First Reef Tank - 150g

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Entered! Hopefully you win!

Hope you win too!!

 

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Hope you win too!!

Is that link one that gets you referral points?

 

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Is that link one that gets you referral points?

Yea. You have one too (probably already know).

 

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Yea. You have one too (probably already know).

I passed yours along.

 

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Short update this week. It's been a busy work week for me and did not have time to do a weekly water change. Nor did I find time to do some water testing for the phosphate and nitrates. I did however received some corals from Riptide and got them into the tank.

 

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Another short update this week. I was supposed to do a water change today but ended up too busy and will have to do it tomorrow. I was able to test my nitrates and phosphates tho and it is now a lot better. Nitrates are at 22.1 and phosphates are at .12. On the 8 gallon tank, I got some CUC in last week. It is cleaning up the long hair algaes and tank is looking better. I have to grab a photo tomorrow.

 

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This week I cleaned the other half of my return pump and the skimmer pump. Only thing left is to clean the flow meter and the UV, probably next month. I also cleaned out the Avast Planks' pumps and tubes. While cleaning it, I broke the part that the pump attaches to. I ordered a replacement to it, but it had a crack at that same spot. I contacted Avast and they are sending me a new version they have been testing, the 3.62 Plank Mixing Assembly. From what I'm told, it has the nozzle removed and a fixed flow rate that produces a more laminar flow pattern in the tube and mixes better with less food retention in the chamber.

 

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My phosphates and nitrates are slowly dropping. It is currently at nitrates 17.2 and phosphates .112. I stopped dosing the Elim-NP cause I ran out. Not much else to update. Everything else seems fine. I'll try to get some photos.