FarmerTy's 215-gallon SPS Tank

[cmaxwell39]

Glad to hear (read) that you finally got the tested to come down and that things overall are responding well.
What skimmer are you planning on going with??
And what return pump?

The pics look great as always. Always enjoy updates on this system.

 

[FarmerTy]

Glad to hear (read) that you finally got the tested to come down and that things overall are responding well.
What skimmer are you planning on going with??
And what return pump?

The pics look great as always. Always enjoy updates on this system.

Thank you!

I have inherited an old Reef Dynamic External skimmer that ginormous. It has two Eheim pumps running it as opposed to my one Bubble Blaster 5000 pump. Though they are both similarly rated for size of tank, I feel this one might out perform my Reef Octopus 5000. We'll see. It'll just be nice to do skimmer maintenance without having to crawl under the tank into the sump.

The return pump is just the newer, larger size of Jaebo pump. I think its the DCP15000.

 

[cmaxwell39]

Thanks. Some of the old school equipment just flat works. Not the sexiest or energy efficient, but just works.

Good luck with all the upgrades/changes this year.

 

[Evaaron]

@FarmerTy how much two part have you had to add to keep up with the denitrifier? And what is your Po4 sitting at?

 

[FarmerTy]

@FarmerTy how much two part have you had to add to keep up with the denitrifier? And what is your Po4 sitting at?

I think I’ve lost about 1dKh a week roughly. Phosphate was at 0.08 ppm last I checked the previous week.

 

[FarmerTy]

JF Sunday Driver

BC Backdraft

TSA Bill Murray

 

[lapin]

You dont like crawling around on the floor to do maintaince?
Corals look good

 

[FarmerTy]

You dont like crawling around on the floor to do maintaince?
Corals look good

Hopefully the only time I’m crawling on the floors after going with an external skimmer is when I’m begging for my wife’s forgiveness for buying another expensive frag.

 

[FarmerTy]

Tyree Merlins Staff

Red Planet and Exotic Aquatics Pink Lemonade

Over exposed pic of RMF Red Gecko (Yes I’m human!)

 

[CoralWealth]

what cleanup crew do you have in your frag tanks? Your tiles look extremely clean

 

[FarmerTy]

what cleanup crew do you have in your frag tanks? Your tiles look extremely clean

Some of those tiles are newer so I cheated. I have a foxface rabbitfish which will devour any speck of algae and two small tuxedo urchins. I keep no snails in there.

 

[dieselkeeper]

I'm not going a public aquarium this year on vacation, I'm going to @FarmerTy house. I'll probably being vacationing alone. Probably take months or even years for the wife to forgive me. Worth it.

 

[FarmerTy]

I'm not going a public aquarium this year on vacation, I'm going to @FarmerTy house. I'll probably being vacationing alone. Probably take months or even years for the wife to forgive me. Worth it.

If you pay for the VIP tour... I'll put a sleeping bag on the floor and you can sleep in the fish room for the night. Let the gentle sounds of the peristaltic pump and skimmer lull you to sleep and then you are awakened in the morning to the dazzling Radion light show and smell of fresh skimmate brewing.

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

I’m a big fan of the old reefdynamics and euro reef skimmers. Built like tanks and work. I’m currently running an INS135. Let us know when it’s plumbed how you like it. Corals are looking great.

 

[FarmerTy]

I’m a big fan of the old reefdynamics and euro reef skimmers. Built like tanks and work. I’m currently running an INS135. Let us know when it’s plumbed how you like it. Corals are looking great.

I used to run a Euroreef back in the day and it treated me well. I'm looking forward to seeing what two eheim pumps will do with skimmate production.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Looking great, Ty!

 

[FarmerTy]

Looking great, Ty!

Thank you sir!

 

[FarmerTy]

Not everyday you find a chunk of JF Sunday driver laying in your frag tank. Thought my emperor ate it and about 2-4 weeks later, found it laying here last night. Woohoo!

 

[FarmerTy]

Here’s what it broke off of. This picture was last week and it’s already healed so that frag has been rolling around for 2-4 weeks is my estimation.

 

[Renton777]

I think you owe the emperor an apology