My SPS Frankentank

[mshonk]

Changed the return pump. Got a great deal on a jebao dcs 5000. $40. Has the feed option, slow ramp up, and adjustable rate vs the rio2100 turned on and off..

 

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More pics just because.

 

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These are on another thread but I would like them on the build too.

 

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Quick little video. Some sps loving the current.

 

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I will have to make one of these for my tank now, but this was a 55g I had from 7-8 years ago.

 

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Been doing some maintenance. Scraped the coraline off the front glass and cleaned the frag chamber in the sump.

 

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So the dinos drove me to it. I have removed so much sand syphoning the dinos out. I had to replace it. I was able to see light through the bottom of the tank this morning. I doubt that my yellow coris would like the tank at all if I had kept going. So I syphoned out the dinos I could see on the sand, added new sand, and hooked up a UV sterilizer. I will clean the glass on the sides anothe day. Other than being cloudy everything is [emoji4].

 

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Roughly an hour and the tank was clear with pristine white sand. Had to get a tank shot and a little video. I rinse the sand with the hose for a bit and then rinsed it 5 times with rodi. The video has my wife and daughter chatting in it but I like them too, so its ok!

 

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September 10th was the day all this started. Forgot to post this pic in the beginning.

 

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Finally did the video. I had the window open so don't mind the cars going by.

 

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Fragging!!!

 

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I am bored at work for once!!!! I plan on testing water this evening. My alk consumption is climbing again. Sinve removing some nuisance algae from the sump my no3 went up a bit. I turned the doser off for two days now and I am curious where its at. The coral really loved the no3 though. Oh say hi to smudge, Russell, and Hammy! Our three pups.

 

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Alk was at 6.7dkh, cal 425ppm, po4 .052ppm, no3 3ppm. I have almost doubled my alk. I wonder if the coral and coraline are using it or its the new sand is sucking it up?

 

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So I am getting phyto and pods tomorrow. Hopefully its the last push to get the dinos out of the tank. They have only ever reached nusaince levels so I feel that I am close.

 

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Pearlberry coming along!!!!
Asd morning glory,
this is supposed to be blue,
This one is starting to color up,
Blue enchinata

 

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Oooooo!!!! I hope the brown polyps go away! This guy will be pretty. I didnt even know it looked like that. Its a real fuzzy millie not to sure what it was supposed to be but I noticed it when blowing off the rocks. No filter just a cheap $200 phone. I never feel like breaking out the canon for pics.

Plus a tank shot since I rearranged the rock slightly to give more room around the elegance.

Also nearly doubled my alk consumption in about a month!

As well as some algae clean up in the sump and a bit of fragging.

Lastly, I still haven't gotten my pods and phyto.

 

[mshonk]

I never post blues. Not particularly a fan of all blue. And the elegance is so big. I will have to find a photo of when I got it.

 

[count krunk]

Looking great!