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[bcavalli]

Great turn around! Your coral is looking MUCH better!

 

[mot]

Bcavalli;1107521 wrote: Great turn around! Your coral is looking MUCH better!

Thanks for your help Brett. I truly appreciate it.

 

[bcavalli]

Mot;1107523 wrote: Thanks for your help Brett. I truly appreciate it.

Your welcome! I can't wait for your coral to look as amazing as your setup does!

 

[mot]

Spent sometime on the aquascape this weekend.

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[zachxlutz]

Mot;1107716 wrote: Spent sometime on the aquascape this weekend.

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That's fantastic. 10/10!

 

[mot]

Thanks Zach. I want to pick up a bit more rock for the right side to finish it.

 

[zachxlutz]

Mot;1107749 wrote: Thanks Zach. I want to pick up a bit more rock for the right side to finish it.

I can see that. Your aquascaping makes me want to make some adjustments to mine. I'd like to have an area like yours that reaches far towards the top.

 

[atlorange]

Hey Mot, Another question about your plumbing?

Did you use 3/4" coming off the pump into your manifold down to 1/2 for the reactors? This is what I plan to do, and just wanted to confirm. Are your gate valves 3/4" or 1/2"?

TIA

 

[atlorange]

atlorange;1109516 wrote: Hey Mot, Another question about your plumbing?

Did you use 3/4" coming off the pump into your manifold down to 1/2 for the reactors? This is what I plan to do, and just wanted to confirm. Are your gate valves 3/4" or 1/2"?

TIA

Would you mind sharing your parts list for the manifold?

 

[mot]

First Corals in the tank. So small cant even see them. 5 fish now in DT. Lost 5 out of 10 fish in QT so far. Heartbreaking percentage. 3 died from Brooklynella in my original QT, 1 died within hours of going into TTM QT for no apparent reason, 1 died 10 days into TTM QT again no signs of disease or parasites. Also have a batch of new corals in QT.

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[mot]

atlorange;1109516 wrote: Hey Mot, Another question about your plumbing?

Did you use 3/4" coming off the pump into your manifold down to 1/2 for the reactors? This is what I plan to do, and just wanted to confirm. Are your gate valves 3/4" or 1/2"?

TIA

Yea 3/4" main line and 1/2" for the reactors. I had to get an adapter to go from 25mm off the redsea return line to the 3/4" manifold line.

 

[mot]

atlorange;1109517 wrote: Would you mind sharing your parts list for the manifold?

Here is the parts list. You will have to figure out the quantities you need of each depending on your build. Hope that helps.

3/4" Clamp for PVC Pipe
1/2” Spears Gate Valve Slip x Slip
Schedule 80 Reducing Bushing 3/4” Spigot x 1/2” Slip
3/4” Schedule 80 Tee Slip x Slip x Slip
Ratchet Clamp for 3/4” Tubing
White Soft Silicone Tubing 3/4" ID
3/4” Schedule 80 Union Slip x Slip
1/2" Schedule 80 Male Pipe Adapter
3/4” Schedule 80 90° Elbow Slip x Slip
3/4” Schedule 80 Tee Slip x Slip x Slip
Schedule 80 Reducing Bushing 3/4” Spigot x 1/2” Slip
1/2" Schedule 80 90° Elbow Slip x Slip
1/2” Spears Gate Valve Slip x Slip

 

[mot]

Added another dosing pump to dose pottasium, Aminos, Iron and H2O2. Not much room left.

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[zachxlutz]

Mot;1110353 wrote: Added another dosing pump to dose pottasium, Aminos, Iron and H2O2. Not much room left.

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Jebao? I just set one up on my system as well. Very pleased with it. What makes you choose those 4 to dose? I'm dosing the 4-part Red Sea coral colors on my system. I do like the idea of dosing aminos but I'm out of dosing pumps now.

 

[axio]

I just can get over how good that back light background looks!

 

[mot]

zachxlutz;1110359 wrote: Jebao? I just set one up on my system as well. Very pleased with it. What makes you choose those 4 to dose? I'm dosing the 4-part Red Sea coral colors on my system. I do like the idea of dosing aminos but I'm out of dosing pumps now.

I'm dosing those 4 based on recommendations from Mark Callahan. Specifically they are for increased coral growth and improved color. Iodine would be a fifth but I'm not measuring it so Im not dosing it and like you I have no more pumps.

I have a lot automated at this point:

Water topoff
Automatic water change
Alk/Calc
pottasium
aminos
H202
Iron

Trying to reduce the daily chores has been a priority.

 

[mot]

aXio;1110362 wrote: I just can get over how good that back light background looks!

Thanks man! The photo does not even come close to how it looks in real life. Anytime you want to visit the door is open.

 

[reeferkeifer]

Man your tank is really cool. So clean, organized and crisp. Question on your EcoTech powerhead setting. Do you always have it on the "constant" mode? Is there another mode you like? Do you use an EcoTech in your tank? I am just getting into corals and am curious about the best setting to use for a good flow, but not over powering, for corals and still gives a good tank flow to keep water and detritus moving.

I just bought some Green Star Polyps and with the constant mode, even dialed down, they are pushed all the way over from the flow and don't know if thats good or bad.

 

[kzoo]

I understand the other things you are dosing but can you explain the H2O2? I have seen others use this to get rid of cyano but never set up on a dosing pump.

 

[mot]

ReeferKeifer;1110375 wrote: Man your tank is really cool. So clean, organized and crisp. Question on your EcoTech powerhead setting. Do you always have it on the "constant" mode? Is there another mode you like? Do you use an EcoTech in your tank? I am just getting into corals and am curious about the best setting to use for a good flow, but not over powering, for corals and still gives a good tank flow to keep water and detritus moving.

I just bought some Green Star Polyps and with the constant mode, even dialed down, they are pushed all the way over from the flow and don't know if thats good or bad.

The ecotech driver you see there is the M1 return pump. I use the Maxspect Gyre's controlled with icecap/apex. They are way more power than I need but its nice because when dialed down they are completely silent.

Hope that helps.