Malifry's 36 Bowfront Tear Down And Rebuild...

[Twink_w_a_Reef]

I don't believe I had any dissolve..maybe a slight layer dissolved but not much!

Sweet!

 

[Malifry97]

Sweet!

I Know Right!

 

[count krunk]

That container does look to be about half the size of a standard unit used in aquarium so it could very well be that is normal

 

[Malifry97]

That container does look to be about half the size of a standard unit used in aquarium so it could very well be that is normal

Ok thanks for the info! That puts my mind a little more at ease

 

[Malifry97]

Parameters for today:
DKH:9
Calcium: 400
Nitrate: 5-10
Phosphate: 0-0.25

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Nice beginning of a tank I would like to see the progress.:)

 

[Malifry97]

Nice beginning of a tank I would like to see the progress.:)

I’m posting pictures tonight! Thanks for taking interest!

 

[Johniejumbo]

I had a 36g bowfront for several years. I miss that tank. Kinda wish I hadn’t “upgraded” sometimes. I look forward to seeing what you do with it.

 

[Malifry97]

I had a 36g bowfront for several years. I miss that tank. Kinda wish I hadn’t “upgraded” sometimes. I look forward to seeing what you do with it.

Thanks! And yeah, I love bowfronts, people complain about distortion but its not that bad and I kinda like it.

 

[Johniejumbo]

I never had a problem with it myself. Lighting it was a bit of a pain but it looks like you’ve got that covered nicely. I loved the dimensions.

 

[Malifry97]

I never had a problem with it myself. Lighting it was a bit of a pain but it looks like you’ve got that covered nicely. I loved the dimensions.

I also love the dimensions, and yeah, lighting was a problem at first. The one thing I don't like is the hug center brace. It is 3 inches wide. I'd love to put a third light but can't because of the brace.

 

[Johniejumbo]

Yep. That brace was a kill joy. I only kept low light corals in the tank so I didn’t worry too much about I. Put a current orbit strip light on it. It did the job for what I had. It was restrictive though and I could tell the corals near the bottom didn’t get enough light.

 

[Malifry97]

Yep. That brace was a kill joy. I only kept low light corals in the tank so I didn’t worry too much about I. Put a current orbit strip light on it. It did the job for what I had. It was restrictive though and I could tell the corals near the bottom didn’t get enough light.

yea, Im only keeping softies and maybe a hammer. I may convert to a black box eventually though

 

[Malifry97]

I have some GHA but some more CUC is coming Wednesday. Zoas are closed up do the the GHA. Good news, my first fish is in the tank after 30 days copper and metro! It’s a black and white clown! I also attached a pic of when the zoas are happy!

 

[MombasaLionfish]

I have some GHA but some more CUC is coming Wednesday. Zoas are closed up do the the GHA. Good news, my first fish is in the tank after 30 days copper and metro! It’s a black and white clown! I also attached a pic of when the zoas are happy!

Nice clown a ribbon eel would go with it nicely. :p

 

[Malifry97]

Nice clown a ribbon eel would go with it nicely. :p

I love them, but sadly they aren’t invert safe:(

 

[SliceGolfer]

I finished my first run of RODI...It seems my DI already has some depletion at the botton. Is this normal? If not, What could I do to fix this?

If your source water is high in chloramines this could be the cause of rapid DI consumption. If this is the cause the way to fix is a three stage DI unit that separates cation, anion, and mixed DI resins. You then change out just the single depleted resin.

 

[Malifry97]

If your source water is high in chloramines this could be the cause of rapid DI consumption. If this is the cause the way to fix is a three stage DI unit that separates cation, anion, and mixed DI resins. You then change out just the single depleted resin.

Thanks! I’ll check my local water specs and see if chloramines are the problem.

 

[SliceGolfer]

You can get test strips from a swimming pool store or likely Amazon. Test the waste water coming out of your RODI unit.

This thread may help:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/can-chloramines-get-past-a-good-ro-di.288438/

 

[Malifry97]

You can get test strips from a swimming pool store or likely Amazon. Test the waste water coming out of your RODI unit.

This thread may help:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/can-chloramines-get-past-a-good-ro-di.288438/

Thanks!