"Don't drink and coral shop" is my favorite quote!!
6 MONTH UPDATE - So far so good. Let’s start with parameters
Salinity 35ppt -learned you better calibrate that refractometer
pH 8.1- calibrate that probe too (theme??)
Total Alk- 7.8-8.2
Calcium-440
Mag-1300ish
NO3-8.1 been within 5 pts for 3 months
PO4-.04 been within .03 for 3 months
We love our Reefi Uno 2.0 lights Learning more everyday with Hydros 10
Biggest lessons learned
-Go slow with corals. You will know when you’re ready for SPS. And when you are go with @Battlecorals (see the 1 week old fuzzy as F millis in the pics)
-Set up a QT tank
-Don’t drink and coral shop.
We have truly fallen in love with this hobby!
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Thanks for the update on your tank Kevin.
We just got back from Belize and unfortunately o leave for a 3-day trip today (airline pilot).
Water being delivered on 3 May and I am setting my QT tank up next week as well. I haven't completed my Mixing station yet (four sets of company in 35 days and a 10-day dive trip will do that to your well-intentioned plans!!).
I've had all sorts of problems going from this metric to imperial PVC sizes, but I finally got it licked. Leak-tested and everything seems good so far, but won't know for sure until I get the return pushing out water with the tank full. I'm feeling pretty good about it.
Still doing a lot of the behind-the-scenes work in the pantry/operations center for the tank. Wife still not too happy about how much stuff is in "her" pantry...lol.
I'll update next week when I get this thing legitimately up and going. Excited and terrified all at the same time… Lol.