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Time for the main sump section. Ready to roll'in
Also got the sock entry sump section in.
Andre’s Full blown 300Gallon SPS Reeftank up within a week ;-)
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Time for the main sump section. Ready to roll'in
Also got the sock entry sump section in.
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Filter system almost completed and return and supply connected.
Still some changes to be done, the silicone hoses do not behave as expected and the height underneath is less then I thought.......
Well, these are the lil things we all deal with as they come up ;-)
Keep in mind I will bring this tank up and running quick and almost in manual old school way, and will fine tune and upgrade the system with all the stuff I have in tons of boxes over the next weeks ;-)
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Here the return line going through the UV unit back to the tank........
In future this UV will be mounted on a sliding element for easy access and mainteance.
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Nah, need to get my stuff back and the move is inconvenient but not too much work.
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Thats how the tank was running yesterday with the induced bacteria bloom. A lot of crap came out of the rocks still so I needed to get that out with Skimmer in the tank, since the tank was not running on the filter system yet.
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That is the skimmer cup after 30 minutes after being cleaned and off for months............
This is all organic material from the dead rock !!!
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Tank yesterday evening finally filled up and running.
Amazing results on the pump flow increase from the tubing compared tp the prior hard piping !!!
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And the next 5 ampules right after it. Skimmer on low efficiency for aeration only.
Do you mind sharing your full process of biodigest? How much, how often, when to do the first water change, and will it still take at least 18 months until the tank is mature for sps? Seems like a lot of the other pros like to mix live rock.
Can’t wait to see more!!!
Can’t wait to see more!!!
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Working on it !!!! Like to include plenty of pictures.....
Remember this is sort of a first shot on the setup, the final setup is after the move of the tank. So I can test and try the build, flow, equipment location etc.
But some stuff is temporary piped/hosed or installed ;-)
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Nah, I'm more thinking to be ready for all my SPS in a week or so...........
Just put some SPS in today to see how they are doing.
Right now the high alkalinity prevents me from bringing in more SPS and corals.
Due to the fresh setup, the ALK is at 10 to 10.5 roughly.
Won't add my SPS back in above 8.5/9
Due to this fact I also added Nitrates (since it was almost 0) and some oyster feast so the bacteria has something to work on, lol.
I will write a bit more how I use the Biodigest and set up the biology.
I only use Biodigest since I use that for many tanks where people have issues with bleached corals, high nitrates, low phosphate,..... imbalance in bacteria biology and I helped them to get their tanks back on track.
I talk a lot in my small e-book about it. Biodigest is my personal #1 bacteria mix for issues, hence I use it for this startup as well. I believe it will provide me a nicely balanced bacteria biology that you really want for a stable tank system.
-Andre
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Setting up the Millenium Fixture...... ;-)
Just damaged the Glass Shield so I had to order a new one...... Another hundred bucks arghhhhh........
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In case anyone is wondering, the best way to remove T5 bulbs with sausage fingers, is to use a packing tape strip ;-)
Slide it under, lift it up and pull on one end to twist the dang bulb out of the fixture.
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Just todays status prior I leave to bed.......
Picked up my Nitrate Reactor and connected it but will relocate it a bit better in the next days.
I have 4 of my SPS frags in there to see how they like it ;-)
With so much flow available from the main pump, I can run an auxiliary header to supply water to reactors and the CARX too if not going peristaltic.
Also I prepped everything for the contractors return tomorrow. Not much to do in this room so I hope this will do the job with covering.
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