My 20 Gallon reef

Dowtish · Mar 26, 2013

I dont see any reason that it would hurt, but at the same time there is really no reason to do it. Unless you are adding fish and corals, there is no real way for the the tank to "mature" IMO.

dwilliams87 · Apr 11, 2013

Checked all my levels yesterday and did a 5 gallon WC. I'm pretty excited because I've been dosing my alk daily for three weeks and its still holding right where I last checked it.

Salinity - 1.026
Alk - 8.8
Ca - 420
mg - 1400
Nitrates - 5
phos - .05
pH - 8.1

I k ow no one else gets excited about my testing, but I am, because its finally really stable.

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shellynjason · Apr 11, 2013

dwilliams87 said:
Checked all my levels yesterday and did a 5 gallon WC. I'm pretty excited because I've been dosing my alk daily for three weeks and its still holding right where I last checked it.

Salinity - 1.026
Alk - 8.8
Ca - 420
mg - 1400
Nitrates - 5
phos - .05
pH - 8.1

I k ow no one else gets excited about my testing, but I am, because its finally really stable.

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Hey I am pretty excited about your test results - *smile*. they look pretty dang good!

schooleyosis · Apr 11, 2013

Now that you said the word "stable".... Everything will be different next time you test! lol

jmann124 · Apr 11, 2013

schooleyosis said:
Now that you said the word "stable".... Everything will be different next time you test! lol

Lol. That is always how it works isn't it.

dwilliams87 · Apr 11, 2013

Yeah, probably.lol

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solar · Apr 12, 2013

Glad you got things stabilized!I finally got my alk to 9 from 12!!!!

So I lied... Just tested its at 12 again but earlier it was at 9
:rain:

Also your tank looks beautifull.

dwilliams87 · Apr 12, 2013

Thanks man. I've found that its very difficult to keep things stable in a nano because small changes happen so quickly. I like the small systems and will probably always keep thus one as it was my first and I love the color that it has. I do hope to have a large system some day though. It will be a while before I'm in the cool 180 club though.lol

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schooleyosis · Apr 12, 2013

Be more cool and go with a 220 :tongue:

solar · Apr 15, 2013

dwilliams87 said:
Thanks man. I've found that its very difficult to keep things stable in a nano because small changes happen so quickly. I like the small systems and will probably always keep thus one as it was my first and I love the color that it has. I do hope to have a large system some day though. It will be a while before I'm in the cool 180 club though.lol

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Ya I started again with a 10 gallon<-- before the 29 and 40. It was a pita, totally agree with when it swings it does it fast.

dwilliams87 · Apr 19, 2013

I'm really starting to see some major growth from my zoas/plays now with the stability.

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dwilliams87 · Apr 23, 2013

Just an update, my frogspawn was getting stung by one of my favias so I had to move it. Since I moved it, it is looking better. It was showing skeleton, but now its growing back over the skeleton. Also, my snowflake bit me so I thumped his little butt and now he attacks me every time I put my hand in the tank.lol

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bknapp · Apr 23, 2013

Stupid clowns. They must not have heard the saying "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."

dwilliams87 · Aug 15, 2013

Here's an updated FTS.

ToXIc · Aug 15, 2013

Nice!

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dwilliams87 · Aug 19, 2013

I set up my RKL i got from Keith last night. Calibrated the temp and ph probes and programmed my plugs. I think I'm really gonna like the controller.

dwilliams87 · Aug 19, 2013

Here is a pic.

I'm gonna attempt to clean up the rats nest of cables under it tonight.

dwilliams87 · Aug 22, 2013

I rewired my LEDs and put the dimmers on the wall. I think it looks pretty good. There's only so much you can do with an open stand and 30 cables going every which way.

Also here's a pic of my 10 month old Madison. She has finally found the tank, and she loves to watch it. I'm gonna eventually have to do something to enclose it though or something will end up in the sump.