not something to be scared off I think ...

And some pictures because tank is 6 MONTHS today!

 

[Berlibee]

All corals @WWC

 

[bazaly]

Awesome acros bro!

 

[rich nyc]

how are the anthias doing. I have a 250 and would like them but not sure if they would be happy. love your tank

 

[Berlibee]

Awesome acros bro!

Thanks, still frags but it's nice to watch them grow.

how are the anthias doing. I have a 250 and would like them but not sure if they would be happy. love your tank

Thank you, doing good! I have two of them and they're very happy together, I really love anthias ! ;Woot

 

[JCrew]

Wow. Nice pics! What lens are you using?

 

[Berlibee]

Wow. Nice pics! What lens are you using?

Thank you ! I'm using 100mm macro from Canon. ;Pompus

 

[najer]

Gorgeous healthy frags and great pics.
(I had phos at .5 2 weeks ago, I also have stopped just putting a small squirt in every now and again! Acros are fine! )

 

[Berlibee]

Gorgeous healthy frags and great pics.
(I had phos at .5 2 weeks ago, I also have stopped just putting a small squirt in every now and again! Acros are fine! )

Thanks, it's really interesting to watch them grow, develop colors ... wondering how the large colonies will looks like. ;Snaphappy

 

[Mirkus]

Just stumbled on this thread. Nice pictures and setup! I'm looking forward to seeing your tank grow up.

 

[Berlibee]

Just stumbled on this thread. Nice pictures and setup! I'm looking forward to seeing your tank grow up.

Thank you, I've just found a little aiptasia on the rock and started to look around and it was only one ...
Then this morning checked the sump and found 10+ of them there hidden under the skimmer hehehe ...

 

[drkcurrent]

awesome build so far! How is the fuge working out for you? I'm looking at doing a similar custom huge in my 250

 

[Berlibee]

awesome build so far! How is the fuge working out for you? I'm looking at doing a similar custom huge in my 250

Thanks! it's working good but Kessil is was too powerful. I'm trying a cheap light now for a few months to see the difference but I think I'll add a small GFO reactor MiniMax to help refugium with PO4.

 

[flowflezy]

Very nice build so far. Nice color and growth u are getting there

 

[Berlibee]

Very nice build so far. Nice color and growth u are getting there

Thanks! Can you believe ... my Alkalinity is around 9.0 for like 6 weeks or so and not changing. But corals are growing etc ... Have no idea what is happening. Tested with different test kits and sent a sample to ATI Lab to be sure, everything is right.
But Alk. not dropping. No water changes, no dosing ... magic. ;Woot

 

[drkcurrent]

Thanks! it's working good but Kessil is was too powerful. I'm trying a cheap light now for a few months to see the difference but I think I'll add a small GFO reactor MiniMax to help refugium with PO4.

what size pump are you using to feed it? I was thinking the mj1200 and feed a carbon reactor and have it flow into the fuge after

 

[Davy Jones]

Nice build man, Definitely following along!

 

[Berlibee]

what size pump are you using to feed it? I was thinking the mj1200 and feed a carbon reactor and have it flow into the fuge after

I'll install the small one: https://www.marinedepot.com/Innovat...rs-Innovative_Marine-0I10410-FIFRISPR-vi.html
With GFO on the bottom, then a sponge, 20 gr. carbon, sponge again to block carbon in place. Like this GFO will trumble and carbon will stay in place. For 55g NET water volume I really need a very small amount of GFO monthly like 50 ml. or so. It's just to help the refugium a little and keep it in balance with microalgae to not to starve it also. ;Happy

Nice build man, Definitely following along!

Thanks! I hope I'll have more info to share soon.