d2mini's 25g Office Lagoon

[rtparty]

Alright, it's been 30 minutes! Time to give us an update...:D

Congrats on the new light. I will be following along to see how you like the GHL compared to the Radions...

 

[Slack Tide Reef]

Do you happen to have any videos of this tank? Wondering what the flow is looking like in there.

 

[Clayton Jessup]

congrats on the new light as well, I really would like to know which you perfer more the GHL Mintra or the Ecotech Radions G4?

 

[d2mini]

No vids of this one. Every time I think about doing so, it takes a turn for the worse. lol

I'm sure I'll have some thoughts between the two systems. :)

 

[Reef_Collector28]

Gorgeous little tank, which my nano would look like that. Very natural looking

 

[Clayton Jessup]

Good to know I look forward for the thoughts in between the two lights ...;):)

 

[jazzmik]

@d2mini quick question about mixing station....

I'm tight on space inside house. I'm thinking of garage but living in FL gets hot in there.

How do you handle that with yours being outdoors? You're dealing with high temps also.

Do you mix outside and go straight into display/sump? Use a chiller? If not, what about mixing salt in warmer water... does it effect params?

Hoping I can do this in garage if at all possible.

Thx

 

[d2mini]

It's usually not a big enough temp difference to make a difference.
If you are doing a 10-15% water change, a few degrees change overall in your water temp isn't really that big of a deal.
In extreme temps you could let it sit at room temp for a few hours to let the warm water cool off a bit or freezing cold water warm up.
In this case I'm bringing mine to my office so by the time I do that and then it sits there for awhile, its close to room temp.
When it was in my garage on my previous home setup I was doing auto water changes thought the day so the amount was much too small to make any difference.
I have not noticed any issues with mixing salt in different temps but I have never tested newly mixed saltwater other than the salt level.

 

[jazzmik]

Got it to fit in laundry room!

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/l...ter-mixing-station.270585/page-5#post-3469100

 

[d2mini]

Hey kids, I posted a first impressions review on my blog, with lots of pics of course. :)
http://www.everydayreef.com/blog/2017/1/17/the-new-ghl-mitras-7x-led

There is also a discussion thread in the Lighting forum.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-ghl-mitras-lx7-led.287227/#post-3494830

 

[915MANG]

Hows the tank doing?

 

[d2mini]

Hows the tank doing?

We don't talk about this tank. :p

 

[malira]

We don't talk about this tank. :p

That bad, huh.

 

[d2mini]

Hows the tank doing?

That bad, huh.

LOL, actually it's not that bad. For this tank. But been dealing with the big tank lately.
This one is going through another bout of cyano. Chemiclean didn't even work this time. And still have a little bryopsis so need a second treatment of Fluconazole. :rolleyes:
LPS look good. SPS still struggle but some are surviving.
I do like the Mitras. A lot.

 

[Ginu]

Have you ever thought to try Vibrant Aquarium Cleaner? they claim to hit all kinds of algae.

 

[d2mini]

Have you ever thought to try Vibrant Aquarium Cleaner? they claim to hit all kinds of algae.

Didn't seem to do much for me.
Other than maybe bring back my cyano.

 

[Ginu]

Didn't seem to do much for me.
Other than maybe bring back my cyano.

I'm currently trying it in two different tanks, one has a major hair algae issue and it seems to tackle it nicely and my home tank is overtaken by valonia(hoping it will take care of that stuff).

 

[915MANG]

Gotta show the Bad with the Good. But Its ok, Id hope you like your GHL Lights. I looked up the price. They look nice

 

[d2mini]

Gotta show the Bad with the Good. But Its ok, Id hope you like your GHL Lights. I looked up the price. They look nice

Oh trust me. If you follow my big tank build, you'll see I most definitely show the bad. LOL!
But I'm pretty busy at the office. So I don't get a chance to take a lot of photos and keep this thread updated like I do for my home tank. :)

 

[Pmj]

d2mini did you try h2o2? Helped a lot for me on cyano, there is a long thread here.