Vics CD 180G Peninsula

[civics14]

Dinos are gone!!! Thank goodness. Now just some green cyano, which I don’t mind one bit. FTS of display.

also, swapped out my lights on the RS to sell off the hydras and or3 for some more powerful lights.

 

[civics14]

https://imgur.com/a/lNCPvE2

 

[civics14]

The almighty achilles before lights out

 

[phantom]

That's a awesome tank. One more fish to add and I'll be ready for some corals, maybe I can get a few pointers from you

 

[civics14]

That's a awesome tank. One more fish to add and I'll be ready for some corals, maybe I can get a few pointers from you

I feel like adding fish is probably the most stressful part of this hobby. Even with copper and QT, I still get paranoid during the process.

Corals just needs stability to be successful.

What kind of tank are you doing and how do you plan to maintain your parameters?

 

[phantom]

Considering a mixed reef, something similar to yours

 

[civics14]

Considering a mixed reef, something similar to yours


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Oh nice!!! your rockscape is going to give you some amazing opportunities for coral placement. Have you decided how you plan to maintain your parameters: dosing or calcium reactor?

 

[phantom]

Actually I haven't made it that far, what's your thoughts?

 

[civics14]

Actually I haven't made it that far, what's your thoughts?

Well, long term for high demand systems, calcium reactors will make more sense, but for med / low demand systems dosing 2 part or all for reef would work as well.

Here is my take from my personal experience between 2part and Calcium reactors:
Calcium reactors

• con - high upfront cost, more equipment needed
• con - steep learning curve
• pro - easier maintenance
  • annual - clean and replenish media
  • monthly - tune / adjust according to demand
  • testing - only alk is needed since crx replenishes parameters in proportional ratios for alk consumption
• pro - annual cost is much less - only calc media needed, I spend maybe $30 a year in media now?

2 part

• pro - med / low upfront cost depending on dosing pump
• pro - shallow learning curve
• con - med / high maintenance
  • mixing, storing, replenishing media / fluids
  • testing - alk, calc, mag
  • tuning can be a pain - at least for me, for some reason alk and calc consumption would get thrown off every now and then
• con - higher annual cost
  • 2 part media can add up quickly depending on demand

I can't speak for all for reef, but I assume with its simplicity as a single solution, the media cost is going to be a lot higher than 2 part.

 

[civics14]

At first, I thought the Bill Murray was just bleh… its now growing on me.

 

[civics14]

Fun weekly tank maintenance:
Stir sandbed thoroughly
Scrape Glass
Blow rocks off
Coral Snow
Micro Bubble Scrubbing
18g water change
Filter change

what’s yours?

 

[Rainblood]

why do you stir the sandbed?

 

[civics14]

why do you stir the sandbed?

Kicks up all the detritus into the water column and gets filtered out before I change the filters. Also, keeps it cleaner longer. Currently I have a diamond goby in QT. Once he’s in the display, I won’t have to anymore.

 

[civics14]

This wild acro is insanely bright. Love it!

 

[civics14]

not reef related but damn, cutting it close to brake pad changing time lol

 

[Rainblood]

Meh you’ve still got a couple months on the old pads lol

 

[civics14]

Repurposing old dead coral skeleton as torch riser.

 

[civics14]

Just some pics to share…

 

[Rainblood]

I do not like you

 

[Rainblood]

You need to get a frag of Heart of the Ocean. That’s the bluest acro I’ve seen…it’s incredible