Aqua's SPS dominated 40

[Aquanautical]

History of the build:

Aqua's Late Start Reef Journal

Alright, when I got back into the hobby last June I didn't set up a build journal. Kinda kicking myself for the laziness but there is no better time than now! I have begun dosing vodka so I figure why not start a log. Getting up to speed: This system started back in June of 2017...

bostonreefers.org

Current specs:
Lighting- Aquaticlife T5HO hybrid 24" (1x ATI Coral +/2x ATI Blue +/ 1x ATI True Actinic) with Reefbreeders 16" Photon V2+
Flow: Reefbreeders RP-M, Ecotech MP10,
Return pump: Innovative Marine MightyJet 538 gph DC
Filtration: Tunze 9004 DC skimmer, Phosban 150 reactor w/ LA premium pelleted carbon, Intank Fuge basket w/ chaeto + 10 watt submersible halogen light
Dosing: Coralbox wifi 4 channel doser running @Aquaforest Component 1, 2, 3
Heater: Finnex 150W
Controller: Old RKL i got used (apex way too expensive)

Livestock:
Pair of clowns- 1x Black snowflake 1x Ultra picasso
Bonded pair of Yasha gobies w/ red banded pistol shrimp
Pair of pompom crabs
Scarlett hermit
Nassarius, cerith and Astrea snails

 

[Hemmdog]

History of the build:

Aqua's Late Start Reef Journal

Alright, when I got back into the hobby last June I didn't set up a build journal. Kinda kicking myself for the laziness but there is no better time than now! I have begun dosing vodka so I figure why not start a log. Getting up to speed: This system started back in June of 2017...

bostonreefers.org

Current specs:
Lighting- Aquaticlife T5HO hybrid 24" (1x ATI Coral +/2x ATI Blue +/ 1x ATI True Actinic) with Reefbreeders 16" Photon V2+
Flow: Reefbreeders RP-M, Ecotech MP10,
Return pump: Innovative Marine MightyJet 538 gph DC
Filtration: Tunze 9004 DC skimmer, Phosban 150 reactor w/ LA premium pelleted carbon, Intank Fuge basket w/ chaeto + 10 watt submersible halogen light
Dosing: Coralbox wifi 4 channel doser running @Aquaforest Component 1, 2, 3
Heater: Finnex 150W
Controller: Old RKL i got used (apex way too expensive)

Livestock:
Pair of clowns- 1x Black snowflake 1x Ultra picasso
Bonded pair of Yasha gobies w/ red banded pistol shrimp
Pair of pompom crabs
Scarlett hermit
Nassarius, cerith and Astrea snails

Nice!

 

[Aquanautical]

OK ive started the acclimation to the hybrid, this is new to me so if anyone has experience please feel free to share it here I would greatly appreciate it! so far so good, i"m running T5 for 2 hrs this week 11 am -1 pm. turned LEDs down a little from blues @80% whites 30% to 60% blues 25% whites

 

[Aquanautical]

 

[Aquanautical]

FTS from yesterday

 

[Aquanautical]

May I present the picture that has been 2 months in the making..... Behold! The first joint appearance of one of my Yasha gobies with Mr. Pistol!

 

[Aquanautical]

Managed to get a @Battlecorals bubblebath unicorn frag this weekend! I'm very excited, does anyone else have one? Would love some tips on placement

 

[328 reef]

History of the build:

Aqua's Late Start Reef Journal

Alright, when I got back into the hobby last June I didn't set up a build journal. Kinda kicking myself for the laziness but there is no better time than now! I have begun dosing vodka so I figure why not start a log. Getting up to speed: This system started back in June of 2017...

bostonreefers.org

Current specs:
Lighting- Aquaticlife T5HO hybrid 24" (1x ATI Coral +/2x ATI Blue +/ 1x ATI True Actinic) with Reefbreeders 16" Photon V2+
Flow: Reefbreeders RP-M, Ecotech MP10,
Return pump: Innovative Marine MightyJet 538 gph DC
Filtration: Tunze 9004 DC skimmer, Phosban 150 reactor w/ LA premium pelleted carbon, Intank Fuge basket w/ chaeto + 10 watt submersible halogen light
Dosing: Coralbox wifi 4 channel doser running @Aquaforest Component 1, 2, 3
Heater: Finnex 150W
Controller: Old RKL i got used (apex way too expensive)

Livestock:
Pair of clowns- 1x Black snowflake 1x Ultra picasso
Bonded pair of Yasha gobies w/ red banded pistol shrimp
Pair of pompom crabs
Scarlett hermit
Nassarius, cerith and Astrea snails

Great looking Tank!! I have a question for you, I had purchased components 1-2 and 3. trying to figure out how to set up my doser, to run the component's. My tank stat's: 125 Gallon mixed reef, 50 gallon sump. I dose alk and cal at the moment. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how many ML to dose. I have used the Aqua forest calculator, but im confused.

 

[Aquanautical]

Great looking Tank!! I have a question for you, I had purchased components 1-2 and 3. trying to figure out how to set up my doser, to run the component's. My tank stat's: 125 Gallon mixed reef, 50 gallon sump. I dose alk and cal at the moment. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how many ML to dose. I have used the Aqua forest calculator, but im confused.

What I did was dosed it to 8.0 then I shut the doser off for 4 days and tested at the same time every day. Then I averaged the daily drop to find my daily consumption and used the calculator to find the ML I still test alk every few days and need to up it a ml every few weeks. More often if I add a bunch of sticks

 

[328 reef]

Is that 8.0Ml a day? or spread out 3 times a day?

 

[Aquanautical]

Is that 8.0Ml a day? or spread out 3 times a day?

No dosed it to 8 dkh and the stopped dosing to see how much the tank was consuming per day

 

[Aquanautical]

Right now I'm dosing 18 ml of each part per day split up into 8 doses. Don't have much Coraline yet so I expect it to start going up quickly

 

[328 reef]

Thanks. So its safe to say, start with small doses then work your way up. then test test test.