My First Aquarium - Red Sea Max E170 (45gal)

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Wow. The gold rims on the Nissan...whoo! The car looks really nice; it kind of reminds me of the Tesla Truck.

And the black Porsche is so sleek! You got taste!
 

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I run a MP40 and a 10 on my 40 cube. I have found that the reefing concepts "enhanced" nem guard does wonders for the MP40. Instead of a straight and narrow flow, it opens it up. It makes the MP40 usable. you can find it on amazon or ebay
 
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I run a MP40 and a 10 on my 40 cube. I have found that the reefing concepts "enhanced" nem guard does wonders for the MP40. Instead of a straight and narrow flow, it opens it up. It makes the MP40 usable. you can find it on amazon or ebay

Nice, I ended up with two MP10's now and varying the flow between each, but definitely something to look into. Thanks!
 
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Awesome video!

Why is magnesium that high? Did you dose it, or was it from the salt mix?

Both actually. I'm currently using an 80/20 mix of IO Purple / Red Sea Coral Pro. And I was dosing AFR to stay in-line with my alkalinity. But I have since backed off the AFR and now monitoring ALK to around 7.5 to 8.0... All while increasing my daily water change from 1 gallon a day to 2 gallons a day and letting magnesium drop that way.
 
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Added a grow light to the refugium and only took a few days to go from a little ball of chaeto to this... lol
 

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Yeah, it's insane. A few more days the entire cube will be compacted I'm sure. I have the refugium on a reverse light schedule and my pH is highest during the refugium hours lol.

I think the elevated co2 in my room may be further aiding the fast growth.
 

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