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Thanks boss man. Nice to have the big wigs stop by.Looking good, Manny!
Thanks Doc.looking great, congrats!
Good info there! I’m starting with gyres but was considering WAV’s if I need more flow. Sound level is super important to me though.Let the uglies begin. Seeing diatoms all over the rock and in some places on the sand.
Still trying to get flow right. Trying to find a happy setting where the sand isn’t blown around like it is now. Will reset and readjust today or tomorrow.
Added a few of my old fish. Been testing ammonia and nitrites daily just to be safe. Both reading zero. Nitrates at 2ppm.
There is a white tinge to the water. I may be experiencing my first bacterial bloom ever. Been doing this since 2013 and never experienced one. Will monitor and deal with accordingly.
A few things to note:
Neptune WAVS - Man they are loud. Even at 10%, we can hear the constant hum. Reminds me of being on an aircraft carrier where there was always something humming. Even upstairs in my bedroom we can hear the hum of the pumps at 10%. Wife says it doesn’t bother. That’s important.
WAV Link Module - not gonna lie, highly disappointed in the build quality. My kids love going to the dollar store and picking up the cheap Chinese toy guns. They break super easy and end of the day, it was only a dollar. Ya the housing in the one link module feels just like this. Material that is to be expected from a dollar store you know.
Adaptive Reef Sign - speaking of cheap feeling quality, this is another one. Ya it’s cool and it definitely gets compliments. However, worth the price? Not sure. Doesn’t feel like it.
Speaking of adaptive reef , what do you all think of the two tone I went with? We like it. Haven’t seen one online. Decided to think outside the box a little.
Here’s FTS using two different lenses and then no lens. Tell me which you guys like more.
Orphek 15000k lens
Orphek 20000k Lens
iPhone 13 Pro no lens
I’ve got two gyre xf350 and the 2 WAVS. I sold my two MP40s. I will say that the WAV are the loudest I’ve ever used. At 10% they are louder than the gyres at 80%. Louder than MP40s at 80%. And it’s not a clunky loud either. Just a hum. Makes it sound like you’re in an engine room somewhere (or CVN 72). I’ve had those mentioned above, jebao, tunze, sicce voyagers, and the cheapest models on BRS (I’m blanking on the name), and these WAVS are easily the noisiest. I think if we lined them all up and asked 10 people to find the loudest one, 10 out of 10 would all choose the WAVS as the loudest.Good info there! I’m starting with gyres but was considering WAV’s if I need more flow. Sound level is super important to me though.
Tough call on the photos. IMO 1 & 3 look very similar. I *think* I'm partial to the 20k lens, but only slightly. All 3 are good.Let the uglies begin. Seeing diatoms all over the rock and in some places on the sand.
Still trying to get flow right. Trying to find a happy setting where the sand isn’t blown around like it is now. Will reset and readjust today or tomorrow.
Added a few of my old fish. Been testing ammonia and nitrites daily just to be safe. Both reading zero. Nitrates at 2ppm.
There is a white tinge to the water. I may be experiencing my first bacterial bloom ever. Been doing this since 2013 and never experienced one. Will monitor and deal with accordingly.
A few things to note:
Neptune WAVS - Man they are loud. Even at 10%, we can hear the constant hum. Reminds me of being on an aircraft carrier where there was always something humming. Even upstairs in my bedroom we can hear the hum of the pumps at 10%. Wife says it doesn’t bother. That’s important.
WAV Link Module - not gonna lie, highly disappointed in the build quality. My kids love going to the dollar store and picking up the cheap Chinese toy guns. They break super easy and end of the day, it was only a dollar. Ya the housing in the one link module feels just like this. Material that is to be expected from a dollar store you know.
Adaptive Reef Sign - speaking of cheap feeling quality, this is another one. Ya it’s cool and it definitely gets compliments. However, worth the price? Not sure. Doesn’t feel like it.
Speaking of adaptive reef , what do you all think of the two tone I went with? We like it. Haven’t seen one online. Decided to think outside the box a little.
Here’s FTS using two different lenses and then no lens. Tell me which you guys like more.
Orphek 15000k lens
Orphek 20000k Lens
iPhone 13 Pro no lens
I have 3 tanks with no sumps currently although I’m setting up an XXL 750. In my experience bacterial blooms are transient and will resolve on their own. A skimmer would probably help, but even without that all of my bacterial blooms have resolved on their own. I definitely wouldn’t rush out to buy UV if that’s the only reason for it.Best way of dealing with bacterial bloom? Leave it alone or purchase a UV? Didn't initialy purchase a UV because the model we looked at was too large to fit in my cabinet. Figured down the road I would find a way to plumb to a UV inside the garage and back.
I am not 100% sure this is a bacterial bloom as I have never had one before. Nitrates are at 2ppm and phosphates are .02 ppm. Don't think its a nutrients issues.
On another note, I'm intrigued by the fact that my red sea coral pro salt is registering at 8.2 dkH, 480 ca, and 1490 mg. Calcium and magnesium are high as expected but the alkalinity is far lower than I expected.
I’m reading a lot of folks have their wet sides on MP40’s only last about a year too….Yes the WAV are loud and also last about 1 year
I’ve had mine for almost 3 years and no problems. I do clean them with citric acid about once a month.I’m reading a lot of folks have their wet sides on MP40’s only last about a year too….
I know people that have had WAVs for several years. I hope they do. I just added 2. I just like the fact they plug into Apex. I have 3 RS ReefWavs and with the addition of the 2 Wavs Cyano cleared right up. Its amazing what extra flow does.Yes the WAV are loud and also last about 1 year