OP
OP
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2016
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Got my chiller and reactors all hooked up. Had to order another 6ft of silbrade at roughly $8 per foot. Manifold and tee into the return line are working okay, but I am having a heck of a time dialing in my zeovit reactor.
I've got a 2L Avast Vibe, that I bought as a you build kit to save a little cash. Never had issues with it on other system, but plumbed as a closed loop returning into my main return line is creating a lot of head pressure and pressurizing the reactor. I've had to reglue about a dozen tiny little leaks. Not sure if it's incompetence on my part or flawed thinking running the chiller and reactor back into my main return line. The original thinking was that the 2nd pump could function as a bit of a backup return should my main fail.
On a brighter note, the tank is cycled. I added some ARC Purple Helix to see if that helps kick start my coralline growth. I'm generally skeptical about miracle in a bottle type products, but it has really good reviews. Running only the Radions at All Blue and Deep Blue settings until I start adding coral. I hear coralline algae likes blues.
Plan to add about 50 trochus snails later this week if I can get my fish guy to go to wholesale for me. If the snails thrive for a week and my chemistry looks good, I will add my PJ cardinals back. I'll wait another week or two before putting my pearlyscale wrasse and flame wrasse pair in, as I don't want to risk killing the flame wrasses in an immature system. Desjardni tang will wait in QT while I decide what other tang I will add, so I can put them in at the same time and hopefully avoid an all out war. Probably wait another 2-3 months before putting my mertensi and two spotcintus clowns back in that system to make sure I don't kill the anemone. I may try a few starter SPS, like cheap montis and birdsnest once the chemistry looks good for a month.
Also going to upgrade my OG Apex Aquacontroller head unit with the 2016, so moving all of my setting over will be an adventure.
I've got a 2L Avast Vibe, that I bought as a you build kit to save a little cash. Never had issues with it on other system, but plumbed as a closed loop returning into my main return line is creating a lot of head pressure and pressurizing the reactor. I've had to reglue about a dozen tiny little leaks. Not sure if it's incompetence on my part or flawed thinking running the chiller and reactor back into my main return line. The original thinking was that the 2nd pump could function as a bit of a backup return should my main fail.
On a brighter note, the tank is cycled. I added some ARC Purple Helix to see if that helps kick start my coralline growth. I'm generally skeptical about miracle in a bottle type products, but it has really good reviews. Running only the Radions at All Blue and Deep Blue settings until I start adding coral. I hear coralline algae likes blues.
Plan to add about 50 trochus snails later this week if I can get my fish guy to go to wholesale for me. If the snails thrive for a week and my chemistry looks good, I will add my PJ cardinals back. I'll wait another week or two before putting my pearlyscale wrasse and flame wrasse pair in, as I don't want to risk killing the flame wrasses in an immature system. Desjardni tang will wait in QT while I decide what other tang I will add, so I can put them in at the same time and hopefully avoid an all out war. Probably wait another 2-3 months before putting my mertensi and two spotcintus clowns back in that system to make sure I don't kill the anemone. I may try a few starter SPS, like cheap montis and birdsnest once the chemistry looks good for a month.
Also going to upgrade my OG Apex Aquacontroller head unit with the 2016, so moving all of my setting over will be an adventure.
