Backbay’s 450gal SPS & Angels
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Thanks for stopping by and talked reefing. I hope to address the issue with this tank to grow SPS again. It’s been frustrating to say the least. ICP will go out tomorrow so will be interesting to see where we’re at.
Speaking of fish - I’m on a mission to get a medium-sized Queen and maybe a harem of clowns/damsels for the tank to fill the void. Stay tuned…
Speaking of fish - I’m on a mission to get a medium-sized Queen and maybe a harem of clowns/damsels for the tank to fill the void. Stay tuned…
I bought (5) XR30 G6 Blues during the holiday break last year but haven’t gotten the manpower and motivation to install them. I’ve powered them up and upgraded the firmware though. The toughest part was going to get some 8020 for a clean look but never got to it. Looks like the path of least resistance is to just hang them inside the canopy. I’ll try to remove half of the Orpheks and do one side to see. Will let you know how things go….
It's the least I could do for you. DM me some pics with measurements and tell me what it is you want to do. Then I'll get exorbitantly fancy and expensive and you can dial it down a bit.
zip ties... remember laziness is the mother of innovation
I’m still struggling to knock down nitrate with carbon dosing at 30mL/day. Too much and I got Cyano and nasty film, too little and nitrate would climb. Yea, I’m doing wet skimming to get the gunk out.
Will keep at it for another 2 weeks but might get the sulfur denitrator back online since it will definitely work.
Will keep at it for another 2 weeks but might get the sulfur denitrator back online since it will definitely work.
Sorry, I don't but it might be too slow? I have a lot of rocks inside the DT already but with 30+ fish and heavy feeding, nitrate is not budging. My other 2 smaller tanks are carbon dosing with much success (NO3 < 15ppm and steady) but I have yet to get this tank down to 10ppm. I think that my problem is PO4 limited. Carbon Dosing will feed bacteria to break down NO3 & PO4. However, mine kept stalling since PO4 is depleted first; so I kept dosing NeoPhos to compensate. I'm currently dosing 50mL/day of NeoPhos -- ugh!
Anyway, I've just ordered 12lbs of sulfur from Geo's Reef (I only need 2lbs though) so will restart my sulfur reactor soon. It dropped NO3 from 100ppm+ before so I'm confident it will work again. Once dialed in -- it's super simple to control & maintain.
The downsides of sulfur denitrators?
1. Can release hydrogen sulfide (H2S) - rotten egg smell if no flow at ~ -300mV. Effluent will be controlled via a Kamoer and I have an ORP probe inside the reactor. I've found the sweet spot to be between -100mV and -200mV.
2. Takes 3-4 weeks for bacteria to colonize inside the reactor
3. Consumes 5-10% alk. It's easy to counter -- just add a little more soda ash. My alk is ~8.3dKH, dosing 75mL/day so going to ~85mL/day should be fine.
Wish me luck... lol
Anyway, I've just ordered 12lbs of sulfur from Geo's Reef (I only need 2lbs though) so will restart my sulfur reactor soon. It dropped NO3 from 100ppm+ before so I'm confident it will work again. Once dialed in -- it's super simple to control & maintain.
The downsides of sulfur denitrators?
1. Can release hydrogen sulfide (H2S) - rotten egg smell if no flow at ~ -300mV. Effluent will be controlled via a Kamoer and I have an ORP probe inside the reactor. I've found the sweet spot to be between -100mV and -200mV.
2. Takes 3-4 weeks for bacteria to colonize inside the reactor
3. Consumes 5-10% alk. It's easy to counter -- just add a little more soda ash. My alk is ~8.3dKH, dosing 75mL/day so going to ~85mL/day should be fine.
Wish me luck... lol
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It’s a proven fact that I’m an idiot. Here I am trying to get rid of Tungsten but have you looked at commodities lately? Given the crisis in the Middle East, the price of Tungsten has doubled. I should just harvest more Tungsten to fund my hobby?
