DSA 185 build (barts old tank)

[iiluisii]

The tangs seam to love it


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[iiluisii]

Did some updates today on my sump I took pickupman idea and did my sump like his. Also I added a 3500 GPH power head to the sump blowing trough the chiller coil. I have a lot more to do I'm gonna take the pellet reactor out of the sump and put it outside so I can see the tumble better. Also I'm changing the kalk stirrer to Bart's trash can method lol

 

[iiluisii]

Started my new kalk reactor lol going Bart style 32 gallon Brute trash can lol

 

[Dowtish]

Now THAT'S a kalk reactor!:xd:

 

[pickupman66]

Luis... if you start to notice micro bubbles you should put some down spouts to the pipes exiting the skimmer chamber. Ive done this and it eliminates noise and splatter too. I like the holes you drilled in your drain pipe into that chamber as well. looks familiar...:wink: For those that wonder, this gives teh trapped air a chance to escape and you get alot less gurgling and bubbling out the end of that pipe.

 

[iiluisii]

Luis... if you start to notice micro bubbles you should put some down spouts to the pipes exiting the skimmer chamber. Ive done this and it eliminates noise and splatter too. I like the holes you drilled in your drain pipe into that chamber as well. looks familiar...:wink: For those that wonder, this gives teh trapped air a chance to escape and you get alot less gurgling and bubbling out the end of that pipe.

Yea I end up putting the down pipes already I ran out of pipe that day. Thanks for the ideas I like this set up better

 

[iiluisii]

Now THAT'S a kalk reactor!:xd:

Yea I'm starting with one cup first and see how it work

 

[pickupman66]

hmmm.. funny I was looking at that photo I took for you today and I really need to neaten up my plumbing.. I have tubes and wires running everywhere.

 

[Dowtish]

Yea I'm starting with one cup first and see how it work

Are you using a controller like Bart did? Having it set up to monitor ph and if it goes above a certain amount it shuts off?

 

[iiluisii]

No not yet but I will I don't think I need it yet cause I only put a cup of kalk for 32 gallons which is not much. There is 48 teaspoon in a cup and most people start with one teaspoon per gallon and for a full blown sps reef people use double so I started a little about a teaspoon per gallon not by much since I have a lot of corals and a giant clam.

 

[iiluisii]

Got a white cheek tang a week and a half ago and I am proud to say no white spot as of yet and it's eating like a pig and also my yellow tang didn't kill it like it has 4 other tangs. Yea I know I shouldn't have put an other tang in the tank die to the yellows aggression but the white cheeks is one of my fav fish.

 

[Rob.D]

Got a white cheek tang a week and a half ago and I am proud to say no white spot as of yet and it's eating like a pig and also my yellow tang didn't kill it like it has 4 other tangs. Yea I know I shouldn't have put an other tang in the tank die to the yellows aggression but the white cheeks is one of my fav fish.

White cheek tang is my #1 favorite tang, unfortunately I have never been able to keep one alive.

 

[iiluisii]

White cheek tang is my #1 favorite tang, unfortunately I have never been able to keep one alive.

It was hard work last week. I put a mirror next to my tank for the first two days and that kept all my tangs busty thinking that there was others in the tank then I spot fed the white cheeks with a syringe full of mysid shrimp every couple of hours for about 4 days since it stay in that corner for the first 4 days and after that I just kept feeding the tank a lot of food and he became a pig lol oh and for the mirror I think it worked cause the yellow tang left him alone now he swims with them and eat veggies on the vegie clip together he is getting a little fat belly lol so I think it's gonna be a survivor.

 

[Rob.D]

People have laughed at me when I have told them about using a mirror to help stave off aggression when adding a new fish; it has worked every time for me.

 

[bknapp]

Hope that the white cheek makes it for ya Luis. I almost picked one up myself but went powder brown instead.

 

[iiluisii]

People have laughed at me when I have told them about using a mirror to help stave off aggression when adding a new fish; it has worked every time for me.

I tell you what for what I seen almost all my fish were concentrated on the side were the mirror was at and the sailfin and the yellow were going crazy back and forth the length of the mirror

 

[iiluisii]

Hope that the white cheek makes it for ya Luis. I almost picked one up myself but went powder brown instead.

Yea I think it's gonna make it. Looks real healthy and I been feeding LRS reef frenzy and the herbivore version and they love it and I been feeding red, green and purple seaweed and the white cheeks eats all of them.

 

[iiluisii]

My white cheeks looking fat and strong.