So after I got home from vacation my tank is still not through with its cycle yet. The Trites are still about .5ppm to 1ppm and the trates are about 20ppm. Hopefully one more week
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Well the main plan is All Sps, but I'm thinking of adding some Acanthophilia in there also. For fish, My plan is Anthias, Dart fish, Butterfly fish and a few other small fish. All fish as docile as possible, my last tank had some aggressive fish and it was a pain so this time around I don't want any aggressive fish.
Today is the day I am going to start my Zeovit Cycle, my total water volume is about 125 gal, so I added 2.25lbs of stones since 1L=2lbs. I have adjusted the flow through my reactor to be in the middle of min and max at 90 gph. Minimum wold be 75gph and max would be 120gph. So I felt that right in the middle would be a safe bet. I have also calculated all my initial doses and Zeobak was 25ml, Zeostart was 50ml and SpongePower was 15ml. Now I won't dose anything on Sunday or Monday and resume dosing on Tuesday. I will also be pumping the reactor 2x a day everyday. I have automated my Zeostart doses by diluting my solution 1:19, I added 50ml of Start to 950ml of RODI water to make a 1L bottle of solution, I have connected this to my dosing pump and will dose 20ml 2x a day everyday.
I forgot to tag your quote in my response I just posted.The tank is looking great and its good to see that you've got things started. I'm sure it was hard waiting everything out. Now that you are dosing, what do you think of the GHL doser. I really am starting to lean that way because I'm looking for something with 4 pumps and good quality. I would do the DOS by neptune but its only 2 pumps and the unit is huge. I am a Apple guy so have you set up the GHL on an apple OS? Can't wait to see whats next.
Well I figured I would do a little review of this pump while I'm on here this morning. First off this is an Amazing pump, I use it strictly as a return pump so no manifold for me. I currently run the pump on it's highest setting and I can't hear if it's running. When I shut the tank down for maintenance or feed mode, I honestly have to watch my return lines in the tank to know it turned on. It will start up at a very slow pace and slowly build up to max flow. Dead silent and produces a great turnover rate in my tank. I would highly recommend this pump to anyone that is looking for a quality pump, that has a great warranty and is by a reputable manufacturer and that is super quiet!During the 4th of July break, Aqua Cave had a 10% sale on Coral Vue, so guess what happened. I took the plunge and bought my return pump and skimmer, one bummer though..... The skimmer is on back order till August . Of well, I won't be ready for it by then anyways. But on July 9th the return pump showed up!!!
Yeah, that would be nice. You really have no clue as to how much flow any of the settings are producingI really like mine too, no complaints. I do wish the settings for flow had a gph rating on the controller, but other than that I absolutely agree with you.
Looking awesome. Been following awhile now. The attention to detail is amazing. Im doing a big aggressive tank with lions and puffers but before that i have a nano 30g which i want for sps etc . your thread so far has made me not want to skimp on equipment and do things rightWell I would just like to add a little update to the thread. So far the tank has been running great, I'm really like zeovit so far, I just did my first stone change last week. The whole process seems pretty easy, but I do have a daily planner that I right down everything I have to do so it keeps me in check. I am currently dosing Zeobak, Zeostart, Spongepower, A-Balance, ZeoZyme and CoralSnow at the moment. Once the coral start growing I'll add a few more supplements as needed but at the moment everything is running nice and the corals look great. Here are just a few pics from my cellphone, I still haven't purchased a decent camera but have been looking at the Nikon D3300 pretty hard lately.
Couple pics of my clowns kicking it!
Heres is an image of my DFS Pink Panther loving the new tank, polyps out and color is amazing. Crappy cell phone pic, but it's a beautiful deep pink color.
Look at this thing Glow!!! This was taken under only my UV T5 bulbs.
Took a long time to finally get it all filled up! Then tragedy struck and I had a small leak in my return line. Added some calk and good to go! Tank has been running with just fresh water since lastnight about 8pm! Everything seems to be running smoothly, the RODC 550 return pump is so quiet! I seriously can't hear the thing run. When it turns on, it starts at a very slow flow and gradually speeds up to the setting you have it set at. I love this return pump so far and if your looking for a quiet pump, this is the way to go!
Very sweet build how much do you think the total cost was give us a ball park figure
Very nice way to burn your dinero,So I guess you can buy a 1000 camera and brag on your setup LOL
Uncool, dude. If you don't have anything constructive to say, move on. No one wants to hear your whining.
Great setup! I spent the same amount as you on the setup of my 93gal cube and 30 gal frag tank. The only way to do it is go all the way. You get what you pay for in this hobby. I'll be following your build. Can't wait to see your stick selection and grow in.
What par numbers were you getting with the pacific sun bulbsWell I have decided to switch up my bulbs, I don't think I'm getting enough par for my sps to be happy so I have went ahead and purchased KZ bulbs, 4 super Blue, 5 New Gen and 1 fiji purple. The new Gen is a 14k bulb so I should get a very nice look out of this. We'll see what the par numbers tell me when I get them installed! More to come on layout after a bit.