OG’s next build

[OGFrenchHorn]

Soon, it'll be two more full length frag tanks connect to a giant pond sump...

I was thinking about putting in a pond on the other side of that wall. Maybe it’s be a saltwater lagoon


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[OGFrenchHorn]

Haven’t done a water change since I started the tank and the skimmer has been off for a month. Looks like I have to dose nitrate.

The refugium is definitely putting in work

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[bakbay]

Soon, it'll be two more full length frag tanks connect to a giant pond sump...

I think what would be very cool to have “two more full length frag tanks connect to a giant pond”

 

[bakbay]

I think that PO4 is more important than nitrate. Even if NO3 is “zero”, our hobby grade tester may not be accurate? Are you going to harvest half the chaeto or dose ammonium chloride?

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

I think that PO4 is more important than nitrate. Even if NO3 is “zero”, our hobby grade tester may not be accurate? Are you going to harvest half the chaeto or dose ammonium chloride?

I’ll probably do both. The chaeto is out competing the dragons breath right now. I’ll probably get a hamster ball for the chaeto.


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[bakbay]

This looks good. Do you happen to have the build of material for me to copy?

Thanks

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

This looks good. Do you happen to have the build of material for me to copy?

Thanks

It’s just 1.5 inch T slot with an inside bracket. There’s a 1.5 L bracket with 2 holes on each side of the T slot


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[Jimbo327]

I see you have an Ozone dryer mounted on your control board. Doesn't that get really hot?

 

[drexel]

I would just dose ammonium bicarbonate instead of sodium nitrate, it goes directly to the things that want/need it. Looking good.

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

I see you have an Ozone dryer mounted on your control board. Doesn't that get really hot?

It does but not super hot. I had it mounted on plywood last time I used it. It’s a dual chamber so it’s not always on.


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[OGFrenchHorn]

I would just dose ammonium bicarbonate instead of sodium nitrate, it goes directly to the things that want/need it. Looking good.

Good idea. I’ll do that.


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[OGFrenchHorn]

Someone was very hungry this morning. Loving that OG Phyto

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[OGFrenchHorn]

I’m up to 6 CSBs now. They keep splitting! There is one that’s way in a crevice that might be 2 but I’m counting it as one right now. One split off and was on the glass this morning so I threw it in a hamster ball and it’ll make its way to its new home tomorrow, hopefully.

I’ve been dosing ammonia and other nutrients to the tank and it’s still ULNS. Phosphate actually dropped from last week! I ended up taking out a full bucket of cheato to see if I can get those up.

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[Jimbo327]

Your new sand and rock is a huge sink for nutrients until it gets filled.

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

Your new sand and rock is a huge sink for nutrients until it gets filled.

It might also be the 3 bacterial blooms I did at the beginning


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[OGFrenchHorn]

Upgraded my CARX. I’ve had issues with it since I bought it. I think the put too big a pump and it was over heating the reactor. It’s been in storage the past 4 years and finally decided to upgrade it. The upgrade comes with a co2 chamber and a DC pump. If this doesn’t solve the issue I’m going to loose it lol.

Before:

After:

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[OGFrenchHorn]

Week after removing cheato and dosing ammonia

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[OGFrenchHorn]

Some shots from today

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[Jimbo327]

Curious how you are running ozone? 24/7 or only few hrs at night. And are you targeting some ORP level? And what are pro/cons you are seeing? And are you running carbon too?

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

Curious how you are running ozone? 24/7 or only few hrs at night. And are you targeting some ORP level? And what are pro/cons you are seeing? And are you running carbon too?

Right now I’m not running anything. I just put the skimmer online again. The refugium has been my only filtration.

I did get an ozone reactor but I haven’t set it up. When I was running it I ran it through the skimmer. Started with 350 ORP and it ran 24/7 on the lowest setting. The ORP probe turned off the generator when it hit 350 ORP and turn it back on when it hit 340. Later I upped it to 450.

Can’t change numbers with ORP because it fluctuates so much. I would start with 350 or 100 above your current ORP then adjust accordingly.

I didn’t run carbon when I ran ozone. Ozone does the same job that carbon does.

No cons if you do it correctly. Pros, clear water, slower algae growth on the glass, and it eliminates that algae smell or any smell from your aquarium


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