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[Neem_OH]

Hey all,

Thanks for having me, long time follower and first time member. Ive been setup since last december and still adding on as I progress. I have a 150g DT with a 40g breeder sump with a triton baffle kit. Check out the pics and feel free to critique as I am a newb wanting to learn. Eventually when the tank is established enough i would like to grow coral.

Again thanks for having me!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello and welcome to the channel.

 

[Kennya]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Welcome to R2R! I love your aquascape!

 

[youcallmenny1]

Hello and welcome to the club!

 

[rmorris_14]

 

[blaxsun]

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! You setup is looking great already! Nice job.

 

[Miami Reef]

Welcome!

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R! Very clean and tidy setup. Nice job.

 

[Neem_OH]

Welcome to R2R! I love your aquascape!

Thanks! I have more rock i got from someone for free but i dried it out and waiting for my tank to stabilize a bit more.

 

[Neem_OH]

Thanks guys, i changed my lighting to the 3 vipar 165w and i think that may have started an algae bloom so ive been tampering with the light intensity and duration. Also struggling to grow chaeto in the fuge but i think its due to competition/lack of phosphates? Still narrowing things down.

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Big Smelly fish]

 

[Dom]

Thanks guys, i changed my lighting to the 3 vipar 165w and i think that may have started an algae bloom so ive been tampering with the light intensity and duration. Also struggling to grow chaeto in the fuge but i think its due to competition/lack of phosphates? Still narrowing things down.

Love your setup. May I ask; what are the dimensions of your tank?

Personally, I don't concern myself with a lack of chaeto growth.

We place Chaetomorpha (or other macro algae) into our refugium as a means of nutrient export. The Chaeto feeds on the nutrients in the water column, leaving little, if any left for algae to grow in the display.

In my opinion, little to no growth of Chaetomorpha means low nutrient levels in the tank.

 

[Neem_OH]

Love your setup. May I ask; what are the dimensions of your tank?

Personally, I don't concern myself with a lack of chaeto growth.

We place Chaetomorpha (or other macro algae) into our refugium as a means of nutrient export. The Chaeto feeds on the nutrients in the water column, leaving little, if any left for algae to grow in the display.

In my opinion, little to no growth of Chaetomorpha means low nutrient levels in the tank.

Going off memory i believe the tank is 24" H 20" W and 72" L.

Thanks for the insight!

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to R2R

 

[bnord]

Thanks for joining Neem, or should I call you Mr Oh?

Tank looks great, and though not familiar with those lights specifically they should get you where you want to go.. as to algae now in your set up tune down the whites and reds and perhaps the intensity - till you feel you can get it back to a balance
As to Chaeto, as above, they are a nutrient sink and wouldn't worry for a couple more months and a much fuller tank
overall great start and see good things in the stars for you

 

[Neem_OH]

Thanks for joining Neem, or should I call you Mr Oh?

Tank looks great, and though not familiar with those lights specifically they should get you where you want to go.. as to algae now in your set up tune down the whites and reds and perhaps the intensity - till you feel you can get it back to a balance
As to Chaeto, as above, they are a nutrient sink and wouldn't worry for a couple more months and a much fuller tank
overall great start and see good things in the stars for you

Either title is fine lol. Appreciate the insight!
All i can really control on those lights are whites and blues unfortunately. I can post a couple of more recent photos as to what im dealing with currently. It appears i have a combination of diatoms and red cyano going nuts at the moment but i do believe its a lighting issue. Last night i adjusted the timers for both channels to 8 hours of lighting. Ive also just received notice my red sea gyre pump is arriving today so hopefully a more consistent flow throughout will help too