SPS tank parameter
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R
Here ya go
Ca 420
Mg 1350
Kh 8.0 (working on 9.0)
pH 8.0-8.15
NO3 0.00
PO4 0.01 (Hanna)
light (4x250w Reeflux 10K) 8hrs
4x36" VHO 10hrs
Flow
not enough 20K plus dual wavebox and 2200gph return
I'm adding 120w U.V tomorrow from Aqua U.V
Will add 2 vortech with backup battery......
Good news, them 9" walmart fans work very well with ACJr. My chiller hasn't run yet. Thanks god
Ca 420
Mg 1350
Kh 8.0 (working on 9.0)
pH 8.0-8.15
NO3 0.00
PO4 0.01 (Hanna)
light (4x250w Reeflux 10K) 8hrs
4x36" VHO 10hrs
Flow
not enough 20K plus dual wavebox and 2200gph return I'm adding 120w U.V tomorrow from Aqua U.V
Will add 2 vortech with backup battery......
Good news, them 9" walmart fans work very well with ACJr. My chiller hasn't run yet. Thanks god
R
Ph 8.5 (per controller)
fluctuates between 8.3 and 8.6, gave up trying to get it to 8.2
When is the last time you calibrate the probe?
I'm picking up that new 4" dia po4 reactor to use with de-nitrate today to reduce it
Big no no buddy. I run sulfer reactor for a month. Nothing but bad luck
dkh 10.6
I target for abt 10, so I'll crank up the effluent flow slightly on my ca reactor
Ca 450
Good I keep it in the range of 420 to 460 and dose WMR CCS if it ever falls (hasnt since the ca reactor)
What saltmix are you using? I love TM pro
Temp avg 80
Fluctuates from 79 to 81 not even using a heater right now. Darn Via aqua keeps failing, third one now. Wont need another one till fall though.
Go with ebo jagger heater. Via aqua = crash and burn
(lots of rotifers, oyster eggs, phyto and what not, not to mentions foods for the fish)
Take it easy on the food. tank still new
I will be getting rid of the mag 24 (heater)
Good idea
fluctuates between 8.3 and 8.6, gave up trying to get it to 8.2
When is the last time you calibrate the probe?
I'm picking up that new 4" dia po4 reactor to use with de-nitrate today to reduce it
Big no no buddy. I run sulfer reactor for a month. Nothing but bad luck
dkh 10.6
I target for abt 10, so I'll crank up the effluent flow slightly on my ca reactor
Ca 450
Good I keep it in the range of 420 to 460 and dose WMR CCS if it ever falls (hasnt since the ca reactor)
What saltmix are you using? I love TM pro
Temp avg 80
Fluctuates from 79 to 81 not even using a heater right now. Darn Via aqua keeps failing, third one now. Wont need another one till fall though.
Go with ebo jagger heater. Via aqua = crash and burn
(lots of rotifers, oyster eggs, phyto and what not, not to mentions foods for the fish)
Take it easy on the food. tank still new
I will be getting rid of the mag 24 (heater)
Good idea
R
not sure what a sulphur reactor is. Maybe shoulda said Media canister which is essentially what it is. just looks identical to the phosban reactor but i'm using de-nitrate in it in conjunction with my chaeto in the fuge as a temp fix until I get the new sump plumbed in. What bad luck did you have?
Sulfur reactor is bio-denitrator reactor. It use sulfur to colonized bacteria. But Sulfur somewhat toxic to SPS (i suspect) cuz my SPS starting to have burn tips, follow with recession. You need to give time for your refugium to do it job. If you run de-nitrator, your Macro will not do well cuz it has to compete for food .
TM proreef is a little pricey but it worthes every penny. It has every essential trait elements for the corals. The buffer system is great, consistent parameter.
I actually feed 1 cube rotifers, 1/2 tsp of oyster eggs,1 sqeeze of phyto (dt's maybe 4 tbs), and alternate w/ abt 10 pumps coral plankton, 1 pump bio plankton, 1 pump marine plankton and an extra pinch of cyclopeeze every other day.
The fish dont get nearly as much, generally sticking to a cube of mysis sometimes brine, abt 10 krill, (ocassionally chopped clams and silversides instead), 1 tsp of Formula 2 pellets plus the Ogo for the naso and a small strip of nori for the hippo every other day.
Take it easy on the food buddy. That is a lot of food.
Sulfur reactor is bio-denitrator reactor. It use sulfur to colonized bacteria. But Sulfur somewhat toxic to SPS (i suspect) cuz my SPS starting to have burn tips, follow with recession
. You need to give time for your refugium to do it job. If you run de-nitrator, your Macro will not do well cuz it has to compete for food . TM proreef is a little pricey but it worthes every penny
. It has every essential trait elements for the corals. The buffer system is great, consistent parameter. I actually feed 1 cube rotifers, 1/2 tsp of oyster eggs,1 sqeeze of phyto (dt's maybe 4 tbs), and alternate w/ abt 10 pumps coral plankton, 1 pump bio plankton, 1 pump marine plankton and an extra pinch of cyclopeeze every other day.
The fish dont get nearly as much, generally sticking to a cube of mysis sometimes brine, abt 10 krill, (ocassionally chopped clams and silversides instead), 1 tsp of Formula 2 pellets plus the Ogo for the naso and a small strip of nori for the hippo every other day.
Take it easy on the food buddy. That is a lot of food
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