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Very COOL, please let me knowing if you need anything else.
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GREAT news ! ! !
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Just got this 30 gallon long and 40 gallon sump going to do another build of a frag tank and sump
Using chaeto to teach photosynthesis cycle. I am sure with 70 gallon volume I will need a skimmer but not sure what I need product or size. Any info or suggestions would help
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OK question guys test this morning on tank is showing .2 ammonia and .05 nitrite? should I be alarmed? what action should i take. did a water change Friday past and everything is awake and happy in tank looking good? Sure dont want a crash while kids are gone and they come back to disappointment. Temp is at 80.2 this morning AC is off. Chiller is supposed to be delivered today
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Is this in your main tank? If so, you might want to do a water change. Doesn't make sense that you would see that in your cycled tank unless you added more dead rock. I would check again before you do a water change though.
Is all the livestock accounted for? Were there any temp/alk/PH/Salinity swings that microfauna might have died off?
Edit: That smiley said "cool" which I thought was applicable but doesnt get the point across.
A few days shy of 4 months and our reef is looking good.
Looks awesome!
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Thanks we have had a lot of support from this community and a few vendors... salt water Aquarium web site just sent us a Tunze 3155 osmolator to help stabilize salinity... we are really enjoying the process. ( students have a schedule someone comes in every third day for maintenance) I check it every day in between. Really cool how my students are connected to school
And learning by choice over summer.... that would not happen with out this reef....
And learning by choice over summer.... that would not happen with out this reef....
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Looking great ! !
The Tunze will be a great help over the summer!
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Eagle Reef looking good this morning. We’ve added some Duncan’s and some pulsing Xenia this week... Also considering a surprise upgrade to a 75 or 125 gallon tank over the summer to surprise my students when they come back in August. Sure appreciate the support getting us started on this Journey guys...
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Treat the Xenia the same way as the GSP. You can use rubble rock around it and when the rock gets some Xenia on it, take the pieces of rubble with Xenia to a LFS for store credit.
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Gong pick up the 75 gallon tank today. Bought for us by ( not sure I can say company name) but they have adopted us and have been very helpful. Question should we do a separate build thread for the new tank? Between you guys here and this company outta Missouri we have been fast tracked into great learning and fun.
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This will be final post on this thread. I wanted to post a video of our original bio Cube as we turn it over to another teacher and move on to our 75 gallon build. Not having success posting the video in here.
But here is the most recent picture I have... this was a fun build and a fun tank. I will still maintain it for the teacher who now has it in her room ( my wife) but will be focused on the upgrade to the 75 gallon reef in my room.
Thanks R2R for all
Your support in the early days of this reef!!
But here is the most recent picture I have... this was a fun build and a fun tank. I will still maintain it for the teacher who now has it in her room ( my wife) but will be focused on the upgrade to the 75 gallon reef in my room.
Thanks R2R for all
Your support in the early days of this reef!!
