Rags2Riches - The Learning Curve. 125g

[RichtheReefer21]

The blue is nice Rich!

Matches the Nac 7 skimmer and Return pump. I guess itll do

Is it done yet? I can bring the two ton jack and a bottle of Jamo to help

Just liquid courage. I'm making marsala for dinner. Swing by. But be warned, I am dry on the beverages at the moment.

 

[NY_Caveman]

I am dry on the beverages at the moment.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Operation K.I.S.S. is complete. Will calibrate and fire it up along with the kalkwasser tomorrow.

Had to get the r2r orange lines rolling of course.

Thanks @Scurvy for the a b c d system. I hope it treats my reef well. You da man!

 

[PanchoG]

Bravo !

 

[Crabby48]

Looks great and is functional. Blue and orange I always loved that color combination. Can’t wait to see how You like the RS abcd. I started to look into it awhile back.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Bravo !

Looks great and is functional. Blue and orange I always loved that color combination. Can’t wait to see how You like the RS abcd. I started to look into it awhile back.

Thanks guys.. me too Don. Just scared to death with how much I have riding on this. Kali is gonna drop off the icp test for me today while I'm at work. Hopefully I'll have results in a few weeks or so. Tonight I'm gonna need liquid courage to flip the switch.

 

[NY_Caveman]

You are a born switch flipper aren’t you?

 

[Scurvy]

LoL, Button pusher and switch flipper.... You guys are just a match made in Milwaukee arent ya?

 

[PanchoG]

Come on cupcake !

 

[Katrina71]

Suck it up Buttercup! Put your big boy panties on and DO IT.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Will test Ca, Dkh, and Mg one last time when I get home.. Then I'm gonna turn off the ATO, mix the kalkwasser into the resevoir, calibrate the jb4, program it and hopefully before bed I'll have it all running tip top. Pushing buttons and flippin switches! Rock n roll..

 

[RichtheReefer21]

ICP-OES test is in mail, paid for Priority. Registered with MarinLab online for my results.

Tests were slightly elevated from last time.. probably due to me not waiting a full 48hrs for the dose to mix and chemistry to adjust...

Dkh 8.9
Ca 440
Mg 1500

Doser is calibrated, and engaged.
Red sea colors trace A B C D are set to 1mL every other day, to get me to around 4mL per week. I was aiming for 5.1mL per week, but chose to go with a bit less, to stay on the safe side to start.

Kalkwasser is mixed at 1/4 tsp per gallon of Rodi in the ATO resevoir. So I did 3tsp for the 15g I have in there currently. Also on the safe/low side. pH can spike easily with Kalk... so I'm staying low until I can monitor it daily. My evap is about 1.5g/day, which is a lot for my water volume. Hopefully I dont see too much of a spike.

Buttons, switches, levers, control knobs and reef god prayers have all been engaged.

The ABCD system does not incorporate Strontium or Iron. So once I get my first ICP test results in, and compare them with the levels from the 2nd test I will send in 2 weeks, I should have a good idea of how much of each I need to dose to maintain those levels manually. At least that's the hopes, in theory

Wish me luck and expect a ton of test result posting. I'll miss u dearly Simon.

Bombs away, Mazzeltoff!

 

[PanchoG]

One tip Rich, you may want to switch your dosing containers to transparent as you would not notice when they ran out of liquid.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

One tip Rich, you may want to switch your dosing containers to transparent as you would not notice when they ran out of liquid.

Definitely... thanks for the reminder. When I come across a good deal I'll jump on it. For now I will give the bottles a shake every week to see where I'm at. Salut.

 

[Raege]

Rich the high tech reefer! Hard to remember the canister days tanks really going places bud. Well done

 

[RichtheReefer21]

I cant believe the last 2 years either. I'm gonna do a progression post with pics tonight I think. Pretty astonished I kept pushing through all the trials and tribulations. It's all been worth it. Great friendships have been made, and I found a way to cope with losing my pooch.

Feeling very humbled tonight.
#r2r4life

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Dug up a handful of FTS's from the last 2 years to give some perspective of the various stages i have been through with the reef... what a rollercoaster.

Wow is all I can say... what a fecal show when I first fired up the 125. That canister and hob skimmer... the DIY hob chaeto fuge... And then the frag racks? LoL. Fun to look back..

 

[Raege]

This is what makes R2R, sharing ups and downs and what persistence and love of the hobby can get you! Imagine how many folks stopped in and learned from what you have shared and done. #inspire

 

[NY_Caveman]

Dug up a handful of FTS's from the last 2 years to give some perspective of the various stages i have been through with the reef... what a rollercoaster.

Wow is all I can say... what a fecal show when I first fired up the 125. That canister and hob skimmer... the DIY hob chaeto fuge... And then the frag racks? LoL. Fun to look back..

Ah, the memories. I feel so honored to have passed out in front of that tank.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Ah, the memories. I feel so honored to have passed out in front of that tank.

That was a great night.