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So today I wake up to my 818 carc's sicci pump cavitaing with no effluent flow and the chamber filled with bubbles.
Swapped it out with a new pump and its back up and running.
Topped it off with several cups of bones.
The pump was the one that came with the 818. I don't know the hours on it but have 2, now, 1 new backup pump for it.

 

[X-37B]

14K edge bars have arrived.
I just attached one and am working on #2.
I thinks this is going to look good.

 

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Couple pics. Stags in back are looking good.

 

[X-37B]

Yesterday I took the no3 reactor offline. No3 was 10.
I also setup kalk to drip at 3mlm when the lights are off so 14hrs.
Ph was hovering around 7.6 before and this morning was 7.8.
A ph of 8.1 was my max.
I will run like this and see if ph stays at 7.8 at night.

I never paid much attention to ph but I want to see if brining it up does anything for the coral.

With the no3 reactor off line that's one less thing to drive ph down.
I never saw a difference running no3 at 3 vs 10 so we will see how far it will climb with the reactor offline and it's effect.

Alk is 7.5.

It used about 2.5 liters. I only filled to the 4 liter mark.

Carx and kalk is the plan with the kalk only on at night for 14hrs.

A Kamoer feeds the sump.

 

[X-37B]

So it's been 1 week since I introduced Kalk to my system.
Dosing around 1700ml a night. Kamoer at 2mlm for 14hrs.
Slight reduction to the carx and its holding 7.7-8.1 dkh.

I am now holding ph 7.9-8.1. The bottom number has come up from a low of 7.6. I saw a few 7.5's over the last year also.

Observation:
New growth on corals is well unexpected. I was never one to react to ph and just let the systems run over the years with what I would rate as good growth.

I have, like many, a few corals that are stubborn when it come to growth. Visual growth over the period of a week was quite surprising, especially because im home everyday.

The system evaporates around 10 liters a day and uses approximately 2.5 dkh daily.

Thoughts?

 

[Reefering1]

So it's been 1 week since I introduced Kalk to my system.
Dosing around 1700ml a night. Kamoer at 2mlm for 14hrs.
Slight reduction to the carx and its holding 7.7-8.1 dkh.

I am now holding ph 7.9-8.1. The bottom number has come up from a low of 7.6. I saw a few 7.5's over the last year also.

Observation:
New growth on corals is well unexpected. I was never one to react to ph and just let the systems run over the years with what I would rate as good growth.

I have, like many, a few corals that are stubborn when it come to growth. Visual growth over the period of a week was quite surprising, especially because im home everyday.

The system evaporates around 10 liters a day and uses approximately 2.5 dkh daily.

Thoughts?

1st I would try to actively vent the room/ house/ skimmer. High c02 effects you too, not just the tank. Assuming c02 is reasonable, I would use the kalk to get to 8.1-8.3. You will see the difference still. I would want to use as little kalk as possible- the mitigate evaporation differences in seasons.
Pay attention to the length of the new growth tips...

 

[X-37B]

1st I would try to actively vent the room/ house/ skimmer. High c02 effects you too, not just the tank. Assuming c02 is reasonable, I would use the kalk to get to 8.1-8.3. You will see the difference still. I would want to use as little kalk as possible- the mitigate evaporation differences in seasons.
Pay attention to the length of the new growth tips...

I plan to just run kalk at night currently 14hrs.
It's not tied to my ato so simple to adjust.
Taking no3 reactor offline helped.
Carx will handle the bulk.
I am just looking to bring up night ph.
If it holds at 7.9 I will be happy.
Yea many new growth tips as I mentioned.

 

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Tank will be 1.5 year the 16th.
Current test today.
Temp 77
Sg 1.0265
Ph 7.9-8.2
Alk 7.8
Ca 440
Mag 1260
K 410
Po4 .12
No3 8.90
A blue pic

 

[Sean Clark]

looking good

 

[X-37B]

All of my brains today.

 

[Dj City]

Hey buddy!

I came by your thread to check up.
For whatever reason, I'm not being any notifications when you post.
I didn't think you quit the hobby so popped in to see for myself.

Everything is looking good here.

 

[X-37B]

Hey buddy!

I came by your thread to check up.
For whatever reason, I'm not being any notifications when you post.
I didn't think you quit the hobby so popped in to see for myself.

Everything is looking good here.

I also have 2 other threads going if your interested.
Thread 'IM 15 Nano Cube' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/im-15-nano-cube.1099086/
Thread 'Ext 112 ushio 400 wat MH System.' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ext-112-ushio-400-wat-mh-system.1123552/

 

[X-37B]

FTS this morning. I just switched over to the new ReefBreeders app from Nexus. Very simple to use.

Growth continues since the addition of Kalk 24/7. Kalk is running 2mlm/2800ml a day.
Carx is at 32bpm and 12mlm effluent.
Alk is holding steady at 8 now. Going to keep alk at 7.7-8.3 for values.
Ph is now 7.9 low and 8.2 day. Bringing the low ph up from 7.6 has brought significant growth from many corals.
The whole system looks better, imo.

 

[X-37B]

Couple pics of each side of the Stags today. They are 7-10" from the surface. I'm thinking one more year and they should be at the surface. Should give a cool look with the 30" depth.

 

[X-37B]

Took some par readings today.
50's
Red 40%
Green 40%
White 50%
Royal blue 70%
Blue 70%
Violet 70%
UV/V bars 100%
Across the rockwork
Photons 220-300
UV/V bars 75-100
Both on 320-380

1hr up/down
8hrs peak

Corals overall have improved color, extention, and growth.
This is a direct effect from running Kalk for 2 weeks now.
Ordered a 6 gal Advanced Acrylic Kalk reservoir.

Removing the no3 reactor helped low ph at night.
No3 today was 11
Po4 was .1
Carx is running at half speed.
Kalk is 24/7 @ 2mlm or 2.8 liters a day.
Ph low is now 7.9 at night and 8.2-8.3 during lights on.

Pic of my Maroon Clown and a pic of the system with a better filter.

 

[X-37B]

New colony from a couple days ago. This one has some potential?

 

[X-37B]

From the couch. Lights just comming on.

 

[X-37B]

This is my new 6g kalk reservoir.
It's been almost a month now since the kalk has been running.
Many corals that were slow growing are now showing new growth.
Still running 2mlm or 2800ml a day.

 

[Miami Reef]

Beautiful tank! I like how much coralline algae you have.

 

[X-37B]

Beautiful tank! I like how much coralline algae you have.

Thanks! I have not cleaned the outside of the 2 6255's since startup 1.5 years ago. Just clean the impeller, cover, internals and back in. I have cleaned the inside twice in that time.
Great pumps with plenty of power.