Ivory's NSW DD Reef Pro 900

[Richard Ivory]

Najer is humble. His tank is unbelievable!

Good luck with that!

Najer is humble. His tank is unbelievable!

i just seen that 180 odd pages is going to take me a while

 

[Richard Ivory]

Najer is humble. His tank is unbelievable!

do you have a thread as well ?

 

[Katrina71]

do you have a thread as well ?

Well...yes and no. It's a shared thread. My tank is nothing impressive like yours.

 

[Richard Ivory]

Well...yes and no. It's a shared thread. My tank is nothing impressive like yours.

mine impressive no way its just beginning

 

[Katrina71]

mine impressive no way its just beginning

It is.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Everything looks great! Love the DIY fuge light

 

[Richard Ivory]

Everything looks great! Love the DIY fuge light

thanks i will take some pictures this week as i added a tiny bit of cheato to kick start it ,hopefully it will be working fine

 

[najer]

Najer is humble. His tank is unbelievable!

I meant wading through the journal lol, thank you!

 

[najer]

Well...yes and no. It's a shared thread. My tank is nothing impressive like yours.

... because the new tank needs a journal!

 

[Richard Ivory]

so this weekend i have gone over to tropic marin carbocalcium and there K and A elements for my dosing regime now

 

[Richard Ivory]

so i have removed my dosing pots inside the sump and started using the diy one i made a few months ago in my side cabinet now ,much better this way for me

 

[SPR1968]

This looks great so far Richard and keep the pictures coming!

 

[Richard Ivory]

This looks great so far Richard and keep the pictures coming!

thanks mate

 

[Richard Ivory]

 

[Richard Ivory]

borrowed a macro lens at the weekend for my 1st try

 

[merereef]

so this weekend i have gone over to tropic marin carbocalcium and there K and A elements for my dosing regime now

On the back if carbo calcium whats the dose instructions and does it tell you how much will increase cal and alk by?

 

[Richard Ivory]

On the back if carbo calcium whats the dose instructions and does it tell you how much will increase cal and alk by?

yes alk its based on alk

nstructions:

Mixing

• The 700 g (1.5 lbs.) can of Carbocalcium Powder is sufficient for 5 liters (1.3 gallons) liquid solution, the 1400 g (3 lbs.) can for 10 liters (2.6 gallons) liquid solution.
• 6 level measuring spoons of Carbocalcium Powder are dissolved in 1 liter (0.26 gallons) reverse osmosis water to create the liquid mineral solution.

Dosing

• Starting with a daily dose of 5 ml of Carbo-Calcium liquid solution per 100 liters (26 gallons) of total system volume. Increase the daily dose by monitoring the alkalinity. Increase the dose by 2.5 ml per 100 liters until a constant alkalinity of 7-9 dKH is achieved.

Note: In larger systems, Carbo-Calcium Powder can be added directly to a high flow area of your tank without any pre-mixing.



Maximum daily dose - 25 ml of Tropic Marin Carbo-Calcium per 100 liters.



Tropic Marin Carbo-Calcium Powder Contains: (per 700g)

• 40,000 mg Calcium
• 5,600 dKH

 

[SPR1968]

borrowed a macro lens at the weekend for my 1st try

Great pictures Richard, very nice!

 

[Richard Ivory]

Great pictures Richard, very nice!

thanks mate was my 1st time with the macro lens

 

[najer]

borrowed a macro lens at the weekend for my 1st try

Trust me on this, save the money for a decent lens, it is a companion hobby for me, great pics.