Build: Red Sea P500

[civics14]

Also an update: my diatom bloom is slowing going away. Not sure if it is ever worth greasing my o-rings again. took months to get rid of all this diatoms.

 

[lshin037]

Very IMPRESSIVE! I went through a phase of running elevated parameters AND high ph. Growth was good but not THIS good.

 

[ichthyoid]

Also an update: my diatom bloom is slowing going away. Not sure if it is ever worth greasing my o-rings again. took months to get rid of all this diatoms.

FWIW- GE says you might try vegetable oil.
Yes, it's thin & may not last as long. But, it has no fumed silica in it either, which may have contributed to the diatoms. See link below..

Food Grade Silicone Grease - O-Ring Lubricant

products.geappliances.com

 

[civics14]

FWIW- GE says you might try vegetable oil.
Yes, it's thin & may not last as long. But, it has no fumed silica in it either, which may have contributed to the diatoms. See link below..

Food Grade Silicone Grease - O-Ring Lubricant

products.geappliances.com

good to know. I will definitely not use silicon grease again. Thanks for the info.

 

[civics14]

Very IMPRESSIVE! I went through a phase of running elevated parameters AND high ph. Growth was good but not THIS good.

No joke, I don't even know what my PH is. I figure the better off not knowing, else I'll be chasing #'s that will only cause issues.

 

[civics14]

Male leopard wrasse

 

[civics14]

Can’t seem to drop my nitrates. I have two Vertex 2.5 reactors sitting around so I am going to put some matrix in there and run it low flow. Hopefully this and the vodka dosing it gets my nitrates below 10.

doing a test run with no cement, only pvc tape. Been running an hour and no leaks so far.

 

[civics14]

And reactors filled with matrix and running low flow .... Hopefully I can get these nitrates under control

 

[civics14]

Dealing with an infestation of stars, put a harlequin shrimp in the other day. Hopefully it can knock this out.

 

[ZapataInc]

Holy starfish!

 

[civics14]

@Tanster2 Here is my build thread

Parameters:
Alk 7.8-8.2 dkh
Calc 420-440ppm
Mag 1600 ppm
Phos .01-.03ppm
Nitrates 10-25ppm

Calcium reactor
Dose Vodka/Vinegar mix for nitrate control
GFO and Carbon mixed in a reactor
Biweekly water change of ~18G
Live Aquaria Salt

Hope that helps...

 

[civics14]

Here is a collision course about to happen

 

[civics14]

This unknown frag has grown to pretty darn cool. Top middle. Its purple tips, white base, and yellowish polyps.

 

[civics14]

Just some top down shots

 

[civics14]

Rearranged my sump to move the skimmer up front and easier to access for maintenance. Its the little things.

also, picked up a nice dual stage regulator (thanks to @york1) to swap my carbon doser as my primary regulator. Ordered some nylon washers.

 

[Dmitri]

Rearranged my sump to move the skimmer up front and easier to access for maintenance. Its the little things.

also, picked up a nice dual stage regulator (thanks to @york1) to swap my carbon doser as my primary regulator. Ordered some nylon washers.

Looking good, I forgot to look under the hood when I was there !
What’s that Red Sea stuff you dosing? Nopox?

 

[civics14]

Looking good, I forgot to look under the hood when I was there !
What’s that Red Sea stuff you dosing? Nopox?

Yeah. Well - my own mix now. Vodka/vinegar.

 

[civics14]

2 months after setting up the low flow reactors and my nitrates are down to 10ppm.

I have two HW that I put in different spots and the one under direct harsh lighting is coloring up nicely.

Also, this orange passion under blues is just hot.

 

[civics14]

Lol. Urchin got a hold on the conch and he been trying to break loose.

 

[Jeremey’s reef]

Lol. Urchin got a hold on the conch and he been trying to break loose.

Nice looking urchin and convict as well