Devoted Reefer 250

[DarthSimon]

Steady at 8.2, par is in the 250 range middle of the tank. Radions only running at 40% intensity.

That's crazy, I am at 62 percent and only get 250 -300 in the top third of my RSR 250...

 

[Crabby48]

That is a 10 gallon brute? I am undecided if I should get the 10 or 20.
Worried the 10 will be to full to mix 10 gallons with out having room to mix.

Excellent looking corals you got. Tank looks better everyday

 

[pelphrey]

That is a 10 gallon brute? I am undecided if I should get the 10 or 20.
Worried the 10 will be to full to mix 10 gallons with out having room to mix.

Excellent looking corals you got. Tank looks better everyday

10 gallon brute! I mixed up between 9-10 gallons today. It was dangerous carrying it into the house! Haha I got it off amazon.

 

[pelphrey]

Couple shots while the pumps were off!

The ramp profile I have setup for the COR is awesome! I didn’t set it up until this week, I was tired of the pump creating bubbles at startup. It does have a slow start, just not slow enough!

 

[Justfebreezeit]

How do you like those marco pedestals? Did you cement them in?

 

[pelphrey]

How do you like those marco pedestals? Did you cement them in?

I really like them. But I didn’t take into consideration height, need to get some smaller rocks to put on the back. Otherwise it’s going to be hard to place corals. Or maybe that’s just a thought I have right now without the livestock to back it up.

I bought them like this, they were cemented from Marco. Unfortunately Marco doesn’t offer to the public anymore. They only do wholesale. But you can get them from BRS.

 

[Justfebreezeit]

I really like them. But I didn’t take into consideration height, need to get some smaller rocks to put on the back. Otherwise it’s going to be hard to place corals. Or maybe that’s just a thought I have right now without the livestock to back it up.

I bought them like this, they were cemented from Marco. Unfortunately Marco doesn’t offer to the public anymore. They only do wholesale. But you can get them from BRS.

aah is the bottom of the pedestal stable enough to just stand on?

Yeah Im planning on ordering some from BRS for my next build, mostly shelf rock. Was curious how the pedastals worked really.

 

[pelphrey]

It’s plenty stable! I have a piece of rock on one pedestal, I’ll get a picture of it this week.

 

[pelphrey]

Of all corals... although I don’t know if the stylo is just mad or on its way out I never suspected to see it change before any of the other corals. Nothing changed this weekend, except for some water. Tested alk before water change 8.0 the next day it was 8.1, nitrates were 4 and phosphates were .01

 

[pelphrey]

Alk has been super stable! Phosphates on the other hand! .08 for phosphates, which is better. They were rather high!

 

[pelphrey]

 

[Shirley Weller]

When the humidity in the garage is high & the temperature in the garage is higher than the temperature of the water coming into the house & flowing thru the pipes in the garage, you will get condensation.
You can stop the condensation by insulating the pipes in the garage. You can buy 4’ long pipe foam insulation at ace hardware, Home Depot, etc.

 

[pelphrey]

Nitrates running a little on the low side, mixed up a new batch of kno3.

 

[pelphrey]

When the humidity in the garage is high & the temperature in the garage is higher than the temperature of the water coming into the house & flowing thru the pipes in the garage, you will get condensation.
You can stop the condensation by insulating the pipes in the garage. You can buy 4’ long pipe foam insulation at ace hardware, Home Depot, etc.

My RODI is in my laundry room, inside climate controlled. I’m guessing with the temp of the water from the ground and the heat of the house that is the root cause? I use 1/4” line to pump into the garage. I did wrap some of the RODI lines with a towel to reduce the mess, or prevent dry wall damage. Any other tips?!?!

Thanks for the input!!

 

[pelphrey]

3 hours to heat up 8 gallons of water, from 40 to 78. Using the inkbird temp controller and finnex 300watt titanium heater.

 

[pelphrey]

Natural sunlight hitting the tort.

 

[pelphrey]

Flasher wrasse being flashy!

 

[pelphrey]

New acans doing well.

 

[pelphrey]

Bubble algae control. Vibrant (chemical) VS emerald (natural) pros and cons please! The downside is I have to order both, so ordering emeralds will force me to spend more money to justify shipping. Thanks in advance!

 

[pelphrey]

Magic kingdom not showing colors, I’ll take polyp extension!