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Hi! I'll definitely check that thread out! My tank no longer uses a Zeovit reactor, but still dosing some KZ supplementsHi there
Would u like to share your tank
Zeovit reef tanks of the world
Hi there I would like to start a thread for zeovit reef tank owner come to share their tank. It doesn't matter where you are from I would love to see your tank. And for those non zeovit user it's a chance to see a side of different approach to reef keeping. I would like to thank everyone who...www.reef2reef.com
Hows the tank and new one coming along mate?
Corals look really good. As far as flatworm since u dont have too many and the sps is not big dipping is much better than fws. Dip once a week for 4 weeks should eradicate most adult flatworm. Then 1 more round to takecare of any new hatch then fws will keep them in check.
I understand and know of those who have been there.Thanks for input! What makes me hesitant to dipping is how well encrusted most corals are to the rock, I'd have to either somehow cut off large parts of the rockwork and dip together with the corals, or "sacrifice" I'd say 50-60& of coral tissue in order to be able to dip.
As it is now, I baste all corals quite often (mostly cause my ***hole of a goby keeps dumping sand on them) and very rarely I find AEFW. When I do, I suck 'em out and dispose, I also go over the coral more aggressively with the baster to see if I find more. I seldom see bite-marks on any corals now, and finding AEFW is very rare. FWS (I dose 2-3x daily dose) seems to be helping for the moment
Definitely a risk-taking, unfortunately yes. I'll definitely check and see if my LFS can order one of those for me! Thank you for the adviceI understand and know of those who have been there.
It Is a Risk you are taking. If nothing else, try to find a Blue velvet nudibranch who will find these and eat them. Also a beautiful specimen.
Looks greatAfter 2 long days of carrying water, cleaning equipment and routing cables the tank is finally completely up and running!
Plumbing only had one "leak", which was due to me, quite stupidly, forgetting to glue an elbow... Easily corrected and now everything is leak free
Started with emptying the old sump so I could clean that. The water went into the new tank, queue the muddy look
Sump was cleaned as good as I could, still some old tube-worm remains between the baffles, but that shouldn't affect anything. I also removed the last baffle in my bubble trap, it didn't really do much except allowing debris to settle in the return area and between the baffles.
Not the most spacious sump, and I quickly realized some changes in plans would be needed, as the skimmer was slightly bigger than expected (woops). Said and done I had planned the rollermat to be on the back wall of the sump, now it's on the side instead, had to change some piping to make it work but luckily I had the parts at home.
So this is what I have to work with
Beginning of the rat's nest in the background, but that was a problem for later, we got flow!
Since the water was from the old tank and the correct salinity/temp, I felt it safe to start the transfer.
Things went smoother and easier than I expected and soon the old tank was empty, and the new one full of life
Like this I left it overnight, spending the last hours of the day trying to mount the light together.
Nervewrecking awakening in the morning, to see if something had given up overnight, but luckily enough the corals and fish seem unfazed by the move!
Ignore the weird bar on top of the light, I'll remove that once I can figure out how to counterbalance for the cords coming out in the back
Next step was routing cables. I don't know how some of y'all do it but that is tough work! This is kind of what I had to work with from the beginning.
About 9 hours later I now have this, and I can tell you the back is far from pretty! ;Hilarious
And if I need to access vortech/vectra controls
Next step is aquascaping, but I'm gonna give the tank a day to settle for real before I start doing that Gives me a little time to plan and envision my goal!
Tomorrow is cleaning the old tank and the area where that stood. Also need to run an internet cable to the house where the new tank is so I can get my reeflink up and running. I'll also try to PAR-map the new tank, plus do a million other small things probably
Haha! Was a bit too lazy to make the rollermat, but it worked out in the end!What's this, ("Not the most spacious sump, and I quickly realized some changes in plans would be needed, as the skimmer was slightly bigger than expected (woops).") You mean to tell me you didn't have it all Sketched up first. ;Smuggrin Just playin'. Looks really good!
Thank you! Hopefully it’ll look even better with a scapeLooks great