305 Reef Club, Miami Reefers

Ernie C · Aug 15, 2019

TangoTang16 said:
Hello everyone! Been reading the thread and I’m in the bird road area, I’ll be interested in being a part of the trades and meetings! To answer your question, I began using one three days ago and highly recommend it. My pH before was from 7.9 to 8.1 now I’m at 8.1 to 8.4! I love it! I got the BRS co2 scrubber and I’m using two little fishies CDX media in it.

Awesome, i've been using Kalk in my top off to maintain 8.0-8.3 How long does the media last? I'm concerned about how much it will cost in the long run. I get my Kalk from walmart and its pretty cheap.

RickG · Aug 15, 2019

TangoTang16 said:
Hello everyone! Been reading the thread and I’m in the bird road area, I’ll be interested in being a part of the trades and meetings! To answer your question, I began using one three days ago and highly recommend it. My pH before was from 7.9 to 8.1 now I’m at 8.1 to 8.4! I love it! I got the BRS co2 scrubber and I’m using two little fishies CDX media in it.

Sweet! im probably going to get a regular water filter housing on amazon for $15 and then media from BRS. The media life is the only reason why i havent pulled the trigger. How long does a cartridge last for you? I really need a Co2 scrubber tho ph stays around 7.7-7.8. Always have to be opening a window for a ph boost.

Ernie C · Aug 15, 2019

RickG said:
Sweet! im probably going to get a regular water filter housing on amazon for $15 and then media from BRS. The media life is the only reason why i havent pulled the trigger. How long does a cartridge last for you? I really need a Co2 scrubber tho ph stays around 7.7-7.8. Always have to be opening a window for a ph boost.

i have a 5 gallon jug of kalk and dose like 100 ml an hour. It keeps my alk and calcium at 8 dkh and 430. and it keeps my ph between 8.0 and 8.3. I also have my skimmer air intake from the outside.

CanesReef · Aug 16, 2019

SIGN ME UP. Been looking for this kind of environment in miami and i guess this could be a start!

RickG · Aug 16, 2019

CanesReef said:
SIGN ME UP. Been looking for this kind of environment in miami and i guess this could be a start!

We got some Canes over here!! Canes and reefing; awesome lol

TangoTang · Aug 20, 2019

RickG said:
Sweet! im probably going to get a regular water filter housing on amazon for $15 and then media from BRS. The media life is the only reason why i havent pulled the trigger. How long does a cartridge last for you? I really need a Co2 scrubber tho ph stays around 7.7-7.8. Always have to be opening a window for a ph boost.

Thanks! I use CDX because it’s color changing media. BRS media I believe does this as well but my LFS carries CDX at $20.00. It should last anywhere from 6-8 weeks if the output is directly connected to the intake of the skimmer. I’ve read threads and about people plumbing the intake of the scrubber into the lid of the collection cup. This works efficiently until you begin to build up gunk in your collection cup and thus dirtying you media A LOT quicker. Either way I use a co2 scrubber because I dose Red Sea ABC and don’t use Kalk so having a way to maintain ph at a consistently desirable level is a must for me.

I’ll share another photo of how my ph level is now after around a week or so after installing it

Either way wish you the best of luck and hope to see your ph boost as well!

SKYHIGGh · Aug 20, 2019

A few tiny Frags for trade if any one is interested

Bubble gum digi
Forest fire digi
Tri Color valida
Blue stag. Will color back up was on bottom of tank and monti grew over shawdowing it.
Reeftech monti frag
Flower Petel monti

Ernie C · Aug 20, 2019

SKYHIGGh said:
A few tiny Frags for trade if any one is interested

Bubble gum digi
Forest fire digi
Tri Color valida
Blue stag. Will color back up was on bottom of tank and monti grew over shawdowing it.
Reeftech monti frag
Flower Petel monti

I’m interested in the bubble gum. I have these small frags and some fire and ice zoas

RickG · Aug 20, 2019

TangoTang16 said:
Thanks! I use CDX because it’s color changing media. BRS media I believe does this as well but my LFS carries CDX at $20.00. It should last anywhere from 6-8 weeks if the output is directly connected to the intake of the skimmer. I’ve read threads and about people plumbing the intake of the scrubber into the lid of the collection cup. This works efficiently until you begin to build up gunk in your collection cup and thus dirtying you media A LOT quicker. Either way I use a co2 scrubber because I dose Red Sea ABC and don’t use Kalk so having a way to maintain ph at a consistently desirable level is a must for me.

I’ll share another photo of how my ph level is now after around a week or so after installing it

Either way wish you the best of luck and hope to see your ph boost as well!

Appreciate it lol, I decided to cut up my dual reactor from brs since I wasnt even using the gfo side. Didnt want to spend money and this will get the job done . Now just have to get some media

TangoTang · Aug 21, 2019

RickG said:
Appreciate it lol, I decided to cut up my dual reactor from brs since I wasnt even using the gfo side. Didnt want to spend money and this will get the job done . Now just have to get some media

Nice work! let us know how it looks mounted and what media you end up using

xiholdtruex · Aug 21, 2019

Ernie Crucet said:
I’m interested in the bubble gum. I have these small frags and some fire and ice zoas

Ernie do you ever sell any of those zoa frags? If so how much? Have been thinking of getting some zoas in my tank but man they charge a arm and a leg for them at the stores lol

Ernie C · Aug 21, 2019

yeah, i have them on offer up. I have to update the post. I'll PM you the info. I've been busy with other stuff so have to give the tank some love this weekend. I have to harvest and try to sell or give away zenias. lol

CanesReef · Aug 22, 2019

do any of yall run a bare bottom tank ? Im planning on taking out different areas with each water change. Just wondering if any of you have nano tanks with no bed.

Ernie C · Aug 22, 2019

CanesReef said:
do any of yall run a bare bottom tank ? Im planning on taking out different areas with each water change. Just wondering if any of you have nano tanks with no bed.

I have had a bare bottom tank for years now, but never a nano. My nutrients seem to stay on the low side though.

xiholdtruex · Aug 22, 2019

CanesReef said:
do any of yall run a bare bottom tank ? Im planning on taking out different areas with each water change. Just wondering if any of you have nano tanks with no bed.

I have a 5.5g bare bottom. Use to have a frog spawn and birdsnest in there. Now I just have a birds nest that is doing well and one fish a small domino damsel. Only water change 50% every 2 weeks feed every other day mysis and a small squirt of reef roids for the birds nest. thinking of making it a zoa garden.

Rogued_Reefer · Aug 22, 2019

Ernie Crucet said:
yeah, i have them on offer up. I have to update the post. I'll PM you the info. I've been busy with other stuff so have to give the tank some love this weekend. I have to harvest and try to sell or give away zenias. lol

I could take some Xenias

juanrmattos · Aug 24, 2019

Kendall West here...

Are you guys ready to establish our own Reef Club?

@Ernie Crucet , @Farid0926 , @SKYHIGGh , @myaniz24 , @Bob2bob , @xiholdtruex , @Brad_the_gunner , @SMSREEF , @RickyG , @mario4933 , @TangoTang16

Rogued_Reefer · Aug 24, 2019

I’m down!

xiholdtruex · Aug 24, 2019

Im down too just need to start and we will grow

Rogued_Reefer · Aug 24, 2019

Let’s start a list of people and their location so we can come up with a meeting place that’s relatively close to everyone.

So far we have:

Juanrmattos - West Kendall
Mario4933 - Downtown Miami

Drop your locations guys I’ll make a list