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

[Miami Reef]

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!

 

[killer2001]

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

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
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1339267884...uid=jR7kaWcmSKS&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[killer2001]

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
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1339267884...uid=jR7kaWcmSKS&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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

 

[Miami Reef]

Awesome video!

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

 

[killer2001]

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.

 

[killer2001]

Small update.

 

[killer2001]

 

[kevgib67]

Following!

 

[killer2001]

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Tank is looking really good!!!

 

[killer2001]

 

[killer2001]

 

[killer2001]

 

[killer2001]

Added a grow light to the refugium and only took a few days to go from a little ball of chaeto to this... lol

 

[Miami Reef]

Added a grow light to the refugium and only took a few days to go from a little ball of chaeto to this... lol

A few DAYS? Wow.

 

[killer2001]

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.