Anderson Family Reef - Concrete Aquarium DIY 5K All The Way (Page 33)

[A_CoupleClowns]

Good to hear you got the skimmer working!

Looks to be working pretty good too.

 

[dca22anderson]

Good to hear you got the skimmer working!

Looks to be working pretty good too.

Oh I am actually super excited about the skimmer and what it’s producing!! The thing is a beast and perfect for this system

 

[dca22anderson]

got the new float/connection for the CaRx!!! Super stoked!! And Bill the genius threaded them for easy swap out!! Man this gear is built well!! Nice job AE!!

 

[dca22anderson]

Old little skimmers are now out, new big dog is ROCKING!! It is skimming like crazy!! I actually LOVE THIS SKIMMER!!

 

[dca22anderson]

This is the MRC skimmer I ran on the last 750, ended up needing to clean the becketts each week... look forward to some solid long term skimming with this needle wheel recirculating design

 

[cmaxwell39]

I can't believe you are trying to run that little nano skimmer on this beast of a tank.

JK. Glad you were able to get it going and it is performing like you had hoped it would.

Did you get the CaRX up and running as well?

 

[dca22anderson]

I can't believe you are trying to run that little nano skimmer on this beast of a tank.

JK. Glad you were able to get it going and it is performing like you had hoped it would.

Did you get the CaRX up and running as well?

I have all the parts from AE to get it going, I just need the time, and a few john guest fittings from the hardware store and it too will be rocking!!

 

[cmaxwell39]

Good to hear.

 

[dca22anderson]

Good to hear.

You still waiting on yours?

 

[cmaxwell39]

Yeah, but not a big deal. No tank has arrived yet and no corals to go in it, so I have the time to wait right now. Based on your experience I will have to stay on him so that I am sure to get everything by the time I need it.

 

[dcmartinpc]

Things are looking great! I am glad that skimmer is rocking for you now. I love mine. It skims like nothing else I have ever ran. Lifereef I would say is similar in skimmate quality, this beast is just scaled up x10!

 

[dca22anderson]

Things are looking great! I am glad that skimmer is rocking for you now. I love mine. It skims like nothing else I have ever ran. Lifereef I would say is similar in skimmate quality, this beast is just scaled up x10!

I agree, this thing is skimming like crazy!!

 

[dca22anderson]

Calcium reactor is up and running. This is a little flow through box I made to measure the effluent coming from the reactor. Need to drop that PH down a bit, I’ll play with it more tomorrow!

 

[justingraham]

Calcium reactor is up and running. This is a little flow through box I made to measure the effluent coming from the reactor. Need to drop that PH down a bit, I’ll play with it more tomorrow!

Interesting idea shouldn’t u make the line go to the bottom of the box? Seems like the water that is below the exit tubing would just sit there forever

 

[dca22anderson]

Interesting idea shouldn’t u make the line go to the bottom of the box? Seems like the water that is below the exit tubing would just sit there forever

Good point, I can adjust the flow in there at any time. The water does get turbulent when the effluent is returning to the tank enough that turnover in there should be good with the chamber size. I’ll play with it some more

 

[cmaxwell39]

Calcium reactor is up and running. This is a little flow through box I made to measure the effluent coming from the reactor. Need to drop that PH down a bit, I’ll play with it more tomorrow!

I thought the whole point of the ACR not needing a pH probe was that it ran the reactor at CO2 saturation and would open the effluent valve to allow for “dosing” of the saturated solution so it required less tuning. Maybe I don’t quite fully understand it.

Anyway, glad to see you got it up and running and hope all goes smooth for you as you dial it in.

 

[dca22anderson]

I thought the whole point of the ACR not needing a pH probe was that it ran the reactor at CO2 saturation and would open the effluent valve to allow for “dosing” of the saturated solution so it required less tuning. Maybe I don’t quite fully understand it.

Anyway, glad to see you got it up and running and hope all goes smooth for you as you dial it in.

Once dialed in you are correct it does dose the saturated solution precisely.

I’m just doing this to check that all of it is working as designed and to make sure I don’t over do it!!

 

[cmaxwell39]

Once dialed in you are correct it does dose the saturated solution precisely.

I’m just doing this to check that all of it is working as designed and to make sure I don’t over do it!!

Thanks. Glad you are on your way with it.

 

[dca22anderson]

fish update with the new arrival - Aussie Tusk!

 

[dca22anderson]

After many adjustments the CaRx is working great, next step is dial in the dosing... Bill Wann called me the last few nights in a row making sure it’s dialed in and working properly! Super stoked!!